1912 United States presidential election in Iowa explained

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The 1912 United States presidential election in Iowa took place on November 5, 1912, as part of the 1912 United States presidential election. Voters chose 13 representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

Iowa was won by Princeton University President Woodrow Wilson (D–New Jersey), running with governor of Indiana Thomas R. Marshall, with 37.64% of the popular vote, against the 26th president of the United States Theodore Roosevelt (P–New York), running with governor of California Hiram Johnson, with 32.87% of the popular vote and the 27th president of the United States William Howard Taft (R–Ohio), running with Columbia University President Nicholas Murray Butler, with 24.33% of the popular vote.^[1]

Wilson was the first Democrat to win Iowa's electoral votes since Franklin Pierce in 1852. No Democrat would obtain a majority until Franklin Roosevelt in 1932.

Results

Results by county

County[2]	Thomas Woodrow Wilson Democratic		William Howard Taft Republican		Theodore Roosevelt Progressive "Bull Moose"		Eugene Victor Debs Socialist		Eugene Wilder Chafin Prohibition		Margin		Total votes cast
	data-sort-type="number"		data-sort-type="number"	%	data-sort-type="number"		data-sort-type="number"	%	data-sort-type="number"		data-sort-type="number"	%		data-sort-type="number"		data-sort-type="number"	%	data-sort-type="number"		data-sort-type="number"	%	data-sort-type="number"		data-sort-type="number"	%
	Adair		1,195		35.13%		1,248		36.68%		890		26.16%		31		0.91%		38		1.12%		-53		-1.56%		3,402
	Adams		1,215		43.66%		913		32.81%		571		20.52%		32		1.15%		52		1.87%		302		10.85%		2,783
	Allamakee		1,767		40.52%		1,269		29.10%		1,273		29.19%		39		0.89%		13		0.30%		494		11.33%		4,361
	Appanoose		2,058		35.44%		2,356		40.57%		969		16.69%		359		6.18%		65		1.12%		-298		-5.13%		5,807
	Audubon		963		36.39%		692		26.15%		968		36.58%		10		0.38%		13		0.49%		-5		-0.19%		2,646
	Benton		2,472		42.56%		1,831		31.53%		1,234		21.25%		199		3.43%		72		1.24%		641		11.04%		5,808
	Black Hawk		3,702		34.76%		1,601		15.03%		4,724		44.36%		411		3.86%		211		1.98%		-1,022		-9.60%		10,649
	Boone		1,601		27.23%		802		13.64%		2,835		48.21%		537		9.13%		105		1.79%		-1,234		-20.99%		5,880
	Bremer		1,944		51.65%		1,013		26.91%		741		19.69%		24		0.64%		42		1.12%		931		24.73%		3,764
	Buchanan		1,866		39.54%		1,271		26.93%		1,455		30.83%		23		0.49%		104		2.20%		411		8.71%		4,719
	Buena Vista		921		25.34%		755		20.77%		1,852		50.95%		61		1.68%		46		1.27%		-931		-25.61%		3,635
	Butler		926		26.48%		903		25.82%		1,553		44.41%		28		0.80%		87		2.49%		-627		-17.93%		3,497
	Calhoun		1,182		32.66%		963		26.61%		1,324		36.58%		85		2.35%		65		1.80%		-142		-3.92%		3,619
