Who won Michigan in the 1908 presidential election?

Taft (Republican) carried Michigan in 1908, winning its 14 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did Michigan have in 1908?

Michigan cast 14 electoral votes in the 1908 presidential election.

Did Michigan vote for the national winner in 1908?

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

Progressive EraMI · 14 EV

1908

Michigan: Taft carries 14 EV.

Michigan cast its 14 electoral votes for Taft (Republican). National winner: William Howard Taft (Republican) — Michigan voted with the national winner this cycle.

What happened in Michigan, 1908

In 1908, Michigan awarded its 14 electoral votes to Taft of the Republican party. Michigan ended up on the winning side — William Howard Taft captured the White House that year.

It marked the 14th consecutive election in which Michigan backed the Republican party, a streak reaching back to 1856. Michigan did not move alone — neighboring Indiana, Ohio, and Wisconsin broke the same way in 1908. Across the 51 presidential elections Michigan has taken part in, it has most often sided with the Republican party (28 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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