Illinois — 1912 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate1912 presidential electionIllinois · PresidentRoosevelt42.5%
How it voted
Share of the 1912 vote
| Theodore Roosevelt + others ✓Progressive | 42.5% | 487,532 |
|---|---|---|
| Woodrow WilsonDemocratic | 35.3% | 405,048 |
| William Howard 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 |
Illinois results by county
102 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adams County | Woodrow Wilson+2,374 | 4,57832.1% | 6,95248.7% | 2,73319.2% | 14,263 |
| Alexander County | William Howard Taft+67 | 85417.8% | 1,93640.4% | 2,00341.8% | 4,793 |
| Bond County | Woodrow Wilson+126 | 1,00329.2% | 1,27837.2% | 1,15233.6% | 3,433 |
| Boone County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+420 | 1,78148.4% | 54014.7% | 1,36137.0% | 3,682 |
| Brown County | Woodrow Wilson+785 | 57324.8% | 1,35858.7% | 38116.5% | 2,312 |
| Bureau County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+1,737 | 4,53749.6% | 2,80030.6% | 1,81619.8% | 9,153 |
| Calhoun County | Woodrow Wilson+229 | 24320.0% | 60249.4% | 37330.6% | 1,218 |
| Carroll County | William Howard Taft+141 | 1,43634.9% | 1,09826.7% | 1,57738.4% | 4,111 |
| Cass County | Woodrow Wilson+970 | 1,25329.9% | 2,22353.0% | 71917.1% | 4,195 |
| Champaign County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+442 | 4,89638.9% | 4,45435.4% | 3,22025.6% | 12,570 |
| Christian County | Woodrow Wilson+1,754 | 2,06726.2% | 3,82148.5% | 1,99425.3% | 7,882 |
| Clark County | Woodrow Wilson+620 | 1,13820.5% | 2,51745.3% | 1,89734.2% | 5,552 |
| Clay County | Woodrow Wilson+304 | 79318.3% | 1,92644.4% | 1,62237.4% | 4,341 |
| Clinton County | Woodrow Wilson+1,571 | 1,10323.2% | 2,67456.3% | 97320.5% | 4,750 |
| Coles County | Woodrow Wilson+743 | 2,71032.2% | 3,45341.0% | 2,26326.9% | 8,426 |
| Cook County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+93,057 | 223,75952.1% | 130,70230.4% | 74,85117.4% | 429,312 |
| Crawford County | Woodrow Wilson+972 | 1,71930.3% | 2,69147.4% | 1,26622.3% | 5,676 |
| Cumberland County | Woodrow Wilson+683 | 77722.6% | 1,67348.6% | 99028.8% | 3,440 |
| De Witt County | Woodrow Wilson+381 | 1,49931.7% | 1,88039.8% | 1,34628.5% | 4,725 |
| DeKalb County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+2,194 | 3,97054.3% | 1,56821.4% | 1,77624.3% | 7,314 |
| Douglas County | Woodrow Wilson+185 | 1,44832.4% | 1,63336.6% | 1,38631.0% | 4,467 |
| DuPage County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+2,353 | 4,58957.6% | 2,23628.1% | 1,13614.3% | 7,961 |
| Edgar County | Woodrow Wilson+1,049 | 1,49020.1% | 3,47947.0% | 2,43032.8% | 7,399 |
| Edwards County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+120 | 93739.0% | 65027.0% | 81734.0% | 2,404 |
| Effingham County | Woodrow Wilson+1,573 | 73217.0% | 2,57559.8% | 1,00223.3% | 4,309 |
| Fayette County | Woodrow Wilson+1,003 | 1,77929.4% | 2,78246.0% | 1,48124.5% | 6,042 |
| Ford County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+806 | 1,84149.6% | 1,03527.9% | 83222.4% | 3,708 |
| Franklin County | Woodrow Wilson+337 | 1,27622.0% | 2,43541.9% | 2,09836.1% | 5,809 |
| Fulton County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+1,063 | 4,96544.6% | 3,90235.1% | 2,26320.3% | 11,130 |
| Gallatin County | Woodrow Wilson+646 | 36311.7% | 1,69754.5% | 1,05133.8% | 3,111 |
| Greene County | Woodrow Wilson+1,737 | 1,01120.7% | 2,80157.4% | 1,06421.8% | 4,876 |
| Grundy County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+799 | 2,17946.1% | 1,17224.8% | 1,38029.2% | 4,731 |
