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Elections / 1912 · President · MO

Woodrow Wilson carried Missouri D+17.6.

Woodrow Wilson (D) vs William Howard Taft (R) in Missouri, 1912. The state ran 1.9 points more Republican than the nation (D+19.5 nationally).

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

Missouri result
698,566 votes counted
Wilson (D)
330,746
47.3%
Taft (R)
207,821
29.7%
Roosevelt + others
159,999
22.9%
Margin
D+17.6
Missouri, 1912
WilsonD+17.6
1912 presidential margin by county for Missouri — 1912 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of Missouri — 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.Adair County, MO · D+7.3Andrew County, MO · D+3.0Atchison County, MO · D+12.0Audrain County, MO · D+38.3Barry County, MO · D+17.9Barton County, MO · D+20.5Bates County, MO · D+27.8Benton County, MO · D+2.2Bollinger County, MO · D+13.3Boone County, MO · D+51.4Buchanan County, MO · D+26.7Butler County, MO · D+2.0Caldwell County, MO · D+8.1Callaway County, MO · D+37.4Camden County, MO · R+13.4Cape Girardeau County, MO · D+6.6Carroll County, MO · D+20.0Carter County, MO · D+21.8Cass County, MO · D+39.3Cedar County, MO · D+4.4Chariton County, MO · D+29.0Christian County, MO · R+13.5Clark County, MO · D+11.2Clay County, MO · D+59.5Clinton County, MO · D+34.1Cole County, MO · D+7.1Cooper County, MO · D+3.4Crawford County, MO · TiedDade County, MO · D+3.5Dallas County, MO · R+7.4Daviess County, MO · D+25.6DeKalb County, MO · D+17.1Dent County, MO · D+12.9Douglas County, MO · R+10.3Dunklin County, MO · D+33.1Franklin County, MO · R+3.3Gasconade County, MO · R+39.1Gentry County, MO · D+23.9Greene County, MO · D+5.9Grundy County, MO · D+6.6Harrison County, MO · R+1.9Henry County, MO · D+35.4Hickory County, MO · R+19.6Holt County, MO · TiedHoward County, MO · D+46.8Howell County, MO · D+2.3Iron County, MO · D+10.8Jackson County, MO · D+42.1Jasper County, MO · D+13.3Jefferson County, MO · D+4.6Johnson County, MO · D+25.9Knox County, MO · D+18.3Laclede County, MO · D+4.2Lafayette County, MO · D+17.2Lawrence County, MO · D+19.1Lewis County, MO · D+35.6Lincoln County, MO · D+28.2Linn County, MO · D+24.0Livingston County, MO · D+29.7Macon County, MO · D+33.2Madison County, MO · D+13.6Maries County, MO · D+37.5Marion County, MO · D+30.1McDonald County, MO · D+14.2Mercer County, MO · R+7.5Miller County, MO · D+0.5Mississippi County, MO · D+12.7Moniteau County, MO · D+7.2Monroe County, MO · D+67.2Montgomery County, MO · D+4.8Morgan County, MO · R+2.8New Madrid County, MO · D+7.5Newton County, MO · D+17.6Nodaway County, MO · D+19.2Oregon County, MO · D+44.8Osage County, MO · D+14.1Ozark County, MO · R+5.6Pemiscot County, MO · D+20.4Perry County, MO · R+5.0Pettis County, MO · D+16.8Phelps County, MO · D+27.8Pike County, MO · D+16.9Platte County, MO · D+58.8Polk County, MO · D+2.9Pulaski County, MO · D+28.5Putnam County, MO · R+27.7Ralls County, MO · D+44.3Randolph County, MO · D+49.8Ray County, MO · D+37.5Reynolds