Tennessee — 1912 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate1912 presidential electionTennessee · PresidentWilsonD+28.9
How it voted
Share of the 1912 vote
| Woodrow Wilson ✓Democratic | 53.0% | 133,021 |
|---|---|---|
| William H. TaftRepublican | 24.1% | 60,475 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 22.9% | 57,605 |
1912presidential margin
D+60R+60
95 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.
Tennessee cast 12 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (95 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Anderson County, TN | Other / independent | D+2.5 |
| Bedford County, TN | Democratic | D+21.4 |
| Benton County, TN | Democratic | D+21.4 |
| Bledsoe County, TN | Democratic | D+6.8 |
| Blount County, TN | Other / independent | R+1.1 |
| Bradley County, TN | Democratic | D+9.5 |
| Campbell County, TN | Other / independent | D+12.0 |
| Cannon County, TN | Democratic | D+29.6 |
| Carroll County, TN | Democratic | D+7.2 |
| Carter County, TN | Other / independent | R+21.0 |
| Cheatham County, TN | Democratic | D+50.0 |
| Chester County, TN | Democratic | D+23.6 |
| Claiborne County, TN | Other / independent | D+12.0 |
| Clay County, TN | Democratic | D+22.2 |
| Cocke County, TN | Republican | R+8.4 |
| Coffee County, TN | Democratic | D+51.1 |
| Crockett County, TN | Democratic | D+16.6 |
| Cumberland County, TN | Democratic | D+9.0 |
| Davidson County, TN | Democratic | D+64.8 |
| Decatur County, TN | Democratic | D+21.2 |
| DeKalb County, TN | Democratic | D+6.1 |
| Dickson County, TN | Democratic | D+49.9 |
| Dyer County, TN | Democratic | D+51.9 |
| Fayette County, TN | Democratic | D+78.5 |
| Fentress County, TN | Republican | R+3.8 |
| Franklin County, TN | Democratic | D+65.8 |
| Gibson County, TN | Democratic | D+39.5 |
| Giles County, TN | Democratic | D+29.1 |
| Grainger County, TN | Other / independent | D+4.0 |
| Greene County, TN | Democratic | D+8.6 |
| Grundy County, TN | Democratic | D+47.4 |
| Hamblen County, TN | Democratic | D+19.8 |
| Hamilton County, TN | Democratic | D+31.2 |
| Hancock County, TN | Republican | R+19.8 |
| Hardeman County, TN | Democratic | D+52.4 |
| Hardin County, TN | Republican | R+9.4 |
| Hawkins County, TN | Democratic | D+7.8 |
| Haywood County, TN | Democratic | D+84.9 |
| Henderson County, TN | Other / independent | D+12.2 |
| Henry County, TN | Democratic | D+41.1 |
| Hickman County, TN | Democratic | D+18.4 |
| Houston County, TN | Democratic | D+45.5 |
| Humphreys County, TN | Democratic | D+50.9 |
| Jackson County, TN | Democratic | D+25.7 |
| Jefferson County, TN | Other / independent | R+1.3 |
| Johnson County, TN | Other / independent | R+30.6 |
| Knox County, TN | Democratic | D+20.9 |
| Lake County, TN | Democratic | D+56.7 |
| Lauderdale County, TN | Democratic | D+45.6 |
| Lawrence County, TN | Democratic | D+19.5 |
| Lewis County, TN | Democratic | D+37.8 |
| Lincoln County, TN | Democratic | D+57.7 |
| Loudon County, TN | Democratic | D+8.5 |
| Macon County, TN | Republican | R+20.8 |
| Madison County, TN | Democratic | D+40.3 |
| Marion County, TN | Democratic | D+19.4 |
| Marshall County, TN | Democratic | D+58.0 |
| Maury County, TN | Democratic | D+50.4 |
| McMinn County, TN | Democratic | D+11.4 |
| McNairy County, TN | Democratic | D+19.4 |
| Meigs County, TN | Democratic | D+17.7 |
| Monroe County, TN | Democratic | D+17.8 |
