Iowa — 1912 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate1912 presidential electionIowa · PresidentRoosevelt38.0%
How it voted
Share of the 1912 vote
| Theodore Roosevelt + others ✓Progressive | 38.0% | 187,226 |
|---|---|---|
| Woodrow WilsonDemocratic | 37.6% | 185,325 |
| William Howard TaftRepublican | 24.3% | 119,805 |
1912presidential margin
D+60R+60
99 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.
Iowa cast 13 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (99 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Adair County, IA | Republican | R+1.6 |
| Adams County, IA | Democratic | D+10.9 |
| Allamakee County, IA | Democratic | D+11.4 |
| Appanoose County, IA | Republican | R+5.1 |
| Audubon County, IA | Other / independent | D+10.2 |
| Benton County, IA | Democratic | D+11.0 |
| Black Hawk County, IA | Other / independent | D+19.7 |
| Boone County, IA | Other / independent | D+13.6 |
| Bremer County, IA | Democratic | D+24.7 |
| Buchanan County, IA | Democratic | D+12.6 |
| Buena Vista County, IA | Other / independent | D+4.6 |
| Butler County, IA | Other / independent | D+0.7 |
| Calhoun County, IA | Other / independent | D+6.1 |
| Carroll County, IA | Democratic | D+38.8 |
| Cass County, IA | Republican | R+4.8 |
| Cedar County, IA | Democratic | D+20.4 |
| Cerro Gordo County, IA | Other / independent | D+7.8 |
| Cherokee County, IA | Other / independent | D+17.8 |
| Chickasaw County, IA | Democratic | D+23.9 |
| Clarke County, IA | Democratic | D+1.1 |
| Clay County, IA | Other / independent | D+1.0 |
| Clayton County, IA | Democratic | D+28.7 |
| Clinton County, IA | Other / independent | D+19.0 |
| Crawford County, IA | Democratic | D+21.9 |
| Dallas County, IA | Republican | R+2.0 |
| Davis County, IA | Democratic | D+8.8 |
| Decatur County, IA | Democratic | D+7.8 |
| Delaware County, IA | Democratic | D+0.1 |
| Des Moines County, IA | Democratic | D+12.8 |
| Dickinson County, IA | Other / independent | D+2.4 |
| Dubuque County, IA | Democratic | D+39.4 |
| Emmet County, IA | Other / independent | R+6.0 |
| Fayette County, IA | Other / independent | D+19.1 |
| Floyd County, IA | Other / independent | D+0.7 |
| Franklin County, IA | Other / independent | R+2.6 |
| Fremont County, IA | Democratic | D+21.3 |
| Greene County, IA | Republican | R+9.7 |
| Grundy County, IA | Other / independent | D+23.5 |
| Guthrie County, IA | Other / independent | D+3.2 |
| Hamilton County, IA | Other / independent | D+4.9 |
| Hancock County, IA | Other / independent | R+6.0 |
| Hardin County, IA | Other / independent | D+7.6 |
| Harrison County, IA | Democratic | D+11.8 |
| Henry County, IA | Republican | R+2.0 |
| Howard County, IA | Democratic | D+21.2 |
| Humboldt County, IA | Other / independent | D+6.2 |
| Ida County, IA | Other / independent | D+19.9 |
| Iowa County, IA | Democratic | D+15.0 |
| Jackson County, IA | Democratic | D+22.6 |
| Jasper County, IA | Democratic | D+11.4 |
| Jefferson County, IA | Republican | R+1.8 |
| Johnson County, IA | Democratic | D+28.6 |
| Jones County, IA | Democratic | D+12.4 |
| Keokuk County, IA | Democratic | D+20.6 |
| Kossuth County, IA | Other / independent | D+20.8 |
| Lee County, IA | Democratic | D+22.0 |
| Linn County, IA | Democratic | D+8.1 |
| Louisa County, IA | Republican | R+6.4 |
| Lucas County, IA | Other / independent | D+1.0 |