County, MO · D+40.1Ripley County, MO · D+24.5Saline County, MO · D+36.1Schuyler County, MO · D+20.2Scotland County, MO · D+23.3Scott County, MO · D+17.0Shannon County, MO · D+34.6Shelby County, MO · D+42.5St. Charles County, MO · R+11.6St. Clair County, MO · D+17.9St. Francois County, MO · D+7.7St. Louis city, MO · D+8.8St. Louis County, MO · R+4.9Ste. Genevieve County, MO · D+1.6Stoddard County, MO · D+23.6Stone County, MO · R+19.3Sullivan County, MO · D+8.7Taney County, MO · R+14.8Texas County, MO · D+20.7Vernon County, MO · D+29.4Warren County, MO · R+31.1Washington County, MO · D+2.4Wayne County, MO · D+12.8Webster County, MO · D+6.7Worth County, MO · D+10.4Wright County, MO · D+5.5
How it voted
Share of the 1912 vote
Woodrow WilsonDemocratic47.3%330,746
William H. TaftRepublican29.7%207,821
Theodore RooseveltProgressive22.9%159,999
D+60
R+60
115 counties, each filled by 1912 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Missouri's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1912 contest in context
Missouri's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1892 to 2024. Most recent: −18.4% in 2024.flipped R · 2000−18.4%DR18922024
Missouri's presidential margins
YearMargin (D minus R)
1892+7.5%
1896+8.7%
1900+5.5%
1904−3.9%
1908−0.1%
1912+17.6%
1916+3.6%
1920−11.5%
1924−5.6%
1928−11.4%
1932+28.6%
1936+22.6%
1940+4.8%
1944+2.9%
1948+16.6%
1952−1.6%
1956+0.2%
1960+0.5%
1964+28.1%
1968−1.1%
1972−24.7%
1976+3.6%
1980−6.8%
1984−20.0%
1988−4.0%
1992+10.1%
1996+6.3%
2000−3.3%
2004−7.2%
2008−0.1%
2012−9.4%
2016−18.5%
2020−15.3%
2024−18.4%
County results — 1912
115 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Adair CountyD
+7.3%
1,7841,4274,893
Andrew CountyD
+3.0%
1,7501,6343,889
Atchison CountyD
+12.0%
1,5341,1383,297
Audrain CountyD
+38.3%
3,3321,3605,143
Barry CountyD
+17.9%
2,3001,3965,038
Barton CountyD
+20.5%
1,7911,0103,801
Bates CountyD
+27.8%
3,0571,3836,027
Benton CountyD
+2.2%
1,2091,1423,055
Bollinger CountyD
+13.3%
1,5121,1003,090
Boone CountyD
+51.4%
5,0271,3507,158
Buchanan CountyD
+26.7%
8,8694,41216,676
Butler CountyD
+2.0%
1,9461,8514,665
Caldwell CountyD
+8.1%
1,4831,1873,674
Callaway CountyD
+37.4%
3,5441,5255,402
Camden CountyR
−13.4%
6679181,869
Cape Girardeau CountyD
+6.6%
2,5872,2035,854
Carroll CountyD
+20.0%
2,6481,5195,658
Carter CountyD
+21.8%
458256926
Cass CountyD
+39.3%
3,2471,0345,627
Cedar CountyD
+4.4%
1,3921,2423,444
Chariton CountyD
+29.0%
3,1121,5285,469
Christian CountyR
−13.5%
7931,2033,042
Clark CountyD
+11.2%
1,5861,2143,323
Clay CountyD
+59.5%
3,4175924,746
Clinton CountyD
+34.1%
1,9687773,488
Cole CountyD
+7.1%
2,4472,1034,866
Cooper CountyD
+3.4%
2,4442,2705,062
Crawford CountyR
−0.3%
1,0371,0452,486
Dade CountyD
+3.5%
1,3131,1963,383
Dallas CountyR
−7.4%
8701,0512,443
Daviess CountyD
+25.6%
2,2841,0994,634
DeKalb CountyD
+17.1%
1,6521,0903,292
Dent CountyD
+12.9%
1,2809592,491
Douglas CountyO
−10.3%
5668552,798
Dunklin CountyD
+33.1%
2,7239875,248
Franklin CountyR
