akashic
1876–2024
Elections / 1912 · President · MT

Theodore Roosevelt carried Montana.

Woodrow Wilson (D) vs William Howard Taft (R) in Montana, 1912. Theodore Roosevelt won the state as a third-party candidate; the D+11.8 margin shown in the table is the Democratic-vs-Republican measure used across Akashic. The state ran 7.7 points more Republican than the nation (D+19.5 nationally).

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

Montana result
79,826 votes counted
Wilson (D)
27,941
35.0%
Taft (R)
18,512
23.2%
Roosevelt + others
33,373
41.8%
Margin
D+11.8
1912 presidential election
Montana, 1912
WilsonD+11.8
1912 presidential margin by county for Montana — 1912 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of Montana — 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.Beaverhead County, MT · TiedBlaine County, MT · D+10.0Broadwater County, MT · D+26.4Carbon County, MT · D+5.8Cascade County, MT · D+12.2Chouteau County, MT · R+11.7Custer County, MT · D+11.6Dawson County, MT · D+1.5Deer Lodge County, MT · D+4.8Fergus County, MT · D+17.7Flathead County, MT · D+18.6Gallatin County, MT · D+22.3Granite County, MT · D+17.0Hill County, MT · D+4.3Jefferson County, MT · D+20.1Lewis and Clark County, MT · D+10.2Lincoln County, MT · D+12.7Madison County, MT · D+17.0Meagher County, MT · D+12.7Missoula County, MT · D+20.1Musselshell County, MT · R+0.8Park County, MT · D+2.6Powell County, MT · D+14.5Ravalli County, MT · D+23.0Rosebud County, MT · R+6.8Sanders County, MT · D+13.0Silver Bow County, MT · D+19.4Sweet Grass County, MT · D+10.2Teton County, MT · D+1.7Valley County, MT · D+1.1Yellowstone County, MT · D+4.9
How it voted
Share of the 1912 vote
Theodore Roosevelt ✓Progressive41.8%33,373
Woodrow WilsonDemocratic35.0%27,941
William H. TaftRepublican23.2%18,512
D+60
R+60
31 counties, each filled by 1912 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Montana's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1912 contest in context
Montana's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1892 to 2024. Most recent: −19.9% in 2024.flipped R · 1996−19.9%DR18922024
Montana's presidential margins
YearMargin (D minus R)
1892−2.9%
1896+60.2%
1900+18.5%
1904−20.4%
1908−4.4%
1912+11.8%
1916+19.3%
1920−29.1%
1924−23.1%
1928−17.9%
1932+22.7%
1936+41.7%
1940+18.6%
1944+9.4%
1948+9.9%
1952−19.3%
1956−14.3%
1960−2.5%
1964+18.4%
1968−9.0%
1972−20.1%
1976−7.4%
1980−24.4%
1984−22.3%
1988−5.9%
1992+2.5%
1996−2.9%
2000−25.1%
2004−20.5%
2008−2.4%
2012−13.6%
2016−20.2%
2020−16.4%
2024−19.9%
County results — 1912
31 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Beaverhead CountyD
+0.3%
7137081,852
Blaine CountyO
+10.0%
3182041,137
Broadwater CountyD
+26.4%
451205933
Carbon CountyO
+5.8%
7966462,596
Cascade CountyO
+12.2%
1,6331,0794,549
Chouteau CountyR
−11.7%
4025611,354
Custer CountyO
+11.6%
1,0686953,203
Dawson CountyO
+1.5%
7196782,782
Deer Lodge CountyD
+4.8%
1,1971,0602,860
Fergus CountyO
+17.7%
1,3937453,663
Flathead CountyO
+18.6%
1,1064933,301
Gallatin CountyD
+22.3%
1,4076833,241
Granite CountyO
+17.0%
346195889
Hill CountyO
+4.3%
6245362,028
Jefferson CountyD
+20.1%
4792391,193
Lewis and Clark CountyO
+10.2%
1,5051,0624,335
Lincoln CountyO
+12.7%
3462181,005
Madison CountyD
+17.0%
8225061,863
Meagher CountyD
+12.7%
4733211,199
Missoula CountyO
+20.1%
1,5235894,658
Musselshell CountyO
−0.8%
4704831,568
Park CountyO
+2.6%
6666092,207
Powell CountyO
+14.5%
5453351,445
Ravalli CountyO
+23.0%
8583162,360
Rosebud CountyO
−6.8%
3133921,156
Sanders CountyO
+13.0%
4142571,207
Silver Bow CountyO
+19.4%
4,5422,23211,896
Sweet Grass CountyO
+10.2%
277181942
Teton CountyO
+1.7%
6466121,991
Valley CountyO
+1.1%
6966682,585
Yellowstone CountyO
+4.9%
1,1931,0043,828