1912 United States presidential election in Michigan

none June 2025 September 2023 1912 United States presidential election 1912 United States presidential election in Michigan Michigan 1923 presidential no 1908 United States presidential election in Michigan 1908 1916 United States presidential election in Michigan 1916 November 5, 1912 All 15 Michigan votes to the Electoral College x150px Unsuccessful 1912 2.jpg Theodore Roosevelt Progressive A2ED70 New York Hiram Johnson 15 214,584 38.95% File:William Howard Taft Portrait (3x4 cropped).jpg William Howard Taft Republican Party (United States) Ohio Nicholas Murray Butler 0 152,244 27.63% Woodrow Wilson-H&E.jpg Woodrow Wilson Democratic Party (United States) New Jersey Thomas R. Marshall 0 150,751 27.36% President William Howard Taft Republican Party (United States) Woodrow Wilson Democratic Party (United States) 375px 375px County results Roosevelt #c7ffaf 30–40% #c6e9af 40–50% #aade87 50–60% Taft #ffccd0 30–40% #f2b3be 40–50% Wilson #d3e7ff 30–40% #b9d7ff 40–50% The 1912 United States presidential election in Michigan took place on November 5, 1912, as part of the 1912 United States presidential election. Voters chose 15 representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. Following the Panic of 1893 and the Populist movement, Michigan would turn from a competitive Republican-leaning state into a rigidly one-party polity dominated by the Republican Party.Burnham Walter Dean The System of 1896: An Analysis The Evolution of American Electoral Systems December 23, 1981 178–179 Bloomsbury Academic 0313213798 The dominance of the culture of the Lower Peninsula by anti-slavery YankeesEnglish, Gustavus P.; Proceedings of the Ninth Republican National Convention (1888), p. 234 would be augmented by the turn of formerly Democratic-leaning German Catholics away from that party as a result of the remodelled party's agrarian and free silver sympathies, which became rigidly opposed by both the upper class and workers who followed them.Sundquist James Politics and Policy: The Eisenhower, Kennedy, and Johnson Years December 2010 526 Brookings Institution Press 978-0815719090 The state Democratic Party was further crippled via the Populist movement severing its critical financial ties with business and commerce in Michigan as in other Northern states.Rogowski Ronald Commerce and Coalitions: How Trade Affects Domestic Political Alignments 978-0691219431 Princeton University Press 2020 A brief turn of the strongly evangelical Cabinet Counties toward the Populist movement in the 1896 presidential election would reverse itself following the return to prosperity under President William McKinley, so that these joined in Republican hegemony until the Great Depression. In the 1894 elections, the Democratic Party lost all but one seat in the Michigan legislature,Swamped! The Democrats Drowned Out by a Tremendous Republican Tidal Wave The L'Anse Sentinel November 10, 1894 L'Anse 1 and the party would only make minor gains there for the next third of a century. Unlike the other states of the Upper Midwest, the Yankee influence on the culture of the Lower Peninsula was so strong that left-wing third parties did not provide significant opposition to the Republicans, nor was there more than a moderate degree of coordinated factionalism within the hegemonic Michigan Republican Party.Hansen John Mark Shigeo Hirano Snyder Jr. James M. Parties within Parties: Parties, Factions, and Coordinated Politics, 1900-1980 Gerber Alan