Elections / 1912 · President · MN
Minnesota — 1912 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate1912 presidential electionMinnesota · PresidentOther48.9%
How it voted
Share of the 1912 vote
| Other ✓All other candidates | 48.9% | 163,459 |
|---|---|---|
| Woodrow WilsonDemocratic | 31.8% | 106,426 |
| William H. 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 |
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% |
County-by-county results — 86 counties
Source. Compiled historical county records — 1912 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.