Who won Idaho in the 1912 presidential election?

Wilson (Democratic) carried Idaho in 1912, winning its 4 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did Idaho have in 1912?

Idaho cast 4 electoral votes in the 1912 presidential election.

Did Idaho vote for the national winner in 1912?

Yes. Idaho backed Woodrow Wilson, who won the presidency that year.

Progressive EraID · 4 EV

1912

Idaho: Wilson carries 4 EV.

Idaho cast its 4 electoral votes for Wilson (Democratic). National winner: Woodrow Wilson (Democratic) — Idaho voted with the national winner this cycle.

Idaho in 1912

The 1912 contest saw Idaho line up behind Wilson, delivering 4 electoral votes to the Democratic ticket. Idaho ended up on the winning side — Woodrow Wilson captured the White House that year.

Wilson's win closed out Idaho's 2-election run of voting Republican. The region divided — Oregon, Nevada, Utah, Wyoming, and Montana joined Idaho for the Democratic ticket, while Washington did not. Across the 34 presidential elections Idaho has taken part in, it has most often sided with the Republican party (23 times). The vote fell within the Progressive Era — Trust-busting, suffrage, and World War I.

In the national count, Woodrow Wilson took 435 of the 531 electoral votes, against Theodore Roosevelt's 88. Woodrow Wilson led the national popular vote with 41.84% of the ballots cast.

The 1912 national map

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