S. Schickler Eric Governing in a Polarized Age: Elections, Parties, and Political Representation in America February 27, 2017 165–168 Cambridge University Press 978-1-107-09509-0 The state was not seriously affected by the split within the nationally dominant Republican Party during the Taft presidency. Only two of its ten Republican Congressmen were amongst the “Insurgents” who aligned with a revived Democratic Party.Baker John D. The Character of the Congressional Revolution of 1910 The Journal of American History 60 3 December 1973 679–691 10.2307/1917684 1917684 However, during 1911 state Governor Chase Osborn became one of the first politicians to work for a return of Theodore Roosevelt to the White House,Pavord Andrew C. The Gamble for Power: Theodore Roosevelt's Decision to Run for the Presidency in 1912 Presidential Studies Quarterly Summer 1996 26 3 633–647 and would soon call for both incumbent President Taft and rival progressive Robert M. La Follette to withdraw for Roosevelt to gain the nomination outright. Roosevelt would also soon gain the support of state party leader Frank Knox,Steven Macdonald Mark An American Interventionist: Frank Knox and United States Foreign Relations 1977 32–55 although Taft supporters would dominate the state at actual party conventions.Chace James 1912: Wilson, Roosevelt, Taft and Debs — The Election that Changed the Country 109, 112 978-1439188262 Simon and Schuster 2009 The state's few Democratic delegates backed eventual nominee, Princeton University President Woodrow Wilson of Virginia.Chace; 1912: Wilson, Roosevelt, Taft and Debs, p. 156 Former president Theodore Roosevelt and his Progressive Party campaigned extensively in the state during OctoberChace; 1912: Wilson, Roosevelt, Taft and Debs, p. 229 but early polls had Wilson making a close race even in this most Republican of states. Indeed, during October the state was viewed as close between Roosevelt and Wilson,Wilson Leading in Nearly every State: Polls by New York Herald Indicate Victory for Democrats — Illinois and Michigan Are Exceptions October 9, 1912 Wichita Falls Times Wichita Falls, Texas or even seeing Wilson ahead.Comment and Gossip September 27, 1912 Fremont Herald Fremont, Nebraska 3 However, Michigan was actually comfortably won by Roosevelt and running mate governor of California Hiram Johnson, with 38.95 percent of the popular vote, against the incumbent president William Howard Taft (R–Ohio), and running mate Columbia University President Nicholas Murray Butler, with 27.63 percent of the popular vote. Wilson and running mate governor of Indiana Thomas R. Marshall finished third with 27.36 percent.1912 Presidential Election Results — Michigan http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?year=1912&fips=26&f=0&off=0&elect=0 Results + General Election ResultsMichigan State Archives, Canvass of the votes given at the General Election, held in the State of Michigan on Tuesday the Fifth day of November A.D. 1912Party Pledged to Elector Votes National Progressive Theodore Roosevelt Gustavus D. Pope214,584 National Progressive Theodore Roosevelt Walter S. Powers213,238 National Progressive Theodore Roosevelt Edmund S. Black213,194 National Progressive Theodore Roosevelt Fred R. Belknap213,188 National Progressive Theodore Roosevelt Gilbert T. Haan213,165 National Progressive Theodore Roosevelt Owen D. Randall213,157 National Progressive Theodore Roosevelt Sherman D. Eldred213,151 National Progressive Theodore Roosevelt Virgil