California — 1912 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate1912 presidential electionCalifornia · PresidentRoosevelt58.2%
How it voted
Share of the 1912 vote
| Theodore Roosevelt + others ✓Progressive | 58.2% | 394,508 |
|---|---|---|
| Woodrow WilsonDemocratic | 41.8% | 283,436 |
| William Howard TaftRepublican | 0.0% | 0 |
1912presidential margin
D+60R+60
58 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.
California cast 13 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (58 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Alameda County, CA | Other / independent | D+36.7 |
| Alpine County, CA | Other / independent | D+42.5 |
| Amador County, CA | Democratic | D+64.8 |
| Butte County, CA | Other / independent | D+45.7 |
| Calaveras County, CA | Democratic | D+60.5 |
| Colusa County, CA | Democratic | D+63.6 |
| Contra Costa County, CA | Other / independent | D+39.4 |
| Del Norte County, CA | Other / independent | D+38.3 |
| El Dorado County, CA | Democratic | D+59.0 |
| Fresno County, CA | Other / independent | D+43.0 |
| Glenn County, CA | Democratic | D+54.4 |
| Humboldt County, CA | Other / independent | D+33.8 |
| Imperial County, CA | Other / independent | D+38.5 |
| Inyo County, CA | Other / independent | D+49.5 |
| Kern County, CA | Democratic | D+51.7 |
| Kings County, CA | Other / independent | D+49.8 |
| Lake County, CA | Democratic | D+51.9 |
| Lassen County, CA | Other / independent | D+45.6 |
| Los Angeles County, CA | Other / independent | D+33.3 |
| Madera County, CA | Other / independent | D+47.7 |
| Marin County, CA | Other / independent | D+44.5 |
| Mariposa County, CA | Democratic | D+58.9 |
| Mendocino County, CA | Other / independent | D+44.4 |
| Merced County, CA | Other / independent | D+46.8 |
| Modoc County, CA | Democratic | D+54.9 |
| Mono County, CA | Other / independent | D+49.3 |
| Monterey County, CA | Other / independent | D+46.3 |
| Napa County, CA | Other / independent | D+46.5 |
| Nevada County, CA | Other / independent | D+46.1 |
| Orange County, CA | Other / independent | D+38.6 |
| Placer County, CA | Other / independent | D+41.8 |
| Plumas County, CA | Other / independent | D+41.7 |
| Riverside County, CA | Other / independent | D+29.3 |
| Sacramento County, CA | Democratic | D+51.4 |
| San Benito County, CA | Other / independent | D+48.7 |
| San Bernardino County, CA | Other / independent | D+38.0 |
| San Diego County, CA | Other / independent | D+44.8 |
| San Francisco County, CA | Other / independent | D+48.4 |
| San Joaquin County, CA | Democratic | D+58.0 |
| San Luis Obispo County, CA | Other / independent | D+40.5 |
| San Mateo County, CA | Other / independent | D+46.5 |
| Santa Barbara County, CA | Other / independent | D+38.8 |
| Santa Clara County, CA | Other / independent | D+39.6 |
| Santa Cruz County, CA | Other / independent | D+40.2 |
| Shasta County, CA | Other / independent | D+43.6 |
| Sierra County, CA | Other / independent | D+44.5 |
| Siskiyou County, CA | Other / independent | D+49.6 |
| Solano County, CA | Other / independent | D+45.7 |
| Sonoma County, CA | Other / independent | D+45.8 |
| Stanislaus County, CA | Other / independent | D+39.6 |
| Sutter County, CA | Democratic | D+51.7 |
| Tehama County, CA | Other / independent | D+47.2 |
| Trinity County, CA | Other / independent | D+46.3 |
| Tulare County, CA | Other / independent | D+42.3 |
| Tuolumne County, CA | Democratic | D+55.6 |
| Ventura County, CA | Other / independent | D+43.6 |
| Yolo County, CA | Democratic | D+56.1 |
| Yuba County, CA | Other / independent | D+47.6 |
California results by county
