See main article: 1908 United States presidential election.
| Election Name: | 1908 United States presidential election in South Carolina |
| Country: | South Carolina |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1904 United States presidential election in South Carolina |
| Previous Year: | 1904 |
| Next Election: | 1912 United States presidential election in South Carolina |
| Next Year: | 1912 |
| Election Date: | November 3, 1908 |
| Image1: | Unsuccessful 1908.jpg |
| Nominee1: | William Jennings Bryan |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Home State1: | Nebraska |
| Running Mate1: | John W. Kern |
| Electoral Vote1: | 9 |
| Popular Vote1: | 62,288 |
| Percentage1: | 93.84% |
| Nominee2: | William Howard Taft |
| Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Home State2: | Ohio |
| Running Mate2: | James S. Sherman |
| Electoral Vote2: | 0 |
| Popular Vote2: | 3,945 |
| Percentage2: | 5.94% |
| Map Size: | 325px |
| President | |
| Before Election: | Theodore Roosevelt |
| Before Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
| After Election: | William Howard Taft |
| After Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
The 1908 United States presidential election in South Carolina took place on November 3, 1908, as part of the 1908 United States presidential election. Voters chose nine representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
South Carolina overwhelmingly voted for the Democratic nominee, former U.S. Representative William Jennings Bryan, over the Republican nominee, Secretary of War William Howard Taft. Bryan won the state by a landslide margin of 87.9 points, even carrying Hampton County unanimously.
With 93.84% of the popular vote, South Carolina would be Bryan's strongest victory in terms of percentage in the popular vote.[1] Although South Carolina was also Taft's weakest state, he had performed slightly better in the state than Theodore Roosevelt had four years prior.
Bryan had previously won the state twice against William McKinley in both 1896 and 1900.
| County | William Jennings Bryan[2] Democratic | William Howard Taft Republican | Eugene Victor Debs Socialist | Thomas Hisgen Independence | Margin | Total votes cast | |||||||||||||||||
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| Abbeville | 1,481 | 99.13% | 9 | 0.60% | 0 | 0.00% | 4 | 0.27% | 1,472 | 98.53% | 1,494 | ||||||||||||
| Aiken | 1,990 | 97.64% | 48 | 2.36% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 1,942 | 95.29% | 2,038 | ||||||||||||
| Anderson | 2,099 | 97.18% | 58 | 2.69% | 3 | 0.14% | 0 | 0.00% | 2,041 | 94.49% | 2,160 | ||||||||||||
| Bamberg | 848 | 96.25% | 33 | 3.75% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 815 | 92.51% | 881 | ||||||||||||
| Barnwell | 1,407 | 94.11% | 88 | 5.89% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 1,319 | 88.23% | 1,495 | ||||||||||||
| Beaufort | 522 | 65.74% | 272 | 34.26% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 250 | 31.49% | 794 | ||||||||||||
| Berkeley | 609 | 72.16% | 235 | 27.84% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 374 | 44.31% | 844 | ||||||||||||
| Calhoun | 669 | 92.28% | 54 | 7.45% | 0 | 0.00% | 2 | 0.28% | 615 | 84.83% | 725 | ||||||||||||
| Charleston | 1,814 | 82.68% | 347 | 15.82% | 26 | 1.19% | 7 | 0.32% | 1,467 | 66.86% | 2,194 | ||||||||||||
| Cherokee | 1,506 | 95.80% | 66 | 4.20% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 1,440 | 91.60% | 1,572 | ||||||||||||
| Chester | 1,368 | 97.37% | 37 | 2.63% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 1,331 | 94.73% | 1,405 | ||||||||||||
