Elections / 1912 · President · IA
Iowa — 1912 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate1912 presidential electionIowa · PresidentOther38.0%
How it voted
Share of the 1912 vote
| Other ✓All other candidates | 38.0% | 187,226 |
|---|---|---|
| Woodrow WilsonDemocratic | 37.6% | 185,325 |
| William H. 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 |
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% |
County-by-county results — 99 counties
| County | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adair County | R | 1,195 | 1,248 | 3,402 | |
| Adams County | D | 1,215 | 913 | 2,783 | |
| Allamakee County | D | 1,767 | 1,269 | 4,361 | |
| Appanoose County | R | 2,058 | 2,356 | 5,807 | |
| Audubon County | O | 963 | 692 | 2,646 | |
| Benton County | D | 2,472 | 1,831 | 5,808 | |
| Black Hawk County | O | 3,702 | 1,601 | 10,649 | |
| Boone County | O | 1,601 | 802 | 5,880 | |
| Bremer County | D | 1,944 | 1,013 | 3,764 | |
| Buchanan County | D | 1,866 | 1,271 | 4,719 | |
| Buena Vista County | O | 921 | 755 | 3,635 | |
| Butler County | O | 926 | 903 | 3,497 | |
| Calhoun County | O | 1,182 | 963 | 3,619 | |
| Carroll County | D | 2,326 | 664 | 4,282 | |
| Cass County | R | 1,510 | 1,724 | 4,495 | |
| Cedar County | D | 1,938 | 1,036 | 4,420 | |
| Cerro Gordo County | O | 1,742 | 1,334 | 5,202 | |
| Cherokee County | O | 930 | 381 | 3,092 | |
| Chickasaw County | D | 1,891 | 1,022 | 3,631 | |
| Clarke County | D | 910 | 882 | 2,489 | |
| Clay County | O | 707 | 679 | 2,824 | |
| Clayton County | D | 2,919 | 1,239 | 5,861 | |
| Clinton County | O | 3,633 | 1,890 | 9,185 | |
| Crawford County | D | 2,193 | 1,169 | 4,670 | |
| Dallas County | R | 1,718 | 1,825 | 5,249 | |
| Davis County | D | 1,453 | 1,184 | 3,065 | |
| Decatur County | D | 1,659 | 1,351 | 3,928 | |
| Delaware County | D | 1,399 | 1,394 | 4,064 | |
| Des Moines County | D | 3,169 | 2,136 | 8,064 | |
| Dickinson County | O | 502 | 457 | 1,862 | |
| Dubuque County | D | 6,237 | 1,620 | 11,724 | |
| Emmet County | O | 486 | 602 | 1,943 | |
| Fayette County | O | 2,379 | 1,192 | 6,227 | |
| Floyd County | O | 1,244 | 1,216 | 3,906 | |
| Franklin County | O | 694 | 773 | 3,066 | |
| Fremont County | D | 1,762 | 973 | 3,699 | |
| Greene County | R | 980 | 1,324 | 3,562 | |
| Grundy County | O | 1,149 | 421 | 3,095 | |
| Guthrie County | O | 1,390 | 1,258 | 4,097 | |
| Hamilton County | O | 1,041 | 831 | 4,290 | |
| Hancock County | O | 710 | 860 | 2,507 | |
| Hardin County | O | 1,072 | 732 | 4,454 | |
| Harrison County | D | 2,157 | 1,528 | 5,321 | |
| Henry County | R | 1,580 | 1,663 | 4,251 | |
| Howard County | D | 1,416 | 750 | 3,135 | |
| Humboldt County | O | 634 | 477 | 2,543 | |
| Ida County | O | 1,087 | 530 | 2,792 | |
| Iowa County | D | 1,841 | 1,237 | 4,022 | |
| Jackson County | D | 2,259 | 1,174 | 4,800 | |
| Jasper County | D | 2,487 | 1,766 | 6,345 | |
| Jefferson County | R | 1,311 | 1,378 | 3,662 | |
| Johnson County | D | 3,327 | 1,645 | 5,886 | |
| Jones County | D | 2,189 | 1,622 | 4,567 | |
| Keokuk County | D | 2,434 | 1,361 | 5,220 | |
| Kossuth County | O | 1,813 | 857 | 4,586 | |
| Lee County | D | 3,891 | 2,016 | 8,520 | |
| Linn County | D | 5,422 | 4,326 | 13,515 | |
| Louisa County | R | 881 | 1,070 | 2,943 | |
| Lucas County | O | 968 | 939 | 2,924 | |
| Lyon County | O | 896 | 412 | 2,777 | |
| Madison County | O | 1,185 | 1,274 | 3,770 | |
| Mahaska County | D | 2,576 | 1,682 | 6,448 | |
| Marion County | D | 2,276 | 1,191 | 5,255 | |
| Marshall County | O | 2,162 | 926 | 6,717 | |
| Mills County | D | 1,312 | 850 | 3,345 | |
| Mitchell County | O | 1,082 | 590 | 2,902 | |
| Monona County | D | 1,358 | 1,109 | 3,824 | |
| Monroe County | O | 1,485 | 1,385 | 5,282 | |
| Montgomery County | O | 1,206 | 917 | 3,974 | |
| Muscatine County | O | 2,679 | 789 | 7,110 | |
| O'Brien County | O | 1,506 | 620 | 3,870 | |
| Osceola County | D | 786 | 520 | 1,958 | |
| Page County | O | 1,462 | 980 | 4,987 | |
| Palo Alto County | D | 1,274 | 953 | 3,145 | |
| Plymouth County | O | 2,038 | 825 | 4,942 | |
| Pocahontas County | O | 1,176 | 760 | 3,311 | |
| Polk County | O | 7,239 | 4,665 | 22,575 | |
| Pottawattamie County | O | 4,993 | 1,753 | 11,866 | |
| Poweshiek County | O | 1,631 | 902 | 4,545 | |
| Ringgold County | O | 958 | 916 | 2,928 | |
| Sac County | O | 1,124 | 622 | 3,665 | |
| Scott County | O | 5,632 | 1,568 | 13,679 | |
| Shelby County | D | 1,841 | 872 | 3,853 | |
| Sioux County | O | 1,453 | 575 | 4,664 | |
| Story County | O | 1,224 | 1,247 | 5,234 | |
| Tama County | D | 2,446 | 1,179 | 5,465 | |
| Taylor County | D | 1,372 | 1,364 | 3,853 | |
| Union County | D | 1,528 | 1,096 | 3,893 | |
| Van Buren County | D | 1,495 | 1,483 | 3,768 | |
| Wapello County | D | 3,102 | 2,755 | 8,470 | |
| Warren County | D | 1,396 | 1,386 | 4,051 | |
| Washington County | D | 2,003 | 1,264 | 4,797 | |
| Wayne County | D | 1,581 | 1,193 | 3,771 | |
| Webster County | O | 2,370 | 2,123 | 7,127 | |
| Winnebago County | O | 390 | 532 | 2,231 | |
| Winneshiek County | O | 2,105 | 802 | 5,130 | |
| Woodbury County | O | 4,564 | 2,441 | 13,082 | |
| Worth County | O | 402 | 354 | 1,982 | |
| Wright County | O | 765 | 805 | 3,555 |
Source. Compiled historical county records — 1912 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.