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1912 presidential election in Illinois
Woodrow Wilson (Democrat) beat Theodore Roosevelt (independent) in Illinois in 1912, 35.3% to 33.7%, a margin of 1.6 points and 18,570 votes.
Illinois changed party: in 1908 it went Republican, for William Howard Taft.
Democrats led in 60 of the 102 counties as they stood then and other candidates in 33 and Republicans in 9. The largest, Cook, cast 429,312 votes and went to the other candidates by 21.7 points. The closest was Stephenson, where 7 votes separated the top two.
Early projection, based on early and incomplete polling: the likely matchups, each weighted by the betting markets' odds of both nominations, not a result. Each county is its 2024 presidential margin moved by its state's projected swing; set a national vote and every state, district and county moves by the same amount from our projection. Colours run in 100 steps from a safe Republican to a safe Democratic margin. Boundaries: US Census Bureau.
Result
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Woodrow Wilson won | Democratic | 405,048 | 35.3% |
| Theodore Roosevelt | Progressive | 386,478 | 33.7% |
| William Howard Taft | Republican | 253,593 | 22.1% |
| All other candidates | 101,054 | 8.8% | |
| Total | 1,146,173 |
Every county
| County | Democrat | Republican | Others | Total | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cook | 130,702 30.4% | 74,851 17.4% | 223,759 | 429,312 | Others |
| St. Clair | 10,826 41.9% | 8,156 31.5% | 6,884 | 25,866 | D+10.3 |
| Peoria | 8,364 38.0% | 2,594 11.8% | 11,062 | 22,020 | Others |
| Sangamon | 8,406 42.2% | 3,994 20.1% | 7,497 | 19,897 | D+22.2 |
| La Salle | 7,036 35.6% | 4,858 24.6% | 7,890 | 19,784 | Others |
| Kane | 4,394 23.0% | 2,415 12.7% | 12,257 | 19,066 | Others |
| Madison | 7,155 40.0% | 5,462 30.6% | 5,251 | 17,868 | D+9.5 |
| Vermilion | 5,576 31.8% | 5,655 32.3% | 6,302 | 17,533 | Others |
| Will | 4,717 28.1% | 3,331 19.9% | 8,719 | 16,767 | Others |
| McLean | 5,356 35.0% | 4,624 30.2% | 5,314 | 15,294 | D+4.8 |
| Rock Island | 3,997 26.1% | 2,394 15.7% | 8,898 | 15,289 | Others |
| Adams | 6,952 48.7% | 2,733 19.2% | 4,578 | 14,263 | D+29.6 |
| Winnebago | 2,276 17.4% | 2,537 19.4% | 8,292 | 13,105 | Others |
| Champaign | 4,454 35.4% | 3,220 25.6% | 4,896 | 12,570 | Others |
| Macon | 4,435 36.1% | 3,356 27.3% | 4,487 | 12,278 | Others |
| Fulton | 3,902 35.1% | 2,263 20.3% | 4,965 | 11,130 | Others |
| Knox | 2,758 26.3% | 1,750 16.7% | 5,959 | 10,467 | Others |
| Macoupin | 4,902 47.5% | 2,177 21.1% | 3,235 | 10,314 | D+26.4 |
| Lake | 2,436 24.1% | 2,183 21.6% | 5,494 | 10,113 | Others |
| Williamson | 3,258 35.2% | 3,209 34.6% | 2,800 | 9,267 | D+0.5 |
| Livingston | 3,334 36.0% | 2,444 26.4% | 3,480 | 9,258 | Others |
| Henry | 2,219 24.2% | 1,859 20.3% | 5,085 | 9,163 | Others |
| Bureau | 2,800 30.6% | 1,816 19.8% | 4,537 | 9,153 | Others |
| Stephenson | 3,850 42.5% | 1,367 15.1% | 3,843 | 9,060 | D+27.4 |
| Kankakee | 2,532 29.0% | 3,178 36.4% | 3,018 | 8,728 | R+7.4 |
| Coles | 3,453 41.0% | 2,263 26.9% | 2,710 | 8,426 | D+14.1 |
| Saline | 3,599 44.4% | 2,254 27.8% | 2,258 | 8,111 | D+16.6 |
| Montgomery | 3,705 45.7% | 2,195 27.1% | 2,209 | 8,109 | D+18.6 |
| Du Page | 2,236 28.1% | 1,136 14.3% | 4,589 | 7,961 | Others |
