West Virginia · 1912 presidential election
West Virginia presidential election results 1912
Woodrow Wilson carried West Virginia by 12.65 points (33,985 votes), winning 8 electoral votes.
- Electoral votes
- 8
- Votes counted
- 268,728
- WV result
- D+21.0
- Compared with the nation
- 2.4 pts more Democratic
- Swing since 1908
- 31.2 pts to D
Statewide result
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Bar | Electoral votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Woodrow Wilson | Democratic | 113,097 | 42.10% | 8 | |
| Theodore Roosevelt | Progressive | 79,112 | 29.40% | — | |
| William Howard Taft | Republican | 56,754 | 21.10% | — | |
| Eugene V. Debs | Socialist | 15,248 | 5.70% | — | |
| Total votes | 268,728 | ||||
Sources: 1912
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Questions and answers
Who won West Virginia in 1912?
Woodrow Wilson won West Virginia by 12.65 percentage points (33,985 votes).
How many electoral votes did West Virginia have in 1912?
West Virginia cast 8 electoral votes in 1912.
How many people voted for president in West Virginia in 1912?
268,728 votes were counted for president.
How did West Virginia change from 1908 to 1912?
The margin moved 31.2 points toward the Democratic ticket, from Republican by 10.3 points to Democratic by 21.0 points.
Official results As published by The American Presidency Project (UC Santa Barbara) and the state documents it links. How we use this data