Elections / 1912 · President · ME
Maine — 1912 presidential election
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Akashicstate1912 presidential electionMaine · PresidentOther40.1%
How it voted
Share of the 1912 vote
| Other ✓All other candidates | 40.1% | 51,982 |
|---|---|---|
| Woodrow WilsonDemocratic | 39.4% | 51,113 |
| William H. TaftRepublican | 20.5% | 26,545 |
1912presidential margin
D+60R+60
16 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.
Maine cast 6 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (16 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Androscoggin County, ME | Other / independent | D+35.9 |
| Aroostook County, ME | Other / independent | D+13.1 |
| Cumberland County, ME | Democratic | D+16.1 |
| Franklin County, ME | Other / independent | D+19.8 |
| Hancock County, ME | Democratic | D+20.4 |
| Kennebec County, ME | Other / independent | D+22.3 |
| Knox County, ME | Democratic | D+30.1 |
| Lincoln County, ME | Democratic | D+31.6 |
| Oxford County, ME | Other / independent | D+23.1 |
| Penobscot County, ME | Other / independent | D+12.3 |
| Piscataquis County, ME | Other / independent | D+10.7 |
| Sagadahoc County, ME | Democratic | D+12.8 |
| Somerset County, ME | Other / independent | D+17.0 |
| Waldo County, ME | Democratic | D+26.1 |
| Washington County, ME | Democratic | D+18.7 |
| York County, ME | Democratic | D+8.9 |
Nominees: Woodrow Wilson (D) · William Howard Taft (R) · Theodore Roosevelt (Progressive)
Maine's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1912 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | −12.8% |
| 1896 | −38.7% |
| 1900 | −26.5% |
| 1904 | −39.0% |
| 1908 | −29.7% |
| 1912 | +19.0% |
| 1916 | −4.0% |
| 1920 | −39.1% |
| 1924 | −50.2% |
| 1928 | −37.7% |
| 1932 | −12.6% |
| 1936 | −14.0% |
| 1940 | −2.3% |
| 1944 | −5.0% |
| 1948 | −14.5% |
| 1952 | −32.3% |
| 1956 | −41.7% |
| 1960 | −14.1% |
| 1964 | +37.7% |
| 1968 | +12.2% |
| 1972 | −23.0% |
| 1976 | −0.8% |
| 1980 | −3.4% |
| 1984 | −22.1% |
| 1988 | −11.5% |
| 1992 | +8.4% |
| 1996 | +20.9% |
| 2000 | +5.1% |
| 2004 | +9.0% |
| 2008 | +17.3% |
| 2012 | +15.2% |
| 2016 | +2.7% |
| 2020 | +8.6% |
| 2024 | +6.9% |
County-by-county results — 16 counties
| County | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Androscoggin County | O | 4,516 | 859 | 10,176 | |
| Aroostook County | O | 1,924 | 898 | 7,813 | |
| Cumberland County | D | 8,480 | 5,154 | 20,661 | |
| Franklin County | O | 1,421 | 668 | 3,803 | |
| Hancock County | D | 2,655 | 1,399 | 6,162 | |
| Kennebec County | O | 4,397 | 1,782 | 11,726 | |
| Knox County | D | 2,751 | 1,097 | 5,499 | |
| Lincoln County | D | 1,633 | 457 | 3,721 | |
| Oxford County | O | 2,941 | 1,234 | 7,392 | |
| Penobscot County | O | 5,093 | 3,367 | 14,082 | |
| Piscataquis County | O | 1,210 | 807 | 3,770 | |
| Sagadahoc County | D | 1,331 | 885 | 3,497 | |
| Somerset County | O | 2,317 | 1,235 | 6,356 | |
| Waldo County | D | 2,145 | 881 | 4,841 | |
| Washington County | D | 3,178 | 1,862 | 7,052 | |
| York County | D | 5,121 | 3,960 | 13,089 |
Source. Compiled historical county records — 1912 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.