Wisconsin — 1912 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate1912 presidential electionWisconsin · PresidentWilsonD+8.4
How it voted
Share of the 1912 vote
| Woodrow Wilson ✓Democratic | 41.1% | 164,230 |
|---|---|---|
| William H. TaftRepublican | 32.7% | 130,596 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 26.3% | 105,149 |
1912presidential margin
D+60R+60
71 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.
Wisconsin cast 13 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (71 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Adams County, WI | Republican | R+15.2 |
| Ashland County, WI | Democratic | D+14.7 |
| Barron County, WI | Other / independent | R+8.8 |
| Bayfield County, WI | Other / independent | D+6.8 |
| Brown County, WI | Democratic | D+9.4 |
| Buffalo County, WI | Republican | R+15.4 |
| Burnett County, WI | Other / independent | R+6.5 |
| Calumet County, WI | Democratic | D+15.2 |
| Chippewa County, WI | Democratic | D+5.7 |
| Clark County, WI | Republican | R+11.4 |
| Columbia County, WI | Democratic | D+0.2 |
| Crawford County, WI | Democratic | D+3.2 |
| Dane County, WI | Democratic | D+23.2 |
| Dodge County, WI | Democratic | D+30.7 |
| Door County, WI | Republican | R+14.0 |
| Douglas County, WI | Other / independent | D+8.8 |
| Dunn County, WI | Other / independent | R+15.2 |
| Eau Claire County, WI | Republican | R+5.7 |
| Florence County, WI | Republican | R+21.8 |
| Fond du Lac County, WI | Democratic | D+19.0 |
| Forest County, WI | Democratic | D+3.6 |
| Grant County, WI | Democratic | D+4.2 |
| Green County, WI | Democratic | D+2.8 |
| Green Lake County, WI | Democratic | D+4.6 |
| Iowa County, WI | Democratic | D+4.6 |
| Iron County, WI | Republican | R+10.7 |
| Jackson County, WI | Republican | R+29.9 |
| Jefferson County, WI | Democratic | D+35.0 |
| Juneau County, WI | Republican | R+2.7 |
| Kenosha County, WI | Other / independent | D+8.9 |
| Kewaunee County, WI | Democratic | D+18.6 |
| La Crosse County, WI | Democratic | D+24.8 |
| Lafayette County, WI | Democratic | D+2.4 |
| Langlade County, WI | Democratic | D+22.3 |
| Lincoln County, WI | Democratic | D+31.2 |
| Manitowoc County, WI | Democratic | D+13.6 |
| Marathon County, WI | Democratic | D+11.1 |
| Marinette County, WI | Republican | R+1.3 |
| Marquette County, WI | Democratic | D+1.9 |
| Milwaukee County, WI | Democratic | D+13.7 |
| Monroe County, WI | Democratic | D+5.0 |
| Oconto County, WI | Republican | R+10.9 |
| Oneida County, WI | Republican | R+2.7 |
| Outagamie County, WI | Democratic | D+21.2 |
| Ozaukee County, WI | Democratic | D+38.0 |
| Pepin County, WI | Republican | R+8.9 |
| Pierce County, WI | Other / independent | R+0.03 |
| Polk County, WI | Other / independent | R+0.6 |
| Portage County, WI | Democratic | D+6.9 |
| Price County, WI | Other / independent | R+1.9 |
| Racine County, WI | Democratic | D+14.7 |
| Richland County, WI | Republican | R+3.3 |
| Rock County, WI | Republican | R+12.6 |
| Rusk County, WI | Other / independent | R+3.1 |
| Sauk County, WI | Democratic | D+5.1 |
| Sawyer County, WI | Democratic | D+15.1 |
| Shawano County, WI | Democratic | D+2.8 |
| Sheboygan County, WI | Democratic | D+13.3 |
| St. Croix County, WI | Democratic | D+1.7 |
| Taylor County, WI | Democratic | D+2.1 |
| Trempealeau County, WI | Republican | R+13.4 |
| Vernon County, WI | Republican | R+30.5 |
| Vilas County, WI | Democratic | D+2.5 |
| Walworth County, WI | Democratic | D+0.5 |
| Washburn County, WI | Other / independent | R+0.7 |
| Washington County, WI | Democratic | D+13.3 |
