Elections / 1912
The 1912 elections
Woodrow Wilson (D) faced William Howard Taft (R); Wilson won the presidency. National popular vote: D+19.5. Electoral college: Wilson 435 of 531.
1912 presidential election
WilsonD+19.5
1912presidential margin
D+60R+60
Fifty states and DC, each filled by its 1912 result. Hover any state for the detail and its electoral votes.
Gold marks a state an independent or third-party candidate carried — the blue/red ramp is the Democratic-vs-Republican margin only where a major party won.
Smaller states, enlarged
Blue and red show the Democratic-vs-Republican margin; gold marks a state an independent or third-party candidate carried.
All 48 results, 1912
| State | presidential margin | Electoral votes |
|---|---|---|
| South Carolina | D+95.9 | 9 |
| Mississippi | D+86.5 | 10 |
| Maryland | D+79.1 | 8 |
| Georgia | D+72.4 | 14 |
| Louisiana | D+72.0 | 10 |
| Texas | D+63.2 | 20 |
| Alabama | D+61.7 | 12 |
| Florida | D+61.1 | 6 |
| Virginia | D+48.9 | 12 |
| North Carolina | D+47.3 | 12 |
| South Dakota | O+15.9 | 5 |
| California | O+16.4 | 13 |
| Arkansas | D+35.9 | 9 |
| Arizona | O+0.2 | 3 |
| Tennessee | D+28.9 | 12 |
| Nevada | O+4.7 | 3 |
| Kentucky | D+23.2 | 13 |
| Nebraska | D+22.0 | 8 |
| West Virginia | D+21.3 | 8 |
| Colorado | D+20.9 | 6 |
| New Jersey | D+20.7 | 14 |
| Indiana | D+20.0 | 15 |
| Maine | O+0.7 | 6 |
| Kansas | O+0.9 | 10 |
| Missouri | D+17.6 | 18 |
| Ohio | D+14.1 | 24 |
| Delaware | D+13.6 | 3 |
| Iowa | O+0.4 | 13 |
| Illinois | O+7.2 | 29 |
| New York | D+12.6 | 45 |
| Minnesota | O+17.1 | 12 |
| Montana | O+6.8 | 4 |
| Oklahoma | D+11.2 | 10 |
| Pennsylvania | O+12.6 | 38 |
| Oregon | O+6.0 | 5 |
| Wisconsin | D+8.4 | 13 |
| North Dakota | O+5.1 | 5 |
| New Mexico | D+5.5 | 3 |
| Washington | O+24.4 | 7 |
| Massachusetts | D+3.6 | 18 |
| Rhode Island | D+3.5 | 5 |
| Connecticut | D+3.3 | 7 |
| New Hampshire | D+2.0 | 4 |
| Wyoming | D+1.8 | 3 |
| Idaho | O+4.8 | 4 |
| Michigan | O+17.3 | 15 |
| Utah | R+4.9 | 4 |
| Vermont | O+1.4 | 4 |
The 1912 cycle at a glance
National popular vote
D+19.5
Electoral college
Wilson 435
of 531
President — national popular vote
Woodrow Wilson (D) vs William Howard Taft (R)
Wilson (D)
6,419,817
42.7%
Taft (R)
3,481,954
23.2%
Roosevelt + others
5,255,643
35.0%
Margin
D+19.5
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