Who won Nevada in the 1908 presidential election?

Bryan (Democratic) carried Nevada in 1908, winning its 3 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did Nevada have in 1908?

Nevada cast 3 electoral votes in the 1908 presidential election.

Did Nevada vote for the national winner in 1908?

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

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1908

Nevada: Bryan carries 3 EV.

Nevada cast its 3 electoral votes for Bryan (Democratic). National winner: William Howard Taft (Republican) — Nevada voted against the national winner this cycle.

Nevada in 1908

The 1908 contest saw Nevada line up behind Bryan, delivering 3 electoral votes to the Democratic ticket. Nationally the result broke the other way — William Howard Taft (Republican) won the presidency, leaving Nevada among the states he did not carry.

The result flipped Nevada away from the Republican it had supported in 1904. It stood apart from its neighbors: California, Oregon, Idaho, and Utah went the other way that year. Across the 41 presidential elections Nevada has taken part in, it has most often sided with the Republican party (21 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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