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Elections / 1912 · President · TN

Woodrow Wilson carried Tennessee D+28.9.

Woodrow Wilson (D) vs William Howard Taft (R) in Tennessee, 1912. The state ran 9.3 points more Democratic than the nation (D+19.5 nationally).

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

Tennessee result
251,101 votes counted
Wilson (D)
133,021
53.0%
Taft (R)
60,475
24.1%
Roosevelt + others
57,605
22.9%
Margin
D+28.9
1912 presidential election
Tennessee, 1912
WilsonD+28.9
1912 presidential margin by county for Tennessee — 1912 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of Tennessee — 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.Anderson County, TN · D+2.5Bedford County, TN · D+21.4Benton County, TN · D+21.4Bledsoe County, TN · D+6.8Blount County, TN · R+1.1Bradley County, TN · D+9.5Campbell County, TN · D+12.0Cannon County, TN · D+29.6Carroll County, TN · D+7.2Carter County, TN · R+21.0Cheatham County, TN · D+50.0Chester County, TN · D+23.6Claiborne County, TN · D+12.0Clay County, TN · D+22.2Cocke County, TN · R+8.4Coffee County, TN · D+51.1Crockett County, TN · D+16.6Cumberland County, TN · D+9.0Davidson County, TN · D+64.8Decatur County, TN · D+21.2DeKalb County, TN · D+6.1Dickson County, TN · D+49.9Dyer County, TN · D+51.9Fayette County, TN · D+78.5Fentress County, TN · R+3.8Franklin County, TN · D+65.8Gibson County, TN · D+39.5Giles County, TN · D+29.1Grainger County, TN · D+4.0Greene County, TN · D+8.6Grundy County, TN · D+47.4Hamblen County, TN · D+19.8Hamilton County, TN · D+31.2Hancock County, TN · R+19.8Hardeman County, TN · D+52.4Hardin County, TN · R+9.4Hawkins County, TN · D+7.8Haywood County, TN · D+84.9Henderson County, TN · D+12.2Henry County, TN · D+41.1Hickman County, TN · D+18.4Houston County, TN · D+45.5Humphreys County, TN · D+50.9Jackson County, TN · D+25.7Jefferson County, TN · R+1.3Johnson County, TN · R+30.6Knox County, TN · D+20.9Lake County, TN · D+56.7Lauderdale County, TN · D+45.6Lawrence County, TN · D+19.5Lewis County, TN · D+37.8Lincoln County, TN · D+57.7Loudon County, TN · D+8.5Macon County, TN · R+20.8Madison County, TN · D+40.3Marion County, TN · D+19.4Marshall County, TN · D+58.0Maury County, TN · D+50.4McMinn County, TN · D+11.4McNairy County, TN · D+19.4Meigs County, TN · D+17.7Monroe County, TN · D+17.8Montgomery County, TN · D+46.2Moore County, TN · D+70.3Morgan County, TN · D+9.3Obion County, TN · D+59.3Overton County, TN · D+31.3Perry County, TN · D+24.2Pickett County, TN · D+6.2Polk County, TN · D+16.4Putnam County, TN · D+29.7Rhea County, TN · D+28.8Roane County, TN · D+4.5Robertson County, TN · D+57.8Rutherford County, TN · D+44.1Scott County, TN · D+2.3Sequatchie County, TN · D+35.0Sevier County, TN · R+16.8Shelby County, TN · D+58.5Smith County, TN · D+32.0Stewart County, TN · D+40.4Sullivan County, TN · D+44.3Sumner County, TN · D+50.3Tipton County, TN · D+23.7Trousdale County, TN · D+42.2Unicoi County, TN · R+9.0Union County, TN · D+5.1Van Buren County, TN · D+30.9Warren County, TN · D+59.8Washington County, TN · D+9.3Wayne County, TN · R+29.7Weakley County, TN · D+34.7White County, TN · D+47.2Williamson County, TN · D+45.8Wilson County, TN · D+49.7
How it voted
Share of the 1912 vote
Woodrow Wilson ✓Democratic53.0%133,021
William H. TaftRepublican24.1%60,475
Theodore RooseveltProgressive22.9%57,605
D+60
R+60
95 counties, each filled by 1912 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Tennessee's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1912 contest in context
Tennessee's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1892 to 2024. Most recent: −29.6% in 2024.flipped R · 2000−29.6%DR18922024
Tennessee's presidential margins
YearMargin (D minus R)
1892+13.5%
1896+6.0%
1900+8.1%
1904+10.8%
