Michigan — 1912 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate1912 presidential electionMichigan · PresidentRoosevelt45.0%
How it voted
Share of the 1912 vote
| Theodore Roosevelt + others ✓Progressive | 45.0% | 246,336 |
|---|---|---|
| William Howard TaftRepublican | 27.6% | 151,434 |
| Woodrow WilsonDemocratic | 27.4% | 150,201 |
1912presidential margin
D+60R+60
83 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.
Michigan cast 15 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (83 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Alcona County, MI | Other / independent | R+14.8 |
| Alger County, MI | Other / independent | R+2.5 |
| Allegan County, MI | Other / independent | R+2.6 |
| Alpena County, MI | Other / independent | D+11.2 |
| Antrim County, MI | Other / independent | R+6.1 |
| Arenac County, MI | Other / independent | D+1.6 |
| Baraga County, MI | Other / independent | R+1.3 |
| Barry County, MI | Other / independent | D+3.9 |
| Bay County, MI | Other / independent | D+3.3 |
| Benzie County, MI | Other / independent | R+12.7 |
| Berrien County, MI | Other / independent | D+12.3 |
| Branch County, MI | Democratic | D+5.2 |
| Calhoun County, MI | Other / independent | D+2.6 |
| Cass County, MI | Democratic | D+11.4 |
| Charlevoix County, MI | Other / independent | R+20.7 |
| Cheboygan County, MI | Other / independent | D+2.6 |
| Chippewa County, MI | Other / independent | R+0.3 |
| Clare County, MI | Other / independent | R+7.0 |
| Clinton County, MI | Other / independent | Tied |
| Crawford County, MI | Other / independent | R+9.8 |
| Delta County, MI | Other / independent | R+1.0 |
| Dickinson County, MI | Other / independent | R+30.1 |
| Eaton County, MI | Democratic | D+2.0 |
| Emmet County, MI | Other / independent | D+2.7 |
| Genesee County, MI | Other / independent | R+3.2 |
| Gladwin County, MI | Other / independent | R+18.8 |
| Gogebic County, MI | Other / independent | R+8.1 |
| Grand Traverse County, MI | Other / independent | D+1.0 |
| Gratiot County, MI | Other / independent | D+0.4 |
| Hillsdale County, MI | Other / independent | D+11.4 |
| Houghton County, MI | Other / independent | R+9.7 |
| Huron County, MI | Other / independent | R+9.1 |
| Ingham County, MI | Other / independent | D+3.0 |
| Ionia County, MI | Other / independent | D+9.2 |
| Iosco County, MI | Other / independent | R+5.7 |
| Iron County, MI | Republican | R+35.7 |
| Isabella County, MI | Other / independent | R+0.6 |
| Jackson County, MI | Other / independent | D+13.9 |
| Kalamazoo County, MI | Other / independent | D+8.3 |
| Kalkaska County, MI | Other / independent | R+11.2 |
| Kent County, MI | Other / independent | D+9.1 |
| Keweenaw County, MI | Other / independent | R+39.5 |
| Lake County, MI | Other / independent | R+4.3 |
| Lapeer County, MI | Other / independent | R+9.8 |
| Leelanau County, MI | Other / independent | R+15.8 |
| Lenawee County, MI | Democratic | D+11.2 |
| Livingston County, MI | Democratic | D+11.2 |
| Luce County, MI | Other / independent | R+21.1 |
| Mackinac County, MI | Democratic | D+6.7 |
| Macomb County, MI | Democratic | D+4.4 |
| Manistee County, MI | Democratic | D+11.7 |
| Marquette County, MI | Other / independent | R+20.5 |
| Mason County, MI | Other / independent | D+5.8 |
| Mecosta County, MI | Other / independent | R+2.6 |
| Menominee County, MI | Other / independent | D+0.1 |
| Midland County, MI | Other / independent | R+7.4 |
| Missaukee County, MI | Other / independent | R+15.9 |
| Monroe County, MI | Democratic | D+10.2 |
| Montcalm County, MI | Other / independent | R+7.7 |
| Montmorency County, MI | Republican | R+21.7 |
| Muskegon County, MI | Other / independent | D+1.9 |
| Newaygo County, MI | Other / independent | R+4.8 |
| Oakland County, MI | Republican | R+3.6 |
| Oceana County, MI | Other / independent | R+1.6 |
