1912 United States presidential election in Missouri explained

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Election Name:	1912 United States presidential election in Missouri
Country:	Missouri
Type:	presidential
Ongoing:	no
Previous Election:	1908 United States presidential election in Missouri
Previous Year:	1908
Next Election:	1916 United States presidential election in Missouri
Next Year:	1916
Election Date:	November 5, 1912
Image1:	Woodrow Wilson-H&E.jpg
Nominee1:	Woodrow Wilson
Party1:	Democratic Party (United States)
Home State1:	New Jersey
Running Mate1:	Thomas R. Marshall
Electoral Vote1:	18
Popular Vote1:	330,746
Percentage1:	47.35%
Nominee2:	William Howard Taft
Party2:	Republican Party (United States)
Home State2:	Ohio
Running Mate2:	Nicholas Murray Butler
Electoral Vote2:	0
Popular Vote2:	207,821
Percentage2:	29.75%
Image3:	Unsuccessful 1912 2.jpg
Nominee3:	Theodore Roosevelt
Party3:	Progressive
Color3:	A2ED70
Home State3:	New York
Running Mate3:	Hiram Johnson
Electoral Vote3:	0
Popular Vote3:	124,375
Percentage3:	17.80%
Map Size:	340px
President
Before Election:	William Howard Taft
Before Party:	Republican Party (United States)
After Election:	Woodrow Wilson
After Party:	Democratic Party (United States)

The 1912 United States presidential election in Missouri took place on November 5, 1912, as part of the 1912 United States presidential election. Voters chose 18 representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

Missouri was won by governor of New Jersey Woodrow Wilson (D), running with governor of Indiana Thomas R. Marshall, with 47.35% of the popular vote, against the 27th president of the United States William Howard Taft (R–Ohio), running with Columbia University President Nicholas Murray Butler, with 29.75% of the popular vote and the 26th president of the United States Theodore Roosevelt (P–New York), running with governor of California Hiram Johnson, with 17.80% of the popular vote.^[1], this is the last election in which Douglas County and Ozark County did not vote for the Republican presidential candidate.^{[2] [3]}

