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Elections / 1916 · President · AL

Woodrow Wilson carried Alabama D+54.1.

Woodrow Wilson (D) vs Charles Evans Hughes (R) in Alabama, 1916. The state ran 51.0 points more Democratic than the nation (D+3.1 nationally).

Nominees: Woodrow Wilson (D) · Charles Evans Hughes (R)

Alabama result
130,725 votes counted
Wilson (D)
99,406
76.0%
Hughes (R)
28,662
21.9%
All others
2,657
2.0%
Margin
D+54.1
1916 presidential election
Alabama, 1916
WilsonD+54.1
1916 presidential margin by county for Alabama — 1916 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of Alabama — 1916 presidential election, each outlined and filled by its 1916 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), seated within the faint outlines of the surrounding states.Autauga County, AL · D+75.9Baldwin County, AL · D+48.2Barbour County, AL · D+91.2Bibb County, AL · D+64.9Blount County, AL · D+9.4Bullock County, AL · D+98.7Butler County, AL · D+86.8Calhoun County, AL · D+65.6Chambers County, AL · D+80.9Cherokee County, AL · D+37.5Chilton County, AL · R+21.0Choctaw County, AL · D+93.0Clarke County, AL · D+95.7Clay County, AL · D+27.7Cleburne County, AL · D+13.5Coffee County, AL · D+64.7Colbert County, AL · D+51.0Conecuh County, AL · D+90.6Coosa County, AL · D+27.5Covington County, AL · D+65.9Crenshaw County, AL · D+81.6Cullman County, AL · D+1.6Dale County, AL · D+35.5Dallas County, AL · D+96.4DeKalb County, AL · D+19.7Elmore County, AL · D+99.6Escambia County, AL · D+80.0Etowah County, AL · D+36.1Fayette County, AL · D+18.7Franklin County, AL · D+2.9Geneva County, AL · D+27.4Greene County, AL · D+95.4Hale County, AL · D+95.9Henry County, AL · D+69.6Houston County, AL · D+54.8Jackson County, AL · D+53.1Jefferson County, AL · D+65.7Lamar County, AL · D+60.9Lauderdale County, AL · D+62.1Lawrence County, AL · D+82.2Lee County, AL · D+91.8Limestone County, AL · D+86.3Lowndes County, AL · D+96.4Macon County, AL · D+85.7Madison County, AL · D+80.5Marengo County, AL · D+97.4Marion County, AL · D+24.2Marshall County, AL · D+24.0Mobile County, AL · D+54.8Monroe County, AL · D+96.5Montgomery County, AL · D+93.0Morgan County, AL · D+68.4Perry County, AL · D+94.3Pickens County, AL · D+67.7Pike County, AL · D+93.7Randolph County, AL · D+33.9Russell County, AL · D+98.7Shelby County, AL · R+4.2St. Clair County, AL · D+7.2Sumter County, AL · D+97.2Talladega County, AL · D+54.7Tallapoosa County, AL · D+85.7Tuscaloosa County, AL · D+81.9Walker County, AL · D+10.6Washington County, AL · D+87.0Wilcox County, AL · D+99.8Winston County, AL · R+20.6
How it voted
Share of the 1916 vote
Woodrow Wilson ✓Democratic76.0%99,406
Charles E. HughesRepublican21.9%28,662
OtherAll other candidates2.0%2,657
D+60
R+60
67 counties, each filled by 1916 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Alabama's presidential margins
1876–2024, the 1916 contest in context
Alabama's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1876 to 2024. Most recent: −30.5% in 2024.flipped R · 1980−30.5%DR18762024
