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Elections / 1912 · President · PA

Theodore Roosevelt carried Pennsylvania.

Woodrow Wilson (D) vs William Howard Taft (R) in Pennsylvania, 1912. Theodore Roosevelt won the state as a third-party candidate; the D+10.0 margin shown in the table is the Democratic-vs-Republican measure used across Akashic. The state ran 9.5 points more Republican than the nation (D+19.5 nationally).

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

Pennsylvania result
1,217,736 votes counted
Wilson (D)
395,637
32.5%
Taft (R)
273,360
22.4%
Roosevelt + others
548,739
45.1%
Margin
D+10.0
1912 presidential election
Pennsylvania, 1912
WilsonD+10.0
1912 presidential margin by county for Pennsylvania — 1912 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of Pennsylvania — 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, PA · D+39.7Allegheny County, PA · D+6.0Armstrong County, PA · D+11.2Beaver County, PA · D+2.2Bedford County, PA · D+21.2Berks County, PA · D+38.8Blair County, PA · D+5.6Bradford County, PA · D+8.5Bucks County, PA · D+7.8Butler County, PA · D+24.5Cambria County, PA · D+18.6Cameron County, PA · R+7.5Carbon County, PA · D+26.9Centre County, PA · D+24.5Chester County, PA · D+6.0Clarion County, PA · D+34.5Clearfield County, PA · D+24.4Clinton County, PA · D+16.3Columbia County, PA · D+45.1Crawford County, PA · D+11.6Cumberland County, PA · D+21.0Dauphin County, PA · D+5.6Delaware County, PA · R+10.4Elk County, PA · D+25.3Erie County, PA · D+3.7Fayette County, PA · D+16.9Forest County, PA · D+8.5Franklin County, PA · D+15.6Fulton County, PA · D+36.9Greene County, PA · D+39.7Huntingdon County, PA · D+10.1Indiana County, PA · R+1.5Jefferson County, PA · D+10.5Juniata County, PA · D+27.6Lackawanna County, PA · D+26.2Lancaster County, PA · R+11.9Lawrence County, PA · R+1.5Lebanon County, PA · D+5.6Lehigh County, PA · D+36.4Luzerne County, PA · D+20.5Lycoming County, PA · D+29.7McKean County, PA · D+12.7Mercer County, PA · D+17.0Mifflin County, PA · D+16.7Monroe County, PA · D+55.8Montgomery County, PA · D+8.7Montour County, PA · D+42.2Northampton County, PA · D+29.6Northumberland County, PA · D+23.1Perry County, PA · D+16.5Philadelphia County, PA · R+10.2Pike County, PA · D+48.3Potter County, PA · D+12.7Schuylkill County, PA · D+25.7Snyder County, PA · D+11.0Somerset County, PA · D+7.7Sullivan County, PA · D+17.7Susquehanna County, PA · D+8.1Tioga County, PA · TiedUnion County, PA · D+18.9Venango County, PA · D+9.3Warren County, PA · D+1.7Washington County, PA · D+6.8Wayne County, PA · D+23.6Westmoreland County, PA · D+16.9Wyoming County, PA · D+29.0York County, PA · D+32.2
How it voted
Share of the 1912 vote
Theodore Roosevelt ✓Progressive45.1%548,739
Woodrow WilsonDemocratic32.5%395,637
William H. TaftRepublican22.4%273,360
D+60
R+60
67 counties, each filled by 1912 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Pennsylvania's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1912 contest in context
Pennsylvania's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1892 to 2024. Most recent: −1.7% in 2024.flipped R · 2024−1.7%DR18922024
