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Elections / 1912 · President · GA

Woodrow Wilson carried Georgia D+72.4.

Woodrow Wilson (D) vs William Howard Taft (R) in Georgia, 1912. The state ran 52.8 points more Democratic than the nation (D+19.5 nationally).

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

Georgia result
121,470 votes counted
Wilson (D)
93,087
76.6%
Taft (R)
5,191
4.3%
Roosevelt + others
23,192
19.1%
Margin
D+72.4
Georgia, 1912
WilsonD+72.4
1912 presidential margin by county for Georgia — 1912 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of Georgia — 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.Appling County, GA · D+45.0Baker County, GA · D+93.8Baldwin County, GA · D+86.3Banks County, GA · D+50.8Bartow County, GA · D+55.3Ben Hill County, GA · D+60.2Berrien County, GA · D+82.4Bibb County, GA · D+86.8Brooks County, GA · D+85.0Bryan County, GA · D+77.7Bulloch County, GA · D+91.8Burke County, GA · D+86.2Butts County, GA · D+80.9Calhoun County, GA · D+95.3Camden County, GA · D+97.3Carroll County, GA · D+64.6Catoosa County, GA · D+47.0Charlton County, GA · D+57.0Chatham County, GA · D+78.2Chattahoochee County, GA · D+91.3Chattooga County, GA · D+58.6Cherokee County, GA · D+43.4Clarke County, GA · D+80.4Clay County, GA · D+91.6Clayton County, GA · D+78.6Clinch County, GA · D+69.1Cobb County, GA · D+73.7Coffee County, GA · D+84.6Colquitt County, GA · D+56.2Columbia County, GA · D+87.2Coweta County, GA · D+89.7Crawford County, GA · D+97.3Crisp County, GA · D+90.2Dade County, GA · D+69.4Dawson County, GA · D+41.1Decatur County, GA · D+67.9DeKalb County, GA · D+80.0Dodge County, GA · D+84.5Dooly County, GA · D+93.3Dougherty County, GA · D+92.1Douglas County, GA · D+42.0Early County, GA · D+86.5Echols County, GA · D+97.3Effingham County, GA · D+94.4Elbert County, GA · D+76.7Emanuel County, GA · D+79.3Fannin County, GA · D+30.6Fayette County, GA · D+74.7Floyd County, GA · D+78.0Forsyth County, GA · D+53.3Franklin County, GA · D+63.6Fulton County, GA · D+70.9Gilmer County, GA · D+66.4Glascock County, GA · D+55.7Glynn County, GA · D+85.5Gordon County, GA · D+42.0Grady County, GA · D+75.4Greene County, GA · D+75.2Gwinnett County, GA · D+57.3Habersham County, GA · D+53.6Hall County, GA · D+66.5Hancock County, GA · D+89.5Haralson County, GA · D+32.4Harris County, GA · D+94.0Hart County, GA · D+59.4Heard County, GA · D+78.4Henry County, GA · D+76.8Houston County, GA · D+92.0Irwin County, GA · D+87.9Jackson County, GA · D+62.4Jasper County, GA · D+95.2Jeff Davis County, GA · D+73.5Jefferson County, GA · D+70.5Jenkins County, GA · D+86.6Johnson County, GA · D+65.5Jones County, GA · D+87.5Laurens County, GA · D+87.4Lee County, GA · D+89.3Liberty County, GA · D+62.2Lincoln County, GA · D+90.7Lowndes County, GA · D+89.3Lumpkin County, GA · D+58.5Macon County, GA · D+76.1Madison County, GA · D+76.2Marion County, GA · D+71.8McDuffie County, GA · D+67.7McIntosh County, GA · D+90.6Meriwether County, GA · D+85.6Miller County, GA · D+77.3Mitchell County, GA · D+80.2Monroe County, GA · D+87.5Montgomery County, GA · D+80.3Morgan County, GA · D+84.0Murray County, GA · D+38.7Muscogee County, GA · D+82.9Newton County, GA · D+83.2Oconee County, GA · D+53.2Oglethorpe County, GA · D+76.4Paulding County, GA · D+34.5Pickens County, GA · D+14.4Pierce County, GA · D+55.3Pike County, GA · D+77.9Polk County, GA · D+52.1Pulaski County, GA · D+93.6Putnam County, GA · D+95.4Quitman County, GA · D+82.0Rabun County, GA · D+68.6Randolph County, GA · D+76.1Richmond County, GA · D+70.1Rockdale County, GA · D+83.6Schley County, GA · D+88.6Screven County, GA · D+70.7Spalding County, GA · D+88.0Stephens County, GA · D+81.2Stewart County, GA · D+91.4Sumter County, GA · D+93.3Talbot County, GA · D+81.0Taliaferro County, GA · D+81.3Tattnall County, GA · D+67.8Taylor County, GA · D+71.1Telfair County, GA · D+92.0Terrell County, GA · D+88.3Thomas County, GA · D+77.7Tift County, GA · D+65.5Toombs County, GA · D+72.6Towns County, GA · D+26.7Troup County, GA · D+92.9Turner County, GA · D+69.4Twiggs County, GA · D+94.1Union County, GA · D+34.8Upson County, GA · D+74.2Walker County, GA · D+39.4Walton County, GA · D+70.5Ware County, GA · D+83.8Warren County, GA · D+73.6Washington County, GA · D+80.0Wayne County, GA · D+86.5Webster County, GA · D+96.5White County, GA · D+51.6Whitfield County, GA · D+47.8Wilcox County, GA · D+89.5Wilkes County, GA · D+89.0Wilkinson County, GA · D+89.8Worth County, GA · D+82.2
How it voted
Share of the 1912 vote
Woodrow WilsonDemocratic76.6%93,087
Theodore RooseveltProgressive19.1%23,192
William H. TaftRepublican4.3%5,191
D+60
R+60
144 counties, each filled by 1912 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Georgia's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1912 contest in context
Georgia's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1892 to 2024. Most recent: −2.2% in 2024.flipped R · 2024−2.2%DR18922024
Georgia's presidential margins
YearMargin (D minus R)
1892+36.3%
1896+21.0%
1900+38.7%
1904+45.9%
1908+23.4%
1912+72.4%
1916+72.9%
1920+42.3%
1924+55.9%
1928+12.0%
1932+83.8%
1936+74.5%
1940+69.9%
1944+63.5%
1948+42.5%
1952+39.3%
1956+34.1%
1960+25.1%
1964−8.3%
1968−3.7%
1972−50.6%
1976+33.9%
1980+14.8%
1984−20.4%
1988−20.3%
1992+0.6%
1996−1.2%
2000−11.7%
2004−16.6%
2008−5.2%
2012−7.8%
2016−5.1%
2020+0.3%
2024−2.2%
County results — 1912
144 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Appling CountyD
+45.0%
38194638
Baker CountyD
+93.8%
1800192
Baldwin CountyD
+86.3%
62124692
Banks CountyD
+50.8%
27417506
Bartow CountyD
+55.3%
1,017931,671
Ben Hill CountyD
+60.2%
53534832
Berrien CountyD
+82.4%
70935818
Bibb CountyD
+86.8%
2,5261222,770
Brooks CountyD
+85.0%
69537774
Bryan CountyD
+77.7%
23623274
Bulloch CountyD
+91.8%
93217997
Burke CountyD
+86.2%
44022485
Butts CountyD
+80.9%
49029570
Calhoun CountyD
+95.3%
3285339
Camden CountyD
+97.3%
2192223
Carroll CountyD
+64.6%
1,192811,720
Catoosa CountyD
+47.0%
28663474
Charlton CountyD
+57.0%
15023223
Chatham CountyD
+78.2%
3,2742383,881
Chattahoochee CountyD
+91.3%
1371149
Chattooga CountyD
+58.6%
57869868
Cherokee CountyO
+43.4%
603211,342
Clarke CountyD
+80.4%
950661,099
Clay CountyD
+91.6%
3698394
Clayton CountyD
+78.6%
4433560
Clinch CountyD
+69.1%
28348340
Cobb CountyD
+73.7%
1,519412,005
Coffee CountyD
+84.6%
895281,025
Colquitt CountyD
+56.2%
69981,229
Columbia CountyD
+87.2%
2342266
Coweta CountyD
+89.7%
1,044351,125
Crawford CountyD
+97.3%
2491255
Crisp CountyD
+90.2%
64412701
Dade CountyD
+69.4%
24318324
Dawson CountyD
+41.1%
17023358
Decatur CountyD
+67.9%
1,150521,617
DeKalb CountyD
+80.0%
83744991
Dodge CountyD
+84.5%
63712740
Dooly CountyD
+93.3%
6085646
Dougherty CountyD