| Lyon County, IA | Other / independent | D+17.4 |
| Madison County, IA | Other / independent | R+2.4 |
| Mahaska County, IA | Democratic | D+13.9 |
| Marion County, IA | Democratic | D+20.6 |
| Marshall County, IA | Other / independent | D+18.4 |
| Mills County, IA | Democratic | D+13.8 |
| Mitchell County, IA | Other / independent | D+17.0 |
| Monona County, IA | Democratic | D+6.5 |
| Monroe County, IA | Other / independent | D+1.9 |
| Montgomery County, IA | Other / independent | D+7.3 |
| Muscatine County, IA | Other / independent | D+26.6 |
| O'Brien County, IA | Other / independent | D+22.9 |
| Osceola County, IA | Democratic | D+13.6 |
| Page County, IA | Other / independent | D+9.7 |
| Palo Alto County, IA | Democratic | D+10.2 |
| Plymouth County, IA | Other / independent | D+24.5 |
| Pocahontas County, IA | Other / independent | D+12.6 |
| Polk County, IA | Other / independent | D+11.4 |
| Pottawattamie County, IA | Other / independent | D+27.3 |
| Poweshiek County, IA | Other / independent | D+16.0 |
| Ringgold County, IA | Other / independent | D+1.4 |
| Sac County, IA | Other / independent | D+13.7 |
| Scott County, IA | Other / independent | D+29.7 |
| Shelby County, IA | Democratic | D+25.1 |
| Sioux County, IA | Other / independent | D+18.8 |
| Story County, IA | Other / independent | R+0.4 |
| Tama County, IA | Democratic | D+23.2 |
| Taylor County, IA | Democratic | D+0.2 |
| Union County, IA | Democratic | D+11.1 |
| Van Buren County, IA | Democratic | D+0.3 |
| Wapello County, IA | Democratic | D+4.1 |
| Warren County, IA | Democratic | D+0.2 |
| Washington County, IA | Democratic | D+15.4 |
| Wayne County, IA | Democratic | D+10.3 |
| Webster County, IA | Other / independent | D+3.5 |
| Winnebago County, IA | Other / independent | R+6.4 |
| Winneshiek County, IA | Other / independent | D+25.4 |
| Woodbury County, IA | Other / independent | D+16.2 |
| Worth County, IA | Other / independent | D+2.4 |
| Wright County, IA | Other / independent | R+1.1 |
Iowa results by county
99 counties. Third-party and independent votes are reported by the county source as one combined figure; every named candidate is listed in the complete result below.
| Led by | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adair County | William Howard Taft+53 | 95928.2% | 1,19535.1% | 1,24836.7% | 3,402 |
| Adams County | Woodrow Wilson+302 | 65523.5% | 1,21543.7% | 91332.8% | 2,783 |
| Allamakee County | Woodrow Wilson+442 | 1,32530.4% | 1,76740.5% | 1,26929.1% | 4,361 |
| Appanoose County | William Howard Taft+298 | 1,39324.0% | 2,05835.4% | 2,35640.6% | 5,807 |
| Audubon County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+28 | 99137.5% | 96336.4% | 69226.2% | 2,646 |
| Benton County | Woodrow Wilson+641 | 1,50525.9% | 2,47242.6% | 1,83131.5% | 5,808 |
| Black Hawk County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+1,644 | 5,34650.2% | 3,70234.8% | 1,60115.0% | 10,649 |
| Boone County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+1,876 | 3,47759.1% | 1,60127.2% | 80213.6% | 5,880 |
| Bremer County | Woodrow Wilson+931 | 80721.4% | 1,94451.6% | 1,01326.9% | 3,764 |
| Buchanan County | Woodrow Wilson+284 | 1,58233.5% | 1,86639.5% | 1,27126.9% | 4,719 |
| Buena Vista County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+1,038 | 1,95953.9% | 92125.3% | 75520.8% | 3,635 |
