Election 1912 Results
Each election opens in its own mode: the forecast before the votes are counted, the live count while races are still too close to call, and the results once every race is decided.
- 2028 President, Senate, House and governors Forecast
- 2026 midterms Senate, House and governors Live count
- 2025 governors Results
- 2024 President, Senate, House and governors Results
- 2023 governors Results
- 2022 Senate, House and governors Results
- 2021 governors Results
- 2020 President, Senate, House and governors Results
- 2019 governors Results
- 2018 Senate, House and governors Results
- 2017 governors Results
- 2016 President, Senate, House and governors Results
- 2015 governors Results
- 2014 Senate, House and governors Results
- 2013 governors Results
- 2012 President, Senate, House and governors Results
- 2011 governors Results
- 2010 Senate, House and governors Results
- 2009 governors Results
- 2008 President, Senate, House and governors Results
- 2007 governors Results
- 2006 Senate, House and governors Results
- 2005 governors Results
- 2004 President, Senate, House and governors Results
- 2003 governors Results
- 2002 Senate, House and governors Results
- 2001 governors Results
- 2000 President, Senate, House and governors Results
- 1999 governors Results
- 1998 Senate, House and governors Results
- 1997 governors Results
- 1996 President, Senate, House and governors Results
- 1995 governors Results
- 1994 Senate, House and governors Results
- 1993 governors Results
- 1992 President, Senate, House and governors Results
- 1991 governors Results
- 1990 Senate, House and governors Results
- 1989 governors Results
- 1988 President, Senate and governors Results
- 1987 governors Results
- 1986 Senate and governors Results
- 1985 governors Results
- 1984 President, Senate and governors Results
- 1983 governors Results
- 1982 Senate and governors Results
- 1981 governors Results
- 1980 President, Senate and governors Results
- 1979 governors Results
- 1978 Senate and governors Results
- 1977 governors Results
- 1976 President, Senate and governors Results
- 1975 governors Results
- 1974 Senate and governors Results
- 1973 governors Results
- 1972 President, Senate and governors Results
- 1971 governors Results
- 1970 Senate and governors Results
- 1969 governors Results
- 1968 President, Senate and governors Results
- 1967 governors Results
- 1966 Senate and governors Results
- 1965 governors Results
- 1964 President, Senate and governors Results
- 1963 governors Results
- 1962 Senate and governors Results
- 1961 governors Results
- 1960 President, Senate and governors Results
- 1959 governors Results
- 1958 Senate and governors Results
- 1957 governors Results
- 1956 President, Senate and governors Results
- 1955 governors Results
- 1954 Senate and governors Results
- 1953 governors Results
- 1952 President, Senate and governors Results
- 1951 governors Results
- 1950 Senate and governors Results
- 1949 governors Results
- 1948 President, Senate and governors Results
- 1947 governors Results
- 1946 Senate and governors Results
- 1945 governors Results
- 1944 President, Senate and governors Results
- 1943 governors Results
- 1942 Senate and governors Results
- 1941 governors Results
- 1940 President, Senate and governors Results
- 1939 governors Results
- 1938 Senate and governors Results
- 1937 governors Results
- 1936 President, Senate and governors Results
- 1935 governors Results
- 1934 Senate and governors Results
- 1933 governors Results
- 1932 President, Senate and governors Results
- 1931 governors Results
- 1930 Senate and governors Results
- 1929 governors Results
- 1928 President, Senate and governors Results
- 1927 governors Results
- 1926 Senate and governors Results
- 1925 governors Results
- 1924 President, Senate and governors Results
- 1923 governors Results
- 1922 Senate and governors Results
- 1921 governors Results
- 1920 President, Senate and governors Results
- 1919 governors Results
- 1918 Senate and governors Results
- 1917 governors Results
- 1916 President, Senate and governors Results
- 1915 governors Results
- 1914 Senate and governors Results
- 1913 governors Results
- 1912 President and governors Results
- 1911 governors Results
- 1910 governors Results
- 1909 governors Results
- 1908 President and governors Results
- 1907 governors Results
- 1906 governors Results
- 1905 governors Results
- 1904 President and governors Results
- 1903 governors Results
- 1902 governors Results
- 1901 governors Results
- 1900 President and governors Results
- 1899 governors Results
- 1898 governors Results
- 1897 governors Results
- 1896 President and governors Results
- 1895 governors Results
- 1894 governors Results
- 1893 governors Results
- 1892 President and governors Results
- 1891 governors Results
- 1890 governors Results
- 1889 governors Results
- 1888 President and governors Results
- 1887 governors Results
- 1886 governors Results
- 1885 governors Results
- 1884 President and governors Results
- 1883 governors Results
- 1882 governors Results
- 1881 governors Results
- 1880 President and governors Results
- 1879 governors Results
- 1878 governors Results
- 1877 governors Results
- 1876 President and governors Results
- 1875 governors Results
- 1874 governors Results
- 1873 governors Results
- 1872 President and governors Results
- 1871 governors Results
- 1870 governors Results
- 1869 governors Results
- 1868 President and governors Results
- 1867 governors Results
- 1866 governors Results
- 1865 governors Results
1912 presidential election in Tennessee
Woodrow Wilson (Democrat) beat William Howard Taft (Republican) in Tennessee in 1912, 52.8% to 24.0%, a margin of 28.8 points and 72,546 votes.
