1912 United States presidential election in Wisconsin
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The 1912 United States presidential election in Wisconsin was held on November 5, 1912 as part of the 1912 United States presidential election. State voters chose 13 electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
Ever since the decline of
At the turn of the decade, the Democratic Party underwent a brief revival, as it made significant gains upon its small share of state legislative seats and many people in the state saw in
La Follette won the Republican primary while Wilson won the Democratic primary. Francis E. McGovern and Andrew H. Dahl were elected to serve as delegates for La Follette in the Republican primary while William D. Hoard ran as a Taft delegate. James William Murphy and George Wilbur Peck ran as delegates for Champ Clark while William F. Wolfe ran as a delegate for Wilson.[6]
With his win, Wilson became the first Democratic presidential candidate to win Wisconsin since Grover Cleveland in 1892. Another Democrat would not carry the state again until Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1932.
As of 2020[update], this is the only election in which Walworth County voted for a Democratic presidential candidate.[7]
Results
1912 United States presidential election in Wisconsin | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | Electoral votes | |
Democratic | Woodrow Wilson | 164,230 | 41.06% | 13 | |
Republican | William Howard Taft (incumbent) | 130,596 | 32.65% | 0 | |
Progressive Independent
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Theodore Roosevelt | 62,448 | 15.61% | 0 | |
Socialist | Eugene V. Debs | 33,476 | 8.37% | 0 | |
Prohibition | Eugene Chafin
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8,584 | 2.15% | 0 | |
Independent | Arthur E. Reimer | 632 | 0.16% | 0 | |
Write-ins | — | 9 | 0.00% | 0 | |
Totals | 399,334 | 100.0% | 13 |
Results by county
County | Woodrow Wilson Democratic |
William Howard Taft Republican |
Theodore Roosevelt Progressive Independent |
Eugene V. Debs Socialist |
Various candidates Other parties |
Margin | Total votes cast | ||||||
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# | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
Adams | 462 | 30.90% | 689 | 46.09% | 204 | 13.65% | 66 | 4.41% | 74 | 4.95% | -227 | -15.18% | 1,495 |
Ashland | 1,451 | 41.54% | 937 | 26.83% | 677 | 19.38% | 315 | 9.02% | 113 | 3.24% | 514 | 14.72% | 3,493 |
Barron | 1,065 | 26.83% | 1,414 | 35.62% | 968 | 24.38% | 265 | 6.68% | 258 | 6.50% | -349 | -8.79% | 3,970 |
Bayfield | 666 | 29.84% | 514 | 23.03% | 671 | 30.06% | 306 | 13.71% | 75 | 3.36% | -5[a] | -0.22% | 2,232 |
Brown | 3,557 | 42.16% | 2,764 | 32.76% | 1,396 | 16.55% | 569 | 6.74% | 151 | 1.79% | 793 | 9.40% | 8,437 |
Buffalo | 848 | 33.29% | 1,239 | 48.65% | 372 | 14.61% | 45 | 1.77% | 43 | 1.69% | -391 | -15.35% | 2,547 |
