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1912 presidential election in Pennsylvania
Theodore Roosevelt (Progressive) beat Woodrow Wilson (Democrat) in Pennsylvania in 1912, 36.5% to 32.5%, a margin of 4.0 points and 49,257 votes.
Pennsylvania changed party: in 1908 it went Republican, for William Howard Taft.
other candidates led in 48 of the 67 counties as they stood then and Democrats in 19. The largest, Philadelphia, cast 251,690 votes and went to the other candidates by 0.6 points. The closest was Fayette, where 2 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 | 444,894 | 36.5% |
| Woodrow Wilson | Democratic | 395,637 | 32.5% |
| William Howard Taft | Republican | 273,360 | 22.4% |
| All other candidates | 103,845 | 8.5% | |
| Total | 1,217,736 |
Every county
| County | Democrat | Republican | Others | Total | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia | 66,308 26.3% | 91,944 36.5% | 93,438 | 251,690 | Others |
| Allegheny | 31,417 24.9% | 23,822 18.8% | 71,147 | 126,386 | Others |
| Luzerne | 13,461 32.6% | 4,970 12.0% | 22,907 | 41,338 | Others |
| Berks | 16,430 47.5% | 3,032 8.8% | 15,098 | 34,560 | D+38.8 |
| Lancaster | 8,574 25.0% | 12,668 37.0% | 13,040 | 34,282 | Others |
| Montgomery | 11,894 35.4% | 8,978 26.7% | 12,760 | 33,632 | Others |
| Lackawanna | 12,423 37.8% | 3,799 11.6% | 16,661 | 32,883 | Others |
| Schuylkill | 11,812 36.8% | 3,557 11.1% | 16,706 | 32,075 | Others |
| York | 14,979 49.6% | 5,251 17.4% | 9,965 | 30,195 | D+32.2 |
| Westmoreland | 9,262 31.6% | 4,299 14.7% | 15,764 | 29,325 | Others |
| Dauphin | 7,470 28.9% | 6,012 23.3% | 12,337 | 25,819 | Others |
| Delaware | 6,001 25.8% | 8,418 36.2% | 8,819 | 23,238 | Others |
| Lehigh | 10,834 48.6% | 2,722 12.2% | 8,755 | 22,311 | D+36.4 |
| Northampton | 10,325 47.5% | 3,893 17.9% | 7,518 | 21,736 | D+29.6 |
| Cambria | 7,282 33.5% | 3,252 15.0% | 11,191 | 21,725 | Others |
| Chester | 6,901 34.9% | 5,708 28.8% | 7,177 | 19,786 | Others |
| Northumberland | 6,802 35.5% | 2,371 12.4% | 9,971 | 19,144 | Others |
| Fayette | 7,363 39.0% | 4,168 22.1% | 7,361 | 18,892 | D+16.9 |
| Washington | 5,563 29.8% | 4,297 23.0% | 8,837 | 18,697 | Others |
| Erie | 5,633 30.6% | 4,958 26.9% | 7,817 | 18,408 | Others |
| Blair | 4,108 23.8% | 3,138 18.2% | 10,030 | 17,276 | Others |
| Bucks | 6,773 39.8% | 5,452 32.0% | 4,812 | 17,037 | D+7.8 |
| Lycoming | 6,039 40.7% | 1,631 11.0% | 7,157 | 14,827 | Others |
| Clearfield | 4,670 36.2% | 1,523 11.8% | 6,707 | 12,900 | Others |
| Mercer | 4,039 31.8% | 1,873 14.7% | 6,806 | 12,718 | Others |
| Beaver | 3,037 24.1% | 2,759 21.9% | 6,806 | 12,602 | Others |
| Crawford | 3,908 32.2% | 2,497 20.6% | 5,742 | 12,147 | Others |
| Cumberland | 5,023 42.9% | 2,566 21.9% | 4,123 | 11,712 | D+21.0 |
| Franklin | 4,505 39.1% | 2,710 23.5% | 4,308 | 11,523 | D+15.6 |
| Butler | 4,022 35.9% | 1,273 11.4% | 5,920 | 11,215 | Others |
| Bradford | 2,960 27.0% | 2,034 18.6% | 5,963 | 10,957 | Others |
| Lebanon | 2,972 28.1% | 2,378 22.5% | 5,230 | 10,580 | Others |
| Armstrong | 3,027 30.1% | 1,904 18.9% | 5,139 | 10,070 | Others |
| Lawrence | 1,976 20.1% | 2,128 21.6% | 5,741 | 9,845 | Others |
| Somerset | 2,164 22.6% | 1,428 14.9% | 5,996 | 9,588 | Others |
| Venango | 2,507 27.6% | 1,660 18.3% | 4,925 | 9,092 | Others |
| Carbon | 3,652 40.9% | 1,246 13.9% | 4,036 | 8,934 | Others |
| Columbia | 4,905 55.1% | 889 10.0% | 3,116 | 8,910 | D+45.1 |
| Jefferson | 2,510 29.1% | 1,608 18.6% | 4,504 | 8,622 | Others |
