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1912 presidential election in Montana

Woodrow Wilson (Democrat) beat Theodore Roosevelt (independent) in Montana in 1912, 35.0% to 28.1%, a margin of 6.9 points and 5,485 votes.

Montana changed party: in 1908 it went Republican, for William Howard Taft.

other candidates led in 23 of the 31 counties as they stood then and Democrats in 7 and Republicans in 1. The largest, Silver Bow, cast 11,814 votes and went to the other candidates by 4.2 points. The closest was Granite, where 2 votes separated the top two.

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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

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Woodrow Wilson won Democratic 27,941 35.0%
Theodore Roosevelt Progressive 22,456 28.1%
William Howard Taft Republican 18,512 23.2%
All other candidates 10,917 13.7%
Total79,826

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Silver Bow 4,542 38.4% 2,232 18.9% 5,040 11,814 Others
Missoula 1,523 32.7% 589 12.6% 2,546 4,658 Others
Cascade 1,633 35.9% 1,079 23.7% 1,839 4,551 Others
Lewis And Clark 1,505 34.7% 1,062 24.5% 1,768 4,335 Others
Yellowstone 1,193 31.2% 1,004 26.2% 1,631 3,828 Others
Fergus 1,393 38.0% 745 20.3% 1,525 3,663 Others
Flathead 1,164 33.7% 493 14.3% 1,797 3,454 Others
Gallatin 1,407 43.4% 683 21.1% 1,151 3,241 D+22.3
Custer 1,068 33.3% 695 21.7% 1,440 3,203 Others
Deer Lodge 1,197 41.9% 1,060 37.1% 603 2,860 D+4.8
Dawson 719 25.8% 678 24.4% 1,385 2,782 Others
Carbon 796 30.7% 646 24.9% 1,154 2,596 Others
Valley 696 26.9% 668 25.8% 1,221 2,585 Others
Park 759 31.7% 664 27.7% 971 2,394 Others
Ravalli 858 36.4% 316 13.4% 1,186 2,360 Others
Hill 624 30.8% 536 26.4% 868 2,028 Others
Teton 646 32.4% 612 30.7% 733 1,991 Others
Madison 822 41.5% 506 25.5% 654 1,982 D+15.9
Beaverhead 713 38.5% 708 38.2% 431 1,852 D+0.3
Musselshell 470 30.0% 483 30.8% 615 1,568 Others
Powell 545 37.7% 335 23.2% 565 1,445 Others
Chouteau 402 29.6% 561 41.3% 397 1,360 R+11.7
Sanders 414 34.3% 257 21.3% 536 1,207 Others
Jefferson 479 39.9% 247 20.6% 475 1,201 D+19.3
Meagher 473 39.4% 321 26.8% 405 1,199 D+12.7
Blaine 352 30.1% 204 17.4% 615 1,171 Others
Rosebud 313 27.1% 392 33.9% 451 1,156 Others
Lincoln 348 34.6% 218 21.6% 441 1,007 Others
Sweet Grass 278 29.5% 181 19.2% 484 943 Others
Broadwater 451 48.3% 205 22.0% 277 933 D+26.4
Granite 346 38.9% 195 21.9% 348 889 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.

Montana in every presidential election we hold

YearWinnerMargin
2024 Donald Trump (R) R+19.9
2020 Donald Trump (R) R+16.4
2016 Donald Trump (R) R+20.4
2012 Mitt Romney (R) R+13.7
2008 John McCain (R) R+2.3
2004 George W. Bush (R) R+20.5
2000 George W. Bush (R) R+25.1
1996 Bob Dole (R) R+2.9
1992 Bill Clinton (D) D+2.5
1988 George H. W. Bush (R) R+5.9
1984 Ronald Reagan (R) R+22.3
1980 Ronald Reagan (R) R+24.4
1976 Gerald Ford (R) R+7.4
1972 Richard Nixon (R) R+20.1
1968 Richard Nixon (R) R+9.0
1964 Lyndon B. Johnson (D) D+18.4
1960 Richard Nixon (R) R+2.5
1956 Dwight D. Eisenhower (R) R+14.3
1952 Dwight D. Eisenhower (R) R+19.3
1948 Harry S. Truman (D) D+9.9
1944 Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) D+9.4
1940 Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) D+18.6
1936 Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) D+41.7
1932 Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) D+22.7
1928 Herbert Hoover (R) R+17.9
1924 Calvin Coolidge (R) R+23.1
1920 Warren G. Harding (R) R+29.1
1916 Woodrow Wilson (D) D+19.3
1912 Woodrow Wilson (D) D+11.8
1908 William Howard Taft (R) R+4.4
1904 Theodore Roosevelt (R) R+20.4
1900 William Jennings Bryan (D) D+18.6
1896 William Jennings Bryan (D) D+60.6
1892 Benjamin Harrison (R) R+2.7