Missouri — 1916 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate1916 presidential electionMissouri · PresidentWilsonD+3.6
How it voted
Share of the 1916 vote
| Woodrow Wilson ✓Democratic | 50.6% | 398,032 |
|---|---|---|
| Charles E. HughesRepublican | 46.9% | 369,339 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 2.5% | 19,422 |
1916presidential margin
D+60R+60
115 counties, each filled by 1916 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Missouri cast 18 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (115 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Adair County, MO | Republican | R+7.7 |
| Andrew County, MO | Republican | R+5.9 |
| Atchison County, MO | Democratic | D+2.1 |
| Audrain County, MO | Democratic | D+34.2 |
| Barry County, MO | Democratic | D+1.2 |
| Barton County, MO | Democratic | D+15.4 |
| Bates County, MO | Democratic | D+10.9 |
| Benton County, MO | Republican | R+17.5 |
| Bollinger County, MO | Republican | R+2.7 |
| Boone County, MO | Democratic | D+43.6 |
| Buchanan County, MO | Democratic | D+16.8 |
| Butler County, MO | Republican | R+11.5 |
| Caldwell County, MO | Republican | R+10.2 |
| Callaway County, MO | Democratic | D+31.6 |
| Camden County, MO | Republican | R+14.7 |
| Cape Girardeau County, MO | Republican | R+11.1 |
| Carroll County, MO | Republican | R+2.7 |
| Carter County, MO | Democratic | D+10.4 |
| Cass County, MO | Democratic | D+22.2 |
| Cedar County, MO | Republican | R+13.7 |
| Chariton County, MO | Democratic | D+17.7 |
| Christian County, MO | Republican | R+33.8 |
| Clark County, MO | Republican | R+2.6 |
| Clay County, MO | Democratic | D+49.3 |
| Clinton County, MO | Democratic | D+16.0 |
| Cole County, MO | Democratic | D+3.0 |
| Cooper County, MO | Republican | R+5.4 |
| Crawford County, MO | Republican | R+10.9 |
| Dade County, MO | Republican | R+8.9 |
| Dallas County, MO | Republican | R+16.2 |
| Daviess County, MO | Democratic | D+0.7 |
| DeKalb County, MO | Democratic | D+0.2 |
| Dent County, MO | Democratic | D+7.4 |
| Douglas County, MO | Republican | R+37.5 |
| Dunklin County, MO | Democratic | D+29.8 |
| Franklin County, MO | Republican | R+26.8 |
| Gasconade County, MO | Republican | R+65.5 |
| Gentry County, MO | Democratic | D+13.5 |
| Greene County, MO | Republican | R+2.3 |
| Grundy County, MO | Republican | R+15.8 |
| Harrison County, MO | Republican | R+10.5 |
| Henry County, MO | Democratic | D+14.2 |
| Hickory County, MO | Republican | R+33.5 |
| Holt County, MO | Republican | R+11.2 |
| Howard County, MO | Democratic | D+43.4 |
| Howell County, MO | Republican | R+6.4 |
| Iron County, MO | Democratic | D+7.9 |
| Jackson County, MO | Democratic | D+14.7 |
| Jasper County, MO | Democratic | D+5.5 |
| Jefferson County, MO | Republican | R+4.5 |
| Johnson County, MO | Democratic | D+10.9 |
| Knox County, MO | Democratic | D+6.2 |
| Laclede County, MO | Republican | R+3.3 |
| Lafayette County, MO | Democratic | D+0.3 |
| Lawrence County, MO | Republican | R+6.6 |
| Lewis County, MO | Democratic | D+24.2 |
| Lincoln County, MO | Democratic | D+20.0 |
| Linn County, MO | Democratic | D+10.0 |
| Livingston County, MO | Democratic | D+3.6 |
| Macon County, MO | Democratic | D+10.9 |
| Madison County, MO | Democratic | D+3.1 |
