Kentucky — 1912 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate1912 presidential electionKentucky · PresidentWilsonD+23.2
How it voted
Share of the 1912 vote
| Woodrow Wilson ✓Democratic | 49.0% | 219,584 |
|---|---|---|
| William H. TaftRepublican | 25.8% | 115,516 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 25.3% | 113,230 |
1912presidential margin
D+60R+60
120 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.
Kentucky cast 13 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (120 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Adair County, KY | Democratic | D+19.0 |
| Allen County, KY | Democratic | D+5.4 |
| Anderson County, KY | Democratic | D+33.9 |
| Ballard County, KY | Democratic | D+44.7 |
| Barren County, KY | Democratic | D+26.8 |
| Bath County, KY | Democratic | D+17.2 |
| Bell County, KY | Other / independent | R+5.4 |
| Boone County, KY | Democratic | D+59.9 |
| Bourbon County, KY | Democratic | D+13.6 |
| Boyd County, KY | Democratic | D+11.1 |
| Boyle County, KY | Democratic | D+33.8 |
| Bracken County, KY | Democratic | D+26.2 |
| Breathitt County, KY | Democratic | D+25.7 |
| Breckinridge County, KY | Democratic | D+17.9 |
| Bullitt County, KY | Democratic | D+54.6 |
| Butler County, KY | Republican | R+6.4 |
| Caldwell County, KY | Republican | R+1.1 |
| Calloway County, KY | Democratic | D+48.8 |
| Campbell County, KY | Democratic | D+22.1 |
| Carlisle County, KY | Democratic | D+55.5 |
| Carroll County, KY | Democratic | D+59.8 |
| Carter County, KY | Democratic | D+8.1 |
| Casey County, KY | Democratic | D+8.9 |
| Christian County, KY | Republican | R+10.2 |
| Clark County, KY | Democratic | D+31.2 |
| Clay County, KY | Republican | R+18.2 |
| Clinton County, KY | Republican | R+40.8 |
| Crittenden County, KY | Republican | R+4.6 |
| Cumberland County, KY | Republican | R+23.1 |
| Daviess County, KY | Democratic | D+36.3 |
| Edmonson County, KY | Democratic | D+3.0 |
| Elliott County, KY | Democratic | D+39.6 |
| Estill County, KY | Democratic | D+0.3 |
| Fayette County, KY | Democratic | D+11.2 |
| Fleming County, KY | Democratic | D+13.5 |
| Floyd County, KY | Democratic | D+19.6 |
| Franklin County, KY | Democratic | D+50.1 |
| Fulton County, KY | Democratic | D+47.8 |
| Gallatin County, KY | Democratic | D+61.3 |
| Garrard County, KY | Democratic | D+27.1 |
| Grant County, KY | Democratic | D+28.1 |
| Graves County, KY | Democratic | D+52.6 |
| Grayson County, KY | Democratic | D+15.4 |
| Green County, KY | Democratic | D+17.3 |
| Greenup County, KY | Democratic | D+7.7 |
| Hancock County, KY | Democratic | D+27.8 |
| Hardin County, KY | Democratic | D+43.8 |
| Harlan County, KY | Other / independent | R+14.9 |
| Harrison County, KY | Democratic | D+33.2 |
| Hart County, KY | Democratic | D+29.3 |
