Minnesota — 1912 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate1912 presidential electionMinnesota · PresidentRoosevelt48.9%
How it voted
Share of the 1912 vote
| Theodore Roosevelt + others ✓Progressive | 48.9% | 163,459 |
|---|---|---|
| Woodrow WilsonDemocratic | 31.8% | 106,426 |
| William Howard TaftRepublican | 19.2% | 64,334 |
1912presidential margin
D+60R+60
86 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.
Minnesota cast 12 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (86 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Aitkin County, MN | Other / independent | D+2.4 |
| Anoka County, MN | Other / independent | D+1.4 |
| Becker County, MN | Other / independent | D+7.3 |
| Beltrami County, MN | Other / independent | D+9.9 |
| Benton County, MN | Other / independent | D+4.9 |
| Big Stone County, MN | Other / independent | D+25.8 |
| Blue Earth County, MN | Democratic | D+12.9 |
| Brown County, MN | Democratic | D+28.1 |
| Carlton County, MN | Other / independent | D+13.5 |
| Carver County, MN | Other / independent | D+9.6 |
| Cass County, MN | Other / independent | D+6.4 |
| Chippewa County, MN | Other / independent | D+17.2 |
| Chisago County, MN | Other / independent | D+3.4 |
| Clay County, MN | Other / independent | D+12.9 |
| Clearwater County, MN | Other / independent | R+0.2 |
| Cook County, MN | Other / independent | D+10.1 |
| Cottonwood County, MN | Other / independent | D+9.2 |
| Crow Wing County, MN | Other / independent | D+0.5 |
| Dakota County, MN | Other / independent | D+27.2 |
| Dodge County, MN | Other / independent | D+3.6 |
| Douglas County, MN | Other / independent | D+12.3 |
| Faribault County, MN | Other / independent | D+15.7 |
| Fillmore County, MN | Other / independent | R+4.0 |
| Freeborn County, MN | Other / independent | D+5.3 |
| Goodhue County, MN | Other / independent | D+6.2 |
| Grant County, MN | Other / independent | D+15.1 |
| Hennepin County, MN | Other / independent | D+2.4 |
| Houston County, MN | Other / independent | D+3.7 |
| Hubbard County, MN | Other / independent | D+5.4 |
| Isanti County, MN | Other / independent | D+0.9 |
| Itasca County, MN | Other / independent | D+9.4 |
| Jackson County, MN | Other / independent | D+16.3 |
| Kanabec County, MN | Other / independent | D+4.1 |
| Kandiyohi County, MN | Other / independent | D+11.2 |
| Kittson County, MN | Other / independent | D+12.2 |
| Koochiching County, MN | Other / independent | D+21.1 |
| Lac qui Parle County, MN | Other / independent | D+10.4 |
| Lake County, MN | Other / independent | D+1.0 |
| Le Sueur County, MN | Democratic | D+16.9 |
| Lincoln County, MN | Other / independent | D+17.6 |
| Lyon County, MN | Other / independent | D+20.7 |
| Mahnomen County, MN | Democratic | D+36.0 |
| Marshall County, MN | Other / independent | D+8.1 |
| Martin County, MN | Other / independent | D+17.0 |
| McLeod County, MN | Democratic | D+19.8 |
| Meeker County, MN | Other / independent | D+16.7 |
| Mille Lacs County, MN | Other / independent | D+2.8 |
| Morrison County, MN | Other / independent | D+17.6 |
| Mower County, MN | Other / independent | R+2.2 |
| Murray County, MN | Other / independent | D+17.1 |
| Nicollet County, MN | Other / independent | D+16.7 |
| Nobles County, MN | Other / independent | D+13.4 |
| Norman County, MN | Other / independent | D+8.1 |
| Olmsted County, MN | Other / independent | D+20.8 |
| Otter Tail County, MN | Other / independent | D+15.0 |
| Pennington County, MN | Other / independent | D+9.6 |
| Pine County, MN | Other / independent | D+8.8 |
| Pipestone County, MN | Other / independent | D+12.3 |
| Polk County, MN | Other / independent | D+16.1 |
| Pope County, MN | Other / independent | D+2.8 |
| Ramsey County, MN | Other / independent | D+25.7 |
| Red Lake County, MN | Democratic | D+12.4 |
| Redwood County, MN | Other / independent | D+18.4 |
| Renville County, MN | Other / independent | D+15.6 |
| Rice County, MN | Other / independent | D+12.9 |
| Rock County, MN | Other / independent | D+0.2 |
| Roseau County, MN | Other / independent | D+1.1 |
| Scott County, MN | Democratic | D+31.1 |
| Sherburne County, MN | Other / independent | D+1.6 |
| Sibley County, MN | Other / independent | D+20.0 |
| St. Louis County, MN | Other / independent | D+6.0 |
| Stearns County, MN | Democratic | D+33.9 |
| Steele County, MN | Democratic | D+20.1 |
| Stevens County, MN | Other / independent | D+21.5 |
| Swift County, MN | Other / independent | D+18.9 |
| Todd County, MN | Other / independent | D+0.8 |
| Traverse County, MN | Other / independent | D+33.9 |
| Wabasha County, MN | Democratic | D+18.3 |
| Wadena County, MN | Other / independent | D+4.4 |
| Waseca County, MN | Other / independent | D+18.9 |
| Washington County, MN | Other / independent | D+16.8 |
| Watonwan County, MN | Other / independent | D+17.5 |
| Wilkin County, MN | Other / independent | D+26.1 |
| Winona County, MN | Democratic | D+31.1 |
| Wright County, MN | Other / independent | D+11.5 |
| Yellow Medicine County, MN | Other / independent | D+15.6 |
Minnesota results by county