Results

Results by county

1912 United States presidential election in Missouri by county^[4]
County	Democratic		Republican		Progressive "Bull Moose Party"		Socialist				Margin
		%		%		%		%		%		%
			1,784		36.46%		1,427		29.16%		1,200		24.52%		398		8.13%		84		1.72%		357		7.30%		4,893
			1,750		45.00%		1,634		42.02%		432		11.11%		31		0.80%		42		1.08%		116		2.98%		3,889
			1,534		46.53%		1,138		34.52%		529		16.04%		37		1.12%		59		1.79%		396		12.01%		3,297
			3,332		64.79%		1,360		26.44%		377		7.33%		31		0.60%		43		0.84%		1,972		38.34%		5,143
			2,300		45.65%		1,396		27.71%		1,053		20.90%		227		4.51%		62		1.23%		904		17.94%		5,038
			1,791		47.12%		1,010		26.57%		639		16.81%		280		7.37%		81		2.13%		781		20.55%		3,801
			3,057		50.72%		1,383		22.95%		1,301		21.59%		151		2.51%		135		2.24%		1,674		27.78%		6,027
			1,209		39.57%		1,142		37.38%		618		20.23%		54		1.77%		32		1.05%		67		2.19%		3,055
			1,512		48.93%		1,100		35.60%		348		11.26%		102		3.30%		28		0.91%		412		13.33%		3,090
			5,027		70.23%		1,350		18.86%		695		9.71%		54		0.75%		32		0.45%		3,677		51.37%		7,158
			8,869		53.18%		4,412		26.46%		2,639		15.83%		623		3.74%		133		0.80%		4,457		26.73%		16,676
			1,946		41.71%		1,851		39.68%		408		8.75%		407		8.72%		53		1.14%		95		2.04%		4,665
			1,483		40.36%		1,187		32.31%		965		26.27%		6		0.16%		33		0.90%		296		8.06%		3,674
			3,544		65.61%		1,525		28.23%		284		5.26%		13		0.24%		36		0.67%		2,019		37.38%		5,402
			667		35.69%		918		49.12%		246		13.16%		30		1.61%		8		0.43%		-251		-13.43%		1,869
			2,587		44.19%		2,203		37.63%		899		15.36%		110		1.88%		55		0.94%		384		6.56%		5,854
			2,648		46.80%		1,519		26.85%		1,361		24.05%		73		1.29%		57		1.01%		1,129		19.95%		5,658
			458		49.46%		256		27.65%		116		12.53%		78		8.42%		18		1.94%		202		21.81%		926
			3,247		57.70%		1,034		18.38%		1,178		20.93%		103		1.83%		65		1.16%		2,069		36.77%		5,627
			1,392		40.42%		1,242		36.06%		623		18.09%		134		3.89%		53		1.54%		150		4.36%		3,444
			3,112		56.90%		1,528		27.94%		745		13.62%		37		0.68%		47		0.86%		1,584		28.96%		5,469
			793		26.07%		1,203		39.55%		832		27.35%		176		5.79%		38		1.25%		371		12.20%		3,042
			1,586		47.73%		1,214		36.53%		484		14.57%		12		0.36%		27		0.81%		372		11.19%		3,323
			3,417		72.00%		592		12.47%		679		14.31%		41		0.86%		17		0.36%		2,738		57.69%		4,746
			1,968		56.42%		777		22.28%		679		19.47%		10		0.29%		54		1.55%		1,191		34.15%		3,488
			2,447		50.29%		2,103		43.22%		252		5.18%		45		0.92%		19		0.39%		344		7.07%		4,866
			2,444		48.28%		2,270		44.84%		299		5.91%		26		0.51%		23		0.45%		174		3.44%		5,062
			1,037		41.71%		1,045		42.04%		327		13.15%		54		2.17%		23		0.93%		-8		-0.32%		2,486
			1,313		38.81%		1,196		35.35%		776		22.94%		59		1.74%		39		1.15%		117		3.46%		3,383
			870		35.61%		1,051		43.02%		480		19.65%		24		0.98%		18		0.74%		-181		-7.41%		2,443
			2,284		49.29%		1,099		23.72%		1,170		25.25%		12		0.26%		69		1.49%		1,114		24.04%		4,634
			1,652		50.18%		1,090		33.11%		499		15.16%		16		0.49%		35		1.06%		562		17.07%		3,292
			1,280		51.38%		959		38.50%		153		6.14%		79		3.17%		20		0.80%		321		12.89%		2,491
			566		20.23%		855		30.56%		1,092		39.03%		255		9.11%		30		1.07%		-237		-8.47%		2,798
			2,723		51.89%		987		18.81%		494		9.41%		1,001		19.07%		43		0.82%		1,722		32.81%		5,248
			2,239		40.02%		2,424		43.32%		671		11.99%		213		3.81%		48		0.86%		-185		-3.31%		5,595
			518		19.84%		1,539		58.94%		495		18.96%		25		0.96%		34		1.30%		-1,021		-39.10%		2,611
			2,268		54.25%		1,268		30.33%		524		12.53%		56		1.34%		65		1.55%		1,000		23.92%		4,181
			5,089		40.52%		4,350		34.63%		2,184		17.39%		758		6.04%		179		1.43%		739		5.88%		12,560
			1,310		33.44%		1,051		26.83%		1,484		37.89%		24		0.61%		48		1.23%		-174		-4.44%		3,917
