Iowa — 1916 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate1916 presidential electionIowa · PresidentHughesR+11.4
How it voted
Share of the 1916 vote
| Charles E. Hughes ✓Republican | 54.3% | 279,331 |
|---|---|---|
| Woodrow WilsonDemocratic | 42.9% | 220,597 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 2.9% | 14,776 |
1916presidential margin
D+60R+60
99 counties, each filled by 1916 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Iowa cast 13 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (99 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Adair County, IA | Republican | R+8.5 |
| Adams County, IA | Republican | R+1.3 |
| Allamakee County, IA | Republican | R+16.8 |
| Appanoose County, IA | Republican | R+12.9 |
| Audubon County, IA | Republican | R+11.7 |
| Benton County, IA | Republican | R+10.8 |
| Black Hawk County, IA | Republican | R+21.8 |
| Boone County, IA | Republican | R+10.9 |
| Bremer County, IA | Republican | R+40.3 |
| Buchanan County, IA | Republican | R+24.6 |
| Buena Vista County, IA | Republican | R+16.6 |
| Butler County, IA | Republican | R+46.4 |
| Calhoun County, IA | Republican | R+19.5 |
| Carroll County, IA | Republican | R+7.1 |
| Cass County, IA | Republican | R+20.8 |
| Cedar County, IA | Republican | R+28.1 |
| Cerro Gordo County, IA | Republican | R+21.1 |
| Cherokee County, IA | Democratic | D+2.1 |
| Chickasaw County, IA | Republican | R+8.1 |
| Clarke County, IA | Republican | R+12.1 |
| Clay County, IA | Republican | R+13.9 |
| Clayton County, IA | Republican | R+16.6 |
| Clinton County, IA | Republican | R+17.0 |
| Crawford County, IA | Republican | R+17.7 |
| Dallas County, IA | Republican | R+7.3 |
| Davis County, IA | Democratic | D+10.0 |
| Decatur County, IA | Democratic | D+3.6 |
| Delaware County, IA | Republican | R+35.3 |
| Des Moines County, IA | Republican | R+3.7 |
| Dickinson County, IA | Republican | R+16.3 |
| Dubuque County, IA | Democratic | D+2.4 |
| Emmet County, IA | Republican | R+26.6 |
| Fayette County, IA | Republican | R+24.5 |
| Floyd County, IA | Republican | R+35.4 |
| Franklin County, IA | Republican | R+55.6 |
| Fremont County, IA | Democratic | D+9.0 |
| Greene County, IA | Republican | R+23.1 |
| Grundy County, IA | Republican | R+35.1 |
| Guthrie County, IA | Republican | R+12.2 |
| Hamilton County, IA | Republican | R+44.7 |
| Hancock County, IA | Republican | R+30.3 |
| Hardin County, IA | Republican | R+37.6 |
| Harrison County, IA | Democratic | D+5.7 |
| Henry County, IA | Republican | R+17.4 |
| Howard County, IA | Republican | R+0.1 |
| Humboldt County, IA | Republican | R+34.5 |
| Ida County, IA | Republican | R+6.1 |
| Iowa County, IA | Republican | R+16.8 |
| Jackson County, IA | Republican | R+7.2 |
| Jasper County, IA | Democratic | D+2.9 |
| Jefferson County, IA | Republican | R+10.9 |
| Johnson County, IA | Democratic | D+14.8 |