| Hamilton County | Woodrow Wilson+678 | 80220.2% | 1,92048.4% | 1,24231.3% | 3,964 |
| Hancock County | Woodrow Wilson+1,395 | 2,29730.4% | 3,69248.8% | 1,57720.8% | 7,566 |
| Hardin County | William Howard Taft+47 | 25015.8% | 64440.6% | 69143.6% | 1,585 |
| Henderson County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+238 | 95941.2% | 72131.0% | 64827.8% | 2,328 |
| Henry County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+2,866 | 5,08555.5% | 2,21924.2% | 1,85920.3% | 9,163 |
| Iroquois County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+702 | 3,17642.3% | 2,47432.9% | 1,86624.8% | 7,516 |
| Jackson County | Woodrow Wilson+543 | 1,73022.1% | 3,32342.4% | 2,78035.5% | 7,833 |
| Jasper County | Woodrow Wilson+815 | 67517.1% | 2,04251.8% | 1,22731.1% | 3,944 |
| Jefferson County | Woodrow Wilson+1,403 | 1,54323.3% | 3,23748.9% | 1,83427.7% | 6,614 |
| Jersey County | Woodrow Wilson+735 | 44615.6% | 1,57355.1% | 83829.3% | 2,857 |
| Jo Daviess County | Woodrow Wilson+225 | 2,00136.6% | 2,22640.8% | 1,23322.6% | 5,460 |
| Johnson County | William Howard Taft+73 | 94632.4% | 95232.6% | 1,02535.1% | 2,923 |
| Kane County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+7,863 | 12,25764.3% | 4,39423.0% | 2,41512.7% | 19,066 |
| Kankakee County | William Howard Taft+160 | 3,01834.6% | 2,53229.0% | 3,17836.4% | 8,728 |
| Kendall County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+1,052 | 1,58659.8% | 53120.0% | 53420.1% | 2,651 |
| Knox County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+3,201 | 5,95956.9% | 2,75826.3% | 1,75016.7% | 10,467 |
| Lake County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+3,058 | 5,49454.3% | 2,43624.1% | 2,18321.6% | 10,113 |
| LaSalle County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+854 | 7,89039.9% | 7,03635.6% | 4,85824.6% | 19,784 |
| Lawrence County | Woodrow Wilson+933 | 1,15321.7% | 2,55047.9% | 1,61730.4% | 5,320 |
| Lee County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+964 | 2,95946.0% | 1,99531.0% | 1,48223.0% | 6,436 |
| Livingston County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+146 | 3,48037.6% | 3,33436.0% | 2,44426.4% | 9,258 |
| Logan County | Woodrow Wilson+1,154 | 2,07531.0% | 3,22948.2% | 1,39720.8% | 6,701 |
| Macon County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+52 | 4,48736.5% | 4,43536.1% | 3,35627.3% | 12,278 |
| Macoupin County | Woodrow Wilson+1,667 | 3,23531.4% | 4,90247.5% | 2,17721.1% | 10,314 |
| Madison County | Woodrow Wilson+1,693 | 5,25129.4% | 7,15540.0% | 5,46230.6% | 17,868 |
| Marion County | Woodrow Wilson+680 | 2,81335.6% | 3,49344.3% | 1,58620.1% | 7,892 |
| Marshall County | Woodrow Wilson+392 | 1,29334.3% | 1,68544.7% | 79021.0% | 3,768 |
| Mason County | Woodrow Wilson+1,173 | 1,00024.3% | 2,17352.7% | 94823.0% | 4,121 |
| Massac County | William Howard Taft+491 | 85030.5% | 59921.5% | 1,34148.1% | 2,790 |
| McDonough County | Woodrow Wilson+821 | 2,13830.7% | 2,95942.4% | 1,87626.9% | 6,973 |
| McHenry County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+794 | 3,16442.5% | 1,91325.7% | 2,37031.8% | 7,447 |
| McLean County | Woodrow Wilson+42 | 5,31434.7% | 5,35635.0% | 4,62430.2% | 15,294 |
| Menard County | Woodrow Wilson+505 | 1,02532.3% | 1,53048.2% | 62019.5% | 3,175 |
| Mercer County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+833 | 2,43548.7% | 1,60232.1% | 95919.2% | 4,996 |
| Monroe County | William Howard Taft+35 | 32410.3% | 1,39844.3% | 1,43345.4% | 3,155 |