			1,985		38.62%		2,081		40.49%		965		18.77%		37		0.72%		72		1.40%		-96		-1.87%		5,140
			3,396		53.78%		1,162		18.40%		1,500		23.75%		132		2.09%		125		1.98%		1,896		30.02%		6,315
			421		26.25%		735		45.82%		375		23.38%		58		3.62%		15		0.94%		-314		-19.58%		1,604
			1,519		41.14%		1,522		41.22%		583		15.79%		23		0.62%		45		1.22%		-3		-0.08%		3,692
			2,672		70.48%		896		23.63%		192		5.06%		15		0.40%		16		0.42%		1,776		46.85%		3,791
			1,565		36.45%		1,465		34.12%		836		19.47%		368		8.57%		60		1.40%		100		2.33%		4,294
			845		51.03%		666		40.22%		65		3.93%		55		3.32%		25		1.51%		179		10.81%		1,656
			32,209		50.97%		5,618		8.89%		23,152		36.64%		1,697		2.69%		518		0.82%		9,057		14.33%		63,194
			6,789		40.64%		4,571		27.36%		3,309		19.81%		1,676		10.03%		359		2.15%		2,218		13.28%		16,704
			2,368		45.47%		2,127		40.84%		485		9.31%		200		3.84%		28		0.54%		241		4.63%		5,208
			3,468		52.87%		1,772		27.02%		1,141		17.40%		95		1.45%		83		1.27%		1,696		25.86%		6,559
			1,666		52.99%		1,092		34.73%		297		9.45%		43		1.37%		46		1.46%		574		18.26%		3,144
			1,634		44.03%		1,478		39.83%		463		12.48%		113		3.05%		23		0.62%		156		4.20%		3,711
			3,650		48.93%		2,367		31.73%		1,241		16.64%		157		2.10%		44		0.59%		1,283		17.20%		7,459
			2,384		42.45%		1,312		23.36%		1,536		27.35%		311		5.54%		73		1.30%		848		15.10%		5,616
			2,340		62.27%		1,004		26.72%		334		8.89%		47		1.25%		33		0.88%		1,336		35.55%		3,758
			2,326		61.32%		1,258		33.17%		167		4.40%		10		0.26%		32		0.84%		1,068		28.16%		3,793
			2,890		48.13%		1,452		24.18%		1,434		23.88%		131		2.18%		97		1.62%		1,438		23.95%		6,004
			2,314		48.04%		885		18.37%		1,502		31.18%		58		1.20%		58		1.20%		812		16.86%		4,817
			3,610		51.68%		1,288		18.44%		1,830		26.20%		171		2.45%		86		1.23%		1,780		25.48%		6,985
			1,126		51.18%		827		37.59%		171		7.77%		53		2.41%		23		1.05%		299		13.59%		2,200
			1,096		63.39%		448		25.91%		128		7.40%		39		2.26%		18		1.04%		648		37.48%		1,729
			3,471		58.74%		1,693		28.65%		531		8.99%		125		2.12%		89		1.51%		1,778		30.09%		5,909
			1,326		46.06%		916		31.82%		442		15.35%		157		5.45%		38		1.32%		410		14.24%		2,879
			780		27.34%		995		34.88%		996		34.91%		42		1.47%		40		1.40%		-1		-0.04%		2,853
			1,257		39.52%		1,240		38.98%		512		16.10%		143		4.50%		29		0.91%		17		0.53%		3,181
			1,388		52.20%		1,050		39.49%		78		2.93%		119		4.48%		24		0.90%		338		12.71%		2,659
			1,612		48.76%		1,375		41.59%		215		6.50%		67		2.03%		37		1.12%		237		7.17%		3,306
			3,586		80.22%		583		13.04%		218		4.88%		64		1.43%		19		0.43%		3,003		67.18%		4,470
			1,883		48.54%		1,697		43.75%		219		5.65%		23		0.59%		57		1.47%		186		4.80%		3,879
			1,163		42.68%		1,239		45.47%		282		10.35%		19		0.70%		22		0.81%		-76		-2.79%		2,725
			1,945		43.04%		1,607		35.56%		344		7.61%		564		12.48%		59		1.31%		338		7.48%		4,519
			2,421		44.84%		1,470		27.23%		1,033		19.13%		341		6.32%		134		2.48%		951		17.61%		5,399
			3,490		49.49%		2,139		30.33%		1,307		18.53%		49		0.69%		67		0.95%		1,351		19.16%		7,052
			1,688		62.94%		486		18.12%		333		12.42%		164		6.11%		11		0.41%		1,202		44.82%		2,682
			1,394		47.69%		981		33.56%		485		16.59%		29		0.99%		34		1.16%		413		14.13%		2,923
			575		27.05%		695		32.69%		787		37.02%		50		2.35%		19		0.89%		-92		-4.33%		2,126
			1,617		51.11%		973		30.75%		283		8.94%		259		8.19%		32		1.01%		644		20.35%		3,164
			1,564		45.85%		1,735		50.86%		86		2.52%		15		0.44%		11		0.32%		-171		-5.01%		3,411
			3,771		47.12%		2,423		30.28%		1,512		18.89%		210		2.62%		87		1.09%		1,348		16.84%		8,003
			1,565		55.58%		782		27.77%		379		13.46%		63		2.24%		27		0.96%		783		27.81%		2,816