| Butler County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+742 | 1,66847.7% | 92626.5% | 90325.8% | 3,497 |
| Calhoun County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+292 | 1,47440.7% | 1,18232.7% | 96326.6% | 3,619 |
| Carroll County | Woodrow Wilson+1,034 | 1,29230.2% | 2,32654.3% | 66415.5% | 4,282 |
| Cass County | William Howard Taft+214 | 1,26128.1% | 1,51033.6% | 1,72438.4% | 4,495 |
| Cedar County | Woodrow Wilson+492 | 1,44632.7% | 1,93843.8% | 1,03623.4% | 4,420 |
| Cerro Gordo County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+384 | 2,12640.9% | 1,74233.5% | 1,33425.6% | 5,202 |
| Cherokee County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+851 | 1,78157.6% | 93030.1% | 38112.3% | 3,092 |
| Chickasaw County | Woodrow Wilson+869 | 71819.8% | 1,89152.1% | 1,02228.1% | 3,631 |
| Clarke County | Woodrow Wilson+28 | 69728.0% | 91036.6% | 88235.4% | 2,489 |
| Clay County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+731 | 1,43850.9% | 70725.0% | 67924.0% | 2,824 |
| Clayton County | Woodrow Wilson+1,216 | 1,70329.1% | 2,91949.8% | 1,23921.1% | 5,861 |
| Clinton County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+29 | 3,66239.9% | 3,63339.6% | 1,89020.6% | 9,185 |
| Crawford County | Woodrow Wilson+885 | 1,30828.0% | 2,19347.0% | 1,16925.0% | 4,670 |
| Dallas County | William Howard Taft+107 | 1,70632.5% | 1,71832.7% | 1,82534.8% | 5,249 |
| Davis County | Woodrow Wilson+269 | 42814.0% | 1,45347.4% | 1,18438.6% | 3,065 |
| Decatur County | Woodrow Wilson+308 | 91823.4% | 1,65942.2% | 1,35134.4% | 3,928 |
| Delaware County | Woodrow Wilson+5 | 1,27131.3% | 1,39934.4% | 1,39434.3% | 4,064 |
| Des Moines County | Woodrow Wilson+410 | 2,75934.2% | 3,16939.3% | 2,13626.5% | 8,064 |
| Dickinson County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+401 | 90348.5% | 50227.0% | 45724.5% | 1,862 |
| Dubuque County | Woodrow Wilson+2,370 | 3,86733.0% | 6,23753.2% | 1,62013.8% | 11,724 |
| Emmet County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+253 | 85544.0% | 48625.0% | 60231.0% | 1,943 |
| Fayette County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+277 | 2,65642.7% | 2,37938.2% | 1,19219.1% | 6,227 |
| Floyd County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+202 | 1,44637.0% | 1,24431.8% | 1,21631.1% | 3,906 |
| Franklin County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+826 | 1,59952.2% | 69422.6% | 77325.2% | 3,066 |
| Fremont County | Woodrow Wilson+789 | 96426.1% | 1,76247.6% | 97326.3% | 3,699 |
| Greene County | William Howard Taft+66 | 1,25835.3% | 98027.5% | 1,32437.2% | 3,562 |
| Grundy County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+376 | 1,52549.3% | 1,14937.1% | 42113.6% | 3,095 |
| Guthrie County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+59 | 1,44935.4% | 1,39033.9% | 1,25830.7% | 4,097 |
| Hamilton County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+1,377 | 2,41856.4% | 1,04124.3% | 83119.4% | 4,290 |
| Hancock County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+77 | 93737.4% | 71028.3% | 86034.3% | 2,507 |
| Hardin County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+1,578 | 2,65059.5% | 1,07224.1% | 73216.4% | 4,454 |
| Harrison County | Woodrow Wilson+521 | 1,63630.7% | 2,15740.5% | 1,52828.7% | 5,321 |