86 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aitkin County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+895 | 1,30862.8% | 41319.8% | 36217.4% | 2,083 |
| Anoka County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+335 | 92644.5% | 59128.4% | 56227.0% | 2,079 |
| Becker County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+1,064 | 1,79659.1% | 73224.1% | 50916.8% | 3,037 |
| Beltrami County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+955 | 1,74557.7% | 79026.1% | 49016.2% | 3,025 |
| Benton County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+328 | 89046.4% | 56229.3% | 46824.4% | 1,920 |
| Big Stone County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+78 | 75545.0% | 67740.4% | 24414.6% | 1,676 |
| Blue Earth County | Woodrow Wilson+103 | 1,92236.3% | 2,02538.3% | 1,34425.4% | 5,291 |
| Brown County | Woodrow Wilson+29 | 1,33042.1% | 1,35943.0% | 47214.9% | 3,161 |
| Carlton County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+1,042 | 1,67364.7% | 63124.4% | 28310.9% | 2,587 |
| Carver County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+4 | 1,01236.6% | 1,00836.5% | 74226.9% | 2,762 |
| Cass County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+536 | 1,10152.5% | 56526.9% | 43120.6% | 2,097 |
| Chippewa County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+510 | 1,38051.8% | 87032.7% | 41215.5% | 2,662 |
| Chisago County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+1,384 | 1,81970.0% | 43516.7% | 34613.3% | 2,600 |
| Clay County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+619 | 1,56151.1% | 94230.9% | 54918.0% | 3,052 |
| Clearwater County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+722 | 84777.4% | 12311.2% | 12511.4% | 1,095 |
| Cook County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+188 | 25372.7% | 6518.7% | 308.6% | 348 |
| Cottonwood County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+670 | 1,18158.6% | 51125.3% | 32516.1% | 2,017 |
| Crow Wing County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+1,188 | 1,89757.5% | 70921.5% | 69121.0% | 3,297 |
| Dakota County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+127 | 1,90444.4% | 1,77741.4% | 60914.2% | 4,290 |
| Dodge County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+457 | 1,00049.7% | 54327.0% | 47023.3% | 2,013 |
| Douglas County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+891 | 1,68457.8% | 79327.2% | 43514.9% | 2,912 |
| Faribault County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+1,126 | 2,04560.9% | 91927.4% | 39311.7% | 3,357 |
| Fillmore County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+1,132 | 2,30151.6% | 99022.2% | 1,16926.2% | 4,460 |
| Freeborn County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+1,512 | 2,39260.6% | 88022.3% | 67217.0% | 3,944 |
| Goodhue County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+1,878 | 3,28357.2% | 1,40524.5% | 1,05118.3% | 5,739 |
| Grant County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+652 | 1,03366.2% | 38124.4% | 1469.4% | 1,560 |
| Hennepin County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+3,066 | 18,59638.3% | 15,53032.0% | 14,37929.6% | 48,505 |
| Houston County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+592 | 1,35448.8% | 76227.5% | 65923.7% | 2,775 |
| Hubbard County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+434 | 88452.2% | 45026.6% | 35921.2% | 1,693 |
| Isanti County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+1,180 | 1,51370.0% | 33315.4% | 31414.5% | 2,160 |
| Itasca County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+845 | 1,54457.4% | 69926.0% | 44616.6% | 2,689 |
| Jackson County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+437 | 1,35049.4% | 91333.4% | 46817.1% | 2,731 |
| Kanabec County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+525 | 79562.0% | 27021.0% | 21817.0% | 1,283 |
| Kandiyohi County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+1,124 | 1,97959.6% | 85525.8% | 48414.6% | 3,318 |
| Kittson County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+541 | 90362.3% | 36225.0% | 18512.8% | 1,450 |
| Koochiching County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+377 | 1,01553.6% | 63833.7% | 23912.6% | 1,892 |
| Lac qui Parle County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+979 | 1,58762.5% | 60824.0% | 34313.5% | 2,538 |
| Lake County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+694 | 88970.2% | 19515.4% | 18214.4% | 1,266 |
| Le Sueur County | Woodrow Wilson+308 | 1,18033.2% | 1,48841.9% | 88624.9% | 3,554 |
| Lincoln County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+250 | 79849.6% | 54834.0% | 26416.4% | 1,610 |
| Lyon County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+343 | 1,41148.0% | 1,06836.3% | 46015.7% | 2,939 |
| Mahnomen County | Woodrow Wilson+29 | 26442.2% | 29346.9% | 6810.9% | 625 |
| Marshall County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+1,465 | 2,03269.4% | 56719.4% | 33111.3% | 2,930 |
| Martin County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+450 | 1,59148.1% | 1,14134.5% | 57817.5% | 3,310 |
