Elections / 1912 · President · KS
Theodore Roosevelt carried Kansas.
Woodrow Wilson (D) vs William Howard Taft (R) in Kansas, 1912. Theodore Roosevelt won the state as a third-party candidate; the D+18.8 margin shown in the table is the Democratic-vs-Republican measure used across Akashic. The state ran 0.7 points more Republican than the nation (D+19.5 nationally).
Nominees: Woodrow Wilson (D) · William Howard Taft (R) · Theodore Roosevelt (Progressive)
Kansas result
365,560 votes counted
Wilson (D)
143,663
39.3%
Taft (R)
74,845
20.5%
Roosevelt + others
147,052
40.2%
Margin
D+18.8
1912 presidential election
Kansas, 1912
WilsonD+18.8
How it voted
Share of the 1912 vote
| Theodore Roosevelt ✓Progressive | 40.2% | 147,052 |
|---|---|---|
| Woodrow WilsonDemocratic | 39.3% | 143,663 |
| William H. TaftRepublican | 20.5% | 74,845 |
D+60R+60
105 counties, each filled by 1912 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Kansas's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1912 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | −48.4% |
| 1896 | +3.7% |
| 1900 | −6.6% |
| 1904 | −38.7% |
| 1908 | −9.4% |
| 1912 | +18.8% |
| 1916 | +5.9% |
| 1920 | −32.2% |
| 1924 | −37.9% |
| 1928 | −45.0% |
| 1932 | +9.4% |
| 1936 | +7.7% |
| 1940 | −14.5% |
| 1944 | −21.1% |
| 1948 | −9.0% |
| 1952 | −38.3% |
| 1956 | −31.2% |
| 1960 | −21.3% |
| 1964 | +9.0% |
| 1968 | −20.1% |
| 1972 | −38.2% |
| 1976 | −7.6% |
| 1980 | −24.6% |
| 1984 | −33.7% |
| 1988 | −13.2% |
| 1992 | −5.1% |
| 1996 | −18.2% |
| 2000 | −20.8% |
| 2004 | −25.4% |
| 2008 | −15.0% |
| 2012 | −21.6% |
| 2016 | −20.4% |
| 2020 | −14.7% |
| 2024 | −16.0% |
County results — 1912
105 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
| County | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allen County | D | 1,739 | 1,692 | 4,825 | |
| Anderson County | D | 1,365 | 618 | 3,108 | |
| Atchison County | D | 2,449 | 1,535 | 5,602 | |
| Barber County | O | 883 | 295 | 2,317 | |
| Barton County | D | 2,069 | 692 | 4,069 | |
| Bourbon County | D | 2,209 | 1,448 | 5,355 | |
| Brown County | D | 1,774 | 1,512 | 4,840 | |
| Butler County | O | 2,005 | 971 | 5,306 | |
| Chase County | D | 812 | 476 | 1,873 | |
| Chautauqua County | O | 752 | 818 | 2,609 | |
| Cherokee County | O | 2,641 | 1,994 | 7,513 | |
| Cheyenne County | O | 301 | 140 | 882 | |
| Clark County | D | 485 | 162 | 1,114 | |
| Clay County | O | 1,373 | 843 | 3,715 | |
| Cloud County | D | 1,658 | 899 | 4,126 | |
| Coffey County | D | 1,581 | 681 | 3,636 | |
| Comanche County | O | 377 | 148 | 1,134 | |
| Cowley County | O | 2,539 | 1,113 | 7,066 | |
| Crawford County | O | 2,781 | 2,676 | 10,637 | |
| Decatur County | D | 955 | 256 | 1,720 | |
| Dickinson County | O | 2,182 | 988 | 5,395 | |
| Doniphan County | R | 1,017 | 1,321 | 3,375 | |
| Douglas County | O | 1,888 | 1,133 | 5,203 | |
| Edwards County | D | 764 | 276 | 1,720 | |
| Elk County | D | 971 | 605 | 2,511 | |
| Ellis County | D | 1,381 | 175 | 2,129 | |
| Ellsworth County | D | 1,045 | 353 | 2,303 | |
| Finney County | O | 573 | 283 | 1,575 | |
| Ford County | D | 1,125 | 529 | 2,758 | |
| Franklin County | O | 1,970 | 672 | 4,889 | |
| Geary County | O | 800 | 387 | 2,226 | |
| Gove County | O | 355 | 170 | 916 | |
| Graham County | O | 636 | 327 | 1,613 | |
