akashic
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Elections / 1912 · President · ID

Theodore Roosevelt carried Idaho.

Woodrow Wilson (D) vs William Howard Taft (R) in Idaho, 1912. Theodore Roosevelt won the state as a third-party candidate; the D+1.1 margin shown in the table is the Democratic-vs-Republican measure used across Akashic. The state ran 18.5 points more Republican than the nation (D+19.5 nationally).

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

Idaho result
105,754 votes counted
Wilson (D)
33,921
32.1%
Taft (R)
32,810
31.0%
Roosevelt + others
39,023
36.9%
Margin
D+1.1
1912 presidential election
Idaho, 1912
WilsonD+1.1
1912 presidential margin by county for Idaho — 1912 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of Idaho — 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.Ada County, ID · R+6.3Adams County, ID · R+12.1Bannock County, ID · R+17.2Bear Lake County, ID · R+14.2Bingham County, ID · R+21.1Blaine County, ID · TiedBoise County, ID · D+4.2Bonner County, ID · D+8.3Bonneville County, ID · R+10.3Canyon County, ID · D+7.1Cassia County, ID · R+19.4Clearwater County, ID · D+11.2Custer County, ID · D+14.7Elmore County, ID · D+7.9Fremont County, ID · R+16.9Idaho County, ID · D+16.1Kootenai County, ID · D+11.3Latah County, ID · D+11.6Lemhi County, ID · D+12.1Lewis County, ID · D+27.1Lincoln County, ID · D+6.9Nez Perce County, ID · D+14.6Oneida County, ID · R+25.1Owyhee County, ID · D+3.4Shoshone County, ID · D+4.6Twin Falls County, ID · D+12.5Washington County, ID · D+11.9
How it voted
Share of the 1912 vote
Theodore Roosevelt ✓Progressive36.9%39,023
Woodrow WilsonDemocratic32.1%33,921
William H. TaftRepublican31.0%32,810
D+60
R+60
27 counties, each filled by 1912 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Idaho's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1912 contest in context
Idaho's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1892 to 2024. Most recent: −36.5% in 2024.flipped R · 1968−36.5%DR18922024
Idaho's presidential margins
YearMargin (D minus R)
1892−44.2%
1896+56.8%
1900+3.8%
1904−40.4%
1908−16.9%
1912+1.1%
1916+10.9%
1920−31.3%
1924−30.8%
1928−29.3%
1932+20.4%
1936+29.8%
1940+9.1%
1944+3.5%
1948+2.7%
1952−31.0%
1956−22.4%
1960−7.6%
1964+1.8%
1968−26.1%
1972−38.2%
1976−22.8%
1980−41.3%
1984−46.0%
1988−26.1%
1992−13.6%
1996−18.5%
2000−39.5%
2004−38.1%
2008−25.4%
2012−31.9%
2016−31.8%
2020−30.8%
2024−36.5%
County results — 1912
27 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Ada CountyO
−6.3%
2,5693,1989,994
Adams CountyR
−12.1%
4175981,502
Bannock CountyR
−17.2%
1,4862,3164,821
Bear Lake CountyR
−14.2%
9161,2712,494
Bingham CountyR
−21.1%
8141,4402,973
Blaine CountyD
+0.3%
9969882,748
Boise CountyO
+4.2%
7436512,216
Bonner CountyO
+8.3%
1,0557114,127
Bonneville CountyR
−10.3%
8641,1763,038
Canyon CountyO
+7.1%
2,4321,8428,279
Cassia CountyR
−19.4%
8461,4593,161
Clearwater CountyO
+11.2%
5493731,573
Custer CountyD
+14.7%
5013261,189
Elmore CountyO
+7.9%
5364151,532
Fremont CountyR
−16.9%
1,9113,0716,871
Idaho CountyD
+16.1%
1,6799894,284
Kootenai CountyO
+11.3%
2,5061,6907,200
Latah CountyO
+11.6%
1,5079045,220
Lemhi CountyD
+12.1%
9106691,999
Lewis CountyD
+27.1%
1,1314362,569
Lincoln CountyO
+6.9%
1,5411,1915,087
Nez Perce CountyD
+14.6%
1,6191,0114,166
Oneida CountyR
−25.1%
1,3862,3733,928
Owyhee CountyD
+3.4%
5675151,522
Shoshone CountyO
+4.6%
1,6341,3995,054
Twin Falls CountyO
+12.5%
1,7411,0745,348
Washington CountyO
+11.9%
1,0657242,859