Election 1912 Results
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1912 presidential election in Ohio
Woodrow Wilson (Democrat) beat William Howard Taft (Republican) in Ohio in 1912, 41.0% to 26.8%, a margin of 14.1 points and 146,666 votes.
Ohio changed party: in 1908 it went Republican, for William Howard Taft.
Democrats led in 58 of the 88 counties as they stood then and other candidates in 19 and Republicans in 11. The largest, Hamilton, cast 109,949 votes and went to the Democrat by 0.7 points. The closest was Perry, where 19 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 | 424,834 | 41.0% |
| William Howard Taft | Republican | 278,168 | 26.8% |
| Theodore Roosevelt | Progressive | 229,807 | 22.2% |
| All other candidates | 104,285 | 10.1% | |
| Total | 1,037,094 |
Every county
| County | Democrat | Republican | Others | Total | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hamilton | 42,909 39.0% | 42,119 38.3% | 24,921 | 109,949 | D+0.7 |
| Cuyahoga | 43,610 42.5% | 14,176 13.8% | 44,838 | 102,624 | Others |
| Franklin | 20,697 40.8% | 12,791 25.2% | 17,227 | 50,715 | D+15.6 |
| Montgomery | 15,544 39.3% | 10,341 26.2% | 13,653 | 39,538 | D+13.2 |
| Lucas | 13,999 37.2% | 5,622 14.9% | 17,989 | 37,610 | Others |
| Stark | 9,908 37.1% | 6,033 22.6% | 10,788 | 26,729 | Others |
| Summit | 7,786 33.6% | 3,502 15.1% | 11,904 | 23,192 | Others |
| Mahoning | 6,838 33.0% | 5,839 28.2% | 8,026 | 20,703 | Others |
| Clark | 5,217 31.3% | 6,036 36.2% | 5,440 | 16,693 | R+4.9 |
| Butler | 7,763 46.6% | 3,431 20.6% | 5,469 | 16,663 | D+26.0 |
| Columbiana | 4,816 29.9% | 4,601 28.6% | 6,674 | 16,091 | Others |
| Belmont | 5,412 34.9% | 5,267 34.0% | 4,812 | 15,491 | D+0.9 |
| Muskingum | 5,376 38.5% | 4,134 29.6% | 4,463 | 13,973 | D+8.9 |
| Lorain | 4,591 33.7% | 2,226 16.3% | 6,804 | 13,621 | Others |
| Licking | 6,120 46.0% | 4,487 33.7% | 2,694 | 13,301 | D+12.3 |
| Tuscarawas | 4,978 39.8% | 3,417 27.3% | 4,101 | 12,496 | D+12.5 |
| Ashtabula | 3,181 25.8% | 2,214 18.0% | 6,913 | 12,308 | Others |
| Allen | 5,696 48.2% | 2,638 22.3% | 3,481 | 11,815 | D+25.9 |
| Jefferson | 3,171 27.8% | 4,777 41.8% | 3,467 | 11,415 | R+14.1 |
| Trumbull | 3,347 29.4% | 2,633 23.1% | 5,395 | 11,375 | Others |
| Miami | 4,310 38.7% | 3,615 32.5% | 3,200 | 11,125 | D+6.2 |
| Richland | 5,201 48.6% | 2,389 22.3% | 3,108 | 10,698 | D+26.3 |
| Scioto | 3,508 33.3% | 3,609 34.2% | 3,430 | 10,547 | R+1.0 |
| Seneca | 5,082 49.6% | 2,362 23.1% | 2,796 | 10,240 | D+26.6 |
| Darke | 5,027 49.2% | 3,107 30.4% | 2,075 | 10,209 | D+18.8 |
| Wood | 4,356 43.5% | 2,020 20.2% | 3,648 | 10,024 | D+23.3 |
| Washington | 4,637 46.6% | 3,326 33.5% | 1,978 | 9,941 | D+13.2 |
| Ross | 4,494 45.9% | 3,600 36.8% | 1,698 | 9,792 | D+9.1 |