| Maries County, MO | Democratic | D+28.6 |
| Marion County, MO | Democratic | D+24.0 |
| McDonald County, MO | Democratic | D+6.8 |
| Mercer County, MO | Republican | R+24.4 |
| Miller County, MO | Republican | R+13.9 |
| Mississippi County, MO | Democratic | D+16.7 |
| Moniteau County, MO | Republican | R+2.1 |
| Monroe County, MO | Democratic | D+65.4 |
| Montgomery County, MO | Republican | R+2.2 |
| Morgan County, MO | Republican | R+7.1 |
| New Madrid County, MO | Democratic | D+13.9 |
| Newton County, MO | Democratic | D+3.6 |
| Nodaway County, MO | Democratic | D+4.4 |
| Oregon County, MO | Democratic | D+44.7 |
| Osage County, MO | Republican | R+12.1 |
| Ozark County, MO | Republican | R+33.5 |
| Pemiscot County, MO | Democratic | D+8.0 |
| Perry County, MO | Republican | R+17.4 |
| Pettis County, MO | Democratic | D+3.7 |
| Phelps County, MO | Democratic | D+11.7 |
| Pike County, MO | Democratic | D+17.9 |
| Platte County, MO | Democratic | D+52.4 |
| Polk County, MO | Republican | R+9.6 |
| Pulaski County, MO | Democratic | D+14.1 |
| Putnam County, MO | Republican | R+33.0 |
| Ralls County, MO | Democratic | D+41.1 |
| Randolph County, MO | Democratic | D+40.8 |
| Ray County, MO | Democratic | D+32.2 |
| Reynolds County, MO | Democratic | D+33.4 |
| Ripley County, MO | Democratic | D+10.9 |
| Saline County, MO | Democratic | D+20.3 |
| Schuyler County, MO | Democratic | D+14.6 |
| Scotland County, MO | Democratic | D+12.0 |
| Scott County, MO | Democratic | D+9.9 |
| Shannon County, MO | Democratic | D+19.7 |
| Shelby County, MO | Democratic | D+35.7 |
| St. Charles County, MO | Republican | R+29.3 |
| St. Clair County, MO | Democratic | D+4.3 |
| St. Francois County, MO | Democratic | D+9.6 |
| St. Louis city, MO | Republican | R+6.0 |
| St. Louis County, MO | Republican | R+23.7 |
| Ste. Genevieve County, MO | Democratic | D+3.4 |
| Stoddard County, MO | Democratic | D+13.0 |
| Stone County, MO | Republican | R+39.9 |
| Sullivan County, MO | Democratic | D+0.5 |
| Taney County, MO | Republican | R+24.1 |
| Texas County, MO | Democratic | D+11.4 |
| Vernon County, MO | Democratic | D+25.1 |
| Warren County, MO | Republican | R+55.4 |
| Washington County, MO | Republican | R+8.5 |
| Wayne County, MO | Democratic | D+2.0 |
| Webster County, MO | Republican | R+5.1 |
| Worth County, MO | Democratic | D+9.3 |
| Wright County, MO | Republican | R+15.1 |
Missouri results by county
115 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+406 | 2,27543.4% | 2,68151.1% | 2915.5% | 5,247 |
| Andrew County | Charles E. Hughes+234 | 1,85346.6% | 2,08752.5% | 360.9% | 3,976 |
| Atchison County | Woodrow Wilson+71 | 1,69750.2% | 1,62648.1% | 561.7% | 3,379 |
| Audrain County | Woodrow Wilson+1,831 | 3,57266.6% | 1,74132.5% | 480.9% | 5,361 |
| Barry County | Woodrow Wilson+69 | 2,75249.0% | 2,68347.8% | 1763.1% | 5,611 |
| Barton County | Woodrow Wilson+620 | 2,21755.2% | 1,59739.8% | 2025.0% | 4,016 |
| Bates County | Woodrow Wilson+658 | 3,25553.7% | 2,59742.9% | 2043.4% | 6,056 |
| Benton County | Charles E. Hughes+557 | 1,28540.4% | 1,84257.9% | 561.8% | 3,183 |
| Bollinger County | Charles E. Hughes+86 | 1,53847.4% | 1,62450.0% | 832.6% | 3,245 |
