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New Jersey · 1912 presidential election

New Jersey presidential election results 1912

Woodrow Wilson carried New Jersey by 7.60 points (32,959 votes), winning 14 electoral votes.

Electoral votes
14
Votes counted
433,663
NJ result
D+20.7
Compared with the nation
2.1 pts more Democratic
Swing since 1908
38.4 pts to D

Statewide result

CandidatePartyVotesShareBarElectoral votes
Woodrow WilsonDemocratic178,63841.20%14
Theodore RooseveltProgressive145,67933.60%—
William Howard TaftRepublican89,06620.50%—
Eugene V. DebsSocialist15,9483.70%—
Total votes433,663

Sources: 1912

Questions and answers

Who won New Jersey in 1912?

Woodrow Wilson won New Jersey by 7.60 percentage points (32,959 votes).

How many electoral votes did New Jersey have in 1912?

New Jersey cast 14 electoral votes in 1912.

How many people voted for president in New Jersey in 1912?

433,663 votes were counted for president.

How did New Jersey change from 1908 to 1912?

The margin moved 38.4 points toward the Democratic ticket, from Republican by 17.7 points to Democratic by 20.7 points.

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