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Elections / 1912 · President · UT

William Howard Taft carried Utah R+4.9.

Woodrow Wilson (D) vs William Howard Taft (R) in Utah, 1912. The state ran 24.5 points more Republican than the nation (D+19.5 nationally).

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

Utah result
112,386 votes counted
Wilson (D)
36,579
32.5%
Taft (R)
42,100
37.5%
Roosevelt + others
33,707
30.0%
Margin
R+4.9
1912 presidential election
Utah, 1912
TaftR+4.9
1912 presidential margin by county for Utah — 1912 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of Utah — 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.Beaver County, UT · R+4.1Box Elder County, UT · R+6.1Cache County, UT · D+6.3Carbon County, UT · R+11.8Davis County, UT · R+5.2Emery County, UT · TiedGarfield County, UT · R+39.4Grand County, UT · D+3.7Iron County, UT · R+10.8Juab County, UT · R+5.6Kane County, UT · R+54.9Millard County, UT · R+4.4Morgan County, UT · R+9.8Piute County, UT · R+17.3Rich County, UT · R+13.5Salt Lake County, UT · R+6.2San Juan County, UT · TiedSanpete County, UT · R+8.5Sevier County, UT · R+15.5Summit County, UT · R+10.5Tooele County, UT · R+14.1Uintah County, UT · D+1.1Utah County, UT · D+3.8Wasatch County, UT · R+8.7Washington County, UT · D+8.0Wayne County, UT · R+18.3Weber County, UT · R+1.7
How it voted
Share of the 1912 vote
William H. Taft ✓Republican37.5%42,100
Woodrow WilsonDemocratic32.5%36,579
Theodore RooseveltProgressive30.0%33,707
D+60
R+60
27 counties, each filled by 1912 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Utah's presidential margins
1896–2024, the 1912 contest in context
Utah's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1896 to 2024. Most recent: −21.6% in 2024.flipped R · 1968−21.6%DR18962024
Utah's presidential margins
YearMargin (D minus R)
1896+65.4%
1900−2.3%
1904−28.6%
1908−17.0%
1912−4.9%
1916+21.0%
1920−17.1%
1924−19.3%
1928−7.7%
1932+15.5%
1936+39.5%
1940+24.7%
1944+21.0%
1948+9.0%
1952−17.9%
1956−29.1%
1960−9.6%
1964+9.4%
1968−19.4%
1972−41.2%
1976−28.8%
1980−52.2%
1984−49.8%
1988−34.2%
1992−18.7%
1996−21.1%
2000−40.5%
2004−45.5%
2008−28.2%
2012−47.9%
2016−17.9%
2020−20.2%
2024−21.6%
County results — 1912
27 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Beaver CountyR
−4.1%
6026711,688
Box Elder CountyR
−6.1%
1,4021,6504,063
Cache CountyD
+6.3%
3,2962,8257,449
Carbon CountyO
−11.8%
5147712,177
Davis CountyR
−5.2%
1,1421,2952,919
Emery CountyO
+0.0%
7607602,052
Garfield CountyR
−39.4%
2496731,075
Grand CountyD
+3.7%
212191566
Iron CountyR
−10.8%
5446951,398
Juab CountyR
−5.6%
9851,1713,310
Kane CountyR
−54.9%
115426566
Millard CountyR
−4.4%
8659702,360
Morgan CountyR
−9.8%
233318869
Piute CountyO
−17.3%
110205548
Rich CountyR
−13.5%
238329673
Salt Lake CountyO
−6.2%
10,46812,71936,192
San Juan CountyO
+0.0%
146146392
Sanpete CountyR
−8.5%
1,9842,4885,927
Sevier CountyR
−15.5%
9151,4523,465
Summit CountyR
−10.5%
9831,2902,928
Tooele CountyR
−14.1%
6469502,149
Uintah CountyO
+1.1%
5665451,919
Utah CountyD
+3.8%
4,6364,18511,807
Wasatch CountyR
−8.7%
9571,2102,901
Washington CountyD
+8.0%
8427121,633
Wayne CountyR
−18.3%
183282542
Weber CountyO
−1.7%
2,9863,17110,818