| Henderson County, KY | Democratic | D+36.1 |
| Henry County, KY | Democratic | D+41.1 |
| Hickman County, KY | Democratic | D+56.8 |
| Hopkins County, KY | Democratic | D+27.5 |
| Jackson County, KY | Other / independent | R+21.4 |
| Jefferson County, KY | Other / independent | D+39.3 |
| Jessamine County, KY | Democratic | D+21.7 |
| Johnson County, KY | Other / independent | D+1.1 |
| Kenton County, KY | Democratic | D+38.2 |
| Knott County, KY | Democratic | D+44.6 |
| Knox County, KY | Republican | R+14.1 |
| Larue County, KY | Democratic | D+39.0 |
| Laurel County, KY | Other / independent | D+0.3 |
| Lawrence County, KY | Democratic | D+10.2 |
| Lee County, KY | Democratic | D+9.3 |
| Leslie County, KY | Republican | R+43.8 |
| Letcher County, KY | Republican | R+18.6 |
| Lewis County, KY | Other / independent | R+4.9 |
| Lincoln County, KY | Democratic | D+27.3 |
| Livingston County, KY | Democratic | D+13.3 |
| Logan County, KY | Democratic | D+21.4 |
| Lyon County, KY | Democratic | D+24.1 |
| Madison County, KY | Democratic | D+14.9 |
| Magoffin County, KY | Republican | R+4.9 |
| Marion County, KY | Democratic | D+33.3 |
| Marshall County, KY | Democratic | D+37.4 |
| Martin County, KY | Republican | R+33.0 |
| Mason County, KY | Democratic | D+19.9 |
| McCracken County, KY | Democratic | D+28.4 |
| McCreary County, KY | Other / independent | R+15.1 |
| McLean County, KY | Democratic | D+18.4 |
| Meade County, KY | Democratic | D+39.8 |
| Menifee County, KY | Democratic | D+37.8 |
| Mercer County, KY | Democratic | D+27.4 |
| Metcalfe County, KY | Democratic | D+20.1 |
| Monroe County, KY | Republican | R+10.4 |
| Montgomery County, KY | Democratic | D+30.7 |
| Morgan County, KY | Democratic | D+31.6 |
| Muhlenberg County, KY | Other / independent | D+18.9 |
| Nelson County, KY | Democratic | D+40.3 |
| Nicholas County, KY | Democratic | D+35.1 |
| Ohio County, KY | Democratic | D+24.0 |
| Oldham County, KY | Democratic | D+51.2 |
| Owen County, KY | Democratic | D+64.1 |
| Owsley County, KY | Republican | R+38.0 |
| Pendleton County, KY | Democratic | D+22.6 |
| Perry County, KY | Republican | R+27.3 |
| Pike County, KY | Republican | R+3.1 |
| Powell County, KY | Democratic | D+22.2 |
| Pulaski County, KY | Democratic | D+4.5 |
| Robertson County, KY | Democratic | D+41.6 |
| Rockcastle County, KY | Republican | R+8.9 |
| Rowan County, KY | Democratic | D+19.4 |
| Russell County, KY | Republican | R+4.0 |
| Scott County, KY | Democratic | D+33.6 |
| Shelby County, KY | Democratic | D+32.0 |
| Simpson County, KY | Democratic | D+41.8 |
| Spencer County, KY | Democratic | D+49.3 |
| Taylor County, KY | Democratic | D+27.5 |
| Todd County, KY | Democratic | D+1.5 |
| Trigg County, KY | Republican | R+2.1 |
| Trimble County, KY | Democratic | D+68.6 |
| Union County, KY | Democratic | D+45.7 |