Burnett | 305 | 20.24% | 403 | 26.74% | 570 | 37.82% | 172 | 11.41% | 57 | 3.78% | -167[b] | -11.08% | 1,507 |
Calumet | 1,366 | 47.76% | 931 | 32.55% | 454 | 15.87% | 85 | 2.97% | 24 | 0.84% | 435 | 15.21% | 2,860 |
Chippewa | 2,028 | 39.63% | 1,736 | 33.93% | 1,132 | 22.12% | 102 | 1.99% | 119 | 2.33% | 292 | 5.71% | 5,117 |
Clark | 1,528 | 34.24% | 2,035 | 45.61% | 648 | 14.52% | 143 | 3.20% | 108 | 2.42% | -507 | -11.36% | 4,462 |
Columbia | 2,473 | 42.73% | 2,463 | 42.55% | 583 | 10.07% | 121 | 2.09% | 148 | 2.56% | 10 | 0.17% | 5,788 |
Crawford | 1,515 | 44.86% | 1,407 | 41.66% | 321 | 9.51% | 69 | 2.04% | 65 | 1.92% | 108 | 3.20% | 3,377 |
Dane | 9,017 | 55.80% | 5,244 | 32.45% | 1,202 | 7.44% | 298 | 1.84% | 399 | 2.47% | 3,773 | 23.35% | 16,160 |
Dodge | 5,246 | 59.97% | 2,559 | 29.26% | 705 | 8.06% | 118 | 1.35% | 119 | 1.36% | 2,687 | 30.72% | 8,747 |
Door | 769 | 27.12% | 1,167 | 41.15% | 690 | 24.33% | 72 | 2.54% | 138 | 4.87% | -398 | -14.03% | 2,836 |
Douglas | 1,181 | 23.00% | 730 | 14.22% | 2,285 | 44.51% | 752 | 14.65% | 186 | 3.62% | -1,104[a] | -21.50% | 5,134 |
Dunn | 833 | 22.24% | 1,403 | 37.45% | 1,174 | 31.34% | 235 | 6.27% | 101 | 2.70% | 229[b] | 6.11% | 3,746 |
Eau Claire | 1,727 | 34.57% | 2,013 | 40.29% | 895 | 17.91% | 239 | 4.78% | 122 | 2.44% | -286 | -5.72% | 4,996 |
Florence | 131 | 21.83% | 262 | 43.67% | 182 | 30.33% | 15 | 2.50% | 10 | 1.67% | 80[b] | 13.33% | 600 |
Fond du Lac | 4,838 | 50.31% | 3,014 | 31.34% | 1,236 | 12.85% | 349 | 3.63% | 179 | 1.86% | 1,824 | 18.97% | 9,616 |
Forest | 567 | 42.00% | 518 | 38.37% | 212 | 15.70% | 30 | 2.22% | 23 | 1.70% | 49 | 3.63% | 1,350 |
Grant | 3,615 | 45.84% | 3,283 | 41.63% | 667 | 8.46% | 99 | 1.26% | 222 | 2.82% | 332 | 4.21% | 7,886 |
Green | 1,716 | 41.61% | 1,601 | 38.82% | 516 | 12.51% | 83 | 2.01% | 208 | 5.04% | 115 | 2.79% | 4,124 |
Green Lake | 1,407 | 47.15% | 1,269 | 42.53% | 195 | 6.53% | 39 | 1.31% | 74 | 2.48% | 138 | 4.62% | 2,984 |
Iowa | 2,103 | 44.90% | 1,886 | 40.26% | 438 | 9.35% | 32 | 0.68% | 225 | 4.80% | 217 | 4.63% | 4,684 |
Iron | 347 | 29.33% | 473 | 39.98% | 254 | 21.47% | 72 | 6.09% | 37 | 3.13% | -126 | -10.65% | 1,183 |
Jackson | 606 | 22.88% | 1,398 | 52.77% | 477 | 18.01% | 78 | 2.94% | 90 | 3.40% | -792 | -29.90% | 2,649 |
Jefferson | 4,381 | 62.40% | 1,926 | 27.43% | 490 | 6.98% | 100 | 1.42% | 124 | 1.77% | 2,455 | 34.97% | 7,021 |
Juneau | 1,236 | 38.78% | 1,322 | 41.48% | 435 | 13.65% | 135 | 4.24% | 59 | 1.85% | -86 | -2.70% | 3,187 |
Kenosha | 2,216 | 36.09% | 1,671 | 27.21% | 1,649 | 26.85% | 492 | 8.01% | 113 | 1.84% | 545 | 8.87% | 6,141 |
Kewaunee | 1,696 | 54.32% | 1,115 | 35.71% | 263 | 8.42% | 22 | 0.70% | 26 | 0.83% | 581 | 18.61% | 3,122 |
La Crosse | 4,263 | 53.07% | 2,272 | 28.28% | 999 | 12.44% | 337 | 4.20% | 162 | 2.02% | 1,991 | 24.79% | 8,033 |
Lafayette | 1,852 | 41.50% | 1,747 | 39.14% | 756 | 16.94% | 28 | 0.63% | 80 | 1.79% | 105 | 2.35% | 4,463 |