| Chesterfield | 1,458 | 96.88% | 47 | 3.12% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 1,411 | 93.75% | 1,505 | ||||||||||||
| Clarendon | 1,091 | 94.62% | 62 | 5.38% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 1,029 | 89.25% | 1,153 | ||||||||||||
| Colleton | 1,399 | 93.89% | 91 | 6.11% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 1,308 | 87.79% | 1,490 | ||||||||||||
| Darlington | 1,279 | 98.38% | 21 | 1.62% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 1,258 | 96.77% | 1,300 | ||||||||||||
| Dorchester | 883 | 89.10% | 103 | 10.39% | 0 | 0.00% | 5 | 0.50% | 780 | 78.71% | 991 | ||||||||||||
| Edgefield | 1,097 | 99.28% | 8 | 0.72% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 1,089 | 98.55% | 1,105 | ||||||||||||
| Fairfield | 830 | 98.34% | 12 | 1.42% | 0 | 0.00% | 2 | 0.24% | 818 | 96.92% | 844 | ||||||||||||
| Florence | 1,460 | 97.46% | 28 | 1.87% | 7 | 0.47% | 3 | 0.20% | 1,432 | 95.59% | 1,498 | ||||||||||||
| Georgetown | 544 | 83.31% | 108 | 16.54% | 0 | 0.00% | 1 | 0.15% | 436 | 66.77% | 653 | ||||||||||||
| Greenville | 2,774 | 92.93% | 176 | 5.90% | 28 | 0.94% | 7 | 0.23% | 2,598 | 87.04% | 2,985 | ||||||||||||
| Greenwood | 1,765 | 98.44% | 18 | 1.00% | 10 | 0.56% | 0 | 0.00% | 1,747 | 97.43% | 1,793 | ||||||||||||
| Hampton | 1,138 | 100.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 1,138 | 100.00% | 1,138 | ||||||||||||
| Horry | 1,247 | 95.70% | 56 | 4.30% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 1,191 | 91.40% | 1,303 | ||||||||||||
| Kershaw | 922 | 95.25% | 45 | 4.65% | 0 | 0.00% | 1 | 0.10% | 877 | 90.60% | 968 | ||||||||||||
| Lancaster | 1,730 | 96.65% | 58 | 3.24% | 0 | 0.00% | 2 | 0.11% | 1,672 | 93.41% | 1,790 | ||||||||||||
| Laurens | 2,160 | 97.21% | 61 | 2.75% | 1 | 0.05% | 0 | 0.00% | 2,099 | 94.46% | 2,222 | ||||||||||||
| Lee | 963 | 94.13% | 58 | 5.67% | 0 | 0.00% | 2 | 0.20% | 905 | 88.47% | 1,023 | ||||||||||||
| Lexington | 2,508 | 96.87% | 80 | 3.09% | 1 | 0.04% | 0 | 0.00% | 2,428 | 93.78% | 2,589 | ||||||||||||
| Marion | 2,007 | 95.66% | 91 | 4.34% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 1,916 | 91.33% | 2,098 | ||||||||||||
| Marlboro | 917 | 98.29% | 16 | 1.71% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 901 | 96.57% | 933 | ||||||||||||
| Newberry | 1,681 | 97.39% | 44 | 2.55% | 0 | 0.00% | 1 | 0.06% | 1,637 | 94.84% | 1,726 | ||||||||||||
| Oconee | 1,126 | 86.62% | 172 | 13.23% | 0 | 0.00% | 2 | 0.15% | 954 | 73.38% | 1,300 | ||||||||||||
| Orangeburg | 2,687 | 86.87% | 405 | 13.09% | 0 | 0.00% | 1 | 0.03% | 2,282 | 73.78% | 3,093 | ||||||||||||
| Pickens | 1,241 | 95.68% | 56 | 4.32% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 1,185 | 91.36% | 1,297 | ||||||||||||
| Richland | 1,750 | 87.19% | 236 | 11.76% | 18 | 0.90% | 3 | 0.15% | 1,514 | 75.44% | 2,007 | ||||||||||||
| Saluda | 1,385 | 99.28% | 8 | 0.57% | 1 | 0.07% | 1 | 0.07% | 1,377 | 98.71% | 1,395 | ||||||||||||
| Spartanburg | 4,162 | 94.76% | 225 | 5.12% | 5 | 0.11% | 0 | 0.00% | 3,937 | 89.64% | 4,392 | ||||||||||||
| Sumter | 1,228 | 87.15% | 173 | 12.28% | 0 | 0.00% | 8 | 0.57% | 1,055 | 74.88% | 1,409 | ||||||||||||
| Union | 1,389 | 96.59% | 49 | 3.41% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 1,340 | 93.18% | 1,438 | ||||||||||||
| Williamsburg | 1,550 | 89.60% | 180 | 10.40% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 1,370 | 79.19% | 1,730 | ||||||||||||
| York | 1,606 | 98.23% | 29 | 1.77% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 1,577 | 96.45% | 1,635 | ||||||||||||
| Totals | 62,290 | 93.80% | 3,963 | 5.97% | 100 | 0.15% | 52 | 0.08% | 58,327 | 87.84% | 66,405 | ||||||||||||