1912 United States presidential election in Arkansas
1912 United States presidential election in Arkansas
County Results
Wilson
30–40%
40–50%
50–60%
60–70%
70–80%
Taft
40–50%
The 1912 United States presidential election in Arkansas took place on November 5 , 1912 , as part of the 1912 United States presidential election . Voters chose nine representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College , who voted for president and vice president .
Arkansas was won by Princeton University President Woodrow Wilson (D –Virginia ), running with governor of Indiana Thomas R. Marshall , with 55.01 percent of the popular vote, against the 27th president of the United States William Howard Taft (R –Ohio ), running with Columbia University President Nicholas Murray Butler , with 20.45 percent, the 26th president of the United States Theodore Roosevelt (P –New York ), running with governor of California Hiram Johnson , with 17.30 percent, and the five-time candidate of the Socialist Party of America for President of the United States Eugene V. Debs (S –Indiana ), running with the first Socialist mayor of a major city in the United States Emil Seidel , with 6.52 percent.[ 1]
Results
Results by county
1912 United States presidential election in Arkansas by county
County
Thomas Woodrow Wilson Democratic
William Howard Taft Republican
Theodore Roosevelt Progressive/"Bull Moose"
Eugene Victor Debs[ 2] Socialist
Eugene Wilder Chafin Prohibition
Margin
Total votes cast
#
%
#
%
#
%
#
%
#
%
#
%
Arkansas
869
58.48%
249
16.76%
305
20.52%
46
3.10%
17
1.14%
564[ a]
37.95%
1,486
Ashley
1,029
54.21%
439
23.13%
346
18.23%
82
4.32%
2
0.11%
590
31.09%
1,898
Baxter
536
53.55%
142
14.19%
176
17.58%
144
14.39%
3
0.30%
360[ a]
35.96%
1,001
Benton
2,353
60.23%
541
13.85%
660
16.89%
296
7.58%
57
1.46%
1,693[ a]
43.33%
3,907
Boone
965
59.68%
280
17.32%
279
17.25%
81
5.01%
12
0.74%
685
42.36%
1,617
Bradley
772
66.38%
137
11.78%
147
12.64%
101
8.68%
6
0.52%
625[ a]
53.74%
1,163
Calhoun
438
54.01%
72
8.88%
177
21.82%
109
13.44%
15
1.85%
261[ a]
32.18%
811
Carroll
919
48.81%
464
24.64%
358
19.01%
122
6.48%
20
1.06%
455
24.16%
1,883
Chicot
419
49.94%
89
10.61%
308
36.71%
22
2.62%
1
0.12%
111[ a]
13.23%
839
Clark
1,051
60.58%
376
21.67%
263
15.16%
36
2.07%
9
0.52%
675
38.90%
1,735
Clay
1,299
51.73%
622
24.77%
358
14.26%
218
8.68%
14
0.56%
677
26.96%
2,511
Cleburne
517
56.81%
138
15.16%
118
12.97%
127
13.96%
10
1.10%
379
41.65%
910
Cleveland
685
62.27%
275
25.00%
98
8.91%
33
3.00%
9
0.82%
410
37.27%
1,100
Columbia
1,101
66.61%
340
20.57%
167
10.10%
42
2.54%
3
0.18%
761
46.04%
1,653
Conway
1,435
60.14%
527
22.09%
364
15.26%
53
2.22%
7
0.29%
908
38.06%
2,386
Craighead
1,259
