Pennsylvania — 1912 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate1912 presidential electionPennsylvania · PresidentRoosevelt45.1%
How it voted
Share of the 1912 vote
| Theodore Roosevelt + others ✓Progressive | 45.1% | 548,739 |
|---|---|---|
| Woodrow WilsonDemocratic | 32.5% | 395,637 |
| William Howard TaftRepublican | 22.4% | 273,360 |
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.
Pennsylvania cast 38 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (67 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Adams County, PA | Democratic | D+39.7 |
| Allegheny County, PA | Other / independent | D+6.0 |
| Armstrong County, PA | Other / independent | D+11.2 |
| Beaver County, PA | Other / independent | D+2.2 |
| Bedford County, PA | Other / independent | D+21.2 |
| Berks County, PA | Democratic | D+38.8 |
| Blair County, PA | Other / independent | D+5.6 |
| Bradford County, PA | Other / independent | D+8.5 |
| Bucks County, PA | Democratic | D+7.8 |
| Butler County, PA | Other / independent | D+24.5 |
| Cambria County, PA | Other / independent | D+18.6 |
| Cameron County, PA | Other / independent | R+7.5 |
| Carbon County, PA | Other / independent | D+26.9 |
| Centre County, PA | Democratic | D+24.5 |
| Chester County, PA | Other / independent | D+6.0 |
| Clarion County, PA | Democratic | D+34.5 |
| Clearfield County, PA | Other / independent | D+24.4 |
| Clinton County, PA | Other / independent | D+16.3 |
| Columbia County, PA | Democratic | D+45.1 |
| Crawford County, PA | Other / independent | D+11.6 |
| Cumberland County, PA | Democratic | D+21.0 |
| Dauphin County, PA | Other / independent | D+5.6 |
| Delaware County, PA | Other / independent | R+10.4 |
| Elk County, PA | Other / independent | D+25.3 |
| Erie County, PA | Other / independent | D+3.7 |
| Fayette County, PA | Democratic | D+16.9 |
| Forest County, PA | Other / independent | D+8.5 |
| Franklin County, PA | Democratic | D+15.6 |
| Fulton County, PA | Democratic | D+36.9 |
| Greene County, PA | Democratic | D+39.7 |
| Huntingdon County, PA | Other / independent | D+10.1 |
| Indiana County, PA | Other / independent | R+1.5 |
| Jefferson County, PA | Other / independent | D+10.5 |
| Juniata County, PA | Other / independent | D+27.6 |
| Lackawanna County, PA | Other / independent | D+26.2 |
| Lancaster County, PA | Other / independent | R+11.9 |
| Lawrence County, PA | Other / independent | R+1.5 |
| Lebanon County, PA | Other / independent | D+5.6 |
| Lehigh County, PA | Democratic | D+36.4 |
| Luzerne County, PA | Other / independent | D+20.5 |
| Lycoming County, PA | Other / independent | D+29.7 |
| McKean County, PA | Other / independent | D+12.7 |
| Mercer County, PA | Other / independent | D+17.0 |
| Mifflin County, PA | Other / independent | D+16.7 |
| Monroe County, PA | Democratic | D+55.8 |
| Montgomery County, PA | Other / independent | D+8.7 |
| Montour County, PA | Democratic | D+42.2 |
| Northampton County, PA | Democratic | D+29.6 |
| Northumberland County, PA | Other / independent | D+23.1 |
| Perry County, PA | Democratic | D+16.5 |
| Philadelphia County, PA | Other / independent | R+10.2 |
| Pike County, PA | Democratic | D+48.3 |
| Potter County, PA | Other / independent | D+12.7 |
| Schuylkill County, PA | Other / independent | D+25.7 |
| Snyder County, PA | Other / independent | D+11.0 |
| Somerset County, PA | Other / independent | D+7.7 |
| Sullivan County, PA | Democratic | D+17.7 |
| Susquehanna County, PA | Other / independent | D+8.1 |
| Tioga County, PA | Other / independent | D+0.1 |
| Union County, PA | Other / independent | D+18.9 |
| Venango County, PA | Other / independent | D+9.3 |
| Warren County, PA | Other / independent | D+1.7 |
| Washington County, PA | Other / independent | D+6.8 |
| Wayne County, PA | Other / independent | D+23.6 |
| Westmoreland County, PA | Other / independent | D+16.9 |
| Wyoming County, PA | Other / independent | D+29.0 |
| York County, PA | Democratic | D+32.2 |
Pennsylvania 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adams County | Woodrow Wilson+973 | 2,70937.6% | 3,68251.1% | 81911.4% | 7,210 |
| Allegheny County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+39,730 | 71,14756.3% | 31,41724.9% | 23,82218.8% | 126,386 |