	Carroll		2,326		54.32%		664		15.51%		1,188		27.74%		53		1.24%		51		1.19%		1,138		26.58%		4,282
	Cass		1,510		33.59%		1,724		38.35%		1,096		24.38%		103		2.29%		62		1.38%		-214		-4.76%		4,495
	Cedar		1,938		43.85%		1,036		23.44%		1,364		30.86%		43		0.97%		39		0.88%		574		12.99%		4,420
	Cerro Gordo		1,742		33.49%		1,334		25.64%		1,814		34.87%		212		4.08%		100		1.92%		-72		-1.38%		5,202
	Cherokee		930		30.08%		381		12.32%		1,680		54.33%		56		1.81%		45		1.46%		-750		-24.26%		3,092
	Chickasaw		1,891		52.08%		1,022		28.15%		662		18.23%		35		0.96%		21		0.58%		869		23.93%		3,631
	Clarke		910		36.56%		882		35.44%		595		23.91%		21		0.84%		81		3.25%		28		1.12%		2,489
	Clay		707		25.04%		679		24.04%		1,347		47.70%		50		1.77%		41		1.45%		-640		-22.66%		2,824
	Clayton		2,919		49.80%		1,239		21.14%		1,471		25.10%		142		2.42%		90		1.54%		1,448		24.71%		5,861
	Clinton		3,633		39.55%		1,890		20.58%		3,188		34.71%		403		4.39%		71		0.77%		445		4.84%		9,185
	Crawford		2,193		46.96%		1,169		25.03%		1,181		25.29%		66		1.41%		61		1.31%		1,012		21.67%		4,670
	Dallas		1,718		32.73%		1,825		34.77%		1,361		25.93%		200		3.81%		145		2.76%		-107		-2.04%		5,249
	Davis		1,453		47.41%		1,184		38.63%		353		11.52%		44		1.44%		31		1.01%		269		8.78%		3,065
	Decatur		1,659		42.24%		1,351		34.39%		773		19.68%		90		2.29%		55		1.40%		308		7.84%		3,928
	Delaware		1,399		34.42%		1,394		34.30%		1,145		28.17%		83		2.04%		43		1.06%		5		0.12%		4,064
	Des Moines		3,169		39.30%		2,136		26.49%		2,090		25.92%		537		6.66%		132		1.64%		1,033		12.81%		8,064
	Dickinson		502		26.96%		457		24.54%		850		45.65%		38		2.04%		15		0.81%		-348		-18.69%		1,862
	Dubuque		6,237		53.20%		1,620		13.82%		3,421		29.18%		415		3.54%		31		0.26%		2,816		24.02%		11,724
	Emmet		486		25.01%		602		30.98%		738		37.98%		99		5.10%		18		0.93%		-136		-7.00%		1,943
	Fayette		2,379		38.20%		1,192		19.14%		2,240		35.97%		250		4.01%		166		2.67%		139		2.23%		6,227
	Floyd		1,244		31.85%		1,216		31.13%		1,256		32.16%		142		3.64%		48		1.23%		-12		-0.31%		3,906
	Franklin		694		22.64%		773		25.21%		1,403		45.76%		67		2.19%		129		4.21%		-630		-20.55%		3,066
	Fremont		1,762		47.63%		973		26.30%		861		23.28%		65		1.76%		38		1.03%		789		21.33%		3,699
	Greene		980		27.51%		1,324		37.17%		1,166		32.73%		29		0.81%		63		1.77%		158		4.44%		3,562
	Grundy		1,149		37.12%		421		13.60%		1,465		47.33%		12		0.39%		48		1.55%		-316		-10.21%		3,095
	Guthrie		1,390		33.93%		1,258		30.71%		1,303		31.80%		74		1.81%		72		1.76%		87		2.12%		4,097
	Hamilton		1,041		24.27%		831		19.37%		2,282		53.19%		68		1.59%		68		1.59%		-1,241		-28.93%		4,290
	Hancock		710		28.32%		860		34.30%		899		35.86%		8		0.32%		30		1.20%		-39		-1.56%		2,507
	Hardin		1,072		24.07%		732		16.43%		2,362		53.03%		87		1.95%		201		4.51%		-1,290		-28.96%		4,454
	Harrison		2,157		40.54%		1,528		28.72%		1,336		25.11%		226		4.25%		74		1.39%		629		11.82%		5,321
