1908 United States presidential election in South Carolina
1908 United States presidential election in South Carolina
County Results
Bryan 60-70%
70-80%
80-90%
90-100%
The 1908 United States presidential election in South Carolina took place on November 3, 1908, as part of the 1908 United States presidential election . Voters chose nine representatives, or electors to the Electoral College , who voted for president and vice president .
South Carolina overwhelmingly voted for the Democratic nominee, former U.S. Representative William Jennings Bryan , over the Republican nominee, Secretary of War William Howard Taft . Bryan won the state by a landslide margin of 87.9 points, even carrying Hampton County unanimously.
With 93.84% of the popular vote, South Carolina would be Bryan's strongest victory in terms of percentage in the popular vote.[ 1] Although South Carolina was also Taft's weakest state, he had performed slightly better in the state than Theodore Roosevelt had four years prior .
Bryan had previously won the state twice against William McKinley in both 1896 and 1900 .
Results
Results by county
County
William Jennings Bryan[ 3] Democratic
William Howard Taft[ 3] Republican
Eugene Victor Debs[ 3] Socialist
Thomas Hisgen[ 3] Independence
Margin
Total votes cast
#
%
#
%
#
%
#
%
#
%
Abbeville
1,481
99.13%
9
0.60%
0
0.00%
4
0.27%
1,472
98.53%
1,494
Aiken
1,990
97.64%
48
2.36%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
1,942
95.29%
2,038
Anderson
2,099
97.18%
58
2.69%
3
0.14%
0
0.00%
2,041
94.49%
2,160
Bamberg
848
96.25%
33
3.75%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
815
92.51%
881
Barnwell
1,407
94.11%
88
5.89%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
1,319
88.23%
1,495
Beaufort
522
65.74%
272
34.26%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
250
31.49%
794
Berkeley
609
72.16%
235
27.84%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
374
44.31%
844
Calhoun
669
92.28%
54
7.45%
0
0.00%
2
0.28%
615
84.83%
725
Charleston
1,814
82.68%
347
15.82%
26
1.19%
7
0.32%
1,467
66.86%
2,194
Cherokee
1,506
95.80%
66
4.20%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
1,440
91.60%
1,572
Chester
1,368
97.37%
37
2.63%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
1,331
94.73%
1,405
Chesterfield
1,458
96.88%
47
3.12%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
1,411
93.75%
1,505
Clarendon
1,091
94.62%
62
5.38%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
1,029
89.25%
1,153
Colleton
1,399
93.89%
91
6.11%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
1,308
87.79%
1,490
Darlington
1,279
98.38%
21
1.62%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
1,258
96.77%
1,300
Dorchester
883
89.10%
103
10.39%
0
0.00%
5
0.50%
780
78.71%
991
Edgefield
1,097
99.28%
8
0.72%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
1,089
98.55%
1,105
Fairfield
830
98.34%
12
1.42%
0
0.00%
2
0.24%
818
96.92%
844
Florence
1,460
97.46%
28
1.87%
7
0.47%
3
0.20%
1,432
95.59%
1,498
Georgetown
544
83.31%
108
16.54%
0
0.00%
1
0.15%
436
66.77%
653
Greenville
2,774
92.93%
176
5.90%
28
0.94%
7
0.23%
2,598
87.04%
2,985
Greenwood
1,765
98.44%
18
1.00%
10
0.56%
0
0.00%
1,747
97.43%
1,793
Hampton
1,138
100.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
1,138
100.00%
1,138
Horry
1,247
95.70%
56
4.30%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
1,191
91.40%
1,303
Kershaw
922
95.25%
45
4.65%
0
0.00%
1
0.10%
877
90.60%
968
Lancaster
1,730
96.65%
58
3.24%
0
0.00%
2
0.11%
1,672
93.41%
1,790
Laurens
2,160
97.21%
61
2.75%
1
0.05%
0
0.00%
2,099
94.46%
2,222
Lee
963
94.13%
58
5.67%
0
0.00%
2
0.20%
905
88.47%
1,023
Lexington
2,508
96.87%
80
3.09%
1
0.04%
0
0.00%
2,428
93.78%
2,589
Marion
2,007
95.66%
91
4.34%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
1,916
91.33%
2,098
Marlboro
917
98.29%
16
1.71%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
901
96.57%
933
Newberry
1,681
97.39%
44
2.55%
0
0.00%
1
0.06%
1,637
94.84%
1,726
Oconee
1,126
86.62%
172
13.23%
0
0.00%
2
0.15%
954
73.38%
1,300
Orangeburg
2,687
86.87%
405
13.09%
0
0.00%
1
0.03%
2,282
73.78%
3,093
Pickens
1,241
95.68%
56
4.32%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
1,185
91.36%
1,297
Richland
1,750
87.19%
236
11.76%
18
0.90%
3
0.15%
1,514
75.44%
2,007
Saluda
1,385
99.28%
8
0.57%
1
0.07%
1
0.07%
1,377
98.71%
1,395
Spartanburg
4,162
94.76%
225
5.12%
5
0.11%
0
0.00%
3,937
89.64%
4,392
Sumter
1,228
87.15%
173
12.28%
0
0.00%
8
0.57%
1,055
74.88%
1,409
Union
1,389
96.59%
49
3.41%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
1,340
93.18%
1,438
Williamsburg
1,550
89.60%
180
10.40%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
1,370
79.19%
1,730
York
1,606
98.23%
29
1.77%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
1,577
96.45%
1,635
Totals
62,290
93.80%
3,963
5.97%
100
0.15%
52
0.08%
58,327
87.84%
66,405
See also
References