akashic
1876–2024
Elections / 1912 · President · ND

Theodore Roosevelt carried North Dakota.

Woodrow Wilson (D) vs William Howard Taft (R) in North Dakota, 1912. Theodore Roosevelt won the state as a third-party candidate; the D+7.5 margin shown in the table is the Democratic-vs-Republican measure used across Akashic. The state ran 12.1 points more Republican than the nation (D+19.5 nationally).

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

North Dakota result
86,580 votes counted
Wilson (D)
29,555
34.1%
Taft (R)
23,090
26.7%
Roosevelt + others
33,935
39.2%
Margin
D+7.5
North Dakota, 1912
WilsonD+7.5
1912 presidential margin by county for North Dakota — 1912 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of North Dakota — 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, ND · D+5.2Barnes County, ND · D+16.0Benson County, ND · D+4.0Billings County, ND · R+6.5Bottineau County, ND · D+4.8Bowman County, ND · D+5.7Burke County, ND · D+3.9Burleigh County, ND · R+5.6Cass County, ND · D+9.9Cavalier County, ND · D+15.9Dickey County, ND · D+13.9Divide County, ND · R+2.1Dunn County, ND · R+4.4Eddy County, ND · D+19.5Emmons County, ND · D+8.5Foster County, ND · D+12.4Grand Forks County, ND · D+13.4Griggs County, ND · D+29.1Hettinger County, ND · R+5.2Kidder County, ND · R+12.5LaMoure County, ND · D+10.0Logan County, ND · R+18.2McHenry County, ND · D+14.8McIntosh County, ND · R+8.0McKenzie County, ND · D+0.8McLean County, ND · D+4.0Mercer County, ND · R+0.7Morton County, ND · TiedMountrail County, ND · R+6.9Nelson County, ND · D+4.6Oliver County, ND · D+1.4Pembina County, ND · D+14.5Pierce County, ND · D+16.0Ramsey County, ND · D+7.8Ransom County, ND · TiedRenville County, ND · D+15.4Richland County, ND · D+10.7Rolette County, ND · D+4.5Sargent County, ND · D+2.2Sheridan County, ND · R+14.2Stark County, ND · D+16.8Steele County, ND · D+1.6Stutsman County, ND · D+12.8Towner County, ND · D+13.5Traill County, ND · D+8.2Walsh County, ND · D+21.5Ward County, ND · D+11.0Wells County, ND · D+9.1Williams County, ND · D+6.4
How it voted
Share of the 1912 vote
Theodore RooseveltProgressive39.2%33,935
Woodrow WilsonDemocratic34.1%29,555
William H. TaftRepublican26.7%23,090
D+60
R+60
49 counties, each filled by 1912 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
North Dakota's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1912 contest in context
North Dakota's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1892 to 2024. Most recent: −36.4% in 2024.flipped R · 1968−36.4%DR18922024
North Dakota's presidential margins
YearMargin (D minus R)
1892−48.5%
1896−11.9%
1900−26.6%
1904−54.7%
1908−26.2%
1912+7.5%
1916+1.5%
1920−59.6%
1924−40.7%
1928−10.3%
1932+41.6%
1936+33.0%
1940−10.9%
1944−8.4%
1948−8.8%
1952−42.6%
1956−23.6%
1960−10.9%
1964+16.1%
1968−17.7%
1972−26.3%
1976−5.9%
1980−38.0%
1984−31.0%
1988−13.1%
1992−12.0%
1996−6.8%
2000−27.6%
2004−27.4%
2008−8.6%
2012−19.6%
2016−35.7%
2020−33.3%
2024−36.4%
County results — 1912
49 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Adams CountyO
+5.2%
249205849
Barnes CountyD
+16.0%
9405702,306
Benson CountyO
+4.0%
5945151,971
Billings CountyO
−6.5%
5476711,899
Bottineau CountyO
+4.8%
8257002,598
Bowman CountyO
+5.7%
3613021,035
Burke CountyO
+3.9%
3082641,120
Burleigh CountyR
−5.6%
6097201,989
Cass CountyO
+9.9%
1,8141,3165,019
Cavalier CountyD
+15.9%
9325612,331
Dickey CountyD
+13.9%
7234941,652
Divide CountyO
−2.1%
3754041,413
Dunn CountyO
−4.4%
246285880
Eddy CountyD
+19.5%
376199910
Emmons CountyD
+8.5%
5244101,347
Foster CountyD
+12.4%
403285951
Grand Forks CountyO
+13.4%
1,4929553,999
Griggs CountyD
+29.1%
434144995
Hettinger CountyR
−5.2%
3814421,172
Kidder CountyR
−12.5%
218322834
LaMoure CountyD
+10.0%
5884361,523
Logan CountyR
−18.2%
146269674
McHenry CountyD
+14.8%
9595892,495
McIntosh CountyO
−8.0%
125202963
McKenzie CountyO
+0.8%
2932851,035
McLean CountyO
+4.0%
5835051,970
Mercer CountyO
−0.7%
142147737
Morton CountyO
+0.2%
1,0171,0113,618
Mountrail CountyO
−6.9%
3074071,451
Nelson CountyO
+4.6%
5264481,701
Oliver CountyO
+1.4%
139131578
Pembina CountyD
+14.5%
9756152,485
Pierce CountyO
+16.0%
4532641,179
Ramsey CountyD
+7.8%
9177392,296
Ransom CountyO
−0.3%
4904951,586
Renville CountyO
+15.4%
4202241,274
Richland CountyD
+10.7%
1,3801,0343,236
Rolette CountyO
+4.5%
3963391,268
Sargent CountyD
+2.2%
6416051,635
Sheridan CountyO
−14.2%
170306956
Stark CountyD
+16.8%
6783871,728
Steele CountyO
+1.6%
2532371,005
Stutsman CountyD
+12.8%
1,1007572,675
Towner CountyD
+13.5%
5323521,334
Traill CountyO
+8.2%
5073651,734
Walsh CountyD
+21.5%
1,2065862,882
Ward CountyO
+11.0%
1,0716863,502
Wells CountyO
+9.1%
4943561,510
Williams CountyO
+6.4%
6965492,280