Who won West Virginia in the 1912 presidential election?

Wilson (Democratic) carried West Virginia in 1912, winning its 8 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did West Virginia have in 1912?

West Virginia cast 8 electoral votes in the 1912 presidential election.

Did West Virginia vote for the national winner in 1912?

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

Progressive EraWV · 8 EV

1912

West Virginia: Wilson carries 8 EV.

West Virginia cast its 8 electoral votes for Wilson (Democratic). National winner: Woodrow Wilson (Democratic) — West Virginia voted with the national winner this cycle.

Reading the 1912 result in West Virginia

West Virginia backed Wilson (Democratic) in the 1912 presidential election, casting 8 electoral votes for the ticket. West Virginia ended up on the winning side — Woodrow Wilson captured the White House that year.

Wilson's win closed out West Virginia's 4-election run of voting Republican. The region divided — Ohio, Maryland, Virginia, and Kentucky joined West Virginia for the Democratic ticket, while Pennsylvania did not. Across the 41 presidential elections West Virginia has taken part in, it has most often sided with the Democratic party (22 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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