| Warren County, KY | Democratic | D+31.8 |
| Washington County, KY | Democratic | D+5.6 |
| Wayne County, KY | Democratic | D+28.2 |
| Webster County, KY | Other / independent | D+2.3 |
| Whitley County, KY | Democratic | D+21.1 |
| Wolfe County, KY | Democratic | D+31.4 |
| Woodford County, KY | Democratic | D+28.0 |
Kentucky results by county
120 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adair County | Woodrow Wilson+365 | 1,39843.5% | 78624.4% | 1,03332.1% | 3,217 |
| Allen County | Woodrow Wilson+180 | 1,36641.1% | 1,18635.7% | 77323.2% | 3,325 |
| Anderson County | Woodrow Wilson+812 | 1,39158.0% | 57924.2% | 42717.8% | 2,397 |
| Ballard County | Woodrow Wilson+1,151 | 1,70666.2% | 55521.5% | 31612.3% | 2,577 |
| Barren County | Woodrow Wilson+1,430 | 2,99356.1% | 1,56329.3% | 77914.6% | 5,335 |
| Bath County | Woodrow Wilson+475 | 1,47753.6% | 1,00236.3% | 27810.1% | 2,757 |
| Bell County | Other+642 | 97024.4% | 1,18329.7% | 1,82545.9% | 3,978 |
| Boone County | Woodrow Wilson+1,367 | 1,73876.1% | 37116.3% | 1747.6% | 2,283 |
| Bourbon County | Woodrow Wilson+618 | 2,36251.9% | 1,74438.3% | 4459.8% | 4,551 |
| Boyd County | Woodrow Wilson+294 | 1,77239.2% | 1,27128.1% | 1,47832.7% | 4,521 |
| Boyle County | Woodrow Wilson+1,050 | 1,79855.4% | 70121.6% | 74823.0% | 3,247 |
| Bracken County | Woodrow Wilson+622 | 1,31555.4% | 69329.2% | 36715.5% | 2,375 |
| Breathitt County | Woodrow Wilson+772 | 1,68256.1% | 91030.3% | 40713.6% | 2,999 |
| Breckinridge County | Woodrow Wilson+608 | 1,96743.8% | 1,16325.9% | 1,35930.3% | 4,489 |
| Bullitt County | Woodrow Wilson+812 | 1,29965.1% | 20910.5% | 48724.4% | 1,995 |
| Butler County | William H. Taft+29 | 87929.4% | 1,07035.8% | 1,04134.8% | 2,990 |
| Caldwell County | William H. Taft+32 | 1,23141.5% | 1,26342.6% | 47015.9% | 2,964 |
| Calloway County | Woodrow Wilson+1,752 | 2,38066.3% | 62817.5% | 58316.2% | 3,591 |
| Campbell County | Woodrow Wilson+750 | 4,68743.0% | 2,27620.9% | 3,93736.1% | 10,900 |
| Carlisle County | Woodrow Wilson+1,078 | 1,40972.6% | 33117.0% | 20210.4% | 1,942 |
| Carroll County | Woodrow Wilson+1,256 | 1,57374.9% | 31715.1% | 21110.0% | 2,101 |
| Carter County | Woodrow Wilson+87 | 1,50636.7% | 1,17428.6% | 1,41934.6% | 4,099 |
| Casey County | Woodrow Wilson+256 | 1,15840.1% | 90231.2% | 82828.7% | 2,888 |
| Christian County | William H. Taft+736 | 2,78438.7% | 3,52049.0% | 88512.3% | 7,189 |
| Clark County | Woodrow Wilson+1,265 | 2,32157.3% | 1,05626.1% | 67316.6% | 4,050 |
| Clay County | William H. Taft+409 | 62527.7% | 1,03445.9% | 59426.4% | 2,253 |
| Clinton County | William H. Taft+518 | 31024.4% | 82865.2% | 13110.3% | 1,269 |
| Crittenden County | William H. Taft+137 | 1,23041.0% | 1,36745.5% | 40613.5% | 3,003 |
| Cumberland County | William H. Taft+395 | 57733.8% | 97256.9% | 1599.3% | 1,708 |