	Henry		1,580		37.17%		1,663		39.12%		856		20.14%		47		1.11%		105		2.47%		-83		-1.95%		4,251
	Howard		1,416		45.17%		750		23.92%		837		26.70%		69		2.20%		63		2.01%		579		18.47%		3,135
	Humboldt		634		24.93%		477		18.76%		1,377		54.15%		16		0.63%		39		1.53%		-743		-29.22%		2,543
	Ida		1,087		38.93%		530		18.98%		1,144		40.97%		18		0.64%		13		0.47%		-57		-2.04%		2,792
	Iowa		1,841		45.77%		1,237		30.76%		875		21.76%		24		0.60%		45		1.12%		604		15.02%		4,022
	Jackson		2,259		47.06%		1,174		24.46%		1,003		20.90%		109		2.27%		255		5.31%		1,085		22.60%		4,800
	Jasper		2,487		39.20%		1,766		27.83%		1,531		24.13%		397		6.26%		164		2.58%		721		11.36%		6,345
	Jefferson		1,311		35.80%		1,378		37.63%		786		21.46%		72		1.97%		115		3.14%		-67		-1.83%		3,662
	Johnson		3,327		56.52%		1,645		27.95%		763		12.96%		92		1.56%		59		1.00%		1,682		28.58%		5,886
	Jones		2,189		47.93%		1,622		35.52%		689		15.09%		34		0.74%		33		0.72%		567		12.42%		4,567
	Keokuk		2,434		46.63%		1,361		26.07%		1,232		23.60%		74		1.42%		119		2.28%		1,073		20.56%		5,220
	Kossuth		1,813		39.53%		857		18.69%		1,860		40.56%		21		0.46%		35		0.76%		-47		-1.02%		4,586
	Lee		3,891		45.67%		2,016		23.66%		2,299		26.98%		258		3.03%		56		0.66%		1,592		18.69%		8,520
	Linn		5,422		40.12%		4,326		32.01%		3,038		22.48%		487		3.60%		242		1.79%		1,096		8.11%		13,515
	Louisa		881		29.94%		1,070		36.36%		891		30.28%		58		1.97%		43		1.46%		179		6.08%		2,943
	Lucas		968		33.11%		939		32.11%		855		29.24%		110		3.76%		52		1.78%		29		0.99%		2,924
	Lyon		896		32.27%		412		14.84%		1,361		49.01%		89		3.20%		19		0.68%		-465		-16.74%		2,777
	Madison		1,185		31.43%		1,274		33.79%		1,121		29.73%		86		2.28%		104		2.76%		-89		-2.36%		3,770
	Mahaska		2,576		39.95%		1,682		26.09%		1,705		26.44%		202		3.13%		283		4.39%		871		13.51%		6,448
	Marion		2,276		43.31%		1,191		22.66%		1,419		27.00%		297		5.65%		72		1.37%		857		16.31%		5,255
	Marshall		2,162		32.19%		926		13.79%		3,106		46.24%		324		4.82%		199		2.96%		-944		-14.05%		6,717
	Mills		1,312		39.22%		850		25.41%		1,093		32.68%		57		1.70%		33		0.99%		219		6.55%		3,345
	Mitchell		1,082		37.28%		590		20.33%		1,171		40.35%		29		1.00%		30		1.03%		-89		-3.07%		2,902
	Monona		1,358		35.51%		1,109		29.00%		1,289		33.71%		36		0.94%		32		0.84%		69		1.80%		3,824
	Monroe		1,485		28.11%		1,385		26.22%		1,495		28.30%		856		16.21%		61		1.15%		-10		-0.19%		5,282
	Montgomery		1,206		30.35%		917		23.07%		1,713		43.11%		106		2.67%		32		0.81%		-507		-12.76%		3,974
	Muscatine		2,679		37.68%		789		11.10%		2,796		39.32%		758		10.66%		88		1.24%		-117		-1.65%		7,110
	O'Brien		1,506		38.91%		620		16.02%		1,659		42.87%		53		1.37%		32		0.83%		-153		-3.95%		3,870
	Osceola		786		40.14%		520		26.56%		609		31.10%		29		1.48%		14		0.72%		177		9.04%		1,958
	Page		1,462		29.32%		980		19.65%		2,216		44.44%		197		3.95%		132		2.65%		-754		-15.12%		4,987
