akashic
1876–2024
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
Kansas, 1912
WilsonD+18.8
1912 presidential margin by county for Kansas — 1912 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of Kansas — 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.Allen County, KS · D+1.0Anderson County, KS · D+24.0Atchison County, KS · D+16.3Barber County, KS · D+25.4Barton County, KS · D+33.8Bourbon County, KS · D+14.2Brown County, KS · D+5.4Butler County, KS · D+19.5Chase County, KS · D+17.9Chautauqua County, KS · R+2.5Cherokee County, KS · D+8.6Cheyenne County, KS · D+18.3Clark County, KS · D+29.0Clay County, KS · D+14.3Cloud County, KS · D+18.4Coffey County, KS · D+24.8Comanche County, KS · D+20.2Cowley County, KS · D+20.2Crawford County, KS · D+1.0Decatur County, KS · D+40.6Dickinson County, KS · D+22.1Doniphan County, KS · R+9.0Douglas County, KS · D+14.5Edwards County, KS · D+28.4Elk County, KS · D+14.6Ellis County, KS · D+56.6Ellsworth County, KS · D+30.0Finney County, KS · D+18.4Ford County, KS · D+21.6Franklin County, KS · D+26.5Geary County, KS · D+18.6Gove County, KS · D+20.2Graham County, KS · D+19.2Grant County, KS · D+8.9Gray County, KS · D+18.7Greeley County, KS · R+23.2Greenwood County, KS · D+10.3Hamilton County, KS · D+20.5Harper County, KS · D+29.0Harvey County, KS · D+20.0Haskell County, KS · D+16.3Hodgeman County, KS · D+21.0Jackson County, KS · D+13.7Jefferson County, KS · D+9.8Jewell County, KS · D+21.8Johnson County, KS · D+22.8Kearny County, KS · D+18.5Kingman County, KS · D+35.4Kiowa County, KS · D+16.3Labette County, KS · D+15.2Lane County, KS · D+12.7Leavenworth County, KS · D+6.9Lincoln County, KS · D+29.2Linn County, KS · D+11.9Logan County, KS · D+11.3Lyon County, KS · D+25.4Marion County, KS · D+20.1Marshall County, KS · D+14.2McPherson County, KS · D+25.5Meade County, KS · D+16.0Miami County, KS · D+20.3Mitchell County, KS · D+21.1Montgomery County, KS · D+13.0Morris County, KS · D+22.2Morton County, KS · D+6.8Nemaha County, KS · D+22.5Neosho County, KS · D+7.9Ness County, KS · D+17.7Norton County, KS · D+19.4Osage County, KS · D+23.2Osborne County, KS · D+8.7Ottawa County, KS · D+26.4Pawnee County, KS · D+30.4Phillips County, KS · D+20.9Pottawatomie County, KS · D+12.8Pratt County, KS · D+23.3Rawlins County, KS · D+26.3Reno County, KS · D+21.2Republic County, KS · D+22.4Rice County, KS · D+18.2Riley County, KS · D+19.5Rooks County, KS · D+14.2Rush County, KS · D+36.0Russell County, KS · D+23.0Saline County, KS · D+36.1Scott County, KS · D+31.5Sedgwick County, KS · D+29.8Seward County, KS · D+23.1Shawnee County, KS · D+11.4Sheridan County, KS · D+29.3Sherman County, KS · D+34.1Smith County, KS · D+15.0Stafford County, KS · D+25.7Stanton County, KS · D+27.3Stevens County, KS · D+19.8Sumner County, KS · D+27.8Thomas County, KS · D+34.0Trego County, KS · D+25.9Wabaunsee County, KS · D+11.8Wallace County, KS · D+13.3Washington County, KS · D+12.6Wichita County, KS · D+14.3Wilson County, KS · D+10.7Woodson County, KS · D+8.6Wyandotte County, KS · D+27.9
How it voted
Share of the 1912 vote
Theodore RooseveltProgressive40.2%147,052
Woodrow WilsonDemocratic39.3%143,663
William H. TaftRepublican20.5%74,845
D+60
R+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
Kansas's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1892 to 2024. Most recent: −16.0% in 2024.flipped R · 1968−16.0%DR18922024
Kansas's presidential margins
YearMargin (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.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Allen CountyD
+1.0%
1,7391,6924,825
Anderson CountyD
+24.0%
1,3656183,108
Atchison CountyD
+16.3%
