Who won Tennessee in the 1912 presidential election?

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

How many electoral votes did Tennessee have in 1912?

Tennessee cast 12 electoral votes in the 1912 presidential election.

Did Tennessee vote for the national winner in 1912?

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

Progressive EraTN · 12 EV

1912

Tennessee: Wilson carries 12 EV.

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

What happened in Tennessee, 1912

In 1912, Tennessee awarded its 12 electoral votes to Wilson of the Democratic party. That placed Tennessee with the eventual winner: Woodrow Wilson went on to take the presidency, and Tennessee was part of his column.

Tennessee stayed in the Democratic column for the 11th straight cycle, extending a run that began in 1872. Tennessee did not move alone — neighboring Kentucky, Virginia, North Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Arkansas, and Missouri broke the same way in 1912. Over its 57 recorded presidential cycles, Tennessee has backed the Democratic party more than any other — 24 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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