1908+6.9%
1912+28.9%
1916+13.6%
1920−2.8%
1924+9.3%
1928−11.1%
1932+34.0%
1936+37.9%
1940+34.9%
1944+21.2%
1948+12.3%
1952−0.3%
1956−0.6%
1960−7.1%
1964+11.0%
1968−9.7%
1972−38.0%
1976+13.0%
1980−0.3%
1984−16.3%
1988−16.3%
1992+4.7%
1996+2.4%
2000−3.9%
2004−14.3%
2008−15.0%
2012−20.4%
2016−26.0%
2020−23.2%
2024−29.6%
County results — 1912
95 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Anderson CountyO
+2.5%
5975392,339
Bedford CountyD
+21.4%
2,3051,4743,881
Benton CountyD
+21.4%
1,0956522,066
Bledsoe CountyD
+6.8%
4643791,254
Blount CountyO
−1.1%
8368703,116
Bradley CountyD
+9.5%
6454851,688
Campbell CountyO
+12.0%
5543022,101
Cannon CountyD
+29.6%
1,1846311,870
Carroll CountyD
+7.2%
1,6531,3624,051
Carter CountyO
−21.0%
4781,2433,647
Cheatham CountyD
+50.0%
1,0963171,559
Chester CountyD
+23.6%
6363121,374
Claiborne CountyO
+12.0%
9035892,609
Clay CountyD
+22.2%
7184401,253
Cocke CountyR
−8.4%
5977571,913
Coffee CountyD
+51.1%
1,7055212,317
Crockett CountyD
+16.6%
1,2978522,685
Cumberland CountyD
+9.0%
4893721,306
Davidson CountyD
+64.8%
9,5171,42812,481
Decatur CountyD
+21.2%
7584051,669
DeKalb CountyD
+6.1%
1,3941,2192,880
Dickson CountyD
+49.9%
1,6894482,485
Dyer CountyD
+51.9%
1,4693182,217
Fayette CountyD
+78.5%
83059982
Fentress CountyR
−3.8%
3994441,181
Franklin CountyD
+65.8%
2,1723702,738
Gibson CountyD
+39.5%
2,6711,0024,226
Giles CountyD
+29.1%
3,0811,5965,098
Grainger CountyO
+4.0%
8417412,482
Greene CountyD
+8.6%
2,0761,6504,973
Grundy CountyD
+47.4%
529122859
Hamblen CountyD
+19.8%
7224271,492
Hamilton CountyD
+31.2%
4,5961,6629,401
Hancock CountyR
−19.8%
4276591,170
Hardeman CountyD
+52.4%
1,3233201,915
Hardin CountyR
−9.4%
7389552,317
Hawkins CountyD
+7.8%
1,0268282,532
Haywood CountyD
+84.9%
1,069341,219
Henderson CountyO
+12.2%
7384732,177
Henry CountyD
+41.1%
2,5269413,860
Hickman CountyD
+18.4%
1,2888682,280
Houston CountyD
+45.5%
586172909
Humphreys CountyD
+50.9%
1,2833431,845
Jackson CountyD
+25.7%
1,3447432,338
Jefferson CountyO
−1.3%
5145402,003
Johnson CountyO
−30.6%
2569332,214
Knox CountyD
+20.9%
4,0691,9849,991
Lake CountyD
+56.7%
499122665
Lauderdale CountyD
+45.6%
1,0201861,827
Lawrence CountyD
+19.5%
1,5048783,213
Lewis CountyD
+37.8%
370126646
Lincoln CountyD
+57.7%
2,6516723,431
Loudon CountyD
+8.5%
4153221,091
Macon CountyR
−20.8%
7871,2512,232
Madison CountyD
+40.3%
2,7021,0364,134
Marion CountyD
+19.4%
8104631,789
Marshall CountyD
+58.0%
1,5513762,025
Maury CountyD
+50.4%
2,3096153,361
McMinn CountyD
+11.4%
9126672,153
McNairy CountyD
+19.4%
1,1556162,772
Meigs CountyD
+17.7%
5173371,018
Monroe CountyD
+17.8%
1,1367212,336
Montgomery CountyD
+46.2%
1,6385142,433
Moore CountyD
+70.3%
694116822
Morgan CountyO
+9.3%
4663121,654
Obion CountyD
+59.3%
2,1524552,863
Overton CountyD
+31.3%
1,5317432,521
Perry CountyD
+24.2%
6643791,179
Pickett CountyD
+6.2%
411355900
Polk CountyD
+16.4%
8675332,031
Putnam CountyD
+29.7%
1,8679233,181
Rhea CountyD
+28.8%
6922531,525
Roane CountyO
+4.5%
5704821,948
Robertson CountyD
+57.8%
2,2875133,067
Rutherford CountyD
+44.1%
3,4061,2174,967
Scott CountyO
+2.3%
1601231,642
Sequatchie CountyD
+35.0%
354139615
Sevier CountyO
−16.8%
3419673,719
Shelby CountyD
+58.5%
6,73258910,500
Smith CountyD
+32.0%
1,8639152,962
Stewart CountyD
+40.4%
1,3124852,048
Sullivan CountyD
+44.3%
2,4135384,228
Sumner CountyD
+50.3%
2,4777693,396
Tipton CountyD
+23.7%
9875641,785
Trousdale CountyD
+42.2%
544211790
Unicoi CountyO
−9.0%
1702801,226
Union CountyO
+5.1%
4043071,913
Van Buren CountyD
+30.9%
225106385
Warren CountyD
+59.8%
1,7453392,350
Washington CountyO
+9.3%
1,5311,1344,266
Wayne CountyR
−29.7%
4359711,805
Weakley CountyD
+34.7%
2,8101,2654,458
White CountyD
+47.2%
1,2223301,888
Williamson CountyD
+45.8%
2,2057973,073
Wilson CountyD
+49.7%
2,3256823,305