| Marion | 3,493 44.3% | 1,586 20.1% | 2,813 | 7,892 | D+24.2 |
| Christian | 3,821 48.5% | 1,994 25.3% | 2,067 | 7,882 | D+23.2 |
| Jackson | 3,323 42.4% | 2,780 35.5% | 1,730 | 7,833 | D+6.9 |
| Tazewell | 3,654 47.4% | 1,054 13.7% | 3,009 | 7,717 | D+33.7 |
| Whiteside | 1,996 25.9% | 1,437 18.6% | 4,278 | 7,711 | Others |
| Morgan | 3,648 48.1% | 1,466 19.3% | 2,468 | 7,582 | D+28.8 |
| Hancock | 3,692 48.8% | 1,577 20.8% | 2,297 | 7,566 | D+28.0 |
| Iroquois | 2,474 32.9% | 1,866 24.8% | 3,176 | 7,516 | Others |
| McHenry | 1,913 25.7% | 2,370 31.8% | 3,164 | 7,447 | Others |
| Edgar | 3,479 47.0% | 2,430 32.8% | 1,490 | 7,399 | D+14.2 |
| De Kalb | 1,568 21.4% | 1,776 24.3% | 3,970 | 7,314 | Others |
| McDonough | 2,959 42.4% | 1,876 26.9% | 2,138 | 6,973 | D+15.5 |
| Shelby | 3,467 50.3% | 1,629 23.6% | 1,793 | 6,889 | D+26.7 |
| Ogle | 1,750 25.9% | 2,014 29.9% | 2,981 | 6,745 | Others |
| Logan | 3,229 48.2% | 1,397 20.8% | 2,075 | 6,701 | D+27.3 |
| Pike | 3,371 50.9% | 1,668 25.2% | 1,584 | 6,623 | D+25.7 |
| Jefferson | 3,237 48.9% | 1,834 27.7% | 1,543 | 6,614 | D+21.2 |
| Lee | 1,995 31.0% | 1,482 23.0% | 2,959 | 6,436 | Others |
| Randolph | 3,217 50.4% | 1,548 24.2% | 1,621 | 6,386 | D+26.1 |
| Fayette | 2,782 46.0% | 1,481 24.5% | 1,779 | 6,042 | D+21.5 |
| Warren | 2,080 34.9% | 915 15.3% | 2,971 | 5,966 | Others |
| Franklin | 2,435 41.9% | 2,098 36.1% | 1,276 | 5,809 | D+5.8 |
| Crawford | 2,691 47.4% | 1,266 22.3% | 1,719 | 5,676 | D+25.1 |
| Wayne | 2,378 42.3% | 1,586 28.2% | 1,663 | 5,627 | D+14.1 |
| Clark | 2,517 45.3% | 1,897 34.2% | 1,138 | 5,552 | D+11.2 |
| Jo Daviess | 2,226 40.8% | 1,233 22.6% | 2,001 | 5,460 | D+18.2 |
| Lawrence | 2,550 47.9% | 1,617 30.4% | 1,153 | 5,320 | D+17.5 |
| White | 2,708 51.1% | 1,692 31.9% | 898 | 5,298 | D+19.2 |
| Mercer | 1,602 32.1% | 959 19.2% | 2,435 | 4,996 | Others |
| Greene | 2,801 57.4% | 1,064 21.8% | 1,011 | 4,876 | D+35.6 |
| Alexander | 1,936 40.4% | 2,003 41.8% | 854 | 4,793 | R+1.4 |
| Clinton | 2,674 56.3% | 973 20.5% | 1,103 | 4,750 | D+35.8 |
| Perry | 2,107 44.5% | 1,341 28.3% | 1,284 | 4,732 | D+16.2 |
| Grundy | 1,172 24.8% | 1,380 29.2% | 2,179 | 4,731 | Others |
| De Witt | 1,880 39.8% | 1,346 28.5% | 1,499 | 4,725 | D+11.3 |
| Woodford | 2,051 45.1% | 850 18.7% | 1,651 | 4,552 | D+26.4 |
| Douglas | 1,633 36.6% | 1,386 31.0% | 1,448 | 4,467 | D+5.5 |
| Union | 2,648 60.4% | 1,194 27.2% | 545 | 4,387 | D+33.1 |
| Clay | 1,926 44.4% | 1,622 37.4% | 793 | 4,341 | D+7.0 |
| Effingham | 2,575 59.8% | 1,002 23.3% | 732 | 4,309 | D+36.5 |
| Washington | 1,654 39.1% | 1,304 30.8% | 1,276 | 4,234 | D+8.3 |
| Cass | 2,223 53.0% | 719 17.1% | 1,253 | 4,195 | D+35.9 |
| Mason | 2,173 52.7% | 948 23.0% | 1,000 | 4,121 | D+29.7 |
| Carroll | 1,098 26.7% | 1,577 38.4% | 1,436 | 4,111 | R+11.7 |
| Hamilton | 1,920 48.4% | 1,242 31.3% | 802 | 3,964 | D+17.1 |
| Jasper | 2,042 51.8% | 1,227 31.1% | 675 | 3,944 | D+20.7 |
| Marshall | 1,685 44.7% | 790 21.0% | 1,293 | 3,768 | D+23.8 |
| Piatt | 1,417 37.8% | 1,064 28.4% | 1,264 | 3,745 | D+9.4 |
| Richland | 1,800 48.4% | 862 23.2% | 1,058 | 3,720 | D+25.2 |
| Ford | 1,035 27.9% | 832 22.4% | 1,841 | 3,708 | Others |
| Boone | 540 14.7% | 1,361 37.0% | 1,781 | 3,682 | Others |
