Ohio — 1912 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate1912 presidential electionOhio · PresidentWilsonD+14.1
How it voted
Share of the 1912 vote
| Woodrow Wilson ✓Democratic | 41.0% | 424,834 |
|---|---|---|
| OtherAll other candidates | 32.2% | 334,112 |
| William H. TaftRepublican | 26.8% | 278,168 |
1912presidential margin
D+60R+60
88 counties, each filled by 1912 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Gold marks a county an independent or third-party candidate carried.
Ohio cast 24 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (88 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Adams County, OH | Democratic | D+8.5 |
| Allen County, OH | Democratic | D+25.9 |
| Ashland County, OH | Democratic | D+37.3 |
| Ashtabula County, OH | Other / independent | D+7.9 |
| Athens County, OH | Other / independent | R+7.3 |
| Auglaize County, OH | Democratic | D+34.8 |
| Belmont County, OH | Democratic | D+0.9 |
| Brown County, OH | Democratic | D+30.9 |
| Butler County, OH | Democratic | D+26.0 |
| Carroll County, OH | Other / independent | D+5.3 |
| Champaign County, OH | Democratic | D+5.4 |
| Clark County, OH | Republican | R+4.9 |
| Clermont County, OH | Democratic | D+14.0 |
| Clinton County, OH | Republican | R+15.1 |
| Columbiana County, OH | Other / independent | D+1.3 |
| Coshocton County, OH | Democratic | D+20.4 |
| Crawford County, OH | Democratic | D+41.0 |
| Cuyahoga County, OH | Other / independent | D+28.7 |
| Darke County, OH | Democratic | D+18.8 |
| Defiance County, OH | Democratic | D+34.7 |
| Delaware County, OH | Democratic | D+4.8 |
| Erie County, OH | Democratic | D+9.1 |
| Fairfield County, OH | Democratic | D+38.6 |
| Fayette County, OH | Democratic | D+1.4 |
| Franklin County, OH | Democratic | D+15.6 |
| Fulton County, OH | Other / independent | D+16.6 |
| Gallia County, OH | Other / independent | D+7.6 |
| Geauga County, OH | Other / independent | D+9.3 |
| Greene County, OH | Republican | R+16.1 |
| Guernsey County, OH | Republican | R+7.7 |
| Hamilton County, OH | Democratic | D+0.7 |
| Hancock County, OH | Democratic | D+22.9 |
| Hardin County, OH | Democratic | D+13.6 |
| Harrison County, OH | Republican | R+5.1 |
| Henry County, OH | Democratic | D+41.8 |
| Highland County, OH | Democratic | D+7.5 |
| Hocking County, OH | Democratic | D+18.8 |
| Holmes County, OH | Democratic | D+54.1 |
| Huron County, OH | Democratic | D+19.4 |
| Jackson County, OH | Other / independent | D+3.1 |
| Jefferson County, OH | Republican | R+14.1 |
| Knox County, OH | Democratic | D+14.0 |
| Lake County, OH | Other / independent | D+5.4 |
| Lawrence County, OH | Republican | R+8.6 |
| Licking County, OH | Democratic | D+12.3 |
| Logan County, OH | Democratic | D+10.3 |
| Lorain County, OH | Other / independent | D+17.4 |
| Lucas County, OH | Other / independent | D+22.3 |
| Madison County, OH | Republican | R+1.9 |
| Mahoning County, OH | Other / independent | D+4.8 |
| Marion County, OH | Democratic | D+9.0 |
| Medina County, OH | Other / independent | D+25.1 |
| Meigs County, OH | Republican | R+6.7 |
| Mercer County, OH | Democratic | D+39.9 |
| Miami County, OH | Democratic | D+6.2 |
| Monroe County, OH | Democratic | D+44.3 |
| Montgomery County, OH | Democratic | D+13.2 |
| Morgan County, OH | Democratic | D+4.6 |
| Morrow County, OH | Democratic | D+14.3 |
| Muskingum County, OH | Democratic | D+8.9 |
| Noble County, OH | Democratic | D+0.8 |
| Ottawa County, OH | Democratic | D+42.0 |
| Paulding County, OH | Democratic | D+14.3 |
| Perry County, OH | Other / independent | D+17.5 |
| Pickaway County, OH | Democratic | D+16.3 |
| Pike County, OH | Democratic | D+14.8 |
| Portage County, OH | Other / independent | D+22.9 |
| Preble County, OH | Democratic | D+11.8 |
| Putnam County, OH | Democratic | D+46.8 |
| Richland County, OH | Democratic | D+26.3 |
| Ross County, OH | Democratic | D+9.1 |
| Sandusky County, OH | Democratic | D+32.2 |
| Scioto County, OH | Republican | R+1.0 |
| Seneca County, OH | Democratic | D+26.6 |
| Shelby County, OH | Democratic | D+28.7 |
| Stark County, OH | Other / independent | D+14.5 |
| Summit County, OH | Other / independent | D+18.5 |
| Trumbull County, OH | Other / independent | D+6.3 |
| Tuscarawas County, OH | Democratic | D+12.5 |
| Union County, OH | Democratic | D+5.4 |
| Van Wert County, OH | Democratic | D+11.2 |
| Vinton County, OH | Democratic | D+9.2 |
| Warren County, OH | Republican | R+11.0 |
| Washington County, OH | Democratic | D+13.2 |
| Wayne County, OH | Democratic | D+33.1 |
| Williams County, OH | Democratic | D+27.0 |
| Wood County, OH | Democratic | D+23.3 |
| Wyandot County, OH | Democratic | D+27.5 |
Ohio results by county
88 counties. Third-party and independent votes are reported by the county source as one combined figure; every named candidate is listed in the complete result below.