+92.1%
73121771
Douglas CountyO
+42.0%
26618591
Early CountyD
+86.5%
5017571
Echols CountyD
+97.3%
1440148
Effingham CountyD
+94.4%
3435358
Elbert CountyD
+76.7%
882131,133
Emanuel CountyD
+79.3%
71522874
Fannin CountyD
+30.6%
451168924
Fayette CountyD
+74.7%
36912478
Floyd CountyD
+78.0%
1,837632,275
Forsyth CountyD
+53.3%
23515413
Franklin CountyD
+63.6%
694261,051
Fulton CountyD
+70.9%
8,08053210,652
Gilmer CountyD
+66.4%
48852657
Glascock CountyD
+55.7%
1013176
Glynn CountyD
+85.5%
47016531
Gordon CountyO
+42.0%
597521,299
Grady CountyD
+75.4%
45321573
Greene CountyD
+75.2%
52510685
Gwinnett CountyD
+57.3%
997551,643
Habersham CountyD
+53.6%
49742849
Hall CountyD
+66.5%
1,1451161,547
Hancock CountyD
+89.5%
54912600
Haralson CountyO
+32.4%
384191,125
Harris CountyD
+94.0%
5854618
Hart CountyD
+59.4%
48415790
Heard CountyD
+78.4%
32611402
Henry CountyD
+76.8%
53615678
Houston CountyD
+92.0%
76024800
Irwin CountyD
+87.9%
4286480
Jackson CountyD
+62.4%
1,108451,704
Jasper CountyD
+95.2%
64412664
Jeff Davis CountyD
+73.5%
26819339
Jefferson CountyD
+70.5%
4168579
Jenkins CountyD
+86.6%
27913307
Johnson CountyD
+65.5%
28523400
Jones CountyD
+87.5%
42627456
Laurens CountyD
+87.4%
1,118261,250
Lee CountyD
+89.3%
2109225
Liberty CountyD
+62.2%
25129357
Lincoln CountyD
+90.7%
2530279
Lowndes CountyD
+89.3%
84724922
Lumpkin CountyD
+58.5%
27929427
Macon CountyD
+76.1%
41119515
Madison CountyD
+76.2%
56413723
Marion CountyD
+71.8%
23317301
McDuffie CountyD
+67.7%
2719387
McIntosh CountyD
+90.6%
1182128
Meriwether CountyD
+85.6%
882261,000
Miller CountyD
+77.3%
2002256
Mitchell CountyD
+80.2%
917301,106
Monroe CountyD
+87.5%
7869888
Montgomery CountyD
+80.3%
85452999
Morgan CountyD
+84.0%
57524656
Murray CountyD
+38.7%
36668771
Muscogee CountyD
+82.9%
1,817512,129
Newton CountyD
+83.2%
84057941
Oconee CountyD
+53.2%
2081389
Oglethorpe CountyD
+76.4%
50333615
Paulding CountyO
+34.5%
426321,142
Pickens CountyO
+14.4%
324190931
Pierce CountyD
+55.3%
40883588
Pike CountyD
+77.9%
75134920
Polk CountyD
+52.1%
706361,286
Pulaski CountyD
+93.6%
1,080171,136
Putnam CountyD
+95.4%
4606476
Quitman CountyD
+82.0%
1127128
Rabun CountyD
+68.6%
32712459
Randolph CountyD
+76.1%
55957660
Richmond CountyD
+70.1%
1,8711772,416
Rockdale CountyD
+83.6%
43411506
Schley CountyD
+88.6%
2123236
Screven CountyD
+70.7%
46021621
Spalding CountyD
+88.0%
73626807
Stephens CountyD
+81.2%
40915485
Stewart CountyD
+91.4%
45217476
Sumter CountyD
+93.3%
1,004241,050
Talbot CountyD
+81.0%
4468541
Taliaferro CountyD
+81.3%
2427289
Tattnall CountyD
+67.8%
59218847
Taylor CountyD
+71.1%
34217457
Telfair CountyD
+92.0%
69520734
Terrell CountyD
+88.3%
60829656
Thomas CountyD
+77.7%
1,012471,242
Tift CountyD
+65.5%
4270652
Toombs CountyD
+72.6%
32720423
Towns CountyD
+26.7%
23089529
Troup CountyD
+92.9%
1,441161,534
Turner CountyD
+69.4%
38525519
Twiggs CountyD
+94.1%
3073323
Union CountyD
+34.8%
31988663
Upson CountyD
+74.2%
4457590
Walker CountyD
+39.4%
7712151,411
Walton CountyD
+70.5%
885401,199
Ware CountyD
+83.8%
972541,095
Warren CountyD
+73.6%
26211341
Washington CountyD
+80.0%
920281,115
Wayne CountyD
+86.5%
38014423
Webster CountyD
+96.5%
1392142
White CountyD
+51.6%
15211273
Whitfield CountyD
+47.8%
7611061,370
Wilcox CountyD
+89.5%
52515570
Wilkes CountyD
+89.0%
6573735
Wilkinson CountyD
+89.8%
33510362
Worth CountyD
+82.2%
50012594