	Palo Alto		1,274		40.51%		953		30.30%		755		24.01%		101		3.21%		62		1.97%		321		10.21%		3,145
	Plymouth		2,038		41.24%		825		16.69%		2,005		40.57%		28		0.57%		46		0.93%		33		0.67%		4,942
	Pocahontas		1,176		35.52%		760		22.95%		1,277		38.57%		69		2.08%		29		0.88%		-101		-3.05%		3,311
	Polk		7,239		32.07%		4,665		20.66%		8,110		35.92%		1,695		7.51%		866		3.84%		-871		-3.86%		22,575
	Pottawattamie		4,993		42.08%		1,753		14.77%		4,538		38.24%		489		4.12%		93		0.78%		455		3.83%		11,866
	Poweshiek		1,631		35.89%		902		19.85%		1,792		39.43%		107		2.35%		113		2.49%		-161		-3.54%		4,545
	Ringgold		958		32.72%		916		31.28%		939		32.07%		45		1.54%		70		2.39%		19		0.65%		2,928
	Sac		1,124		30.67%		622		16.97%		1,819		49.63%		58		1.58%		42		1.15%		-695		-18.96%		3,665
	Scott		5,632		41.17%		1,568		11.46%		4,977		36.38%		1,444		10.56%		58		0.42%		655		4.79%		13,679
	Shelby		1,841		47.78%		872		22.63%		1,073		27.85%		38		0.99%		29		0.75%		768		19.93%		3,853
	Sioux		1,453		31.15%		575		12.33%		2,566		55.02%		55		1.18%		15		0.32%		-1,113		-23.86%		4,664
	Story		1,224		23.39%		1,247		23.82%		2,515		48.05%		76		1.45%		172		3.29%		-1,268		-24.23%		5,234
	Tama		2,446		44.76%		1,179		21.57%		1,722		31.51%		45		0.82%		73		1.34%		724		13.25%		5,465
	Taylor		1,372		35.61%		1,364		35.40%		999		25.93%		40		1.04%		78		2.02%		8		0.21%		3,853
	Union		1,528		39.25%		1,096		28.15%		1,115		28.64%		75		1.93%		79		2.03%		413		10.61%		3,893
	Van Buren		1,495		39.68%		1,483		39.36%		675		17.91%		52		1.38%		63		1.67%		12		0.32%		3,768
	Wapello		3,102		36.62%		2,755		32.53%		1,838		21.70%		699		8.25%		76		0.90%		347		4.10%		8,470
	Warren		1,396		34.46%		1,386		34.21%		1,102		27.20%		53		1.31%		114		2.81%		10		0.25%		4,051
	Washington		2,003		41.76%		1,264		26.35%		1,330		27.73%		84		1.75%		116		2.42%		673		14.03%		4,797
	Wayne		1,581		41.93%		1,193		31.64%		796		21.11%		88		2.33%		113		3.00%		388		10.29%		3,771
	Webster		2,370		33.25%		2,123		29.79%		2,171		30.46%		316		4.43%		147		2.06%		199		2.79%		7,127
	Winnebago		390		17.48%		532		23.85%		1,035		46.39%		142		6.36%		132		5.92%		-503		-22.55%		2,231
	Winneshiek		2,105		41.03%		802		15.63%		2,136		41.64%		61		1.19%		26		0.51%		-31		-0.60%		5,130
	Woodbury		4,564		34.89%		2,441		18.66%		5,463		41.76%		449		3.43%		165		1.26%		-899		-6.87%		13,082
	Worth		402		20.28%		354		17.86%		1,147		57.87%		42		2.12%		37		1.87%		-745		-37.59%		1,982
	Wright		765		21.52%		805		22.64%		1,856		52.21%		54		1.52%		75		2.11%		-1,051		-29.56%		3,555
Total	185,325	37.64%	119,805	24.33%	161,819	32.87%	16,967	3.45%	8,440	1.71%	23,506	4.77%	492,356

See also

• United States presidential elections in Iowa

Notes and References

1. Web site: 1912 Presidential Election Results – Iowa.
2. Iowa Secretary of State; ‘Official Canvass of Votes by Counties for President 1912, Governor 1910-’; Iowa Official Register 1913 pp. 504-506