Who won Wyoming in the 1912 presidential election?

Wilson (Democratic) carried Wyoming in 1912, winning its 3 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did Wyoming have in 1912?

Wyoming cast 3 electoral votes in the 1912 presidential election.

Did Wyoming vote for the national winner in 1912?

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

Progressive EraWY · 3 EV

1912

Wyoming: Wilson carries 3 EV.

Wyoming cast its 3 electoral votes for Wilson (Democratic). National winner: Woodrow Wilson (Democratic) — Wyoming voted with the national winner this cycle.

Reading the 1912 result in Wyoming

Wyoming backed Wilson (Democratic) in the 1912 presidential election, casting 3 electoral votes for the ticket. That placed Wyoming with the eventual winner: Woodrow Wilson went on to take the presidency, and Wyoming was part of his column.

The result flipped Wyoming away from the Republican ticket it had backed in each of the previous 3 cycles. Wyoming did not move alone — neighboring Montana, South Dakota, Nebraska, Colorado, Utah, and Idaho broke the same way in 1912. Over its 34 recorded presidential cycles, Wyoming has backed the Republican 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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