The Democratic hold continued from 1908, when William Jennings Bryan won.
Democrats led in 73 of the 96 counties as they stood then and other candidates in 17 and Republicans in 6. The largest, Davidson, cast 12,541 votes and went to the Democrat by 64.5 points. The closest was Knox, where 22 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 | 133,021 | 52.8% |
| William Howard Taft | Republican | 60,475 | 24.0% |
| Theodore Roosevelt | Progressive | 54,041 | 21.5% |
| All other candidates | 4,396 | 1.7% | |
| Total | 251,933 |
Every county
| County | Democrat | Republican | Others | Total | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Davidson | 9,517 75.9% | 1,428 11.4% | 1,596 | 12,541 | D+64.5 |
| Shelby | 6,732 63.9% | 589 5.6% | 3,220 | 10,541 | D+58.3 |
| Knox | 4,069 40.3% | 1,984 19.6% | 4,047 | 10,100 | D+20.6 |
| Hamilton | 4,386 50.5% | 1,479 17.0% | 2,812 | 8,677 | D+33.5 |
| Giles | 3,081 60.4% | 1,596 31.3% | 426 | 5,103 | D+29.1 |
| Greene | 2,076 41.7% | 1,650 33.1% | 1,252 | 4,978 | D+8.6 |
| Rutherford | 3,406 68.5% | 1,217 24.5% | 348 | 4,971 | D+44.0 |
| Weakley | 2,811 62.9% | 1,265 28.3% | 390 | 4,466 | D+34.6 |
| Washington | 1,531 35.8% | 1,134 26.5% | 1,615 | 4,280 | Others |
| Gibson | 2,671 63.0% | 1,001 23.6% | 565 | 4,237 | D+39.4 |
| Sullivan | 2,413 57.1% | 538 12.7% | 1,277 | 4,228 | D+44.3 |
| Madison | 2,603 62.4% | 1,109 26.6% | 460 | 4,172 | D+35.8 |
| Carroll | 1,653 40.8% | 1,362 33.6% | 1,037 | 4,052 | D+7.2 |
| Bedford | 2,305 59.4% | 1,474 38.0% | 103 | 3,882 | D+21.4 |
| Henry | 2,526 65.3% | 941 24.3% | 400 | 3,867 | D+41.0 |
| Sevier | 341 9.2% | 967 26.0% | 2,414 | 3,722 | Others |
| Carter | 478 13.1% | 1,243 34.1% | 1,929 | 3,650 | Others |
| Lincoln | 2,651 77.2% | 672 19.6% | 110 | 3,433 | D+57.6 |
| Maury | 2,309 67.8% | 615 18.1% | 480 | 3,404 | D+49.8 |
| Sumner | 2,477 72.9% | 769 22.6% | 154 | 3,400 | D+50.2 |
| Wilson | 2,325 70.3% | 682 20.6% | 298 | 3,305 | D+49.7 |
| Lawrence | 1,504 46.8% | 877 27.3% | 835 | 3,216 | D+19.5 |
| Putnam | 1,867 58.7% | 923 29.0% | 392 | 3,182 | D+29.7 |
| Blount | 836 26.5% | 870 27.6% | 1,449 | 3,155 | Others |
| Williamson | 2,205 71.7% | 797 25.9% | 72 | 3,074 | D+45.8 |
| Robertson | 2,287 74.6% | 513 16.7% | 267 | 3,067 | D+57.8 |
| Smith | 1,863 62.8% | 915 30.9% | 187 | 2,965 | D+32.0 |
| Dekalb | 1,394 48.4% | 1,219 42.3% | 268 | 2,881 | D+6.1 |
| Obion | 2,152 74.7% | 455 15.8% | 274 | 2,881 | D+58.9 |
| McNairy | 1,155 41.7% | 616 22.2% | 1,001 | 2,772 | D+19.4 |
| Crockett | 1,297 48.3% | 852 31.7% | 536 | 2,685 | D+16.6 |
| Franklin | 2,092 78.5% | 376 14.1% | 196 | 2,664 | D+64.4 |
| Claiborne | 903 34.6% | 589 22.5% | 1,120 | 2,612 | Others |
| Hawkins | 1,026 40.4% | 828 32.6% | 684 | 2,538 | D+7.8 |