| Ogemaw County, MI | Other / independent | R+13.0 |
| Ontonagon County, MI | Republican | R+20.6 |
| Osceola County, MI | Other / independent | R+19.8 |
| Oscoda County, MI | Other / independent | R+13.0 |
| Otsego County, MI | Republican | R+24.3 |
| Ottawa County, MI | Other / independent | D+2.4 |
| Presque Isle County, MI | Other / independent | R+24.1 |
| Roscommon County, MI | Other / independent | D+2.7 |
| Saginaw County, MI | Other / independent | D+4.5 |
| Sanilac County, MI | Other / independent | R+14.9 |
| Schoolcraft County, MI | Other / independent | R+16.5 |
| Shiawassee County, MI | Other / independent | R+4.6 |
| St. Clair County, MI | Other / independent | D+0.5 |
| St. Joseph County, MI | Other / independent | D+18.1 |
| Tuscola County, MI | Other / independent | R+17.7 |
| Van Buren County, MI | Other / independent | R+1.5 |
| Washtenaw County, MI | Democratic | D+15.8 |
| Wayne County, MI | Other / independent | R+4.4 |
| Wexford County, MI | Other / independent | R+6.4 |
Michigan results by county
83 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alcona County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+261 | 55255.9% | 29129.5% | 14514.7% | 988 |
| Alger County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+249 | 53949.4% | 29026.6% | 26324.1% | 1,092 |
| Allegan County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+1,429 | 3,55046.7% | 2,12127.9% | 1,92525.3% | 7,596 |
| Alpena County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+628 | 1,73348.9% | 70920.0% | 1,10531.2% | 3,547 |
| Antrim County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+834 | 1,43757.7% | 60324.2% | 45018.1% | 2,490 |
| Arenac County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+664 | 1,11656.1% | 42121.2% | 45222.7% | 1,989 |
| Baraga County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+266 | 56149.4% | 29526.0% | 28024.6% | 1,136 |
| Barry County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+311 | 2,11138.4% | 1,58528.8% | 1,80032.8% | 5,496 |
| Bay County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+2,600 | 5,59049.9% | 2,62523.4% | 2,99026.7% | 11,205 |
| Benzie County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+451 | 1,01953.3% | 56829.7% | 32617.0% | 1,913 |
| Berrien County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+733 | 4,95841.5% | 2,75223.1% | 4,22535.4% | 11,935 |
| Branch County | Woodrow Wilson+42 | 2,14334.6% | 1,86530.1% | 2,18535.3% | 6,193 |
| Calhoun County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+2,036 | 5,81744.6% | 3,44726.4% | 3,78129.0% | 13,045 |
| Cass County | Woodrow Wilson+227 | 1,84934.3% | 1,46227.1% | 2,07638.5% | 5,387 |
| Charlevoix County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+362 | 1,65847.1% | 1,29636.8% | 56616.1% | 3,520 |
| Cheboygan County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+378 | 1,35942.0% | 89627.7% | 98130.3% | 3,236 |
| Chippewa County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+1,157 | 2,04653.6% | 88923.3% | 87923.0% | 3,814 |
| Clare County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+256 | 81945.1% | 56331.0% | 43523.9% | 1,817 |
| Clinton County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+220 | 1,94336.1% | 1,72332.0% | 1,72332.0% | 5,389 |
| Crawford County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+36 | 29339.9% | 25735.0% | 18525.2% | 735 |
| Delta County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+1,090 | 2,20150.3% | 1,11125.4% | 1,06624.3% | 4,378 |
| Dickinson County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+249 | 1,62048.3% | 1,37140.9% | 36110.8% | 3,352 |
| Eaton County | Woodrow Wilson+10 | 2,47233.9% | 2,33332.0% | 2,48234.1% | 7,287 |
| Emmet County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+650 | 1,57047.3% | 83025.0% | 92027.7% | 3,320 |