| Daviess County | Woodrow Wilson+2,392 | 4,31455.7% | 1,50619.5% | 1,92224.8% | 7,742 |
| Edmonson County | Woodrow Wilson+63 | 79938.4% | 73635.4% | 54526.2% | 2,080 |
| Elliott County | Woodrow Wilson+610 | 1,00665.3% | 39625.7% | 1399.0% | 1,541 |
| Estill County | Woodrow Wilson+6 | 87541.4% | 86941.1% | 37117.5% | 2,115 |
| Fayette County | Woodrow Wilson+1,208 | 5,26849.0% | 4,06037.8% | 1,41413.2% | 10,742 |
| Fleming County | Woodrow Wilson+515 | 1,91550.3% | 1,40036.8% | 49212.9% | 3,807 |
| Floyd County | Woodrow Wilson+592 | 1,55351.3% | 96131.7% | 51417.0% | 3,028 |
| Franklin County | Woodrow Wilson+2,197 | 2,98067.9% | 78317.8% | 62414.2% | 4,387 |
| Fulton County | Woodrow Wilson+1,089 | 1,60970.6% | 52022.8% | 1506.6% | 2,279 |
| Gallatin County | Woodrow Wilson+732 | 90675.9% | 17414.6% | 1149.5% | 1,194 |
| Garrard County | Woodrow Wilson+170 | 1,23244.4% | 48117.3% | 1,06238.3% | 2,775 |
| Grant County | Woodrow Wilson+725 | 1,56260.5% | 83732.4% | 1827.1% | 2,581 |
| Graves County | Woodrow Wilson+2,881 | 3,83867.8% | 86215.2% | 95716.9% | 5,657 |
| Grayson County | Woodrow Wilson+481 | 1,68542.5% | 1,07527.1% | 1,20430.4% | 3,964 |
| Green County | Woodrow Wilson+430 | 1,11745.0% | 68727.7% | 67927.3% | 2,483 |
| Greenup County | Woodrow Wilson+40 | 1,17236.3% | 92328.6% | 1,13235.1% | 3,227 |
| Hancock County | Woodrow Wilson+22 | 75743.0% | 26815.2% | 73541.8% | 1,760 |
| Hardin County | Woodrow Wilson+1,326 | 2,65657.5% | 63213.7% | 1,33028.8% | 4,618 |
| Harlan County | Other+219 | 34519.3% | 61234.2% | 83146.5% | 1,788 |
| Harrison County | Woodrow Wilson+1,321 | 2,51463.3% | 1,19330.0% | 2676.7% | 3,974 |
| Hart County | Woodrow Wilson+243 | 1,67445.3% | 59216.0% | 1,43138.7% | 3,697 |
| Henderson County | Woodrow Wilson+1,941 | 3,09857.6% | 1,15721.5% | 1,12520.9% | 5,380 |
| Henry County | Woodrow Wilson+1,469 | 2,27463.6% | 80522.5% | 49613.9% | 3,575 |
| Hickman County | Woodrow Wilson+1,175 | 1,54074.5% | 36517.7% | 1627.8% | 2,067 |
| Hopkins County | Woodrow Wilson+1,149 | 3,14748.4% | 1,35720.9% | 1,99830.7% | 6,502 |
| Jackson County | Other+320 | 21612.8% | 57734.1% | 89753.1% | 1,690 |
| Jefferson County | Other+586 | 24,10046.1% | 3,5196.7% | 24,68647.2% | 52,305 |
| Jessamine County | Woodrow Wilson+611 | 1,50653.4% | 89531.7% | 42114.9% | 2,822 |
| Johnson County | Other+328 | 1,03430.5% | 99829.4% | 1,36240.1% | 3,394 |
| Kenton County | Woodrow Wilson+4,279 | 7,76156.4% | 2,51218.3% | 3,48225.3% | 13,755 |
| Knott County | Woodrow Wilson+727 | 1,11468.3% | 38723.7% | 1297.9% | 1,630 |
| Knox County | William H. Taft+105 | 88824.9% | 1,39139.0% | 1,28636.1% | 3,565 |
| Larue County | Woodrow Wilson+675 | 1,26556.3% | 39017.4% | 59026.3% | 2,245 |
| Laurel County | Other+49 | 1,09432.9% | 1,08532.7% | 1,14334.4% | 3,322 |
