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Elections / 1912 · President · VT

Theodore Roosevelt carried Vermont.

Woodrow Wilson (D) vs William Howard Taft (R) in Vermont, 1912. Theodore Roosevelt won the state as a third-party candidate; the R+12.7 margin shown in the table is the Democratic-vs-Republican measure used across Akashic. The state ran 32.2 points more Republican than the nation (D+19.5 nationally).

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

Vermont result
62,805 votes counted
Wilson (D)
15,350
24.4%
Taft (R)
23,303
37.1%
Roosevelt + others
24,152
38.5%
Margin
R+12.7
1912 presidential election
Vermont, 1912
TaftR+12.7
1912 presidential margin by county for Vermont — 1912 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of Vermont — 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.Addison County, VT · R+30.0Bennington County, VT · R+10.0Caledonia County, VT · R+10.8Chittenden County, VT · R+1.6Essex County, VT · R+9.7Franklin County, VT · R+2.7Grand Isle County, VT · D+2.7Lamoille County, VT · R+17.8Orange County, VT · R+8.8Orleans County, VT · R+20.9Rutland County, VT · R+11.1Washington County, VT · R+15.5Windham County, VT · R+14.6Windsor County, VT · R+17.2
How it voted
Share of the 1912 vote
Theodore Roosevelt ✓Progressive38.5%24,152
William H. TaftRepublican37.1%23,303
Woodrow WilsonDemocratic24.4%15,350
D+60
R+60
14 counties, each filled by 1912 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Vermont's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1912 contest in context
Vermont's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1892 to 2024. Most recent: +31.6% in 2024.flipped D · 1992+31.6%DR18922024
Vermont's presidential margins
YearMargin (D minus R)
1892−38.8%
1896−63.4%
1900−52.9%
1904−59.1%
1908−53.3%
1912−12.7%
1916−27.2%
1920−52.6%
1924−62.5%
1928−34.0%
1932−16.6%
1936−13.2%
1940−9.9%
1944−14.1%
1948−24.6%
1952−43.2%
1956−44.3%
1960−17.3%
1964+32.6%
1968−9.2%
1972−26.2%
1976−11.2%
1980−6.0%
1984−17.1%
1988−3.5%
1992+15.7%
1996+22.3%
2000+9.9%
2004+20.1%
2008+37.0%
2012+35.6%
2016+26.4%
2020+35.4%
2024+31.6%
County results — 1912
14 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Addison CountyR
−30.0%
6211,8354,047
Bennington CountyO
−10.0%
1,0571,4644,055
Caledonia CountyO
−10.8%
1,0651,5834,817
Chittenden CountyR
−1.6%
2,2662,3686,435
Essex CountyR
−9.7%
3484631,187
Franklin CountyO
−2.7%
1,3171,4334,321
Grand Isle CountyO
+2.7%
210193622
Lamoille CountyO
−17.8%
4318522,364
Orange CountyO
−8.8%
9561,2893,770
Orleans CountyO
−20.9%
6281,4754,055
Rutland CountyO
−11.1%
2,0792,9998,324
Washington CountyR
−15.5%
1,7432,7976,779
Windham CountyR
−14.6%
1,3272,1435,602
Windsor CountyO
−17.2%
1,3022,4096,427