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Elections / 1912 · President · WV

Woodrow Wilson carried West Virginia D+21.3.

Woodrow Wilson (D) vs William Howard Taft (R) in West Virginia, 1912. The state ran 1.8 points more Democratic than the nation (D+19.5 nationally).

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

West Virginia result
264,211 votes counted
Wilson (D)
113,097
42.8%
Taft (R)
56,754
21.5%
Roosevelt + others
94,360
35.7%
Margin
D+21.3
1912 presidential election
West Virginia, 1912
WilsonD+21.3
1912 presidential margin by county for West Virginia — 1912 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of West Virginia — 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.Barbour County, WV · D+25.8Berkeley County, WV · D+25.1Boone County, WV · D+28.4Braxton County, WV · D+40.2Brooke County, WV · R+4.8Cabell County, WV · D+29.1Calhoun County, WV · D+32.1Clay County, WV · D+27.6Doddridge County, WV · D+9.0Fayette County, WV · D+9.6Gilmer County, WV · D+41.0Grant County, WV · TiedGreenbrier County, WV · D+40.0Hampshire County, WV · D+55.9Hancock County, WV · R+1.5Hardy County, WV · D+46.2Harrison County, WV · D+24.6Jackson County, WV · D+16.2Jefferson County, WV · D+41.1Kanawha County, WV · D+27.3Lewis County, WV · D+21.2Lincoln County, WV · D+29.8Logan County, WV · D+31.5Marion County, WV · D+30.8Marshall County, WV · D+12.5Mason County, WV · D+16.5McDowell County, WV · R+19.8Mercer County, WV · D+24.5Mineral County, WV · D+24.5Mingo County, WV · D+6.0Monongalia County, WV · D+8.7Monroe County, WV · D+24.7Morgan County, WV · R+3.6Nicholas County, WV · D+35.4Ohio County, WV · D+13.0Pendleton County, WV · D+32.9Pleasants County, WV · D+18.1Pocahontas County, WV · D+26.2Preston County, WV · D+6.5Putnam County, WV · D+26.6Raleigh County, WV · D+22.2Randolph County, WV · D+35.4Ritchie County, WV · D+9.3Roane County, WV · D+29.9Summers County, WV · D+31.1Taylor County, WV · D+17.5Tucker County, WV · D+20.5Tyler County, WV · D+15.2Upshur County, WV · D+1.7Wayne County, WV · D+23.5Webster County, WV · D+46.8Wetzel County, WV · D+34.4Wirt County, WV · D+37.8Wood County, WV · D+14.9Wyoming County, WV · D+15.0
How it voted
Share of the 1912 vote
Woodrow Wilson ✓Democratic42.8%113,097
Theodore RooseveltProgressive35.7%94,360
William H. TaftRepublican21.5%56,754
D+60
R+60
55 counties, each filled by 1912 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
West Virginia's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1912 contest in context
West Virginia's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1892 to 2024. Most recent: −41.9% in 2024.flipped R · 2000−41.9%DR18922024
West Virginia's presidential margins
YearMargin (D minus R)
1892+2.4%
1896−5.4%
1900+9.5%
1904−13.2%
1908−10.2%
1912+21.3%
1916−0.9%
1920−12.0%
1924−5.4%
1928−17.4%
1932+10.0%
1936+21.4%
1940+14.2%
1944+9.8%
1948+15.1%
1952+3.8%
1956−8.2%
1960+5.5%
1964+35.9%
1968+8.8%
1972−27.2%
1976+16.1%
1980+4.5%
1984−10.5%
1988+4.7%
1992+13.0%
1996+14.7%
2000−6.3%
2004−12.9%
2008−13.1%
2012−26.7%
2016−41.7%
2020−38.9%
2024−41.9%
County results — 1912
55 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Barbour CountyD
+25.8%
1,5616073,691
Berkeley CountyD
+25.1%
2,7031,3495,391
Boone CountyD
+28.4%
1,1194162,476
Braxton CountyD
+40.2%
2,6115805,046
Brooke CountyR
−4.8%
8509722,519
Cabell CountyD
+29.1%
4,7931,79810,281
Calhoun CountyD
+32.1%
1,3495752,412
Clay CountyD
+27.6%
9323522,105
Doddridge CountyO
+9.0%
8666222,724
Fayette CountyO
+9.6%
3,7572,69711,022
Gilmer CountyD
+41.0%
1,4934692,500
Grant CountyO
+0.4%
3563491,743
Greenbrier CountyD
+40.0%
2,7076225,210
Hampshire CountyD
+55.9%
1,7774062,453
Hancock CountyO
−1.5%
6346641,980
Hardy CountyD
+46.2%
1,2093441,874
Harrison CountyO
+24.6%
4,3781,75410,652
Jackson CountyD
+16.2%
1,9351,1994,537
Jefferson CountyD
+41.1%
2,5259933,725
Kanawha CountyO
+27.3%
6,6581,78017,869
Lewis CountyD
+21.2%
1,9291,0294,250
Lincoln CountyD
+29.8%
1,8766314,181
Logan CountyD
+31.5%
1,4045182,811
Marion CountyD
+30.8%
4,5351,6259,433
Marshall CountyD
+12.5%
2,4051,6106,378
Mason CountyO
+16.5%
1,8121,0244,775
McDowell CountyR
−19.8%
2,4974,3419,327
Mercer CountyD
+24.5%
3,4971,5078,120
Mineral CountyO
+24.5%
1,3675133,491
Mingo CountyD
+6.0%
1,8321,5694,357
Monongalia CountyO
+8.7%
1,6731,2165,241
Monroe CountyD
+24.7%
1,5707983,127
Morgan CountyR
−3.6%
5496121,754
Nicholas CountyD
+35.4%
2,0185844,056
Ohio CountyD
+13.0%
5,7713,95613,972
Pendleton CountyD
+32.9%
1,1624752,088
Pleasants CountyD
+18.1%
7964931,675
Pocahontas CountyD
+26.2%
1,4285893,197
Preston CountyO
+6.5%
1,8451,4615,914
Putnam CountyO
+26.6%
1,5405313,798
Raleigh CountyO
+22.2%
2,3438976,528
Randolph CountyD
+35.4%
2,5637565,101
Ritchie CountyO
+9.3%
1,2709373,562
Roane CountyD
+29.9%
2,0457084,475
Summers CountyD
+31.1%
2,1117914,240
Taylor CountyO
+17.5%
1,4457913,727
Tucker CountyO
+20.5%
1,2215483,287
Tyler CountyO
+15.2%
1,1937063,198
Upshur CountyO
+1.7%
8958353,497
Wayne CountyD
+23.5%
2,6341,4654,981
Webster CountyD
+46.8%
1,3303072,184
Wetzel CountyD
+34.4%
2,7101,0924,698
Wirt CountyD
+37.8%
9532131,956
Wood CountyD
+14.9%
3,7842,5098,544
Wyoming CountyD
+15.0%
8815692,078