Theodore Roosevelt carried Minnesota. Woodrow Wilson (D) vs William Howard Taft (R) in Minnesota, 1912. Theodore Roosevelt won the state as a third-party candidate; the D+12.6 margin shown in the table is the Democratic-vs-Republican measure used across Akashic. The state ran 7.0 points more Republican than the nation (D+19.5 nationally).
Elections › 1912 › President › Minnesota Nominees: Woodrow Wilson (D) · William Howard Taft (R) · Theodore Roosevelt (Progressive)
akashic Minnesota result
334,219 votes counted
Roosevelt + others
163,459
48.9%
akashic 1912 presidential election
Minnesota, 1912
Wilson D+12.6
1912 presidential margin by county for Minnesota — 1912 presidential election A map of the constituent counties of Minnesota — 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. Wisconsin Iowa South Dakota North Dakota Aitkin County, MN · D+2.4 Anoka County, MN · D+1.4 Becker County, MN · D+7.3 Beltrami County, MN · D+9.9 Benton County, MN · D+4.9 Big Stone County, MN · D+25.8 Blue Earth County, MN · D+12.9 Brown County, MN · D+28.1 Carlton County, MN · D+13.5 Carver County, MN · D+9.6 Cass County, MN · D+6.4 Chippewa County, MN · D+17.2 Chisago County, MN · D+3.4 Clay County, MN · D+12.9 Clearwater County, MN · Tied Cook County, MN · D+10.1 Cottonwood County, MN · D+9.2 Crow Wing County, MN · D+0.5 Dakota County, MN · D+27.2 Dodge County, MN · D+3.6 Douglas County, MN · D+12.3 Faribault County, MN · D+15.7 Fillmore County, MN · R+4.0 Freeborn County, MN · D+5.3 Goodhue County, MN · D+6.2 Grant County, MN · D+15.1 Hennepin County, MN · D+2.4 Houston County, MN · D+3.7 Hubbard County, MN · D+5.4 Isanti County, MN · D+0.9 Itasca County, MN · D+9.4 Jackson County, MN · D+16.3 Kanabec County, MN · D+4.1 Kandiyohi County, MN · D+11.2 Kittson County, MN · D+12.2 Koochiching County, MN · D+21.1 Lac qui Parle County, MN · D+10.4 Lake County, MN · D+1.0 Le Sueur County, MN · D+16.9 Lincoln County, MN · D+17.6 Lyon County, MN · D+20.7 Mahnomen County, MN · D+36.0 Marshall County, MN · D+8.1 Martin County, MN · D+17.0 McLeod County, MN · D+19.8 Meeker County, MN · D+16.7 Mille Lacs County, MN · D+2.8 Morrison County, MN · D+17.6 Mower County, MN · R+2.2 Murray County, MN · D+17.1 Nicollet County, MN · D+16.7 Nobles County, MN · D+13.4 Norman County, MN · D+8.1 Olmsted County, MN · D+20.8 Otter Tail County, MN · D+15.0 Pennington County, MN · D+9.6 Pine County, MN · D+8.8 Pipestone County, MN · D+12.3 Polk County, MN · D+16.1 Pope County, MN · D+2.8 Ramsey County, MN · D+25.7 Red Lake County, MN · D+12.4 Redwood County, MN · D+18.4 Renville County, MN · D+15.6 Rice County, MN · D+12.9 Rock County, MN · Tied Roseau County, MN · D+1.1 Scott County, MN · D+31.1 Sherburne County, MN · D+1.6 Sibley County, MN · D+20.0 St. Louis County, MN · D+6.0 Stearns County, MN · D+33.9 Steele County, MN · D+20.1 Stevens County, MN · D+21.5 Swift County, MN · D+18.9 Todd County, MN · D+0.8 Traverse County, MN · D+33.9 Wabasha County, MN · D+18.3 Wadena County, MN · D+4.4 Waseca County, MN · D+18.9 Washington County, MN · D+16.8 Watonwan County, MN · D+17.5 Wilkin County, MN · D+26.1 Winona County, MN · D+31.1 Wright County, MN · D+11.5 Yellow Medicine County, MN · D+15.6 How it voted
Share of the 1912 vote
Theodore Roosevelt ✓ Progressive 48.9% 163,459 Woodrow Wilson Democratic 31.8% 106,426 William H. Taft Republican 19.2% 64,334
86 counties, each filled by 1912 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
akashic Minnesota's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1912 contest in context