| McLeod County | Woodrow Wilson+229 | 99634.6% | 1,22542.6% | 65522.8% | 2,876 |
| Meeker County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+477 | 1,57648.7% | 1,09934.0% | 56017.3% | 3,235 |
| Mille Lacs County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+715 | 1,16458.1% | 44922.4% | 39219.6% | 2,005 |
| Morrison County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+264 | 1,60544.0% | 1,34136.8% | 69919.2% | 3,645 |
| Mower County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+307 | 1,62839.0% | 1,22829.4% | 1,32131.6% | 4,177 |
| Murray County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+320 | 1,09548.5% | 77534.3% | 38817.2% | 2,258 |
| Nicollet County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+43 | 97240.1% | 92938.3% | 52521.6% | 2,426 |
| Nobles County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+318 | 1,31245.1% | 99434.1% | 60520.8% | 2,911 |
| Norman County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+883 | 1,39362.4% | 51022.8% | 32914.7% | 2,232 |
| Olmsted County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+149 | 1,69142.8% | 1,54239.0% | 72018.2% | 3,953 |
| Otter Tail County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+2,313 | 4,05261.9% | 1,73926.6% | 75511.5% | 6,546 |
| Pennington County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+782 | 1,20564.4% | 42322.6% | 24413.0% | 1,872 |
| Pine County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+943 | 1,72057.1% | 77725.8% | 51317.0% | 3,010 |
| Pipestone County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+353 | 85851.6% | 50530.3% | 30118.1% | 1,664 |
| Polk County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+1,688 | 3,35058.3% | 1,66228.9% | 73512.8% | 5,747 |
| Pope County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+1,014 | 1,45763.9% | 44319.4% | 37916.6% | 2,279 |
| Ramsey County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+3,379 | 15,81048.9% | 12,43138.4% | 4,10912.7% | 32,350 |
| Red Lake County | Woodrow Wilson+78 | 29631.9% | 37440.3% | 25927.9% | 929 |
| Redwood County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+380 | 1,50647.4% | 1,12635.5% | 54217.1% | 3,174 |
| Renville County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+579 | 1,88948.4% | 1,31033.6% | 70318.0% | 3,902 |
| Rice County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+351 | 1,96442.7% | 1,61335.1% | 1,02022.2% | 4,597 |
| Rock County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+415 | 88148.7% | 46625.7% | 46325.6% | 1,810 |
| Roseau County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+1,042 | 1,34169.9% | 29915.6% | 27814.5% | 1,918 |
| Scott County | Woodrow Wilson+524 | 64828.4% | 1,17251.4% | 46220.2% | 2,282 |
| Sherburne County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+463 | 82354.2% | 36023.7% | 33522.1% | 1,518 |
| Sibley County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+366 | 1,25649.7% | 89035.2% | 38315.1% | 2,529 |
| St. Louis County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+6,749 | 11,87356.9% | 5,12424.5% | 3,88118.6% | 20,878 |
| Stearns County | Woodrow Wilson+1,334 | 1,98330.8% | 3,31751.6% | 1,13417.6% | 6,434 |
| Steele County | Woodrow Wilson+39 | 1,25539.2% | 1,29440.4% | 65120.3% | 3,200 |
| Stevens County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+78 | 71843.7% | 64038.9% | 28617.4% | 1,644 |
| Swift County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+297 | 1,23447.2% | 93735.9% | 44216.9% | 2,613 |
| Todd County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+565 | 1,63343.7% | 1,06828.6% | 1,03827.8% | 3,739 |
| Traverse County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+14 | 57545.4% | 56144.3% | 13110.3% | 1,267 |
| Wabasha County | Woodrow Wilson+224 | 1,19835.1% | 1,42241.6% | 79723.3% | 3,417 |
| Wadena County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+380 | 71653.8% | 33625.3% | 27820.9% | 1,330 |
| Waseca County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+17 | 1,07940.1% | 1,06239.4% | 55320.5% | 2,694 |
| Washington County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+1,064 | 2,35355.7% | 1,28930.5% | 58113.8% | 4,223 |
| Watonwan County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+588 | 1,20658.0% | 61829.7% | 25412.2% | 2,078 |
| Wilkin County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+63 | 64944.9% | 58640.6% | 20914.5% | 1,444 |
| Winona County | Woodrow Wilson+750 | 2,25435.8% | 3,00447.7% | 1,04216.5% | 6,300 |
| Wright County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+806 | 2,13949.6% | 1,33330.9% | 83719.4% | 4,309 |
| Yellow Medicine County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+646 | 1,38355.9% | 73729.8% | 35214.2% | 2,472 |
Nominees: Woodrow Wilson (D) · William Howard Taft (R) · Theodore Roosevelt (Progressive)
Minnesota's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1912 contest in context
| 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% |
Source. Compiled historical county records — 1912 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.