United States presidential election in California, 1908
Map of presidential election results by county in California in the 1908 presidential election
The 1908 United States presidential election in California refers to how California participated in the 1908 United States presidential election. California voted for the Republican nominee, former War Secretary William Howard Taft, in a landslide over the Democratic nominee, former Nebraska representative and the 1896 and 1900 nominee, William Jennings Bryan.
Results
Results by county
County |
Taft |
Votes |
Bryan |
Votes |
Debs |
Votes |
Chafin |
Votes |
Others |
Votes |
Alpine |
87.21% |
75 |
12.79% |
11 |
0.00% |
0 |
0.00% |
0 |
0.00% |
0 |
Marin |
68.25% |
2,732 |
24.56% |
983 |
5.47% |
219 |
0.70% |
28 |
1.02% |
41 |
Humboldt |
65.02% |
4,221 |
18.58% |
1,206 |
13.32% |
865 |
2.13% |
138 |
0.96% |
62 |
Alameda |
64.24% |
21,380 |
21.36% |
7,110 |
10.40% |
3,462 |
1.83% |
608 |
2.17% |
723 |
San Mateo |
62.91% |
2,865 |
28.85% |
1,314 |
6.61% |
301 |
0.64% |
29 |
0.99% |
45 |
Contra Costa |
60.61% |
3,336 |
29.05% |
1,599 |
7.96% |
438 |
1.29% |
71 |
1.09% |
60 |
Mono |
59.89% |
224 |
32.35% |
121 |
6.68% |
25 |
0.00% |
0 |
1.07% |
4 |
Del Norte |
59.29% |
450 |
26.61% |
202 |
9.35% |
71 |
3.69% |
28 |
1.05% |
8 |
Napa |
59.08% |
2,405 |
32.82% |
1,336 |
5.06% |
206 |
2.46% |
100 |
0.59% |
24 |
Santa Clara |
58.88% |
7,950 |
28.41% |
3,836 |
6.54% |
883 |
5.15% |
696 |
1.01% |
137 |
Plumas |
57.91% |
659 |
34.71% |
395 |
5.18% |
59 |
1.05% |
12 |
1.14% |
13 |
San Diego |
57.56% |
5,412 |
25.45% |
2,393 |
14.27% |
1,342 |
2.25% |
212 |
0.47% |
44 |
Sonoma |
57.50% |
5,427 |
33.56% |
3,168 |
5.12% |
483 |
3.02% |
285 |
0.81% |
76 |
Riverside |
57.24% |
3,229 |
24.36% |
1,374 |
10.02% |
565 |
7.57% |
427 |
0.82% |
46 |
Los Angeles |
56.77% |
41,483 |
30.21% |
22,076 |
6.43% |
4,702 |
5.52% |
4,033 |
1.07% |
783 |
Ventura |
56.57% |
1,864 |
35.84% |
1,181 |
4.80% |
158 |
1.46% |
48 |
1.34% |
44 |
Mendocino |
55.56% |
2,746 |
35.45% |
1,752 |
5.93% |
293 |
1.78% |
88 |
1.27% |
63 |
Calaveras |
55.54% |
1,323 |
34.97% |
833 |
7.01% |
167 |
0.71% |
17 |
1.76% |
42 |
Sierra |
55.40% |
600 |
37.86% |
410 |
4.99% |
54 |
1.02% |
11 |
0.74% |
8 |
Yuba |
55.24% |
1,270 |
39.23% |
902 |
3.39% |
78 |
0.48% |
11 |
1.65% |
38 |
San Francisco |
55.19% |
33,184 |
35.36% |
21,260 |
7.52% |
4,523 |
0.68% |
406 |
1.25% |
751 |
Santa Barbara |
55.19% |
2,713 |
33.36% |
1,640 |
7.65% |
376 |
2.12% |
104 |
1.69% |
83 |
Sacramento |
55.15% |
6,515 |
38.37% |
4,533 |
5.15% |
608 |
0.90% |
106 |
0.44% |
52 |
Sutter |
54.94% |
896 |
39.98% |
652 |
2.76% |
45 |
1.72% |
28 |
0.61% |
10 |
Solano |
54.72% |
3,115 |
35.71% |
2,033 |
7.06% |
402 |
1.79% |
102 |
0.72% |