Minnesota's presidential margins Democratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1892 to 2024. Most recent: +4.2% in 2024. flipped D · 1976 +4.2% D R 1892 2024 Minnesota's presidential margins Year Margin (D minus R) 1892 +8.3% 1896 −15.7% 1900 −24.5% 1904 −55.1% 1908 −26.2% 1912 +12.6% 1916 −0.1% 1920 −51.2% 1924 −44.4% 1928 −16.9% 1932 +23.6% 1936 +30.8% 1940 +3.8% 1944 +5.5% 1948 +17.3% 1952 −11.2% 1956 −7.6% 1960 +1.4% 1964 +27.8% 1968 +12.5% 1972 −5.5% 1976 +12.9% 1980 +3.9% 1984 +0.2% 1988 +7.0% 1992 +11.6% 1996 +16.1% 2000 +2.4% 2004 +3.5% 2008 +10.2% 2012 +7.7% 2016 +1.5% 2020 +7.1% 2024 +4.2%
akashic County results — 1912
86 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
akashic County Won Margin Democratic Republican Total Aitkin County O 413 362 2,083 Anoka County O 591 562 2,079 Becker County O 732 509 3,037 Beltrami County O 790 490 3,025 Benton County O 562 468 1,920 Big Stone County O 677 244 1,676 Blue Earth County D 2,025 1,344 5,291 Brown County D 1,359 472 3,161 Carlton County O 631 283 2,587 Carver County O 1,008 742 2,762 Cass County O 565 431 2,097 Chippewa County O 870 412 2,662 Chisago County O 435 346 2,600 Clay County O 942 549 3,052 Clearwater County O 123 125 1,095 Cook County O 65 30 348 Cottonwood County O 511 325 2,017 Crow Wing County O 709 691 3,297 Dakota County O 1,777 609 4,290 Dodge County O 543 470 2,013 Douglas County O 793 435 2,912 Faribault County O 919 393 3,357 Fillmore County O 990 1,169 4,460 Freeborn County O 880 672 3,944 Goodhue County O 1,405 1,051 5,739 Grant County O 381 146 1,560 Hennepin County O 15,530 14,379 48,505 Houston County O 762 659 2,775 Hubbard County O 450 359 1,693 Isanti County O 333 314 2,160 Itasca County O 699 446 2,689 Jackson County O 913 468 2,731 Kanabec County O 270 218 1,283 Kandiyohi County O 855 484 3,318 Kittson County O 362 185 1,450 Koochiching County O 638 239 1,892 Lac qui Parle County O 608 343 2,538 Lake County O 195 182 1,266 Le Sueur County D 1,488 886 3,554 Lincoln County O 548 264 1,610 Lyon County O 1,068 460 2,939 Mahnomen County D 293 68 625 Marshall County O 567 331 2,930 Martin County O 1,141 578 3,310 McLeod County D 1,225 655 2,876 Meeker County O 1,099 560 3,235 Mille Lacs County O 449 392 2,005 Morrison County O 1,341 699 3,645 Mower County O 1,228 1,321 4,177 Murray County O 775 388 2,258 Nicollet County O 929 525 2,426 Nobles County O 994 605 2,911 Norman County O 510 329 2,232 Olmsted County O 1,542 720 3,953 Otter Tail County O 1,739 755 6,546 Pennington County O 423 244 1,872 Pine County O 777 513 3,010 Pipestone County O 505 301 1,664 Polk County O 1,662 735 5,747 Pope County O 443 379 2,279 Ramsey County O 12,431 4,109 32,350 Red Lake County D 374 259 929 Redwood County O 1,126 542 3,174 Renville County O 1,310 703 3,902 Rice County O 1,613 1,020 4,597 Rock County O 466 463 1,810 Roseau County O 299 278 1,918 Scott County D 1,172 462 2,282 Sherburne County O 360 335 1,518 Sibley County O 890 383 2,529 St. Louis County O 5,124 3,881 20,878 Stearns County D 3,317 1,134 6,434 Steele County D 1,294 651 3,200 Stevens County O 640 286 1,644 Swift County O 937 442 2,613 Todd County O 1,068 1,038 3,739 Traverse County O 561 131 1,267 Wabasha County D 1,422 797 3,417 Wadena County O 336 278 1,330 Waseca County O 1,062 553 2,694 Washington County O 1,289 581 4,223 Watonwan County O 618 254 2,078 Wilkin County O 586 209 1,444 Winona County D 3,004 1,042 6,300 Wright County O 1,333 837 4,309 Yellow Medicine County O 737 352 2,472
Minnesota’s full place page · 1912 national results 