Who won Texas in the 1912 presidential election?

Wilson (Democratic) carried Texas in 1912, winning its 20 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did Texas have in 1912?

Texas cast 20 electoral votes in the 1912 presidential election.

Did Texas vote for the national winner in 1912?

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

Progressive EraTX · 20 EV

1912

Texas: Wilson carries 20 EV.

Texas cast its 20 electoral votes for Wilson (Democratic). National winner: Woodrow Wilson (Democratic) — Texas voted with the national winner this cycle.

Reading the 1912 result in Texas

Texas backed Wilson (Democratic) in the 1912 presidential election, casting 20 electoral votes for the ticket. That placed Texas with the eventual winner: Woodrow Wilson went on to take the presidency, and Texas was part of his column.

Texas stayed in the Democratic column for the 11th straight cycle, extending a run that began in 1872. Texas did not move alone — neighboring New Mexico, Oklahoma, Arkansas, and Louisiana broke the same way in 1912. Over its 44 recorded presidential cycles, Texas has backed the Democratic party more than any other — 28 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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