Elections / 1912 · President · IL
Illinois — 1912 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate1912 presidential electionIllinois · PresidentOther42.5%
How it voted
Share of the 1912 vote
| Other ✓All other candidates | 42.5% | 487,532 |
|---|---|---|
| Woodrow WilsonDemocratic | 35.3% | 405,048 |
| William H. TaftRepublican | 22.1% | 253,593 |
1912presidential margin
D+60R+60
102 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.
Illinois cast 29 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (102 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Adams County, IL | Democratic | D+29.6 |
| Alexander County, IL | Republican | R+1.4 |
| Bond County, IL | Democratic | D+3.7 |
| Boone County, IL | Other / independent | R+22.3 |
| Brown County, IL | Democratic | D+42.3 |
| Bureau County, IL | Other / independent | D+10.8 |
| Calhoun County, IL | Democratic | D+18.8 |
| Carroll County, IL | Republican | R+11.7 |
| Cass County, IL | Democratic | D+35.9 |
| Champaign County, IL | Other / independent | D+9.8 |
| Christian County, IL | Democratic | D+23.2 |
| Clark County, IL | Democratic | D+11.2 |
| Clay County, IL | Democratic | D+7.0 |
| Clinton County, IL | Democratic | D+35.8 |
| Coles County, IL | Democratic | D+14.1 |
| Cook County, IL | Other / independent | D+13.0 |
| Crawford County, IL | Democratic | D+25.1 |
| Cumberland County, IL | Democratic | D+19.9 |
| De Witt County, IL | Democratic | D+11.3 |
| DeKalb County, IL | Other / independent | R+2.8 |
| Douglas County, IL | Democratic | D+5.5 |
| DuPage County, IL | Other / independent | D+13.8 |
| Edgar County, IL | Democratic | D+14.2 |
| Edwards County, IL | Other / independent | R+6.9 |
| Effingham County, IL | Democratic | D+36.5 |
| Fayette County, IL | Democratic | D+21.5 |
| Ford County, IL | Other / independent | D+5.5 |
| Franklin County, IL | Democratic | D+5.8 |
| Fulton County, IL | Other / independent | D+14.7 |
| Gallatin County, IL | Democratic | D+20.8 |
| Greene County, IL | Democratic | D+35.6 |
| Grundy County, IL | Other / independent | R+4.4 |
| Hamilton County, IL | Democratic | D+17.1 |
| Hancock County, IL | Democratic | D+28.0 |
| Hardin County, IL | Republican | R+3.0 |
| Henderson County, IL | Other / independent | D+3.1 |
| Henry County, IL | Other / independent | D+3.9 |
| Iroquois County, IL | Other / independent | D+8.1 |
| Jackson County, IL | Democratic | D+6.9 |
| Jasper County, IL | Democratic | D+20.7 |
| Jefferson County, IL | Democratic | D+21.2 |
| Jersey County, IL | Democratic | D+25.7 |
| Jo Daviess County, IL | Democratic | D+18.2 |
| Johnson County, IL | Republican | R+2.5 |
| Kane County, IL | Other / independent | D+10.4 |
| Kankakee County, IL | Republican | R+7.4 |
| Kendall County, IL | Other / independent | R+0.1 |
| Knox County, IL | Other / independent | D+9.6 |
| Lake County, IL | Other / independent | D+2.5 |
| LaSalle County, IL | Other / independent | D+11.0 |
| Lawrence County, IL | Democratic | D+17.5 |
| Lee County, IL | Other / independent | D+8.0 |
| Livingston County, IL | Other / independent | D+9.6 |
| Logan County, IL | Democratic | D+27.3 |
| Macon County, IL | Other / independent | D+8.8 |
| Macoupin County, IL | Democratic | D+26.4 |
| Madison County, IL | Democratic | D+9.5 |
| Marion County, IL | Democratic | D+24.2 |
| Marshall County, IL | Democratic | D+23.8 |
| Mason County, IL | Democratic | D+29.7 |
| Massac County, IL | Republican | R+26.6 |
| McDonough County, IL | Democratic | D+15.5 |
| McHenry County, IL | Other / independent | R+6.1 |
| McLean County, IL | Democratic | D+4.8 |
| Menard County, IL | Democratic | D+28.7 |
| Mercer County, IL | Other / independent | D+12.9 |
| Monroe County, IL | Republican | R+1.1 |
| Montgomery County, IL | Democratic | D+18.6 |