Hungerford213,143 National Progressive Theodore Roosevelt Frederick M. Churchill213,140 National Progressive Theodore Roosevelt John Vanderlaar213,091 National Progressive Theodore Roosevelt Charles C. DeCamp213,089 National Progressive Theodore Roosevelt Frederick C. Matthews213,052 National Progressive Theodore Roosevelt Luther G. Beckwith213,051 National Progressive Theodore Roosevelt Henry S. Dean212,599 National Progressive Theodore Roosevelt Gates G. Burt209,782Burt's total is notably lower as he lost 2,807 votes in Van Buren County that were counted separately for "Batts G. Burt" Republican William Howard Taft William Livingston152,244 Republican William Howard Taft James R. Johnson151,485 Republican William Howard Taft Henry M. Zimmerman151,475 Republican William Howard Taft Walter R. Taylor151,412 Republican William Howard Taft Thomas M. Koon151,398 Republican William Howard Taft Andrew B. Dougherty151,389 Republican William Howard Taft John N. Bagley151,385 Republican William Howard Taft Thomas R. Welch151,352 Republican William Howard Taft Elliott T. Slocum151,346 Republican William Howard Taft Judd Yelland151,335 Republican William Howard Taft Wilmer T. Culver151,319 Republican William Howard Taft George W. McCormick151,318 Republican William Howard Taft Harry T. Wickes151,317 Republican William Howard Taft Rudolph Dueltgen151,297 Republican William Howard Taft Silas G. Antisdale151,282 Democratic Woodrow Wilson Andrew J. Dovel150,751 Democratic Woodrow Wilson Charles R. Sligh150,290 Democratic Woodrow Wilson John V. Sheehan150,260 Democratic Woodrow Wilson Henry Blackwell150,254 Democratic Woodrow Wilson John Strong150,221 Democratic Woodrow Wilson James W. Henry150,204 Democratic Woodrow Wilson Thomas A. Carton150,192 Democratic Woodrow Wilson Benjamin R. Alward150,181 Democratic Woodrow Wilson Arthur A. Graves150,157 Democratic Woodrow Wilson Frank S. Treat150,152 Democratic Woodrow Wilson John T. Winship150,148 Democratic Woodrow Wilson John D. Cuddihy150,130 Democratic Woodrow Wilson Benjamin H. Halstead150,126 Democratic Woodrow Wilson George W. Crouter150,094 Democratic Woodrow Wilson Daniel W. Goodenough147,659Goodenough's total is notably lower as he lost 2,482 votes in Eaton County that were counted separately for "David W. Goodenough" Socialist Eugene V. Debs Ida Kummerfield23,211 Socialist Eugene V. Debs George H. Sherman23,067 Socialist Eugene V. Debs Joseph W. Blair23,058 Socialist Eugene V. Debs Herman Mack23,057 Socialist Eugene V. Debs William H. Knox23,052 Socialist Eugene V. Debs Orville Gillette23,051 Socialist Eugene V. Debs Alice McAfee23,051 Socialist Eugene V. Debs William Krause23,041 Socialist Eugene V. Debs David W. Walker23,037 Socialist Eugene V. Debs Frank Aaltonen23,030 Socialist Eugene V. Debs Archie Morse23,030 Socialist Eugene V. Debs C. Edward dell23,021 Socialist Eugene V. Debs Edgar M. Curry22,989 Socialist Eugene V. Debs Ira Welch22,972 Socialist Eugene V. Debs Frank Ardern22,795 Prohibition Eugene W. Chafin John Russell8,934 Prohibition Eugene W. Chafin Samuel Dickie8,841 Prohibition Eugene W. Chafin Edward S. Townsend8,798 Prohibition Eugene W. Chafin Milton G. Wylie8,790 Prohibition Eugene W. Chafin William J. Faull8,784 Prohibition Eugene W. Chafin John F. Eesley8,782 Prohibition Eugene W. Chafin William G. Randall8,782 Prohibition Eugene W. Chafin Horace J. Gilbert8,781 Prohibition Eugene W. Chafin Leroy H. White8,780 Prohibition Eugene W. Chafin Charles Bartlett8,777 Prohibition Eugene W. Chafin Isaac