Who won Rhode Island in the 1912 presidential election?

Wilson (Democratic) carried Rhode Island in 1912, winning its 5 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did Rhode Island have in 1912?

Rhode Island cast 5 electoral votes in the 1912 presidential election.

Did Rhode Island vote for the national winner in 1912?

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

Progressive EraRI · 5 EV

1912

Rhode Island: Wilson carries 5 EV.

Rhode Island cast its 5 electoral votes for Wilson (Democratic). National winner: Woodrow Wilson (Democratic) — Rhode Island voted with the national winner this cycle.

Rhode Island in 1912

The 1912 contest saw Rhode Island line up behind Wilson, delivering 5 electoral votes to the Democratic ticket. Rhode Island ended up on the winning side — Woodrow Wilson captured the White House that year.

Wilson's win closed out Rhode Island's 14-election run of voting Republican. Rhode Island did not move alone — neighboring Connecticut and Massachusetts broke the same way in 1912. Across the 59 presidential elections Rhode Island has taken part in, it has most often sided with the Democratic party (25 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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