Michigan — 1916 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate1916 presidential electionMichigan · PresidentHughesR+8.3
How it voted
Share of the 1916 vote
| Charles E. Hughes ✓Republican | 52.2% | 337,952 |
|---|---|---|
| Woodrow WilsonDemocratic | 43.9% | 283,993 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 3.9% | 24,928 |
1916presidential margin
D+60R+60
83 counties, each filled by 1916 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Michigan cast 15 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (83 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Alcona County, MI | Republican | R+11.1 |
| Alger County, MI | Republican | R+2.6 |
| Allegan County, MI | Republican | R+13.8 |
| Alpena County, MI | Republican | R+18.0 |
| Antrim County, MI | Republican | R+16.3 |
| Arenac County, MI | Democratic | D+1.4 |
| Baraga County, MI | Republican | R+21.9 |
| Barry County, MI | Republican | R+11.4 |
| Bay County, MI | Republican | R+5.4 |
| Benzie County, MI | Republican | R+6.8 |
| Berrien County, MI | Republican | R+10.4 |
| Branch County, MI | Republican | R+0.6 |
| Calhoun County, MI | Democratic | D+10.1 |
| Cass County, MI | Democratic | D+2.7 |
| Charlevoix County, MI | Republican | R+21.1 |
| Cheboygan County, MI | Republican | R+6.1 |
| Chippewa County, MI | Republican | R+13.8 |
| Clare County, MI | Republican | R+14.5 |
| Clinton County, MI | Republican | R+23.1 |
| Crawford County, MI | Democratic | D+4.6 |
| Delta County, MI | Republican | R+25.3 |
| Dickinson County, MI | Republican | R+27.9 |
| Eaton County, MI | Republican | R+4.6 |
| Emmet County, MI | Republican | R+10.5 |
| Genesee County, MI | Republican | R+0.2 |
| Gladwin County, MI | Republican | R+11.7 |
| Gogebic County, MI | Republican | R+16.6 |
| Grand Traverse County, MI | Republican | R+1.6 |
| Gratiot County, MI | Republican | R+7.2 |
| Hillsdale County, MI | Republican | R+0.5 |
| Houghton County, MI | Republican | R+25.5 |
| Huron County, MI | Republican | R+43.7 |
| Ingham County, MI | Republican | R+1.1 |
| Ionia County, MI | Republican | R+0.5 |
| Iosco County, MI | Republican | R+14.5 |
| Iron County, MI | Republican | R+39.8 |
| Isabella County, MI | Republican | R+11.1 |
| Jackson County, MI | Democratic | D+7.3 |
| Kalamazoo County, MI | Democratic | D+8.6 |
| Kalkaska County, MI | Republican | R+23.3 |
| Kent County, MI | Democratic | D+11.3 |
| Keweenaw County, MI | Republican | R+60.4 |
| Lake County, MI | Republican | R+24.9 |
| Lapeer County, MI | Republican | R+26.0 |
| Leelanau County, MI | Republican | R+12.1 |
| Lenawee County, MI | Republican | R+6.1 |
| Livingston County, MI | Republican | R+3.4 |
| Luce County, MI | Republican | R+33.5 |
| Mackinac County, MI | Republican | R+8.6 |
| Macomb County, MI | Republican | R+18.5 |
| Manistee County, MI | Republican | R+3.9 |
| Marquette County, MI | Republican | R+31.7 |
| Mason County, MI | Republican | R+12.3 |
| Mecosta County, MI | Republican | R+22.8 |
| Menominee County, MI | Republican | R+17.4 |
| Midland County, MI | Republican | R+17.9 |
| Missaukee County, MI | Republican | R+11.4 |