| Morgan County, IL | Democratic | D+28.8 |
| Moultrie County, IL | Democratic | D+23.6 |
| Ogle County, IL | Other / independent | R+3.9 |
| Peoria County, IL | Other / independent | D+26.2 |
| Perry County, IL | Democratic | D+16.2 |
| Piatt County, IL | Democratic | D+9.4 |
| Pike County, IL | Democratic | D+25.7 |
| Pope County, IL | Republican | R+18.1 |
| Pulaski County, IL | Republican | R+20.5 |
| Putnam County, IL | Other / independent | D+1.4 |
| Randolph County, IL | Democratic | D+26.1 |
| Richland County, IL | Democratic | D+25.2 |
| Rock Island County, IL | Other / independent | D+10.5 |
| Saline County, IL | Democratic | D+16.6 |
| Sangamon County, IL | Democratic | D+22.2 |
| Schuyler County, IL | Democratic | D+25.1 |
| Scott County, IL | Democratic | D+26.6 |
| Shelby County, IL | Democratic | D+26.7 |
| St. Clair County, IL | Democratic | D+10.3 |
| Stark County, IL | Other / independent | D+5.1 |
| Stephenson County, IL | Democratic | D+27.4 |
| Tazewell County, IL | Democratic | D+33.7 |
| Union County, IL | Democratic | D+33.1 |
| Vermilion County, IL | Other / independent | R+0.5 |
| Wabash County, IL | Democratic | D+25.1 |
| Warren County, IL | Other / independent | D+19.5 |
| Washington County, IL | Democratic | D+8.3 |
| Wayne County, IL | Democratic | D+14.1 |
| White County, IL | Democratic | D+19.2 |
| Whiteside County, IL | Other / independent | D+7.2 |
| Will County, IL | Other / independent | D+8.3 |
| Williamson County, IL | Democratic | D+0.5 |
| Winnebago County, IL | Other / independent | R+2.0 |
| Woodford County, IL | Democratic | D+26.4 |
Nominees: Woodrow Wilson (D) · William Howard Taft (R) · Theodore Roosevelt (Progressive)
Illinois's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1912 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | +3.1% |
| 1896 | −13.0% |
| 1900 | −8.4% |
| 1904 | −28.3% |
| 1908 | −15.5% |
| 1912 | +13.2% |
| 1916 | −9.2% |
| 1920 | −42.3% |
| 1924 | −35.5% |
| 1928 | −14.7% |
| 1932 | +13.2% |
| 1936 | +18.0% |
| 1940 | +2.4% |
| 1944 | +3.5% |
| 1948 | +0.8% |
| 1952 | −9.9% |
| 1956 | −19.2% |
| 1960 | +0.2% |
| 1964 | +18.9% |
| 1968 | −2.9% |
| 1972 | −18.5% |
| 1976 | −2.0% |
| 1980 | −7.9% |
| 1984 | −12.9% |
| 1988 | −2.1% |
| 1992 | +14.2% |
| 1996 | +17.5% |
| 2000 | +12.0% |
| 2004 | +10.3% |
| 2008 | +25.1% |
| 2012 | +16.8% |
| 2016 | +16.9% |
| 2020 | +16.9% |
| 2024 | +10.9% |
County-by-county results — 102 counties
| County | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adams County | D | 6,952 | 2,733 | 14,263 | |
| Alexander County | R | 1,936 | 2,003 | 4,793 | |
| Bond County | D | 1,278 | 1,152 | 3,433 | |
| Boone County | O | 540 | 1,361 | 3,682 | |
| Brown County | D | 1,358 | 381 | 2,312 | |
| Bureau County | O | 2,800 | 1,816 | 9,153 | |
| Calhoun County | D | 602 | 373 | 1,218 | |
| Carroll County | R | 1,098 | 1,577 | 4,111 | |
| Cass County | D | 2,223 | 719 | 4,195 | |
| Champaign County | O | 4,454 | 3,220 | 12,570 | |
| Christian County | D | 3,821 | 1,994 | 7,882 | |
| Clark County | D | 2,517 | 1,897 | 5,552 | |
| Clay County | D | 1,926 | 1,622 | 4,341 | |
| Clinton County | D | 2,674 | 973 | 4,750 | |
| Coles County | D | 3,453 | 2,263 | 8,426 | |
| Cook County | O | 130,702 | 74,851 | 429,312 | |
| Crawford County | D | 2,691 | 1,266 | 5,676 | |
| Cumberland County | D | 1,673 | 990 | 3,440 | |
| De Witt County | D | 1,880 | 1,346 | 4,725 | |
| DeKalb County | O | 1,568 | 1,776 | 7,314 | |
| Douglas County | D | 1,633 | 1,386 | 4,467 | |
| DuPage County | O | 2,236 | 1,136 | 7,961 | |
| Edgar County | D | 3,479 | 2,430 | 7,399 | |
| Edwards County | O | 650 | 817 | 2,404 | |
| Effingham County | D | 2,575 | 1,002 | 4,309 | |
| Fayette County | D | 2,782 | 1,481 | 6,042 | |
