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Elections / 1912 · President · RI

Woodrow Wilson carried Rhode Island D+3.5.

Woodrow Wilson (D) vs William Howard Taft (R) in Rhode Island, 1912. The state ran 16.1 points more Republican than the nation (D+19.5 nationally).

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

Rhode Island result
77,894 votes counted
Wilson (D)
30,412
39.0%
Taft (R)
27,703
35.6%
Roosevelt + others
19,779
25.4%
Margin
D+3.5
Rhode Island, 1912
WilsonD+3.5
1912 presidential margin by county for Rhode Island — 1912 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of Rhode Island — 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.Bristol County, RI · R+1.8Kent County, RI · R+2.5Newport County, RI · R+1.5Providence County, RI · D+5.9Washington County, RI · R+9.2
How it voted
Share of the 1912 vote
Woodrow WilsonDemocratic39.0%30,412
William H. TaftRepublican35.6%27,703
Theodore RooseveltProgressive25.4%19,779
D+60
R+60
5 counties, each filled by 1912 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Rhode Island's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1912 contest in context
Rhode Island's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1892 to 2024. Most recent: +13.6% in 2024.flipped D · 1988+13.6%DR18922024
Rhode Island's presidential margins
YearMargin (D minus R)
1892−5.0%
1896−41.9%
1900−24.7%
1904−24.4%
1908−26.6%
1912+3.5%
1916−5.1%
1920−31.2%
1924−23.2%
1928+0.6%
1932+11.8%
1936+12.9%
1940+13.6%
1944+17.3%
1948+16.2%
1952−1.8%
1956−16.5%
1960+27.3%
1964+61.7%
1968+32.2%
1972−6.2%
1976+11.3%
1980+10.5%
1984−3.6%
1988+11.7%
1992+18.0%
1996+32.9%
2000+29.1%
2004+20.8%
2008+28.0%
2012+27.4%
2016+15.4%
2020+20.6%
2024+13.6%
County results — 1912
5 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Bristol CountyR
−1.8%
1,0771,1262,695
Kent CountyR
−2.5%
2,0302,1705,579
Newport CountyR
−1.5%
2,4872,5836,470
Providence CountyD
+5.9%
23,12719,69558,409
Washington CountyR
−9.2%
1,6912,1294,741