| Montgomery County | Woodrow Wilson+1,496 | 2,20927.2% | 3,70545.7% | 2,19527.1% | 8,109 |
| Morgan County | Woodrow Wilson+1,180 | 2,46832.6% | 3,64848.1% | 1,46619.3% | 7,582 |
| Moultrie County | Woodrow Wilson+553 | 94829.7% | 1,50147.0% | 74723.4% | 3,196 |
| Ogle County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+967 | 2,98144.2% | 1,75025.9% | 2,01429.9% | 6,745 |
| Peoria County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+2,698 | 11,06250.2% | 8,36438.0% | 2,59411.8% | 22,020 |
| Perry County | Woodrow Wilson+766 | 1,28427.1% | 2,10744.5% | 1,34128.3% | 4,732 |
| Piatt County | Woodrow Wilson+153 | 1,26433.8% | 1,41737.8% | 1,06428.4% | 3,745 |
| Pike County | Woodrow Wilson+1,703 | 1,58423.9% | 3,37150.9% | 1,66825.2% | 6,623 |
| Pope County | William Howard Taft+435 | 63626.5% | 66427.7% | 1,09945.8% | 2,399 |
| Pulaski County | William Howard Taft+654 | 57318.0% | 97830.7% | 1,63251.3% | 3,183 |
| Putnam County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+211 | 63543.4% | 42429.0% | 40327.6% | 1,462 |
| Randolph County | Woodrow Wilson+1,596 | 1,62125.4% | 3,21750.4% | 1,54824.2% | 6,386 |
| Richland County | Woodrow Wilson+742 | 1,05828.4% | 1,80048.4% | 86223.2% | 3,720 |
| Rock Island County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+4,901 | 8,89858.2% | 3,99726.1% | 2,39415.7% | 15,289 |
| Saline County | Woodrow Wilson+1,341 | 2,25827.8% | 3,59944.4% | 2,25427.8% | 8,111 |
| Sangamon County | Woodrow Wilson+909 | 7,49737.7% | 8,40642.2% | 3,99420.1% | 19,897 |
| Schuyler County | Woodrow Wilson+853 | 86125.1% | 1,71450.0% | 85324.9% | 3,428 |
| Scott County | Woodrow Wilson+655 | 43217.6% | 1,34154.5% | 68627.9% | 2,459 |
| Shelby County | Woodrow Wilson+1,674 | 1,79326.0% | 3,46750.3% | 1,62923.6% | 6,889 |
| St. Clair County | Woodrow Wilson+2,670 | 6,88426.6% | 10,82641.9% | 8,15631.5% | 25,866 |
| Stark County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+453 | 1,12247.9% | 66928.6% | 54923.5% | 2,340 |
| Stephenson County | Woodrow Wilson+7 | 3,84342.4% | 3,85042.5% | 1,36715.1% | 9,060 |
| Tazewell County | Woodrow Wilson+645 | 3,00939.0% | 3,65447.4% | 1,05413.7% | 7,717 |
| Union County | Woodrow Wilson+1,454 | 54512.4% | 2,64860.4% | 1,19427.2% | 4,387 |
| Vermilion County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+647 | 6,30235.9% | 5,57631.8% | 5,65532.3% | 17,533 |
| Wabash County | Woodrow Wilson+835 | 80824.3% | 1,67650.4% | 84125.3% | 3,325 |
| Warren County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+891 | 2,97149.8% | 2,08034.9% | 91515.3% | 5,966 |
| Washington County | Woodrow Wilson+350 | 1,27630.1% | 1,65439.1% | 1,30430.8% | 4,234 |
| Wayne County | Woodrow Wilson+715 | 1,66329.6% | 2,37842.3% | 1,58628.2% | 5,627 |
| White County | Woodrow Wilson+1,016 | 89816.9% | 2,70851.1% | 1,69231.9% | 5,298 |
| Whiteside County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+2,282 | 4,27855.5% | 1,99625.9% | 1,43718.6% | 7,711 |
| Will County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+4,002 | 8,71952.0% | 4,71728.1% | 3,33119.9% | 16,767 |
| Williamson County | Woodrow Wilson+49 | 2,80030.2% | 3,25835.2% | 3,20934.6% | 9,267 |
| Winnebago County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+5,755 | 8,29263.3% | 2,27617.4% | 2,53719.4% | 13,105 |
| Woodford County | Woodrow Wilson+400 | 1,65136.3% | 2,05145.1% | 85018.7% | 4,552 |
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% |
Source. Compiled historical county records — 1912 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.