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Elections / 1912 · President · IN

Woodrow Wilson carried Indiana D+20.0.

Woodrow Wilson (D) vs William Howard Taft (R) in Indiana, 1912. The state ran 0.4 points more Democratic than the nation (D+19.5 nationally).

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

Indiana result
654,695 votes counted
Wilson (D)
281,889
43.1%
Taft (R)
151,267
23.1%
Roosevelt + others
221,539
33.8%
Margin
D+20.0
1912 presidential election
Indiana, 1912
WilsonD+20.0
1912 presidential margin by county for Indiana — 1912 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of Indiana — 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.Adams County, IN · D+42.5Allen County, IN · D+28.2Bartholomew County, IN · D+28.0Benton County, IN · D+11.7Blackford County, IN · D+34.5Boone County, IN · D+31.2Brown County, IN · D+39.4Carroll County, IN · D+16.5Cass County, IN · D+29.9Clark County, IN · D+37.0Clay County, IN · D+24.7Clinton County, IN · D+15.0Crawford County, IN · D+18.5Daviess County, IN · D+11.9Dearborn County, IN · D+30.2Decatur County, IN · D+19.0DeKalb County, IN · D+26.4Delaware County, IN · D+18.7Dubois County, IN · D+53.2Elkhart County, IN · D+26.8Fayette County, IN · D+10.6Floyd County, IN · D+37.0Fountain County, IN · D+17.4Franklin County, IN · D+34.6Fulton County, IN · D+13.4Gibson County, IN · D+13.5Grant County, IN · D+3.5Greene County, IN · D+14.2Hamilton County, IN · D+3.1Hancock County, IN · D+37.1Harrison County, IN · D+27.1Hendricks County, IN · D+17.0Henry County, IN · D+2.7Howard County, IN · D+7.6Huntington County, IN · D+13.5Jackson County, IN · D+40.7Jasper County, IN · D+1.6Jay County, IN · D+23.9Jefferson County, IN · D+14.9Jennings County, IN · D+17.6Johnson County, IN · D+35.8Knox County, IN · D+16.8Kosciusko County, IN · D+14.5LaGrange County, IN · D+13.5Lake County, IN · TiedLaPorte County, IN · D+19.8Lawrence County, IN · D+13.8Madison County, IN · D+31.1Marion County, IN · D+26.0Marshall County, IN · D+28.1Martin County, IN · D+15.4Miami County, IN · D+25.9Monroe County, IN · D+18.3Montgomery County, IN · D+13.1Morgan County, IN · D+22.5Newton County, IN · D+2.8Noble County, IN · D+22.9Ohio County, IN · D+13.0Orange County, IN · D+7.2Owen County, IN · D+27.1Parke County, IN · D+2.7Perry County, IN · D+38.7Pike County, IN · D+10.8Porter County, IN · R+3.7Posey County, IN · D+31.6Pulaski County, IN · D+17.7Putnam County, IN · D+28.3Randolph County, IN · D+2.3Ripley County, IN · D+18.5Rush County, IN · D+6.8Scott County, IN · D+36.3Shelby County, IN · D+30.1Spencer County, IN · D+22.7St. Joseph County, IN · D+14.4Starke County, IN · D+15.0Steuben County, IN · R+0.6Sullivan County, IN · D+29.6Switzerland County, IN · D+15.9Tippecanoe County, IN · D+13.6Tipton County, IN · D+19.8Union County, IN · D+3.2Vanderburgh County, IN · D+13.6Vermillion County, IN · D+3.3Vigo County, IN · D+23.0Wabash County, IN · D+14.8Warren County, IN · R+10.9Warrick County, IN · D+15.8Washington County, IN · D+36.3Wayne County, IN · D+17.0Wells County, IN · D+38.3White County, IN · D+9.6Whitley County, IN · D+24.9
How it voted
Share of the 1912 vote
Woodrow Wilson ✓Democratic43.1%281,889
Theodore RooseveltProgressive33.8%221,539
William H. TaftRepublican23.1%151,267
D+60
R+60
92 counties, each filled by 1912 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Indiana's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1912 contest in context
Indiana's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1892 to 2024. Most recent: −18.9% in 2024.flipped R · 2012−18.9%DR18922024
Indiana's presidential margins
YearMargin (D minus R)
1892+1.2%
1896−2.9%
1900−3.8%
1904−13.8%
1908−1.5%
1912+20.0%
1916−0.9%
1920−14.6%
1924−16.6%
1928−20.1%
1932+11.7%
1936+14.7%
1940−1.4%
