akashic
1876–2024
Elections / 1912 · President · WA

Theodore Roosevelt carried Washington.

Woodrow Wilson (D) vs William Howard Taft (R) in Washington, 1912. Theodore Roosevelt won the state as a third-party candidate; the D+5.1 margin shown in the table is the Democratic-vs-Republican measure used across Akashic. The state ran 14.5 points more Republican than the nation (D+19.5 nationally).

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

Washington result
322,799 votes counted
Wilson (D)
86,840
26.9%
Taft (R)
70,445
21.8%
Roosevelt + others
165,514
51.3%
Margin
D+5.1
1912 presidential election
Washington, 1912
WilsonD+5.1
1912 presidential margin by county for Washington — 1912 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of Washington — 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, WA · D+23.6Asotin County, WA · R+1.5Benton County, WA · D+13.4Chelan County, WA · D+7.0Clallam County, WA · R+10.4Clark County, WA · D+8.5Columbia County, WA · D+7.1Cowlitz County, WA · R+11.0Douglas County, WA · D+22.4Ferry County, WA · D+19.1Franklin County, WA · D+17.9Garfield County, WA · D+5.2Grant County, WA · D+11.9Grays Harbor County, WA · R+12.5Island County, WA · R+1.4Jefferson County, WA · TiedKing County, WA · D+6.3Kitsap County, WA · R+4.2Kittitas County, WA · D+4.8Klickitat County, WA · R+3.9Lewis County, WA · R+7.4Lincoln County, WA · D+23.8Mason County, WA · D+4.6Okanogan County, WA · D+15.5Pacific County, WA · R+9.9Pend Oreille County, WA · D+21.1Pierce County, WA · D+1.1San Juan County, WA · R+2.4Skagit County, WA · R+4.7Skamania County, WA · D+1.3Snohomish County, WA · D+4.4Spokane County, WA · D+18.8Stevens County, WA · D+19.5Thurston County, WA · R+7.6Wahkiakum County, WA · R+11.0Walla Walla County, WA · D+7.4Whatcom County, WA · R+9.4Whitman County, WA · D+16.4Yakima County, WA · R+0.7
How it voted
Share of the 1912 vote
Theodore Roosevelt ✓Progressive51.3%165,514
Woodrow WilsonDemocratic26.9%86,840
William H. TaftRepublican21.8%70,445
D+60
R+60
39 counties, each filled by 1912 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Washington's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1912 contest in context
Washington's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1892 to 2024. Most recent: +18.2% in 2024.flipped D · 1988+18.2%DR18922024
Washington's presidential margins
YearMargin (D minus R)
1892−7.6%
1896+15.1%
1900−11.7%
1904−50.6%
1908−25.8%
1912+5.1%
1916+4.2%
1920−34.8%
1924−42.1%
1928−35.8%
1932+23.5%
1936+36.5%
1940+17.6%
1944+14.6%
1948+9.8%
1952−9.6%
1956−8.5%
1960−2.4%
1964+24.6%
1968+2.1%
1972−18.3%
1976−3.9%
1980−12.3%
1984−13.0%
1988+1.6%
1992+11.4%
1996+12.5%
2000+5.6%
2004+7.2%
2008+17.2%
2012+14.8%
2016+15.7%
2020+19.2%
2024+18.2%
County results — 1912
39 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Adams CountyO
+23.6%
9493982,338
Asotin CountyO
−1.5%
5515791,845
Benton CountyO
+13.4%
1,2387283,809
Chelan CountyO
+7.0%
1,3319705,150
Clallam CountyO
−10.4%
4647272,536
Clark CountyO
+8.5%
2,5491,8728,010
Columbia CountyO
+7.1%
8556732,564
Cowlitz CountyO
−11.0%
9191,3483,889
Douglas CountyD
+22.4%
1,3576423,185
Ferry CountyO
+19.1%
6092861,688
Franklin CountyO
+17.9%
6122931,785
Garfield CountyO
+5.2%
4263451,557
Grant CountyO
+11.9%
7714582,630
Grays Harbor CountyO
−12.5%
1,9533,0558,814
Island CountyO
−1.4%
3103321,573
Jefferson CountyO
+0.3%
6426362,326
King CountyO
+6.3%
20,08815,57971,309
Kitsap CountyO
−4.2%
9691,2246,082
Kittitas CountyO
+4.8%
1,4071,1575,156
Klickitat CountyO
−3.9%
1,0281,1633,459
Lewis CountyO
−7.4%
2,4713,2009,786
Lincoln CountyO
+23.8%
1,8296914,780
Mason CountyO
+4.6%
5224391,798
Okanogan CountyO
+15.5%
1,4618044,239
Pacific CountyO
−9.9%
9711,3754,072
Pend Oreille CountyO
+21.1%
7473052,094
Pierce CountyO
+1.1%
6,8556,51731,657
San Juan CountyO
−2.4%
3113411,239
Skagit CountyO
−4.7%
1,9622,3999,237
Skamania CountyO
+1.3%
262251830
Snohomish CountyO
+4.4%
3,8463,00719,182
Spokane CountyO
+18.8%
10,8454,20535,268
Stevens CountyO
+19.5%
1,9798106,001
Thurston CountyO
−7.6%
1,4561,9376,311
Wahkiakum CountyO
−11.0%
185282884
Walla Walla CountyO
+7.4%
2,5071,9377,663
Whatcom CountyO
−9.4%
2,7734,18715,005
Whitman CountyO
+16.4%
3,6211,9899,943
Yakima CountyO
−0.7%
3,2093,30413,105