West Virginia — 1912 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate1912 presidential electionWest Virginia · PresidentWilsonD+21.3
How it voted
Share of the 1912 vote
| Woodrow Wilson ✓Democratic | 42.8% | 113,097 |
|---|---|---|
| OtherAll other candidates | 35.7% | 94,360 |
| William H. TaftRepublican | 21.5% | 56,754 |
1912presidential margin
D+60R+60
55 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.
West Virginia cast 8 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (55 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Barbour County, WV | Democratic | D+25.8 |
| Berkeley County, WV | Democratic | D+25.1 |
| Boone County, WV | Democratic | D+28.4 |
| Braxton County, WV | Democratic | D+40.2 |
| Brooke County, WV | Republican | R+4.8 |
| Cabell County, WV | Democratic | D+29.1 |
| Calhoun County, WV | Democratic | D+32.1 |
| Clay County, WV | Democratic | D+27.6 |
| Doddridge County, WV | Other / independent | D+9.0 |
| Fayette County, WV | Other / independent | D+9.6 |
| Gilmer County, WV | Democratic | D+41.0 |
| Grant County, WV | Other / independent | D+0.4 |
| Greenbrier County, WV | Democratic | D+40.0 |
| Hampshire County, WV | Democratic | D+55.9 |
| Hancock County, WV | Other / independent | R+1.5 |
| Hardy County, WV | Democratic | D+46.2 |
| Harrison County, WV | Other / independent | D+24.6 |
| Jackson County, WV | Democratic | D+16.2 |
| Jefferson County, WV | Democratic | D+41.1 |
| Kanawha County, WV | Other / independent | D+27.3 |
| Lewis County, WV | Democratic | D+21.2 |
| Lincoln County, WV | Democratic | D+29.8 |
| Logan County, WV | Democratic | D+31.5 |
| Marion County, WV | Democratic | D+30.8 |
| Marshall County, WV | Democratic | D+12.5 |
| Mason County, WV | Other / independent | D+16.5 |
| McDowell County, WV | Republican | R+19.8 |
| Mercer County, WV | Democratic | D+24.5 |
| Mineral County, WV | Other / independent | D+24.5 |
| Mingo County, WV | Democratic | D+6.0 |
| Monongalia County, WV | Other / independent | D+8.7 |
| Monroe County, WV | Democratic | D+24.7 |
| Morgan County, WV | Republican | R+3.6 |
| Nicholas County, WV | Democratic | D+35.4 |
| Ohio County, WV | Democratic | D+13.0 |
| Pendleton County, WV | Democratic | D+32.9 |
| Pleasants County, WV | Democratic | D+18.1 |
| Pocahontas County, WV | Democratic | D+26.2 |
| Preston County, WV | Other / independent | D+6.5 |
| Putnam County, WV | Other / independent | D+26.6 |
| Raleigh County, WV | Other / independent | D+22.2 |
| Randolph County, WV | Democratic | D+35.4 |
| Ritchie County, WV | Other / independent | D+9.3 |
| Roane County, WV | Democratic | D+29.9 |
| Summers County, WV | Democratic | D+31.1 |
| Taylor County, WV | Other / independent | D+17.5 |
| Tucker County, WV | Other / independent | D+20.5 |
| Tyler County, WV | Other / independent | D+15.2 |
| Upshur County, WV | Other / independent | D+1.7 |
