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Elections / 1912 · President · MS

Woodrow Wilson carried Mississippi D+86.5.

Woodrow Wilson (D) vs William Howard Taft (R) in Mississippi, 1912. The state ran 66.9 points more Democratic than the nation (D+19.5 nationally).

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

Mississippi result
64,722 votes counted
Wilson (D)
57,498
88.8%
Taft (R)
1,521
2.4%
Roosevelt + others
5,703
8.8%
Margin
D+86.5
1912 presidential election
Mississippi, 1912
WilsonD+86.5
1912 presidential margin by county for Mississippi — 1912 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of Mississippi — 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.Adams County, MS · D+60.3Alcorn County, MS · D+87.2Amite County, MS · D+96.4Attala County, MS · D+83.1Benton County, MS · D+87.1Bolivar County, MS · D+88.2Calhoun County, MS · D+87.2Carroll County, MS · D+83.3Chickasaw County, MS · D+88.3Choctaw County, MS · D+86.2Claiborne County, MS · D+98.0Clarke County, MS · D+83.6Clay County, MS · D+92.9Coahoma County, MS · D+86.4Copiah County, MS · D+94.0Covington County, MS · D+82.2DeSoto County, MS · D+92.9Forrest County, MS · D+81.1Franklin County, MS · D+81.6George County, MS · D+77.7Greene County, MS · D+82.0Grenada County, MS · D+94.1Hancock County, MS · D+74.6Harrison County, MS · D+78.1Hinds County, MS · D+91.1Holmes County, MS · D+94.8Issaquena County, MS · D+86.5Itawamba County, MS · D+87.0Jackson County, MS · D+81.6Jasper County, MS · D+90.0Jefferson County, MS · D+94.2Jefferson Davis County, MS · D+76.9Jones County, MS · D+71.5Kemper County, MS · D+88.8Lafayette County, MS · D+88.6Lamar County, MS · D+75.8Lauderdale County, MS · D+88.3Lawrence County, MS · D+87.1Leake County, MS · D+85.9Lee County, MS · D+90.9Leflore County, MS · D+90.0Lincoln County, MS · D+78.6Lowndes County, MS · D+94.5Madison County, MS · D+88.9Marion County, MS · D+88.9Marshall County, MS · D+92.1Monroe County, MS · D+94.0Montgomery County, MS · D+93.4Neshoba County, MS · D+86.5Newton County, MS · D+94.2Noxubee County, MS · D+96.2Oktibbeha County, MS · D+90.0Panola County, MS · D+87.7Pearl River County, MS · D+90.7Perry County, MS · D+80.6Pike County, MS · D+84.9Pontotoc County, MS · D+81.5Prentiss County, MS · D+68.7Quitman County, MS · D+87.2Rankin County, MS · D+92.9Scott County, MS · D+96.4Sharkey County, MS · D+91.7Simpson County, MS · D+86.1Smith County, MS · D+91.8Sunflower County, MS · D+90.6Tallahatchie County, MS · D+90.9Tate County, MS · D+83.5Tippah County, MS · D+87.0Tishomingo County, MS · D+70.4Tunica County, MS · D+96.9Union County, MS · D+87.1Warren County, MS · D+80.7Washington County, MS · D+86.0Wayne County, MS · D+84.6Webster County, MS · D+73.8Wilkinson County, MS · D+89.0Winston County, MS · D+89.3Yalobusha County, MS · D+88.8Yazoo County, MS · D+94.2
How it voted
Share of the 1912 vote
Woodrow Wilson ✓Democratic88.8%57,498
Theodore RooseveltProgressive8.8%5,703
William H. TaftRepublican2.4%1,521
D+60
R+60
79 counties, each filled by 1912 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Mississippi's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1912 contest in context
