Elections / 1916
The 1916 elections
Woodrow Wilson (D) faced Charles Evans Hughes (R); Wilson won the presidency. National popular vote: D+3.1. Electoral college: Wilson 277 of 531.
1916 presidential election
WilsonD+3.1
1916presidential margin
D+60R+60
Fifty states and DC, each filled by its 1916 result. Hover any state for the detail and its electoral votes.
Smaller states, enlarged
Blue and red show the Democratic-vs-Republican margin; gold marks a state an independent or third-party candidate carried.
All 48 results, 1916
| State | presidential margin | Electoral votes |
|---|---|---|
| South Carolina | D+94.3 | 9 |
| Mississippi | D+88.4 | 10 |
| Louisiana | D+78.9 | 10 |
| Georgia | D+72.9 | 14 |
| Texas | D+59.6 | 20 |
| Alabama | D+54.1 | 12 |
| Florida | D+51.2 | 6 |
| Arkansas | D+40.9 | 9 |
| Virginia | D+34.7 | 12 |
| Colorado | D+26.0 | 6 |
| Arizona | D+21.8 | 3 |
| Utah | D+21.0 | 4 |
| Montana | D+19.3 | 4 |
| Oklahoma | D+17.4 | 10 |
| Nevada | D+17.0 | 3 |
| North Carolina | D+16.4 | 12 |
| Nebraska | D+14.3 | 8 |
| Tennessee | D+13.6 | 12 |
| Wyoming | D+12.8 | 3 |
| Idaho | D+10.9 | 4 |
| Maryland | D+8.0 | 8 |
| Ohio | D+7.7 | 24 |
| Kansas | D+5.9 | 10 |
| Kentucky | D+5.4 | 13 |
| Washington | D+4.2 | 7 |
| Missouri | D+3.6 | 18 |
| New Mexico | D+3.6 | 3 |
| North Dakota | D+1.5 | 5 |
| California | D+0.4 | 13 |
| New Hampshire | D+0.1 | 4 |
| Minnesota | R+0.1 | 12 |
| Indiana | R+0.9 | 15 |
| West Virginia | R+0.9 | 8 |
| Delaware | R+2.4 | 3 |
| Oregon | R+2.6 | 5 |
| Connecticut | R+3.1 | 7 |
| South Dakota | R+3.9 | 5 |
| Massachusetts | R+3.9 | 18 |
| Maine | R+4.0 | 6 |
| Rhode Island | R+5.1 | 5 |
| Wisconsin | R+6.6 | 13 |
| New York | R+7.0 | 45 |
| Michigan | R+8.3 | 15 |
| Illinois | R+9.2 | 29 |
| Iowa | R+11.4 | 13 |
| New Jersey | R+11.7 | 14 |
| Pennsylvania | R+14.0 | 38 |
| Vermont | R+27.2 | 4 |
The 1916 cycle at a glance
National popular vote
D+3.1
Electoral college
Wilson 277
of 531
President — national popular vote
Woodrow Wilson (D) vs Charles Evans Hughes (R)
Wilson (D)
9,127,891
49.3%
Hughes (R)
8,545,661
46.1%
All others
849,379
4.6%
Margin
D+3.1
Go deeper by office
Governor pages cover 2018–2025: even-year cycles with county-level precinct detail, the odd-year VA/NJ and KY/LA/MS races as certified statewide results. See the methodology for series notes.