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The 1912 elections

Woodrow Wilson (D) faced William Howard Taft (R); Wilson won the presidency. National popular vote: D+19.5.

1912 presidential election
WilsonD+19.5
1912 presidential margin by stateA map of the United States with each state filled by its 1912 result — deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), and gold where an independent or third-party candidate carried the state.Alabama · D+61.7 · 12 electoral votesAlaska · —Arizona · O+0.2 · 3 electoral votesColorado · D+20.9 · 6 electoral votesFlorida · D+61.1 · 6 electoral votesGeorgia · D+72.4 · 14 electoral votesIndiana · D+20.0 · 15 electoral votesKansas · O+0.9 · 10 electoral votesMaine · O+0.7 · 6 electoral votesMassachusetts · D+3.6 · 18 electoral votesMinnesota · O+17.1 · 12 electoral votesNew Jersey · D+20.7 · 14 electoral votesNorth Carolina · D+47.3 · 12 electoral votesNorth Dakota · O+5.1 · 5 electoral votesOklahoma · D+11.2 · 10 electoral votesPennsylvania · O+12.6 · 38 electoral votesSouth Dakota · O+15.9 · 5 electoral votesTexas · D+63.2 · 20 electoral votesWyoming · D+1.8 · 3 electoral votesConnecticut · D+3.3 · 7 electoral votesMissouri · D+17.6 · 18 electoral votesWest Virginia · D+21.3 · 8 electoral votesIllinois · O+7.2 · 29 electoral votesNew Mexico · D+5.5 · 3 electoral votesArkansas · D+35.9 · 9 electoral votesCalifornia · O+16.4 · 13 electoral votesDelaware · D+13.6 · 3 electoral votesDistrict of Columbia · —Hawaii · —Iowa · O+0.4 · 13 electoral votesKentucky · D+23.2 · 13 electoral votesMaryland · D+79.1 · 8 electoral votesMichigan · O+17.3 · 15 electoral votesMississippi · D+86.5 · 10 electoral votesMontana · O+6.8 · 4 electoral votesNew Hampshire · D+2.0 · 4 electoral votesNew York · D+12.6 · 45 electoral votesOhio · D+14.1 · 24 electoral votesOregon · O+6.0 · 5 electoral votesTennessee · D+28.9 · 12 electoral votesUtah · R+4.9 · 4 electoral votesVirginia · D+48.9 · 12 electoral votesWashington · O+24.4 · 7 electoral votesWisconsin · D+8.4 · 13 electoral votesNebraska · D+22.0 · 8 electoral votesSouth Carolina · D+95.9 · 9 electoral votesIdaho · O+4.8 · 4 electoral votesNevada · O+4.7 · 3 electoral votesVermont · O+1.4 · 4 electoral votesLouisiana · D+72.0 · 10 electoral votesRhode Island · D+3.5 · 5 electoral votes
1912presidential margin
D+60
R+60
Fifty states and DC, each filled by its 1912 result. Hover any state for the detail and its electoral votes.
Gold marks a state an independent or third-party candidate carried — the blue/red ramp is the Democratic-vs-Republican margin only where a major party won.
Smaller states, enlarged
VTO+1.44 EVNHD+2.04 EVMAD+3.618 EVRID+3.55 EVCTD+3.37 EVNJD+20.714 EVDED+13.63 EVMDD+79.18 EV
Blue and red show the Democratic-vs-Republican margin; gold marks a state an independent or third-party candidate carried.
President — national popular vote
Woodrow Wilson (D) vs William Howard Taft (R)
Wilson (D)
6,419,817
42.7%
Taft (R)
3,481,954
23.2%
Roosevelt + others
5,255,643
35.0%
Margin
D+19.5

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