1908 vs 1912 presidential election: swing by state
Nationally the popular vote went from R+8.6 in 1908 to D+18.6 in 1912. 1 of 46 states moved toward the Republican ticket and 27 changed hands.
Every state
Download CSV| State | 1908 | 1912 | Swing | Flipped |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Louisiana | D+72.7 | D+72.0 | R+0.7 | |
| Mississippi | D+83.6 | D+86.5 | D+2.9 | |
| Oklahoma | D+4.7 | D+11.2 | D+6.5 | |
| South Carolina | D+87.9 | D+94.9 | D+7.0 | |
| Texas | D+51.6 | D+63.3 | D+11.8 | |
| Utah | R+17.1 | R+4.8 | D+12.2 | |
| Arkansas | D+20.0 | D+34.6 | D+14.6 | |
| Alabama | D+46.4 | D+61.6 | D+15.1 | |
| Montana | R+4.3 | D+11.9 | D+16.2 | Republican → Democratic |
| Wyoming | R+15.8 | D+1.8 | D+17.5 | Republican → Democratic |
| Missouri | R+0.1 | D+17.6 | D+17.7 | Republican → Democratic |
| Idaho | R+16.9 | D+1.1 | D+18.0 | Republican → Democratic |
| Colorado | D+1.1 | D+20.9 | D+19.8 | |
| Delaware | R+6.2 | D+13.6 | D+19.8 | Republican → Democratic |
| Ohio | R+6.2 | D+14.1 | D+20.4 | Republican → Democratic |
| Nebraska | D+1.5 | D+22.0 | D+20.4 | |
| Florida | D+41.4 | D+61.9 | D+20.5 | |
| Kentucky | D+1.7 | D+22.9 | D+21.2 | |
| Indiana | R+1.5 | D+20.0 | D+21.5 | Republican → Democratic |
| Tennessee | D+6.9 | D+28.8 | D+21.9 | |
| Nevada | D+1.8 | D+23.8 | D+22.0 | |
| New Hampshire | R+21.8 | D+2.1 | D+23.8 | Republican → Democratic |
| New York | R+12.4 | D+12.6 | D+25.0 | Republican → Democratic |
| Maryland | R+0.3 | D+24.9 | D+25.1 | |
| Wisconsin | R+17.9 | D+8.4 | D+26.3 | Republican → Democratic |
| Connecticut | R+23.5 | D+3.3 | D+26.8 | Republican → Democratic |
| Virginia | D+22.2 | D+49.0 | D+26.8 | |
| Massachusetts | R+24.2 | D+3.6 | D+27.8 | Republican → Democratic |
| Iowa | R+15.0 | D+13.3 | D+28.4 | Republican → Democratic |
| Kansas | R+9.6 | D+18.8 | D+28.4 | Republican → Democratic |
| Illinois | R+15.5 | D+13.2 | D+28.7 | Republican → Democratic |
| Michigan | R+29.5 | R+0.2 | D+29.3 | Republican → Progressive |
| Rhode Island | R+26.6 | D+3.5 | D+30.1 | Republican → Democratic |
| Washington | R+26.0 | D+5.1 | D+31.1 | Republican → Progressive |
| West Virginia | R+10.3 | D+21.0 | D+31.2 | Republican → Democratic |
| Oregon | R+22.3 | D+9.0 | D+31.4 | Republican → Democratic |
| Pennsylvania | R+23.4 | D+10.0 | D+33.5 | Republican → Progressive |
| North Dakota | R+26.2 | D+7.6 | D+33.8 | Republican → Democratic |
| New Jersey | R+17.7 | D+20.7 | D+38.4 | Republican → Democratic |
| North Carolina | D+8.7 | D+47.3 | D+38.6 | |
| Minnesota | R+26.1 | D+12.6 | D+38.7 | Republican → Progressive |
| Vermont | R+53.3 | R+12.7 | D+40.6 | |
| Maine | R+29.7 | D+19.0 | D+48.7 | Republican → Democratic |
| Georgia | D+23.1 | D+72.4 | D+49.2 | |
| California | R+22.5 | D+41.2 | D+63.7 | Republican → Progressive |
| South Dakota | R+23.8 | D+42.1 | D+65.8 | Republican → Progressive |
Margins are Republican share minus Democratic share of all votes counted. Swing is the change in that margin; “R+3” means the state moved three points toward the Republican ticket.
Official results As published by The American Presidency Project (UC Santa Barbara) and the state documents it links. How we use this data