Political Party Presidential Nominee Electoral College Popular Vote
Democratic Woodrow Wilson 435 6,294,326
Progressive Theodore Roosevelt 88 4,120,207
Republican William Howard Taft 8 3,486,343
Question
Use the table to answer the question.
In 1912, voters sympathetic to Republicans split their vote between the Republican Party and the Progressive Party. Based on the table, how did this split affect the election results?
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Responses
The split left the Democratic Party with enough support to win the election.
The split left the Democratic Party with enough support to win the election.
The split left the Progressive Party with less support than the Republican Party.
The split left the Progressive Party with less support than the Republican Party.
The Progressive and Republican vote total prevented a Democratic win.
The Progressive and Republican vote total prevented a Democratic win.
The strong Progressive vote prevented a win for Theodore Roosevelt.
The strong Progressive vote prevented a win for Theodore Roosevelt.
1 answer
The correct response based on the election results is:
The split left the Democratic Party with enough support to win the election.
This is evidenced by the fact that Woodrow Wilson, the Democratic nominee, received the most electoral votes (435) and the highest popular vote (6,294,326), largely due to the division of the Republican vote between William Howard Taft (Republican) and Theodore Roosevelt (Progressive).