58 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alameda County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+17,616 | 42,03463.3% | 24,41836.7% | 00.0% | 66,452 |
| Alpine County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+12 | 4657.5% | 3442.5% | 00.0% | 80 |
| Amador County | Woodrow Wilson+741 | 88135.2% | 1,62264.8% | 00.0% | 2,503 |
| Butte County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+766 | 4,79454.3% | 4,02845.7% | 00.0% | 8,822 |
| Calaveras County | Woodrow Wilson+649 | 1,22039.5% | 1,86960.5% | 00.0% | 3,089 |
| Colusa County | Woodrow Wilson+752 | 1,00836.4% | 1,76063.6% | 00.0% | 2,768 |
| Contra Costa County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+1,770 | 5,06060.6% | 3,29039.4% | 00.0% | 8,350 |
| Del Norte County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+197 | 52061.7% | 32338.3% | 00.0% | 843 |
| El Dorado County | Woodrow Wilson+494 | 1,11941.0% | 1,61359.0% | 00.0% | 2,732 |
| Fresno County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+2,914 | 11,80557.0% | 8,89143.0% | 00.0% | 20,696 |
| Glenn County | Woodrow Wilson+215 | 1,11045.6% | 1,32554.4% | 00.0% | 2,435 |
| Humboldt County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+2,778 | 5,66566.2% | 2,88733.8% | 00.0% | 8,552 |
| Imperial County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+777 | 2,07261.5% | 1,29538.5% | 00.0% | 3,367 |
| Inyo County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+15 | 82150.5% | 80649.5% | 00.0% | 1,627 |
| Kern County | Woodrow Wilson+373 | 5,19648.3% | 5,56951.7% | 00.0% | 10,765 |
| Kings County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+14 | 1,98150.2% | 1,96749.8% | 00.0% | 3,948 |
| Lake County | Woodrow Wilson+80 | 1,03848.1% | 1,11851.9% | 00.0% | 2,156 |
| Lassen County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+124 | 76854.4% | 64445.6% | 00.0% | 1,412 |
| Los Angeles County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+55,076 | 110,18666.7% | 55,11033.3% | 00.0% | 165,296 |
| Madera County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+111 | 1,26552.3% | 1,15447.7% | 00.0% | 2,419 |
| Marin County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+702 | 3,55155.5% | 2,84944.5% | 00.0% | 6,400 |
| Mariposa County | Woodrow Wilson+208 | 48141.1% | 68958.9% | 00.0% | 1,170 |
| Mendocino County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+634 | 3,14155.6% | 2,50744.4% | 00.0% | 5,648 |
| Merced County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+272 | 2,25053.2% | 1,97846.8% | 00.0% | 4,228 |
| Modoc County | Woodrow Wilson+168 | 77345.1% | 94154.9% | 00.0% | 1,714 |
| Mono County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+5 | 18750.7% | 18249.3% | 00.0% | 369 |
| Monterey County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+548 | 3,94053.7% | 3,39246.3% | 00.0% | 7,332 |
| Napa County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+395 | 3,05753.5% | 2,66246.5% | 00.0% | 5,719 |
| Nevada County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+312 | 2,16353.9% | 1,85146.1% | 00.0% | 4,014 |
| Orange County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+2,609 | 7,01561.4% | 4,40638.6% | 00.0% | 11,421 |
| Placer County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+711 | 2,53458.2% | 1,82341.8% | 00.0% | 4,357 |
| Plumas County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+297 | 1,03958.3% | 74241.7% | 00.0% | 1,781 |
| Riverside County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+4,177 | 7,14070.7% | 2,96329.3% | 00.0% | 10,103 |
| Sacramento County | Woodrow Wilson+533 | 9,33648.6% | 9,86951.4% | 00.0% | 19,205 |
