Arkansas — 1916 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate1916 presidential electionArkansas · PresidentWilsonD+40.9
How it voted
Share of the 1916 vote
| Woodrow Wilson ✓Democratic | 70.4% | 112,282 |
|---|---|---|
| Charles E. HughesRepublican | 29.6% | 47,135 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 0.0% | 0 |
1916presidential margin
D+60R+60
75 counties, each filled by 1916 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Arkansas cast 9 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (75 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Arkansas County, AR | Democratic | D+29.2 |
| Ashley County, AR | Democratic | D+53.3 |
| Baxter County, AR | Democratic | D+48.4 |
| Benton County, AR | Democratic | D+41.2 |
| Boone County, AR | Democratic | D+40.5 |
| Bradley County, AR | Democratic | D+57.4 |
| Calhoun County, AR | Democratic | D+54.5 |
| Carroll County, AR | Democratic | D+18.8 |
| Chicot County, AR | Democratic | D+9.2 |
| Clark County, AR | Democratic | D+48.9 |
| Clay County, AR | Democratic | D+33.4 |
| Cleburne County, AR | Democratic | D+52.3 |
| Cleveland County, AR | Democratic | D+66.1 |
| Columbia County, AR | Democratic | D+48.4 |
| Conway County, AR | Democratic | D+15.2 |
| Craighead County, AR | Democratic | D+56.6 |
| Crawford County, AR | Democratic | D+15.2 |
| Crittenden County, AR | Democratic | D+72.2 |
| Cross County, AR | Democratic | D+57.3 |
| Dallas County, AR | Democratic | D+37.1 |
| Desha County, AR | Democratic | D+44.5 |
| Drew County, AR | Democratic | D+32.0 |
| Faulkner County, AR | Democratic | D+42.6 |
| Franklin County, AR | Democratic | D+48.5 |
| Fulton County, AR | Democratic | D+47.3 |
| Garland County, AR | Democratic | D+22.7 |
| Grant County, AR | Democratic | D+66.9 |
| Greene County, AR | Democratic | D+62.3 |
| Hempstead County, AR | Democratic | D+25.9 |
| Hot Spring County, AR | Democratic | D+37.8 |
| Howard County, AR | Democratic | D+41.5 |
| Independence County, AR | Democratic | D+44.6 |
| Izard County, AR | Democratic | D+63.3 |
| Jackson County, AR | Democratic | D+47.9 |
| Jefferson County, AR | Democratic | D+40.4 |
| Johnson County, AR | Democratic | D+44.3 |
| Lafayette County, AR | Democratic | D+41.9 |
| Lawrence County, AR | Democratic | D+70.3 |
| Lee County, AR | Democratic | D+41.2 |
| Lincoln County, AR | Democratic | D+30.2 |
| Little River County, AR | Democratic | D+39.6 |
| Logan County, AR | Democratic | D+26.1 |
| Lonoke County, AR | Democratic | D+61.8 |
| Madison County, AR | Democratic | D+4.4 |
| Marion County, AR | Democratic | D+48.1 |
| Miller County, AR | Democratic | D+55.8 |
| Mississippi County, AR | Democratic | D+49.9 |
| Monroe County, AR | Democratic | D+18.7 |
| Montgomery County, AR | Democratic | D+37.0 |
| Nevada County, AR | Democratic | D+35.4 |
| Newton County, AR | Republican | R+10.2 |
| Ouachita County, AR | Democratic | D+18.3 |
| Perry County, AR | Democratic | D+37.9 |
| Phillips County, AR | Democratic | D+45.3 |
| Pike County, AR | Democratic | D+32.1 |
| Poinsett County, AR | Democratic | D+39.3 |
| Polk County, AR | Democratic | D+47.0 |
| Pope County, AR | Democratic | D+46.6 |
| Prairie County, AR | Democratic | D+23.7 |
| Pulaski County, AR | Democratic | D+39.7 |
| Randolph County, AR | Democratic | D+54.5 |
| Saline County, AR | Democratic | D+74.3 |
| Scott County, AR | Democratic | D+45.4 |
| Searcy County, AR | Republican | R+18.7 |
| Sebastian County, AR | Democratic | D+46.3 |
| Sevier County, AR | Democratic | D+67.7 |
| Sharp County, AR | Democratic | D+59.0 |
| St. Francis County, AR | Democratic | D+41.7 |
| Stone County, AR | Democratic | D+39.2 |
| Union County, AR | Democratic | D+72.2 |
| Van Buren County, AR | Democratic | D+26.3 |
| Washington County, AR | Democratic | D+28.5 |
| White County, AR | Democratic | D+61.5 |
| Woodruff County, AR | Democratic | D+36.2 |
| Yell County, AR | Democratic | D+45.8 |
Arkansas results by county
75 counties. Third-party and independent votes are reported by the county source as one combined figure; every named candidate is listed in the complete result below.