| Jones County, IA | Republican | R+18.2 |
| Keokuk County, IA | Republican | R+6.2 |
| Kossuth County, IA | Republican | R+20.3 |
| Lee County, IA | Republican | R+4.7 |
| Linn County, IA | Republican | R+14.1 |
| Louisa County, IA | Republican | R+26.4 |
| Lucas County, IA | Republican | R+3.9 |
| Lyon County, IA | Republican | R+21.2 |
| Madison County, IA | Republican | R+4.4 |
| Mahaska County, IA | Democratic | D+0.1 |
| Marion County, IA | Democratic | D+11.1 |
| Marshall County, IA | Republican | R+25.4 |
| Mills County, IA | Republican | R+3.2 |
| Mitchell County, IA | Republican | R+30.5 |
| Monona County, IA | Democratic | D+3.6 |
| Monroe County, IA | Republican | R+1.0 |
| Montgomery County, IA | Republican | R+23.3 |
| Muscatine County, IA | Republican | R+17.1 |
| O'Brien County, IA | Republican | R+6.1 |
| Osceola County, IA | Republican | R+17.7 |
| Page County, IA | Republican | R+25.3 |
| Palo Alto County, IA | Democratic | D+1.1 |
| Plymouth County, IA | Republican | R+8.1 |
| Pocahontas County, IA | Republican | R+4.3 |
| Polk County, IA | Democratic | D+4.2 |
| Pottawattamie County, IA | Democratic | D+2.2 |
| Poweshiek County, IA | Republican | R+18.1 |
| Ringgold County, IA | Republican | R+12.2 |
| Sac County, IA | Republican | R+11.4 |
| Scott County, IA | Republican | R+21.1 |
| Shelby County, IA | Democratic | D+4.1 |
| Sioux County, IA | Republican | R+4.9 |
| Story County, IA | Republican | R+34.7 |
| Tama County, IA | Republican | R+8.5 |
| Taylor County, IA | Republican | R+10.9 |
| Union County, IA | Republican | R+1.6 |
| Van Buren County, IA | Republican | R+6.8 |
| Wapello County, IA | Republican | R+4.4 |
| Warren County, IA | Republican | R+6.5 |
| Washington County, IA | Republican | R+12.2 |
| Wayne County, IA | Republican | R+0.03 |
| Webster County, IA | Republican | R+9.8 |
| Winnebago County, IA | Republican | R+48.1 |
| Winneshiek County, IA | Republican | R+18.5 |
| Woodbury County, IA | Democratic | D+20.8 |
| Worth County, IA | Republican | R+43.2 |
| Wright County, IA | Republican | R+38.4 |
Iowa results by county
99 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adair County | Charles E. Hughes+303 | 1,92253.9% | 1,61945.4% | 270.8% | 3,568 |
| Adams County | Charles E. Hughes+36 | 1,40150.2% | 1,36548.9% | 250.9% | 2,791 |
| Allamakee County | Charles E. Hughes+697 | 2,41158.0% | 1,71441.2% | 340.8% | 4,159 |
| Appanoose County | Charles E. Hughes+817 | 3,32752.4% | 2,51039.6% | 5098.0% | 6,346 |
| Audubon County | Charles E. Hughes+334 | 1,58155.6% | 1,24743.9% | 150.5% | 2,843 |
| Benton County | Charles E. Hughes+633 | 3,18954.2% | 2,55643.4% | 1432.4% | 5,888 |
| Black Hawk County | Charles E. Hughes+2,472 | 6,74259.3% | 4,27037.6% | 3493.1% | 11,361 |
| Boone County | Charles E. Hughes+617 | 2,95552.4% | 2,33841.5% | 3456.1% | 5,638 |