| San Benito County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+67 | 1,32051.3% | 1,25348.7% | 00.0% | 2,573 |
| San Bernardino County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+3,673 | 9,50862.0% | 5,83538.0% | 00.0% | 15,343 |
| San Diego County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+2,266 | 11,99755.2% | 9,73144.8% | 00.0% | 21,728 |
| San Francisco County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+3,242 | 52,19551.6% | 48,95348.4% | 00.0% | 101,148 |
| San Joaquin County | Woodrow Wilson+2,199 | 5,77042.0% | 7,96958.0% | 00.0% | 13,739 |
| San Luis Obispo County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+1,057 | 3,30559.5% | 2,24840.5% | 00.0% | 5,553 |
| San Mateo County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+493 | 3,73953.5% | 3,24646.5% | 00.0% | 6,985 |
| Santa Barbara County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+1,620 | 4,43961.2% | 2,81938.8% | 00.0% | 7,258 |
| Santa Clara County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+4,793 | 13,96660.4% | 9,17339.6% | 00.0% | 23,139 |
| Santa Cruz County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+1,402 | 4,27759.8% | 2,87540.2% | 00.0% | 7,152 |
| Shasta County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+604 | 2,64456.4% | 2,04043.6% | 00.0% | 4,684 |
| Sierra County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+128 | 64355.5% | 51544.5% | 00.0% | 1,158 |
| Siskiyou County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+43 | 2,50850.4% | 2,46549.6% | 00.0% | 4,973 |
| Solano County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+693 | 4,34354.3% | 3,65045.7% | 00.0% | 7,993 |
| Sonoma County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+1,199 | 7,69954.2% | 6,50045.8% | 00.0% | 14,199 |
| Stanislaus County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+1,646 | 4,77360.4% | 3,12739.6% | 00.0% | 7,900 |
| Sutter County | Woodrow Wilson+68 | 99548.3% | 1,06351.7% | 00.0% | 2,058 |
| Tehama County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+192 | 1,78752.8% | 1,59547.2% | 00.0% | 3,382 |
| Trinity County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+74 | 53553.7% | 46146.3% | 00.0% | 996 |
| Tulare County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+1,561 | 5,85457.7% | 4,29342.3% | 00.0% | 10,147 |
| Tuolumne County | Woodrow Wilson+293 | 1,16644.4% | 1,45955.6% | 00.0% | 2,625 |
| Ventura County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+617 | 2,72556.4% | 2,10843.6% | 00.0% | 4,833 |
| Yolo County | Woodrow Wilson+484 | 1,75543.9% | 2,23956.1% | 00.0% | 3,994 |
| Yuba County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+127 | 1,36952.4% | 1,24247.6% | 00.0% | 2,611 |
Nominees: Woodrow Wilson (D) · William Howard Taft (R) · Theodore Roosevelt (Progressive)
California's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1912 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | +1.2% |
| 1896 | −0.6% |
| 1900 | −13.1% |
| 1904 | −34.9% |
| 1908 | −22.5% |
| 1912 | +41.8% |
| 1916 | +0.4% |
| 1920 | −41.9% |
| 1924 | −49.0% |
| 1928 | −30.5% |
| 1932 | +21.0% |
| 1936 | +35.3% |
| 1940 | +16.1% |
| 1944 | +13.5% |
| 1948 | +0.4% |
| 1952 | −13.6% |
| 1956 | −11.1% |
| 1960 | −0.5% |
| 1964 | +18.3% |
| 1968 | −3.1% |
| 1972 | −13.5% |
| 1976 | −1.8% |
| 1980 | −16.8% |
| 1984 | −16.2% |
| 1988 | −3.6% |
| 1992 | +13.4% |
| 1996 | +12.9% |
| 2000 | +11.8% |
| 2004 | +9.9% |
| 2008 | +24.0% |
| 2012 | +23.1% |
| 2016 | +30.0% |
| 2020 | +29.1% |
| 2024 | +20.1% |
Source. Compiled historical county records — 1912 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.