Question

why did democratic nominee woodrow wilson win the presidential election of 1912?
○ wilson won the conservative northern vote.
○ taft and roosevelt split the republican vote.
○ wilson won almost all the popular vote.
○ taft and roosevelt split the democratic vote.

Explanation:

In the 1912 presidential election, the Republican Party was split between William Howard Taft (the incumbent) and Theodore Roosevelt (who ran as a Progressive "Bull Moose" candidate). This split of the Republican vote allowed Woodrow Wilson, the Democratic nominee, to win even though he did not win a majority of the popular vote. The other options are incorrect: Wilson was a progressive - leaning Democrat and did not win conservative Northern votes; he did not win almost all the popular vote; and Taft and Roosevelt were Republicans, not Democrats, so they could not split the Democratic vote.

Answer:

B. Taft and Roosevelt split the Republican vote.