Mississippi's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1892 to 2024. Most recent: −22.9% in 2024.flipped R · 1980−22.9%DR18922024
Mississippi's presidential margins
YearMargin (D minus R)
1892+73.3%
1896+84.1%
1900+77.6%
1912+86.5%
1916+88.4%
1920+69.9%
1924+81.8%
1928+64.3%
1932+92.4%
1936+94.3%
1940+91.5%
1944+87.1%
1948+7.5%
1952+20.9%
1956+33.8%
1960+11.7%
1964−74.3%
1968+9.5%
1972−58.6%
1976+1.9%
1980−1.3%
1984−24.5%
1988−20.8%
1992−8.9%
1996−5.1%
2000−16.9%
2004−19.7%
2008−13.2%
2012−11.5%
2016−17.8%
2020−16.5%
2024−22.9%
County results — 1912
79 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Adams CountyD
+60.3%
49131763
Alcorn CountyD
+87.2%
1,010401,113
Amite CountyD
+96.4%
6665686
Attala CountyD
+83.1%
1,060491,216
Benton CountyD
+87.1%
48918541
Bolivar CountyD
+88.2%
32410356
Calhoun CountyD
+87.2%
937171,055
Carroll CountyD
+83.3%
65316765
Chickasaw CountyD
+88.3%
85619948
Choctaw CountyD
+86.2%
60924679
Claiborne CountyD
+98.0%
3993404
Clarke CountyD
+83.6%
63817743
Clay CountyD
+92.9%
6284672
Coahoma CountyD
+86.4%
39616440
Copiah CountyD
+94.0%
1,234101,302
Covington CountyD
+82.2%
5708684
DeSoto CountyD
+92.9%
54610577
Forrest CountyD
+81.1%
886161,073
Franklin CountyD
+81.6%
3014364
George CountyD
+77.7%
2315291
Greene CountyD
+82.0%
26813311
Grenada CountyD
+94.1%
4693495
Hancock CountyD
+74.6%
36528452
Harrison CountyD
+78.1%
1,292451,596
Hinds CountyD
+91.1%
2,065402,223
Holmes CountyD
+94.8%
9365982
Issaquena CountyD
+86.5%
993111
Itawamba CountyD
+87.0%
914241,023
Jackson CountyD
+81.6%
51414613
Jasper CountyD
+90.0%
86012942
Jefferson CountyD
+94.2%
4082431
Jefferson Davis CountyD
+76.9%
54243649
Jones CountyD
+71.5%
1,058341,432
Kemper CountyD
+88.8%
82820910
Lafayette CountyD
+88.6%
973281,066
Lamar CountyD
+75.8%
39916505
Lauderdale CountyD
+88.3%
2,204502,440
Lawrence CountyD
+87.1%
3329371
Leake CountyD
+85.9%
910111,047
Lee CountyD
+90.9%
1,390391,486
Leflore CountyD
+90.0%
61612671
Lincoln CountyD
+78.6%
76841925
Lowndes CountyD
+94.5%
87212910
Madison CountyD
+88.9%
66311733
Marion CountyD
+88.9%
43812479
Marshall CountyD
+92.1%
7799836
Monroe CountyD
+94.0%
1,377251,438
Montgomery CountyD
+93.4%
6974742
Neshoba CountyD
+86.5%
80622906
Newton CountyD
+94.2%
1,19761,265
Noxubee CountyD
+96.2%
6465666
Oktibbeha CountyD
+90.0%
85130912
Panola CountyD
+87.7%
76013852
Pearl River CountyD
+90.7%
2907312
Perry CountyD
+80.6%
2574314
Pike CountyD
+84.9%
1,068241,229
Pontotoc CountyD
+81.5%
1,009471,181
Prentiss CountyD
+68.7%
839851,098
Quitman CountyD
+87.2%
1954219
Rankin CountyD
+92.9%
7187765
Scott CountyD
+96.4%
7227742
Sharkey CountyD
+91.7%
1573168
Simpson CountyD
+86.1%
60619682
Smith CountyD
+91.8%
85412917
Sunflower CountyD
+90.6%
4629500
Tallahatchie CountyD
+90.9%
69516747
Tate CountyD
+83.5%
61223705
Tippah CountyD
+87.0%
1,056341,175
Tishomingo CountyD
+70.4%
70165904
Tunica CountyD
+96.9%
1881193
Union CountyD
+87.1%
962231,078
Warren CountyD
+80.7%
1,135551,339
Washington CountyD
+86.0%
73120827
Wayne CountyD
+84.6%
56915655
Webster CountyD
+73.8%
65532844
Wilkinson CountyD
+89.0%
3798417
Winston CountyD
+89.3%
7439822
Yalobusha CountyD
+88.8%
78822863
Yazoo CountyD
+94.2%
8877934