Alabama — 1912 presidential election
Recent presidential results
state1912 presidential electionAlabama · PresidentWilsonD+61.7
How it voted
Share of the 1912 vote
| Woodrow Wilson ✓Democratic | 69.9% | 82,438 |
|---|---|---|
| OtherAll other candidates | 21.9% | 25,799 |
| William H. TaftRepublican | 8.2% | 9,717 |
1912presidential margin
D+60R+60
67 counties, each filled by 1912 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Gold marks a county an independent or third-party candidate carried.
Alabama cast 12 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (67 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Autauga County, AL | Democratic | D+68.3 |
| Baldwin County, AL | Democratic | D+63.3 |
| Barbour County, AL | Democratic | D+89.0 |
| Bibb County, AL | Democratic | D+68.4 |
| Blount County, AL | Democratic | D+24.1 |
| Bullock County, AL | Democratic | D+98.7 |
| Butler County, AL | Democratic | D+75.1 |
| Calhoun County, AL | Democratic | D+60.5 |
| Chambers County, AL | Democratic | D+89.1 |
| Cherokee County, AL | Other / independent | D+41.5 |
| Chilton County, AL | Other / independent | D+32.9 |
| Choctaw County, AL | Democratic | D+85.2 |
| Clarke County, AL | Democratic | D+94.1 |
| Clay County, AL | Democratic | D+49.4 |
| Cleburne County, AL | Democratic | D+41.8 |
| Coffee County, AL | Democratic | D+66.9 |
| Colbert County, AL | Democratic | D+48.0 |
| Conecuh County, AL | Democratic | D+74.9 |
| Coosa County, AL | Democratic | D+54.2 |
| Covington County, AL | Democratic | D+67.1 |
| Crenshaw County, AL | Democratic | D+80.5 |
| Cullman County, AL | Other / independent | D+33.4 |
| Dale County, AL | Democratic | D+59.9 |
| Dallas County, AL | Democratic | D+95.6 |
| DeKalb County, AL | Democratic | D+35.1 |
| Elmore County, AL | Democratic | D+76.0 |
| Escambia County, AL | Democratic | D+80.3 |
| Etowah County, AL | Democratic | D+40.0 |
| Fayette County, AL | Democratic | D+21.6 |
| Franklin County, AL | Democratic | D+30.0 |
| Geneva County, AL | Democratic | D+51.5 |
| Greene County, AL | Democratic | D+80.2 |
| Hale County, AL | Democratic | D+97.9 |
| Henry County, AL | Democratic | D+70.9 |
| Houston County, AL | Democratic | D+65.2 |
| Jackson County, AL | Democratic | D+60.7 |
| Jefferson County, AL | Democratic | D+67.0 |
| Lamar County, AL | Democratic | D+72.1 |
| Lauderdale County, AL | Democratic | D+55.6 |
| Lawrence County, AL | Democratic | D+39.2 |
| Lee County, AL | Democratic | D+85.7 |
| Limestone County, AL | Democratic | D+75.6 |
| Lowndes County, AL | Democratic | D+96.3 |
| Macon County, AL | Democratic | D+89.8 |
| Madison County, AL | Democratic | D+72.7 |
| Marengo County, AL | Democratic | D+97.2 |
| Marion County, AL | Democratic | D+42.7 |
| Marshall County, AL | Democratic | D+33.3 |
| Mobile County, AL | Democratic | D+76.3 |
| Monroe County, AL | Democratic | D+96.9 |
| Montgomery County, AL | Democratic | D+92.8 |
| Morgan County, AL | Democratic | D+60.9 |
| Perry County, AL | Democratic | D+93.5 |
| Pickens County, AL | Democratic | D+85.6 |
| Pike County, AL | Democratic | D+94.2 |
| Randolph County, AL | Democratic | D+50.2 |
| Russell County, AL | Democratic | D+96.0 |
| Shelby County, AL | Other / independent | D+36.9 |
| St. Clair County, AL | Democratic | D+29.1 |
| Sumter County, AL | Democratic | D+95.8 |
| Talladega County, AL | Democratic | D+66.4 |
| Tallapoosa County, AL | Democratic | D+81.5 |
| Tuscaloosa County, AL | Democratic | D+80.8 |
| Walker County, AL | Democratic | D+33.1 |
| Washington County, AL | Democratic | D+87.1 |
| Wilcox County, AL | Democratic | D+97.0 |
| Winston County, AL | Other / independent | D+12.7 |
Alabama results by county
67 counties. Third-party and independent votes are reported by the county source as one combined figure; every named candidate is listed in the complete result below.
