Kentucky · 1912 presidential election
Kentucky presidential election results 1912
Woodrow Wilson carried Kentucky by 22.94 points (104,065 votes), winning 13 electoral votes.
- Electoral votes
- 13
- Votes counted
- 453,707
- KY result
- D+22.9
- Compared with the nation
- 4.3 pts more Democratic
- Swing since 1908
- 21.2 pts to D
Statewide result
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Bar | Electoral votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Woodrow Wilson | Democratic | 219,585 | 48.40% | 13 | |
| William Howard Taft | Republican | 115,520 | 25.50% | — | |
| Theodore Roosevelt | Progressive | 102,766 | 22.70% | — | |
| Eugene V. Debs | Socialist | 11,647 | 2.60% | — | |
| Total votes | 453,707 | ||||
Sources: 1912
Kentucky in every election · All states in 1912 · Report an error
Questions and answers
Who won Kentucky in 1912?
Woodrow Wilson won Kentucky by 22.94 percentage points (104,065 votes).
How many electoral votes did Kentucky have in 1912?
Kentucky cast 13 electoral votes in 1912.
How many people voted for president in Kentucky in 1912?
453,707 votes were counted for president.
How did Kentucky change from 1908 to 1912?
The margin moved 21.2 points toward the Democratic ticket, from Democratic by 1.7 points to Democratic by 22.9 points.
Official results As published by The American Presidency Project (UC Santa Barbara) and the state documents it links. How we use this data