| Monroe County, MI | Democratic | D+5.1 |
| Montcalm County, MI | Republican | R+15.7 |
| Montmorency County, MI | Republican | R+17.0 |
| Muskegon County, MI | Republican | R+11.2 |
| Newaygo County, MI | Republican | R+19.1 |
| Oakland County, MI | Republican | R+7.2 |
| Oceana County, MI | Republican | R+15.8 |
| Ogemaw County, MI | Republican | R+7.9 |
| Ontonagon County, MI | Republican | R+15.3 |
| Osceola County, MI | Republican | R+25.6 |
| Oscoda County, MI | Republican | R+16.3 |
| Otsego County, MI | Republican | R+1.1 |
| Ottawa County, MI | Republican | R+15.8 |
| Presque Isle County, MI | Republican | R+26.3 |
| Roscommon County, MI | Republican | R+12.4 |
| Saginaw County, MI | Republican | R+6.0 |
| Sanilac County, MI | Republican | R+41.6 |
| Schoolcraft County, MI | Republican | R+22.0 |
| Shiawassee County, MI | Republican | R+8.1 |
| St. Clair County, MI | Republican | R+16.9 |
| St. Joseph County, MI | Democratic | D+6.3 |
| Tuscola County, MI | Republican | R+30.3 |
| Van Buren County, MI | Republican | R+13.9 |
| Washtenaw County, MI | Republican | R+10.2 |
| Wayne County, MI | Republican | R+6.7 |
| Wexford County, MI | Republican | R+15.4 |
Michigan results by county
83 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alcona County | Charles E. Hughes+120 | 57353.2% | 45342.1% | 514.7% | 1,077 |
| Alger County | Charles E. Hughes+37 | 68748.3% | 65045.7% | 856.0% | 1,422 |
| Allegan County | Charles E. Hughes+1,212 | 4,80354.8% | 3,59141.0% | 3694.2% | 8,763 |
| Alpena County | Charles E. Hughes+628 | 2,02057.9% | 1,39239.9% | 752.2% | 3,487 |
| Antrim County | Charles E. Hughes+404 | 1,33653.9% | 93237.6% | 2108.5% | 2,478 |
| Arenac County | Woodrow Wilson+27 | 91146.9% | 93848.3% | 954.9% | 1,944 |
| Baraga County | Charles E. Hughes+286 | 74857.2% | 46235.3% | 987.5% | 1,308 |
| Barry County | Charles E. Hughes+666 | 3,15753.8% | 2,49142.5% | 2183.7% | 5,866 |
| Bay County | Charles E. Hughes+712 | 6,70851.1% | 5,99645.7% | 4263.2% | 13,130 |
| Benzie County | Charles E. Hughes+130 | 90047.2% | 77040.4% | 23712.4% | 1,907 |
| Berrien County | Charles E. Hughes+1,457 | 7,51153.7% | 6,05443.3% | 4263.0% | 13,991 |
| Branch County | Charles E. Hughes+38 | 3,10048.8% | 3,06248.2% | 1943.1% | 6,356 |
| Calhoun County | Woodrow Wilson+1,553 | 6,48442.1% | 8,03752.1% | 8915.8% | 15,412 |
| Cass County | Woodrow Wilson+148 | 2,51846.7% | 2,66649.4% | 2113.9% | 5,395 |
| Charlevoix County | Charles E. Hughes+725 | 1,87754.7% | 1,15233.6% | 40111.7% | 3,430 |
| Cheboygan County | Charles E. Hughes+187 | 1,57651.2% | 1,38945.1% | 1153.7% | 3,080 |
| Chippewa County | Charles E. Hughes+597 | 2,36554.6% | 1,76840.9% | 1954.5% | 4,328 |
| Clare County | Charles E. Hughes+280 | 1,04954.4% | 76939.9% | 1115.8% | 1,929 |
| Clinton County | Charles E. Hughes+1,287 | 3,38160.6% | 2,09437.5% | 1041.9% | 5,579 |
| Crawford County | Woodrow Wilson+41 | 40946.2% | 45050.8% | 262.9% | 885 |
| Delta County | Charles E. Hughes+1,307 | 3,08859.7% | 1,78134.5% | 3005.8% | 5,169 |
