Who won North Carolina in the 1912 presidential election?

Wilson (Democratic) carried North Carolina in 1912, winning its 12 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did North Carolina have in 1912?

North Carolina cast 12 electoral votes in the 1912 presidential election.

Did North Carolina vote for the national winner in 1912?

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

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1912

North Carolina: Wilson carries 12 EV.

North Carolina cast its 12 electoral votes for Wilson (Democratic). National winner: Woodrow Wilson (Democratic) — North Carolina voted with the national winner this cycle.

North Carolina in 1912

The 1912 contest saw North Carolina line up behind Wilson, delivering 12 electoral votes to the Democratic ticket. North Carolina ended up on the winning side — Woodrow Wilson captured the White House that year.

It marked the 10th consecutive election in which North Carolina backed the Democratic party, a streak reaching back to 1876. North Carolina did not move alone — neighboring Virginia, Tennessee, Georgia, and South Carolina broke the same way in 1912. Across the 58 presidential elections North Carolina has taken part in, it has most often sided with the Democratic party (32 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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