Rhode Island · 1912 presidential election
Rhode Island presidential election results 1912
Woodrow Wilson carried Rhode Island by 3.48 points (2,709 votes), winning 5 electoral votes.
- Electoral votes
- 5
- Votes counted
- 77,894
- RI result
- D+3.5
- Compared with the nation
- 15.1 pts more Republican
- Swing since 1908
- 30.1 pts to D
Statewide result
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Bar | Electoral votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Woodrow Wilson | Democratic | 30,412 | 39.00% | 5 | |
| William Howard Taft | Republican | 27,703 | 35.60% | — | |
| Theodore Roosevelt | Progressive | 16,878 | 21.70% | — | |
| Eugene V. Debs | Socialist | 2,049 | 2.60% | — | |
| Total votes | 77,894 | ||||
Sources: 1912
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Questions and answers
Who won Rhode Island in 1912?
Woodrow Wilson won Rhode Island by 3.48 percentage points (2,709 votes).
How many electoral votes did Rhode Island have in 1912?
Rhode Island cast 5 electoral votes in 1912.
How many people voted for president in Rhode Island in 1912?
77,894 votes were counted for president.
How did Rhode Island change from 1908 to 1912?
The margin moved 30.1 points toward the Democratic ticket, from Republican by 26.6 points to Democratic by 3.5 points.
Official results As published by The American Presidency Project (UC Santa Barbara) and the state documents it links. How we use this data