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      Home/Elections/1912/President

      1912 President

      1912

      Presidential Election · 1912

      Elected President

      Woodrow Wilson

      Democraticdefeating William Howard Taft
      343
      Wilson
      Electoral
      Votes
      268 to win
      7
      Taft
      179
      Other
      343 EV179 EV268 needed to win7 EV

      Popular Vote

      Wilson(DEM)42.0%
      Other(OTH)34.8%
      Taft(REP)23.2%
      National margin:D+18.8%
      15,098,348 total votes cast
      View state-by-state results →
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      Wilson: 31 states · 343 EV|Taft: 2 states · 7 EV|OTH: 15 states · 179 EV
      State ▲EVWilson %VotesTaft %VotesOther %MarginSwing
      ▶Alabama1169.9%82,4388.3%9,80721.8%
      D+61.6
      ↑ D+15.1
      ▶Arizona443.6%10,32412.6%2,98643.8%
      D+31.0
      —
      ▶Arkansas655.0%68,81420.4%25,58524.5%
      D+34.5
      ↑ D+14.6
      ▶California3241.8%283,4360.6%3,84757.6%
      D+41.2
      ↑ D+63.7
      ▶Colorado642.8%113,91221.9%58,38635.2%
      D+20.9
      ↑ D+19.8
      ▶Connecticut839.2%74,56135.9%68,32425.0%
      D+3.3
      ↑ D+26.8
      ▶Delaware346.5%22,63132.9%15,99720.7%
      D+13.6
      ↑ D+19.8
      ▶Florida1069.5%35,3438.4%4,27922.1%
      D+61.1
      ↑ D+19.7
      ▶Georgia1276.6%93,0874.3%5,19119.1%
      D+72.4
      ↑ D+49.0
      ▶Idaho450.8%33,92149.2%32,810—
      D+1.7
      ↑ D+18.6
      ▶Illinois2735.3%405,04822.1%253,59342.5%
      D+13.2
      ↑ D+28.7
      ▶Indiana1343.1%281,89023.1%151,26733.8%
      D+20.0
      ↑ D+21.4
      ▶Iowa1037.6%185,32224.3%119,80538.0%
      D+13.3
      ↑ D+28.4
      ▶Kansas839.3%143,66320.5%74,84540.2%
      D+18.8
      ↑ D+28.4
      ▶Kentucky1048.5%219,48425.5%115,51026.0%
      D+23.0
      ↑ D+21.3
      ▶Louisiana1076.8%60,8714.8%3,83318.4%
      D+72.0
      ↓ R+0.7
      ▶Maine539.4%51,11320.5%26,54540.1%
      D+18.9
      ↑ D+48.6
      ▶Maryland948.5%160,70421.3%70,55330.2%
      D+27.2
      ↑ D+27.5
      ▶Massachusetts1635.5%173,40831.9%155,94832.5%
      D+3.6
      ↑ D+27.8
      ▶Michigan2027.4%150,20127.6%151,43445.0%
      R+0.2
      ↑ D+29.3
      ▶Minnesota1131.8%106,42619.3%64,33448.9%
      D+12.6
      ↑ D+38.8
      ▶Mississippi888.9%57,3242.4%1,5608.7%
      D+86.5
      ↑ D+2.9
      ▶Missouri1346.8%330,74629.4%207,82123.7%
      D+17.4
      ↑ D+17.5
      ▶Montana435.0%28,12923.1%18,57541.8%
      D+11.9
      ↑ D+16.2
      ▶Nebraska643.7%109,00721.7%54,22634.6%
      D+22.0
      ↑ D+20.4
      ▶Nevada339.7%7,98615.9%3,19644.4%
      D+23.8
      ↑ D+22.0
      ▶New Hampshire439.5%34,72437.4%32,92723.1%
      D+2.0
      ↑ D+23.8
      ▶New Jersey1641.2%178,63820.5%89,06638.3%
      D+20.6
      ↑ D+38.4
      ▶New Mexico442.1%18,69733.3%14,77924.7%
      D+8.8
      —
      ▶New York4541.3%655,57328.7%455,48730.0%
      D+12.6
      ↑ D+25.0
      ▶North Carolina1459.2%144,40711.9%29,12928.8%
      D+47.3
      ↑ D+38.6
      ▶North Dakota434.2%29,54926.6%22,99039.2%
      D+7.6
      ↑ D+33.8
      ▶Ohio2541.0%424,83426.8%278,16832.2%
      D+14.1
      ↑ D+20.3
      ▶Oklahoma847.0%119,14335.8%90,72617.3%
      D+11.2
      ↑ D+6.5
      ▶Oregon634.3%47,06425.3%34,67340.4%
      D+9.0
      ↑ D+31.4
      ▶Pennsylvania3232.5%395,63722.4%273,36045.1%
      D+10.0
      ↑ D+33.5
      ▶Rhode Island439.0%30,41235.6%27,70325.4%
      D+3.5
      ↑ D+30.1
      ▶South Carolina895.9%48,3551.1%551—
      D+94.8
      ↑ D+7.0
      ▶South Dakota442.1%48,9420.0%—57.9%
      D+42.1
      ↑ D+65.8
      ▶Tennessee1152.9%132,81924.0%60,30623.1%
      D+28.9
      ↑ D+21.8
      ▶Texas2472.7%218,9219.5%28,50617.8%
      D+63.2
      ↑ D+11.7
      ▶Utah432.6%36,57637.4%42,01330.0%
      R+4.8
      ↑ D+12.2
      ▶Vermont324.9%15,35037.8%23,30337.4%
      R+12.9
      ↑ D+40.4
      ▶Virginia1266.0%90,33217.0%23,28817.1%
      D+49.0
      ↑ D+26.8
      ▶Washington926.9%86,84021.8%70,44551.3%
      D+5.1
      ↑ D+31.1
      ▶West Virginia842.8%113,09721.5%56,75435.7%
      D+21.3
      ↑ D+31.6
      ▶Wisconsin1241.1%164,23032.6%130,59626.3%
      D+8.4
      ↑ D+26.3
      ▶Wyoming336.2%15,31034.4%14,56029.4%
      D+1.8
      ↑ D+17.5

      Margin = (Dem votes − Rep votes) ÷ total votes × 100. Swing = current margin − 1908 margin. Other % shown when > 5% of total votes.

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