Who won New Jersey in the 1908 presidential election?

Taft (Republican) carried New Jersey in 1908, winning its 12 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did New Jersey have in 1908?

New Jersey cast 12 electoral votes in the 1908 presidential election.

Did New Jersey vote for the national winner in 1908?

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

Progressive EraNJ · 12 EV

1908

New Jersey: Taft carries 12 EV.

New Jersey cast its 12 electoral votes for Taft (Republican). National winner: William Howard Taft (Republican) — New Jersey voted with the national winner this cycle.

New Jersey in 1908

The 1908 contest saw New Jersey line up behind Taft, delivering 12 electoral votes to the Republican ticket. New Jersey ended up on the winning side — William Howard Taft captured the White House that year.

It marked the 4th consecutive election in which New Jersey backed the Republican party, a streak reaching back to 1896. New Jersey did not move alone — neighboring New York, Pennsylvania, and Delaware broke the same way in 1908. Across the 60 presidential elections New Jersey has taken part in, it has most often sided with the Democratic party (31 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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