| Bremer County | Charles E. Hughes+1,552 | 2,68469.8% | 1,13229.4% | 310.8% | 3,847 |
| Buchanan County | Charles E. Hughes+1,192 | 3,00061.8% | 1,80837.2% | 471.0% | 4,855 |
| Buena Vista County | Charles E. Hughes+591 | 2,04557.4% | 1,45440.8% | 651.8% | 3,564 |
| Butler County | Charles E. Hughes+1,745 | 2,72272.5% | 97726.0% | 581.5% | 3,757 |
| Calhoun County | Charles E. Hughes+761 | 2,27658.3% | 1,51538.8% | 1102.8% | 3,901 |
| Carroll County | Charles E. Hughes+323 | 2,40853.1% | 2,08546.0% | 420.9% | 4,535 |
| Cass County | Charles E. Hughes+962 | 2,76359.8% | 1,80138.9% | 601.3% | 4,624 |
| Cedar County | Charles E. Hughes+1,267 | 2,86263.6% | 1,59535.4% | 461.0% | 4,503 |
| Cerro Gordo County | Charles E. Hughes+1,267 | 3,55659.3% | 2,28938.2% | 1542.6% | 5,999 |
| Cherokee County | Woodrow Wilson+68 | 1,57848.3% | 1,64650.3% | 461.4% | 3,270 |
| Chickasaw County | Charles E. Hughes+302 | 1,99953.6% | 1,69745.5% | 330.9% | 3,729 |
| Clarke County | Charles E. Hughes+332 | 1,50755.1% | 1,17543.0% | 531.9% | 2,735 |
| Clay County | Charles E. Hughes+415 | 1,64955.4% | 1,23441.5% | 933.1% | 2,976 |
| Clayton County | Charles E. Hughes+968 | 3,34757.5% | 2,37940.9% | 911.6% | 5,817 |
| Clinton County | Charles E. Hughes+1,673 | 5,57656.6% | 3,90339.6% | 3713.8% | 9,850 |
| Crawford County | Charles E. Hughes+837 | 2,75658.3% | 1,91940.6% | 551.2% | 4,730 |
| Dallas County | Charles E. Hughes+405 | 2,90052.4% | 2,49545.1% | 1432.6% | 5,538 |
| Davis County | Woodrow Wilson+335 | 1,47644.1% | 1,81154.2% | 571.7% | 3,344 |
| Decatur County | Woodrow Wilson+149 | 1,96247.4% | 2,11151.1% | 621.5% | 4,135 |
| Delaware County | Charles E. Hughes+1,495 | 2,82766.8% | 1,33231.5% | 741.7% | 4,233 |
| Des Moines County | Charles E. Hughes+305 | 4,13249.5% | 3,82745.9% | 3864.6% | 8,345 |
| Dickinson County | Charles E. Hughes+356 | 1,24957.2% | 89340.9% | 401.8% | 2,182 |
| Dubuque County | Woodrow Wilson+291 | 5,77247.2% | 6,06349.6% | 3883.2% | 12,223 |
| Emmet County | Charles E. Hughes+600 | 1,40962.4% | 80935.8% | 411.8% | 2,259 |
| Fayette County | Charles E. Hughes+1,561 | 3,87260.8% | 2,31136.3% | 1842.9% | 6,367 |
| Floyd County | Charles E. Hughes+1,441 | 2,69166.1% | 1,25030.7% | 1303.2% | 4,071 |
| Franklin County | Charles E. Hughes+1,773 | 2,46477.2% | 69121.7% | 351.1% | 3,190 |
| Fremont County | Woodrow Wilson+353 | 1,73244.4% | 2,08553.4% | 862.2% | 3,903 |
| Greene County | Charles E. Hughes+890 | 2,34560.8% | 1,45537.8% | 541.4% | 3,854 |
| Grundy County | Charles E. Hughes+1,112 | 2,12767.2% | 1,01532.1% | 220.7% | 3,164 |
| Guthrie County | Charles E. Hughes+511 | 2,31655.3% | 1,80543.1% | 671.6% | 4,188 |
| Hamilton County | Charles E. Hughes+1,912 | 3,03770.9% | 1,12526.3% | 1192.8% | 4,281 |
| Hancock County | Charles E. Hughes+813 | 1,72664.4% | 91334.1% | 401.5% | 2,679 |
| Hardin County | Charles E. Hughes+1,854 | 3,33567.7% | 1,48130.1% | 1092.2% | 4,925 |