2,4491,5355,602
Barber CountyO
+25.4%
8832952,317
Barton CountyD
+33.8%
2,0696924,069
Bourbon CountyD
+14.2%
2,2091,4485,355
Brown CountyD
+5.4%
1,7741,5124,840
Butler CountyO
+19.5%
2,0059715,306
Chase CountyD
+17.9%
8124761,873
Chautauqua CountyO
−2.5%
7528182,609
Cherokee CountyO
+8.6%
2,6411,9947,513
Cheyenne CountyO
+18.3%
301140882
Clark CountyD
+29.0%
4851621,114
Clay CountyO
+14.3%
1,3738433,715
Cloud CountyD
+18.4%
1,6588994,126
Coffey CountyD
+24.8%
1,5816813,636
Comanche CountyO
+20.2%
3771481,134
Cowley CountyO
+20.2%
2,5391,1137,066
Crawford CountyO
+1.0%
2,7812,67610,637
Decatur CountyD
+40.6%
9552561,720
Dickinson CountyO
+22.1%
2,1829885,395
Doniphan CountyR
−9.0%
1,0171,3213,375
Douglas CountyO
+14.5%
1,8881,1335,203
Edwards CountyD
+28.4%
7642761,720
Elk CountyD
+14.6%
9716052,511
Ellis CountyD
+56.6%
1,3811752,129
Ellsworth CountyD
+30.0%
1,0453532,303
Finney CountyO
+18.4%
5732831,575
Ford CountyD
+21.6%
1,1255292,758
Franklin CountyO
+26.5%
1,9706724,889
Geary CountyO
+18.6%
8003872,226
Gove CountyO
+20.2%
355170916
Graham CountyO
+19.2%
6363271,613
Grant CountyO
+8.9%
8056269
Gray CountyO
+18.7%
243112702
Greeley CountyO
−23.2%
3395267
Greenwood CountyO
+10.3%
1,3349543,694
Hamilton CountyD
+20.5%
263134629
Harper CountyO
+29.0%
1,2743653,138
Harvey CountyO
+20.0%
1,4997033,972
Haskell CountyD
+16.3%
10061240
Hodgeman CountyO
+21.0%
302136792
Jackson CountyD
+13.7%
1,5651,0273,923
Jefferson CountyD
+9.8%
1,5371,1553,882
Jewell CountyD
+21.8%
1,8719064,417
Johnson CountyD
+22.8%
1,8378344,390
Kearny CountyO
+18.5%
236113664
Kingman CountyD
+35.4%
1,4213363,066
Kiowa CountyO
+16.3%
5062761,409
Labette CountyO
+15.2%
2,5681,5166,937
Lane CountyD
+12.7%
237158622
Leavenworth CountyD
+6.9%
3,0992,5627,753
Lincoln CountyD
+29.2%
1,0913812,428
Linn CountyO
+11.9%
1,2838583,582
Logan CountyO
+11.3%
259166821
Lyon CountyD
+25.4%
2,3639625,525
Marion CountyD
+20.1%
1,7328634,319
Marshall CountyD
+14.2%
2,2781,4925,529
McPherson CountyO
+25.5%
1,6394554,647
Meade CountyO
+16.0%
3832041,117
Miami CountyD
+20.3%
1,9191,0334,356
Mitchell CountyD
+21.1%
1,4417373,341
Montgomery CountyO
+13.0%
3,0111,8428,971
Morris CountyO
+22.2%
1,1444872,954
Morton CountyD
+6.8%
144120353
Nemaha CountyD
+22.5%
1,9369614,330
Neosho CountyD
+7.9%
1,9931,5805,235
Ness CountyO
+17.7%
4582321,280
Norton CountyD
+19.4%
1,0815982,494
Osage CountyO
+23.2%
1,9698504,824
Osborne CountyO
+8.7%
9727332,737
Ottawa CountyD
+26.4%
1,2645172,829
Pawnee CountyD
+30.4%
1,0503662,252
Phillips CountyO
+20.9%
1,2575943,175
Pottawatomie CountyD
+12.8%
1,5991,0584,216
Pratt CountyO
+23.3%
9473722,471
Rawlins CountyD
+26.3%
5682201,323
Reno CountyD
+21.2%
3,3601,6687,975
Republic CountyD
+22.4%
1,8168954,116
Rice CountyO
+18.2%
1,3146973,389
Riley CountyO
+19.5%
1,1704253,815
Rooks CountyD
+14.2%
8655452,258
Rush CountyD
+36.0%
8702101,831
Russell CountyO
+23.0%
9834162,460
Saline CountyD
+36.1%
2,2635344,791
Scott CountyO
+31.5%
24756606
Sedgwick CountyO
+29.8%
5,7521,41914,521
Seward CountyO
+23.1%
3941551,035
Shawnee CountyD
+11.4%
5,0943,59213,141
Sheridan CountyD
+29.3%
5091951,072
Sherman CountyD
+34.1%
465129984
Smith CountyD
+15.0%
1,5349703,754
Stafford CountyO
+25.7%
1,0944222,614
Stanton CountyD
+27.3%
11442264
Stevens CountyO
+19.8%
237117605
Sumner CountyO
+27.8%
2,5577816,398
Thomas CountyD
+34.0%
432127897
Trego CountyO
+25.9%
4491601,116
Wabaunsee CountyD
+11.8%
1,1287832,920
Wallace CountyO
+13.3%
15281534
Washington CountyD
+12.6%
1,9141,3264,667
Wichita CountyO
+14.3%
13582371
Wilson CountyO
+10.7%
1,3048494,261
Woodson CountyD
+8.6%
9006942,382
Wyandotte CountyO
+27.9%
7,3702,10718,848