| Wayne County, WV | Democratic | D+23.5 |
| Webster County, WV | Democratic | D+46.8 |
| Wetzel County, WV | Democratic | D+34.4 |
| Wirt County, WV | Democratic | D+37.8 |
| Wood County, WV | Democratic | D+14.9 |
| Wyoming County, WV | Democratic | D+15.0 |
West Virginia results by county
55 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barbour County | Woodrow Wilson+38 | 1,56142.3% | 1,52341.3% | 60716.4% | 3,691 |
| Berkeley County | Woodrow Wilson+1,354 | 2,70350.1% | 1,33924.8% | 1,34925.0% | 5,391 |
| Boone County | Woodrow Wilson+178 | 1,11945.2% | 94138.0% | 41616.8% | 2,476 |
| Braxton County | Woodrow Wilson+756 | 2,61151.7% | 1,85536.8% | 58011.5% | 5,046 |
| Brooke County | William H. Taft+122 | 85033.7% | 69727.7% | 97238.6% | 2,519 |
| Cabell County | Woodrow Wilson+1,103 | 4,79346.6% | 3,69035.9% | 1,79817.5% | 10,281 |
| Calhoun County | Woodrow Wilson+774 | 1,34955.9% | 48820.2% | 57523.8% | 2,412 |
| Clay County | Woodrow Wilson+111 | 93244.3% | 82139.0% | 35216.7% | 2,105 |
| Doddridge County | Other+370 | 86631.8% | 1,23645.4% | 62222.8% | 2,724 |
| Fayette County | Other+811 | 3,75734.1% | 4,56841.4% | 2,69724.5% | 11,022 |
| Gilmer County | Woodrow Wilson+955 | 1,49359.7% | 53821.5% | 46918.8% | 2,500 |
| Grant County | Other+682 | 35620.4% | 1,03859.6% | 34920.0% | 1,743 |
| Greenbrier County | Woodrow Wilson+826 | 2,70752.0% | 1,88136.1% | 62211.9% | 5,210 |
| Hampshire County | Woodrow Wilson+1,371 | 1,77772.4% | 27011.0% | 40616.6% | 2,453 |
| Hancock County | Other+18 | 63432.0% | 68234.4% | 66433.5% | 1,980 |
| Hardy County | Woodrow Wilson+865 | 1,20964.5% | 32117.1% | 34418.4% | 1,874 |
| Harrison County | Other+142 | 4,37841.1% | 4,52042.4% | 1,75416.5% | 10,652 |
| Jackson County | Woodrow Wilson+532 | 1,93542.6% | 1,40330.9% | 1,19926.4% | 4,537 |
| Jefferson County | Woodrow Wilson+1,532 | 2,52567.8% | 2075.6% | 99326.7% | 3,725 |
| Kanawha County | Other+2,773 | 6,65837.3% | 9,43152.8% | 1,78010.0% | 17,869 |
| Lewis County | Woodrow Wilson+637 | 1,92945.4% | 1,29230.4% | 1,02924.2% | 4,250 |
| Lincoln County | Woodrow Wilson+202 | 1,87644.9% | 1,67440.0% | 63115.1% | 4,181 |
| Logan County | Woodrow Wilson+515 | 1,40449.9% | 88931.6% | 51818.4% | 2,811 |
| Marion County | Woodrow Wilson+1,262 | 4,53548.1% | 3,27334.7% | 1,62517.2% | 9,433 |
| Marshall County | Woodrow Wilson+42 | 2,40537.7% | 2,36337.0% | 1,61025.2% | 6,378 |
| Mason County | Other+127 | 1,81237.9% | 1,93940.6% | 1,02421.4% | 4,775 |
| McDowell County | William H. Taft+1,844 | 2,49726.8% | 2,48926.7% | 4,34146.5% | 9,327 |
| Mercer County | Woodrow Wilson+381 | 3,49743.1% | 3,11638.4% | 1,50718.6% | 8,120 |
| Mineral County | Other+244 | 1,36739.2% | 1,61146.1% | 51314.7% | 3,491 |
| Mingo County | Woodrow Wilson+263 | 1,83242.0% | 95621.9% | 1,56936.0% | 4,357 |
| Monongalia County | Other+679 | 1,67331.9% | 2,35244.9% | 1,21623.2% | 5,241 |