| Led by | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Autauga County | Woodrow Wilson+439 | 62273.3% | 18321.6% | 435.1% | 848 |
| Baldwin County | Woodrow Wilson+357 | 62367.3% | 26628.7% | 374.0% | 926 |
| Barbour County | Woodrow Wilson+1,050 | 1,15590.4% | 1058.2% | 181.4% | 1,278 |
| Bibb County | Woodrow Wilson+539 | 82071.9% | 28124.6% | 403.5% | 1,141 |
| Blount County | Woodrow Wilson+509 | 1,12148.7% | 61226.6% | 56724.7% | 2,300 |
| Bullock County | Woodrow Wilson+732 | 73699.2% | 20.3% | 40.5% | 742 |
| Butler County | Woodrow Wilson+804 | 90383.0% | 999.1% | 867.9% | 1,088 |
| Calhoun County | Woodrow Wilson+1,211 | 1,66670.6% | 45519.3% | 23810.1% | 2,359 |
| Chambers County | Woodrow Wilson+1,364 | 1,48690.8% | 1227.5% | 281.7% | 1,636 |
| Cherokee County | Other+32 | 81446.6% | 84648.4% | 885.0% | 1,748 |
| Chilton County | Other+346 | 88039.2% | 1,22654.6% | 1406.2% | 2,246 |
| Choctaw County | Woodrow Wilson+419 | 48986.4% | 7012.4% | 71.2% | 566 |
| Clarke County | Woodrow Wilson+987 | 1,02495.3% | 373.4% | 131.2% | 1,074 |
| Clay County | Woodrow Wilson+168 | 1,10952.5% | 94144.5% | 643.0% | 2,114 |
| Cleburne County | Woodrow Wilson+179 | 69151.7% | 51238.3% | 13310.0% | 1,336 |
| Coffee County | Woodrow Wilson+815 | 1,27770.7% | 46225.6% | 683.8% | 1,807 |
| Colbert County | Woodrow Wilson+625 | 94663.3% | 32121.5% | 22815.3% | 1,495 |
| Conecuh County | Woodrow Wilson+673 | 80280.9% | 12913.0% | 606.1% | 991 |
| Coosa County | Woodrow Wilson+429 | 76363.3% | 33427.7% | 1099.0% | 1,206 |
| Covington County | Woodrow Wilson+911 | 1,25173.5% | 34020.0% | 1106.5% | 1,701 |
| Crenshaw County | Woodrow Wilson+852 | 98684.5% | 13411.5% | 474.0% | 1,167 |
| Cullman County | Other+171 | 1,23042.5% | 1,40148.4% | 2649.1% | 2,895 |
| Dale County | Woodrow Wilson+613 | 1,05966.0% | 44627.8% | 996.2% | 1,604 |
| Dallas County | Woodrow Wilson+1,427 | 1,46196.7% | 342.3% | 161.1% | 1,511 |
| DeKalb County | Woodrow Wilson+725 | 1,37954.6% | 65425.9% | 49219.5% | 2,525 |
| Elmore County | Woodrow Wilson+975 | 1,15281.7% | 17712.6% | 815.7% | 1,410 |
| Escambia County | Woodrow Wilson+742 | 82985.6% | 879.0% | 525.4% | 968 |
| Etowah County | Woodrow Wilson+480 | 1,51152.2% | 1,03135.6% | 35412.2% | 2,896 |
| Fayette County | Woodrow Wilson+328 | 76250.1% | 32621.4% | 43428.5% | 1,522 |
| Franklin County | Woodrow Wilson+204 | 84947.1% | 64535.8% | 30917.1% | 1,803 |
| Geneva County | Woodrow Wilson+343 | 89157.9% | 54835.6% | 996.4% | 1,538 |
| Greene County | Woodrow Wilson+324 | 41881.0% | 9418.2% | 40.8% | 516 |
| Hale County | Woodrow Wilson+713 | 72098.5% | 71.0% | 40.5% | 731 |
| Henry County | Woodrow Wilson+532 | 71175.9% | 17919.1% | 475.0% | 937 |
| Houston County | Woodrow Wilson+749 | 1,16070.2% | 41124.9% | 825.0% | 1,653 |
| Jackson County | Woodrow Wilson+1,168 | 1,59770.8% | 42919.0% | 22910.2% | 2,255 |
| Jefferson County | Woodrow Wilson+6,241 | 8,88772.7% | 2,64621.6% | 6935.7% | 12,226 |
| Lamar County | Woodrow Wilson+646 | 81677.9% | 17016.2% | 615.8% | 1,047 |
| Lauderdale County | Woodrow Wilson+1,017 | 1,38668.7% | 36918.3% | 26313.0% | 2,018 |
