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Louisiana · 1912 presidential election

Louisiana presidential election results 1912

Woodrow Wilson carried Louisiana by 65.10 points (51,588 votes), winning 10 electoral votes.

Electoral votes
10
Votes counted
79,248
LA result
D+72.0
Compared with the nation
53.4 pts more Democratic
Swing since 1908
0.7 pts to R

Statewide result

CandidatePartyVotesShareBarElectoral votes
Woodrow WilsonDemocratic60,87176.80%10
Theodore RooseveltProgressive9,28311.70%—
Eugene V. DebsSocialist5,2616.60%—
William Howard TaftRepublican3,8334.80%—
Total votes79,248

Sources: 1912

Questions and answers

Who won Louisiana in 1912?

Woodrow Wilson won Louisiana by 65.10 percentage points (51,588 votes).

How many electoral votes did Louisiana have in 1912?

Louisiana cast 10 electoral votes in 1912.

How many people voted for president in Louisiana in 1912?

79,248 votes were counted for president.

How did Louisiana change from 1908 to 1912?

The margin moved 0.7 points toward the Republican ticket, from Democratic by 72.7 points to Democratic by 72.0 points.

Official results As published by The American Presidency Project (UC Santa Barbara) and the state documents it links. How we use this data