1912 United States presidential election in Wyoming

1912 United States presidential election in Wyoming
Wilson 30-40% 40-50%	Taft 30-40% 40-50%
President before election; William Howard Taft ; Republican	Elected President; Woodrow Wilson ; Democratic

Last updated January 05, 2024

The 1912 United States presidential election in Wyoming took place on November 5, 1912, as part of the 1912 United States presidential election. State voters chose three representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

Wyoming was won by Princeton University President Woodrow Wilson (D–Virginia), running with governor of Indiana Thomas R. Marshall, with 36.20 percent of the popular vote, against the 27th president of the United States William Howard Taft (R–Ohio), running with Columbia University President Nicholas Murray Butler, with 34.42 percent of the popular vote, the 26th president of the United States Theodore Roosevelt (P–New York), running with governor of California Hiram Johnson, with 21.83 percent of the popular vote and the five-time candidate of the Socialist Party of America for President of the United States Eugene V. Debs (S–Indiana), running with the first Socialist mayor of a major city in the United States Emil Seidel, with 6.53 percent of the popular vote.^[1]

Despite having a member of the Progressive Party (Joseph M. Carey) as the governor of the state, Theodore Roosevelt came in third and Wyoming was one of the areas Roosevelt received lower levels of support.

Results

1912 United States presidential election in Wyoming^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Woodrow Wilson	15,310	36.20%
	Republican	William Howard Taft (incumbent)	14,560	34.42%
	Progressive	Theodore Roosevelt	9,232	21.83%
	Socialist	Eugene V. Debs	2,760	6.53%
	Prohibition	Eugene Chafin	434	1.03%
Total votes			42,296	100.00%

Results by county

County	Thomas Woodrow Wilson^[2] Democratic		William Howard Taft^[2] Republican		Theodore Roosevelt^[3] Progressive		Eugene Victor Debs^[4] Socialist		Eugene Wilder Chafin^[4] Prohibition		Margin		Total votes cast
County	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%	Total votes cast
Albany	1,044	38.77%	882	32.75%	531	19.72%	177	6.57%	59	2.19%	162	6.02%	2,693
Big Horn	691	30.83%	794	35.43%	594	26.51%	136	6.07%	26	1.16%	-103	-4.60%	2,241
Campbell	361	48.78%	186	25.14%	163	22.03%	19	2.57%	11	1.49%	175	23.64%	740
Carbon	957	33.88%	1,106	39.15%	489	17.31%	258	9.13%	15	0.53%	-149	-5.27%	2,825
Converse	436	31.62%	540	39.16%	349	25.31%	40	2.90%	14	1.02%	-104	-7.54%	1,379
Crook	726	38.78%	505	26.98%	461	24.63%	166	8.87%	14	0.75%	221	11.80%	1,872
Fremont	993	40.45%	811	33.03%	511	20.81%	131	5.34%	9	0.37%	182	7.42%	2,455
Goshen	318	35.41%	292	32.52%	235	26.17%	23	2.56%	30	3.34%	26	2.89%	898
Hot Springs	343	34.10%	273	27.14%	298	29.62%	80	7.95%	12	1.19%	45^{[lower-alpha 1]}	4.48%	1,006
Johnson	524	37.54%	522	37.39%	327	23.42%	21	1.50%	2	0.14%	2	0.15%	1,396
Laramie	1,923	40.03%	1,871	38.95%	835	17.38%	131	2.73%	44	0.92%	52	1.08%	4,804
Lincoln	1,028	30.43%	1,430	42.33%	580	17.17%	334	9.89%	6	0.18%	-402	-11.90%	3,378
Natrona	447	31.79%	640	45.52%	262	18.63%	52	3.70%	5	0.36%	-193	-13.73%	1,406
Niobrara	282	27.84%	500	49.36%	142	14.02%	30	2.96%	59	5.82%	-218	-21.52%	1,013
Park	672	37.50%	534	29.80%	470	26.23%	88	4.91%	28	1.56%	138	7.70%	1,792
Platte	785	44.48%	500	28.33%	353	20.00%	87	4.93%	40	2.27%	285	16.15%	1,765
Sheridan	1,649	38.82%	862	20.29%	1,305	30.72%	398	9.37%	34	0.80%	344^{[lower-alpha 1]}	8.10%	4,248
Sweetwater	916	36.89%	888	35.76%	390	15.71%	279	11.24%	10	0.40%	28	1.13%	2,483
Uinta	535	27.84%	717	37.30%	463	24.09%	207	10.77%	0	0.00%	-182	-9.46%	1,922
Washakie	221	32.74%	258	38.22%	168	24.89%	23	3.41%	5	0.74%	-37	-5.48%	675
Weston	459	35.17%	449	34.41%	306	23.45%	80	6.13%	11	0.84%	10	0.76%	1,305
Totals	15,310	36.20%	14,560	34.42%	9,232	21.83%	2,760	6.53%	434	1.03%	750	1.78%	42,296

Notes

1 2 In this county where Roosevelt ran second ahead of Taft, margin given is Wilson vote minus Roosevelt vote and percentage margin Wilson percentage minus Roosevelt percentage.

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References

1 2 "1912 Presidential Election Results Wyoming".
1 2 Robinson, Edgar Eugene; The Presidential Vote; 1896-1932 (second edition); pp. 226-227 Published 1947 by Stanford University Press
↑ Géoelections; 1912 Presidential Election Popular Vote Archived 2018-06-13 at the Wayback Machine (.xlsx file for €15)
1 2 Géoelections; 1912 Presidential Election Popular Vote for Eugene Debs (.xlsx file for €15)

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[RooseveltdTaft-5] 1 2 In this county where Roosevelt ran second ahead of Taft, margin given is Wilson vote minus Roosevelt vote and percentage margin Wilson percentage minus Roosevelt percentage.

[Leip-1] 1 2 "1912 Presidential Election Results Wyoming".

[Presidential-2] 1 2 Robinson, Edgar Eugene; The Presidential Vote; 1896-1932 (second edition); pp. 226-227 Published 1947 by Stanford University Press

[3] Géoelections; 1912 Presidential Election Popular Vote Archived 2018-06-13 at the Wayback Machine (.xlsx file for €15)

[GeoelectionsII-4] 1 2 Géoelections; 1912 Presidential Election Popular Vote for Eugene Debs (.xlsx file for €15)

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