Langlade | 1,387 | 45.72% | 710 | 23.40% | 810 | 26.70% | 91 | 3.00% | 36 | 1.19% | 577[a] | 19.02% | 3,034 |
Lincoln | 1,760 | 52.41% | 712 | 21.20% | 627 | 18.67% | 212 | 6.31% | 47 | 1.40% | 1,048 | 31.21% | 3,358 |
Manitowoc | 3,436 | 44.74% | 2,389 | 31.11% | 919 | 11.97% | 890 | 11.59% | 46 | 0.60% | 1,047 | 13.63% | 7,680 |
Marathon | 4,043 | 44.26% | 3,033 | 33.20% | 1,274 | 13.95% | 597 | 6.54% | 188 | 2.06% | 1,010 | 11.06% | 9,135 |
Marinette | 1,559 | 33.29% | 1,618 | 34.55% | 1,125 | 24.02% | 276 | 5.89% | 105 | 2.24% | -59 | -1.26% | 4,683 |
Marquette | 923 | 41.30% | 881 | 39.42% | 365 | 16.33% | 22 | 0.98% | 44 | 1.97% | 42 | 1.88% | 2,235 |
Milwaukee | 27,628 | 38.75% | 17,877 | 25.07% | 5,939 | 8.33% | 19,243 | 26.99% | 615 | 0.86% | 8,385[c] | 11.76% | 71,302 |
Monroe | 2,084 | 43.16% | 1,841 | 38.13% | 628 | 13.01% | 125 | 2.59% | 150 | 3.11% | 243 | 5.03% | 4,828 |
Oconto | 1,523 | 35.77% | 1,988 | 46.69% | 554 | 13.01% | 139 | 3.26% | 54 | 1.27% | -465 | -10.92% | 4,258 |
Oneida | 717 | 33.87% | 774 | 36.56% | 431 | 20.36% | 175 | 8.27% | 20 | 0.94% | -57 | -2.69% | 2,117 |
Outagamie | 4,139 | 50.04% | 2,384 | 28.82% | 1,401 | 16.94% | 192 | 2.32% | 155 | 1.87% | 1,755 | 21.22% | 8,271 |
Ozaukee | 1,878 | 63.27% | 749 | 25.24% | 241 | 8.12% | 76 | 2.56% | 24 | 0.81% | 1,129 | 38.04% | 2,968 |
Pepin | 410 | 31.06% | 528 | 40.00% | 329 | 24.92% | 27 | 2.05% | 26 | 1.97% | -118 | -8.94% | 1,320 |
Pierce | 985 | 29.10% | 986 | 29.13% | 1,204 | 35.57% | 102 | 3.01% | 108 | 3.19% | -218[b] | -6.44% | 3,385 |
Polk | 830 | 26.56% | 848 | 27.14% | 1,068 | 34.18% | 270 | 8.64% | 109 | 3.49% | -220[b] | -7.04% | 3,125 |
Portage | 2,301 | 43.32% | 1,932 | 36.37% | 890 | 16.75% | 101 | 1.90% | 88 | 1.66% | 369 | 6.95% | 5,312 |
Price | 662 | 27.58% | 708 | 29.50% | 662 | 27.58% | 290 | 12.08% | 78 | 3.25% | -46 | -1.92% | 2,400 |
Racine | 3,909 | 44.13% | 2,606 | 29.42% | 1,440 | 16.26% | 612 | 6.91% | 291 | 3.29% | 1,303 | 14.71% | 8,858 |
Richland | 1,493 | 37.72% | 1,623 | 41.01% | 367 | 9.27% | 127 | 3.21% | 348 | 8.79% | -130 | -3.28% | 3,958 |
Rock | 3,032 | 30.64% | 4,276 | 43.21% | 2,002 | 20.23% | 261 | 2.64% | 324 | 3.27% | -1,244 | -12.57% | 9,895 |
Rusk | 522 | 30.67% | 575 | 33.78% | 344 | 20.21% | 204 | 11.99% | 57 | 3.35% | -53 | -3.11% | 1,702 |
Sauk | 432 | 47.52% | 295 | 32.45% | 144 | 15.84% | 15 | 1.65% | 23 | 2.53% | 137 | 15.07% | 909 |
Sawyer | 1,661 | 36.72% | 1,535 | 33.94% | 1,103 | 24.39% | 99 | 2.19% | 125 | 2.76% | 126 | 2.79% | 4,523 |
Shawano | 3,968 | 41.23% | 2,692 | 27.97% | 1,628 | 16.91% | 1,084 | 11.26% | 253 | 2.63% | 1,276 | 13.26% | 9,625 |
Sheboygan | 1,806 | 38.86% | 1,728 | 37.18% | 823 | 17.71% | 188 | 4.04% | 103 | 2.22% | 78 | 1.68% | 4,648 |
St. Croix | 2,464 | 43.02% | 2,171 | 37.91% | 720 | 12.57% | 67 | 1.17% | 305 | 5.33% | 293 | 5.12% | 5,727 |
Taylor | 821 | 35.91% | 773 | 33.81% | 379 | 16.58% | 271 | 11.85% | 42 | 1.84% | 48 | 2.10% | 2,286 |
