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Mississippi · 1908 presidential election

Mississippi presidential election results 1908

William Jennings Bryan carried Mississippi by 83.59 points (55,924 votes), winning 10 electoral votes.

Electoral votes
10
Votes counted
66,904
MS result
D+83.6
Compared with the nation
92.2 pts more Democratic
Swing since 1904
1.9 pts to R

Statewide result

CandidatePartyVotesShareBarElectoral votes
William Jennings BryanDemocratic60,28790.10%10
William Howard TaftRepublican4,3636.50%—
Total votes66,904

Sources: 1908

Questions and answers

Who won Mississippi in 1908?

William Jennings Bryan won Mississippi by 83.59 percentage points (55,924 votes).

How many electoral votes did Mississippi have in 1908?

Mississippi cast 10 electoral votes in 1908.

How many people voted for president in Mississippi in 1908?

66,904 votes were counted for president.

How did Mississippi change from 1904 to 1908?

The margin moved 1.9 points toward the Republican ticket, from Democratic by 85.5 points to Democratic by 83.6 points.

Official results As published by The American Presidency Project (UC Santa Barbara) and the state documents it links. How we use this data