| Dickinson County | Charles E. Hughes+1,102 | 2,39360.6% | 1,29132.7% | 2636.7% | 3,947 |
| Eaton County | Charles E. Hughes+341 | 3,80250.8% | 3,46146.3% | 2182.9% | 7,481 |
| Emmet County | Charles E. Hughes+361 | 1,72450.3% | 1,36339.7% | 34210.0% | 3,429 |
| Genesee County | Charles E. Hughes+42 | 9,35348.4% | 9,31148.2% | 6513.4% | 19,315 |
| Gladwin County | Charles E. Hughes+206 | 93552.9% | 72941.2% | 1045.9% | 1,768 |
| Gogebic County | Charles E. Hughes+664 | 2,20455.0% | 1,54038.5% | 2606.5% | 4,004 |
| Grand Traverse County | Charles E. Hughes+69 | 1,91745.8% | 1,84844.2% | 42010.0% | 4,185 |
| Gratiot County | Charles E. Hughes+474 | 3,43452.2% | 2,96045.0% | 1902.9% | 6,584 |
| Hillsdale County | Charles E. Hughes+39 | 3,46348.7% | 3,42448.1% | 2263.2% | 7,113 |
| Houghton County | Charles E. Hughes+3,398 | 8,01360.2% | 4,61534.7% | 6885.2% | 13,316 |
| Huron County | Charles E. Hughes+2,927 | 4,74370.9% | 1,81627.1% | 1352.0% | 6,694 |
| Ingham County | Charles E. Hughes+182 | 7,84647.8% | 7,66446.7% | 9175.6% | 16,427 |
| Ionia County | Charles E. Hughes+39 | 3,95048.4% | 3,91147.9% | 3073.8% | 8,168 |
| Iosco County | Charles E. Hughes+255 | 98456.0% | 72941.5% | 442.5% | 1,757 |
| Iron County | Charles E. Hughes+1,262 | 2,13967.5% | 87727.7% | 1514.8% | 3,167 |
| Isabella County | Charles E. Hughes+557 | 2,70053.9% | 2,14342.8% | 1653.3% | 5,008 |
| Jackson County | Woodrow Wilson+1,120 | 6,93845.0% | 8,05852.2% | 4362.8% | 15,432 |
| Kalamazoo County | Woodrow Wilson+1,213 | 5,95142.0% | 7,16450.5% | 1,0587.5% | 14,173 |
| Kalkaska County | Charles E. Hughes+294 | 72457.5% | 43034.1% | 1068.4% | 1,260 |
| Kent County | Woodrow Wilson+4,269 | 16,09542.5% | 20,36453.7% | 1,4443.8% | 37,903 |
| Keweenaw County | Charles E. Hughes+666 | 86078.0% | 19417.6% | 494.4% | 1,103 |
| Lake County | Charles E. Hughes+241 | 58860.7% | 34735.8% | 343.5% | 969 |
| Lapeer County | Charles E. Hughes+1,408 | 3,34561.8% | 1,93735.8% | 1332.5% | 5,415 |
| Leelanau County | Charles E. Hughes+221 | 98453.9% | 76341.8% | 794.3% | 1,826 |
| Lenawee County | Charles E. Hughes+728 | 6,24752.0% | 5,51945.9% | 2462.0% | 12,012 |
| Livingston County | Charles E. Hughes+163 | 2,46050.9% | 2,29747.5% | 781.6% | 4,835 |
| Luce County | Charles E. Hughes+270 | 52765.3% | 25731.8% | 232.9% | 807 |
| Mackinac County | Charles E. Hughes+174 | 1,08253.4% | 90844.8% | 371.8% | 2,027 |
| Macomb County | Charles E. Hughes+1,444 | 4,55258.3% | 3,10839.8% | 1441.8% | 7,804 |
| Manistee County | Charles E. Hughes+183 | 2,36050.2% | 2,17746.3% | 1673.6% | 4,704 |
| Marquette County | Charles E. Hughes+2,638 | 5,26363.2% | 2,62531.5% | 4425.3% | 8,330 |
| Mason County | Charles E. Hughes+509 | 2,19853.2% | 1,68940.9% | 2476.0% | 4,134 |
| Mecosta County | Charles E. Hughes+977 | 2,45557.4% | 1,47834.5% | 3468.1% | 4,279 |
| Menominee County | Charles E. Hughes+817 | 2,67156.9% | 1,85439.5% | 1673.6% | 4,692 |
| Midland County | Charles E. Hughes+650 | 2,10457.8% | 1,45440.0% | 812.2% | 3,639 |
| Missaukee County | Charles E. Hughes+243 | 1,16054.5% | 91743.1% | 532.5% | 2,130 |
