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Elections / 1916 · President · AR

Woodrow Wilson carried Arkansas D+40.9.

Woodrow Wilson (D) vs Charles Evans Hughes (R) in Arkansas, 1916. The state ran 37.7 points more Democratic than the nation (D+3.1 nationally).

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

Arkansas result
159,417 votes counted
Wilson (D)
112,282
70.4%
Hughes (R)
47,135
29.6%
All others
0
0.0%
Margin
D+40.9
1916 presidential election
Arkansas, 1916
WilsonD+40.9
1916 presidential margin by county for Arkansas — 1916 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of Arkansas — 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.Arkansas County, AR · D+29.2Ashley County, AR · D+53.3Baxter County, AR · D+48.4Benton County, AR · D+41.2Boone County, AR · D+40.5Bradley County, AR · D+57.4Calhoun County, AR · D+54.5Carroll County, AR · D+18.8Chicot County, AR · D+9.2Clark County, AR · D+48.9Clay County, AR · D+33.4Cleburne County, AR · D+52.3Cleveland County, AR · D+66.1Columbia County, AR · D+48.4Conway County, AR · D+15.2Craighead County, AR · D+56.6Crawford County, AR · D+15.2Crittenden County, AR · D+72.2Cross County, AR · D+57.3Dallas County, AR · D+37.1Desha County, AR · D+44.5Drew County, AR · D+32.0Faulkner County, AR · D+42.6Franklin County, AR · D+48.5Fulton County, AR · D+47.3Garland County, AR · D+22.7Grant County, AR · D+66.9Greene County, AR · D+62.3Hempstead County, AR · D+25.9Hot Spring County, AR · D+37.8Howard County, AR · D+41.5Independence County, AR · D+44.6Izard County, AR · D+63.3Jackson County, AR · D+47.9Jefferson County, AR · D+40.4Johnson County, AR · D+44.3Lafayette County, AR · D+41.9Lawrence County, AR · D+70.3Lee County, AR · D+41.2Lincoln County, AR · D+30.2Little River County, AR · D+39.6Logan County, AR · D+26.1Lonoke County, AR · D+61.8Madison County, AR · D+4.4Marion County, AR · D+48.1Miller County, AR · D+55.8Mississippi County, AR · D+49.9Monroe County, AR · D+18.7Montgomery County, AR · D+37.0Nevada County, AR · D+35.4Newton County, AR · R+10.2Ouachita County, AR · D+18.3Perry County, AR · D+37.9Phillips County, AR · D+45.3Pike County, AR · D+32.1Poinsett County, AR · D+39.3Polk County, AR · D+47.0Pope County, AR · D+46.6Prairie County, AR · D+23.7Pulaski County, AR · D+39.7Randolph County, AR · D+54.5Saline County, AR · D+74.3Scott County, AR · D+45.4Searcy County, AR · R+18.7Sebastian County, AR · D+46.3Sevier County, AR · D+67.7Sharp County, AR · D+59.0St. Francis County, AR · D+41.7Stone County, AR · D+39.2Union County, AR · D+72.2Van Buren County, AR · D+26.3Washington County, AR · D+28.5White County, AR · D+61.5Woodruff County, AR · D+36.2Yell County, AR · D+45.8
How it voted
Share of the 1916 vote
Woodrow Wilson ✓Democratic70.4%112,282
Charles E. HughesRepublican29.6%47,135
OtherAll other candidates0.0%0
D+60
R+60
75 counties, each filled by 1916 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Arkansas's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1916 contest in context
Arkansas's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1892 to 2024. Most recent: −30.6% in 2024.flipped R · 2000−30.6%DR18922024
Arkansas's presidential margins
