Elections / 1912 · President · CA
California — 1912 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate1912 presidential electionCalifornia · PresidentOther58.2%
How it voted
Share of the 1912 vote
| Other ✓All other candidates | 58.2% | 394,508 |
|---|---|---|
| Woodrow WilsonDemocratic | 41.8% | 283,436 |
| William H. TaftRepublican | 0.0% | 0 |
1912presidential margin
D+60R+60
58 counties, each filled by 1912 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Gold marks a county an independent or third-party candidate carried.
California cast 13 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (58 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Alameda County, CA | Other / independent | D+36.7 |
| Alpine County, CA | Other / independent | D+42.5 |
| Amador County, CA | Democratic | D+64.8 |
| Butte County, CA | Other / independent | D+45.7 |
| Calaveras County, CA | Democratic | D+60.5 |
| Colusa County, CA | Democratic | D+63.6 |
| Contra Costa County, CA | Other / independent | D+39.4 |
| Del Norte County, CA | Other / independent | D+38.3 |
| El Dorado County, CA | Democratic | D+59.0 |
| Fresno County, CA | Other / independent | D+43.0 |
| Glenn County, CA | Democratic | D+54.4 |
| Humboldt County, CA | Other / independent | D+33.8 |
| Imperial County, CA | Other / independent | D+38.5 |
| Inyo County, CA | Other / independent | D+49.5 |
| Kern County, CA | Democratic | D+51.7 |
| Kings County, CA | Other / independent | D+49.8 |
| Lake County, CA | Democratic | D+51.9 |
| Lassen County, CA | Other / independent | D+45.6 |
| Los Angeles County, CA | Other / independent | D+33.3 |
| Madera County, CA | Other / independent | D+47.7 |
| Marin County, CA | Other / independent | D+44.5 |
| Mariposa County, CA | Democratic | D+58.9 |
| Mendocino County, CA | Other / independent | D+44.4 |
| Merced County, CA | Other / independent | D+46.8 |
| Modoc County, CA | Democratic | D+54.9 |
| Mono County, CA | Other / independent | D+49.3 |
| Monterey County, CA | Other / independent | D+46.3 |
| Napa County, CA | Other / independent | D+46.5 |
| Nevada County, CA | Other / independent | D+46.1 |
| Orange County, CA | Other / independent | D+38.6 |
| Placer County, CA | Other / independent | D+41.8 |
| Plumas County, CA | Other / independent | D+41.7 |
| Riverside County, CA | Other / independent | D+29.3 |
| Sacramento County, CA | Democratic | D+51.4 |
| San Benito County, CA | Other / independent | D+48.7 |
| San Bernardino County, CA | Other / independent | D+38.0 |
| San Diego County, CA | Other / independent | D+44.8 |
| San Francisco County, CA | Other / independent | D+48.4 |
| San Joaquin County, CA | Democratic | D+58.0 |
| San Luis Obispo County, CA | Other / independent | D+40.5 |
| San Mateo County, CA | Other / independent | D+46.5 |
| Santa Barbara County, CA | Other / independent | D+38.8 |
| Santa Clara County, CA | Other / independent | D+39.6 |
| Santa Cruz County, CA | Other / independent | D+40.2 |
| Shasta County, CA | Other / independent | D+43.6 |
| Sierra County, CA | Other / independent | D+44.5 |
| Siskiyou County, CA | Other / independent | D+49.6 |
| Solano County, CA | Other / independent | D+45.7 |
| Sonoma County, CA | Other / independent | D+45.8 |
| Stanislaus County, CA | Other / independent | D+39.6 |
| Sutter County, CA | Democratic | D+51.7 |
| Tehama County, CA | Other / independent | D+47.2 |
| Trinity County, CA | Other / independent | D+46.3 |
| Tulare County, CA | Other / independent | D+42.3 |
| Tuolumne County, CA | Democratic | D+55.6 |
| Ventura County, CA | Other / independent | D+43.6 |
| Yolo County, CA | Democratic | D+56.1 |
| Yuba County, CA | Other / independent | D+47.6 |
Nominees: Woodrow Wilson (D) · William Howard Taft (R) · Theodore Roosevelt (Progressive)
California's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1912 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | +1.2% |
| 1896 | −0.6% |
| 1900 | −13.1% |
| 1904 | −34.9% |
| 1908 | −22.5% |
| 1912 | +41.8% |
| 1916 | +0.4% |
| 1920 | −41.9% |
| 1924 | −49.0% |
| 1928 | −30.5% |
| 1932 | +21.0% |
| 1936 | +35.3% |
| 1940 | +16.1% |
| 1944 | +13.5% |
| 1948 | +0.4% |
| 1952 | −13.6% |
| 1956 | −11.1% |
| 1960 | −0.5% |
| 1964 | +18.3% |
| 1968 | −3.1% |
| 1972 | −13.5% |
| 1976 | −1.8% |
| 1980 | −16.8% |
| 1984 | −16.2% |
| 1988 | −3.6% |
| 1992 | +13.4% |
| 1996 | +12.9% |
| 2000 | +11.8% |
| 2004 | +9.9% |
| 2008 | +24.0% |
| 2012 | +23.1% |
| 2016 | +30.0% |
| 2020 | +29.1% |
| 2024 | +20.1% |
County-by-county results — 58 counties
Source. Compiled historical county records — 1912 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.