| Led by | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arkansas County | Woodrow Wilson+506 | 1,11964.6% | 61335.4% | 00.0% | 1,732 |
| Ashley County | Woodrow Wilson+1,056 | 1,51976.6% | 46323.4% | 00.0% | 1,982 |
| Baxter County | Woodrow Wilson+596 | 91474.2% | 31825.8% | 00.0% | 1,232 |
| Benton County | Woodrow Wilson+1,813 | 3,10670.6% | 1,29329.4% | 00.0% | 4,399 |
| Boone County | Woodrow Wilson+815 | 1,41370.3% | 59829.7% | 00.0% | 2,011 |
| Bradley County | Woodrow Wilson+845 | 1,15978.7% | 31421.3% | 00.0% | 1,473 |
| Calhoun County | Woodrow Wilson+658 | 93377.2% | 27522.8% | 00.0% | 1,208 |
| Carroll County | Woodrow Wilson+478 | 1,51259.4% | 1,03440.6% | 00.0% | 2,546 |
| Chicot County | Woodrow Wilson+96 | 57054.6% | 47445.4% | 00.0% | 1,044 |
| Clark County | Woodrow Wilson+1,297 | 1,97574.4% | 67825.6% | 00.0% | 2,653 |
| Clay County | Woodrow Wilson+977 | 1,95066.7% | 97333.3% | 00.0% | 2,923 |
| Cleburne County | Woodrow Wilson+594 | 86576.1% | 27123.9% | 00.0% | 1,136 |
| Cleveland County | Woodrow Wilson+898 | 1,12883.1% | 23016.9% | 00.0% | 1,358 |
| Columbia County | Woodrow Wilson+1,353 | 2,07474.2% | 72125.8% | 00.0% | 2,795 |
| Conway County | Woodrow Wilson+369 | 1,40157.6% | 1,03242.4% | 00.0% | 2,433 |
| Craighead County | Woodrow Wilson+1,414 | 1,95778.3% | 54321.7% | 00.0% | 2,500 |
| Crawford County | Woodrow Wilson+427 | 1,62257.6% | 1,19542.4% | 00.0% | 2,817 |
| Crittenden County | Woodrow Wilson+472 | 56386.1% | 9113.9% | 00.0% | 654 |
| Cross County | Woodrow Wilson+675 | 92778.6% | 25221.4% | 00.0% | 1,179 |
| Dallas County | Woodrow Wilson+623 | 1,15068.6% | 52731.4% | 00.0% | 1,677 |
| Desha County | Woodrow Wilson+591 | 96072.2% | 36927.8% | 00.0% | 1,329 |
| Drew County | Woodrow Wilson+789 | 1,62766.0% | 83834.0% | 00.0% | 2,465 |
| Faulkner County | Woodrow Wilson+1,214 | 2,03171.3% | 81728.7% | 00.0% | 2,848 |
| Franklin County | Woodrow Wilson+1,097 | 1,67974.3% | 58225.7% | 00.0% | 2,261 |
| Fulton County | Woodrow Wilson+704 | 1,09673.7% | 39226.3% | 00.0% | 1,488 |
| Garland County | Woodrow Wilson+621 | 1,67861.4% | 1,05738.6% | 00.0% | 2,735 |
| Grant County | Woodrow Wilson+767 | 95783.4% | 19016.6% | 00.0% | 1,147 |
| Greene County | Woodrow Wilson+1,759 | 2,29281.1% | 53318.9% | 00.0% | 2,825 |
| Hempstead County | Woodrow Wilson+865 | 2,10362.9% | 1,23837.1% | 00.0% | 3,341 |
| Hot Spring County | Woodrow Wilson+784 | 1,42968.9% | 64531.1% | 00.0% | 2,074 |
| Howard County | Woodrow Wilson+772 | 1,31770.7% | 54529.3% | 00.0% | 1,862 |
| Independence County | Woodrow Wilson+1,225 | 1,98772.3% | 76227.7% | 00.0% | 2,749 |
| Izard County | Woodrow Wilson+982 | 1,26781.6% | 28518.4% | 00.0% | 1,552 |
| Jackson County | Woodrow Wilson+875 | 1,35173.9% | 47626.1% | 00.0% | 1,827 |
| Jefferson County | Woodrow Wilson+1,250 | 2,17370.2% | 92329.8% | 00.0% | 3,096 |
| Johnson County | Woodrow Wilson+908 | 1,47972.1% | 57127.9% | 00.0% | 2,050 |
| Lafayette County | Woodrow Wilson+526 | 89170.9% | 36529.1% | 00.0% | 1,256 |
| Lawrence County | Woodrow Wilson+1,408 | 1,70685.1% | 29814.9% | 00.0% | 2,004 |
| Lee County | Woodrow Wilson+495 | 84870.6% | 35329.4% | 00.0% | 1,201 |
| Lincoln County | Woodrow Wilson+412 | 88965.1% | 47734.9% | 00.0% | 1,366 |
| Little River County | Woodrow Wilson+478 | 84269.8% | 36430.2% | 00.0% | 1,206 |
| Logan County | Woodrow Wilson+835 | 2,01863.0% | 1,18337.0% | 00.0% | 3,201 |
| Lonoke County | Woodrow Wilson+1,665 | 2,18080.9% | 51519.1% | 00.0% | 2,695 |