| Armstrong County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+2,112 | 5,13951.0% | 3,02730.1% | 1,90418.9% | 10,070 |
| Beaver County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+3,769 | 6,80654.0% | 3,03724.1% | 2,75921.9% | 12,602 |
| Bedford County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+816 | 3,51047.8% | 2,69436.7% | 1,14015.5% | 7,344 |
| Berks County | Woodrow Wilson+1,332 | 15,09843.7% | 16,43047.5% | 3,0328.8% | 34,560 |
| Blair County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+5,922 | 10,03058.1% | 4,10823.8% | 3,13818.2% | 17,276 |
| Bradford County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+3,003 | 5,96354.4% | 2,96027.0% | 2,03418.6% | 10,957 |
| Bucks County | Woodrow Wilson+1,321 | 4,81228.2% | 6,77339.8% | 5,45232.0% | 17,037 |
| Butler County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+1,898 | 5,92052.8% | 4,02235.9% | 1,27311.4% | 11,215 |
| Cambria County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+3,909 | 11,19151.5% | 7,28233.5% | 3,25215.0% | 21,725 |
| Cameron County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+222 | 61047.3% | 29122.6% | 38830.1% | 1,289 |
| Carbon County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+384 | 4,03645.2% | 3,65240.9% | 1,24613.9% | 8,934 |
| Centre County | Woodrow Wilson+471 | 2,97437.5% | 3,44543.5% | 1,50719.0% | 7,926 |
| Chester County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+276 | 7,17736.3% | 6,90134.9% | 5,70828.8% | 19,786 |
| Clarion County | Woodrow Wilson+812 | 2,26736.2% | 3,07949.2% | 91614.6% | 6,262 |
| Clearfield County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+2,037 | 6,70752.0% | 4,67036.2% | 1,52311.8% | 12,900 |
| Clinton County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+421 | 2,62143.4% | 2,20036.5% | 1,21420.1% | 6,035 |
| Columbia County | Woodrow Wilson+1,789 | 3,11635.0% | 4,90555.1% | 88910.0% | 8,910 |
| Crawford County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+1,834 | 5,74247.3% | 3,90832.2% | 2,49720.6% | 12,147 |
| Cumberland County | Woodrow Wilson+900 | 4,12335.2% | 5,02342.9% | 2,56621.9% | 11,712 |
| Dauphin County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+4,867 | 12,33747.8% | 7,47028.9% | 6,01223.3% | 25,819 |
| Delaware County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+401 | 8,81938.0% | 6,00125.8% | 8,41836.2% | 23,238 |
| Elk County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+1,025 | 3,08253.7% | 2,05735.8% | 60310.5% | 5,742 |
| Erie County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+2,184 | 7,81742.5% | 5,63330.6% | 4,95826.9% | 18,408 |
| Fayette County | Woodrow Wilson+2 | 7,36139.0% | 7,36339.0% | 4,16822.1% | 18,892 |
| Forest County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+574 | 94760.7% | 37323.9% | 24015.4% | 1,560 |
| Franklin County | Woodrow Wilson+197 | 4,30837.4% | 4,50539.1% | 2,71023.5% | 11,523 |
| Fulton County | Woodrow Wilson+410 | 67032.4% | 1,08052.2% | 31715.3% | 2,067 |
| Greene County | Woodrow Wilson+2,200 | 1,35122.3% | 3,55158.7% | 1,15019.0% | 6,052 |
| Huntingdon County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+2,321 | 3,85961.3% | 1,53824.4% | 90314.3% | 6,300 |
| Indiana County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+3,477 | 5,19761.1% | 1,59318.7% | 1,72020.2% | 8,510 |
| Jefferson County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+1,994 | 4,50452.2% | 2,51029.1% | 1,60818.6% | 8,622 |
| Juniata County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+136 | 1,28445.8% | 1,14840.9% | 37413.3% | 2,806 |
| Lackawanna County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+4,238 | 16,66150.7% | 12,42337.8% | 3,79911.6% | 32,883 |
| Lancaster County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+372 | 13,04038.0% | 8,57425.0% | 12,66837.0% | 34,282 |
| Lawrence County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+3,613 | 5,74158.3% | 1,97620.1% | 2,12821.6% | 9,845 |
| Lebanon County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+2,258 | 5,23049.4% | 2,97228.1% | 2,37822.5% | 10,580 |