| Monroe County | Woodrow Wilson+415 | 3,78746.6% | 4,20251.8% | 1301.6% | 8,119 |
| Montcalm County | Charles E. Hughes+1,093 | 3,89456.0% | 2,80140.3% | 2583.7% | 6,953 |
| Montmorency County | Charles E. Hughes+124 | 39654.2% | 27237.3% | 628.5% | 730 |
| Muskegon County | Charles E. Hughes+1,227 | 5,69252.2% | 4,46540.9% | 7566.9% | 10,913 |
| Newaygo County | Charles E. Hughes+792 | 2,41758.3% | 1,62539.2% | 1062.6% | 4,148 |
| Oakland County | Charles E. Hughes+1,071 | 7,73051.9% | 6,65944.7% | 5173.5% | 14,906 |
| Oceana County | Charles E. Hughes+570 | 1,95754.3% | 1,38738.5% | 2627.3% | 3,606 |
| Ogemaw County | Charles E. Hughes+135 | 87851.2% | 74343.3% | 945.5% | 1,715 |
| Ontonagon County | Charles E. Hughes+347 | 1,23554.3% | 88839.0% | 1526.7% | 2,275 |
| Osceola County | Charles E. Hughes+908 | 2,19361.9% | 1,28536.3% | 651.8% | 3,543 |
| Oscoda County | Charles E. Hughes+70 | 24557.0% | 17540.7% | 102.3% | 430 |
| Otsego County | Charles E. Hughes+12 | 53149.2% | 51948.1% | 302.8% | 1,080 |
| Ottawa County | Charles E. Hughes+1,543 | 5,48456.2% | 3,94140.4% | 3353.4% | 9,760 |
| Presque Isle County | Charles E. Hughes+601 | 1,40761.5% | 80635.2% | 743.2% | 2,287 |
| Roscommon County | Charles E. Hughes+72 | 31153.4% | 23941.1% | 325.5% | 582 |
| Saginaw County | Charles E. Hughes+1,110 | 9,54451.7% | 8,43445.7% | 4832.6% | 18,461 |
| Sanilac County | Charles E. Hughes+2,772 | 4,63969.6% | 1,86728.0% | 1572.4% | 6,663 |
| Schoolcraft County | Charles E. Hughes+371 | 99459.0% | 62337.0% | 694.1% | 1,686 |
| Shiawassee County | Charles E. Hughes+618 | 3,92651.3% | 3,30843.2% | 4205.5% | 7,654 |
| St. Clair County | Charles E. Hughes+1,921 | 6,53857.4% | 4,61740.5% | 2372.1% | 11,392 |
| St. Joseph County | Woodrow Wilson+435 | 3,13245.0% | 3,56751.3% | 2603.7% | 6,959 |
| Tuscola County | Charles E. Hughes+2,132 | 4,46163.5% | 2,32933.1% | 2363.4% | 7,026 |
| Van Buren County | Charles E. Hughes+1,077 | 4,30255.3% | 3,22541.5% | 2493.2% | 7,776 |
| Washtenaw County | Charles E. Hughes+1,226 | 6,50554.1% | 5,27943.9% | 2422.0% | 12,026 |
| Wayne County | Charles E. Hughes+9,121 | 70,05651.8% | 60,93545.1% | 4,1933.1% | 135,184 |
| Wexford County | Charles E. Hughes+650 | 2,33355.2% | 1,68339.8% | 2105.0% | 4,226 |
Nominees: Woodrow Wilson (D) · Charles Evans Hughes (R)
Michigan's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1916 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | −4.5% |
| 1896 | −10.3% |
| 1900 | −19.2% |
| 1904 | −43.8% |
| 1908 | −29.5% |
| 1912 | −0.2% |
| 1916 | −8.3% |
| 1920 | −50.6% |
| 1924 | −62.2% |
| 1928 | −41.4% |
| 1932 | +7.9% |
| 1936 | +17.6% |
| 1940 | −0.3% |
| 1944 | +1.0% |
| 1948 | −1.7% |
| 1952 | −11.5% |
| 1956 | −11.5% |
| 1960 | +2.0% |
| 1964 | +33.6% |
| 1968 | +6.7% |
| 1972 | −14.4% |
| 1976 | −5.4% |
| 1980 | −6.5% |
| 1984 | −19.0% |
| 1988 | −7.9% |
| 1992 | +7.4% |
| 1996 | +13.2% |
| 2000 | +5.1% |
| 2004 | +3.4% |
| 2008 | +16.5% |
| 2012 | +9.5% |
| 2016 | −0.2% |
| 2020 | +2.8% |
| 2024 | −1.4% |
Source. Compiled historical county records — 1916 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.