YearMargin (D minus R)
1892+27.6%
1896+48.6%
1900+28.5%
1904+15.2%
1908+20.3%
1912+35.9%
1916+40.9%
1920+18.9%
1924+31.9%
1928+20.9%
1932+73.9%
1936+63.9%
1940+57.4%
1944+40.1%
1948+40.7%
1952+12.1%
1956+6.6%
1960+7.1%
1964+12.7%
1968−0.4%
1972−38.1%
1976+30.0%
1980−0.6%
1984−22.2%
1988−14.2%
1992+17.7%
1996+16.9%
2000−5.4%
2004−9.8%
2008−19.9%
2012−23.7%
2016−27.8%
2020−27.6%
2024−30.6%
County results — 1916
75 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Arkansas CountyD
+29.2%
1,1196131,732
Ashley CountyD
+53.3%
1,5194631,982
Baxter CountyD
+48.4%
9143181,232
Benton CountyD
+41.2%
3,1061,2934,399
Boone CountyD
+40.5%
1,4135982,011
Bradley CountyD
+57.4%
1,1593141,473
Calhoun CountyD
+54.5%
9332751,208
Carroll CountyD
+18.8%
1,5121,0342,546
Chicot CountyD
+9.2%
5704741,044
Clark CountyD
+48.9%
1,9756782,653
Clay CountyD
+33.4%
1,9509732,923
Cleburne CountyD
+52.3%
8652711,136
Cleveland CountyD
+66.1%
1,1282301,358
Columbia CountyD
+48.4%
2,0747212,795
Conway CountyD
+15.2%
1,4011,0322,433
Craighead CountyD
+56.6%
1,9575432,500
Crawford CountyD
+15.2%
1,6221,1952,817
Crittenden CountyD
+72.2%
56391654
Cross CountyD
+57.3%
9272521,179
Dallas CountyD
+37.1%
1,1505271,677
Desha CountyD
+44.5%
9603691,329
Drew CountyD
+32.0%
1,6278382,465
Faulkner CountyD
+42.6%
2,0318172,848
Franklin CountyD
+48.5%
1,6795822,261
Fulton CountyD
+47.3%
1,0963921,488
Garland CountyD
+22.7%
1,6781,0572,735
Grant CountyD
+66.9%
9571901,147
Greene CountyD
+62.3%
2,2925332,825
Hempstead CountyD
+25.9%
2,1031,2383,341
Hot Spring CountyD
+37.8%
1,4296452,074
Howard CountyD
+41.5%
1,3175451,862
Independence CountyD
+44.6%
1,9877622,749
Izard CountyD
+63.3%
1,2672851,552
Jackson CountyD
+47.9%
1,3514761,827
Jefferson CountyD
+40.4%
2,1739233,096
Johnson CountyD
+44.3%
1,4795712,050
Lafayette CountyD
+41.9%
8913651,256
Lawrence CountyD
+70.3%
1,7062982,004
Lee CountyD
+41.2%
8483531,201
Lincoln CountyD
+30.2%
8894771,366
Little River CountyD
+39.6%
8423641,206
Logan CountyD
+26.1%
2,0181,1833,201
Lonoke CountyD
+61.8%
2,1805152,695
Madison CountyD
+4.4%
1,4561,3322,788
Marion CountyD
+48.1%
7812741,055
Miller CountyD
+55.8%
1,4184021,820
Mississippi CountyD
+49.9%
1,2494171,666
Monroe CountyD
+18.7%
7415081,249
Montgomery CountyD
+37.0%
9394321,371
Nevada CountyD
+35.4%
1,3766572,033
Newton CountyR
−10.2%
5506751,225
Ouachita CountyD
+18.3%
1,4059702,375
Perry CountyD
+37.9%
9754391,414
Phillips CountyD
+45.3%
1,4665522,018
Pike CountyD
+32.1%
1,1786051,783
Poinsett CountyD
+39.3%
1,1745111,685
Polk CountyD
+47.0%
1,2424481,690
Pope CountyD
+46.6%
2,1487832,931
Prairie CountyD
+23.7%
1,0616551,716
Pulaski CountyD
+39.7%
6,0082,5938,601
Randolph CountyD
+54.5%
1,5534582,011
Saline CountyD
+74.3%
1,5672311,798
Scott CountyD
+45.4%
1,3695141,883
Searcy CountyR
−18.7%
6299191,548
Sebastian CountyD
+46.3%
3,7191,3665,085
Sevier CountyD
+67.7%
1,2652441,509
Sharp CountyD
+59.0%
9722511,223
St. Francis CountyD
+41.7%
9603951,355
Stone CountyD
+39.2%
682298980
Union CountyD
+72.2%
1,6912731,964
Van Buren CountyD
+26.3%
1,2727432,015
Washington CountyD
+28.5%
2,9221,6254,547
White CountyD
+61.5%
2,8236733,496
Woodruff CountyD
+36.2%
9354381,373
Yell CountyD
+45.8%
2,0997812,880