| Henry County | William Howard Taft+83 | 1,00823.7% | 1,58037.2% | 1,66339.1% | 4,251 |
| Howard County | Woodrow Wilson+447 | 96930.9% | 1,41645.2% | 75023.9% | 3,135 |
| Humboldt County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+798 | 1,43256.3% | 63424.9% | 47718.8% | 2,543 |
| Ida County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+88 | 1,17542.1% | 1,08738.9% | 53019.0% | 2,792 |
| Iowa County | Woodrow Wilson+604 | 94423.5% | 1,84145.8% | 1,23730.8% | 4,022 |
| Jackson County | Woodrow Wilson+892 | 1,36728.5% | 2,25947.1% | 1,17424.5% | 4,800 |
| Jasper County | Woodrow Wilson+395 | 2,09233.0% | 2,48739.2% | 1,76627.8% | 6,345 |
| Jefferson County | William Howard Taft+67 | 97326.6% | 1,31135.8% | 1,37837.6% | 3,662 |
| Johnson County | Woodrow Wilson+1,682 | 91415.5% | 3,32756.5% | 1,64527.9% | 5,886 |
| Jones County | Woodrow Wilson+567 | 75616.6% | 2,18947.9% | 1,62235.5% | 4,567 |
| Keokuk County | Woodrow Wilson+1,009 | 1,42527.3% | 2,43446.6% | 1,36126.1% | 5,220 |
| Kossuth County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+103 | 1,91641.8% | 1,81339.5% | 85718.7% | 4,586 |
| Lee County | Woodrow Wilson+1,278 | 2,61330.7% | 3,89145.7% | 2,01623.7% | 8,520 |
| Linn County | Woodrow Wilson+1,096 | 3,76727.9% | 5,42240.1% | 4,32632.0% | 13,515 |
| Louisa County | William Howard Taft+78 | 99233.7% | 88129.9% | 1,07036.4% | 2,943 |
| Lucas County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+49 | 1,01734.8% | 96833.1% | 93932.1% | 2,924 |
| Lyon County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+573 | 1,46952.9% | 89632.3% | 41214.8% | 2,777 |
| Madison County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+37 | 1,31134.8% | 1,18531.4% | 1,27433.8% | 3,770 |
| Mahaska County | Woodrow Wilson+386 | 2,19034.0% | 2,57640.0% | 1,68226.1% | 6,448 |
| Marion County | Woodrow Wilson+488 | 1,78834.0% | 2,27643.3% | 1,19122.7% | 5,255 |
| Marshall County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+1,467 | 3,62954.0% | 2,16232.2% | 92613.8% | 6,717 |
| Mills County | Woodrow Wilson+129 | 1,18335.4% | 1,31239.2% | 85025.4% | 3,345 |
| Mitchell County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+148 | 1,23042.4% | 1,08237.3% | 59020.3% | 2,902 |
| Monona County | Woodrow Wilson+1 | 1,35735.5% | 1,35835.5% | 1,10929.0% | 3,824 |
| Monroe County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+927 | 2,41245.7% | 1,48528.1% | 1,38526.2% | 5,282 |
| Montgomery County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+645 | 1,85146.6% | 1,20630.3% | 91723.1% | 3,974 |
| Muscatine County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+963 | 3,64251.2% | 2,67937.7% | 78911.1% | 7,110 |
| O'Brien County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+238 | 1,74445.1% | 1,50638.9% | 62016.0% | 3,870 |
| Osceola County | Woodrow Wilson+134 | 65233.3% | 78640.1% | 52026.6% | 1,958 |
| Page County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+1,083 | 2,54551.0% | 1,46229.3% | 98019.7% | 4,987 |
| Palo Alto County | Woodrow Wilson+321 | 91829.2% | 1,27440.5% | 95330.3% | 3,145 |
| Plymouth County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+41 | 2,07942.1% | 2,03841.2% | 82516.7% | 4,942 |
| Pocahontas County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+199 | 1,37541.5% | 1,17635.5% | 76023.0% | 3,311 |