| Cumberland | 1,673 48.6% | 990 28.8% | 777 | 3,440 | D+19.9 |
| Bond | 1,278 37.2% | 1,152 33.6% | 1,003 | 3,433 | D+3.7 |
| Schuyler | 1,714 50.0% | 853 24.9% | 861 | 3,428 | D+25.1 |
| Wabash | 1,676 50.4% | 841 25.3% | 808 | 3,325 | D+25.1 |
| Moultrie | 1,501 47.0% | 747 23.4% | 948 | 3,196 | D+23.6 |
| Pulaski | 978 30.7% | 1,632 51.3% | 573 | 3,183 | R+20.5 |
| Menard | 1,530 48.2% | 620 19.5% | 1,025 | 3,175 | D+28.7 |
| Monroe | 1,398 44.3% | 1,433 45.4% | 324 | 3,155 | R+1.1 |
| Gallatin | 1,697 54.5% | 1,051 33.8% | 363 | 3,111 | D+20.8 |
| Johnson | 952 32.6% | 1,025 35.1% | 946 | 2,923 | R+2.5 |
| Jersey | 1,573 55.1% | 838 29.3% | 446 | 2,857 | D+25.7 |
| Massac | 599 21.5% | 1,341 48.1% | 850 | 2,790 | R+26.6 |
| Kendall | 531 20.0% | 534 20.1% | 1,586 | 2,651 | Others |
| Scott | 1,341 54.5% | 686 27.9% | 432 | 2,459 | D+26.6 |
| Edwards | 650 27.0% | 817 34.0% | 937 | 2,404 | Others |
| Pope | 664 27.7% | 1,099 45.8% | 636 | 2,399 | R+18.1 |
| Stark | 669 28.6% | 549 23.5% | 1,122 | 2,340 | Others |
| Henderson | 721 31.0% | 648 27.8% | 959 | 2,328 | Others |
| Brown | 1,358 58.7% | 381 16.5% | 573 | 2,312 | D+42.3 |
| Hardin | 644 40.6% | 691 43.6% | 250 | 1,585 | R+3.0 |
| Putnam | 424 29.0% | 403 27.6% | 635 | 1,462 | Others |
| Calhoun | 602 49.4% | 373 30.6% | 243 | 1,218 | D+18.8 |
Counties as they stood in 1912; some have since been split, merged or renamed. Margin: the Democrat's share of all votes minus the Republican's. Sources and how the results were checked.
Illinois in every presidential election we hold
| Year | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Kamala Harris (D) | D+10.9 |
| 2020 | Joe Biden (D) | D+17.0 |
| 2016 | Hillary Clinton (D) | D+17.1 |
| 2012 | Barack Obama (D) | D+16.9 |
| 2008 | Barack Obama (D) | D+25.1 |
| 2004 | John Kerry (D) | D+10.3 |
| 2000 | Al Gore (D) | D+12.0 |
| 1996 | Bill Clinton (D) | D+17.5 |
| 1992 | Bill Clinton (D) | D+14.2 |
| 1988 | George H. W. Bush (R) | R+2.1 |
| 1984 | Ronald Reagan (R) | R+12.9 |
| 1980 | Ronald Reagan (R) | R+7.9 |
| 1976 | Gerald Ford (R) | R+2.0 |
| 1972 | Richard Nixon (R) | R+18.5 |
| 1968 | Richard Nixon (R) | R+2.9 |
| 1964 | Lyndon B. Johnson (D) | D+18.9 |
| 1960 | John F. Kennedy (D) | D+0.2 |
| 1956 | Dwight D. Eisenhower (R) | R+19.4 |
| 1952 | Dwight D. Eisenhower (R) | R+9.9 |
| 1948 | Harry S. Truman (D) | D+0.8 |
| 1944 | Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) | D+3.5 |
| 1940 | Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) | D+2.4 |
| 1936 | Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) | D+18.0 |
| 1932 | Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) | D+13.2 |
| 1928 | Herbert Hoover (R) | R+14.8 |
| 1924 | Calvin Coolidge (R) | R+35.5 |
| 1920 | Warren G. Harding (R) | R+42.3 |
| 1916 | Charles Evans Hughes (R) | R+9.2 |
| 1912 | Woodrow Wilson (D) | D+13.2 |
| 1908 | William Howard Taft (R) | R+15.5 |
| 1904 | Theodore Roosevelt (R) | R+28.3 |
| 1900 | William McKinley (R) | R+8.4 |
| 1896 | William McKinley (R) | R+13.1 |
| 1892 | Grover Cleveland (D) | D+3.1 |
| 1888 | Benjamin Harrison (R) | R+3.0 |
| 1884 | James G. Blaine (R) | R+3.7 |
| 1880 | James A. Garfield (R) | R+6.5 |
| 1876 | Rutherford B. Hayes (R) | R+3.5 |
| 1872 | Ulysses S. Grant (R) | R+13.3 |
| 1868 | Ulysses S. Grant (R) | R+11.4 |