| Overton | 1,531 60.6% | 743 29.4% | 251 | 2,525 | D+31.2 |
| Dickson | 1,689 67.5% | 445 17.8% | 368 | 2,502 | D+49.7 |
| Grainger | 841 33.9% | 741 29.9% | 900 | 2,482 | Others |
| Montgomery | 1,638 66.6% | 514 20.9% | 308 | 2,460 | D+45.7 |
| Warren | 1,745 74.1% | 339 14.4% | 270 | 2,354 | D+59.7 |
| Monroe | 1,136 48.4% | 721 30.7% | 490 | 2,347 | D+17.7 |
| Anderson | 597 25.5% | 539 23.0% | 1,204 | 2,340 | Others |
| Jackson | 1,344 57.5% | 743 31.8% | 251 | 2,338 | D+25.7 |
| Coffee | 1,705 73.6% | 521 22.5% | 92 | 2,318 | D+51.1 |
| Hardin | 738 31.9% | 955 41.2% | 624 | 2,317 | R+9.4 |
| Hickman | 1,288 56.4% | 869 38.1% | 125 | 2,282 | D+18.4 |
| Stewart | 1,512 67.3% | 485 21.6% | 251 | 2,248 | D+45.7 |
| Macon | 787 35.2% | 1,251 56.0% | 197 | 2,235 | R+20.8 |
| Dyer | 1,469 65.9% | 318 14.3% | 441 | 2,228 | D+51.7 |
| Johnson | 256 11.6% | 933 42.1% | 1,025 | 2,214 | Others |
| Henderson | 738 33.8% | 473 21.7% | 970 | 2,181 | Others |
| McMinn | 907 41.6% | 625 28.7% | 648 | 2,180 | D+12.9 |
| Campbell | 551 26.1% | 302 14.3% | 1,262 | 2,115 | Others |
| Benton | 1,095 53.0% | 652 31.6% | 319 | 2,066 | D+21.4 |
| Marshall | 1,551 76.0% | 376 18.4% | 113 | 2,040 | D+57.6 |
| Polk | 867 42.7% | 533 26.2% | 631 | 2,031 | D+16.4 |
| Jefferson | 514 25.6% | 540 26.9% | 956 | 2,010 | Others |
| Roane | 570 29.0% | 482 24.5% | 916 | 1,968 | Others |
| Cocke | 597 31.0% | 757 39.3% | 573 | 1,927 | R+8.3 |
| Hardeman | 1,323 69.0% | 320 16.7% | 275 | 1,918 | D+52.3 |
| Union | 404 21.1% | 307 16.0% | 1,202 | 1,913 | Others |
| White | 1,222 64.7% | 330 17.5% | 337 | 1,889 | D+47.2 |
| Cannon | 1,184 63.3% | 631 33.7% | 55 | 1,870 | D+29.6 |
| Humphreys | 1,285 69.5% | 343 18.6% | 220 | 1,848 | D+51.0 |
| Lauderdale | 1,020 55.8% | 186 10.2% | 623 | 1,829 | D+45.6 |
| Marion | 809 44.8% | 453 25.1% | 545 | 1,807 | D+19.7 |
| Wayne | 435 24.1% | 971 53.8% | 399 | 1,805 | R+29.7 |
| Tipton | 987 56.5% | 564 32.3% | 196 | 1,747 | D+24.2 |
| Bradley | 645 38.1% | 485 28.6% | 565 | 1,695 | D+9.4 |
| Decatur | 758 45.4% | 405 24.3% | 506 | 1,669 | D+21.2 |
| Morgan | 466 28.0% | 312 18.7% | 887 | 1,665 | Others |
| Scott | 160 9.7% | 123 7.5% | 1,362 | 1,645 | Others |
| Cheatham | 1,096 70.3% | 317 20.3% | 146 | 1,559 | D+50.0 |
| Rhea | 692 45.0% | 253 16.5% | 592 | 1,537 | D+28.6 |
| Hamblen | 722 48.1% | 427 28.4% | 352 | 1,501 | D+19.7 |
| Chester | 636 46.4% | 308 22.5% | 427 | 1,371 | D+23.9 |
| Cumberland | 489 37.4% | 372 28.4% | 447 | 1,308 | D+8.9 |
| Bledsoe | 464 37.0% | 379 30.2% | 411 | 1,254 | D+6.8 |
| Clay | 718 57.3% | 440 35.1% | 95 | 1,253 | D+22.2 |
| Unicoi | 170 13.8% | 280 22.8% | 780 | 1,230 | Others |
| Haywood | 1,069 87.6% | 34 2.8% | 118 | 1,221 | D+84.8 |