| Polk County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+3,432 | 10,67147.3% | 7,23932.1% | 4,66520.7% | 22,575 |
| Pottawattamie County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+127 | 5,12043.1% | 4,99342.1% | 1,75314.8% | 11,866 |
| Poweshiek County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+381 | 2,01244.3% | 1,63135.9% | 90219.8% | 4,545 |
| Ringgold County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+96 | 1,05436.0% | 95832.7% | 91631.3% | 2,928 |
| Sac County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+795 | 1,91952.4% | 1,12430.7% | 62217.0% | 3,665 |
| Scott County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+847 | 6,47947.4% | 5,63241.2% | 1,56811.5% | 13,679 |
| Shelby County | Woodrow Wilson+701 | 1,14029.6% | 1,84147.8% | 87222.6% | 3,853 |
| Sioux County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+1,183 | 2,63656.5% | 1,45331.2% | 57512.3% | 4,664 |
| Story County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+1,516 | 2,76352.8% | 1,22423.4% | 1,24723.8% | 5,234 |
| Tama County | Woodrow Wilson+606 | 1,84033.7% | 2,44644.8% | 1,17921.6% | 5,465 |
| Taylor County | Woodrow Wilson+8 | 1,11729.0% | 1,37235.6% | 1,36435.4% | 3,853 |
| Union County | Woodrow Wilson+259 | 1,26932.6% | 1,52839.2% | 1,09628.2% | 3,893 |
| Van Buren County | Woodrow Wilson+12 | 79021.0% | 1,49539.7% | 1,48339.4% | 3,768 |
| Wapello County | Woodrow Wilson+347 | 2,61330.9% | 3,10236.6% | 2,75532.5% | 8,470 |
| Warren County | Woodrow Wilson+10 | 1,26931.3% | 1,39634.5% | 1,38634.2% | 4,051 |
| Washington County | Woodrow Wilson+473 | 1,53031.9% | 2,00341.8% | 1,26426.3% | 4,797 |
| Wayne County | Woodrow Wilson+388 | 99726.4% | 1,58141.9% | 1,19331.6% | 3,771 |
| Webster County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+264 | 2,63437.0% | 2,37033.3% | 2,12329.8% | 7,127 |
| Winnebago County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+777 | 1,30958.7% | 39017.5% | 53223.8% | 2,231 |
| Winneshiek County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+118 | 2,22343.3% | 2,10541.0% | 80215.6% | 5,130 |
| Woodbury County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+1,513 | 6,07746.5% | 4,56434.9% | 2,44118.7% | 13,082 |
| Worth County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+824 | 1,22661.9% | 40220.3% | 35417.9% | 1,982 |
| Wright County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+1,180 | 1,98555.8% | 76521.5% | 80522.6% | 3,555 |
Nominees: Woodrow Wilson (D) · William Howard Taft (R) · Theodore Roosevelt (Progressive)
Iowa's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1912 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | −5.3% |
| 1896 | −12.6% |
| 1900 | −18.6% |
| 1904 | −32.7% |
| 1908 | −15.0% |
| 1912 | +13.3% |
| 1916 | −11.4% |
| 1920 | −45.5% |
| 1924 | −38.6% |
| 1928 | −24.2% |
| 1932 | +17.7% |
| 1936 | +11.7% |
| 1940 | −4.4% |
| 1944 | −4.5% |
| 1948 | +2.7% |
| 1952 | −28.2% |
| 1956 | −18.4% |
| 1960 | −13.5% |
| 1964 | +24.0% |
| 1968 | −12.2% |
| 1972 | −17.1% |
| 1976 | −1.0% |
| 1980 | −12.7% |
| 1984 | −7.4% |
| 1988 | +10.2% |
| 1992 | +6.0% |
| 1996 | +10.3% |
| 2000 | +0.3% |
| 2004 | −0.7% |
| 2008 | +9.5% |
| 2012 | +5.8% |
| 2016 | −9.3% |
| 2020 | −8.2% |
| 2024 | −13.2% |
Source. Compiled historical county records — 1912 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.