| Montgomery County, TN | Democratic | D+46.2 |
| Moore County, TN | Democratic | D+70.3 |
| Morgan County, TN | Other / independent | D+9.3 |
| Obion County, TN | Democratic | D+59.3 |
| Overton County, TN | Democratic | D+31.3 |
| Perry County, TN | Democratic | D+24.2 |
| Pickett County, TN | Democratic | D+6.2 |
| Polk County, TN | Democratic | D+16.4 |
| Putnam County, TN | Democratic | D+29.7 |
| Rhea County, TN | Democratic | D+28.8 |
| Roane County, TN | Other / independent | D+4.5 |
| Robertson County, TN | Democratic | D+57.8 |
| Rutherford County, TN | Democratic | D+44.1 |
| Scott County, TN | Other / independent | D+2.3 |
| Sequatchie County, TN | Democratic | D+35.0 |
| Sevier County, TN | Other / independent | R+16.8 |
| Shelby County, TN | Democratic | D+58.5 |
| Smith County, TN | Democratic | D+32.0 |
| Stewart County, TN | Democratic | D+40.4 |
| Sullivan County, TN | Democratic | D+44.3 |
| Sumner County, TN | Democratic | D+50.3 |
| Tipton County, TN | Democratic | D+23.7 |
| Trousdale County, TN | Democratic | D+42.2 |
| Unicoi County, TN | Other / independent | R+9.0 |
| Union County, TN | Other / independent | D+5.1 |
| Van Buren County, TN | Democratic | D+30.9 |
| Warren County, TN | Democratic | D+59.8 |
| Washington County, TN | Other / independent | D+9.3 |
| Wayne County, TN | Republican | R+29.7 |
| Weakley County, TN | Democratic | D+34.7 |
| White County, TN | Democratic | D+47.2 |
| Williamson County, TN | Democratic | D+45.8 |
| Wilson County, TN | Democratic | D+49.7 |
Tennessee results by county
95 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anderson County | Other+606 | 59725.5% | 53923.0% | 1,20351.4% | 2,339 |
| Bedford County | Woodrow Wilson+831 | 2,30559.4% | 1,47438.0% | 1022.6% | 3,881 |
| Benton County | Woodrow Wilson+443 | 1,09553.0% | 65231.6% | 31915.4% | 2,066 |
| Bledsoe County | Woodrow Wilson+53 | 46437.0% | 37930.2% | 41132.8% | 1,254 |
| Blount County | Other+540 | 83626.8% | 87027.9% | 1,41045.3% | 3,116 |
| Bradley County | Woodrow Wilson+87 | 64538.2% | 48528.7% | 55833.1% | 1,688 |
| Campbell County | Other+691 | 55426.4% | 30214.4% | 1,24559.3% | 2,101 |
| Cannon County | Woodrow Wilson+553 | 1,18463.3% | 63133.7% | 552.9% | 1,870 |
| Carroll County | Woodrow Wilson+291 | 1,65340.8% | 1,36233.6% | 1,03625.6% | 4,051 |
| Carter County | Other+683 | 47813.1% | 1,24334.1% | 1,92652.8% | 3,647 |
| Cheatham County | Woodrow Wilson+779 | 1,09670.3% | 31720.3% | 1469.4% | 1,559 |
| Chester County | Woodrow Wilson+210 | 63646.3% | 31222.7% | 42631.0% | 1,374 |
| Claiborne County | Other+214 | 90334.6% | 58922.6% | 1,11742.8% | 2,609 |
| Clay County | Woodrow Wilson+278 | 71857.3% | 44035.1% | 957.6% | 1,253 |
| Cocke County | William H. Taft+160 | 59731.2% | 75739.6% | 55929.2% | 1,913 |
| Coffee County | Woodrow Wilson+1,184 | 1,70573.6% | 52122.5% | 913.9% | 2,317 |
| Crockett County | Woodrow Wilson+445 | 1,29748.3% | 85231.7% | 53620.0% | 2,685 |
| Cumberland County | Woodrow Wilson+44 | 48937.4% | 37228.5% | 44534.1% | 1,306 |
| Davidson County | Woodrow Wilson+7,981 | 9,51776.3% | 1,42811.4% | 1,53612.3% | 12,481 |
| Decatur County | Woodrow Wilson+252 | 75845.4% | 40524.3% | 50630.3% | 1,669 |
| DeKalb County | Woodrow Wilson+175 | 1,39448.4% | 1,21942.3% | 2679.3% | 2,880 |
| Dickson County | Woodrow Wilson+1,241 | 1,68968.0% | 44818.0% | 34814.0% | 2,485 |
