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Utah · 1912 presidential election

Utah presidential election results 1912

William Howard Taft carried Utah by 4.84 points (5,437 votes), winning 4 electoral votes.

Electoral votes
4
Votes counted
112,272
UT result
R+4.8
Compared with the nation
23.4 pts more Republican
Swing since 1908
12.2 pts to D

Statewide result

CandidatePartyVotesShareBarElectoral votes
William Howard TaftRepublican42,01337.40%4
Woodrow WilsonDemocratic36,57632.60%—
Theodore RooseveltProgressive24,17421.50%—
Eugene V. DebsSocialist8,9998.00%—
Total votes112,272

Sources: 1912

Questions and answers

Who won Utah in 1912?

William Howard Taft won Utah by 4.84 percentage points (5,437 votes).

How many electoral votes did Utah have in 1912?

Utah cast 4 electoral votes in 1912.

How many people voted for president in Utah in 1912?

112,272 votes were counted for president.

How did Utah change from 1908 to 1912?

The margin moved 12.2 points toward the Democratic ticket, from Republican by 17.1 points to Republican by 4.8 points.

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