N. Shepherd8,773 Prohibition Eugene W. Chafin Oliver B. Walter8,769 Prohibition Eugene W. Chafin Raymond H. Briggs8,764 Prohibition Eugene W. Chafin Edward S. Saymond8,745 Prohibition Eugene W. Chafin Oliver A. Rowland8,724 Socialist Labor Arthur Reimer Hugh B. Reed1,252 Socialist Labor Arthur Reimer Charles Wolberg1,225Votes cast"highest" Based on highest elector on each ticket 550,976 Results by county The results below are those for the highest elector on each ticket. The results listed in the 1913-1914 Michigan Manual are a "general average" for each ticket and thus not the "true" results. CountyMartindale Frederick C. Michigan Official Directory and Legislative Manual for the Years 1913-1914 1913 Lansing 672-673 https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc1.b4049830&view=1up&seq=722 24 May 2026 Theodore RooseveltProgressive William Howard TaftRepublican Woodrow WilsonDemocratic Eugene V. DebsSocialist Eugene W. ChafinProhibition Arthur ReimerSocialist Labor MarginRoosevelt over Taft unless otherwise noted. Total votescast"highest" # % # % # % # % # % # % # %Alcona46546.78%29229.38%14514.59%828.25%90.91%10.10%17317.40%994Alger47142.86%29426.75%26424.02%524.73%181.64%00.00%17716.11%1,099Allegan3,11940.84%2,13027.89%1,93525.33%2953.86%1331.74%260.34%98912.95%7,638Alpena1,66046.46%71019.87%1,11231.12%631.76%240.67%40.11%548"RooseveltWilson" Roosevelt's margin over Wilson15.34%3,573Antrim1,23449.22%60123.97%45518.15%1817.22%361.44%00.00%63325.25%2,507Arenac95948.02%42321.18%45322.68%1165.81%432.15%30.15%506"RooseveltWilson"25.34%1,997Baraga51144.71%29725.98%28124.58%373.24%171.49%00.00%21418.72%1,143Barry1,88934.25%1,59028.83%1,80632.74%1051.90%1212.19%50.09%83"RooseveltWilson"1.50%5,516Bay4,76042.48%2,61423.33%2,98926.68%5214.65%2382.12%830.74%1,771"RooseveltWilson"15.81%11,205Benzie64933.78%56529.41%33117.23%26613.85%1025.31%80.42%844.37%1,921Berrien4,35336.37%2,75723.04%4,23435.38%4453.72%1791.50%00.00%119"RooseveltWilson"0.99%11,968Branch1,83929.63%1,87930.27%2,18535.20%1702.74%1262.03%80.13%-306"WilsonTaft" Since Roosevelt finished third in this county, the margin is Wilson over Taft.-4.93%6,207Calhoun4,47234.09%3,46926.44%3,79328.91%9897.54%2291.75%1661.27%679"RooseveltWilson"5.18%13,118Cass1,44226.63%1,47227.19%2,08138.44%3446.35%751.39%00.00%-609"WilsonTaft"-11.25%5,414Charlevoix1,20334.06%1,30036.81%56816.08%40911.58%461.30%60.17%-97-2.75%3,532Cheboygan1,17836.26%90027.70%97930.13%1464.49%310.95%150.46%199"RooseveltWilson"6.12%3,249Chippewa1,60541.92%89023.24%88323.06%1935.04%2516.56%70.18%71518.67%3,829Clare66336.35%56130.76%43723.96%1266.91%301.64%70.38%1025.59%1,824Clinton1,82633.65%1,73732.01%1,72931.86%410.76%911.68%30.06%891.64%5,427Crawford25033.65%26135.13%18725.17%354.71%91.21%10.13%-11-1.48%743Delta1,92243.80%1,11425.39%1,06124.18%2465.61%451.03%00.00%80818.41%4,388Dickinson1,33839.74%1,38441.10%36110.72%2346.95%431.28%70.21%-46-1.37%3,367Eaton2,23430.59%2,33531.97%2,48133.97%1231.68%1121.53%190.26%-146"WilsonTaft"-2.00%7,304Emmet1,10433.05%83525.00%92527.69%42012.57%561.68%00.00%179"RooseveltWilson"5.36%3,340Genesee5,94844.52%3,44725.80%3,01622.57%6594.93%2551.91%350.26%2,50118.72%13,360Gladwin56333.98%63938.56%33620.28%885.31%261.57%50.30%-76-4.59%1,657Gogebic1,36844.75%82526.99%57218.71%1244.06%1474.81%210.69%54317.76%3,057Grand