Elections / 1912 · President · CT
Woodrow Wilson carried Connecticut D+3.3.
Woodrow Wilson (D) vs William Howard Taft (R) in Connecticut, 1912. The state ran 16.3 points more Republican than the nation (D+19.5 nationally).
Nominees: Woodrow Wilson (D) · William Howard Taft (R) · Theodore Roosevelt (Progressive)
Connecticut result
190,395 votes counted
Wilson (D)
74,559
39.2%
Taft (R)
68,323
35.9%
Roosevelt + others
47,512
25.0%
Margin
D+3.3
1912 presidential election
Connecticut, 1912
WilsonD+3.3
Constituent county margins for Connecticut — 1912 presidential electionOne cell per constituent county, colored by 1912 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), ordered bluest first.
How it voted
Share of the 1912 vote
| Woodrow Wilson ✓Democratic | 39.2% | 74,559 |
|---|---|---|
| William H. TaftRepublican | 35.9% | 68,323 |
| Theodore RooseveltProgressive | 25.0% | 47,512 |
D+60R+60
9 counties, each filled by 1912 D-vs-R margin.
Connecticut's presidential margins
1876–2024, the 1912 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1876 | +2.4% |
| 1880 | −2.0% |
| 1884 | +1.0% |
| 1888 | +0.2% |
| 1896 | −30.7% |
| 1900 | −15.9% |
| 1904 | −20.0% |
| 1908 | −23.5% |
| 1912 | +3.3% |
| 1916 | −3.1% |
| 1920 | −29.7% |
| 1924 | −34.0% |
| 1928 | −8.1% |
| 1932 | −1.1% |
| 1936 | +15.0% |
| 1940 | +7.1% |
| 1944 | +5.4% |
| 1948 | −1.6% |
| 1952 | −11.8% |
| 1956 | −27.5% |
| 1960 | +7.5% |
| 1964 | +35.7% |
| 1968 | +5.2% |
| 1972 | −18.5% |
| 1976 | −5.2% |
| 1980 | −9.6% |
| 1984 | −21.9% |
| 1988 | −5.1% |
| 1992 | +6.4% |
| 1996 | +18.1% |
| 2000 | +17.5% |
| 2004 | +10.4% |
| 2008 | +22.4% |
| 2012 | +17.3% |
| 2016 | +13.6% |
| 2020 | +20.0% |
| 2024 | +14.5% |
County results — 1912
9 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
| County | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capitol Planning Region | R | 17,293 | 17,604 | 44,605 | |
| Greater Bridgeport Planning Region | D | 5,332 | 4,475 | 14,196 | |
| Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region | D | 3,651 | 3,098 | 8,750 | |
| Naugatuck Valley Planning Region | D | 10,809 | 9,884 | 27,766 | |
| Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region | R | 2,361 | 2,483 | 5,961 | |
| Northwest Hills Planning Region | R | 2,754 | 3,224 | 7,714 | |
| South Central Connecticut Planning Region | D | 14,736 | 12,643 | 37,021 | |
| Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region | D | 7,215 | 5,917 | 16,554 | |
| Western Connecticut Planning Region | D | 10,408 | 8,995 | 27,828 |