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Elections / 1912 · President · MA

Woodrow Wilson carried Massachusetts D+3.6.

Woodrow Wilson (D) vs William Howard Taft (R) in Massachusetts, 1912. The state ran 16.0 points more Republican than the nation (D+19.5 nationally).

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

Massachusetts result
488,057 votes counted
Wilson (D)
173,408
35.5%
Taft (R)
155,948
32.0%
Roosevelt + others
158,701
32.5%
Margin
D+3.6
1912 presidential election
Massachusetts, 1912
WilsonD+3.6
1912 presidential margin by county for Massachusetts — 1912 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of Massachusetts — 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.Barnstable County, MA · D+1.5Berkshire County, MA · R+1.1Bristol County, MA · R+2.3Dukes County, MA · R+7.0Essex County, MA · R+1.1Franklin County, MA · R+8.1Hampden County, MA · R+2.5Hampshire County, MA · R+14.8Middlesex County, MA · D+6.0Nantucket County, MA · D+22.0Norfolk County, MA · R+1.4Plymouth County, MA · D+5.9Suffolk County, MA · D+22.4Worcester County, MA · R+12.2
How it voted
Share of the 1912 vote
Woodrow Wilson ✓Democratic35.5%173,408
Theodore RooseveltProgressive32.5%158,701
William H. TaftRepublican32.0%155,948
D+60
R+60
14 counties, each filled by 1912 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Massachusetts's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1912 contest in context
Massachusetts's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1892 to 2024. Most recent: +25.2% in 2024.flipped D · 1988+25.2%DR18922024
Massachusetts's presidential margins
YearMargin (D minus R)
1892−6.6%
1896−43.1%
1900−19.7%
1904−20.7%
1908−24.2%
1912+3.6%
1916−3.9%
1920−40.7%
1924−37.3%
1928+1.1%
1932+4.0%
1936+9.5%
1940+6.7%
1944+5.8%
1948+11.5%
1952−8.8%
1956−18.9%
1960+20.7%
1964+52.7%
1968+30.1%
1972+9.0%
1976+15.7%
1980−0.2%
1984−2.8%
1988+7.9%
1992+18.5%
1996+33.4%
2000+27.3%
2004+25.2%
2008+25.8%
2012+23.1%
2016+26.8%
2020+33.2%
2024+25.2%
County results — 1912
14 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Barnstable CountyO
+1.5%
1,3221,2494,975
Berkshire CountyR
−1.1%
6,2116,39717,203
Bristol CountyR
−2.3%
12,42013,27937,963
Dukes CountyO
−7.0%
215269774
Essex CountyO
−1.1%
20,69121,44166,639
Franklin CountyR
−8.1%
2,0462,6367,306
Hampden CountyR
−2.5%
10,62011,39330,423
Hampshire CountyR
−14.8%
3,0884,5129,632
Middlesex CountyD
+6.0%
36,68930,511102,867
Nantucket CountyD
+22.0%
247123564
Norfolk CountyO
−1.4%
9,2449,65029,431
Plymouth CountyO
+5.9%
6,9915,59023,653
Suffolk CountyD
+22.4%
46,05924,17997,851
Worcester CountyR
−12.2%
17,56524,71958,776