| Dyer County | Woodrow Wilson+1,039 | 1,46966.3% | 31814.3% | 43019.4% | 2,217 |
| Fayette County | Woodrow Wilson+737 | 83084.5% | 596.0% | 939.5% | 982 |
| Fentress County | William H. Taft+45 | 39933.8% | 44437.6% | 33828.6% | 1,181 |
| Franklin County | Woodrow Wilson+1,802 | 2,17279.3% | 37013.5% | 1967.2% | 2,738 |
| Gibson County | Woodrow Wilson+1,669 | 2,67163.2% | 1,00223.7% | 55313.1% | 4,226 |
| Giles County | Woodrow Wilson+1,485 | 3,08160.4% | 1,59631.3% | 4218.3% | 5,098 |
| Grainger County | Other+59 | 84133.9% | 74129.9% | 90036.3% | 2,482 |
| Greene County | Woodrow Wilson+426 | 2,07641.7% | 1,65033.2% | 1,24725.1% | 4,973 |
| Grundy County | Woodrow Wilson+321 | 52961.6% | 12214.2% | 20824.2% | 859 |
| Hamblen County | Woodrow Wilson+295 | 72248.4% | 42728.6% | 34323.0% | 1,492 |
| Hamilton County | Woodrow Wilson+1,453 | 4,59648.9% | 1,66217.7% | 3,14333.4% | 9,401 |
| Hancock County | William H. Taft+232 | 42736.5% | 65956.3% | 847.2% | 1,170 |
| Hardeman County | Woodrow Wilson+1,003 | 1,32369.1% | 32016.7% | 27214.2% | 1,915 |
| Hardin County | William H. Taft+217 | 73831.9% | 95541.2% | 62426.9% | 2,317 |
| Hawkins County | Woodrow Wilson+198 | 1,02640.5% | 82832.7% | 67826.8% | 2,532 |
| Haywood County | Woodrow Wilson+953 | 1,06987.7% | 342.8% | 1169.5% | 1,219 |
| Henderson County | Other+228 | 73833.9% | 47321.7% | 96644.4% | 2,177 |
| Henry County | Woodrow Wilson+1,585 | 2,52665.4% | 94124.4% | 39310.2% | 3,860 |
| Hickman County | Woodrow Wilson+420 | 1,28856.5% | 86838.1% | 1245.4% | 2,280 |
| Houston County | Woodrow Wilson+414 | 58664.5% | 17218.9% | 15116.6% | 909 |
| Humphreys County | Woodrow Wilson+940 | 1,28369.5% | 34318.6% | 21911.9% | 1,845 |
| Jackson County | Woodrow Wilson+601 | 1,34457.5% | 74331.8% | 25110.7% | 2,338 |
| Jefferson County | Other+409 | 51425.7% | 54027.0% | 94947.4% | 2,003 |
| Johnson County | Other+92 | 25611.6% | 93342.1% | 1,02546.3% | 2,214 |
| Knox County | Woodrow Wilson+131 | 4,06940.7% | 1,98419.9% | 3,93839.4% | 9,991 |
| Lake County | Woodrow Wilson+377 | 49975.0% | 12218.3% | 446.6% | 665 |
| Lauderdale County | Woodrow Wilson+399 | 1,02055.8% | 18610.2% | 62134.0% | 1,827 |
| Lawrence County | Woodrow Wilson+626 | 1,50446.8% | 87827.3% | 83125.9% | 3,213 |
| Lewis County | Woodrow Wilson+220 | 37057.3% | 12619.5% | 15023.2% | 646 |
| Lincoln County | Woodrow Wilson+1,979 | 2,65177.3% | 67219.6% | 1083.1% | 3,431 |
| Loudon County | Woodrow Wilson+61 | 41538.0% | 32229.5% | 35432.4% | 1,091 |
| Macon County | William H. Taft+464 | 78735.3% | 1,25156.0% | 1948.7% | 2,232 |
| Madison County | Woodrow Wilson+1,666 | 2,70265.4% | 1,03625.1% | 3969.6% | 4,134 |
| Marion County | Woodrow Wilson+294 | 81045.3% | 46325.9% | 51628.8% | 1,789 |
| Marshall County | Woodrow Wilson+1,175 | 1,55176.6% | 37618.6% | 984.8% | 2,025 |
| Maury County | Woodrow Wilson+1,694 | 2,30968.7% | 61518.3% | 43713.0% | 3,361 |
| McMinn County | Woodrow Wilson+245 | 91242.4% | 66731.0% | 57426.7% | 2,153 |
| McNairy County | Woodrow Wilson+154 | 1,15541.7% | 61622.2% | 1,00136.1% | 2,772 |
| Meigs County | Woodrow Wilson+180 | 51750.8% | 33733.1% | 16416.1% | 1,018 |
| Monroe County | Woodrow Wilson+415 | 1,13648.6% | 72130.9% | 47920.5% | 2,336 |
| Montgomery County | Woodrow Wilson+1,124 | 1,63867.3% | 51421.1% | 28111.5% | 2,433 |
| Moore County | Woodrow Wilson+578 | 69484.4% | 11614.1% | 121.5% | 822 |
