Who won Iowa in the 1908 presidential election?

Taft (Republican) carried Iowa in 1908, winning its 13 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did Iowa have in 1908?

Iowa cast 13 electoral votes in the 1908 presidential election.

Did Iowa vote for the national winner in 1908?

Yes. Iowa backed William Howard Taft, who won the presidency that year.

Progressive EraIA · 13 EV

1908

Iowa: Taft carries 13 EV.

Iowa cast its 13 electoral votes for Taft (Republican). National winner: William Howard Taft (Republican) — Iowa voted with the national winner this cycle.

Reading the 1908 result in Iowa

Iowa backed Taft (Republican) in the 1908 presidential election, casting 13 electoral votes for the ticket. Iowa ended up on the winning side — William Howard Taft captured the White House that year.

It marked the 14th consecutive election in which Iowa backed the Republican party, a streak reaching back to 1856. The region divided — Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois, and South Dakota joined Iowa for the Republican ticket, while Missouri and Nebraska did not. Across the 47 presidential elections Iowa has taken part in, it has most often sided with the Republican party (32 times). The vote fell within the Progressive Era — Trust-busting, suffrage, and World War I.

In the national count, William Howard Taft took 321 of the 483 electoral votes, against 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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