1944−5.7%
1948−0.8%
1952−17.1%
1956−20.2%
1960−10.4%
1964+12.4%
1968−12.3%
1972−32.8%
1976−7.6%
1980−18.4%
1984−24.0%
1988−20.2%
1992−6.1%
1996−5.6%
2000−15.6%
2004−20.7%
2008+1.0%
2012−10.2%
2016−19.0%
2020−16.1%
2024−18.9%
County results — 1912
92 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Adams CountyD
+42.5%
2,9619174,805
Allen CountyD
+28.2%
8,6593,42318,569
Bartholomew CountyD
+28.0%
3,1471,3216,521
Benton CountyD
+11.7%
1,4251,0303,386
Blackford CountyD
+34.5%
1,6513993,624
Boone CountyD
+31.2%
3,2801,1816,735
Brown CountyD
+39.4%
9093051,533
Carroll CountyD
+16.5%
2,2751,4674,883
Cass CountyD
+29.9%
4,4211,5739,511
Clark CountyD
+37.0%
3,3158056,775
Clay CountyD
+24.7%
3,2971,4947,307
Clinton CountyD
+15.0%
3,2552,1827,150
Crawford CountyD
+18.5%
1,1596632,675
Daviess CountyD
+11.9%
2,7592,0056,341
Dearborn CountyD
+30.2%
2,9571,3665,268
Decatur CountyD
+19.0%
2,2461,2635,170
DeKalb CountyD
+26.4%
2,7661,1256,211
Delaware CountyO
+18.7%
4,3132,01812,278
Dubois CountyD
+53.2%
3,0596664,498
Elkhart CountyO
+26.8%
4,3001,19911,553
Fayette CountyO
+10.6%
1,4551,0304,019
Floyd CountyD
+37.0%
3,2366696,936
Fountain CountyD
+17.4%
2,4991,5605,410
Franklin CountyD
+34.6%
2,3059293,975
Fulton CountyD
+13.4%
2,0221,4274,434
Gibson CountyD
+13.5%
3,2502,2667,314
Grant CountyO
+3.5%
4,3903,93913,036
Greene CountyD
+14.2%
3,3732,1568,586
Hamilton CountyD
+3.1%
2,4632,2477,052
Hancock CountyD
+37.1%
2,5947384,998
Harrison CountyD
+27.1%
2,1069004,449
Hendricks CountyD
+17.0%
2,3721,4395,503
Henry CountyD
+2.7%
2,6872,4797,717
Howard CountyO
+7.6%
2,8242,1528,839
Huntington CountyD
+13.5%
3,1192,1087,476
Jackson CountyD
+40.7%
3,2259215,667
Jasper CountyD
+1.6%
1,2921,2383,298
Jay CountyD
+23.9%
2,7861,2826,290
Jefferson CountyD
+14.9%
2,3251,5635,131
Jennings CountyD
+17.6%
1,5779553,529
Johnson CountyD
+35.8%
2,8909245,495
Knox CountyD
+16.8%
4,4482,8059,752
Kosciusko CountyD
+14.5%
2,8171,7677,220
LaGrange CountyO
+13.5%
1,2337583,512
Lake CountyO
−0.2%
5,1365,17617,483
LaPorte CountyD
+19.8%
4,8472,70110,862
Lawrence CountyO
+13.8%
2,5791,6336,840
Madison CountyO
+31.1%
6,6761,77115,757
Marion CountyD
+26.0%
29,80512,28067,408
Marshall CountyD
+28.1%
2,8591,1965,918
Martin CountyD
+15.4%
1,4409753,020
Miami CountyD
+25.9%
3,3661,4267,494
Monroe CountyD
+18.3%
2,3961,3885,511
Montgomery CountyD
+13.1%
3,8212,7478,216
Morgan CountyD
+22.5%
2,6081,3535,584
Newton CountyD
+2.8%
9658922,614
Noble CountyD
+22.9%
2,8881,4436,304
Ohio CountyD
+13.0%
5534061,127
Orange CountyD
+7.2%
1,8301,5214,313
Owen CountyD
+27.1%
1,6217113,355
Parke CountyD
+2.7%
2,0311,8915,217
Perry CountyD
+38.7%
1,9315203,650
Pike CountyD
+10.8%
1,9841,5154,358
Porter CountyR
−3.7%
1,3521,5104,280
Posey CountyD
+31.6%
2,7671,1934,981
Pulaski CountyD
+17.7%
1,2507292,936
Putnam CountyD
+28.3%
2,9221,3545,545
Randolph CountyO
+2.3%
2,1581,9887,275
Ripley CountyD
+18.5%
2,4311,4925,070
Rush CountyD
+6.8%
2,3121,9315,586
Scott CountyD
+36.3%
1,0333271,943
Shelby CountyD
+30.1%
3,4321,2547,230
Spencer CountyD
+22.7%
2,4281,2685,112
St. Joseph CountyO
+14.4%
5,3913,14615,601
Starke CountyD
+15.0%
1,2087872,800
Steuben CountyO
−0.6%
1,2661,2903,989
Sullivan CountyD
+29.6%
3,7071,4067,771
Switzerland CountyD
+15.9%
1,3428822,900
Tippecanoe CountyD
+13.6%
4,4423,00610,542
Tipton CountyD
+19.8%
2,1851,2624,660
Union CountyD
+3.2%
7056431,930
Vanderburgh CountyD
+13.6%
7,2194,83917,558
Vermillion CountyD
+3.3%
1,7801,6214,839
Vigo CountyO
+23.0%
7,2563,10318,060
Wabash CountyO
+14.8%
2,3711,3636,789
Warren CountyR
−10.9%
8721,1832,860
Warrick CountyD
+15.8%
2,2181,4215,059
Washington CountyD
+36.3%
2,2337124,189
Wayne CountyO
+17.0%
3,8061,85111,491
Wells CountyD
+38.3%
2,7608125,092
White CountyD
+9.6%
2,0591,6134,639
Whitley CountyD
+24.9%
2,2061,0824,506