| Morgan County | Other+410 | 46628.2% | 31218.9% | 87653.0% | 1,654 |
| Obion County | Woodrow Wilson+1,697 | 2,15275.2% | 45515.9% | 2568.9% | 2,863 |
| Overton County | Woodrow Wilson+788 | 1,53160.7% | 74329.5% | 2479.8% | 2,521 |
| Perry County | Woodrow Wilson+285 | 66456.3% | 37932.1% | 13611.5% | 1,179 |
| Pickett County | Woodrow Wilson+56 | 41145.7% | 35539.4% | 13414.9% | 900 |
| Polk County | Woodrow Wilson+236 | 86742.7% | 53326.2% | 63131.1% | 2,031 |
| Putnam County | Woodrow Wilson+944 | 1,86758.7% | 92329.0% | 39112.3% | 3,181 |
| Rhea County | Woodrow Wilson+112 | 69245.4% | 25316.6% | 58038.0% | 1,525 |
| Roane County | Other+326 | 57029.3% | 48224.7% | 89646.0% | 1,948 |
| Robertson County | Woodrow Wilson+1,774 | 2,28774.6% | 51316.7% | 2678.7% | 3,067 |
| Rutherford County | Woodrow Wilson+2,189 | 3,40668.6% | 1,21724.5% | 3446.9% | 4,967 |
| Scott County | Other+1,199 | 1609.7% | 1237.5% | 1,35982.8% | 1,642 |
| Sequatchie County | Woodrow Wilson+215 | 35457.6% | 13922.6% | 12219.8% | 615 |
| Sevier County | Other+1,444 | 3419.2% | 96726.0% | 2,41164.8% | 3,719 |
| Shelby County | Woodrow Wilson+3,553 | 6,73264.1% | 5895.6% | 3,17930.3% | 10,500 |
| Smith County | Woodrow Wilson+948 | 1,86362.9% | 91530.9% | 1846.2% | 2,962 |
| Stewart County | Woodrow Wilson+827 | 1,31264.1% | 48523.7% | 25112.3% | 2,048 |
| Sullivan County | Woodrow Wilson+1,136 | 2,41357.1% | 53812.7% | 1,27730.2% | 4,228 |
| Sumner County | Woodrow Wilson+1,708 | 2,47772.9% | 76922.6% | 1504.4% | 3,396 |
| Tipton County | Woodrow Wilson+423 | 98755.3% | 56431.6% | 23413.1% | 1,785 |
| Trousdale County | Woodrow Wilson+333 | 54468.9% | 21126.7% | 354.4% | 790 |
| Unicoi County | Other+496 | 17013.9% | 28022.8% | 77663.3% | 1,226 |
| Union County | Other+798 | 40421.1% | 30716.0% | 1,20262.8% | 1,913 |
| Van Buren County | Woodrow Wilson+119 | 22558.4% | 10627.5% | 5414.0% | 385 |
| Warren County | Woodrow Wilson+1,406 | 1,74574.3% | 33914.4% | 26611.3% | 2,350 |
| Washington County | Other+70 | 1,53135.9% | 1,13426.6% | 1,60137.5% | 4,266 |
| Wayne County | William H. Taft+536 | 43524.1% | 97153.8% | 39922.1% | 1,805 |
| Weakley County | Woodrow Wilson+1,545 | 2,81063.0% | 1,26528.4% | 3838.6% | 4,458 |
| White County | Woodrow Wilson+886 | 1,22264.7% | 33017.5% | 33617.8% | 1,888 |
| Williamson County | Woodrow Wilson+1,408 | 2,20571.8% | 79725.9% | 712.3% | 3,073 |
| Wilson County | Woodrow Wilson+1,643 | 2,32570.3% | 68220.6% | 2989.0% | 3,305 |
Nominees: Woodrow Wilson (D) · William Howard Taft (R) · Theodore Roosevelt (Progressive)
Tennessee's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1912 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | +13.5% |
| 1896 | +6.0% |
| 1900 | +8.1% |
| 1904 | +10.8% |
| 1908 | +6.9% |
| 1912 | +28.9% |
| 1916 | +13.6% |
| 1920 | −2.8% |
| 1924 | +9.3% |
| 1928 | −11.1% |
| 1932 | +34.0% |
| 1936 | +37.9% |
| 1940 | +34.9% |
| 1944 | +21.2% |
| 1948 | +12.3% |
| 1952 | −0.3% |
| 1956 | −0.6% |
| 1960 | −7.1% |
| 1964 | +11.0% |
| 1968 | −9.7% |
| 1972 | −38.0% |
| 1976 | +13.0% |
| 1980 | −0.3% |
| 1984 | −16.3% |
| 1988 | −16.3% |
| 1992 | +4.7% |
| 1996 | +2.4% |
| 2000 | −3.9% |
| 2004 | −14.3% |
| 2008 | −15.0% |
| 2012 | −20.4% |
| 2016 | −26.0% |
| 2020 | −23.2% |
| 2024 | −29.7% |
Source. Compiled historical county records — 1912 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.