1912 Presidential Election Statistics

Below are tables of statistics showing various data relating to the 1912 Presidential Election Results. These include state and county-level statistics for total votes, percentage of vote, vote swing, margin of victory, etc.

States with the Smallest Margin of Victory
StateEVTotal Vote W R T D %Margin Margin Wilson Roosevelt Taft Debs Other
1 CA13677,9442163 0.03% 174 41.81% 41.83% 0.58% 11.68% 4.10%
2 ID4105,7541324 1.05% 1,111 32.08% 24.14% 31.02% 11.31% 1.45%
3 IL291,146,1731234 1.62% 18,570 35.34% 33.72% 22.13% 7.09% 1.73%
4 WY342,2961324 1.77% 750 36.20% 21.83% 34.42% 6.53% 1.03%
5 VT462,8423215 1.91% 1,200 24.43% 35.22% 37.13% 1.48% 1.74%
6 ME6129,6401234 2.02% 2,618 39.43% 37.41% 20.48% 1.96% 0.73%
7 NH487,9611324 2.04% 1,797 39.48% 20.23% 37.43% 2.25% 0.61%
8 CT7190,4041324 3.28% 6,237 39.16% 17.92% 35.88% 5.28% 1.75%
9 RI577,8941324 3.48% 2,709 39.04% 21.67% 35.56% 2.63% 1.09%
10 MA18488,0571324 3.58% 17,460 35.53% 29.14% 31.95% 2.58% 0.79%


States with the Largest Margin of Victory
StateEVTotal Vote W R T D %Margin Margin Wilson Roosevelt Taft Debs Other
1 SC950,4051234 93.37% 47,064 95.94% 2.57% 1.06% 0.33% 0.11%
2 MS1064,4831243 83.39% 53,775 88.90% 5.50% 2.42% 3.18% 0.00%
3 LA1079,2481243 65.10% 51,588 76.81% 11.71% 4.84% 6.64% 0.00%
4 TX20301,7881324 63.28% 190,959 72.73% 8.86% 9.45% 8.25% 0.71%
5 FL650,8371342 60.07% 30,537 69.52% 8.96% 8.42% 9.45% 3.65%
6 GA14121,4701234 58.53% 71,102 76.63% 18.10% 4.27% 0.87% 0.12%
7 AL12117,8691234 50.70% 59,758 69.94% 19.24% 8.24% 2.57% 0.00%
8 VA12136,9761324 48.95% 67,044 65.95% 15.90% 17.00% 0.60% 0.55%
9 AR9125,1041324 34.55% 43,229 55.01% 17.30% 20.45% 6.52% 0.73%
10 NC12243,9181234 30.90% 75,377 59.24% 28.34% 11.95% 0.42% 0.05%


States with Highest Percent of Vote
WilsonRooseveltTaft
South Carolina95.94%South Dakota50.56%Utah37.46%
Mississippi88.90%California41.83%New Hampshire37.43%
Louisiana76.81%Michigan38.95%Vermont37.13%
Georgia76.63%Minnesota37.66%New Mexico35.91%
Texas72.73%Maine37.41%Connecticut35.88%
DebsChafinReimer
Nevada16.47%Florida3.65%Minnesota0.66%
Oklahoma16.42%California3.45%Connecticut0.66%
Montana13.64%South Dakota3.36%Washington0.58%
Arizona13.33%Oregon3.18%Indiana0.48%
Washington12.43%Washington3.04%Utah0.45%


States with Lowest Percent of Vote
WilsonRooseveltTaft
Vermont24.43%Oklahoma0.00%South Dakota0.00%
Washington26.90%South Carolina2.57%California0.58%
Michigan27.36%Mississippi5.50%South Carolina1.06%
Minnesota31.84%Texas8.86%Mississippi2.42%
Idaho32.08%Florida8.96%Georgia4.27%


States with Largest Vote Swing
RepublicanDemocratic
South Carolina10,522Pennsylvania419,274
Mississippi160New York402,688
California366,428
Illinois330,577
Ohio216,257


States with Largest Vote Swing Percentage
RepublicanDemocratic
Louisiana0.73%South Dakota65.83%
California63.71%
Georgia48.97%
Maine48.65%
Vermont40.56%


States with Largest Change in Total Votes
IncreasingDecreasing
California291,347Ohio-84,458
Washington138,920Indiana-66,652
Massachusetts31,138Wisconsin-54,466
Oregon26,151New York-50,035
Maine23,304Pennsylvania-49,714


States with Largest Percentage Change in Total Votes
IncreasingDecreasing
Washington75.55%South Carolina-24.06%
California75.36%Nevada-17.98%
Oregon23.58%Arkansas-17.60%
Maine21.92%Wisconsin-11.99%
Vermont19.28%Indiana-9.24%


State Ranks
Rank WilsonRooseveltTaftDebs
140620
2622191
3219207
400538


County Ranks
Rank WilsonRooseveltTaftDebs
12,2014922794
26091,1371,028197
31561,1361,306320
461122121,729


Note: county data for 1912 is not yet comprehensive.

