Who won Vermont in the 1908 presidential election?

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

How many electoral votes did Vermont have in 1908?

Vermont cast 4 electoral votes in the 1908 presidential election.

Did Vermont vote for the national winner in 1908?

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

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1908

Vermont: Taft carries 4 EV.

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

What happened in Vermont, 1908

In 1908, Vermont awarded its 4 electoral votes to Taft of the Republican party. Vermont ended up on the winning side — William Howard Taft captured the White House that year.

It marked the 14th consecutive election in which Vermont backed the Republican party, a streak reaching back to 1856. Vermont did not move alone — neighboring New York, Massachusetts, and New Hampshire broke the same way in 1908. Across the 59 presidential elections Vermont has taken part in, it has most often sided with the Republican party (33 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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