| Lawrence County | Woodrow Wilson+368 | 1,64845.7% | 1,28035.5% | 68018.8% | 3,608 |
| Lee County | Woodrow Wilson+158 | 72842.6% | 57033.4% | 41024.0% | 1,708 |
| Leslie County | William H. Taft+173 | 1059.2% | 60653.0% | 43337.8% | 1,144 |
| Letcher County | William H. Taft+367 | 61131.0% | 97849.7% | 38019.3% | 1,969 |
| Lewis County | Other+46 | 1,01729.6% | 1,18534.5% | 1,23135.9% | 3,433 |
| Lincoln County | Woodrow Wilson+832 | 1,86349.9% | 84222.5% | 1,03127.6% | 3,736 |
| Livingston County | Woodrow Wilson+277 | 1,00948.4% | 73235.1% | 34416.5% | 2,085 |
| Logan County | Woodrow Wilson+1,065 | 2,69754.2% | 1,63232.8% | 64613.0% | 4,975 |
| Lyon County | Woodrow Wilson+428 | 99656.1% | 56832.0% | 21211.9% | 1,776 |
| Madison County | Woodrow Wilson+898 | 2,99249.5% | 2,09434.7% | 95315.8% | 6,039 |
| Magoffin County | William H. Taft+113 | 89138.6% | 1,00443.5% | 41317.9% | 2,308 |
| Marion County | Woodrow Wilson+1,089 | 1,84855.3% | 73522.0% | 75922.7% | 3,342 |
| Marshall County | Woodrow Wilson+1,041 | 1,67560.1% | 63422.7% | 47817.2% | 2,787 |
| Martin County | William H. Taft+357 | 25621.2% | 65554.2% | 29824.6% | 1,209 |
| Mason County | Woodrow Wilson+917 | 2,47553.7% | 1,55833.8% | 57212.4% | 4,605 |
| McCracken County | Woodrow Wilson+1,422 | 2,94851.0% | 1,30822.6% | 1,52626.4% | 5,782 |
| McCreary County | Other+185 | 22518.3% | 41133.4% | 59648.4% | 1,232 |
| McLean County | Woodrow Wilson+482 | 1,30449.8% | 82231.4% | 49218.8% | 2,618 |
| Meade County | Woodrow Wilson+595 | 1,14556.3% | 33716.6% | 55027.1% | 2,032 |
| Menifee County | Woodrow Wilson+389 | 64362.4% | 25424.7% | 13312.9% | 1,030 |
| Mercer County | Woodrow Wilson+903 | 1,79254.4% | 88927.0% | 61118.6% | 3,292 |
| Metcalfe County | Woodrow Wilson+238 | 88744.0% | 48223.9% | 64932.2% | 2,018 |
| Monroe County | William H. Taft+266 | 80631.4% | 1,07241.8% | 68626.8% | 2,564 |
| Montgomery County | Woodrow Wilson+857 | 1,61557.8% | 75827.1% | 42115.1% | 2,794 |
| Morgan County | Woodrow Wilson+924 | 1,80061.5% | 87629.9% | 2508.5% | 2,926 |
| Muhlenberg County | Other+372 | 2,09337.4% | 1,03818.5% | 2,46544.0% | 5,596 |
| Nelson County | Woodrow Wilson+1,517 | 2,27560.1% | 75119.8% | 75820.0% | 3,784 |
| Nicholas County | Woodrow Wilson+911 | 1,61162.0% | 70027.0% | 28611.0% | 2,597 |
| Ohio County | Woodrow Wilson+377 | 2,56343.4% | 1,15019.5% | 2,18637.1% | 5,899 |
| Oldham County | Woodrow Wilson+825 | 1,15966.1% | 26114.9% | 33419.0% | 1,754 |
| Owen County | Woodrow Wilson+2,030 | 2,46077.7% | 43013.6% | 2788.8% | 3,168 |
| Owsley County | William H. Taft+353 | 22117.1% | 71155.1% | 35827.8% | 1,290 |
| Pendleton County | Woodrow Wilson+564 | 1,31052.4% | 74629.8% | 44517.8% | 2,501 |
| Perry County | William H. Taft+463 | 56033.0% | 1,02360.2% | 1156.8% | 1,698 |