| Waukesha County, WI | Democratic | D+12.0 |
| Waupaca County, WI | Republican | R+11.0 |
| Waushara County, WI | Republican | R+18.9 |
| Winnebago County, WI | Other / independent | D+24.0 |
| Wood County, WI | Democratic | D+14.6 |
Wisconsin results by county
71 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 | William H. Taft+227 | 46230.9% | 68946.1% | 34423.0% | 1,495 |
| Ashland County | Woodrow Wilson+346 | 1,45141.5% | 93726.8% | 1,10531.6% | 3,493 |
| Barron County | Other+77 | 1,06526.8% | 1,41435.6% | 1,49137.6% | 3,970 |
| Bayfield County | Other+386 | 66629.8% | 51423.0% | 1,05247.1% | 2,232 |
| Brown County | Woodrow Wilson+793 | 3,55742.2% | 2,76432.8% | 2,11625.1% | 8,437 |
| Buffalo County | William H. Taft+391 | 84833.3% | 1,23948.6% | 46018.1% | 2,547 |
| Burnett County | Other+396 | 30520.2% | 40326.7% | 79953.0% | 1,507 |
| Calumet County | Woodrow Wilson+435 | 1,36647.8% | 93132.6% | 56319.7% | 2,860 |
| Chippewa County | Woodrow Wilson+292 | 2,02839.6% | 1,73633.9% | 1,35326.4% | 5,117 |
| Clark County | William H. Taft+507 | 1,52834.2% | 2,03545.6% | 89920.1% | 4,462 |
| Columbia County | Woodrow Wilson+10 | 2,47342.7% | 2,46342.6% | 85214.7% | 5,788 |
| Crawford County | Woodrow Wilson+108 | 1,51544.9% | 1,40741.7% | 45513.5% | 3,377 |
| Dane County | Woodrow Wilson+3,773 | 9,01755.5% | 5,24432.3% | 1,98912.2% | 16,250 |
| Dodge County | Woodrow Wilson+2,687 | 5,24660.0% | 2,55929.3% | 94210.8% | 8,747 |
| Door County | William H. Taft+267 | 76927.1% | 1,16741.1% | 90031.7% | 2,836 |
| Douglas County | Other+2,042 | 1,18123.0% | 73014.2% | 3,22362.8% | 5,134 |
| Dunn County | Other+107 | 83322.2% | 1,40337.5% | 1,51040.3% | 3,746 |
| Eau Claire County | William H. Taft+286 | 1,72734.6% | 2,01340.3% | 1,25625.1% | 4,996 |
| Florence County | William H. Taft+55 | 13121.8% | 26243.7% | 20734.5% | 600 |
| Fond du Lac County | Woodrow Wilson+1,824 | 4,83850.3% | 3,01431.3% | 1,76418.3% | 9,616 |
| Forest County | Woodrow Wilson+49 | 56742.0% | 51838.4% | 26519.6% | 1,350 |
| Grant County | Woodrow Wilson+332 | 3,61545.8% | 3,28341.6% | 98812.5% | 7,886 |
| Green County | Woodrow Wilson+115 | 1,71641.6% | 1,60138.8% | 80719.6% | 4,124 |
| Green Lake County | Woodrow Wilson+138 | 1,40747.2% | 1,26942.5% | 30810.3% | 2,984 |
| Iowa County | Woodrow Wilson+217 | 2,10344.9% | 1,88640.3% | 69514.8% | 4,684 |
| Iron County | William H. Taft+110 | 34729.3% | 47340.0% | 36330.7% | 1,183 |
| Jackson County | William H. Taft+753 | 60622.9% | 1,39852.8% | 64524.3% | 2,649 |
| Jefferson County | Woodrow Wilson+2,455 | 4,38162.4% | 1,92627.4% | 71410.2% | 7,021 |
| Juneau County | William H. Taft+86 | 1,23638.8% | 1,32241.5% | 62919.7% | 3,187 |
| Kenosha County | Other+38 | 2,21636.1% | 1,67127.2% | 2,25436.7% | 6,141 |
| Kewaunee County | Woodrow Wilson+581 | 1,69654.3% | 1,11535.7% | 31110.0% | 3,122 |
| La Crosse County | Woodrow Wilson+1,991 | 4,26353.1% | 2,27228.3% | 1,49818.6% | 8,033 |
| Lafayette County | Woodrow Wilson+105 | 1,85241.5% | 1,74739.1% | 86419.4% | 4,463 |
| Langlade County | Woodrow Wilson+450 | 1,38745.7% | 71023.4% | 93730.9% | 3,034 |
| Lincoln County | Woodrow Wilson+874 | 1,76052.4% | 71221.2% | 88626.4% | 3,358 |
| Manitowoc County | Woodrow Wilson+1,047 | 3,43644.7% | 2,38931.1% | 1,85524.2% | 7,680 |
| Marathon County | Woodrow Wilson+1,010 | 4,04344.3% | 3,03333.2% | 2,05922.5% | 9,135 |
| Marinette County | William H. Taft+59 | 1,55933.3% | 1,61834.6% | 1,50632.2% | 4,683 |
| Marquette County | Woodrow Wilson+42 | 92341.3% | 88139.4% | 43119.3% | 2,235 |