| Led by | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adams County | Woodrow Wilson+416 | 2,27946.5% | 75715.5% | 1,86338.0% | 4,899 |
| Allen County | Woodrow Wilson+2,215 | 5,69648.2% | 3,48129.5% | 2,63822.3% | 11,815 |
| Ashland County | Woodrow Wilson+1,451 | 3,36453.4% | 1,91330.4% | 1,01716.2% | 6,294 |
| Ashtabula County | Other+3,732 | 3,18125.8% | 6,91356.2% | 2,21418.0% | 12,308 |
| Athens County | Other+910 | 2,39325.2% | 4,00042.2% | 3,09032.6% | 9,483 |
| Auglaize County | Woodrow Wilson+2,177 | 3,72655.8% | 1,54923.2% | 1,40121.0% | 6,676 |
| Belmont County | Woodrow Wilson+145 | 5,41234.9% | 4,81231.1% | 5,26734.0% | 15,491 |
| Brown County | Woodrow Wilson+1,801 | 3,45159.1% | 73512.6% | 1,65028.3% | 5,836 |
| Butler County | Woodrow Wilson+2,294 | 7,76346.6% | 5,46932.8% | 3,43120.6% | 16,663 |
| Carroll County | Other+40 | 1,29334.7% | 1,33335.8% | 1,09629.4% | 3,722 |
| Champaign County | Woodrow Wilson+371 | 2,76340.5% | 1,66324.4% | 2,39235.1% | 6,818 |
| Clark County | William H. Taft+596 | 5,21731.3% | 5,44032.6% | 6,03636.2% | 16,693 |
| Clermont County | Woodrow Wilson+1,067 | 3,61047.5% | 1,44419.0% | 2,54333.5% | 7,597 |
| Clinton County | William H. Taft+906 | 2,01033.6% | 1,06417.8% | 2,91648.7% | 5,990 |
| Columbiana County | Other+1,858 | 4,81629.9% | 6,67441.5% | 4,60128.6% | 16,091 |
| Coshocton County | Woodrow Wilson+1,481 | 3,46547.8% | 1,80524.9% | 1,98427.4% | 7,254 |
| Crawford County | Woodrow Wilson+2,854 | 4,73358.8% | 1,87923.4% | 1,43217.8% | 8,044 |
| Cuyahoga County | Other+1,228 | 43,61042.5% | 44,83843.7% | 14,17613.8% | 102,624 |
| Darke County | Woodrow Wilson+1,920 | 5,02749.2% | 2,07520.3% | 3,10730.4% | 10,209 |
| Defiance County | Woodrow Wilson+936 | 2,78450.6% | 1,84833.6% | 87215.8% | 5,504 |
| Delaware County | Woodrow Wilson+350 | 2,93440.1% | 1,79824.6% | 2,58435.3% | 7,316 |
| Erie County | Woodrow Wilson+784 | 3,50439.3% | 2,72030.5% | 2,69530.2% | 8,919 |
| Fairfield County | Woodrow Wilson+2,995 | 5,10157.5% | 2,10623.7% | 1,67218.8% | 8,879 |
| Fayette County | Woodrow Wilson+75 | 2,26141.1% | 1,05719.2% | 2,18639.7% | 5,504 |
| Franklin County | Woodrow Wilson+3,470 | 20,69740.8% | 17,22734.0% | 12,79125.2% | 50,715 |
| Fulton County | Other+726 | 1,80534.3% | 2,53148.1% | 92917.6% | 5,265 |
| Gallia County | Other+485 | 1,76532.9% | 2,25041.9% | 1,35525.2% | 5,370 |
| Geauga County | Other+853 | 87327.5% | 1,72654.3% | 57918.2% | 3,178 |
| Greene County | William H. Taft+1,135 | 2,10729.9% | 1,69424.1% | 3,24246.0% | 7,043 |
| Guernsey County | William H. Taft+486 | 2,72630.0% | 2,94032.3% | 3,42637.7% | 9,092 |
| Hamilton County | Woodrow Wilson+790 | 42,90939.0% | 24,92122.7% | 42,11938.3% | 109,949 |
| Hancock County | Woodrow Wilson+1,818 | 4,30947.7% | 2,49127.6% | 2,24124.8% | 9,041 |
