Who won Wyoming in the 1908 presidential election?

Taft (Republican) carried Wyoming in 1908, winning its 3 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did Wyoming have in 1908?

Wyoming cast 3 electoral votes in the 1908 presidential election.

Did Wyoming vote for the national winner in 1908?

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

Progressive EraWY · 3 EV

1908

Wyoming: Taft carries 3 EV.

Wyoming cast its 3 electoral votes for Taft (Republican). National winner: William Howard Taft (Republican) — Wyoming voted with the national winner this cycle.

What happened in Wyoming, 1908

In 1908, Wyoming awarded its 3 electoral votes to Taft of the Republican party. Wyoming ended up on the winning side — William Howard Taft captured the White House that year.

It marked the 3rd consecutive election in which Wyoming backed the Republican party, a streak reaching back to 1900. The region divided — Montana, South Dakota, Colorado, Utah, and Idaho joined Wyoming for the Republican ticket, while Nebraska did not. Across the 34 presidential elections Wyoming has taken part in, it has most often sided with the Republican party (24 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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