| Boone County | Woodrow Wilson+3,421 | 5,60171.5% | 2,18027.8% | 570.7% | 7,838 |
| Buchanan County | Woodrow Wilson+3,212 | 10,97357.3% | 7,76140.6% | 4002.1% | 19,134 |
| Butler County | Charles E. Hughes+582 | 2,13542.2% | 2,71753.8% | 2024.0% | 5,054 |
| Caldwell County | Charles E. Hughes+386 | 1,68344.5% | 2,06954.7% | 280.7% | 3,780 |
| Callaway County | Woodrow Wilson+1,873 | 3,88265.6% | 2,00933.9% | 280.5% | 5,919 |
| Camden County | Charles E. Hughes+331 | 93041.4% | 1,26156.2% | 542.4% | 2,245 |
| Cape Girardeau County | Charles E. Hughes+760 | 2,99343.5% | 3,75354.6% | 1271.8% | 6,873 |
| Carroll County | Charles E. Hughes+156 | 2,82248.0% | 2,97850.7% | 791.3% | 5,879 |
| Carter County | Woodrow Wilson+117 | 58651.9% | 46941.5% | 756.6% | 1,130 |
| Cass County | Woodrow Wilson+1,233 | 3,33760.2% | 2,10438.0% | 1031.9% | 5,544 |
| Cedar County | Charles E. Hughes+464 | 1,41041.6% | 1,87455.3% | 1063.1% | 3,390 |
| Chariton County | Woodrow Wilson+952 | 3,13558.3% | 2,18340.6% | 591.1% | 5,377 |
| Christian County | Charles E. Hughes+1,040 | 93830.5% | 1,97864.4% | 1575.1% | 3,073 |
| Clark County | Charles E. Hughes+90 | 1,69248.1% | 1,78250.7% | 421.2% | 3,516 |
| Clay County | Woodrow Wilson+2,595 | 3,90274.1% | 1,30724.8% | 551.0% | 5,264 |
| Clinton County | Woodrow Wilson+602 | 2,15357.0% | 1,55141.1% | 701.9% | 3,774 |
| Cole County | Woodrow Wilson+169 | 2,91551.1% | 2,74648.2% | 420.7% | 5,703 |
| Cooper County | Charles E. Hughes+293 | 2,53746.9% | 2,83052.3% | 470.9% | 5,414 |
| Crawford County | Charles E. Hughes+330 | 1,31243.4% | 1,64254.4% | 672.2% | 3,021 |
| Dade County | Charles E. Hughes+323 | 1,61844.5% | 1,94153.4% | 772.1% | 3,636 |
| Dallas County | Charles E. Hughes+406 | 1,02240.7% | 1,42856.9% | 592.4% | 2,509 |
| Daviess County | Woodrow Wilson+33 | 2,37549.7% | 2,34249.1% | 571.2% | 4,774 |
| DeKalb County | Woodrow Wilson+7 | 1,64749.4% | 1,64049.2% | 451.4% | 3,332 |
| Dent County | Woodrow Wilson+205 | 1,45752.4% | 1,25245.0% | 742.7% | 2,783 |
| Douglas County | Charles E. Hughes+993 | 73727.8% | 1,73065.3% | 1846.9% | 2,651 |
| Dunklin County | Woodrow Wilson+1,799 | 3,72361.7% | 1,92431.9% | 3866.4% | 6,033 |
| Franklin County | Charles E. Hughes+1,857 | 2,46835.6% | 4,32562.4% | 1422.0% | 6,935 |
| Gasconade County | Charles E. Hughes+2,003 | 51016.7% | 2,51382.2% | 341.1% | 3,057 |
| Gentry County | Woodrow Wilson+581 | 2,40455.8% | 1,82342.3% | 811.9% | 4,308 |
| Greene County | Charles E. Hughes+352 | 7,19146.7% | 7,54348.9% | 6764.4% | 15,410 |
| Grundy County | Charles E. Hughes+692 | 1,78940.9% | 2,48156.7% | 1042.4% | 4,374 |
| Harrison County | Charles E. Hughes+536 | 2,20543.3% | 2,74153.9% | 1432.8% | 5,089 |
| Henry County | Woodrow Wilson+926 | 3,65356.1% | 2,72741.9% | 1292.0% | 6,509 |
| Hickory County | Charles E. Hughes+592 | 55231.2% | 1,14464.7% | 714.0% | 1,767 |
| Holt County | Charles E. Hughes+415 | 1,61543.8% | 2,03055.0% | 451.2% | 3,690 |
| Howard County | Woodrow Wilson+1,745 | 2,86671.2% | 1,12127.9% | 360.9% | 4,023 |
| Howell County | Charles E. Hughes+271 | 1,86143.8% | 2,13250.2% | 2525.9% | 4,245 |
| Iron County | Woodrow Wilson+153 | 1,02753.0% | 87445.1% | 351.8% | 1,936 |
| Jackson County | Woodrow Wilson+11,613 | 44,55656.4% | 32,94341.7% | 1,5301.9% | 79,029 |
