Who won Arkansas in the 1908 presidential election?

Bryan (Democratic) carried Arkansas in 1908, winning its 9 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did Arkansas have in 1908?

Arkansas cast 9 electoral votes in the 1908 presidential election.

Did Arkansas vote for the national winner in 1908?

No. Arkansas backed Bryan, while William Howard Taft won the presidency nationally.

Progressive EraAR · 9 EV

1908

Arkansas: Bryan carries 9 EV.

Arkansas cast its 9 electoral votes for Bryan (Democratic). National winner: William Howard Taft (Republican) — Arkansas voted against the national winner this cycle.

What happened in Arkansas, 1908

In 1908, Arkansas awarded its 9 electoral votes to Bryan of the Democratic party. The presidency went elsewhere: William Howard Taft (Republican) won nationally, while Arkansas had backed a different ticket.

Arkansas stayed in the Democratic column for the 9th straight cycle, extending a run that began in 1876. Arkansas did not move alone — neighboring Missouri, Tennessee, Mississippi, Louisiana, Texas, and Oklahoma broke the same way in 1908. Over its 47 recorded presidential cycles, Arkansas has backed the Democratic party more than any other — 32 times in all. The vote fell within the Progressive Era — Trust-busting, suffrage, and World War I.

Nationally, William Howard Taft finished with 321 of the 483 electoral votes to William Jennings Bryan's 162. William Howard Taft led the national popular vote with 51.57% of the ballots cast.

The 1908 national map

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