Pennsylvania's presidential margins
YearMargin (D minus R)
1892−6.4%
1896−24.7%
1900−24.6%
1904−40.7%
1908−23.4%
1912+10.0%
1916−14.0%
1920−38.6%
1924−46.3%
1928−31.4%
1932−5.5%
1936+16.0%
1940+6.9%
1944+2.8%
1948−4.0%
1952−5.9%
1956−13.2%
1960+2.3%
1964+30.2%
1968+3.6%
1972−20.0%
1976+2.7%
1980−7.1%
1984−7.4%
1988−2.3%
1992+9.0%
1996+9.2%
2000+4.2%
2004+2.5%
2008+10.3%
2012+5.4%
2016−0.7%
2020+1.2%
2024−1.7%
County results — 1912
67 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Adams CountyD
+39.7%
3,6828197,210
Allegheny CountyO
+6.0%
31,41723,822126,386
Armstrong CountyO
+11.2%
3,0271,90410,070
Beaver CountyO
+2.2%
3,0372,75912,602
Bedford CountyO
+21.2%
2,6941,1407,344
Berks CountyD
+38.8%
16,4303,03234,560
Blair CountyO
+5.6%
4,1083,13817,276
Bradford CountyO
+8.5%
2,9602,03410,957
Bucks CountyD
+7.8%
6,7735,45217,037
Butler CountyO
+24.5%
4,0221,27311,215
Cambria CountyO
+18.6%
7,2823,25221,725
Cameron CountyO
−7.5%
2913881,289
Carbon CountyO
+26.9%
3,6521,2468,934
Centre CountyD
+24.5%
3,4451,5077,926
Chester CountyO
+6.0%
6,9015,70819,786
Clarion CountyD
+34.5%
3,0799166,262
Clearfield CountyO
+24.4%
4,6701,52312,900
Clinton CountyO
+16.3%
2,2001,2146,035
Columbia CountyD
+45.1%
4,9058898,910
Crawford CountyO
+11.6%
3,9082,49712,147
Cumberland CountyD
+21.0%
5,0232,56611,712
Dauphin CountyO
+5.6%
7,4706,01225,819
Delaware CountyO
−10.4%
6,0018,41823,238
Elk CountyO
+25.3%
2,0576035,742
Erie CountyO
+3.7%
5,6334,95818,408
Fayette CountyD
+16.9%
7,3634,16818,892
Forest CountyO
+8.5%
3732401,560
Franklin CountyD
+15.6%
4,5052,71011,523
Fulton CountyD
+36.9%
1,0803172,067
Greene CountyD
+39.7%
3,5511,1506,052
Huntingdon CountyO
+10.1%
1,5389036,300
Indiana CountyO
−1.5%
1,5931,7208,510
Jefferson CountyO
+10.5%
2,5101,6088,622
Juniata CountyO
+27.6%
1,1483742,806
Lackawanna CountyO
+26.2%
12,4233,79932,883
Lancaster CountyO
−11.9%
8,57412,66834,282
Lawrence CountyO
−1.5%
1,9762,1289,845
Lebanon CountyO
+5.6%
2,9722,37810,580
Lehigh CountyD
+36.4%
10,8342,72222,311
Luzerne CountyO
+20.5%
13,4614,97041,338
Lycoming CountyO
+29.7%
6,0391,63114,827
McKean CountyO
+12.7%
2,3621,3458,001
Mercer CountyO
+17.0%
4,0391,87312,718
Mifflin CountyO
+16.7%
1,4006544,480
Monroe CountyD
+55.8%
3,1075364,604
Montgomery CountyO
+8.7%
11,8948,97833,632
Montour CountyD
+42.2%
1,4923082,805
Northampton CountyD
+29.6%
10,3253,89321,736
Northumberland CountyO
+23.1%
6,8022,37119,144
Perry CountyD
+16.5%
1,9411,1404,855
Philadelphia CountyO
−10.2%
66,30891,944251,690
Pike CountyD
+48.3%
9951911,663
Potter CountyO
+12.7%
1,4458504,679
Schuylkill CountyO
+25.7%
11,8123,55732,075
Snyder CountyO
+11.0%
9916263,330
Somerset CountyO
+7.7%
2,1641,4289,588
Sullivan CountyD
+17.7%
9125472,067
Susquehanna CountyO
+8.1%
2,5881,9887,398
Tioga CountyO
+0.1%
1,9011,8958,458
Union CountyO
+18.9%
1,1264703,465
Venango CountyO
+9.3%
2,5071,6609,092
Warren CountyO
+1.7%
1,6861,5647,258
Washington CountyO
+6.8%
5,5634,29718,697
Wayne CountyO
+23.6%
1,9246595,360
Westmoreland CountyO
+16.9%
9,2624,29929,325
Wyoming CountyO
+29.0%
1,5054803,533
York CountyD
+32.2%
14,9795,25130,195