Who won Virginia in the 1912 presidential election?

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

How many electoral votes did Virginia have in 1912?

Virginia cast 12 electoral votes in the 1912 presidential election.

Did Virginia vote for the national winner in 1912?

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

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1912

Virginia: Wilson carries 12 EV.

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

What happened in Virginia, 1912

In 1912, Virginia awarded its 12 electoral votes to Wilson of the Democratic party. Virginia ended up on the winning side — Woodrow Wilson captured the White House that year.

It marked the 11th consecutive election in which Virginia backed the Democratic party, a streak reaching back to 1872. Virginia did not move alone — neighboring North Carolina, Tennessee, Kentucky, West Virginia, and Maryland broke the same way in 1912. Across the 58 presidential elections Virginia has taken part in, it has most often sided with the Democratic party (33 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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