| Milwaukee County | Woodrow Wilson+1,831 | 27,62838.7% | 17,87725.1% | 25,79736.2% | 71,302 |
| Monroe County | Woodrow Wilson+243 | 2,08443.2% | 1,84138.1% | 90318.7% | 4,828 |
| Oconto County | William H. Taft+465 | 1,52335.7% | 1,98846.6% | 75517.7% | 4,266 |
| Oneida County | William H. Taft+57 | 71733.9% | 77436.6% | 62629.6% | 2,117 |
| Outagamie County | Woodrow Wilson+1,755 | 4,13950.0% | 2,38428.8% | 1,74821.1% | 8,271 |
| Ozaukee County | Woodrow Wilson+1,129 | 1,87863.3% | 74925.2% | 34111.5% | 2,968 |
| Pepin County | William H. Taft+118 | 41031.1% | 52840.0% | 38228.9% | 1,320 |
| Pierce County | Other+428 | 98529.1% | 98629.1% | 1,41441.8% | 3,385 |
| Polk County | Other+599 | 83026.6% | 84827.1% | 1,44746.3% | 3,125 |
| Portage County | Woodrow Wilson+369 | 2,30143.3% | 1,93236.4% | 1,07920.3% | 5,312 |
| Price County | Other+322 | 66227.6% | 70829.5% | 1,03042.9% | 2,400 |
| Racine County | Woodrow Wilson+1,303 | 3,90944.1% | 2,60629.4% | 2,34326.5% | 8,858 |
| Richland County | William H. Taft+130 | 1,49337.7% | 1,62341.0% | 84221.3% | 3,958 |
| Rock County | William H. Taft+1,244 | 3,03230.6% | 4,27643.2% | 2,58726.1% | 9,895 |
| Rusk County | Other+30 | 52230.7% | 57533.8% | 60535.5% | 1,702 |
| Sauk County | Woodrow Wilson+293 | 2,46443.0% | 2,17137.9% | 1,09219.1% | 5,727 |
| Sawyer County | Woodrow Wilson+137 | 43247.5% | 29532.5% | 18220.0% | 909 |
| Shawano County | Woodrow Wilson+126 | 1,66136.7% | 1,53533.9% | 1,32729.3% | 4,523 |
| Sheboygan County | Woodrow Wilson+1,003 | 3,96841.2% | 2,69228.0% | 2,96530.8% | 9,625 |
| St. Croix County | Woodrow Wilson+78 | 1,80638.9% | 1,72837.2% | 1,11424.0% | 4,648 |
| Taylor County | Woodrow Wilson+48 | 82135.9% | 77333.8% | 69230.3% | 2,286 |
| Trempealeau County | William H. Taft+528 | 1,23531.3% | 1,76344.7% | 95024.1% | 3,948 |
| Vernon County | William H. Taft+1,410 | 1,25327.1% | 2,66357.7% | 70115.2% | 4,617 |
| Vilas County | Woodrow Wilson+23 | 32735.4% | 30432.9% | 29231.6% | 923 |
| Walworth County | Woodrow Wilson+29 | 2,12536.4% | 2,09635.9% | 1,62027.7% | 5,841 |
| Washburn County | Other+270 | 39826.8% | 40927.5% | 67945.7% | 1,486 |
| Washington County | Woodrow Wilson+626 | 2,42551.6% | 1,79938.3% | 47810.2% | 4,702 |
| Waukesha County | Woodrow Wilson+880 | 3,59448.8% | 2,71436.9% | 1,05514.3% | 7,363 |
| Waupaca County | William H. Taft+118 | 1,56326.7% | 2,20437.7% | 2,08635.6% | 5,853 |
| Waushara County | William H. Taft+435 | 77225.5% | 1,34344.4% | 90830.0% | 3,023 |
| Winnebago County | Other+112 | 4,63141.0% | 1,92217.0% | 4,74342.0% | 11,296 |
| Wood County | Woodrow Wilson+781 | 2,52347.3% | 1,74232.6% | 1,07120.1% | 5,336 |
Nominees: Woodrow Wilson (D) · William Howard Taft (R) · Theodore Roosevelt (Progressive)
Wisconsin's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1912 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | +1.7% |
| 1896 | −22.9% |
| 1900 | −24.1% |
| 1904 | −35.2% |
| 1908 | −17.8% |
| 1912 | +8.4% |
| 1916 | −6.6% |
| 1920 | −54.9% |
| 1924 | −29.0% |
| 1928 | −9.2% |
| 1932 | +32.3% |
| 1936 | +33.5% |
| 1940 | +1.8% |
| 1944 | −1.8% |
| 1948 | +4.4% |
| 1952 | −22.2% |
| 1956 | −23.7% |
| 1960 | −3.7% |
| 1964 | +24.3% |
| 1968 | −3.6% |
| 1972 | −9.7% |
| 1976 | +1.7% |
| 1980 | −4.7% |
| 1984 | −9.2% |
| 1988 | +3.6% |
| 1992 | +4.4% |
| 1996 | +10.3% |
| 2000 | +0.2% |
| 2004 | +0.4% |
| 2008 | +13.9% |
| 2012 | +6.9% |
| 2016 | −0.8% |
| 2020 | +0.6% |
| 2024 | −0.9% |
Source. Compiled historical county records — 1912 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.