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Massachusetts · 1912 presidential election

Massachusetts presidential election results 1912

Woodrow Wilson carried Massachusetts by 3.58 points (17,460 votes), winning 18 electoral votes.

Electoral votes
18
Votes counted
488,056
MA result
D+3.6
Compared with the nation
15.0 pts more Republican
Swing since 1908
27.8 pts to D

Statewide result

CandidatePartyVotesShareBarElectoral votes
Woodrow WilsonDemocratic173,40835.50%18
William Howard TaftRepublican155,94832.00%—
Theodore RooseveltProgressive142,22829.10%—
Eugene V. DebsSocialist12,6162.60%—
Total votes488,056

Sources: 1912

Questions and answers

Who won Massachusetts in 1912?

Woodrow Wilson won Massachusetts by 3.58 percentage points (17,460 votes).

How many electoral votes did Massachusetts have in 1912?

Massachusetts cast 18 electoral votes in 1912.

How many people voted for president in Massachusetts in 1912?

488,056 votes were counted for president.

How did Massachusetts change from 1908 to 1912?

The margin moved 27.8 points toward the Democratic ticket, from Republican by 24.2 points to Democratic by 3.6 points.

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