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. 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 (.xlsx file for €30 including full minor party figures)Democratic William Howard TaftRepublican Eugene Victor DebsSocialist Thomas HisgenIndependence 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% 1,635Totals62,29093.80%3,9635.97%1000.15%520.08%58,32787.84%66,405
See also United States presidential elections in South Carolina
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