| Monroe County | Woodrow Wilson+772 | 1,57050.2% | 75924.3% | 79825.5% | 3,127 |
| Morgan County | William H. Taft+19 | 54931.3% | 59333.8% | 61234.9% | 1,754 |
| Nicholas County | Woodrow Wilson+564 | 2,01849.8% | 1,45435.8% | 58414.4% | 4,056 |
| Ohio County | Woodrow Wilson+1,526 | 5,77141.3% | 4,24530.4% | 3,95628.3% | 13,972 |
| Pendleton County | Woodrow Wilson+687 | 1,16255.7% | 45121.6% | 47522.7% | 2,088 |
| Pleasants County | Woodrow Wilson+303 | 79647.5% | 38623.0% | 49329.4% | 1,675 |
| Pocahontas County | Woodrow Wilson+248 | 1,42844.7% | 1,18036.9% | 58918.4% | 3,197 |
| Preston County | Other+763 | 1,84531.2% | 2,60844.1% | 1,46124.7% | 5,914 |
| Putnam County | Other+187 | 1,54040.5% | 1,72745.5% | 53114.0% | 3,798 |
| Raleigh County | Other+945 | 2,34335.9% | 3,28850.4% | 89713.7% | 6,528 |
| Randolph County | Woodrow Wilson+781 | 2,56350.2% | 1,78234.9% | 75614.8% | 5,101 |
| Ritchie County | Other+85 | 1,27035.7% | 1,35538.0% | 93726.3% | 3,562 |
| Roane County | Woodrow Wilson+323 | 2,04545.7% | 1,72238.5% | 70815.8% | 4,475 |
| Summers County | Woodrow Wilson+773 | 2,11149.8% | 1,33831.6% | 79118.7% | 4,240 |
| Taylor County | Other+46 | 1,44538.8% | 1,49140.0% | 79121.2% | 3,727 |
| Tucker County | Other+297 | 1,22137.1% | 1,51846.2% | 54816.7% | 3,287 |
| Tyler County | Other+106 | 1,19337.3% | 1,29940.6% | 70622.1% | 3,198 |
| Upshur County | Other+872 | 89525.6% | 1,76750.5% | 83523.9% | 3,497 |
| Wayne County | Woodrow Wilson+1,169 | 2,63452.9% | 88217.7% | 1,46529.4% | 4,981 |
| Webster County | Woodrow Wilson+783 | 1,33060.9% | 54725.0% | 30714.1% | 2,184 |
| Wetzel County | Woodrow Wilson+1,618 | 2,71057.7% | 89619.1% | 1,09223.2% | 4,698 |
| Wirt County | Woodrow Wilson+163 | 95348.7% | 79040.4% | 21310.9% | 1,956 |
| Wood County | Woodrow Wilson+1,275 | 3,78444.3% | 2,25126.3% | 2,50929.4% | 8,544 |
| Wyoming County | Woodrow Wilson+253 | 88142.4% | 62830.2% | 56927.4% | 2,078 |
Nominees: Woodrow Wilson (D) · William Howard Taft (R) · Theodore Roosevelt (Progressive)
West Virginia's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1912 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | +2.4% |
| 1896 | −5.4% |
| 1900 | −9.5% |
| 1904 | −13.2% |
| 1908 | −10.2% |
| 1912 | +21.3% |
| 1916 | −0.9% |
| 1920 | −12.0% |
| 1924 | −5.4% |
| 1928 | −17.4% |
| 1932 | +10.0% |
| 1936 | +21.4% |
| 1940 | +14.2% |
| 1944 | +9.8% |
| 1948 | +15.1% |
| 1952 | +3.8% |
| 1956 | −8.2% |
| 1960 | +5.5% |
| 1964 | +35.9% |
| 1968 | +8.8% |
| 1972 | −27.2% |
| 1976 | +16.1% |
| 1980 | +4.5% |
| 1984 | −10.5% |
| 1988 | +4.7% |
| 1992 | +13.0% |
| 1996 | +14.7% |
| 2000 | −6.3% |
| 2004 | −12.9% |
| 2008 | −13.1% |
| 2012 | −26.7% |
| 2016 | −41.7% |
| 2020 | −38.9% |
| 2024 | −41.9% |
Source. Compiled historical county records — 1912 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.