| Grant County | O | 80 | 56 | 269 | |
| Gray County | O | 243 | 112 | 702 | |
| Greeley County | O | 33 | 95 | 267 | |
| Greenwood County | O | 1,334 | 954 | 3,694 | |
| Hamilton County | D | 263 | 134 | 629 | |
| Harper County | O | 1,274 | 365 | 3,138 | |
| Harvey County | O | 1,499 | 703 | 3,972 | |
| Haskell County | D | 100 | 61 | 240 | |
| Hodgeman County | O | 302 | 136 | 792 | |
| Jackson County | D | 1,565 | 1,027 | 3,923 | |
| Jefferson County | D | 1,537 | 1,155 | 3,882 | |
| Jewell County | D | 1,871 | 906 | 4,417 | |
| Johnson County | D | 1,837 | 834 | 4,390 | |
| Kearny County | O | 236 | 113 | 664 | |
| Kingman County | D | 1,421 | 336 | 3,066 | |
| Kiowa County | O | 506 | 276 | 1,409 | |
| Labette County | O | 2,568 | 1,516 | 6,937 | |
| Lane County | D | 237 | 158 | 622 | |
| Leavenworth County | D | 3,099 | 2,562 | 7,753 | |
| Lincoln County | D | 1,091 | 381 | 2,428 | |
| Linn County | O | 1,283 | 858 | 3,582 | |
| Logan County | O | 259 | 166 | 821 | |
| Lyon County | D | 2,363 | 962 | 5,525 | |
| Marion County | D | 1,732 | 863 | 4,319 | |
| Marshall County | D | 2,278 | 1,492 | 5,529 | |
| McPherson County | O | 1,639 | 455 | 4,647 | |
| Meade County | O | 383 | 204 | 1,117 | |
| Miami County | D | 1,919 | 1,033 | 4,356 | |
| Mitchell County | D | 1,441 | 737 | 3,341 | |
| Montgomery County | O | 3,011 | 1,842 | 8,971 | |
| Morris County | O | 1,144 | 487 | 2,954 | |
| Morton County | D | 144 | 120 | 353 | |
| Nemaha County | D | 1,936 | 961 | 4,330 | |
| Neosho County | D | 1,993 | 1,580 | 5,235 | |
| Ness County | O | 458 | 232 | 1,280 | |
| Norton County | D | 1,081 | 598 | 2,494 | |
| Osage County | O | 1,969 | 850 | 4,824 | |
| Osborne County | O | 972 | 733 | 2,737 | |
| Ottawa County | D | 1,264 | 517 | 2,829 | |
| Pawnee County | D | 1,050 | 366 | 2,252 | |
| Phillips County | O | 1,257 | 594 | 3,175 | |
| Pottawatomie County | D | 1,599 | 1,058 | 4,216 | |
| Pratt County | O | 947 | 372 | 2,471 | |
| Rawlins County | D | 568 | 220 | 1,323 | |
| Reno County | D | 3,360 | 1,668 | 7,975 | |
| Republic County | D | 1,816 | 895 | 4,116 | |
| Rice County | O | 1,314 | 697 | 3,389 | |
| Riley County | O | 1,170 | 425 | 3,815 | |
| Rooks County | D | 865 | 545 | 2,258 | |
| Rush County | D | 870 | 210 | 1,831 | |
| Russell County | O | 983 | 416 | 2,460 | |
| Saline County | D | 2,263 | 534 | 4,791 | |
| Scott County | O | 247 | 56 | 606 | |
| Sedgwick County | O | 5,752 | 1,419 | 14,521 | |
| Seward County | O | 394 | 155 | 1,035 | |
| Shawnee County | D | 5,094 | 3,592 | 13,141 | |
| Sheridan County | D | 509 | 195 | 1,072 | |
| Sherman County | D | 465 | 129 | 984 | |
| Smith County | D | 1,534 | 970 | 3,754 | |
| Stafford County | O | 1,094 | 422 | 2,614 | |
| Stanton County | D | 114 | 42 | 264 | |
| Stevens County | O | 237 | 117 | 605 | |
| Sumner County | O | 2,557 | 781 | 6,398 | |
| Thomas County | D | 432 | 127 | 897 | |
| Trego County | O | 449 | 160 | 1,116 | |
| Wabaunsee County | D | 1,128 | 783 | 2,920 | |
| Wallace County | O | 152 | 81 | 534 | |
| Washington County | D | 1,914 | 1,326 | 4,667 | |
| Wichita County | O | 135 | 82 | 371 | |
| Wilson County | O | 1,304 | 849 | 4,261 | |
| Woodson County | D | 900 | 694 | 2,382 | |
| Wyandotte County | O | 7,370 | 2,107 | 18,848 |