| Athens | 2,393 25.2% | 3,090 32.6% | 4,000 | 9,483 | Others |
| Wayne | 4,737 51.1% | 1,674 18.1% | 2,852 | 9,263 | D+33.1 |
| Guernsey | 2,726 30.0% | 3,426 37.7% | 2,940 | 9,092 | R+7.7 |
| Hancock | 4,309 47.7% | 2,241 24.8% | 2,491 | 9,041 | D+22.9 |
| Marion | 4,024 45.1% | 3,218 36.0% | 1,686 | 8,928 | D+9.0 |
| Erie | 3,504 39.3% | 2,695 30.2% | 2,720 | 8,919 | D+9.1 |
| Fairfield | 5,101 57.5% | 1,672 18.8% | 2,106 | 8,879 | D+38.6 |
| Sandusky | 4,333 50.7% | 1,576 18.4% | 2,644 | 8,553 | D+32.2 |
| Hardin | 3,912 46.8% | 2,775 33.2% | 1,667 | 8,354 | D+13.6 |
| Huron | 3,317 40.0% | 1,707 20.6% | 3,259 | 8,283 | D+19.4 |
| Perry | 3,147 39.1% | 1,739 21.6% | 3,166 | 8,052 | Others |
| Crawford | 4,733 58.8% | 1,432 17.8% | 1,879 | 8,044 | D+41.0 |
| Knox | 3,632 46.0% | 2,530 32.0% | 1,732 | 7,894 | D+14.0 |
| Clermont | 3,610 47.5% | 2,543 33.5% | 1,444 | 7,597 | D+14.0 |
| Highland | 3,314 44.4% | 2,757 37.0% | 1,388 | 7,459 | D+7.5 |
| Portage | 2,855 38.6% | 1,162 15.7% | 3,370 | 7,387 | Others |
| Delaware | 2,934 40.1% | 2,584 35.3% | 1,798 | 7,316 | D+4.8 |
| Logan | 2,727 37.3% | 1,977 27.1% | 2,600 | 7,304 | D+10.3 |
| Coshocton | 3,465 47.8% | 1,984 27.4% | 1,805 | 7,254 | D+20.4 |
| Van Wert | 3,287 46.3% | 2,490 35.0% | 1,329 | 7,106 | D+11.2 |
| Lawrence | 2,042 28.8% | 2,650 37.4% | 2,395 | 7,087 | R+8.6 |
| Greene | 2,107 29.9% | 3,242 46.0% | 1,694 | 7,043 | R+16.1 |
| Champaign | 2,763 40.5% | 2,392 35.1% | 1,663 | 6,818 | D+5.4 |
| Auglaize | 3,726 55.8% | 1,401 21.0% | 1,549 | 6,676 | D+34.8 |
| Williams | 2,875 44.8% | 1,145 17.8% | 2,396 | 6,416 | D+27.0 |
| Putnam | 4,000 62.4% | 1,000 15.6% | 1,410 | 6,410 | D+46.8 |
| Pickaway | 3,311 52.4% | 2,282 36.1% | 724 | 6,317 | D+16.3 |
| Ashland | 3,364 53.4% | 1,017 16.2% | 1,913 | 6,294 | D+37.3 |
| Warren | 2,101 33.5% | 2,788 44.5% | 1,378 | 6,267 | R+11.0 |
| Jackson | 2,049 33.1% | 1,860 30.1% | 2,278 | 6,187 | Others |
| Preble | 2,859 46.4% | 2,135 34.7% | 1,164 | 6,158 | D+11.8 |
| Clinton | 2,010 33.6% | 2,916 48.7% | 1,064 | 5,990 | R+15.1 |
| Shelby | 3,305 56.0% | 1,613 27.3% | 984 | 5,902 | D+28.7 |
| Meigs | 1,738 29.7% | 2,129 36.4% | 1,983 | 5,850 | R+6.7 |
| Brown | 3,451 59.1% | 1,650 28.3% | 735 | 5,836 | D+30.9 |
| Union | 2,362 40.7% | 2,051 35.3% | 1,394 | 5,807 | D+5.4 |
| Mercer | 3,591 63.2% | 1,324 23.3% | 768 | 5,683 | D+39.9 |
| Medina | 2,108 37.2% | 685 12.1% | 2,881 | 5,674 | Others |
| Defiance | 2,784 50.6% | 872 15.8% | 1,848 | 5,504 | D+34.7 |
| Fayette | 2,261 41.1% | 2,186 39.7% | 1,057 | 5,504 | D+1.4 |
| Gallia | 1,765 32.9% | 1,355 25.2% | 2,250 | 5,370 | Others |
| Paulding | 2,296 43.6% | 1,542 29.3% | 1,431 | 5,269 | D+14.3 |
| Fulton | 1,805 34.3% | 929 17.6% | 2,531 | 5,265 | Others |
| Madison | 2,172 41.5% | 2,271 43.4% | 793 | 5,236 | R+1.9 |