| Lawrence County | Woodrow Wilson+350 | 64356.7% | 29325.8% | 19817.5% | 1,134 |
| Lee County | Woodrow Wilson+1,076 | 1,17989.0% | 1037.8% | 433.2% | 1,325 |
| Limestone County | Woodrow Wilson+895 | 1,01283.0% | 1179.6% | 907.4% | 1,219 |
| Lowndes County | Woodrow Wilson+569 | 58397.0% | 142.3% | 40.7% | 601 |
| Macon County | Woodrow Wilson+623 | 64793.2% | 233.3% | 243.5% | 694 |
| Madison County | Woodrow Wilson+1,698 | 2,14678.2% | 44816.3% | 1505.5% | 2,744 |
| Marengo County | Woodrow Wilson+1,365 | 1,38697.9% | 211.5% | 90.6% | 1,416 |
| Marion County | Woodrow Wilson+720 | 1,09865.0% | 21212.6% | 37822.4% | 1,688 |
| Marshall County | Woodrow Wilson+249 | 1,45747.1% | 1,20839.1% | 42813.8% | 3,093 |
| Mobile County | Woodrow Wilson+2,396 | 3,00980.0% | 61316.3% | 1403.7% | 3,762 |
| Monroe County | Woodrow Wilson+854 | 87897.1% | 242.7% | 20.2% | 904 |
| Montgomery County | Woodrow Wilson+2,899 | 3,04794.1% | 1484.6% | 431.3% | 3,238 |
| Morgan County | Woodrow Wilson+1,242 | 1,68671.1% | 44418.7% | 24110.2% | 2,371 |
| Perry County | Woodrow Wilson+686 | 73193.8% | 455.8% | 30.4% | 779 |
| Pickens County | Woodrow Wilson+726 | 81588.0% | 899.6% | 222.4% | 926 |
| Pike County | Woodrow Wilson+1,240 | 1,29395.1% | 533.9% | 131.0% | 1,359 |
| Randolph County | Woodrow Wilson+811 | 1,17765.0% | 36620.2% | 26814.8% | 1,811 |
| Russell County | Woodrow Wilson+1,496 | 1,55396.2% | 573.5% | 40.2% | 1,614 |
| Shelby County | Other+94 | 1,18144.4% | 1,27548.0% | 2017.6% | 2,657 |
| St. Clair County | Woodrow Wilson+25 | 78743.5% | 76242.1% | 26014.4% | 1,809 |
| Sumter County | Woodrow Wilson+689 | 70197.1% | 121.7% | 91.2% | 722 |
| Talladega County | Woodrow Wilson+925 | 1,31272.5% | 38721.4% | 1116.1% | 1,810 |
| Tallapoosa County | Woodrow Wilson+1,413 | 1,58686.1% | 1739.4% | 844.6% | 1,843 |
| Tuscaloosa County | Woodrow Wilson+1,488 | 1,69585.2% | 20710.4% | 874.4% | 1,989 |
| Walker County | Woodrow Wilson+1,182 | 2,06357.7% | 63117.7% | 88124.6% | 3,575 |
| Washington County | Woodrow Wilson+375 | 40590.2% | 306.7% | 143.1% | 449 |
| Wilcox County | Woodrow Wilson+865 | 87897.8% | 131.4% | 70.8% | 898 |
| Winston County | Other+392 | 50829.9% | 90052.9% | 29217.2% | 1,700 |
Nominees: Woodrow Wilson (D) · William Howard Taft (R) · Theodore Roosevelt (Progressive)
Alabama's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1912 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | +55.5% |
| 1896 | +38.4% |
| 1900 | +26.0% |
| 1904 | +52.7% |
| 1908 | +46.4% |
| 1912 | +61.7% |
| 1916 | +54.1% |
| 1920 | +34.8% |
| 1924 | +42.7% |
| 1928 | +3.0% |
| 1932 | +70.6% |
| 1936 | +73.6% |
| 1940 | +70.9% |
| 1944 | +63.1% |
| 1948 | −19.0% |
| 1952 | +29.5% |
| 1956 | +17.1% |
| 1960 | +14.3% |
| 1964 | −69.5% |
| 1968 | +4.7% |
| 1972 | −46.9% |
| 1976 | +13.1% |
| 1980 | −1.3% |
| 1984 | −22.4% |
| 1988 | −19.3% |
| 1992 | −6.8% |
| 1996 | −7.0% |
| 2000 | −14.9% |
| 2004 | −25.6% |
| 2008 | −21.6% |
| 2012 | −22.2% |
| 2016 | −28.1% |
| 2020 | −25.5% |
| 2024 | −30.5% |
Source. Compiled historical county records — 1912 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.