| Hardin County | Woodrow Wilson+1,137 | 3,91246.8% | 1,66720.0% | 2,77533.2% | 8,354 |
| Harrison County | William H. Taft+236 | 1,71437.3% | 93220.3% | 1,95042.4% | 4,596 |
| Henry County | Woodrow Wilson+1,558 | 2,99457.2% | 1,43627.4% | 80415.4% | 5,234 |
| Highland County | Woodrow Wilson+557 | 3,31444.4% | 1,38818.6% | 2,75737.0% | 7,459 |
| Hocking County | Woodrow Wilson+932 | 2,29545.8% | 1,36327.2% | 1,35427.0% | 5,012 |
| Holmes County | Woodrow Wilson+1,692 | 2,42966.9% | 73720.3% | 46512.8% | 3,631 |
| Huron County | Woodrow Wilson+58 | 3,31740.0% | 3,25939.3% | 1,70720.6% | 8,283 |
| Jackson County | Other+229 | 2,04933.1% | 2,27836.8% | 1,86030.1% | 6,187 |
| Jefferson County | William H. Taft+1,310 | 3,17127.8% | 3,46730.4% | 4,77741.8% | 11,415 |
| Knox County | Woodrow Wilson+1,102 | 3,63246.0% | 1,73221.9% | 2,53032.0% | 7,894 |
| Lake County | Other+1,029 | 1,42928.3% | 2,45848.8% | 1,15522.9% | 5,042 |
| Lawrence County | William H. Taft+255 | 2,04228.8% | 2,39533.8% | 2,65037.4% | 7,087 |
| Licking County | Woodrow Wilson+1,633 | 6,12046.0% | 2,69420.3% | 4,48733.7% | 13,301 |
| Logan County | Woodrow Wilson+127 | 2,72737.3% | 2,60035.6% | 1,97727.1% | 7,304 |
| Lorain County | Other+2,213 | 4,59133.7% | 6,80450.0% | 2,22616.3% | 13,621 |
| Lucas County | Other+3,990 | 13,99937.2% | 17,98947.8% | 5,62214.9% | 37,610 |
| Madison County | William H. Taft+99 | 2,17241.5% | 79315.1% | 2,27143.4% | 5,236 |
| Mahoning County | Other+1,188 | 6,83833.0% | 8,02638.8% | 5,83928.2% | 20,703 |
| Marion County | Woodrow Wilson+806 | 4,02445.1% | 1,68618.9% | 3,21836.0% | 8,928 |
| Medina County | Other+773 | 2,10837.2% | 2,88150.8% | 68512.1% | 5,674 |
| Meigs County | William H. Taft+146 | 1,73829.7% | 1,98333.9% | 2,12936.4% | 5,850 |
| Mercer County | Woodrow Wilson+2,267 | 3,59163.2% | 76813.5% | 1,32423.3% | 5,683 |
| Miami County | Woodrow Wilson+695 | 4,31038.7% | 3,20028.8% | 3,61532.5% | 11,125 |
| Monroe County | Woodrow Wilson+2,144 | 3,19966.1% | 58712.1% | 1,05521.8% | 4,841 |
| Montgomery County | Woodrow Wilson+1,891 | 15,54439.3% | 13,65334.5% | 10,34126.2% | 39,538 |
| Morgan County | Woodrow Wilson+185 | 1,63340.3% | 97524.0% | 1,44835.7% | 4,056 |
| Morrow County | Woodrow Wilson+515 | 1,88041.9% | 1,36530.4% | 1,24027.6% | 4,485 |
| Muskingum County | Woodrow Wilson+913 | 5,37638.5% | 4,46331.9% | 4,13429.6% | 13,973 |
| Noble County | Woodrow Wilson+38 | 1,84240.9% | 85819.0% | 1,80440.1% | 4,504 |
| Ottawa County | Woodrow Wilson+1,636 | 2,72859.2% | 1,09223.7% | 79117.2% | 4,611 |
| Paulding County | Woodrow Wilson+754 | 2,29643.6% | 1,43127.2% | 1,54229.3% | 5,269 |
| Perry County | Other+19 | 3,14739.1% | 3,16639.3% | 1,73921.6% | 8,052 |
| Pickaway County | Woodrow Wilson+1,029 | 3,31152.4% | 72411.5% | 2,28236.1% | 6,317 |
