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1912 presidential election in Minnesota
Theodore Roosevelt (Progressive) beat Woodrow Wilson (Democrat) in Minnesota in 1912, 37.7% to 31.8%, a margin of 5.8 points and 19,430 votes.
Minnesota changed party: in 1908 it went Republican, for William Howard Taft.
other candidates led in 75 of the 86 counties as they stood then and Democrats in 11. The largest, Hennepin, cast 48,505 votes and went to the other candidates by 6.3 points. The closest was Carver, where 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Theodore Roosevelt won | Progressive | 125,856 | 37.7% |
| Woodrow Wilson | Democratic | 106,426 | 31.8% |
| William Howard Taft | Republican | 64,334 | 19.2% |
| All other candidates | 37,603 | 11.3% | |
| Total | 334,219 |
Every county
| County | Democrat | Republican | Others | Total | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hennepin | 15,530 32.0% | 14,379 29.6% | 18,596 | 48,505 | Others |
| Ramsey | 12,431 38.4% | 4,109 12.7% | 15,810 | 32,350 | Others |
| St. Louis | 5,124 24.5% | 3,881 18.6% | 11,873 | 20,878 | Others |
| Otter Tail | 1,739 26.6% | 755 11.5% | 4,052 | 6,546 | Others |
| Stearns | 3,317 51.6% | 1,134 17.6% | 1,983 | 6,434 | D+33.9 |
| Winona | 3,004 47.7% | 1,042 16.5% | 2,254 | 6,300 | D+31.1 |
| Polk | 1,662 28.9% | 735 12.8% | 3,350 | 5,747 | Others |
| Goodhue | 1,405 24.5% | 1,051 18.3% | 3,283 | 5,739 | Others |
| Blue Earth | 2,025 38.3% | 1,344 25.4% | 1,922 | 5,291 | D+12.9 |
| Rice | 1,613 35.1% | 1,020 22.2% | 1,964 | 4,597 | Others |
| Fillmore | 990 22.2% | 1,169 26.2% | 2,301 | 4,460 | Others |
| Wright | 1,333 30.9% | 837 19.4% | 2,139 | 4,309 | Others |
| Dakota | 1,777 41.4% | 609 14.2% | 1,904 | 4,290 | Others |
| Washington | 1,289 30.5% | 581 13.8% | 2,353 | 4,223 | Others |
| Mower | 1,228 29.4% | 1,321 31.6% | 1,628 | 4,177 | Others |
| Olmsted | 1,542 39.0% | 720 18.2% | 1,691 | 3,953 | Others |
| Freeborn | 880 22.3% | 672 17.0% | 2,392 | 3,944 | Others |
| Renville | 1,310 33.6% | 703 18.0% | 1,889 | 3,902 | Others |
| Todd | 1,068 28.6% | 1,038 27.8% | 1,633 | 3,739 | Others |
| Morrison | 1,341 36.8% | 699 19.2% | 1,605 | 3,645 | Others |
| Le Sueur | 1,488 41.9% | 886 24.9% | 1,180 | 3,554 | D+16.9 |
| Wabasha | 1,422 41.6% | 797 23.3% | 1,198 | 3,417 | D+18.3 |
| Faribault | 919 27.4% | 393 11.7% | 2,045 | 3,357 | Others |
| Kandiyohi | 855 25.8% | 484 14.6% | 1,979 | 3,318 | Others |
| Martin | 1,141 34.5% | 578 17.5% | 1,591 | 3,310 | Others |
| Crow Wing | 709 21.5% | 691 21.0% | 1,897 | 3,297 | Others |
| Meeker | 1,099 34.0% | 560 17.3% | 1,576 | 3,235 | Others |
| Steele | 1,294 40.4% | 651 20.3% | 1,255 | 3,200 | D+20.1 |