| Genesee County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+3,456 | 6,88251.7% | 3,42625.7% | 3,00522.6% | 13,313 |
| Gladwin County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+26 | 66440.7% | 63839.1% | 33120.3% | 1,633 |
| Gogebic County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+831 | 1,64954.3% | 81826.9% | 57218.8% | 3,039 |
| Grand Traverse County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+1,094 | 2,03152.5% | 89923.2% | 93724.2% | 3,867 |
| Gratiot County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+426 | 2,26138.3% | 1,80930.6% | 1,83531.1% | 5,905 |
| Hillsdale County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+1,054 | 3,28347.2% | 1,43720.7% | 2,22932.1% | 6,949 |
| Houghton County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+2,711 | 6,28251.3% | 3,57129.2% | 2,38519.5% | 12,238 |
| Huron County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+1,475 | 3,28851.9% | 1,81328.6% | 1,23619.5% | 6,337 |
| Ingham County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+1,814 | 5,72943.5% | 3,51526.7% | 3,91529.8% | 13,159 |
| Ionia County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+169 | 2,92637.8% | 2,04926.5% | 2,75735.7% | 7,732 |
| Iosco County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+343 | 86447.9% | 52128.9% | 41823.2% | 1,803 |
| Iron County | William Howard Taft+1 | 1,03045.2% | 1,03145.2% | 2189.6% | 2,279 |
| Isabella County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+546 | 1,96341.2% | 1,41729.7% | 1,38929.1% | 4,769 |
| Jackson County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+2,123 | 6,40648.7% | 2,45618.7% | 4,28332.6% | 13,145 |
| Kalamazoo County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+2,346 | 6,00648.8% | 2,64221.5% | 3,66029.7% | 12,308 |
| Kalkaska County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+199 | 64746.6% | 44832.3% | 29321.1% | 1,388 |
| Kent County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+6,604 | 16,01650.2% | 6,49820.4% | 9,41229.5% | 31,926 |
| Keweenaw County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+56 | 55149.9% | 49544.8% | 595.3% | 1,105 |
| Lake County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+305 | 53256.3% | 22724.0% | 18619.7% | 945 |
| Lapeer County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+729 | 2,45745.6% | 1,72832.1% | 1,20022.3% | 5,385 |
| Leelanau County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+167 | 78845.0% | 62135.4% | 34419.6% | 1,753 |
| Lenawee County | Woodrow Wilson+385 | 3,85434.8% | 2,99627.0% | 4,23938.2% | 11,089 |
| Livingston County | Woodrow Wilson+386 | 1,57431.8% | 1,40828.5% | 1,96039.7% | 4,942 |
| Luce County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+56 | 29046.3% | 23437.4% | 10216.3% | 626 |
| Mackinac County | Woodrow Wilson+118 | 42524.1% | 61234.6% | 73041.3% | 1,767 |
| Macomb County | Woodrow Wilson+321 | 1,94426.7% | 2,50834.4% | 2,82938.9% | 7,281 |
| Manistee County | Woodrow Wilson+99 | 1,69135.8% | 1,24026.3% | 1,79037.9% | 4,721 |
| Marquette County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+1,619 | 4,22254.0% | 2,60333.3% | 99712.7% | 7,822 |
| Mason County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+934 | 2,00751.1% | 84421.5% | 1,07327.3% | 3,924 |
| Mecosta County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+869 | 1,92848.9% | 1,05926.8% | 95824.3% | 3,945 |
| Menominee County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+840 | 2,03546.0% | 1,19126.9% | 1,19527.0% | 4,421 |
| Midland County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+626 | 1,52849.3% | 90229.1% | 67121.6% | 3,101 |
| Missaukee County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+352 | 1,02350.1% | 67132.9% | 34717.0% | 2,041 |
