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Elections / 1912 · President · ME

Theodore Roosevelt carried Maine.

Woodrow Wilson (D) vs William Howard Taft (R) in Maine, 1912. Theodore Roosevelt won the state as a third-party candidate; the D+19.0 margin shown in the table is the Democratic-vs-Republican measure used across Akashic. The state ran 0.6 points more Republican than the nation (D+19.5 nationally).

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

Maine result
129,640 votes counted
Wilson (D)
51,113
39.4%
Taft (R)
26,545
20.5%
Roosevelt + others
51,982
40.1%
Margin
D+19.0
1912 presidential election
Maine, 1912
WilsonD+19.0
1912 presidential margin by county for Maine — 1912 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of Maine — 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.Androscoggin County, ME · D+35.9Aroostook County, ME · D+13.1Cumberland County, ME · D+16.1Franklin County, ME · D+19.8Hancock County, ME · D+20.4Kennebec County, ME · D+22.3Knox County, ME · D+30.1Lincoln County, ME · D+31.6Oxford County, ME · D+23.1Penobscot County, ME · D+12.3Piscataquis County, ME · D+10.7Sagadahoc County, ME · D+12.8Somerset County, ME · D+17.0Waldo County, ME · D+26.1Washington County, ME · D+18.7York County, ME · D+8.9
How it voted
Share of the 1912 vote
Theodore Roosevelt ✓Progressive40.1%51,982
Woodrow WilsonDemocratic39.4%51,113
William H. TaftRepublican20.5%26,545
D+60
R+60
16 counties, each filled by 1912 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Maine's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1912 contest in context
Maine's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1892 to 2024. Most recent: +6.4% in 2024.flipped D · 1992+6.4%DR18922024
Maine's presidential margins
YearMargin (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+6.4%
County results — 1912
16 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Androscoggin CountyO
+35.9%
4,51685910,176
Aroostook CountyO
+13.1%
1,9248987,813
Cumberland CountyD
+16.1%
8,4805,15420,661
Franklin CountyO
+19.8%
1,4216683,803
Hancock CountyD
+20.4%
2,6551,3996,162
Kennebec CountyO
+22.3%
4,3971,78211,726
Knox CountyD
+30.1%
2,7511,0975,499
Lincoln CountyD
+31.6%
1,6334573,721
Oxford CountyO
+23.1%
2,9411,2347,392
Penobscot CountyO
+12.3%
5,0933,36714,082
Piscataquis CountyO
+10.7%
1,2108073,770
Sagadahoc CountyD
+12.8%
1,3318853,497
Somerset CountyO
+17.0%
2,3171,2356,356
Waldo CountyD
+26.1%
2,1458814,841
Washington CountyD
+18.7%
3,1781,8627,052
York CountyD
+8.9%
5,1213,96013,089