Alabama's presidential margins
YearMargin (D minus R)
1876+20.0%
1880+22.9%
1884+22.0%
1888+34.3%
1892+55.5%
1896+38.4%
1900+26.0%
1904+52.7%
1908+46.4%
1912+61.7%
1916+54.1%
1920+34.8%
1924+42.7%
1928+3.0%
1932+70.6%
1936+73.6%
1940+70.9%
1944+63.1%
1948−19.0%
1952+29.5%
1956+17.1%
1960+14.3%
1964−69.5%
1968+4.7%
1972−46.9%
1976+13.1%
1980−1.3%
1984−22.4%
1988−19.3%
1992−6.8%
1996−7.0%
2000−14.9%
2004−25.6%
2008−21.6%
2012−22.2%
2016−28.1%
2020−25.5%
2024−30.5%
County results — 1916
67 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Autauga CountyD
+75.9%
77399888
Baldwin CountyD
+48.2%
7662161,140
Barbour CountyD
+91.2%
1,235451,305
Bibb CountyD
+64.9%
1,2472171,587
Blount CountyD
+9.4%
1,4881,2292,749
Bullock CountyD
+98.7%
7434749
Butler CountyD
+86.8%
1,162781,249
Calhoun CountyD
+65.6%
2,2314422,727
Chambers CountyD
+80.9%
1,6791681,868
Cherokee CountyD
+37.5%
1,1365081,676
Chilton CountyR
−21.0%
8811,3632,298
Choctaw CountyD
+93.0%
76521800
Clarke CountyD
+95.7%
1,397251,434
Clay CountyD
+27.7%
1,1966771,877
Cleburne CountyD
+13.5%
7605781,352
Coffee CountyD
+64.7%
2,0294262,476
Colbert CountyD
+51.0%
1,1323521,529
Conecuh CountyD
+90.6%
1,036421,097
Coosa CountyD
+27.5%
8674851,389
Covington CountyD
+65.9%
1,7383052,174
Crenshaw CountyD
+81.6%
1,4271391,578
Cullman CountyD
+1.6%
1,3961,3512,763
Dale CountyD
+35.5%
1,2605971,870
Dallas CountyD
+96.4%
1,565231,599
DeKalb CountyD
+19.7%
1,7871,1903,024
Elmore CountyD
+99.6%
1,63101,638
Escambia CountyD
+80.0%
9821081,093
Etowah CountyD
+36.1%
1,8838622,825
Fayette CountyD
+18.7%
1,0266971,756
Franklin CountyD
+2.9%
1,0449842,074
Geneva CountyD
+27.4%
1,2657132,013
Greene CountyD
+95.4%
3839392
Hale CountyD
+95.9%
79515813
Henry CountyD
+69.6%
8601411,033
Houston CountyD
+54.8%
1,6704662,196
Jackson CountyD
+53.1%
1,9075672,522
Jefferson CountyD
+65.7%
10,6772,05213,120
Lamar CountyD
+60.9%
1,2993031,635
Lauderdale CountyD
+62.1%
1,6783692,107
Lawrence CountyD
+82.2%
995431,158
Lee CountyD
+91.8%
1,369421,446
Limestone CountyD
+86.3%
1,450921,574
Lowndes CountyD
+96.4%
5409551
Macon CountyD
+85.7%
57543621
Madison CountyD
+80.5%
2,2062152,474
Marengo CountyD
+97.4%
1,491191,512
Marion CountyD
+24.2%
1,3258072,141
Marshall CountyD
+24.0%
1,9441,1833,170
Mobile CountyD
+54.8%
2,9688323,896
Monroe CountyD
+96.5%
1,029171,049
Montgomery CountyD
+93.0%
3,3161063,452
Morgan CountyD
+68.4%
2,1203642,566
Perry CountyD
+94.3%
89520928
Pickens CountyD
+67.7%
1,1792181,419
Pike CountyD
+93.7%
1,789501,856
Randolph CountyD
+33.9%
1,3246521,985
Russell CountyD
+98.7%
7523759
Shelby CountyR
−4.2%
1,3111,4282,756
St. Clair CountyD
+7.2%
9878511,899
Sumter CountyD
+97.2%
7708784
Talladega CountyD
+54.7%
1,5394471,996
Tallapoosa CountyD
+85.7%
1,8921292,057
Tuscaloosa CountyD
+81.9%
2,4372182,708
Walker CountyD
+10.6%
2,3141,8604,301
Washington CountyD
+87.0%
50032538
Wilcox CountyD
+99.8%
8661867
Winston CountyR
−20.6%
7271,1071,847