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Elections / 1916 · President

Woodrow Wilson defeated Charles Evans Hughes.

Woodrow Wilson (D) vs Charles Evans Hughes (R). Every state below links to its full contest page with county-level results.

Nominees: Woodrow Wilson (D) · Charles Evans Hughes (R)

1916 presidential election
WilsonD+3.1
1916 presidential margin by stateA map of the United States with each state filled by its 1916 result — deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), and gold where an independent or third-party candidate carried the state.Alabama · D+54.1 · 12 electoral votesAlaska · —Arizona · D+21.8 · 3 electoral votesColorado · D+26.0 · 6 electoral votesFlorida · D+51.2 · 6 electoral votesGeorgia · D+72.9 · 14 electoral votesIndiana · R+0.9 · 15 electoral votesKansas · D+5.9 · 10 electoral votesMaine · R+4.0 · 6 electoral votesMassachusetts · R+3.9 · 18 electoral votesMinnesota · R+0.1 · 12 electoral votesNew Jersey · R+11.7 · 14 electoral votesNorth Carolina · D+16.4 · 12 electoral votesNorth Dakota · D+1.5 · 5 electoral votesOklahoma · D+17.4 · 10 electoral votesPennsylvania · R+14.0 · 38 electoral votesSouth Dakota · R+3.9 · 5 electoral votesTexas · D+59.6 · 20 electoral votesWyoming · D+12.8 · 3 electoral votesConnecticut · R+3.1 · 7 electoral votesMissouri · D+3.6 · 18 electoral votesWest Virginia · R+0.9 · 8 electoral votesIllinois · R+9.2 · 29 electoral votesNew Mexico · D+3.6 · 3 electoral votesArkansas · D+40.9 · 9 electoral votesCalifornia · D+0.4 · 13 electoral votesDelaware · R+2.4 · 3 electoral votesDistrict of Columbia · —Hawaii · —Iowa · R+11.4 · 13 electoral votesKentucky · D+5.4 · 13 electoral votesMaryland · D+8.0 · 8 electoral votesMichigan · R+8.3 · 15 electoral votesMississippi · D+88.4 · 10 electoral votesMontana · D+19.3 · 4 electoral votesNew Hampshire · D+0.1 · 4 electoral votesNew York · R+7.0 · 45 electoral votesOhio · D+7.7 · 24 electoral votesOregon · R+2.6 · 5 electoral votesTennessee · D+13.6 · 12 electoral votesUtah · D+21.0 · 4 electoral votesVirginia · D+34.7 · 12 electoral votesWashington · D+4.2 · 7 electoral votesWisconsin · R+6.6 · 13 electoral votesNebraska · D+14.3 · 8 electoral votesSouth Carolina · D+94.3 · 9 electoral votesIdaho · D+10.9 · 4 electoral votesNevada · D+17.0 · 3 electoral votesVermont · R+27.2 · 4 electoral votesLouisiana · D+78.9 · 10 electoral votesRhode Island · R+5.1 · 5 electoral votes
1916presidential margin
D+60
R+60
Fifty states and DC, each filled by its 1916 result. Hover any state for the detail and its electoral votes.
Smaller states, enlarged
VTR+27.24 EVNHD+0.14 EVMAR+3.918 EVRIR+5.15 EVCTR+3.17 EVNJR+11.714 EVDER+2.43 EVMDD+8.08 EV
Blue and red show the Democratic-vs-Republican margin; gold marks a state an independent or third-party candidate carried.
Electoral college
531 electors · 266 for a majority

Wilson won 277 of 531 electoral votes.

Wilson277Hughes254
National popular vote
18,519,445 votes counted
Wilson (D)
9,127,891
49.3%
Hughes (R)
8,545,661
46.1%
All others
849,379
4.6%
Margin
D+3.1
The county map
3,017 county-level results on record for 1916

Democrats carried 2,032 counties, Republicans 978, third-party candidates 7. 1,178 counties flipped parties from the previous cycle.

Biggest county swings: Garrett County, MD (R+117.4 swing) · McPherson County, SD (R+94.8 swing) · Hutchinson County, SD (R+80.2 swing) · Baltimore city, MD (R+79.2 swing) · Whitley County, KY (R+74.5 swing) · Kent County, MD (R+74.3 swing)

Results by state
Every row links to the state's contest page with its county map.
StateWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
AlabamaD
+54.1%
99,40628,662130,725
ArkansasD
+40.9%
112,28247,135159,417
ArizonaD
+21.8%
33,17020,52457,921
CaliforniaD
+0.4%
466,289462,516999,603
ColoradoD
+26.0%
178,806102,307294,364
ConnecticutR
−3.1%
99,783106,510213,868
DelawareR
−2.4%
24,75326,01151,810
FloridaD
+51.2%
55,98414,61180,734
GeorgiaD
+72.9%
127,75411,294159,740
IowaR
−11.4%
220,597279,331514,704
IdahoD
+10.9%
70,05455,368134,615
IllinoisR
−9.2%
950,2291,152,5492,190,219
IndianaR
−0.9%
334,263341,004718,986
KansasD
+5.9%
314,588277,658629,813
KentuckyD
+5.4%
269,990241,791519,551
LouisianaD
+78.9%
80,6296,51093,966
MassachusettsR
−3.9%
247,854268,765531,773
MarylandD
+8.0%
138,359117,347262,039
MaineR
−4.0%
64,03369,508136,314
MichiganR
−8.3%
283,993337,952646,873
MinnesotaR
−0.1%
179,185179,544387,397
MissouriD
+3.6%
398,032369,339786,793
MississippiD
+88.4%
80,4224,25386,159
MontanaD
+19.3%
101,06366,750177,679
North CarolinaD
+16.4%
168,383120,890289,835
North DakotaD
+1.5%
55,20653,471115,390
NebraskaD
+14.3%
158,827117,771287,315
New HampshireD
+0.1%
43,78143,72589,127
New JerseyR
−11.7%
211,018268,982494,442
New MexicoD
+3.6%
33,52731,15266,787
NevadaD
+17.0%
17,77612,12733,316
New YorkR
−7.0%
759,426879,2381,706,305
OhioD
+7.7%
604,161514,7531,165,086
OklahomaD
+17.4%
148,12397,233292,387
OregonR
−2.6%
120,087126,813261,650
PennsylvaniaR
−14.0%
521,784703,8231,297,292
Rhode IslandR
−5.1%
40,39444,85887,816
South CarolinaD
+94.3%
61,8461,55063,952
South DakotaR
−3.9%
59,19164,217128,942
TennesseeD
+13.6%
153,280116,223272,190
TexasD
+59.6%
286,41564,999371,306
UtahD
+21.0%
84,14554,137143,146
VirginiaD
+34.7%
102,82549,358153,984
VermontR
−27.2%
22,70840,25064,475
WashingtonD
+4.2%
183,388167,208380,994
WisconsinR
−6.6%
191,363220,822447,134
West VirginiaR
−0.9%
140,403143,124289,671
WyomingD
+12.8%
28,31621,69851,840