1912 vs 1916 presidential election: swing by state
Nationally the popular vote went from D+18.6 in 1912 to D+3.1 in 1916. 39 of 48 states moved toward the Republican ticket and 20 changed hands.
Every state
Download CSV| State | 1912 | 1916 | Swing | Flipped |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Dakota | D+42.1 | R+3.9 | R+46.0 | Progressive → Republican |
| California | D+41.2 | D+0.3 | R+40.9 | Progressive → Democratic |
| New Jersey | D+20.7 | R+11.7 | R+32.4 | Democratic → Republican |
| North Carolina | D+47.3 | D+16.4 | R+30.9 | |
| Iowa | D+13.3 | R+11.3 | R+24.6 | Democratic → Republican |
| Pennsylvania | D+10.0 | R+14.0 | R+24.1 | Progressive → Republican |
| Maine | D+19.0 | R+4.0 | R+23.0 | Democratic → Republican |
| Illinois | D+13.2 | R+9.2 | R+22.4 | Democratic → Republican |
| West Virginia | D+21.0 | R+0.9 | R+21.9 | Democratic → Republican |
| Indiana | D+20.0 | R+1.0 | R+20.9 | Democratic → Republican |
| New York | D+12.6 | R+7.0 | R+19.6 | Democratic → Republican |
| Kentucky | D+22.9 | D+5.4 | R+17.5 | |
| Maryland | D+24.9 | D+8.0 | R+16.9 | |
| Delaware | D+13.6 | R+2.4 | R+16.1 | Democratic → Republican |
| Tennessee | D+28.8 | D+13.6 | R+15.2 | |
| Wisconsin | D+8.4 | R+6.6 | R+15.0 | Democratic → Republican |
| Vermont | R+12.7 | R+27.2 | R+14.6 | |
| Virginia | D+49.0 | D+34.7 | R+14.2 | |
| Missouri | D+17.6 | D+3.7 | R+14.0 | |
| Kansas | D+18.8 | D+5.9 | R+13.0 | |
| Minnesota | D+12.6 | R+0.1 | R+12.7 | Progressive → Republican |
| Oregon | D+9.0 | R+2.6 | R+11.6 | Democratic → Republican |
| Florida | D+61.9 | D+51.2 | R+10.7 | |
| Arizona | D+31.0 | D+21.8 | R+9.2 | |
| Rhode Island | D+3.5 | R+5.1 | R+8.6 | Democratic → Republican |
| Michigan | R+0.2 | R+8.3 | R+8.1 | Progressive → Republican |
| Alabama | D+61.6 | D+53.8 | R+7.8 | |
| Nebraska | D+22.0 | D+14.3 | R+7.7 | |
| Massachusetts | D+3.6 | R+3.9 | R+7.5 | Democratic → Republican |
| Nevada | D+23.8 | D+17.0 | R+6.9 | |
| Ohio | D+14.1 | D+7.7 | R+6.5 | |
| Connecticut | D+3.3 | R+3.1 | R+6.4 | Democratic → Republican |
| North Dakota | D+7.6 | D+1.5 | R+6.1 | |
| Texas | D+63.3 | D+59.5 | R+3.9 | |
| New Mexico | D+6.7 | D+3.9 | R+2.8 | |
| New Hampshire | D+2.1 | D+0.1 | R+2.0 | |
| Washington | D+5.1 | D+4.2 | R+0.8 | Progressive → Democratic |
| South Carolina | D+94.9 | D+94.3 | R+0.6 | |
| Georgia | D+72.4 | D+72.2 | R+0.1 | |
| Mississippi | D+86.5 | D+87.9 | D+1.4 | |
| Arkansas | D+34.6 | D+38.6 | D+4.1 | |
| Colorado | D+20.9 | D+26.0 | D+5.1 | |
| Oklahoma | D+11.2 | D+17.4 | D+6.2 | |
| Louisiana | D+72.0 | D+79.0 | D+7.0 | |
| Montana | D+11.9 | D+19.2 | D+7.3 | |
| Idaho | D+1.1 | D+10.9 | D+9.9 | |
| Wyoming | D+1.8 | D+12.9 | D+11.1 | |
| Utah | R+4.8 | D+21.0 | D+25.8 | Republican → Democratic |
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