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Vermont · 1912 presidential election

Vermont presidential election results 1912

William Howard Taft carried Vermont by 1.87 points (1,174 votes), winning 4 electoral votes.

Electoral votes
4
Votes counted
62,804
VT result
R+12.7
Compared with the nation
31.3 pts more Republican
Swing since 1908
40.6 pts to D

Statewide result

CandidatePartyVotesShareBarElectoral votes
William Howard TaftRepublican23,30337.10%4
Theodore RooseveltProgressive22,12935.20%—
Woodrow WilsonDemocratic15,35024.40%—
Eugene V. DebsSocialist9281.50%—
Total votes62,804

Sources: 1912

Questions and answers

Who won Vermont in 1912?

William Howard Taft won Vermont by 1.87 percentage points (1,174 votes).

How many electoral votes did Vermont have in 1912?

Vermont cast 4 electoral votes in 1912.

How many people voted for president in Vermont in 1912?

62,804 votes were counted for president.

How did Vermont change from 1908 to 1912?

The margin moved 40.6 points toward the Democratic ticket, from Republican by 53.3 points to Republican by 12.7 points.

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