			2,720		56.01%		1,901		39.15%		176		3.62%		32		0.66%		27		0.56%		819		16.87%		4,856
			2,535		73.58%		510		14.80%		375		10.89%		11		0.32%		14		0.41%		2,025		58.78%		3,445
			1,935		41.92%		1,802		39.04%		754		16.33%		81		1.75%		44		0.95%		133		2.88%		4,616
			1,268		56.66%		631		28.19%		267		11.93%		40		1.79%		32		1.43%		637		28.46%		2,238
			933		27.96%		1,859		55.71%		420		12.59%		64		1.92%		61		1.83%		-926		-27.75%		3,337
			1,734		67.13%		591		22.88%		240		9.29%		8		0.31%		10		0.39%		1,143		44.25%		2,583
			4,186		68.18%		1,126		18.34%		641		10.44%		119		1.94%		68		1.11%		3,060		49.84%		6,140
			3,042		61.70%		1,192		24.18%		561		11.38%		80		1.62%		55		1.12%		1,850		37.53%		4,930
			1,030		62.27%		367		22.19%		169		10.22%		77		4.66%		11		0.67%		663		40.08%		1,654
			1,249		51.17%		651		26.67%		353		14.46%		157		6.43%		31		1.27%		598		24.50%		2,441
			1,792		37.36%		2,350		49.00%		525		10.95%		105		2.19%		24		0.50%		-558		-11.63%		4,796
			1,710		46.00%		1,046		28.14%		727		19.56%		190		5.11%		44		1.18%		664		17.86%		3,717
			2,786		44.76%		2,305		37.03%		344		5.53%		732		11.76%		58		0.93%		481		7.73%		6,225
			5,409		34.84%		6,177		39.78%		2,854		18.38%		929		5.98%		157		1.01%		-768		-4.95%		15,526
			58,845		41.93%		46,509		33.14%		24,746		17.63%		9,159		6.53%		1,068		0.76%		12,336		8.79%		140,327
			1,138		49.22%		1,100		47.58%		47		2.03%		19		0.82%		8		0.35%		38		1.64%		2,312
			3,929		57.01%		1,443		20.94%		1,413		20.50%		41		0.59%		66		0.96%		2,486		36.07%		6,892
			1,218		54.35%		766		34.18%		193		8.61%		30		1.34%		34		1.52%		452		20.17%		2,241
			1,525		53.34%		860		30.08%		379		13.26%		65		2.27%		30		1.05%		665		23.26%		2,859
			1,945		46.45%		1,235		29.50%		303		7.24%		649		15.50%		55		1.31%		710		16.96%		4,187
			1,110		52.98%		385		18.38%		376		17.95%		193		9.21%		31		1.48%		725		34.61%		2,095
			2,450		65.51%		859		22.97%		331		8.85%		33		0.88%		67		1.79%		1,591		42.54%		3,740
			2,603		49.54%		1,363		25.94%		586		11.15%		648		12.33%		54		1.03%		1,240		23.60%		5,254
			506		22.18%		946		41.47%		642		28.15%		165		7.23%		22		0.96%		304		13.33%		2,281
			2,226		47.35%		1,819		38.69%		576		12.25%		43		0.91%		37		0.79%		407		8.66%		4,701
			588		32.98%		852		47.78%		259		14.53%		72		4.04%		12		0.67%		-264		-14.81%		1,783
			2,067		51.30%		1,232		30.58%		553		13.73%		129		3.20%		48		1.19%		835		20.72%		4,029
			3,483		55.94%		1,654		26.57%		655		10.52%		323		5.19%		111		1.78%		1,829		29.38%		6,226
			431		21.09%		1,067		52.20%		499		24.41%		36		1.76%		11		0.54%		568		27.79%		2,044
			1,121		43.69%		1,059		41.27%		307		11.96%		53		2.07%		26		1.01%		62		2.42%		2,566
			1,432		48.26%		1,052		35.46%		304		10.25%		152		5.12%		27		0.91%		380		12.81%		2,967
			1,649		42.12%		1,387		35.43%		744		19.00%		82		2.09%		53		1.35%		262		6.69%		3,915
			973		49.49%		769		39.11%		183		9.31%		6		0.31%		35		1.78%		204		10.38%		1,966
			1,356		38.45%		1,163		32.97%		895		25.38%		86		2.44%		27		0.77%		193		5.47%		3,527
Totals	330,746	47.35%	207,821	29.75%	124,375	17.80%	28,466	4.07%	7,158	1.02%	122,925	17.60%	698,566

See also

• United States presidential elections in Missouri

Notes and References

1. Web site: 1912 Presidential Election Results — Missouri. uselecitonatlas.org. Dave Leip’s U.S. Election Atlas.
2. Book: Menendez, Albert J.. The Geography of Presidential Elections in the United States, 1868-2004. 239–246. 0786422173.
3. Sullivan, Robert David; ‘How the Red and Blue Map Evolved Over the Past Century’; America Magazine in The National Catholic Review; June 29, 2016
4. 1914. Vote for President, 1912. Official Manual of the State of Missouri for the Years 1913-1914 . Missouri Office of the Secretary of State Elections. 755–756.