| Indiana | 1,593 18.7% | 1,720 20.2% | 5,197 | 8,510 | Others |
| Tioga | 1,901 22.5% | 1,895 22.4% | 4,662 | 8,458 | Others |
| McKean | 2,362 29.5% | 1,345 16.8% | 4,294 | 8,001 | Others |
| Centre | 3,445 43.5% | 1,507 19.0% | 2,974 | 7,926 | D+24.5 |
| Susquehanna | 2,588 35.0% | 1,988 26.9% | 2,822 | 7,398 | Others |
| Bedford | 2,694 36.7% | 1,140 15.5% | 3,510 | 7,344 | Others |
| Warren | 1,686 23.2% | 1,564 21.5% | 4,008 | 7,258 | Others |
| Adams | 3,682 51.1% | 819 11.4% | 2,709 | 7,210 | D+39.7 |
| Huntingdon | 1,538 24.4% | 903 14.3% | 3,859 | 6,300 | Others |
| Clarion | 3,079 49.2% | 916 14.6% | 2,267 | 6,262 | D+34.5 |
| Greene | 3,551 58.7% | 1,150 19.0% | 1,351 | 6,052 | D+39.7 |
| Clinton | 2,200 36.5% | 1,214 20.1% | 2,621 | 6,035 | Others |
| Elk | 2,057 35.8% | 603 10.5% | 3,082 | 5,742 | Others |
| Wayne | 1,924 35.9% | 659 12.3% | 2,777 | 5,360 | Others |
| Perry | 1,941 40.0% | 1,140 23.5% | 1,774 | 4,855 | D+16.5 |
| Potter | 1,445 30.9% | 850 18.2% | 2,384 | 4,679 | Others |
| Monroe | 3,107 67.5% | 536 11.6% | 961 | 4,604 | D+55.8 |
| Mifflin | 1,400 31.3% | 654 14.6% | 2,426 | 4,480 | Others |
| Wyoming | 1,505 42.6% | 480 13.6% | 1,548 | 3,533 | Others |
| Union | 1,126 32.5% | 470 13.6% | 1,869 | 3,465 | Others |
| Snyder | 991 29.8% | 626 18.8% | 1,713 | 3,330 | Others |
| Juniata | 1,148 40.9% | 374 13.3% | 1,284 | 2,806 | Others |
| Montour | 1,492 53.2% | 308 11.0% | 1,005 | 2,805 | D+42.2 |
| Fulton | 1,080 52.2% | 317 15.3% | 670 | 2,067 | D+36.9 |
| Sullivan | 912 44.1% | 547 26.5% | 608 | 2,067 | D+17.7 |
| Pike | 995 59.8% | 191 11.5% | 477 | 1,663 | D+48.3 |
| Forest | 373 23.9% | 240 15.4% | 947 | 1,560 | Others |
| Cameron | 291 22.6% | 388 30.1% | 610 | 1,289 | 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.
Pennsylvania in every presidential election we hold
| Year | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Donald Trump (R) | R+1.7 |
| 2020 | Joe Biden (D) | D+1.2 |
| 2016 | Donald Trump (R) | R+0.7 |
| 2012 | Barack Obama (D) | D+5.4 |
| 2008 | Barack Obama (D) | D+10.3 |
| 2004 | John Kerry (D) | D+2.5 |
| 2000 | Al Gore (D) | D+4.2 |
| 1996 | Bill Clinton (D) | D+9.2 |
| 1992 | Bill Clinton (D) | D+9.0 |
| 1988 | George H. W. Bush (R) | R+2.3 |
| 1984 | Ronald Reagan (R) | R+7.4 |
| 1980 | Ronald Reagan (R) | R+7.1 |
| 1976 | Jimmy Carter (D) | D+2.7 |
| 1972 | Richard Nixon (R) | R+20.0 |
| 1968 | Hubert Humphrey (D) | D+3.6 |
| 1964 | Lyndon B. Johnson (D) | D+30.2 |
| 1960 | John F. Kennedy (D) | D+2.3 |
| 1956 | Dwight D. Eisenhower (R) | R+13.2 |
| 1952 | Dwight D. Eisenhower (R) | R+5.9 |
| 1948 | Thomas E. Dewey (R) | R+4.0 |
| 1944 | Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) | D+2.8 |
| 1940 | Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) | D+6.9 |
| 1936 | Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) | D+16.0 |
| 1932 | Herbert Hoover (R) | R+5.5 |
| 1928 | Herbert Hoover (R) | R+31.4 |
| 1924 | Calvin Coolidge (R) | R+46.3 |
| 1920 | Warren G. Harding (R) | R+38.6 |
| 1916 | Charles Evans Hughes (R) | R+14.0 |
| 1912 | Theodore Roosevelt (other) | |
| 1908 | William Howard Taft (R) | R+23.4 |
| 1904 | Theodore Roosevelt (R) | R+40.9 |
| 1900 | William McKinley (R) | R+24.6 |
| 1896 | William McKinley (R) | R+24.7 |
| 1892 | Benjamin Harrison (R) | R+6.4 |
| 1888 | Benjamin Harrison (R) | R+8.0 |
| 1884 | James G. Blaine (R) | R+9.5 |
| 1880 | James A. Garfield (R) | R+4.3 |
| 1876 | Rutherford B. Hayes (R) | R+2.4 |
| 1872 | Ulysses S. Grant (R) | R+24.5 |
| 1868 | Ulysses S. Grant (R) | R+4.4 |