Traverse1,69743.30%91023.22%94324.06%2927.45%581.48%190.48%754"RooseveltWilson"19.24%3,919Gratiot2,13536.11%1,81030.62%1,83631.06%450.76%831.40%30.05%299"RooseveltWilson"5.06%5,912Hillsdale3,07143.91%1,44320.63%2,23832.00%600.86%1762.52%60.09%833"RooseveltWilson"11.91%6,994Houghton5,47244.63%3,57529.16%2,38519.45%4483.65%3713.03%100.08%1,89715.47%12,261Huron3,18850.05%1,82128.59%1,23819.44%691.08%510.80%20.03%1,36721.46%6,369Ingham4,81036.43%3,51926.65%3,92729.74%5734.34%3262.47%500.38%883"RooseveltWilson"6.69%13,205Ionia2,59933.48%2,04526.34%2,76635.63%1732.23%1682.16%120.15%-167"WilsonRoosevelt" Wilson's margin over Roosevelt-2.15%7,763Iosco81444.97%51928.67%42023.20%301.66%251.38%20.11%29516.30%1,810Iron88338.37%1,03745.07%2219.60%1084.69%251.09%271.17%-154-6.69%2,301Isabella1,77736.91%1,42429.58%1,40329.14%1422.95%641.33%40.08%3537.33%4,814Jackson5,84144.21%2,46518.66%4,29032.47%3782.86%2041.54%330.25%1,551"RooseveltWilson"11.74%13,211Kalamazoo4,17733.64%2,65921.42%3,68529.68%1,44811.66%4073.28%400.32%492"RooseveltWilson"3.96%12,416Kalkaska47934.14%44932.00%29821.24%1299.19%443.14%40.29%302.14%1,403Kent13,61742.55%6,53820.43%9,43729.49%1,9005.94%4521.41%600.19%4,180"RooseveltWilson"13.06%32,004Keweenaw50545.37%49744.65%605.39%332.96%171.53%10.09%80.72%1,113Lake48050.31%23024.11%18919.81%464.82%90.94%00.00%25026.21%954Lapeer2,32242.90%1,73532.06%1,20822.32%390.72%1041.92%40.07%58710.85%5,412Leelanau68738.75%62435.19%34919.68%864.85%231.30%40.23%633.55%1,773Lenawee3,51231.59%2,99926.98%4,24738.20%1411.27%2181.96%00.00%-735"WilsonRoosevelt"-6.61%11,117Livingston1,45729.46%1,40728.45%1,96339.69%140.28%1042.10%10.02%-506"WilsonRoosevelt"-10.23%4,946Luce27143.29%23437.38%10216.29%111.76%81.28%00.00%375.91%626Mackinac39622.36%61234.56%73341.39%00.00%281.58%20.11%-121"WilsonTaft"-6.83%1,771Macomb1,80824.73%2,51934.45%2,83838.81%310.42%1101.50%60.08%-319"WilsonTaft"-4.36%7,312Manistee1,31627.76%1,23726.10%1,80438.06%2906.12%791.67%140.30%-488"WilsonRoosevelt"-10.30%4,740Marquette3,62546.09%2,61733.27%1,00012.71%4926.26%1091.39%220.28%1,00812.82%7,865Mason1,73744.14%84321.42%1,07227.24%1764.47%1042.64%30.08%665"RooseveltWilson"16.90%3,935Mecosta1,65441.63%1,05426.53%97124.44%2035.11%852.14%60.15%60015.10%3,973Menominee1,82541.04%1,19226.80%1,19926.96%1934.34%340.76%40.09%62614.08%4,447Midland1,44346.41%90629.14%67121.58%451.45%431.38%10.03%53717.27%3,109Missaukee90344.11%67232.83%34616.90%834.05%351.71%80.39%23111.28%2,047Monroe1,89026.10%2,25131.08%2,93340.50%700.97%891.23%90.12%-682"WilsonTaft"-9.42%7,242Montcalm2,85343.67%1,87628.72%1,38121.14%2904.44%1141.74%190.29%97714.95%6,533Montmorency23932.04%32543.57%16321.85%162.14%30.40%00.00%-86-11.53%746Muskegon4,33152.33%1,52618.44%1,67920.29%6397.72%730.88%290.35%2,652"RooseveltWilson"32.04%8,277Newaygo1,86147.32%96124.43%77819.78%2466.25%781.98%90.23%90022.88%3,933Oakland3,31728.71%4,08735.38%3,67631.82%2171.88%2522.18%40.03%-411"TaftWilson" Since Roosevelt finished third in this county, the margin is Taft over Wilson.-3.56%11,553Oceana1,84749.20%85622.80%80421.42%1213.22%1153.06%110.29%99126.40%3,754Ogemaw73142.67%53931.47%31718.51%784.55%422.45%60.35%19211.21%1,713Ontonagon51329.30%72141.18%35920.50%1377.82%211.20%00.00%-208-11.88%1,751Osceola1,41739.79%1,32837.29%61217.19%1032.89%962.70%50.14%892.50%3,561Oscoda15946.49%11032.16%6819.88%30.88%10.29%10.29%4914.33%342Otsego38136.22%44942.68%19518.54%121.14%151.43%00.00%-68-6.46%1,052Ottawa4,41650.38%1,83120.89%2,04323.31%3353.82%1251.43%160.18%2,373"RooseveltWilson"27.07%8,766Presque