Who won North Dakota in the 1908 presidential election?

Taft (Republican) carried North Dakota in 1908, winning its 4 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did North Dakota have in 1908?

North Dakota cast 4 electoral votes in the 1908 presidential election.

Did North Dakota vote for the national winner in 1908?

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

Progressive EraND · 4 EV

1908

North Dakota: Taft carries 4 EV.

North Dakota cast its 4 electoral votes for Taft (Republican). National winner: William Howard Taft (Republican) — North Dakota voted with the national winner this cycle.

North Dakota in 1908

The 1908 contest saw North Dakota line up behind Taft, delivering 4 electoral votes to the Republican ticket. North Dakota ended up on the winning side — William Howard Taft captured the White House that year.

It marked the 6th consecutive election in which North Dakota backed the Republican party, a streak reaching back to 1888. North Dakota did not move alone — neighboring Montana, South Dakota, and Minnesota broke the same way in 1908. Across the 35 presidential elections North Dakota has taken part in, it has most often sided with the Republican party (30 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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