| Lehigh County | Woodrow Wilson+2,079 | 8,75539.2% | 10,83448.6% | 2,72212.2% | 22,311 |
| Luzerne County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+9,446 | 22,90755.4% | 13,46132.6% | 4,97012.0% | 41,338 |
| Lycoming County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+1,118 | 7,15748.3% | 6,03940.7% | 1,63111.0% | 14,827 |
| McKean County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+1,932 | 4,29453.7% | 2,36229.5% | 1,34516.8% | 8,001 |
| Mercer County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+2,767 | 6,80653.5% | 4,03931.8% | 1,87314.7% | 12,718 |
| Mifflin County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+1,026 | 2,42654.2% | 1,40031.3% | 65414.6% | 4,480 |
| Monroe County | Woodrow Wilson+2,146 | 96120.9% | 3,10767.5% | 53611.6% | 4,604 |
| Montgomery County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+866 | 12,76037.9% | 11,89435.4% | 8,97826.7% | 33,632 |
| Montour County | Woodrow Wilson+487 | 1,00535.8% | 1,49253.2% | 30811.0% | 2,805 |
| Northampton County | Woodrow Wilson+2,807 | 7,51834.6% | 10,32547.5% | 3,89317.9% | 21,736 |
| Northumberland County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+3,169 | 9,97152.1% | 6,80235.5% | 2,37112.4% | 19,144 |
| Perry County | Woodrow Wilson+167 | 1,77436.5% | 1,94140.0% | 1,14023.5% | 4,855 |
| Philadelphia County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+1,494 | 93,43837.1% | 66,30826.3% | 91,94436.5% | 251,690 |
| Pike County | Woodrow Wilson+518 | 47728.7% | 99559.8% | 19111.5% | 1,663 |
| Potter County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+939 | 2,38451.0% | 1,44530.9% | 85018.2% | 4,679 |
| Schuylkill County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+4,894 | 16,70652.1% | 11,81236.8% | 3,55711.1% | 32,075 |
| Snyder County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+722 | 1,71351.4% | 99129.8% | 62618.8% | 3,330 |
| Somerset County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+3,832 | 5,99662.5% | 2,16422.6% | 1,42814.9% | 9,588 |
| Sullivan County | Woodrow Wilson+304 | 60829.4% | 91244.1% | 54726.5% | 2,067 |
| Susquehanna County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+234 | 2,82238.1% | 2,58835.0% | 1,98826.9% | 7,398 |
| Tioga County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+2,761 | 4,66255.1% | 1,90122.5% | 1,89522.4% | 8,458 |
| Union County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+743 | 1,86953.9% | 1,12632.5% | 47013.6% | 3,465 |
| Venango County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+2,418 | 4,92554.2% | 2,50727.6% | 1,66018.3% | 9,092 |
| Warren County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+2,322 | 4,00855.2% | 1,68623.2% | 1,56421.5% | 7,258 |
| Washington County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+3,274 | 8,83747.3% | 5,56329.8% | 4,29723.0% | 18,697 |
| Wayne County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+853 | 2,77751.8% | 1,92435.9% | 65912.3% | 5,360 |
| Westmoreland County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+6,502 | 15,76453.8% | 9,26231.6% | 4,29914.7% | 29,325 |
| Wyoming County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+43 | 1,54843.8% | 1,50542.6% | 48013.6% | 3,533 |
| York County | Woodrow Wilson+5,014 | 9,96533.0% | 14,97949.6% | 5,25117.4% | 30,195 |
Nominees: Woodrow Wilson (D) · William Howard Taft (R) · Theodore Roosevelt (Progressive)
Pennsylvania's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1912 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | −6.4% |
| 1896 | −24.7% |
| 1900 | −24.6% |
| 1904 | −40.7% |
| 1908 | −23.4% |
| 1912 | +10.0% |
| 1916 | −14.0% |
| 1920 | −38.6% |
| 1924 | −46.3% |
| 1928 | −31.4% |
| 1932 | −5.5% |
| 1936 | +16.0% |
| 1940 | +6.9% |
| 1944 | +2.8% |
| 1948 | −4.0% |
| 1952 | −5.9% |
| 1956 | −13.2% |
| 1960 | +2.3% |
| 1964 | +30.2% |
| 1968 | +3.6% |
| 1972 | −20.0% |
| 1976 | +2.7% |
| 1980 | −7.1% |
| 1984 | −7.4% |
| 1988 | −2.3% |
| 1992 | +9.0% |
| 1996 | +9.2% |
| 2000 | +4.2% |
| 2004 | +2.5% |
| 2008 | +10.3% |
| 2012 | +5.4% |
| 2016 | −0.7% |
| 2020 | +1.2% |
| 2024 | −1.7% |
Source. Compiled historical county records — 1912 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.