61.12%
269
13.06%
229
11.12%
297
14.42%
6
0.29%
962[ b]
46.70%
2,060
Crawford
969
51.24%
407
21.52%
423
22.37%
81
4.28%
11
0.58%
546[ a]
28.87%
1,891
Crittenden
423
53.07%
89
11.17%
285
35.76%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
138[ a]
17.31%
797
Cross
491
44.35%
293
26.47%
234
21.14%
79
7.14%
10
0.90%
198
17.89%
1,107
Dallas
654
49.55%
228
17.27%
406
30.76%
28
2.12%
4
0.30%
248[ a]
18.79%
1,320
Desha
314
58.15%
52
9.63%
161
29.81%
13
2.41%
0
0.00%
153[ a]
28.33%
540
Drew
882
54.82%
424
26.35%
254
15.79%
43
2.67%
6
0.37%
458
28.46%
1,609
Faulkner
1,316
65.47%
402
20.00%
161
8.01%
111
5.52%
20
1.00%
914
45.47%
2,010
Franklin
1,113
63.02%
258
14.61%
194
10.99%
184
10.42%
17
0.96%
855
48.41%
1,766
Fulton
590
44.46%
453
34.14%
235
17.71%
45
3.39%
4
0.30%
137
10.32%
1,327
Garland
1,046
51.22%
300
14.69%
533
26.10%
148
7.25%
15
0.73%
513[ a]
25.12%
2,042
Grant
440
70.51%
110
17.63%
47
7.53%
25
4.01%
2
0.32%
330
52.88%
624
Greene
1,251
60.96%
286
13.94%
259
12.62%
239
11.65%
17
0.83%
965
47.03%
2,052
Hempstead
1,247
46.69%
836
31.30%
468
17.52%
92
3.44%
28
1.05%
411
15.39%
2,671
Hot Spring
668
55.12%
248
20.46%
247
20.38%
42
3.47%
7
0.58%
420
34.65%
1,212
Howard
760
56.84%
321
24.01%
187
13.99%
66
4.94%
3
0.22%
439
32.83%
1,337
Independence
1,225
55.11%
412
18.53%
395
17.77%
168
7.56%
23
1.03%
813
36.57%
2,223
Izard
746
64.03%
215
18.45%
137
11.76%
52
4.46%
15
1.29%
531
45.58%
1,165
Jackson
837
48.95%
543
31.75%
159
9.30%
161
9.42%
10
0.58%
294
17.19%
1,710
Jefferson
1,659
52.77%
579
18.42%
753
23.95%
146
4.64%
7
0.22%
906[ a]
28.82%
3,144
Johnson
927
60.87%
189
12.41%
237
15.56%
151
9.91%
19
1.25%
690[ a]
45.31%
1,523
Lafayette
498
57.04%
208
23.83%
155
17.75%
10
1.15%
2
0.23%
290
33.22%
873
Lawrence
929
63.76%
218
14.96%
167
11.46%
125
8.58%
18
1.24%
711
48.80%
1,457
Lee
968
52.52%
665
36.08%
194
10.53%
15
0.81%
1
0.05%
303
16.44%
1,843
Lincoln
390
42.03%
292
31.47%
152
16.38%
86
9.27%
8
0.86%
98
10.56%
928
Little River
615
59.25%
232
22.35%
87
8.38%
101
9.73%
3
0.29%
383
36.90%
1,038
Logan
1,319
51.14%
333
12.91%
765
29.66%
149
5.78%
13
0.50%
554[ a]
21.48%
2,579
Lonoke
1,129
59.55%
254
13.40%
425
22.42%
71
3.74%
17
0.90%
704[ a]
37.13%
1,896
Madison
932
61.03%
286
18.73%
231
15.13%
71
4.65%
7
0.46%
646
42.31%
1,527
Marion
537
53.54%
160
15.95%
145
14.46%
157
15.65%
4
0.40%
377
37.59%
1,003
Miller
846
56.63%
331
22.16%
195
13.05%
106
7.10%
16
1.07%
515
34.47%
1,494
Mississippi
767
58.24%
263
19.97%
183
13.90%
87
6.61%
17
1.29%
504
38.27%
1,317
Monroe
537
43.94%
400
32.73%
201
16.45%
76
6.22%
8
0.65%
137
11.21%
1,222
Montgomery
471
45.16%
221
21.19%
202
19.37%
137
13.14%
12
1.15%
250
23.97%
1,043
Nevada
607
46.62%
322
24.73%
268
