Who won Illinois in the 1912 presidential election?

Wilson (Democratic) carried Illinois in 1912, winning its 29 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did Illinois have in 1912?

Illinois cast 29 electoral votes in the 1912 presidential election.

Did Illinois vote for the national winner in 1912?

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

Progressive EraIL · 29 EV

1912

Illinois: Wilson carries 29 EV.

Illinois cast its 29 electoral votes for Wilson (Democratic). National winner: Woodrow Wilson (Democratic) — Illinois voted with the national winner this cycle.

Reading the 1912 result in Illinois

Illinois backed Wilson (Democratic) in the 1912 presidential election, casting 29 electoral votes for the ticket. Illinois ended up on the winning side — Woodrow Wilson captured the White House that year.

Wilson's win closed out Illinois's 4-election run of voting Republican. Illinois did not move alone — neighboring Wisconsin, Iowa, Missouri, Kentucky, and Indiana broke the same way in 1912. Across the 53 presidential elections Illinois has taken part in, it has most often sided with the Democratic party (26 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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