| Redwood | 1,126 35.5% | 542 17.1% | 1,506 | 3,174 | Others |
| Brown | 1,359 43.0% | 472 14.9% | 1,330 | 3,161 | D+28.1 |
| Clay | 942 30.9% | 549 18.0% | 1,561 | 3,052 | Others |
| Becker | 732 24.1% | 509 16.8% | 1,796 | 3,037 | Others |
| Beltrami | 790 26.1% | 490 16.2% | 1,745 | 3,025 | Others |
| Pine | 777 25.8% | 513 17.0% | 1,720 | 3,010 | Others |
| Lyon | 1,068 36.3% | 460 15.7% | 1,411 | 2,939 | Others |
| Marshall | 567 19.4% | 331 11.3% | 2,032 | 2,930 | Others |
| Douglas | 793 27.2% | 435 14.9% | 1,684 | 2,912 | Others |
| Nobles | 994 34.1% | 605 20.8% | 1,312 | 2,911 | Others |
| McLeod | 1,225 42.6% | 655 22.8% | 996 | 2,876 | D+19.8 |
| Houston | 762 27.5% | 659 23.7% | 1,354 | 2,775 | Others |
| Carver | 1,008 36.5% | 742 26.9% | 1,012 | 2,762 | Others |
| Jackson | 913 33.4% | 468 17.1% | 1,350 | 2,731 | Others |
| Waseca | 1,062 39.4% | 553 20.5% | 1,079 | 2,694 | Others |
| Itasca | 699 26.0% | 446 16.6% | 1,544 | 2,689 | Others |
| Chippewa | 870 32.7% | 412 15.5% | 1,380 | 2,662 | Others |
| Swift | 937 35.9% | 442 16.9% | 1,234 | 2,613 | Others |
| Chisago | 435 16.7% | 346 13.3% | 1,819 | 2,600 | Others |
| Carlton | 631 24.4% | 283 10.9% | 1,673 | 2,587 | Others |
| Lac Qui Parle | 608 24.0% | 343 13.5% | 1,587 | 2,538 | Others |
| Sibley | 890 35.2% | 383 15.1% | 1,256 | 2,529 | Others |
| Yellow Medicine | 737 29.8% | 352 14.2% | 1,383 | 2,472 | Others |
| Nicollet | 929 38.3% | 525 21.6% | 972 | 2,426 | Others |
| Scott | 1,172 51.4% | 462 20.2% | 648 | 2,282 | D+31.1 |
| Pope | 443 19.4% | 379 16.6% | 1,457 | 2,279 | Others |
| Murray | 775 34.3% | 388 17.2% | 1,095 | 2,258 | Others |
| Norman | 510 22.8% | 329 14.7% | 1,393 | 2,232 | Others |
| Isanti | 333 15.4% | 314 14.5% | 1,513 | 2,160 | Others |
| Cass | 565 26.9% | 431 20.6% | 1,101 | 2,097 | Others |
| Aitkin | 413 19.8% | 362 17.4% | 1,308 | 2,083 | Others |
| Anoka | 591 28.4% | 562 27.0% | 926 | 2,079 | Others |
| Watonwan | 618 29.7% | 254 12.2% | 1,206 | 2,078 | Others |
| Cottonwood | 511 25.3% | 325 16.1% | 1,181 | 2,017 | Others |
| Dodge | 543 27.0% | 470 23.3% | 1,000 | 2,013 | Others |
| Mille Lacs | 449 22.4% | 392 19.6% | 1,164 | 2,005 | Others |
| Benton | 562 29.3% | 468 24.4% | 890 | 1,920 | Others |
| Roseau | 299 15.6% | 278 14.5% | 1,341 | 1,918 | Others |
| Koochiching | 638 33.7% | 239 12.6% | 1,015 | 1,892 | Others |
| Pennington | 423 22.6% | 244 13.0% | 1,205 | 1,872 | Others |
| Rock | 466 25.7% | 463 25.6% | 881 | 1,810 | Others |
| Hubbard | 450 26.6% | 359 21.2% | 884 | 1,693 | Others |
| Big Stone | 677 40.4% | 244 14.6% | 755 | 1,676 | Others |
| Pipestone | 505 30.3% | 301 18.1% | 858 | 1,664 | Others |