| Henry | 2,994 57.2% | 804 15.4% | 1,436 | 5,234 | D+41.8 |
| Wyandot | 2,848 54.5% | 1,409 26.9% | 973 | 5,230 | D+27.5 |
| Lake | 1,429 28.3% | 1,155 22.9% | 2,458 | 5,042 | Others |
| Hocking | 2,295 45.8% | 1,354 27.0% | 1,363 | 5,012 | D+18.8 |
| Adams | 2,279 46.5% | 1,863 38.0% | 757 | 4,899 | D+8.5 |
| Monroe | 3,199 66.1% | 1,055 21.8% | 587 | 4,841 | D+44.3 |
| Ottawa | 2,728 59.2% | 791 17.2% | 1,092 | 4,611 | D+42.0 |
| Harrison | 1,714 37.3% | 1,950 42.4% | 932 | 4,596 | R+5.1 |
| Noble | 1,842 40.9% | 1,804 40.1% | 858 | 4,504 | D+0.8 |
| Morrow | 1,880 41.9% | 1,240 27.6% | 1,365 | 4,485 | D+14.3 |
| Morgan | 1,633 40.3% | 1,448 35.7% | 975 | 4,056 | D+4.6 |
| Carroll | 1,293 34.7% | 1,096 29.4% | 1,333 | 3,722 | Others |
| Holmes | 2,429 66.9% | 465 12.8% | 737 | 3,631 | D+54.1 |
| Pike | 1,691 49.2% | 1,184 34.4% | 562 | 3,437 | D+14.8 |
| Geauga | 873 27.5% | 579 18.2% | 1,726 | 3,178 | Others |
| Vinton | 1,228 41.1% | 952 31.9% | 807 | 2,987 | D+9.2 |
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.
Ohio in every presidential election we hold
| Year | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Donald Trump (R) | R+11.2 |
| 2020 | Donald Trump (R) | R+8.0 |
| 2016 | Donald Trump (R) | R+8.1 |
| 2012 | Barack Obama (D) | D+3.0 |
| 2008 | Barack Obama (D) | D+4.6 |
| 2004 | George W. Bush (R) | R+2.1 |
| 2000 | George W. Bush (R) | R+3.5 |
| 1996 | Bill Clinton (D) | D+6.4 |
| 1992 | Bill Clinton (D) | D+1.8 |
| 1988 | George H. W. Bush (R) | R+10.9 |
| 1984 | Ronald Reagan (R) | R+18.7 |
| 1980 | Ronald Reagan (R) | R+10.6 |
| 1976 | Jimmy Carter (D) | D+0.2 |
| 1972 | Richard Nixon (R) | R+21.6 |
| 1968 | Richard Nixon (R) | R+2.3 |
| 1964 | Lyndon B. Johnson (D) | D+25.9 |
| 1960 | Richard Nixon (R) | R+6.6 |
| 1956 | Dwight D. Eisenhower (R) | R+22.2 |
| 1952 | Dwight D. Eisenhower (R) | R+13.5 |
| 1948 | Harry S. Truman (D) | D+0.2 |
| 1944 | Thomas E. Dewey (R) | R+0.4 |
| 1940 | Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) | D+4.4 |
| 1936 | Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) | D+20.6 |
| 1932 | Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) | D+2.8 |
| 1928 | Herbert Hoover (R) | R+30.4 |
| 1924 | Calvin Coolidge (R) | R+34.6 |
| 1920 | Warren G. Harding (R) | R+19.9 |
| 1916 | Woodrow Wilson (D) | D+7.7 |
| 1912 | Woodrow Wilson (D) | D+14.1 |
| 1908 | William Howard Taft (R) | R+6.2 |
| 1904 | Theodore Roosevelt (R) | R+25.4 |
| 1900 | William McKinley (R) | R+6.6 |
| 1896 | William McKinley (R) | R+5.0 |
| 1892 | Benjamin Harrison (R) | R+0.1 |
| 1888 | Benjamin Harrison (R) | R+2.5 |
| 1884 | James G. Blaine (R) | R+4.1 |
| 1880 | James A. Garfield (R) | R+4.7 |
| 1876 | Rutherford B. Hayes (R) | R+1.1 |
| 1872 | Ulysses S. Grant (R) | R+7.1 |
| 1868 | Ulysses S. Grant (R) | R+8.0 |