Isle89945.73%73237.23%26313.38%593.00%120.61%10.05%1678.49%1,966Roscommon27545.91%13622.70%15025.04%305.01%61.00%20.33%12520.87%599Saginaw5,67931.49%5,04027.94%5,85032.44%1,2927.16%1750.97%00.00%-171"WilsonRoosevelt"-0.95%18,036Sanilac3,22747.75%2,17032.11%1,17217.34%721.07%1131.67%40.06%1,05715.64%6,758Schoolcraft57536.44%59637.77%34121.61%493.11%140.89%30.19%-21-1.33%1,578Shiawassee2,90837.72%2,31430.02%1,95925.41%2503.24%2653.44%130.17%5947.71%7,709St. Clair4,42841.04%2,97427.57%3,01127.91%2412.23%1121.04%230.21%1,417"RooseveltWilson"13.13%10,789St. Joseph2,39937.22%1,22418.99%2,39637.18%3265.06%901.40%100.16%3"RooseveltWilson"0.05%6,445Tuscola3,35745.37%2,56834.71%1,25716.99%580.78%1482.00%110.15%78910.66%7,399Van Buren2,82838.79%2,11228.97%2,00627.51%2573.52%881.21%00.00%7169.82%7,291Washtenaw3,64234.50%2,49523.64%4,16439.45%1181.12%1211.15%160.15%-522"WilsonRoosevelt"-4.95%10,556Wayne35,17039.23%27,03430.15%22,91625.56%3,6934.12%5830.65%2650.30%8,1369.07%89,661Wexford1,71642.19%1,07626.46%82020.16%3117.65%1273.12%170.42%64015.74%4,067Totals214,58438.95%152,24427.63%150,75127.36%23,2114.21%8,9341.62%1,2520.23%62,34011.31%550,976 Counties that flipped from Republican to Progressive 20em Alcona Alger Allegan Alpena Antrim Arenac Baraga Barry Bay Benzie Berrien Calhoun Cheboygan Chippewa Clare Clinton Delta Emmet Genesee Gogebic Grand Traverse Gratiot Hillsdale Houghton Huron Ingham Iosco Isabella Jackson Kalamazoo Kalkaska Kent Keweenaw Lake Lapeer Leelanau Luce Marquette Mason Mecosta Menominee Midland Missaukee Montcalm Muskegon Newaygo Oceana Ogemaw Osceola Oscoda Ottawa Presque Isle Roscommon Sanilac Shiawassee St. Clair St. Joseph Tuscola Van Buren Wayne Wexford Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic 20em Branch Cass Eaton Ionia Lenawee Livingston Mackinac Macomb Manistee Monroe Saginaw Washtenaw Analysis Michigan was one of only two states where Democratic candidate Woodrow Wilson came in third behind former president of the United States Theodore Roosevelt and the current president of the United States William Howard Taft — the only other such state being Vermont where Wilson finished a much more distant third. Since 1912 there has been only one occasion (Bill Clinton in Utah in 1992) where a winning presidential candidate finished third in any non-Confederate state. 2024 11 As of the 2024 presidential election, this is the last election in which Ottawa County, Sanilac County, and Missaukee County did not support the Republican candidate.Menendez, Albert J.; The Geography of Presidential Elections in the United States, 1868-2004, pp. 222-227 0786422173Sullivan, Robert David; ‘How the Red and Blue Map Evolved Over the Past Century’; America Magazine in The National Catholic Review; June 29, 2016 This was the first time since 1852 that Michigan voted for a non-Republican presidential candidate,In 1892, Michigan used the congressional district method, and Democratic nominee Grover Cleveland received 5 electoral votes. and the only time Michigan ever voted for a third-party presidential candidate. With 38.95 percent of the popular vote, Michigan would prove to be Roosevelt's third-strongest state in terms of popular vote percentage in the 1912 election after South Dakota (where Taft was not on the ballot) and California (where Taft was a write-in candidate).https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/stats.php?year=1912&f=1&off=0&elect=0 1912 Presidential Election Statistics Dave Leip’s Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections 2018-03-05 See also United States presidential elections in Michigan Notes References Michigan 1912 United States presidential election