| Stevens | 640 38.9% | 286 17.4% | 718 | 1,644 | Others |
| Lincoln | 548 34.0% | 264 16.4% | 798 | 1,610 | Others |
| Grant | 381 24.4% | 146 9.4% | 1,033 | 1,560 | Others |
| Sherburne | 360 23.7% | 335 22.1% | 823 | 1,518 | Others |
| Kittson | 362 25.0% | 185 12.8% | 903 | 1,450 | Others |
| Wilkin | 586 40.6% | 209 14.5% | 649 | 1,444 | Others |
| Wadena | 336 25.3% | 278 20.9% | 716 | 1,330 | Others |
| Kanabec | 270 21.0% | 218 17.0% | 795 | 1,283 | Others |
| Traverse | 561 44.3% | 131 10.3% | 575 | 1,267 | Others |
| Lake | 195 15.4% | 182 14.4% | 889 | 1,266 | Others |
| Clearwater | 123 11.2% | 125 11.4% | 847 | 1,095 | Others |
| Red Lake | 374 40.3% | 259 27.9% | 296 | 929 | D+12.4 |
| Mahnomen | 293 46.9% | 68 10.9% | 264 | 625 | D+36.0 |
| Cook | 65 18.7% | 30 8.6% | 253 | 348 | Others |
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.
Minnesota in every presidential election we hold
| Year | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Kamala Harris (D) | D+4.2 |
| 2020 | Joe Biden (D) | D+7.1 |
| 2016 | Hillary Clinton (D) | D+1.5 |
| 2012 | Barack Obama (D) | D+7.7 |
| 2008 | Barack Obama (D) | D+10.2 |
| 2004 | John Kerry (D) | D+3.5 |
| 2000 | Al Gore (D) | D+2.4 |
| 1996 | Bill Clinton (D) | D+16.1 |
| 1992 | Bill Clinton (D) | D+11.6 |
| 1988 | Michael Dukakis (D) | D+7.0 |
| 1984 | Walter Mondale (D) | D+0.2 |
| 1980 | Jimmy Carter (D) | D+3.9 |
| 1976 | Jimmy Carter (D) | D+12.9 |
| 1972 | Richard Nixon (R) | R+5.5 |
| 1968 | Hubert Humphrey (D) | D+12.5 |
| 1964 | Lyndon B. Johnson (D) | D+27.8 |
| 1960 | John F. Kennedy (D) | D+1.4 |
| 1956 | Dwight D. Eisenhower (R) | R+7.6 |
| 1952 | Dwight D. Eisenhower (R) | R+11.2 |
| 1948 | Harry S. Truman (D) | D+17.3 |
| 1944 | Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) | D+5.5 |
| 1940 | Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) | D+3.8 |
| 1936 | Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) | D+30.8 |
| 1932 | Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) | D+23.6 |
| 1928 | Herbert Hoover (R) | R+16.9 |
| 1924 | Calvin Coolidge (R) | R+44.4 |
| 1920 | Warren G. Harding (R) | R+51.2 |
| 1916 | Charles Evans Hughes (R) | R+0.1 |
| 1912 | Theodore Roosevelt (other) | |
| 1908 | William Howard Taft (R) | R+26.2 |
| 1904 | Theodore Roosevelt (R) | R+55.1 |
| 1900 | William McKinley (R) | R+24.5 |
| 1896 | William McKinley (R) | R+15.4 |
| 1892 | Benjamin Harrison (R) | R+8.2 |
| 1888 | Benjamin Harrison (R) | R+14.5 |
| 1884 | James G. Blaine (R) | R+21.9 |
| 1880 | James A. Garfield (R) | R+26.9 |
| 1876 | Rutherford B. Hayes (R) | R+19.4 |
| 1872 | Ulysses S. Grant (R) | R+22.7 |
| 1868 | Ulysses S. Grant (R) | R+21.8 |