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Elections / 1912 · President · FL

Woodrow Wilson carried Florida D+61.1.

Woodrow Wilson (D) vs William Howard Taft (R) in Florida, 1912. The state ran 41.6 points more Democratic than the nation (D+19.5 nationally).

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

Florida result
50,837 votes counted
Wilson (D)
35,343
69.5%
Taft (R)
4,279
8.4%
Roosevelt + others
11,215
22.1%
Margin
D+61.1
1912 presidential election
Florida, 1912
WilsonD+61.1
1912 presidential margin by county for Florida — 1912 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of Florida — 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.Alachua County, FL · D+62.6Baker County, FL · D+39.6Bradford County, FL · D+65.5Brevard County, FL · D+50.2Calhoun County, FL · D+40.2Citrus County, FL · D+80.7Clay County, FL · D+64.9Columbia County, FL · D+67.8DeSoto County, FL · D+58.5Duval County, FL · D+70.1Escambia County, FL · D+73.6Franklin County, FL · D+53.3Gadsden County, FL · D+69.3Hamilton County, FL · D+64.5Hernando County, FL · D+66.3Hillsborough County, FL · D+63.6Holmes County, FL · D+53.4Jackson County, FL · D+61.4Jefferson County, FL · D+74.1Lafayette County, FL · D+64.9Lake County, FL · D+62.1Lee County, FL · D+55.2Leon County, FL · D+73.6Levy County, FL · D+56.6Liberty County, FL · D+65.7Madison County, FL · D+84.7Manatee County, FL · D+63.4Marion County, FL · D+59.9Miami-Dade County, FL · D+60.2Monroe County, FL · D+33.2Nassau County, FL · D+75.8Orange County, FL · D+55.8Osceola County, FL · D+45.2Palm Beach County, FL · D+58.9Pasco County, FL · D+59.1Pinellas County, FL · D+54.0Polk County, FL · D+66.4Putnam County, FL · D+46.4Santa Rosa County, FL · D+58.5St. Johns County, FL · D+69.1St. Lucie County, FL · D+60.7Sumter County, FL · D+70.8Suwannee County, FL · D+64.3Taylor County, FL · D+49.6Volusia County, FL · D+55.9Wakulla County, FL · D+68.1Walton County, FL · D+50.9Washington County, FL · D+56.8
How it voted
Share of the 1912 vote
Woodrow Wilson ✓Democratic69.5%35,343
Theodore RooseveltProgressive22.1%11,215
William H. TaftRepublican8.4%4,279
D+60
R+60
48 counties, each filled by 1912 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Florida's presidential margins
1884–2024, the 1912 contest in context
Florida's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1884 to 2024. Most recent: −13.1% in 2024.flipped R · 2016−13.1%DR18842024
Florida's presidential margins
YearMargin (D minus R)
1884+6.4%
1892+75.8%
1896+41.5%
1900+53.8%
1904+47.6%
1908+41.4%
1912+61.1%
1916+51.2%
1920+31.3%
1924+28.8%
1928−16.7%
1932+49.8%
1936+52.2%
1940+48.0%
1944+40.6%
1948+15.2%
1952−10.0%
1956−14.5%
1960−3.0%
1964+2.3%
1968−9.6%
1972−44.1%
1976+5.3%
1980−17.0%
1984−30.7%
1988−22.4%
1992−1.9%
1996+5.7%
2000−0.0%
2004−5.0%
2008+2.8%
2012+0.9%
2016−1.2%
2020−3.4%
2024−13.1%
County results — 1912
48 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Alachua CountyD
+62.6%
1,3042211,731
Baker CountyD
+39.6%
16837331
Bradford CountyD
+65.5%
65695857
Brevard CountyD
+50.2%
35761590
Calhoun CountyD
+40.2%
33267660
Citrus CountyD
+80.7%
41711503
Clay CountyD
+64.9%
27926390
Columbia CountyD
+67.8%
52066670
DeSoto CountyD
+58.5%
8471101,259
Duval CountyD
+70.1%
3,5142434,669
Escambia CountyD
+73.6%
1,593722,066
Franklin CountyD
+53.3%
26658390
Gadsden CountyD
+69.3%
60975771
Hamilton CountyD
+64.5%
40546557
Hernando CountyD
+66.3%
27218383
Hillsborough CountyD
+63.6%
2,6411593,905
Holmes CountyD
+53.4%
41152672
Jackson CountyD
+61.4%
1,2051631,697
Jefferson CountyD
+74.1%
45947556
Lafayette CountyD
+64.9%
47373616
Lake CountyD
+62.1%
59692811
Lee CountyD
+55.2%
43238714
Leon CountyD
+73.6%
54656666
Levy CountyD
+56.6%
37574532
Liberty CountyD
+65.7%
20632265
Madison CountyD
+84.7%
48016548
Manatee CountyD
+63.4%
712551,036
Marion CountyD
+59.9%
1,1651791,647
Miami-Dade CountyD
+60.2%
1,171991,782
Monroe CountyD
+33.2%
1,0234141,836
Nassau CountyD
+75.8%
44138532
Orange CountyD
+55.8%
1,2562281,843
Osceola CountyD
+45.2%
512110889
Palm Beach CountyD
+58.9%
45831725
Pasco CountyD
+59.1%
48560719
Pinellas CountyD
+54.0%
853871,418
Polk CountyD
+66.4%
1,5201062,128
Putnam CountyD
+46.4%
7742291,174
Santa Rosa CountyD
+58.5%
59270893
St. Johns CountyD
+69.1%
836451,144
St. Lucie CountyD
+60.7%
35245506
Sumter CountyD
+70.8%
41722558
Suwannee CountyD
+64.3%
714541,026
Taylor CountyD
+49.6%
23656363
Volusia CountyD
+55.9%
9421621,396
Wakulla CountyD
+68.1%
21525279
Walton CountyD
+50.9%
612741,056
Washington CountyD
+56.8%
694821,078