| Jasper County | Woodrow Wilson+1,155 | 10,51350.0% | 9,35844.5% | 1,1665.5% | 21,037 |
| Jefferson County | Charles E. Hughes+289 | 3,02146.6% | 3,31051.0% | 1582.4% | 6,489 |
| Johnson County | Woodrow Wilson+735 | 3,70154.7% | 2,96643.8% | 1001.5% | 6,767 |
| Knox County | Woodrow Wilson+197 | 1,65752.1% | 1,46045.9% | 632.0% | 3,180 |
| Laclede County | Charles E. Hughes+122 | 1,75547.0% | 1,87750.3% | 1012.7% | 3,733 |
| Lafayette County | Woodrow Wilson+24 | 4,07349.4% | 4,04949.1% | 1261.5% | 8,248 |
| Lawrence County | Charles E. Hughes+419 | 2,80944.2% | 3,22850.8% | 3134.9% | 6,350 |
| Lewis County | Woodrow Wilson+928 | 2,35761.5% | 1,42937.3% | 471.2% | 3,833 |
| Lincoln County | Woodrow Wilson+826 | 2,46859.6% | 1,64239.7% | 300.7% | 4,140 |
| Linn County | Woodrow Wilson+640 | 3,44154.0% | 2,80144.0% | 1282.0% | 6,370 |
| Livingston County | Woodrow Wilson+185 | 2,60951.1% | 2,42447.4% | 761.5% | 5,109 |
| Macon County | Woodrow Wilson+771 | 3,80553.9% | 3,03443.0% | 2243.2% | 7,063 |
| Madison County | Woodrow Wilson+80 | 1,31051.0% | 1,23047.8% | 311.2% | 2,571 |
| Maries County | Woodrow Wilson+594 | 1,31963.6% | 72535.0% | 301.4% | 2,074 |
| Marion County | Woodrow Wilson+1,775 | 4,53461.3% | 2,75937.3% | 1081.5% | 7,401 |
| McDonald County | Woodrow Wilson+217 | 1,63151.4% | 1,41444.6% | 1264.0% | 3,171 |
| Mercer County | Charles E. Hughes+691 | 1,04236.8% | 1,73361.1% | 602.1% | 2,835 |
| Miller County | Charles E. Hughes+467 | 1,39541.6% | 1,86255.5% | 972.9% | 3,354 |
| Mississippi County | Woodrow Wilson+544 | 1,87457.4% | 1,33040.8% | 591.8% | 3,263 |
| Moniteau County | Charles E. Hughes+73 | 1,67548.2% | 1,74850.3% | 531.5% | 3,476 |
| Monroe County | Woodrow Wilson+2,996 | 3,73881.6% | 74216.2% | 1012.2% | 4,581 |
| Montgomery County | Charles E. Hughes+91 | 1,98848.3% | 2,07950.5% | 521.3% | 4,119 |
| Morgan County | Charles E. Hughes+210 | 1,36846.1% | 1,57853.2% | 210.7% | 2,967 |
| New Madrid County | Woodrow Wilson+676 | 2,71555.6% | 2,03941.8% | 1252.6% | 4,879 |
| Newton County | Woodrow Wilson+229 | 3,15849.3% | 2,92945.7% | 3225.0% | 6,409 |
| Nodaway County | Woodrow Wilson+334 | 3,87451.6% | 3,54047.1% | 941.3% | 7,508 |
| Oregon County | Woodrow Wilson+1,139 | 1,79970.7% | 66025.9% | 873.4% | 2,546 |
| Osage County | Charles E. Hughes+386 | 1,38343.4% | 1,76955.6% | 321.0% | 3,184 |
| Ozark County | Charles E. Hughes+677 | 65432.4% | 1,33165.9% | 351.7% | 2,020 |
| Pemiscot County | Woodrow Wilson+371 | 2,44753.0% | 2,07644.9% | 982.1% | 4,621 |
| Perry County | Charles E. Hughes+592 | 1,39641.0% | 1,98858.4% | 200.6% | 3,404 |
| Pettis County | Woodrow Wilson+346 | 4,66550.1% | 4,31946.4% | 3213.4% | 9,305 |
| Phelps County | Woodrow Wilson+400 | 1,88755.1% | 1,48743.4% | 491.4% | 3,423 |
| Pike County | Woodrow Wilson+1,022 | 3,34458.4% | 2,32240.6% | 581.0% | 5,724 |
| Platte County | Woodrow Wilson+2,053 | 2,97476.0% | 92123.5% | 200.5% | 3,915 |
| Polk County | Charles E. Hughes+464 | 2,14944.2% | 2,61353.8% | 962.0% | 4,858 |
| Pulaski County | Woodrow Wilson+336 | 1,33956.0% | 1,00341.9% | 492.0% | 2,391 |
| Putnam County | Charles E. Hughes+1,071 | 1,03531.9% | 2,10664.8% | 1073.3% | 3,248 |
| Ralls County | Woodrow Wilson+1,168 | 1,99470.1% | 82629.0% | 240.8% | 2,844 |