| Harrison County | Woodrow Wilson+322 | 2,61045.9% | 2,93251.5% | 1472.6% | 5,689 |
| Henry County | Charles E. Hughes+742 | 2,47058.0% | 1,72840.6% | 611.4% | 4,259 |
| Howard County | Charles E. Hughes+2 | 1,56248.9% | 1,56048.8% | 752.3% | 3,197 |
| Humboldt County | Charles E. Hughes+867 | 1,67666.7% | 80932.2% | 281.1% | 2,513 |
| Ida County | Charles E. Hughes+168 | 1,41251.1% | 1,24445.0% | 1063.8% | 2,762 |
| Iowa County | Charles E. Hughes+721 | 2,48457.9% | 1,76341.1% | 431.0% | 4,290 |
| Jackson County | Charles E. Hughes+347 | 2,53352.6% | 2,18645.4% | 942.0% | 4,813 |
| Jasper County | Woodrow Wilson+190 | 3,09247.1% | 3,28250.0% | 1943.0% | 6,568 |
| Jefferson County | Charles E. Hughes+433 | 2,16754.6% | 1,73443.7% | 671.7% | 3,968 |
| Johnson County | Woodrow Wilson+946 | 2,70442.2% | 3,65057.0% | 490.8% | 6,403 |
| Jones County | Charles E. Hughes+882 | 2,84858.6% | 1,96640.5% | 440.9% | 4,858 |
| Keokuk County | Charles E. Hughes+336 | 2,82252.2% | 2,48646.0% | 1001.8% | 5,408 |
| Kossuth County | Charles E. Hughes+899 | 2,64759.6% | 1,74839.4% | 441.0% | 4,439 |
| Lee County | Charles E. Hughes+402 | 4,39551.2% | 3,99346.5% | 1992.3% | 8,587 |
| Linn County | Charles E. Hughes+2,081 | 8,21255.7% | 6,13141.6% | 4082.8% | 14,751 |
| Louisa County | Charles E. Hughes+795 | 1,87662.3% | 1,08135.9% | 561.9% | 3,013 |
| Lucas County | Charles E. Hughes+136 | 1,67247.9% | 1,53644.0% | 2828.1% | 3,490 |
| Lyon County | Charles E. Hughes+623 | 1,76059.8% | 1,13738.6% | 471.6% | 2,944 |
| Madison County | Charles E. Hughes+160 | 1,87151.3% | 1,71146.9% | 681.9% | 3,650 |
| Mahaska County | Woodrow Wilson+8 | 3,14348.1% | 3,15148.3% | 2353.6% | 6,529 |
| Marion County | Woodrow Wilson+635 | 2,45942.9% | 3,09454.0% | 1793.1% | 5,732 |
| Marshall County | Charles E. Hughes+1,758 | 4,17260.3% | 2,41434.9% | 3304.8% | 6,916 |
| Mills County | Charles E. Hughes+107 | 1,70750.6% | 1,60047.4% | 682.0% | 3,375 |
| Mitchell County | Charles E. Hughes+930 | 1,96364.4% | 1,03333.9% | 531.7% | 3,049 |
| Monona County | Woodrow Wilson+133 | 1,77747.9% | 1,91051.5% | 250.7% | 3,712 |
| Monroe County | Charles E. Hughes+49 | 2,14445.1% | 2,09544.1% | 51010.7% | 4,749 |
| Montgomery County | Charles E. Hughes+902 | 2,33360.3% | 1,43137.0% | 1032.7% | 3,867 |
| Muscatine County | Charles E. Hughes+1,235 | 3,92954.3% | 2,69437.2% | 6198.5% | 7,242 |
| O'Brien County | Charles E. Hughes+234 | 2,02152.5% | 1,78746.5% | 391.0% | 3,847 |
| Osceola County | Charles E. Hughes+384 | 1,25858.1% | 87440.3% | 351.6% | 2,167 |
| Page County | Charles E. Hughes+1,246 | 2,99360.9% | 1,74735.5% | 1773.6% | 4,917 |
| Palo Alto County | Woodrow Wilson+36 | 1,59448.5% | 1,63049.6% | 631.9% | 3,287 |
| Plymouth County | Charles E. Hughes+408 | 2,66653.1% | 2,25845.0% | 931.9% | 5,017 |
| Pocahontas County | Charles E. Hughes+150 | 1,80851.3% | 1,65847.0% | 591.7% | 3,525 |
