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Elections / 1912 · President · WI

Woodrow Wilson carried Wisconsin D+8.4.

Woodrow Wilson (D) vs William Howard Taft (R) in Wisconsin, 1912. The state ran 11.1 points more Republican than the nation (D+19.5 nationally).

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

Wisconsin result
399,975 votes counted
Wilson (D)
164,230
41.1%
Taft (R)
130,596
32.7%
Roosevelt + others
105,149
26.3%
Margin
D+8.4
1912 presidential election
Wisconsin, 1912
WilsonD+8.4
1912 presidential margin by county for Wisconsin — 1912 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of Wisconsin — 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, WI · R+15.2Ashland County, WI · D+14.7Barron County, WI · R+8.8Bayfield County, WI · D+6.8Brown County, WI · D+9.4Buffalo County, WI · R+15.4Burnett County, WI · R+6.5Calumet County, WI · D+15.2Chippewa County, WI · D+5.7Clark County, WI · R+11.4Columbia County, WI · TiedCrawford County, WI · D+3.2Dane County, WI · D+23.2Dodge County, WI · D+30.7Door County, WI · R+14.0Douglas County, WI · D+8.8Dunn County, WI · R+15.2Eau Claire County, WI · R+5.7Florence County, WI · R+21.8Fond du Lac County, WI · D+19.0Forest County, WI · D+3.6Grant County, WI · D+4.2Green County, WI · D+2.8Green Lake County, WI · D+4.6Iowa County, WI · D+4.6Iron County, WI · R+10.7Jackson County, WI · R+29.9Jefferson County, WI · D+35.0Juneau County, WI · R+2.7Kenosha County, WI · D+8.9Kewaunee County, WI · D+18.6La Crosse County, WI · D+24.8Lafayette County, WI · D+2.4Langlade County, WI · D+22.3Lincoln County, WI · D+31.2Manitowoc County, WI · D+13.6Marathon County, WI · D+11.1Marinette County, WI · R+1.3Marquette County, WI · D+1.9Milwaukee County, WI · D+13.7Monroe County, WI · D+5.0Oconto County, WI · R+10.9Oneida County, WI · R+2.7Outagamie County, WI · D+21.2Ozaukee County, WI · D+38.0Pepin County, WI · R+8.9Pierce County, WI · TiedPolk County, WI · R+0.6Portage County, WI · D+6.9Price County, WI · R+1.9Racine County, WI · D+14.7Richland County, WI · R+3.3Rock County, WI · R+12.6Rusk County, WI · R+3.1Sauk County, WI · D+5.1Sawyer County, WI · D+15.1Shawano County, WI · D+2.8Sheboygan County, WI · D+13.3St. Croix County, WI · D+1.7Taylor County, WI · D+2.1Trempealeau County, WI · R+13.4Vernon County, WI · R+30.5Vilas County, WI · D+2.5Walworth County, WI · TiedWashburn County, WI · R+0.7Washington County, WI · D+13.3Waukesha County, WI · D+12.0Waupaca County, WI · R+11.0Waushara County, WI · R+18.9Winnebago County, WI · D+24.0Wood County, WI · D+14.6
How it voted
Share of the 1912 vote
Woodrow Wilson ✓Democratic41.1%164,230
William H. TaftRepublican32.7%130,596
Theodore RooseveltProgressive26.3%105,149
D+60
R+60
71 counties, each filled by 1912 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Wisconsin's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1912 contest in context
Wisconsin's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1892 to 2024. Most recent: −0.9% in 2024.flipped R · 2024−0.9%DR18922024
Wisconsin's presidential margins
YearMargin (D minus R)
