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Elections / 1912 · President · CA

Theodore Roosevelt carried California.

Woodrow Wilson (D) vs William Howard Taft (R) in California, 1912. Theodore Roosevelt won the state as a third-party candidate; the D+41.8 margin shown in the table is the Democratic-vs-Republican measure used across Akashic. The state ran 22.3 points more Democratic than the nation (D+19.5 nationally).

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

California result
677,944 votes counted
Wilson (D)
283,436
41.8%
Taft (R)
0
0.0%
Roosevelt + others
394,508
58.2%
Margin
D+41.8
1912 presidential election
California, 1912
WilsonD+41.8
1912 presidential margin by county for California — 1912 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of California — 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.Alameda County, CA · D+36.7Alpine County, CA · D+42.5Amador County, CA · D+64.8Butte County, CA · D+45.7Calaveras County, CA · D+60.5Colusa County, CA · D+63.6Contra Costa County, CA · D+39.4Del Norte County, CA · D+38.3El Dorado County, CA · D+59.0Fresno County, CA · D+43.0Glenn County, CA · D+54.4Humboldt County, CA · D+33.8Imperial County, CA · D+38.5Inyo County, CA · D+49.5Kern County, CA · D+51.7Kings County, CA · D+49.8Lake County, CA · D+51.9Lassen County, CA · D+45.6Los Angeles County, CA · D+33.3Madera County, CA · D+47.7Marin County, CA · D+44.5Mariposa County, CA · D+58.9Mendocino County, CA · D+44.4Merced County, CA · D+46.8Modoc County, CA · D+54.9Mono County, CA · D+49.3Monterey County, CA · D+46.3Napa County, CA · D+46.5Nevada County, CA · D+46.1Orange County, CA · D+38.6Placer County, CA · D+41.8Plumas County, CA · D+41.7Riverside County, CA · D+29.3Sacramento County, CA · D+51.4San Benito County, CA · D+48.7San Bernardino County, CA · D+38.0San Diego County, CA · D+44.8San Francisco County, CA · D+48.4San Joaquin County, CA · D+58.0San Luis Obispo County, CA · D+40.5San Mateo County, CA · D+46.5Santa Barbara County, CA · D+38.8Santa Clara County, CA · D+39.6Santa Cruz County, CA · D+40.2Shasta County, CA · D+43.6Sierra County, CA · D+44.5Siskiyou County, CA · D+49.6Solano County, CA · D+45.7Sonoma County, CA · D+45.8Stanislaus County, CA · D+39.6Sutter County, CA · D+51.7Tehama County, CA · D+47.2Trinity County, CA · D+46.3Tulare County, CA · D+42.3Tuolumne County, CA · D+55.6Ventura County, CA · D+43.6Yolo County, CA · D+56.1Yuba County, CA · D+47.6
How it voted
Share of the 1912 vote
Theodore Roosevelt ✓Progressive58.2%394,508
Woodrow WilsonDemocratic41.8%283,436
William H. TaftRepublican0.0%0
D+60
R+60
58 counties, each filled by 1912 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
California's presidential margins
1876–2024, the 1912 contest in context
California's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1876 to 2024. Most recent: +20.1% in 2024.flipped D · 1992+20.1%DR18762024
California's presidential margins
YearMargin (D minus R)
1876−1.8%
1880+0.1%
1884−6.7%
1888−2.8%
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 results — 1912
58 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Alameda CountyO
+36.7%
24,418066,452
Alpine CountyO
+42.5%
34080
Amador CountyD
+64.8%
1,62202,503
Butte CountyO
+45.7%
4,02808,822
Calaveras CountyD
+60.5%
1,86903,089
Colusa CountyD
+63.6%
1,76002,768
Contra Costa CountyO
+39.4%
3,29008,350
Del Norte CountyO
+38.3%
3230843
El Dorado CountyD
+59.0%
1,61302,732
Fresno CountyO
+43.0%
8,891020,696
Glenn CountyD
+54.4%
1,32502,435
Humboldt CountyO
+33.8%
2,88708,552
Imperial CountyO
+38.5%
1,29503,367
Inyo CountyO
+49.5%
80601,627
Kern CountyD
+51.7%
5,569010,765
Kings CountyO
+49.8%
1,96703,948
Lake CountyD
+51.9%
1,11802,156
Lassen CountyO
+45.6%
64401,412
Los Angeles CountyO
+33.3%
55,1100165,296
Madera CountyO
+47.7%
1,15402,419
Marin CountyO
+44.5%
2,84906,400
Mariposa CountyD
+58.9%
68901,170
Mendocino CountyO
+44.4%
2,50705,648
Merced CountyO
+46.8%
1,97804,228
Modoc CountyD
+54.9%
94101,714
Mono CountyO
+49.3%
1820369
Monterey CountyO
+46.3%
3,39207,332
Napa CountyO
+46.5%
2,66205,719
Nevada CountyO
+46.1%
1,85104,014
Orange CountyO
+38.6%
4,406011,421
Placer CountyO
+41.8%
1,82304,357
Plumas CountyO
+41.7%
74201,781
Riverside CountyO
+29.3%
2,963010,103
Sacramento CountyD
+51.4%
9,869019,205
San Benito CountyO
+48.7%
1,25302,573
San Bernardino CountyO
+38.0%
5,835015,343
San Diego CountyO
+44.8%
9,731021,728
San Francisco CountyO
+48.4%
48,9530101,148
San Joaquin CountyD
+58.0%
7,969013,739
San Luis Obispo CountyO
+40.5%
2,24805,553
San Mateo CountyO
+46.5%
3,24606,985
Santa Barbara CountyO
+38.8%
2,81907,258
Santa Clara CountyO
+39.6%
9,173023,139
Santa Cruz CountyO
+40.2%
2,87507,152
Shasta CountyO
+43.6%
2,04004,684
Sierra CountyO
+44.5%
51501,158
Siskiyou CountyO
+49.6%
2,46504,973
Solano CountyO
+45.7%
3,65007,993
Sonoma CountyO
+45.8%
6,500014,199
Stanislaus CountyO
+39.6%
3,12707,900
Sutter CountyD
+51.7%
1,06302,058
Tehama CountyO
+47.2%
1,59503,382
Trinity CountyO
+46.3%
4610996
Tulare CountyO
+42.3%
4,293010,147
Tuolumne CountyD
+55.6%
1,45902,625
Ventura CountyO
+43.6%
2,10804,833
Yolo CountyD
+56.1%
2,23903,994
Yuba CountyO
+47.6%
1,24202,611