Pennsylvania — 1916 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate1916 presidential electionPennsylvania · PresidentHughesR+14.0
How it voted
Share of the 1916 vote
| Charles E. Hughes ✓Republican | 54.3% | 703,823 |
|---|---|---|
| Woodrow WilsonDemocratic | 40.2% | 521,784 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 5.5% | 71,685 |
1916presidential margin
D+60R+60
67 counties, each filled by 1916 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Pennsylvania cast 38 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (67 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Adams County, PA | Democratic | D+9.0 |
| Allegheny County, PA | Republican | R+17.6 |
| Armstrong County, PA | Republican | R+23.6 |
| Beaver County, PA | Republican | R+7.5 |
| Bedford County, PA | Republican | R+6.3 |
| Berks County, PA | Democratic | D+21.1 |
| Blair County, PA | Republican | R+16.1 |
| Bradford County, PA | Republican | R+23.5 |
| Bucks County, PA | Republican | R+10.4 |
| Butler County, PA | Republican | R+7.9 |
| Cambria County, PA | Republican | R+5.9 |
| Cameron County, PA | Republican | R+21.7 |
| Carbon County, PA | Republican | R+2.0 |
| Centre County, PA | Republican | R+3.1 |
| Chester County, PA | Republican | R+16.0 |
| Clarion County, PA | Democratic | D+10.7 |
| Clearfield County, PA | Democratic | D+3.8 |
| Clinton County, PA | Democratic | D+2.8 |
| Columbia County, PA | Democratic | D+30.2 |
| Crawford County, PA | Democratic | D+2.6 |
| Cumberland County, PA | Democratic | D+9.2 |
| Dauphin County, PA | Republican | R+9.2 |
| Delaware County, PA | Republican | R+34.7 |
| Elk County, PA | Republican | R+11.9 |
| Erie County, PA | Democratic | D+3.4 |
| Fayette County, PA | Democratic | D+2.7 |
| Forest County, PA | Republican | R+11.7 |
| Franklin County, PA | Republican | R+2.9 |
| Fulton County, PA | Democratic | D+19.6 |
| Greene County, PA | Democratic | D+29.7 |
| Huntingdon County, PA | Republican | R+25.7 |
| Indiana County, PA | Republican | R+29.4 |
| Jefferson County, PA | Republican | R+12.9 |
| Juniata County, PA | Democratic | D+8.7 |
| Lackawanna County, PA | Republican | R+5.6 |
| Lancaster County, PA | Republican | R+32.1 |
| Lawrence County, PA | Republican | R+11.2 |
| Lebanon County, PA | Republican | R+20.1 |
| Lehigh County, PA | Democratic | D+5.6 |
| Luzerne County, PA | Republican | R+11.3 |
| Lycoming County, PA | Democratic | D+4.4 |
| McKean County, PA | Republican | R+13.7 |
| Mercer County, PA | Democratic | D+3.8 |
| Mifflin County, PA | Republican | R+3.2 |
| Monroe County, PA | Democratic | D+38.7 |
| Montgomery County, PA | Republican | R+19.3 |
| Montour County, PA | Democratic | D+17.3 |
| Northampton County, PA | Democratic | D+6.4 |
| Northumberland County, PA | Democratic | D+3.2 |
| Perry County, PA | Republican | R+4.5 |
| Philadelphia County, PA | Republican | R+35.6 |
| Pike County, PA | Democratic | D+23.5 |
| Potter County, PA | Republican | R+14.4 |
| Schuylkill County, PA | Republican | R+13.6 |
| Snyder County, PA | Republican | R+17.7 |
| Somerset County, PA | Republican | R+31.1 |
| Sullivan County, PA | Democratic | D+7.4 |
| Susquehanna County, PA | Republican | R+10.2 |
| Tioga County, PA | Republican | R+37.9 |
| Union County, PA | Republican | R+19.2 |
| Venango County, PA | Democratic | D+0.9 |
| Warren County, PA | Republican | R+11.0 |
| Washington County, PA | Republican | R+13.2 |
| Wayne County, PA | Republican | R+16.5 |
| Westmoreland County, PA | Republican | R+4.4 |
