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Elections / 1912 · President · AL

Woodrow Wilson carried Alabama D+61.7.

Woodrow Wilson (D) vs William Howard Taft (R) in Alabama, 1912. The state ran 42.1 points more Democratic than the nation (D+19.5 nationally).

Nominees: Woodrow Wilson (D) · William Howard Taft (R) · Theodore Roosevelt (Progressive)

Alabama result
117,954 votes counted
Wilson (D)
82,438
69.9%
Taft (R)
9,717
8.2%
Roosevelt + others
25,799
21.9%
Margin
D+61.7
1912 presidential election
Alabama, 1912
WilsonD+61.7
1912 presidential margin by county for Alabama — 1912 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of Alabama — 1912 presidential election, each outlined and filled by its 1912 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), seated within the faint outlines of the surrounding states.Autauga County, AL · D+68.3Baldwin County, AL · D+63.3Barbour County, AL · D+89.0Bibb County, AL · D+68.4Blount County, AL · D+24.1Bullock County, AL · D+98.7Butler County, AL · D+75.1Calhoun County, AL · D+60.5Chambers County, AL · D+89.1Cherokee County, AL · D+41.5Chilton County, AL · D+32.9Choctaw County, AL · D+85.2Clarke County, AL · D+94.1Clay County, AL · D+49.4Cleburne County, AL · D+41.8Coffee County, AL · D+66.9Colbert County, AL · D+48.0Conecuh County, AL · D+74.9Coosa County, AL · D+54.2Covington County, AL · D+67.1Crenshaw County, AL · D+80.5Cullman County, AL · D+33.4Dale County, AL · D+59.9Dallas County, AL · D+95.6DeKalb County, AL · D+35.1Elmore County, AL · D+76.0Escambia County, AL · D+80.3Etowah County, AL · D+40.0Fayette County, AL · D+21.6Franklin County, AL · D+30.0Geneva County, AL · D+51.5Greene County, AL · D+80.2Hale County, AL · D+97.9Henry County, AL · D+70.9Houston County, AL · D+65.2Jackson County, AL · D+60.7Jefferson County, AL · D+67.0Lamar County, AL · D+72.1Lauderdale County, AL · D+55.6Lawrence County, AL · D+39.2Lee County, AL · D+85.7Limestone County, AL · D+75.6Lowndes County, AL · D+96.3Macon County, AL · D+89.8Madison County, AL · D+72.7Marengo County, AL · D+97.2Marion County, AL · D+42.7Marshall County, AL · D+33.3Mobile County, AL · D+76.3Monroe County, AL · D+96.9Montgomery County, AL · D+92.8Morgan County, AL · D+60.9Perry County, AL · D+93.5Pickens County, AL · D+85.6Pike County, AL · D+94.2Randolph County, AL · D+50.2Russell County, AL · D+96.0Shelby County, AL · D+36.9St. Clair County, AL · D+29.1Sumter County, AL · D+95.8Talladega County, AL · D+66.4Tallapoosa County, AL · D+81.5Tuscaloosa County, AL · D+80.8Walker County, AL · D+33.1Washington County, AL · D+87.1Wilcox County, AL · D+97.0Winston County, AL · D+12.7
How it voted
Share of the 1912 vote
Woodrow Wilson ✓Democratic69.9%82,438
Theodore RooseveltProgressive21.9%25,799
William H. TaftRepublican8.2%9,717
D+60
R+60
67 counties, each filled by 1912 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Alabama's presidential margins
1876–2024, the 1912 contest in context