| Polk County | Woodrow Wilson+1,032 | 11,29545.8% | 12,32750.0% | 1,0344.2% | 24,656 |
| Pottawattamie County | Woodrow Wilson+271 | 5,99247.8% | 6,26350.0% | 2742.2% | 12,529 |
| Poweshiek County | Charles E. Hughes+868 | 2,74857.4% | 1,88039.3% | 1603.3% | 4,788 |
| Ringgold County | Charles E. Hughes+382 | 1,73355.5% | 1,35143.2% | 411.3% | 3,125 |
| Sac County | Charles E. Hughes+428 | 2,05755.0% | 1,62943.6% | 521.4% | 3,738 |
| Scott County | Charles E. Hughes+3,117 | 8,32956.4% | 5,21235.3% | 1,2298.3% | 14,770 |
| Shelby County | Woodrow Wilson+162 | 1,89847.5% | 2,06051.6% | 381.0% | 3,996 |
| Sioux County | Charles E. Hughes+212 | 2,26151.9% | 2,04947.0% | 471.1% | 4,357 |
| Story County | Charles E. Hughes+1,950 | 3,72266.2% | 1,77231.5% | 1302.3% | 5,624 |
| Tama County | Charles E. Hughes+489 | 3,06153.4% | 2,57244.8% | 1021.8% | 5,735 |
| Taylor County | Charles E. Hughes+444 | 2,21954.7% | 1,77543.8% | 631.6% | 4,057 |
| Union County | Charles E. Hughes+65 | 2,05050.0% | 1,98548.4% | 691.7% | 4,104 |
| Van Buren County | Charles E. Hughes+259 | 1,99452.5% | 1,73545.7% | 681.8% | 3,797 |
| Wapello County | Charles E. Hughes+404 | 4,39847.7% | 3,99443.3% | 8379.1% | 9,229 |
| Warren County | Charles E. Hughes+272 | 2,18252.2% | 1,91045.7% | 872.1% | 4,179 |
| Washington County | Charles E. Hughes+606 | 2,74555.3% | 2,13943.1% | 791.6% | 4,963 |
| Wayne County | Charles E. Hughes+1 | 1,93648.7% | 1,93548.7% | 1062.7% | 3,977 |
| Webster County | Charles E. Hughes+721 | 3,91753.5% | 3,19643.7% | 2082.8% | 7,321 |
| Winnebago County | Charles E. Hughes+1,129 | 1,71372.9% | 58424.9% | 522.2% | 2,349 |
| Winneshiek County | Charles E. Hughes+920 | 2,87657.9% | 1,95639.4% | 1382.8% | 4,970 |
| Woodbury County | Woodrow Wilson+3,084 | 5,73538.6% | 8,81959.4% | 2992.0% | 14,853 |
| Worth County | Charles E. Hughes+897 | 1,46370.4% | 56627.3% | 482.3% | 2,077 |
| Wright County | Charles E. Hughes+1,464 | 2,59968.2% | 1,13529.8% | 762.0% | 3,810 |
Nominees: Woodrow Wilson (D) · Charles Evans Hughes (R)
Iowa's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1916 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | −5.3% |
| 1896 | −12.6% |
| 1900 | −18.6% |
| 1904 | −32.7% |
| 1908 | −15.0% |
| 1912 | +13.3% |
| 1916 | −11.4% |
| 1920 | −45.5% |
| 1924 | −38.6% |
| 1928 | −24.2% |
| 1932 | +17.7% |
| 1936 | +11.7% |
| 1940 | −4.4% |
| 1944 | −4.5% |
| 1948 | +2.7% |
| 1952 | −28.2% |
| 1956 | −18.4% |
| 1960 | −13.5% |
| 1964 | +24.0% |
| 1968 | −12.2% |
| 1972 | −17.1% |
| 1976 | −1.0% |
| 1980 | −12.7% |
| 1984 | −7.4% |
| 1988 | +10.2% |
| 1992 | +6.0% |
| 1996 | +10.3% |
| 2000 | +0.3% |
| 2004 | −0.7% |
| 2008 | +9.5% |
| 2012 | +5.8% |
| 2016 | −9.3% |
| 2020 | −8.2% |
| 2024 | −13.2% |
Source. Compiled historical county records — 1916 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.