Lawrence County, presidential election of 1908

Lawrence County counted 8,562 votes for president across 5 candidates in 1908. The totals are as certified in the sources below, and every figure on this page is one of them.

Turnout: None found in the records checked

Ohio that year

Ohio went to William Howard Taft (Republican) with 51.03%, a 6.2-point margin over William Jennings Bryan. The country elected William Howard Taft.

Against the state

Lawrence County's lean, the Republican share minus the Democratic share, was R+35.7 against Ohio's R+6.2: 29.5 points more Republican than Ohio. It ranked 4th of 88 counties from most Republican to most Democratic.

Since 1904

From 1904 to 1908 the county's lean moved 12.1 points toward the Democrats, from R+47.7 to R+35.7.

Matched

Lawrence County voted with Ohio and voted for the national winner.

Not yet researched

• Every presidential election in Lawrence County
• The politics chapter of Lawrence County
• Ohio's 1908 result
• Ohio in presidential elections since 1804

Data from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0: 1908 United States presidential election in Ohio

1. 1908 United States presidential election in Ohio · Wikipedia · 1908-11-03 · accessed 2026-09-18 · CC BY-SA 4.0