| Wyoming County, PA | Republican | R+7.8 |
| York County, PA | Democratic | D+13.2 |
Pennsylvania results by county
67 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adams County | Woodrow Wilson+673 | 3,29043.8% | 3,96352.7% | 2663.5% | 7,519 |
| Allegheny County | Charles E. Hughes+24,650 | 77,48355.2% | 52,83337.7% | 9,9487.1% | 140,264 |
| Armstrong County | Charles E. Hughes+2,434 | 6,02458.5% | 3,59034.9% | 6826.6% | 10,296 |
| Beaver County | Charles E. Hughes+1,059 | 6,86448.7% | 5,80541.2% | 1,43410.2% | 14,103 |
| Bedford County | Charles E. Hughes+466 | 3,72950.8% | 3,26344.4% | 3504.8% | 7,342 |
| Berks County | Woodrow Wilson+7,330 | 11,93734.3% | 19,26755.4% | 3,56510.3% | 34,769 |
| Blair County | Charles E. Hughes+2,891 | 9,89355.2% | 7,00239.0% | 1,0405.8% | 17,935 |
| Bradford County | Charles E. Hughes+2,523 | 6,17857.5% | 3,65534.0% | 9098.5% | 10,742 |
| Bucks County | Charles E. Hughes+1,778 | 9,26954.0% | 7,49143.6% | 4142.4% | 17,174 |
| Butler County | Charles E. Hughes+914 | 5,45847.2% | 4,54439.3% | 1,56613.5% | 11,568 |
| Cambria County | Charles E. Hughes+1,272 | 10,68849.8% | 9,41643.8% | 1,3786.4% | 21,482 |
| Cameron County | Charles E. Hughes+261 | 71359.2% | 45237.5% | 403.3% | 1,205 |
| Carbon County | Charles E. Hughes+176 | 4,27549.2% | 4,09947.2% | 3193.7% | 8,693 |
| Centre County | Charles E. Hughes+272 | 4,39250.0% | 4,12046.9% | 2693.1% | 8,781 |
| Chester County | Charles E. Hughes+3,331 | 11,84556.8% | 8,51440.8% | 5052.4% | 20,864 |
| Clarion County | Woodrow Wilson+674 | 2,59541.1% | 3,26951.7% | 4547.2% | 6,318 |
| Clearfield County | Woodrow Wilson+504 | 5,67642.7% | 6,18046.5% | 1,44310.9% | 13,299 |
| Clinton County | Woodrow Wilson+173 | 2,79445.1% | 2,96747.9% | 4296.9% | 6,190 |
| Columbia County | Woodrow Wilson+2,772 | 3,01332.8% | 5,78563.0% | 3894.2% | 9,187 |
| Crawford County | Woodrow Wilson+327 | 5,48744.2% | 5,81446.8% | 1,1199.0% | 12,420 |
| Cumberland County | Woodrow Wilson+1,136 | 5,29643.0% | 6,43252.2% | 6014.9% | 12,329 |
| Dauphin County | Charles E. Hughes+2,471 | 13,95452.2% | 11,48342.9% | 1,3154.9% | 26,752 |
| Delaware County | Charles E. Hughes+8,573 | 16,31566.0% | 7,74231.3% | 6772.7% | 24,734 |
| Elk County | Charles E. Hughes+643 | 2,82952.3% | 2,18640.4% | 3907.2% | 5,405 |
| Erie County | Woodrow Wilson+708 | 8,93343.3% | 9,64146.7% | 2,05610.0% | 20,630 |
| Fayette County | Woodrow Wilson+578 | 9,83845.7% | 10,41648.4% | 1,2755.9% | 21,529 |
| Forest County | Charles E. Hughes+154 | 61747.0% | 46335.3% | 23217.7% | 1,312 |
| Franklin County | Charles E. Hughes+338 | 5,67448.9% | 5,33646.0% | 6025.2% | 11,612 |
| Fulton County | Woodrow Wilson+397 | 80239.6% | 1,19959.2% | 231.1% | 2,024 |
| Greene County | Woodrow Wilson+1,834 | 2,09633.9% | 3,93063.6% | 1512.4% | 6,177 |
| Huntingdon County | Charles E. Hughes+1,625 | 3,80660.2% | 2,18134.5% | 3325.3% | 6,319 |
| Indiana County | Charles E. Hughes+2,489 | 4,88757.7% | 2,39828.3% | 1,19214.1% | 8,477 |
| Jefferson County | Charles E. Hughes+1,079 | 4,33251.7% | 3,25338.9% | 7889.4% | 8,373 |
| Juniata County | Woodrow Wilson+243 | 1,25444.7% | 1,49753.3% | 572.0% | 2,808 |
| Lackawanna County | Charles E. Hughes+1,931 | 17,65850.8% | 15,72745.2% | 1,3734.0% | 34,758 |
| Lancaster County | Charles E. Hughes+10,276 | 20,29263.4% | 10,01631.3% | 1,6885.3% | 31,996 |
| Lawrence County | Charles E. Hughes+1,168 | 5,13449.4% | 3,96638.2% | 1,28512.4% | 10,385 |