−3.3%
2,2392,4245,595
Gasconade CountyR
−39.1%
5181,5392,611
Gentry CountyD
+23.9%
2,2681,2684,181
Greene CountyD
+5.9%
5,0894,35012,560
Grundy CountyO
+6.6%
1,3101,0513,917
Harrison CountyR
−1.9%
1,9852,0815,140
Henry CountyD
+35.4%
3,3961,1626,315
Hickory CountyR
−19.6%
4217351,604
Holt CountyR
−0.1%
1,5191,5223,692
Howard CountyD
+46.8%
2,6728963,791
Howell CountyD
+2.3%
1,5651,4654,294
Iron CountyD
+10.8%
8456661,656
Jackson CountyD
+42.1%
32,2095,61863,194
Jasper CountyD
+13.3%
6,7894,57116,704
Jefferson CountyD
+4.6%
2,3682,1275,208
Johnson CountyD
+25.9%
3,4681,7726,559
Knox CountyD
+18.3%
1,6661,0923,144
Laclede CountyD
+4.2%
1,6341,4783,711
Lafayette CountyD
+17.2%
3,6502,3677,459
Lawrence CountyD
+19.1%
2,3841,3125,616
Lewis CountyD
+35.6%
2,3401,0043,758
Lincoln CountyD
+28.2%
2,3261,2583,793
Linn CountyD
+24.0%
2,8901,4526,004
Livingston CountyD
+29.7%
2,3148854,817
Macon CountyD
+33.2%
3,6101,2886,985
Madison CountyD
+13.6%
1,1268272,200
Maries CountyD
+37.5%
1,0964481,729
Marion CountyD
+30.1%
3,4711,6935,909
McDonald CountyD
+14.2%
1,3269162,879
Mercer CountyO
−7.5%
7809952,853
Miller CountyD
+0.5%
1,2571,2403,181
Mississippi CountyD
+12.7%
1,3881,0502,659
Moniteau CountyD
+7.2%
1,6121,3753,306
Monroe CountyD
+67.2%
3,5865834,470
Montgomery CountyD
+4.8%
1,8831,6973,879
Morgan CountyR
−2.8%
1,1631,2392,725
New Madrid CountyD
+7.5%
1,9451,6074,519
Newton CountyD
+17.6%
2,4211,4705,399
Nodaway CountyD
+19.2%
3,4902,1397,052
Oregon CountyD
+44.8%
1,6884862,682
Osage CountyD
+14.1%
1,3949812,923
Ozark CountyO
−5.6%
5756952,126
Pemiscot CountyD
+20.4%
1,6179733,164
Perry CountyR
−5.0%
1,5641,7353,411
Pettis CountyD
+16.8%
3,7712,4238,003
Phelps CountyD
+27.8%
1,5657822,816
Pike CountyD
+16.9%
2,7201,9014,856
Platte CountyD
+58.8%
2,5355103,445
Polk CountyD
+2.9%
1,9351,8024,616
Pulaski CountyD
+28.5%
1,2686312,238
Putnam CountyR
−27.7%
9331,8593,337
Ralls CountyD
+44.3%
1,7345912,583
Randolph CountyD
+49.8%
4,1861,1266,140
Ray CountyD
+37.5%
3,0421,1924,930
Reynolds CountyD
+40.1%
1,0303671,654
Ripley CountyD
+24.5%
1,2496512,441
Saline CountyD
+36.1%
3,9291,4436,892
Schuyler CountyD
+20.2%
1,2187662,241
Scotland CountyD
+23.3%
1,5258602,859
Scott CountyD
+17.0%
1,9451,2354,187
Shannon CountyD
+34.6%
1,1103852,095
Shelby CountyD
+42.5%
2,4508593,740
St. Charles CountyR
−11.6%
1,7922,3504,796
St. Clair CountyD
+17.9%
1,7101,0463,717
St. Francois CountyD
+7.7%
2,7862,3056,225
St. Louis cityD
+8.8%
58,84546,509140,327
St. Louis CountyR
−4.9%
5,4096,17715,526
Ste. Genevieve CountyD
+1.6%
1,1381,1002,312
Stoddard CountyD
+23.6%
2,6031,3635,254
Stone CountyR
−19.3%
5069462,281
Sullivan CountyD
+8.7%
2,2261,8194,701
Taney CountyR
−14.8%
5888521,783
Texas CountyD
+20.7%
2,0671,2324,029
Vernon CountyD
+29.4%
3,4831,6546,226
Warren CountyR
−31.1%
4311,0672,044
Washington CountyD
+2.4%
1,1211,0592,566
Wayne CountyD
+12.8%
1,4321,0522,967
Webster CountyD
+6.7%
1,6491,3873,915
Worth CountyD
+10.4%
9737691,966
Wright CountyD
+5.5%
1,3561,1633,527