akashic
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Elections / 1912 · President · NV

Theodore Roosevelt carried Nevada.

Woodrow Wilson (D) vs William Howard Taft (R) in Nevada, 1912. Theodore Roosevelt won the state as a third-party candidate; the D+23.8 margin shown in the table is the Democratic-vs-Republican measure used across Akashic. The state ran 4.3 points more Democratic than the nation (D+19.5 nationally).

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

Nevada result
20,115 votes counted
Wilson (D)
7,986
39.7%
Taft (R)
3,196
15.9%
Roosevelt + others
8,933
44.4%
Margin
D+23.8
1912 presidential election
Nevada, 1912
WilsonD+23.8
1912 presidential margin by county for Nevada — 1912 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of Nevada — 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.Carson City, NV · D+21.3Churchill County, NV · D+18.8Clark County, NV · D+29.6Douglas County, NV · D+15.1Elko County, NV · D+22.2Esmeralda County, NV · D+25.3Eureka County, NV · D+32.8Humboldt County, NV · D+28.5Lander County, NV · D+24.9Lincoln County, NV · D+32.0Lyon County, NV · D+25.9Mineral County, NV · D+28.8Nye County, NV · D+22.2Storey County, NV · D+27.2Washoe County, NV · D+22.3White Pine County, NV · D+17.3
How it voted
Share of the 1912 vote
Theodore Roosevelt ✓Progressive44.4%8,933
Woodrow WilsonDemocratic39.7%7,986
William H. TaftRepublican15.9%3,196
D+60
R+60
16 counties, each filled by 1912 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Nevada's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1912 contest in context
Nevada's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1892 to 2024. Most recent: −3.1% in 2024.flipped R · 2024−3.1%DR18922024
Nevada's presidential margins
YearMargin (D minus R)
1892−19.3%
1896+62.4%
1900+24.5%
1904−23.8%
1908+1.8%
1912+23.8%
1916+17.0%
1920−20.7%
1924−19.8%
1928−13.1%
1932+38.8%
1936+45.6%
1940+20.2%
1944+9.2%
1948+3.1%
1952−22.9%
1956−15.9%
1960+2.3%
1964+17.2%
1968−8.2%
1972−27.4%
1976−4.4%
1980−35.6%
1984−33.9%
1988−20.9%
1992+2.6%
1996+1.0%
2000−3.5%
2004−2.6%
2008+12.6%
2012+6.7%
2016+2.4%
2020+2.4%
2024−3.1%
County results — 1912
16 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Carson CityD
+21.3%
294150675
Churchill CountyO
+18.8%
3491571,021
Clark CountyO
+29.6%
358110837
Douglas CountyO
+15.1%
14380417
Elko CountyD
+22.2%
8433982,008
Esmeralda CountyO
+25.3%
7132521,825
Eureka CountyD
+32.8%
20970424
Humboldt CountyO
+28.5%
7192071,798
Lander CountyO
+24.9%
19768518
Lincoln CountyD
+32.0%
275100547
Lyon CountyO
+25.9%
4381361,168
Mineral CountyO
+28.8%
21959555
Nye CountyO
+22.2%
8693452,359
Storey CountyD
+27.2%
400166860
Washoe CountyO
+22.3%
1,4466443,602
White Pine CountyO
+17.3%
5142541,501