Counties with Highest Percent of Vote
WilsonRooseveltTaft
Hampton, SC100.00%Scott, TN75.15%Zapata, TX100.00%
Jasper, SC100.00%Campbell, SD74.93%Valencia, NM77.25%
Marlboro, SC100.00%Avery, NC72.69%Kane, UT75.27%
Culberson, TX100.00%Hutchinson, SD67.84%Clinton, KY64.79%
Reagan, TX100.00%Hamlin, SD66.79%Huerfano, CO63.32%
Winkler, TX100.00%Gillespie, TX66.63%Garfield, UT62.60%
Darlington, SC99.77%Lincoln, SD66.40%Oneida, ID60.41%
Aiken, SC99.59%McPherson, SD65.23%Perry, KY60.04%
Chesterfield, SC99.58%Sampson, NC65.12%Charles, MD59.45%
Bamberg, SC99.35%Sevier, TN64.80%Gasconade, MO58.94%
DebsChafinReimer
Lake, MN36.81%Jerauld, SD13.51%Carson, TX6.25%
Crawford, KS35.28%Taylor, FL11.85%Bee, TX5.78%
Winn, LA35.03%Stanislaus, CA10.94%Knox, KY3.02%
Marshall, OK34.67%Santa Rosa, FL10.64%Winona, MN2.83%
Vernon, LA33.54%Butler, PA10.16%Live Oak, TX1.97%
McCurtain, OK31.56%Day, SD9.61%Briscoe, TX1.85%
Okfuskee, OK30.90%Volusia, FL8.74%Greene, IN1.67%
Jefferson, OK30.83%Richland, WI8.72%Mahnomen, MN1.60%
West Carroll, LA30.68%Brookings, SD8.68%Sheboygan, WI1.50%
Rains, TX30.60%Yamhill, OR8.34%Adams, WI1.47%


Counties with Lowest Percent of Vote
WilsonRooseveltTaft
Zapata, TX0.00%Zapata, TX0.00%Yoakum, TX0.00%
Loving, TX0.00%Winkler, TX0.00%Winkler, TX0.00%
Hockley, TX0.00%Willacy, TX0.00%Rockwall, TX0.00%
Crane, TX0.00%Rockwall, TX0.00%Reagan, TX0.00%
Cochran, TX0.00%Reagan, TX0.00%Ochiltree, TX0.00%


Counties with Highest Number of Votes
WilsonRooseveltTaft
New York, NY166,157Cook, IL166,061Philadelphia, PA91,944
Cook, IL130,702New York, NY98,985Cook, IL74,851
Kings, NY109,748Philadelphia, PA82,963New York, NY63,107
Philadelphia, PA66,308Los Angeles, CA75,593Kings, NY51,239
St. Louis, MO58,845Kings, NY71,173St. Louis, MO46,509
Los Angeles, CA55,110Allegheny, PA50,017Hamilton, OH42,119
San Francisco, CA48,953San Francisco, CA38,610Middlesex, MA30,511
Baltimore, MD48,030Wayne, MI34,680Wayne, MI26,599
Suffolk, MA46,059Cuyahoga, OH33,824Worcester, MA24,719
Cuyahoga, OH43,610Baltimore, MD33,679Suffolk, MA24,179
DebsChafinReimer
Cook, IL52,659Los Angeles, CA8,190Cook, IL2,302
Los Angeles, CA19,895Cook, IL2,737New York, NY930
Allegheny, PA19,554Allegheny, PA1,402King, WA665
Milwaukee, WI19,243King, WA1,251St. Louis, MO634
New York, NY18,124Marion, IN1,241Hennepin, MN619
San Francisco, CA12,354San Bernardino, CA1,233Erie, NY598
Kings, NY11,459Alameda, CA1,160Kings, NY568
Cuyahoga, OH10,096San Francisco, CA1,158Cuyahoga, OH545
Philadelphia, PA9,784San Diego, CA1,139New Haven, CT530
Alameda, CA9,332Butler, PA1,139Marion, IN418