41 |
Santa Cruz |
54.71% |
2,886 |
31.15% |
1,643 |
8.53% |
450 |
4.49% |
237 |
1.12% |
59 |
Lassen |
54.61% |
551 |
35.78% |
361 |
8.03% |
81 |
0.89% |
9 |
0.69% |
7 |
Orange |
53.74% |
3,244 |
31.65% |
1,911 |
6.21% |
375 |
7.47% |
451 |
0.93% |
56 |
Monterey |
53.64% |
2,486 |
34.87% |
1,616 |
4.55% |
211 |
5.72% |
265 |
1.23% |
57 |
San Benito |
53.57% |
937 |
39.11% |
684 |
3.60% |
63 |
2.97% |
52 |
0.74% |
13 |
Kings |
53.22% |
1,198 |
38.16% |
859 |
4.98% |
112 |
3.11% |
70 |
0.53% |
12 |
San Bernardino |
52.90% |
4,729 |
30.03% |
2,685 |
8.69% |
777 |
6.91% |
618 |
1.47% |
131 |
Butte |
52.74% |
3,094 |
36.58% |
2,146 |
6.55% |
384 |
3.39% |
199 |
0.73% |
43 |
San Joaquin |
52.20% |
4,470 |
38.90% |
3,331 |
6.39% |
547 |
1.95% |
167 |
0.57% |
49 |
Amador |
51.88% |
1,035 |
43.81% |
874 |
1.90% |
38 |
1.25% |
25 |
1.15% |
23 |
Placer |
51.45% |
1,865 |
41.13% |
1,491 |
4.72% |
171 |
1.90% |
69 |
0.80% |
29 |
Fresno |
50.89% |
6,384 |
37.81% |
4,743 |
6.92% |
868 |
4.05% |
508 |
0.33% |
42 |
Nevada |
50.86% |
1,825 |
38.13% |
1,368 |
8.25% |
296 |
2.12% |
76 |
0.64% |
23 |
San Luis Obispo |
50.76% |
2,008 |
34.91% |
1,381 |
9.35% |
370 |
3.89% |
154 |
1.09% |
43 |
Modoc |
49.92% |
620 |
46.22% |
574 |
1.93% |
24 |
0.97% |
12 |
0.97% |
12 |
Yolo |
49.01% |
1,707 |
44.59% |
1,553 |
3.65% |
127 |
2.12% |
74 |
0.63% |
22 |
Tulare |
47.95% |
2,742 |
40.73% |
2,329 |
8.15% |
466 |
2.50% |
143 |
0.66% |
38 |
Imperial |
47.64% |
909 |
35.38% |
675 |
10.69% |
204 |
5.35% |
102 |
0.94% |
18 |
Shasta |
47.61% |
1,891 |
34.97% |
1,389 |
14.53% |
577 |
1.74% |
69 |
1.16% |
46 |
Tehama |
47.46% |
1,064 |
39.88% |
894 |
9.10% |
204 |
2.77% |
62 |
0.80% |
18 |
Siskiyou |
47.40% |
1,813 |
43.32% |
1,657 |
6.90% |
264 |
1.02% |
39 |
1.36% |
52 |
Stanislaus |
46.45% |
1,663 |
38.83% |
1,390 |
5.08% |
182 |
8.80% |
315 |
0.84% |
30 |
Kern |
45.60% |
2,270 |
44.50% |
2,215 |
7.63% |
380 |
1.15% |
57 |
1.12% |
56 |
Madera |
44.85% |
596 |
43.19% |
574 |
9.10% |
121 |
1.58% |
21 |
1.28% |
17 |
El Dorado |
44.74% |
986 |
46.23% |
1,019 |
6.72% |
148 |
1.00% |
22 |
1.32% |
29 |
Glenn |
44.72% |
618 |
51.45% |
711 |
1.37% |
19 |
2.03% |
28 |
0.43% |
6 |
Merced |
44.58% |
1,107 |
44.30% |
1,100 |
6.12% |
152 |
4.19% |
104 |
0.81% |
20 |
Trinity |
44.41% |
393 |
37.40% |
331 |
14.69% |
130 |
1.58% |
14 |
1.92% |
17 |
Tuolumne |
44.40% |
943 |
41.34% |
878 |
8.80% |
187 |
3.39% |
72 |
2.07% |
44 |
Lake |
42.84% |
625 |
43.04% |
628 |
7.54% |
110 |
4.39% |
64 |
2.19% |
32 |
Inyo |
40.94% |
583 |
43.40% |
618 |
11.10% |
158 |
2.60% |
37 |
1.97% |
28 |
Colusa |
38.58% |
730 |
56.24% |
1064 |
2.75% |
52 |
1.74% |
33 |
0.69% |
13 |
Mariposa |
36.86% |
352 |
50.26% |
480 |
9.01% |
86 |
1.47% |
14 |
2.41% |
23 |
References