| Monroe County | Woodrow Wilson+742 | 2,04928.1% | 2,25330.9% | 2,99541.0% | 7,297 |
| Montcalm County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+1,387 | 3,26150.1% | 1,87428.8% | 1,37321.1% | 6,508 |
| Montmorency County | William Howard Taft+68 | 25734.5% | 32543.6% | 16321.9% | 745 |
| Muskegon County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+3,367 | 5,04561.2% | 1,52318.5% | 1,67820.3% | 8,246 |
| Newaygo County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+1,216 | 2,18055.6% | 96424.6% | 77619.8% | 3,920 |
| Oakland County | William Howard Taft+321 | 3,76232.7% | 4,08335.5% | 3,66831.9% | 11,513 |
| Oceana County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+1,216 | 2,07355.6% | 85723.0% | 79621.4% | 3,726 |
| Ogemaw County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+309 | 85049.7% | 54131.6% | 31918.7% | 1,710 |
| Ontonagon County | William Howard Taft+49 | 67038.3% | 71941.1% | 35920.5% | 1,748 |
| Osceola County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+306 | 1,61245.7% | 1,30637.0% | 60917.3% | 3,527 |
| Oscoda County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+53 | 16348.1% | 11032.4% | 6619.5% | 339 |
| Otsego County | William Howard Taft+43 | 40538.7% | 44842.8% | 19418.5% | 1,047 |
| Ottawa County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+2,849 | 4,88555.9% | 1,82520.9% | 2,03623.3% | 8,746 |
| Presque Isle County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+231 | 96049.3% | 72937.4% | 25913.3% | 1,948 |
| Roscommon County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+159 | 30952.1% | 13422.6% | 15025.3% | 593 |
| Saginaw County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+1,285 | 7,13039.6% | 5,03227.9% | 5,84532.5% | 18,007 |
| Sanilac County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+1,235 | 3,40150.5% | 2,16632.2% | 1,16117.3% | 6,728 |
| Schoolcraft County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+41 | 63640.6% | 59537.9% | 33721.5% | 1,568 |
| Shiawassee County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+1,108 | 3,41744.5% | 2,30930.1% | 1,95725.5% | 7,683 |
| St. Clair County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+1,790 | 4,79844.6% | 2,95827.5% | 3,00827.9% | 10,764 |
| St. Joseph County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+432 | 2,82043.8% | 1,22419.0% | 2,38837.1% | 6,432 |
| Tuscola County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+1,012 | 3,57148.4% | 2,55934.7% | 1,25517.0% | 7,385 |
| Van Buren County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+1,046 | 3,14743.5% | 2,10129.0% | 1,99427.5% | 7,242 |
| Washtenaw County | Woodrow Wilson+267 | 3,89736.9% | 2,49523.6% | 4,16439.4% | 10,556 |
| Wayne County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+12,545 | 39,14444.3% | 26,59930.1% | 22,67825.6% | 88,421 |
| Wexford County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+1,087 | 2,16253.3% | 1,07526.5% | 81720.2% | 4,054 |
Nominees: Woodrow Wilson (D) · William Howard Taft (R) · Theodore Roosevelt (Progressive)
Michigan's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1912 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | −4.5% |
| 1896 | −10.3% |
| 1900 | −19.2% |
| 1904 | −43.8% |
| 1908 | −29.5% |
| 1912 | −0.2% |
| 1916 | −8.3% |
| 1920 | −50.6% |
| 1924 | −62.2% |
| 1928 | −41.4% |
| 1932 | +7.9% |
| 1936 | +17.6% |
| 1940 | −0.3% |
| 1944 | +1.0% |
| 1948 | −1.7% |
| 1952 | −11.5% |
| 1956 | −11.5% |
| 1960 | +2.0% |
| 1964 | +33.6% |
| 1968 | +6.7% |
| 1972 | −14.4% |
| 1976 | −5.4% |
| 1980 | −6.5% |
| 1984 | −19.0% |
| 1988 | −7.9% |
| 1992 | +7.4% |
| 1996 | +13.2% |
| 2000 | +5.1% |
| 2004 | +3.4% |
| 2008 | +16.5% |
| 2012 | +9.5% |
| 2016 | −0.2% |
| 2020 | +2.8% |
| 2024 | −1.4% |
Source. Compiled historical county records — 1912 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.