Trempealeau | 1,235 | 31.28% | 1,763 | 44.66% | 795 | 20.14% | 50 | 1.27% | 105 | 2.66% | -528 | -13.37% | 3,948 |
Vernon | 1,253 | 27.14% | 2,663 | 57.68% | 463 | 10.03% | 74 | 1.60% | 164 | 3.55% | -1,410 | -30.54% | 4,617 |
Vilas | 327 | 35.43% | 304 | 32.94% | 212 | 22.97% | 71 | 7.69% | 9 | 0.98% | 23 | 2.49% | 923 |
Walworth | 2,125 | 36.38% | 2,096 | 35.88% | 1,237 | 21.18% | 78 | 1.34% | 305 | 5.22% | 29 | 0.50% | 5,841 |
Washburn | 398 | 26.78% | 409 | 27.52% | 488 | 32.84% | 148 | 9.96% | 43 | 2.89% | -79[b] | -5.32% | 1,486 |
Washington | 2,425 | 51.57% | 1,799 | 38.26% | 302 | 6.42% | 150 | 3.19% | 26 | 0.55% | 626 | 13.31% | 4,702 |
Waukesha | 3,594 | 48.82% | 2,714 | 36.86% | 597 | 8.11% | 196 | 2.66% | 261 | 3.55% | 880 | 11.95% | 7,362 |
Waupaca | 1,563 | 26.70% | 2,204 | 37.66% | 1,767 | 30.19% | 131 | 2.24% | 188 | 3.21% | 437[b] | 7.47% | 5,853 |
Waushara | 772 | 25.54% | 1,343 | 44.43% | 741 | 24.51% | 92 | 3.04% | 75 | 2.48% | -571 | -18.89% | 3,023 |
Winnebago | 4,631 | 41.00% | 1,922 | 17.01% | 4,098 | 36.28% | 478 | 4.23% | 167 | 1.48% | 533[a] | 4.72% | 11,296 |
Wood | 2,523 | 47.28% | 1,742 | 32.65% | 525 | 9.84% | 369 | 6.92% | 177 | 3.32% | 781 | 14.64% | 5,336 |
Totals | 164,230 | 41.07% | 130,596 | 32.66% | 62,358 | 15.59% | 33,476 | 8.37% | 9,216 | 2.30% | 33,634 | 8.41% | 399,876 |
See also
Notes
- ^ a b c d In this county where Taft ran behind both Roosevelt and Wilson (but ahead of Debs) margin given is Wilson vote minus Roosevelt vote and percentage margin Wilson percentage minus Roosevelt percentage.
- ^ a b c d e f g In this county where Wilson ran third behind both Taft and Roosevelt, margin given is Taft vote minus Roosevelt vote and percentage margin Taft percentage minus Roosevelt percentage.
- ^ In this county where Debs ran second ahead of Roosevelt and Taft, margin given is Wilson vote minus Debs vote and percentage margin Wilson percentage minus Debs percentage.
References
- ISBN 0313213798
- ISBN 0815719094
- ISBN 978-1-107-09509-0
- ^ a b Crews, Kenneth D.; ‘Woodrow Wilson, Wisconsin, and the Election of 1912’; Presidential Studies Quarterly, Vol. 12, No. 3: ‘Presidents, Vice Presidents and Political Parties: Performance and Prospects’ (Summer, 1982), pp. 369-376
- ^ "1912 Presidential General Election Results – Wisconsin". Retrieved August 18, 2016.
- ^ The Primary Election of 1910 And The Presidential Primary of 1912. Industrial Commission of Wisconsin. 1912.
- ^ Sullivan, Robert David; ‘How the Red and Blue Map Evolved Over the Past Century’; America Magazine in The National Catholic Review; June 29, 2016
- ^ Robinson, Edgar Eugene (1947). The Presidential Vote; 1896-1932 (Second ed.). Stanford University Press. pp. 226–227.
- ^ "1912 Presidential Election Popular Vote". Géoelections. (.xlsx file for €15)
- ^ "1912 Presidential Election Popular Vote for Eugene Debs". Géoelections. (.xlsx file for €15)