| Madison County | Woodrow Wilson+124 | 1,45652.2% | 1,33247.8% | 00.0% | 2,788 |
| Marion County | Woodrow Wilson+507 | 78174.0% | 27426.0% | 00.0% | 1,055 |
| Miller County | Woodrow Wilson+1,016 | 1,41877.9% | 40222.1% | 00.0% | 1,820 |
| Mississippi County | Woodrow Wilson+832 | 1,24975.0% | 41725.0% | 00.0% | 1,666 |
| Monroe County | Woodrow Wilson+233 | 74159.3% | 50840.7% | 00.0% | 1,249 |
| Montgomery County | Woodrow Wilson+507 | 93968.5% | 43231.5% | 00.0% | 1,371 |
| Nevada County | Woodrow Wilson+719 | 1,37667.7% | 65732.3% | 00.0% | 2,033 |
| Newton County | Charles E. Hughes+125 | 55044.9% | 67555.1% | 00.0% | 1,225 |
| Ouachita County | Woodrow Wilson+435 | 1,40559.2% | 97040.8% | 00.0% | 2,375 |
| Perry County | Woodrow Wilson+536 | 97569.0% | 43931.0% | 00.0% | 1,414 |
| Phillips County | Woodrow Wilson+914 | 1,46672.6% | 55227.4% | 00.0% | 2,018 |
| Pike County | Woodrow Wilson+573 | 1,17866.1% | 60533.9% | 00.0% | 1,783 |
| Poinsett County | Woodrow Wilson+663 | 1,17469.7% | 51130.3% | 00.0% | 1,685 |
| Polk County | Woodrow Wilson+794 | 1,24273.5% | 44826.5% | 00.0% | 1,690 |
| Pope County | Woodrow Wilson+1,365 | 2,14873.3% | 78326.7% | 00.0% | 2,931 |
| Prairie County | Woodrow Wilson+406 | 1,06161.8% | 65538.2% | 00.0% | 1,716 |
| Pulaski County | Woodrow Wilson+3,415 | 6,00869.9% | 2,59330.1% | 00.0% | 8,601 |
| Randolph County | Woodrow Wilson+1,095 | 1,55377.2% | 45822.8% | 00.0% | 2,011 |
| Saline County | Woodrow Wilson+1,336 | 1,56787.2% | 23112.8% | 00.0% | 1,798 |
| Scott County | Woodrow Wilson+855 | 1,36972.7% | 51427.3% | 00.0% | 1,883 |
| Searcy County | Charles E. Hughes+290 | 62940.6% | 91959.4% | 00.0% | 1,548 |
| Sebastian County | Woodrow Wilson+2,353 | 3,71973.1% | 1,36626.9% | 00.0% | 5,085 |
| Sevier County | Woodrow Wilson+1,021 | 1,26583.8% | 24416.2% | 00.0% | 1,509 |
| Sharp County | Woodrow Wilson+721 | 97279.5% | 25120.5% | 00.0% | 1,223 |
| St. Francis County | Woodrow Wilson+565 | 96070.8% | 39529.2% | 00.0% | 1,355 |
| Stone County | Woodrow Wilson+384 | 68269.6% | 29830.4% | 00.0% | 980 |
| Union County | Woodrow Wilson+1,418 | 1,69186.1% | 27313.9% | 00.0% | 1,964 |
| Van Buren County | Woodrow Wilson+529 | 1,27263.1% | 74336.9% | 00.0% | 2,015 |
| Washington County | Woodrow Wilson+1,297 | 2,92264.3% | 1,62535.7% | 00.0% | 4,547 |
| White County | Woodrow Wilson+2,150 | 2,82380.7% | 67319.3% | 00.0% | 3,496 |
| Woodruff County | Woodrow Wilson+497 | 93568.1% | 43831.9% | 00.0% | 1,373 |
| Yell County | Woodrow Wilson+1,318 | 2,09972.9% | 78127.1% | 00.0% | 2,880 |
Nominees: Woodrow Wilson (D) · Charles Evans Hughes (R)
Arkansas's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1916 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | +27.6% |
| 1896 | +48.6% |
| 1900 | +28.5% |
| 1904 | +15.2% |
| 1908 | +20.3% |
| 1912 | +35.9% |
| 1916 | +40.9% |
| 1920 | +18.9% |
| 1924 | +31.9% |
| 1928 | +20.9% |
| 1932 | +73.9% |
| 1936 | +63.9% |
| 1940 | +57.4% |
| 1944 | +40.1% |
| 1948 | +40.7% |
| 1952 | +12.1% |
| 1956 | +6.6% |
| 1960 | +7.1% |
| 1964 | +12.7% |
| 1968 | −0.4% |
| 1972 | −38.1% |
| 1976 | +30.0% |
| 1980 | −0.6% |
| 1984 | −22.2% |
| 1988 | −14.2% |
| 1992 | +17.7% |
| 1996 | +16.9% |
| 2000 | −5.4% |
| 2004 | −9.8% |
| 2008 | −19.9% |
| 2012 | −23.7% |
| 2016 | −27.8% |
| 2020 | −27.6% |
| 2024 | −30.6% |
Source. Compiled historical county records — 1916 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.