| Pike County | William H. Taft+194 | 2,58341.7% | 2,77744.8% | 83213.4% | 6,192 |
| Powell County | Woodrow Wilson+266 | 64754.1% | 38131.8% | 16914.1% | 1,197 |
| Pulaski County | Woodrow Wilson+109 | 1,98035.5% | 1,73131.0% | 1,87133.5% | 5,582 |
| Robertson County | Woodrow Wilson+307 | 57057.5% | 15815.9% | 26326.5% | 991 |
| Rockcastle County | William H. Taft+223 | 85934.3% | 1,08243.2% | 56622.6% | 2,507 |
| Rowan County | Woodrow Wilson+238 | 73744.6% | 41725.2% | 49930.2% | 1,653 |
| Russell County | William H. Taft+72 | 71339.3% | 78543.3% | 31417.3% | 1,812 |
| Scott County | Woodrow Wilson+1,314 | 2,36160.5% | 1,04726.8% | 49712.7% | 3,905 |
| Shelby County | Woodrow Wilson+1,358 | 2,48758.5% | 1,12926.6% | 63214.9% | 4,248 |
| Simpson County | Woodrow Wilson+1,092 | 1,63962.8% | 54721.0% | 42416.2% | 2,610 |
| Spencer County | Woodrow Wilson+781 | 1,05266.4% | 27117.1% | 26216.5% | 1,585 |
| Taylor County | Woodrow Wilson+287 | 1,15046.4% | 46818.9% | 86334.8% | 2,481 |
| Todd County | Woodrow Wilson+47 | 1,48246.8% | 1,43545.3% | 2497.9% | 3,166 |
| Trigg County | William H. Taft+59 | 1,26344.3% | 1,32246.4% | 2639.2% | 2,848 |
| Trimble County | Woodrow Wilson+1,020 | 1,18379.6% | 16311.0% | 1419.5% | 1,487 |
| Union County | Woodrow Wilson+1,526 | 2,16864.9% | 64219.2% | 53015.9% | 3,340 |
| Warren County | Woodrow Wilson+1,622 | 3,44752.1% | 1,34220.3% | 1,82527.6% | 6,614 |
| Washington County | Woodrow Wilson+159 | 1,32947.1% | 1,17041.5% | 32211.4% | 2,821 |
| Wayne County | Woodrow Wilson+1,072 | 2,16857.0% | 1,09628.8% | 53814.2% | 3,802 |
| Webster County | Other+1,127 | 99824.8% | 90522.5% | 2,12552.8% | 4,028 |
| Whitley County | Woodrow Wilson+340 | 1,38843.9% | 72322.9% | 1,04833.2% | 3,159 |
| Wolfe County | Woodrow Wilson+478 | 87357.3% | 39525.9% | 25616.8% | 1,524 |
| Woodford County | Woodrow Wilson+782 | 1,56155.8% | 77927.9% | 45516.3% | 2,795 |
Nominees: Woodrow Wilson (D) · William Howard Taft (R) · Theodore Roosevelt (Progressive)
Kentucky's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1912 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | +11.7% |
| 1896 | −0.1% |
| 1900 | +1.7% |
| 1904 | +2.7% |
| 1908 | +1.7% |
| 1912 | +23.2% |
| 1916 | +5.4% |
| 1920 | +0.4% |
| 1924 | −2.9% |
| 1928 | −18.9% |
| 1932 | +18.9% |
| 1936 | +18.6% |
| 1940 | +15.1% |
| 1944 | +9.2% |
| 1948 | +15.3% |
| 1952 | +0.1% |
| 1956 | −9.1% |
| 1960 | −7.2% |
| 1964 | +28.4% |
| 1968 | −6.1% |
| 1972 | −28.6% |
| 1976 | +7.2% |
| 1980 | −1.5% |
| 1984 | −20.7% |
| 1988 | −11.6% |
| 1992 | +3.2% |
| 1996 | +1.0% |
| 2000 | −15.1% |
| 2004 | −19.9% |
| 2008 | −16.2% |
| 2012 | −22.7% |
| 2016 | −29.8% |
| 2020 | −25.9% |
| 2024 | −30.5% |
Source. Compiled historical county records — 1912 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.