| Ford County | O | 1,035 | 832 | 3,708 | |
| Franklin County | D | 2,435 | 2,098 | 5,809 | |
| Fulton County | O | 3,902 | 2,263 | 11,130 | |
| Gallatin County | D | 1,697 | 1,051 | 3,111 | |
| Greene County | D | 2,801 | 1,064 | 4,876 | |
| Grundy County | O | 1,172 | 1,380 | 4,731 | |
| Hamilton County | D | 1,920 | 1,242 | 3,964 | |
| Hancock County | D | 3,692 | 1,577 | 7,566 | |
| Hardin County | R | 644 | 691 | 1,585 | |
| Henderson County | O | 721 | 648 | 2,328 | |
| Henry County | O | 2,219 | 1,859 | 9,163 | |
| Iroquois County | O | 2,474 | 1,866 | 7,516 | |
| Jackson County | D | 3,323 | 2,780 | 7,833 | |
| Jasper County | D | 2,042 | 1,227 | 3,944 | |
| Jefferson County | D | 3,237 | 1,834 | 6,614 | |
| Jersey County | D | 1,573 | 838 | 2,857 | |
| Jo Daviess County | D | 2,226 | 1,233 | 5,460 | |
| Johnson County | R | 952 | 1,025 | 2,923 | |
| Kane County | O | 4,394 | 2,415 | 19,066 | |
| Kankakee County | R | 2,532 | 3,178 | 8,728 | |
| Kendall County | O | 531 | 534 | 2,651 | |
| Knox County | O | 2,758 | 1,750 | 10,467 | |
| Lake County | O | 2,436 | 2,183 | 10,113 | |
| LaSalle County | O | 7,036 | 4,858 | 19,784 | |
| Lawrence County | D | 2,550 | 1,617 | 5,320 | |
| Lee County | O | 1,995 | 1,482 | 6,436 | |
| Livingston County | O | 3,334 | 2,444 | 9,258 | |
| Logan County | D | 3,229 | 1,397 | 6,701 | |
| Macon County | O | 4,435 | 3,356 | 12,278 | |
| Macoupin County | D | 4,902 | 2,177 | 10,314 | |
| Madison County | D | 7,155 | 5,462 | 17,868 | |
| Marion County | D | 3,493 | 1,586 | 7,892 | |
| Marshall County | D | 1,685 | 790 | 3,768 | |
| Mason County | D | 2,173 | 948 | 4,121 | |
| Massac County | R | 599 | 1,341 | 2,790 | |
| McDonough County | D | 2,959 | 1,876 | 6,973 | |
| McHenry County | O | 1,913 | 2,370 | 7,447 | |
| McLean County | D | 5,356 | 4,624 | 15,294 | |
| Menard County | D | 1,530 | 620 | 3,175 | |
| Mercer County | O | 1,602 | 959 | 4,996 | |
| Monroe County | R | 1,398 | 1,433 | 3,155 | |
| Montgomery County | D | 3,705 | 2,195 | 8,109 | |
| Morgan County | D | 3,648 | 1,466 | 7,582 | |
| Moultrie County | D | 1,501 | 747 | 3,196 | |
| Ogle County | O | 1,750 | 2,014 | 6,745 | |
| Peoria County | O | 8,364 | 2,594 | 22,020 | |
| Perry County | D | 2,107 | 1,341 | 4,732 | |
| Piatt County | D | 1,417 | 1,064 | 3,745 | |
| Pike County | D | 3,371 | 1,668 | 6,623 | |
| Pope County | R | 664 | 1,099 | 2,399 | |
| Pulaski County | R | 978 | 1,632 | 3,183 | |
| Putnam County | O | 424 | 403 | 1,462 | |
| Randolph County | D | 3,217 | 1,548 | 6,386 | |
| Richland County | D | 1,800 | 862 | 3,720 | |
| Rock Island County | O | 3,997 | 2,394 | 15,289 | |
| Saline County | D | 3,599 | 2,254 | 8,111 | |
| Sangamon County | D | 8,406 | 3,994 | 19,897 | |
| Schuyler County | D | 1,714 | 853 | 3,428 | |
| Scott County | D | 1,341 | 686 | 2,459 | |
| Shelby County | D | 3,467 | 1,629 | 6,889 | |
| St. Clair County | D | 10,826 | 8,156 | 25,866 | |
| Stark County | O | 669 | 549 | 2,340 | |
| Stephenson County | D | 3,850 | 1,367 | 9,060 | |
| Tazewell County | D | 3,654 | 1,054 | 7,717 | |
| Union County | D | 2,648 | 1,194 | 4,387 | |
| Vermilion County | O | 5,576 | 5,655 | 17,533 | |
| Wabash County | D | 1,676 | 841 | 3,325 | |
| Warren County | O | 2,080 | 915 | 5,966 | |
| Washington County | D | 1,654 | 1,304 | 4,234 | |
| Wayne County | D | 2,378 | 1,586 | 5,627 | |
| White County | D | 2,708 | 1,692 | 5,298 | |
| Whiteside County | O | 1,996 | 1,437 | 7,711 | |
| Will County | O | 4,717 | 3,331 | 16,767 | |
| Williamson County | D | 3,258 | 3,209 | 9,267 | |
| Winnebago County | O | 2,276 | 2,537 | 13,105 | |
| Woodford County | D | 2,051 | 850 | 4,552 |
Source. Compiled historical county records — 1912 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.