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New York · 1912 presidential election

New York presidential election results 1912

Woodrow Wilson carried New York by 12.60 points (200,086 votes), winning 45 electoral votes.

Electoral votes
45
Votes counted
1,588,315
NY result
D+12.6
Compared with the nation
6.0 pts more Republican
Swing since 1908
25.0 pts to D

Statewide result

CandidatePartyVotesShareBarElectoral votes
Woodrow WilsonDemocratic655,57341.30%45
William Howard TaftRepublican455,48728.70%—
Theodore RooseveltProgressive390,09324.60%—
Eugene V. DebsSocialist63,4344.00%—
Total votes1,588,315

Sources: 1912

Questions and answers

Who won New York in 1912?

Woodrow Wilson won New York by 12.60 percentage points (200,086 votes).

How many electoral votes did New York have in 1912?

New York cast 45 electoral votes in 1912.

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

1,588,315 votes were counted for president.

How did New York change from 1908 to 1912?

The margin moved 25.0 points toward the Democratic ticket, from Republican by 12.4 points to Democratic by 12.6 points.

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