| Pike County | Woodrow Wilson+507 | 1,69149.2% | 56216.4% | 1,18434.4% | 3,437 |
| Portage County | Other+515 | 2,85538.6% | 3,37045.6% | 1,16215.7% | 7,387 |
| Preble County | Woodrow Wilson+724 | 2,85946.4% | 1,16418.9% | 2,13534.7% | 6,158 |
| Putnam County | Woodrow Wilson+2,590 | 4,00062.4% | 1,41022.0% | 1,00015.6% | 6,410 |
| Richland County | Woodrow Wilson+2,093 | 5,20148.6% | 3,10829.1% | 2,38922.3% | 10,698 |
| Ross County | Woodrow Wilson+894 | 4,49445.9% | 1,69817.3% | 3,60036.8% | 9,792 |
| Sandusky County | Woodrow Wilson+1,689 | 4,33350.7% | 2,64430.9% | 1,57618.4% | 8,553 |
| Scioto County | William H. Taft+101 | 3,50833.3% | 3,43032.5% | 3,60934.2% | 10,547 |
| Seneca County | Woodrow Wilson+2,286 | 5,08249.6% | 2,79627.3% | 2,36223.1% | 10,240 |
| Shelby County | Woodrow Wilson+1,692 | 3,30556.0% | 98416.7% | 1,61327.3% | 5,902 |
| Stark County | Other+880 | 9,90837.1% | 10,78840.4% | 6,03322.6% | 26,729 |
| Summit County | Other+4,118 | 7,78633.6% | 11,90451.3% | 3,50215.1% | 23,192 |
| Trumbull County | Other+2,048 | 3,34729.4% | 5,39547.4% | 2,63323.1% | 11,375 |
| Tuscarawas County | Woodrow Wilson+877 | 4,97839.8% | 4,10132.8% | 3,41727.3% | 12,496 |
| Union County | Woodrow Wilson+311 | 2,36240.7% | 1,39424.0% | 2,05135.3% | 5,807 |
| Van Wert County | Woodrow Wilson+797 | 3,28746.3% | 1,32918.7% | 2,49035.0% | 7,106 |
| Vinton County | Woodrow Wilson+276 | 1,22841.1% | 80727.0% | 95231.9% | 2,987 |
| Warren County | William H. Taft+687 | 2,10133.5% | 1,37822.0% | 2,78844.5% | 6,267 |
| Washington County | Woodrow Wilson+1,311 | 4,63746.6% | 1,97819.9% | 3,32633.5% | 9,941 |
| Wayne County | Woodrow Wilson+1,885 | 4,73751.1% | 2,85230.8% | 1,67418.1% | 9,263 |
| Williams County | Woodrow Wilson+479 | 2,87544.8% | 2,39637.3% | 1,14517.8% | 6,416 |
| Wood County | Woodrow Wilson+708 | 4,35643.5% | 3,64836.4% | 2,02020.2% | 10,024 |
| Wyandot County | Woodrow Wilson+1,439 | 2,84854.5% | 97318.6% | 1,40926.9% | 5,230 |
Nominees: Woodrow Wilson (D) · William Howard Taft (R) · Theodore Roosevelt (Progressive)
Ohio's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1912 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | −0.1% |
| 1896 | −4.8% |
| 1900 | −6.6% |
| 1904 | −25.4% |
| 1908 | −6.2% |
| 1912 | +14.1% |
| 1916 | +7.7% |
| 1920 | −19.9% |
| 1924 | −34.6% |
| 1928 | −30.4% |
| 1932 | +2.8% |
| 1936 | +20.6% |
| 1940 | +4.4% |
| 1944 | −0.4% |
| 1948 | +0.2% |
| 1952 | −13.5% |
| 1956 | −22.2% |
| 1960 | −6.6% |
| 1964 | +25.9% |
| 1968 | −2.3% |
| 1972 | −21.6% |
| 1976 | +0.3% |
| 1980 | −10.6% |
| 1984 | −18.8% |
| 1988 | −10.9% |
| 1992 | +1.8% |
| 1996 | +6.4% |
| 2000 | −3.5% |
| 2004 | −2.1% |
| 2008 | +4.6% |
| 2012 | +3.0% |
| 2016 | −8.0% |
| 2020 | −8.0% |
| 2024 | −11.2% |
Source. Compiled historical county records — 1912 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.