| Randolph County | Woodrow Wilson+2,970 | 5,08169.8% | 2,11129.0% | 831.1% | 7,275 |
| Ray County | Woodrow Wilson+1,662 | 3,38065.5% | 1,71833.3% | 651.3% | 5,163 |
| Reynolds County | Woodrow Wilson+617 | 1,20965.4% | 59232.0% | 482.6% | 1,849 |
| Ripley County | Woodrow Wilson+272 | 1,32553.1% | 1,05342.2% | 1184.7% | 2,496 |
| Saline County | Woodrow Wilson+1,537 | 4,50359.5% | 2,96639.2% | 951.3% | 7,564 |
| Schuyler County | Woodrow Wilson+346 | 1,34156.4% | 99541.9% | 411.7% | 2,377 |
| Scotland County | Woodrow Wilson+349 | 1,59254.9% | 1,24342.9% | 652.2% | 2,900 |
| Scott County | Woodrow Wilson+531 | 2,81652.7% | 2,28542.8% | 2404.5% | 5,341 |
| Shannon County | Woodrow Wilson+425 | 1,21356.3% | 78836.6% | 1537.1% | 2,154 |
| Shelby County | Woodrow Wilson+1,354 | 2,54967.3% | 1,19531.5% | 461.2% | 3,790 |
| St. Charles County | Charles E. Hughes+1,604 | 1,91434.9% | 3,51864.2% | 510.9% | 5,483 |
| St. Clair County | Woodrow Wilson+163 | 1,88150.1% | 1,71845.8% | 1524.1% | 3,751 |
| St. Francois County | Woodrow Wilson+660 | 3,67553.4% | 3,01543.8% | 1952.8% | 6,885 |
| St. Louis city | Charles E. Hughes+9,739 | 74,05945.7% | 83,79851.7% | 4,1752.6% | 162,032 |
| St. Louis County | Charles E. Hughes+4,898 | 7,58736.7% | 12,48560.4% | 5942.9% | 20,666 |
| Ste. Genevieve County | Woodrow Wilson+81 | 1,21851.3% | 1,13747.9% | 170.7% | 2,372 |
| Stoddard County | Woodrow Wilson+792 | 3,27453.6% | 2,48240.6% | 3535.8% | 6,109 |
| Stone County | Charles E. Hughes+904 | 62127.4% | 1,52567.2% | 1225.4% | 2,268 |
| Sullivan County | Woodrow Wilson+26 | 2,44649.5% | 2,42049.0% | 711.4% | 4,937 |
| Taney County | Charles E. Hughes+444 | 67936.8% | 1,12360.9% | 432.3% | 1,845 |
| Texas County | Woodrow Wilson+482 | 2,29154.4% | 1,80942.9% | 1152.7% | 4,215 |
| Vernon County | Woodrow Wilson+1,565 | 3,77660.6% | 2,21135.5% | 2413.9% | 6,228 |
| Warren County | Charles E. Hughes+1,265 | 48721.3% | 1,75276.7% | 462.0% | 2,285 |
| Washington County | Charles E. Hughes+263 | 1,39445.3% | 1,65753.8% | 290.9% | 3,080 |
| Wayne County | Woodrow Wilson+66 | 1,59449.4% | 1,52847.3% | 1073.3% | 3,229 |
| Webster County | Charles E. Hughes+211 | 1,90346.2% | 2,11451.3% | 1002.4% | 4,117 |
| Worth County | Woodrow Wilson+187 | 1,07953.6% | 89244.3% | 432.1% | 2,014 |
| Wright County | Charles E. Hughes+583 | 1,59341.2% | 2,17656.3% | 972.5% | 3,866 |
Nominees: Woodrow Wilson (D) · Charles Evans Hughes (R)
Missouri's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1916 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | +7.5% |
| 1896 | +8.7% |
| 1900 | +5.5% |
| 1904 | −3.9% |
| 1908 | −0.1% |
| 1912 | +17.6% |
| 1916 | +3.6% |
| 1920 | −11.5% |
| 1924 | −5.6% |
| 1928 | −11.4% |
| 1932 | +28.6% |
| 1936 | +22.6% |
| 1940 | +4.8% |
| 1944 | +2.9% |
| 1948 | +16.6% |
| 1952 | −1.6% |
| 1956 | +0.2% |
| 1960 | +0.5% |
| 1964 | +28.1% |
| 1968 | −1.1% |
| 1972 | −24.7% |
| 1976 | +3.6% |
| 1980 | −6.8% |
| 1984 | −20.0% |
| 1988 | −4.0% |
| 1992 | +10.1% |
| 1996 | +6.3% |
| 2000 | −3.3% |
| 2004 | −7.2% |
| 2008 | −0.1% |
| 2012 | −9.4% |
| 2016 | −18.5% |
| 2020 | −15.3% |
| 2024 | −18.4% |
Source. Compiled historical county records — 1916 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.