1892+1.7%
1896−22.9%
1900−24.1%
1904−35.2%
1908−17.8%
1912+8.4%
1916−6.6%
1920−54.9%
1924−29.0%
1928−9.2%
1932+32.3%
1936+33.5%
1940+1.8%
1944−1.8%
1948+4.4%
1952−22.2%
1956−23.7%
1960−3.7%
1964+24.3%
1968−3.6%
1972−9.7%
1976+1.7%
1980−4.7%
1984−9.2%
1988+3.6%
1992+4.4%
1996+10.3%
2000+0.2%
2004+0.4%
2008+13.9%
2012+6.9%
2016−0.8%
2020+0.6%
2024−0.9%
County results — 1912
71 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Adams CountyR
−15.2%
4626891,495
Ashland CountyD
+14.7%
1,4519373,493
Barron CountyO
−8.8%
1,0651,4143,970
Bayfield CountyO
+6.8%
6665142,232
Brown CountyD
+9.4%
3,5572,7648,437
Buffalo CountyR
−15.4%
8481,2392,547
Burnett CountyO
−6.5%
3054031,507
Calumet CountyD
+15.2%
1,3669312,860
Chippewa CountyD
+5.7%
2,0281,7365,117
Clark CountyR
−11.4%
1,5282,0354,462
Columbia CountyD
+0.2%
2,4732,4635,788
Crawford CountyD
+3.2%
1,5151,4073,377
Dane CountyD
+23.2%
9,0175,24416,250
Dodge CountyD
+30.7%
5,2462,5598,747
Door CountyR
−14.0%
7691,1672,836
Douglas CountyO
+8.8%
1,1817305,134
Dunn CountyO
−15.2%
8331,4033,746
Eau Claire CountyR
−5.7%
1,7272,0134,996
Florence CountyR
−21.8%
131262600
Fond du Lac CountyD
+19.0%
4,8383,0149,616
Forest CountyD
+3.6%
5675181,350
Grant CountyD
+4.2%
3,6153,2837,886
Green CountyD
+2.8%
1,7161,6014,124
Green Lake CountyD
+4.6%
1,4071,2692,984
Iowa CountyD
+4.6%
2,1031,8864,684
Iron CountyR
−10.7%
3474731,183
Jackson CountyR
−29.9%
6061,3982,649
Jefferson CountyD
+35.0%
4,3811,9267,021
Juneau CountyR
−2.7%
1,2361,3223,187
Kenosha CountyO
+8.9%
2,2161,6716,141
Kewaunee CountyD
+18.6%
1,6961,1153,122
La Crosse CountyD
+24.8%
4,2632,2728,033
Lafayette CountyD
+2.4%
1,8521,7474,463
Langlade CountyD
+22.3%
1,3877103,034
Lincoln CountyD
+31.2%
1,7607123,358
Manitowoc CountyD
+13.6%
3,4362,3897,680
Marathon CountyD
+11.1%
4,0433,0339,135
Marinette CountyR
−1.3%
1,5591,6184,683
Marquette CountyD
+1.9%
9238812,235
Milwaukee CountyD
+13.7%
27,62817,87771,302
Monroe CountyD
+5.0%
2,0841,8414,828
Oconto CountyR
−10.9%
1,5231,9884,266
Oneida CountyR
−2.7%
7177742,117
Outagamie CountyD
+21.2%
4,1392,3848,271
Ozaukee CountyD
+38.0%
1,8787492,968
Pepin CountyR
−8.9%
4105281,320
Pierce CountyO
−0.0%
9859863,385
Polk CountyO
−0.6%
8308483,125
Portage CountyD
+6.9%
2,3011,9325,312
Price CountyO
−1.9%
6627082,400
Racine CountyD
+14.7%
3,9092,6068,858
Richland CountyR
−3.3%
1,4931,6233,958
Rock CountyR
−12.6%
3,0324,2769,895
Rusk CountyO
−3.1%
5225751,702
Sauk CountyD
+5.1%
2,4642,1715,727
Sawyer CountyD
+15.1%
432295909
Shawano CountyD
+2.8%
1,6611,5354,523
Sheboygan CountyD
+13.3%
3,9682,6929,625
St. Croix CountyD
+1.7%
1,8061,7284,648
Taylor CountyD
+2.1%
8217732,286
Trempealeau CountyR
−13.4%
1,2351,7633,948
Vernon CountyR
−30.5%
1,2532,6634,617
Vilas CountyD
+2.5%
327304923
Walworth CountyD
+0.5%
2,1252,0965,841
Washburn CountyO
−0.7%
3984091,486
Washington CountyD
+13.3%
2,4251,7994,702
Waukesha CountyD
+12.0%
3,5942,7147,363
Waupaca CountyR
−11.0%
1,5632,2045,853
Waushara CountyR
−18.9%
7721,3433,023
Winnebago CountyO
+24.0%
4,6311,92211,296
Wood CountyD
+14.6%
2,5231,7425,336