| Lebanon County | Charles E. Hughes+2,055 | 5,87657.5% | 3,82137.4% | 5315.2% | 10,228 |
| Lehigh County | Woodrow Wilson+1,332 | 10,58844.7% | 11,92050.3% | 1,1945.0% | 23,702 |
| Luzerne County | Charles E. Hughes+5,349 | 25,34853.7% | 19,99942.4% | 1,8323.9% | 47,179 |
| Lycoming County | Woodrow Wilson+630 | 6,01041.5% | 6,64045.9% | 1,82312.6% | 14,473 |
| McKean County | Charles E. Hughes+1,139 | 4,30051.8% | 3,16138.1% | 83810.1% | 8,299 |
| Mercer County | Woodrow Wilson+524 | 5,86642.7% | 6,39046.5% | 1,49510.9% | 13,751 |
| Mifflin County | Charles E. Hughes+140 | 2,10547.4% | 1,96544.2% | 3748.4% | 4,444 |
| Monroe County | Woodrow Wilson+1,892 | 1,45629.8% | 3,34868.5% | 821.7% | 4,886 |
| Montgomery County | Charles E. Hughes+6,773 | 20,43158.3% | 13,65838.9% | 9832.8% | 35,072 |
| Montour County | Woodrow Wilson+462 | 1,06840.1% | 1,53057.5% | 652.4% | 2,663 |
| Northampton County | Woodrow Wilson+1,390 | 9,61044.4% | 11,00050.8% | 1,0504.8% | 21,660 |
| Northumberland County | Woodrow Wilson+611 | 8,72245.0% | 9,33348.1% | 1,3296.9% | 19,384 |
| Perry County | Charles E. Hughes+227 | 2,57551.5% | 2,34846.9% | 811.6% | 5,004 |
| Philadelphia County | Charles E. Hughes+103,363 | 194,16366.8% | 90,80031.2% | 5,6471.9% | 290,610 |
| Pike County | Woodrow Wilson+378 | 59837.2% | 97660.7% | 342.1% | 1,608 |
| Potter County | Charles E. Hughes+653 | 2,38652.5% | 1,73338.2% | 4229.3% | 4,541 |
| Schuylkill County | Charles E. Hughes+4,410 | 17,80655.0% | 13,39641.4% | 1,1553.6% | 32,357 |
| Snyder County | Charles E. Hughes+550 | 1,79757.7% | 1,24740.1% | 682.2% | 3,112 |
| Somerset County | Charles E. Hughes+3,051 | 6,00861.3% | 2,95730.2% | 8358.5% | 9,800 |
| Sullivan County | Woodrow Wilson+149 | 88844.0% | 1,03751.3% | 954.7% | 2,020 |
| Susquehanna County | Charles E. Hughes+746 | 3,89153.1% | 3,14542.9% | 2944.0% | 7,330 |
| Tioga County | Charles E. Hughes+3,053 | 5,34766.4% | 2,29428.5% | 4115.1% | 8,052 |
| Union County | Charles E. Hughes+630 | 1,90258.1% | 1,27238.8% | 1023.1% | 3,276 |
| Venango County | Woodrow Wilson+82 | 3,85641.0% | 3,93841.8% | 1,61617.2% | 9,410 |
| Warren County | Charles E. Hughes+785 | 3,41347.8% | 2,62836.8% | 1,10015.4% | 7,141 |
| Washington County | Charles E. Hughes+2,620 | 10,36752.4% | 7,74739.1% | 1,6748.5% | 19,788 |
| Wayne County | Charles E. Hughes+850 | 2,86955.8% | 2,01939.3% | 2504.9% | 5,138 |
| Westmoreland County | Charles E. Hughes+1,454 | 15,28346.7% | 13,82942.2% | 3,62511.1% | 32,737 |
| Wyoming County | Charles E. Hughes+254 | 1,69852.1% | 1,44444.3% | 1163.6% | 3,258 |
| York County | Woodrow Wilson+4,038 | 12,27640.1% | 16,31453.3% | 2,0086.6% | 30,598 |
Nominees: Woodrow Wilson (D) · Charles Evans Hughes (R)
Pennsylvania's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1916 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | −6.4% |
| 1896 | −24.7% |
| 1900 | −24.6% |
| 1904 | −40.7% |
| 1908 | −23.4% |
| 1912 | +10.0% |
| 1916 | −14.0% |
| 1920 | −38.6% |
| 1924 | −46.3% |
| 1928 | −31.4% |
| 1932 | −5.5% |
| 1936 | +16.0% |
| 1940 | +6.9% |
| 1944 | +2.8% |
| 1948 | −4.0% |
| 1952 | −5.9% |
| 1956 | −13.2% |
| 1960 | +2.3% |
| 1964 | +30.2% |
| 1968 | +3.6% |
| 1972 | −20.0% |
| 1976 | +2.7% |
| 1980 | −7.1% |
| 1984 | −7.4% |
| 1988 | −2.3% |
| 1992 | +9.0% |
| 1996 | +9.2% |
| 2000 | +4.2% |
| 2004 | +2.5% |
| 2008 | +10.3% |
| 2012 | +5.4% |
| 2016 | −0.7% |
| 2020 | +1.2% |
| 2024 | −1.7% |
Source. Compiled historical county records — 1916 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.