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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.

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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 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%
Total251,933

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
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

YearWinnerMargin
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