20.58%
93
7.14%
12
0.92%
285
21.89%
1,302
Newton
290
32.12%
285
31.56%
247
27.35%
74
8.19%
7
0.78%
5
0.55%
903
Ouachita
913
48.44%
793
42.07%
131
6.95%
38
2.02%
10
0.53%
120
6.37%
1,885
Perry
522
53.98%
163
16.86%
216
22.34%
64
6.62%
2
0.21%
306[ a]
31.64%
967
Phillips
926
70.31%
198
15.03%
189
14.35%
2
0.15%
2
0.15%
728
55.28%
1,317
Pike
603
53.46%
331
29.34%
158
14.01%
32
2.84%
4
0.35%
272
24.11%
1,128
Poinsett
593
54.40%
205
18.81%
157
14.40%
126
11.56%
9
0.83%
388
35.60%
1,090
Polk
694
45.72%
162
10.67%
409
26.94%
197
12.98%
56
3.69%
285[ a]
18.77%
1,518
Pope
1,517
59.33%
334
13.06%
556
21.74%
134
5.24%
16
0.63%
961[ a]
37.58%
2,557
Prairie
647
54.10%
376
31.44%
103
8.61%
60
5.02%
10
0.84%
271
22.66%
1,196
Pulaski
3,369
53.80%
1,044
16.67%
1,547
24.70%
268
4.28%
34
0.54%
1,822[ a]
29.10%
6,262
Randolph
997
62.47%
264
16.54%
178
11.15%
130
8.15%
27
1.69%
733
45.93%
1,596
St. Francis
563
55.41%
296
29.13%
90
8.86%
65
6.40%
2
0.20%
267
26.28%
1,016
Saline
814
68.52%
164
13.80%
140
11.78%
65
5.47%
5
0.42%
650
54.71%
1,188
Scott
640
50.96%
206
16.40%
225
17.91%
170
13.54%
15
1.19%
415[ a]
33.04%
1,256
Searcy
438
34.98%
514[ c]
41.05%
180
14.38%
111
8.87%
9
0.72%
-76
-6.07%
1,252
Sebastian
2,396
59.59%
389[ c]
9.67%
748
18.60%
445
11.07%
43
1.07%
1,648[ a]
40.98%
4,021
Sevier
789
59.55%
174
13.13%
166
12.53%
183
13.81%
13
0.98%
606[ b]
45.74%
1,325
Sharp
681
63.82%
114
10.68%
194
18.18%
71
6.65%
7
0.66%
487[ a]
45.64%
1,067
Stone
337
55.07%
113
18.46%
92
15.03%
70
11.44%
0
0.00%
224
36.60%
612
Union
1,090
73.20%
152
10.21%
135
9.07%
106
7.12%
6
0.40%
938
63.00%
1,489
Van Buren
674
52.70%
254
19.86%
266
20.80%
80
6.25%
5
0.39%
408[ a]
31.90%
1,279
Washington
1,881
59.53%
565
17.88%
532
16.84%
159
5.03%
23
0.73%
1,316
41.65%
3,160
White
1,448
56.74%
380
14.89%
481
18.85%
208
8.15%
35
1.37%
967[ a]
37.89%
2,552
Woodruff
903
53.02%
473
27.77%
258
15.15%
65
3.82%
4
0.23%
430
25.25%
1,703
Yell
1,401
54.83%
436
17.06%
438
17.14%
263
10.29%
17
0.67%
963[ a]
37.69%
2,555
Totals
68,814
55.01%
25,585
20.45%
21,644
17.30%
8,153
6.52%
908
0.73%
43,229
34.55%
125,104
See also
Notes
^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y In this county where Roosevelt ran second ahead of Taft, the margins given are those between Wilson and Roosevelt.
^ a b In this county where Debs ran second ahead of Taft and of Roosevelt, the margin given is that between Wilson and Debs.
^ a b Different sources reverse the Republican vote totals for Sebastian and Searcy Counties. In contrast to Deve Leip’s Atlas, Géoelections has 389 Taft votes in Searcy County and 514 in Sebastian County, which would have given Searcy County to Wilson and the Democratic Party
References