November 5, 1912
Woodrow Wilson Wins 1912
Woodrow Wilson defeats William Howard Taft with 504 electoral votes, winning 45 states.
Woodrow Wilson
504 EV
270 to win
William Howard Taft
24 EV
504
270
Woodrow Wilson wins
504
Electoral Votes
42.5%
Popular Vote
45
States Carried
15,093,188
Total Votes Cast
Woodrow Wilson won the 1912 presidential election with 504 electoral votes to William Howard Taft's 24. Woodrow Wilson received 42.5% of the popular vote and carried 45 states. Compared to the previous election, 1130 counties changed parties—3 flipped Republican and 1127 flipped Democratic.
1912 National Results
Electoral College
270 needed to winDemocrat
Woodrow Wilson
504
electoral votes
Republican
William Howard Taft
24
electoral votes
504
270
Popular Vote
15,093,188 total votesWoodrow Wilson42.5%
6,419,819 votes
William Howard Taft23.1%
3,481,955 votes
D+19.5% margin
(2,937,864 vote difference)
Source: Official state election returnsWoodrow Wilson elected president
State Results
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Recent Presidential Elections
| Year | Democrat | Republican | Electoral | Popular | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1912 | Woodrow Wilson | William Howard Taft | 504-24 | D+19.5% | DEM |
| 1908 | William Jennings Bryan | William Howard Taft | 164-302 | R+9.3% | GOP |
| 1904 | Alton B. Parker | Theodore Roosevelt | 136-323 | R+19.1% | GOP |
| 1900 | William Jennings Bryan | William McKinley | 170-295 | R+7.1% | GOP |
| 1896 | William Jennings Bryan | William McKinley | 193-272 | R+6.1% | GOP |
State-by-State Results
45 Dem3 Rep
Battleground States (Margin < 5%)
| State | EV | 1912 |
|---|---|---|
| South Carolina | 9 | D+95.9 |
| Mississippi | 6 | D+86.5 |
| Georgia | 16 | D+72.4 |
| Louisiana | 8 | D+72.0 |
| Texas | 40 | D+63.2 |
| Maryland | 10 | D+62.5 |
| Alabama | 9 | D+61.6 |
| Florida | 30 | D+61.1 |
| Virginia | 13 | D+48.9 |
| North Carolina | 16 | D+47.3 |
| South Dakota | 3 | D+42.1 |
| California | 54 | D+41.8 |
| Arkansas | 6 | D+35.9 |
| Arizona | 11 | D+30.8 |
| Tennessee | 11 | D+28.9 |
| Nevada | 6 | D+23.8 |
| Kentucky | 8 | D+23.2 |
| Nebraska | 5 | D+22.0 |
| West Virginia | 4 | D+21.3 |
| Colorado | 10 | D+20.9 |
| New Jersey | 14 | D+20.6 |
| Indiana | 11 | D+19.9 |
| Maine | 4 | D+18.9 |
| Kansas | 6 | D+18.8 |
| Missouri | 10 | D+17.6 |
| Ohio | 17 | D+14.1 |
| Delaware | 3 | D+13.6 |
| Iowa | 6 | D+13.3 |
| Illinois | 19 | D+13.2 |
| New York | 28 | D+12.6 |
| Minnesota | 10 | D+12.6 |
| Montana | 4 | D+11.8 |
| Oklahoma | 7 | D+11.2 |
| Pennsylvania | 19 | D+10.0 |
| Oregon | 8 | D+9.0 |
| Wisconsin | 10 | D+8.4 |
| North Dakota | 3 | D+7.5 |
| New Mexico | 5 | D+5.5 |
| Washington | 12 | D+5.1 |
| Massachusetts | 11 | D+3.6 |
| Rhode Island | 4 | D+3.5 |
| Connecticut | 7 | D+3.3 |
| New Hampshire | 4 | D+2.0 |
| Wyoming | 3 | D+1.8 |
| Idaho | 4 | D+1.1 |
| Michigan | 15 | R+0.2 |
| Utah | 6 | R+4.9 |
| Vermont | 3 | R+12.7 |