Alabama's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1876 to 2024. Most recent: −30.5% in 2024.flipped R · 1980−30.5%DR18762024
Alabama's presidential margins
YearMargin (D minus R)
1876+20.0%
1880+22.9%
1884+22.0%
1888+34.3%
1892+55.5%
1896+38.4%
1900+26.0%
1904+52.7%
1908+46.4%
1912+61.7%
1916+54.1%
1920+34.8%
1924+42.7%
1928+3.0%
1932+70.6%
1936+73.6%
1940+70.9%
1944+63.1%
1948−19.0%
1952+29.5%
1956+17.1%
1960+14.3%
1964−69.5%
1968+4.7%
1972−46.9%
1976+13.1%
1980−1.3%
1984−22.4%
1988−19.3%
1992−6.8%
1996−7.0%
2000−14.9%
2004−25.6%
2008−21.6%
2012−22.2%
2016−28.1%
2020−25.5%
2024−30.5%
County results — 1912
67 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Autauga CountyD
+68.3%
62243848
Baldwin CountyD
+63.3%
62337926
Barbour CountyD
+89.0%
1,155181,278
Bibb CountyD
+68.4%
820401,141
Blount CountyD
+24.1%
1,1215672,300
Bullock CountyD
+98.7%
7364742
Butler CountyD
+75.1%
903861,088
Calhoun CountyD
+60.5%
1,6662382,359
Chambers CountyD
+89.1%
1,486281,636
Cherokee CountyO
+41.5%
814881,748
Chilton CountyO
+32.9%
8801402,246
Choctaw CountyD
+85.2%
4897566
Clarke CountyD
+94.1%
1,024131,074
Clay CountyD
+49.4%
1,109642,114
Cleburne CountyD
+41.8%
6911331,336
Coffee CountyD
+66.9%
1,277681,807
Colbert CountyD
+48.0%
9462281,495
Conecuh CountyD
+74.9%
80260991
Coosa CountyD
+54.2%
7631091,206
Covington CountyD
+67.1%
1,2511101,701
Crenshaw CountyD
+80.5%
986471,167
Cullman CountyO
+33.4%
1,2302642,895
Dale CountyD
+59.9%
1,059991,604
Dallas CountyD
+95.6%
1,461161,511
DeKalb CountyD
+35.1%
1,3794922,525
Elmore CountyD
+76.0%
1,152811,410
Escambia CountyD
+80.3%
82952968
Etowah CountyD
+40.0%
1,5113542,896
Fayette CountyD
+21.6%
7624341,522
Franklin CountyD
+30.0%
8493091,803
Geneva CountyD
+51.5%
891991,538
Greene CountyD
+80.2%
4184516
Hale CountyD
+97.9%
7204731
Henry CountyD
+70.9%
71147937
Houston CountyD
+65.2%
1,160821,653
Jackson CountyD
+60.7%
1,5972292,255
Jefferson CountyD
+67.0%
8,88769312,226
Lamar CountyD
+72.1%
816611,047
Lauderdale CountyD
+55.6%
1,3862632,018
Lawrence CountyD
+39.2%
6431981,134
Lee CountyD
+85.7%
1,179431,325
Limestone CountyD
+75.6%
1,012901,219
Lowndes CountyD
+96.3%
5834601
Macon CountyD
+89.8%
64724694
Madison CountyD
+72.7%
2,1461502,744
Marengo CountyD
+97.2%
1,38691,416
Marion CountyD
+42.7%
1,0983781,688
Marshall CountyD
+33.3%
1,4574283,093
Mobile CountyD
+76.3%
3,0091403,762
Monroe CountyD
+96.9%
8782904
Montgomery CountyD
+92.8%
3,047433,238
Morgan CountyD
+60.9%
1,6862412,371
Perry CountyD
+93.5%
7313779
Pickens CountyD
+85.6%
81522926
Pike CountyD
+94.2%
1,293131,359
Randolph CountyD
+50.2%
1,1772681,811
Russell CountyD
+96.0%
1,55341,614
Shelby CountyO
+36.9%
1,1812012,657
St. Clair CountyD
+29.1%
7872601,809
Sumter CountyD
+95.8%
7019722
Talladega CountyD
+66.4%
1,3121111,810
Tallapoosa CountyD
+81.5%
1,586841,843
Tuscaloosa CountyD
+80.8%
1,695871,989
Walker CountyD
+33.1%
2,0638813,575
Washington CountyD
+87.1%
40514449
Wilcox CountyD
+97.0%
8787898
Winston CountyO
+12.7%
5082921,700