Who won North Carolina in the 1908 presidential election?

Bryan (Democratic) carried North Carolina in 1908, winning its 12 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did North Carolina have in 1908?

North Carolina cast 12 electoral votes in the 1908 presidential election.

Did North Carolina vote for the national winner in 1908?

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

Progressive EraNC · 12 EV

1908

North Carolina: Bryan carries 12 EV.

North Carolina cast its 12 electoral votes for Bryan (Democratic). National winner: William Howard Taft (Republican) — North Carolina voted against the national winner this cycle.

Reading the 1908 result in North Carolina

North Carolina backed Bryan (Democratic) in the 1908 presidential election, casting 12 electoral votes for the ticket. The presidency went elsewhere: William Howard Taft (Republican) won nationally, while North Carolina had backed a different ticket.

North Carolina stayed in the Democratic column for the 9th straight cycle, extending a run that began in 1876. North Carolina did not move alone — neighboring Virginia, Tennessee, Georgia, and South Carolina broke the same way in 1908. Over its 58 recorded presidential cycles, North Carolina 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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