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Virginia presidential election results 1912

Woodrow Wilson carried Virginia by 48.95 points (67,044 votes), winning 12 electoral votes.

Electoral votes
12
Votes counted
136,975
VA result
D+49.0
Compared with the nation
30.4 pts more Democratic
Swing since 1908
26.8 pts to D

Statewide result

CandidatePartyVotesShareBarElectoral votes
Woodrow WilsonDemocratic90,33265.90%12
William Howard TaftRepublican23,28817.00%—
Theodore RooseveltProgressive21,77615.90%—
Eugene V. DebsSocialist8200.60%—
Total votes136,975

Sources: 1912

Questions and answers

Who won Virginia in 1912?

Woodrow Wilson won Virginia by 48.95 percentage points (67,044 votes).

How many electoral votes did Virginia have in 1912?

Virginia cast 12 electoral votes in 1912.

How many people voted for president in Virginia in 1912?

136,975 votes were counted for president.

How did Virginia change from 1908 to 1912?

The margin moved 26.8 points toward the Democratic ticket, from Democratic by 22.2 points to Democratic by 49.0 points.

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