| Fentress | 399 33.8% | 444 37.6% | 338 | 1,181 | R+3.8 |
| Perry | 664 56.3% | 379 32.1% | 136 | 1,179 | D+24.2 |
| Hancock | 427 36.7% | 654 56.1% | 84 | 1,165 | R+19.5 |
| Loudon | 415 37.8% | 322 29.3% | 362 | 1,099 | D+8.5 |
| Meigs | 517 50.8% | 337 33.1% | 164 | 1,018 | D+17.7 |
| Fayette | 829 84.3% | 59 6.0% | 95 | 983 | D+78.3 |
| Houston | 580 64.2% | 172 19.0% | 151 | 903 | D+45.2 |
| Pickett | 411 45.6% | 355 39.4% | 135 | 901 | D+6.2 |
| Grundy | 529 61.6% | 122 14.2% | 208 | 859 | D+47.4 |
| Moore | 694 84.4% | 116 14.1% | 12 | 822 | D+70.3 |
| Trousdale | 544 68.9% | 211 26.7% | 35 | 790 | D+42.2 |
| James (Ext) | 202 25.9% | 169 21.7% | 408 | 779 | Others |
| Lake | 499 75.0% | 122 18.3% | 44 | 665 | D+56.7 |
| Lewis | 370 57.3% | 126 19.5% | 150 | 646 | D+37.8 |
| Sequatchie | 354 57.6% | 139 22.6% | 122 | 615 | D+35.0 |
| Van Buren | 225 58.4% | 106 27.5% | 54 | 385 | D+30.9 |
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.
Tennessee in every presidential election we hold
| Year | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Donald Trump (R) | R+29.7 |
| 2020 | Donald Trump (R) | R+23.2 |
| 2016 | Donald Trump (R) | R+26.0 |
| 2012 | Mitt Romney (R) | R+20.4 |
| 2008 | John McCain (R) | R+15.1 |
| 2004 | George W. Bush (R) | R+14.3 |
| 2000 | George W. Bush (R) | R+3.9 |
| 1996 | Bill Clinton (D) | D+2.4 |
| 1992 | Bill Clinton (D) | D+4.7 |
| 1988 | George H. W. Bush (R) | R+16.3 |
| 1984 | Ronald Reagan (R) | R+16.3 |
| 1980 | Ronald Reagan (R) | R+0.3 |
| 1976 | Jimmy Carter (D) | D+13.0 |
| 1972 | Richard Nixon (R) | R+38.0 |
| 1968 | Richard Nixon (R) | R+9.7 |
| 1964 | Lyndon B. Johnson (D) | D+11.0 |
| 1960 | Richard Nixon (R) | R+7.1 |
| 1956 | Dwight D. Eisenhower (R) | R+0.6 |
| 1952 | Dwight D. Eisenhower (R) | R+0.3 |
| 1948 | Harry S. Truman (D) | D+12.3 |
| 1944 | Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) | D+21.2 |
| 1940 | Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) | D+34.9 |
| 1936 | Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) | D+38.1 |
| 1932 | Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) | D+34.0 |
| 1928 | Herbert Hoover (R) | R+7.7 |
| 1924 | John W. Davis (D) | D+9.2 |
| 1920 | Warren G. Harding (R) | R+3.0 |
| 1916 | Woodrow Wilson (D) | D+13.6 |
| 1912 | Woodrow Wilson (D) | D+28.8 |
| 1908 | William Jennings Bryan (D) | D+7.0 |
| 1904 | Alton B. Parker (D) | D+11.0 |
| 1900 | William Jennings Bryan (D) | D+8.2 |
| 1896 | William Jennings Bryan (D) | D+5.8 |
| 1892 | Grover Cleveland (D) | D+13.5 |
| 1888 | Grover Cleveland (D) | D+6.5 |
| 1884 | Grover Cleveland (D) | D+3.7 |
| 1880 | Winfield Scott Hancock (D) | D+9.1 |
| 1876 | Samuel J. Tilden (D) | D+19.7 |
| 1872 | Third party (other) | |
| 1868 | Ulysses S. Grant (R) | R+36.9 |