Who won Kansas in the 1912 presidential election?

Wilson (Democratic) carried Kansas in 1912, winning its 10 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did Kansas have in 1912?

Kansas cast 10 electoral votes in the 1912 presidential election.

Did Kansas vote for the national winner in 1912?

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

Progressive EraKS · 10 EV

1912

Kansas: Wilson carries 10 EV.

Kansas cast its 10 electoral votes for Wilson (Democratic). National winner: Woodrow Wilson (Democratic) — Kansas voted with the national winner this cycle.

What happened in Kansas, 1912

In 1912, Kansas awarded its 10 electoral votes to Wilson of the Democratic party. That placed Kansas with the eventual winner: Woodrow Wilson went on to take the presidency, and Kansas was part of his column.

The result flipped Kansas away from the Republican ticket it had backed in each of the previous 2 cycles. Kansas did not move alone — neighboring Nebraska, Missouri, Oklahoma, and Colorado broke the same way in 1912. Over its 41 recorded presidential cycles, Kansas has backed the Republican party more than any other — 34 times in all. The vote fell within the Progressive Era — Trust-busting, suffrage, and World War I.

Nationally, Woodrow Wilson finished with 435 of the 531 electoral votes to 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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