Counties with Lowest Number of Votes
WilsonRooseveltTaft
Zapata, TX0Zapata, TX0Yoakum, TX0
Loving, TX0Winkler, TX0Winkler, TX0
Hockley, TX0Willacy, TX0Rockwall, TX0
Crane, TX0Rockwall, TX0Reagan, TX0
Cochran, TX0Reagan, TX0Ochiltree, TX0
Bailey, TX0Loving, TX0Loving, TX0
Winkler, TX26Hockley, TX0Irion, TX0
Upton, TX28Glasscock, TX0Hockley, TX0
Greeley, KS33Fisher, TX0Glasscock, TX0
Reagan, TX34Culberson, TX0Gaines, TX0


Counties with Largest Vote Swing
RepublicanDemocratic
McDowell, WV1,844Cook, IL133,261
Huerfano, CO1,537New York, NY97,747
Logan, OK846Philadelphia, PA84,317
Conway, AR807Kings, NY81,542
Carter, TN765Los Angeles, CA72,336
Christian, KY736San Francisco, CA60,812
Las Animas, CO714Allegheny, PA46,020
Johnson, TN677Cuyahoga, OH45,824
Sevier, TN626Alameda, CA38,688
Garfield, OK547Baltimore, MD34,822


Counties with Largest Vote Swing Percentage
RepublicanDemocratic
Zapata, TX100.00%Alpine, CA106.92%
Leslie, KY43.68%Winkler, TX100.00%
Clinton, KY40.53%Reagan, TX100.00%
Owsley, KY37.90%Culberson, TX100.00%
Lee, AR36.32%Jasper, SC100.00%
Huerfano, CO34.59%Hampton, SC100.00%
Martin, KY32.26%Marlboro, SC100.00%
Greene, AL30.83%Darlington, SC99.77%
Johnson, TN30.58%Chesterfield, SC99.58%
Wayne, TN29.70%Aiken, SC99.45%


Counties with Largest Change in Total Votes
IncreasingDecreasing
Los Angeles, CA92,219Philadelphia, PA-16,451
Denver, CO60,015Erie, NY-14,547
Jefferson, KY52,675Hudson, NJ-8,699
San Francisco, CA41,024Essex, NJ-6,406
Alameda, CA33,169Ward, ND-5,708
Orleans, LA33,028St. Joseph, IN-5,212
King, WA31,316Monroe, NY-5,072
New Castle, DE29,383Vigo, IN-4,282
Kanawha, WV17,868Mercer, NJ-4,209
Pueblo, CO15,532Baltimore, MD-4,101


Counties with Largest Percentage Change in Total Votes
IncreasingDecreasing
Denver, CO6,001,500.00%Esmeralda, NV-68.45%
Jefferson, KY5,267,500.00%Lincoln, NV-66.13%
Orleans, LA3,302,800.00%Red Lake, MN-65.52%
New Castle, DE2,938,300.00%Ward, ND-61.98%
Kanawha, WV1,786,800.00%Uinta, WY-59.60%
Pueblo, CO1,553,200.00%Deuel, NE-59.28%
El Paso, CO1,504,500.00%Big Horn, WY-48.79%
Ohio, WV1,397,100.00%Bingham, ID-46.18%
Kenton, KY1,395,300.00%Butte, SD-46.15%
Oklahoma, OK1,357,800.00%Stanley, SD-45.87%


Counties with Lowest Percent of Vote and Win
WilsonRooseveltTaft
McKenzie, ND28.31%Clatsop, OR27.24%Mountrail, ND28.05%
Mason, WA29.03%Skagit, WA27.38%Clallam, WA28.67%
Coos, OR29.56%San Juan, WA27.93%Price, WI29.50%
McLean, ND29.59%Monroe, IA28.30%Thurston, WA30.69%
Columbiana, OH29.93%Todd, MN29.37%Grant, OR30.74%


Counties with Highest Percent of Vote and Lose
WilsonRooseveltTaft
Clay, NC47.94%Burke, NC47.69%Ste. Genevieve, MO47.58%
Douglas, SD47.41%Gordon, GA46.95%Ottawa, OK45.82%
Potter, SD46.95%Yancey, NC46.92%Talbot, MD45.81%
Perry, MO45.85%Oconee, GA46.27%Todd, KY45.08%
Beadle, SD45.85%Stanly, NC46.14%Cooper, MO44.84%




National Results for 1912

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