California — 1916 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate1916 presidential electionCalifornia · PresidentWilsonD+0.4
How it voted
Share of the 1916 vote
| Woodrow Wilson ✓Democratic | 46.6% | 466,289 |
|---|---|---|
| Charles E. HughesRepublican | 46.3% | 462,516 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 7.1% | 70,798 |
1916presidential margin
D+60R+60
58 counties, each filled by 1916 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
California cast 13 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (58 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Alameda County, CA | Republican | R+7.5 |
| Alpine County, CA | Republican | R+44.6 |
| Amador County, CA | Democratic | D+17.8 |
| Butte County, CA | Democratic | D+9.6 |
| Calaveras County, CA | Democratic | D+12.2 |
| Colusa County, CA | Democratic | D+31.1 |
| Contra Costa County, CA | Democratic | D+2.8 |
| Del Norte County, CA | Republican | R+2.5 |
| El Dorado County, CA | Democratic | D+22.6 |
| Fresno County, CA | Democratic | D+8.9 |
| Glenn County, CA | Democratic | D+13.6 |
| Humboldt County, CA | Republican | R+14.9 |
| Imperial County, CA | Democratic | D+8.7 |
| Inyo County, CA | Democratic | D+6.0 |
| Kern County, CA | Democratic | D+24.7 |
| Kings County, CA | Democratic | D+12.2 |
| Lake County, CA | Democratic | D+16.7 |
| Lassen County, CA | Democratic | D+18.8 |
| Los Angeles County, CA | Republican | R+8.0 |
| Madera County, CA | Democratic | D+16.0 |
| Marin County, CA | Republican | R+6.2 |
| Mariposa County, CA | Democratic | D+25.5 |
| Mendocino County, CA | Republican | R+1.6 |
| Merced County, CA | Democratic | D+9.6 |
| Modoc County, CA | Democratic | D+21.6 |
| Mono County, CA | Democratic | D+6.4 |
| Monterey County, CA | Democratic | D+3.5 |
| Napa County, CA | Republican | R+11.1 |
| Nevada County, CA | Democratic | D+21.4 |
| Orange County, CA | Republican | R+22.1 |
| Placer County, CA | Democratic | D+24.5 |
| Plumas County, CA | Democratic | D+20.0 |
| Riverside County, CA | Republican | R+21.2 |
| Sacramento County, CA | Democratic | D+14.4 |
| San Benito County, CA | Democratic | D+7.6 |
| San Bernardino County, CA | Republican | R+10.8 |
| San Diego County, CA | Republican | R+0.4 |
| San Francisco County, CA | Democratic | D+10.1 |
| San Joaquin County, CA | Democratic | D+17.4 |
| San Luis Obispo County, CA | Democratic | D+9.6 |
| San Mateo County, CA | Republican | R+6.9 |
| Santa Barbara County, CA | Democratic | D+7.1 |
| Santa Clara County, CA | Republican | R+7.4 |
| Santa Cruz County, CA | Democratic | D+3.0 |
| Shasta County, CA | Democratic | D+15.2 |
| Sierra County, CA | Democratic | D+23.0 |
| Siskiyou County, CA | Democratic | D+23.0 |
| Solano County, CA | Democratic | D+22.0 |
| Sonoma County, CA | Republican | R+7.0 |
| Stanislaus County, CA | Democratic | D+9.3 |
| Sutter County, CA | Democratic | D+11.5 |
| Tehama County, CA | Democratic | D+16.6 |
| Trinity County, CA | Democratic | D+19.7 |
| Tulare County, CA | Democratic | D+2.9 |
| Tuolumne County, CA | Democratic | D+18.0 |
| Ventura County, CA | Republican | R+15.9 |
| Yolo County, CA | Democratic | D+10.7 |
| Yuba County, CA | Democratic | D+12.4 |
California results by county
58 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alameda County | Charles E. Hughes+7,669 | 43,74842.8% | 51,41750.3% | 6,9666.8% | 102,131 |
| Alpine County | Charles E. Hughes+37 | 2327.7% | 6072.3% | 00.0% | 83 |
| Amador County | Woodrow Wilson+557 | 1,76656.3% | 1,20938.5% | 1635.2% | 3,138 |
| Butte County | Woodrow Wilson+932 | 4,88850.6% | 3,95640.9% | 8258.5% | 9,669 |
| Calaveras County | Woodrow Wilson+349 | 1,52453.1% | 1,17540.9% | 1736.0% | 2,872 |
| Colusa County | Woodrow Wilson+987 | 1,99862.9% | 1,01131.8% | 1685.3% | 3,177 |
| Contra Costa County | Woodrow Wilson+361 | 6,09246.8% | 5,73144.0% | 1,1889.1% | 13,011 |
| Del Norte County | Charles E. Hughes+28 | 47141.4% | 49943.8% | 16914.8% | 1,139 |
| El Dorado County | Woodrow Wilson+687 | 1,75557.7% | 1,06835.1% | 2207.2% | 3,043 |
| Fresno County | Woodrow Wilson+2,534 | 14,24150.0% | 11,70741.1% | 2,5609.0% | 28,508 |
| Glenn County | Woodrow Wilson+455 | 1,79753.9% | 1,34240.2% | 1975.9% | 3,336 |
| Humboldt County | Charles E. Hughes+1,683 | 4,10336.3% | 5,78651.1% | 1,42412.6% | 11,313 |
| Imperial County | Woodrow Wilson+579 | 3,27349.2% | 2,69440.5% | 69210.4% | 6,659 |
| Inyo County | Woodrow Wilson+120 | 96647.9% | 84642.0% | 20410.1% | 2,016 |
| Kern County | Woodrow Wilson+3,955 | 9,56659.9% | 5,61135.1% | 8045.0% | 15,981 |
| Kings County | Woodrow Wilson+684 | 2,90551.9% | 2,22139.6% | 4768.5% | 5,602 |
| Lake County | Woodrow Wilson+373 | 1,16452.1% | 79135.4% | 27812.4% | 2,233 |
| Lassen County | Woodrow Wilson+446 | 1,32355.8% | 87737.0% | 1737.3% | 2,373 |
| Los Angeles County | Charles E. Hughes+21,484 | 114,07042.6% | 135,55450.6% | 18,2976.8% | 267,921 |
| Madera County | Woodrow Wilson+557 | 1,88054.0% | 1,32338.0% | 2788.0% | 3,481 |
| Marin County | Charles E. Hughes+539 | 3,78943.8% | 4,32850.1% | 5306.1% | 8,647 |
| Mariposa County | Woodrow Wilson+351 | 80258.2% | 45132.8% | 1249.0% | 1,377 |
| Mendocino County | Charles E. Hughes+123 | 3,37145.1% | 3,49446.8% | 6038.1% | 7,468 |
| Merced County | Woodrow Wilson+505 | 2,63750.4% | 2,13240.7% | 4678.9% | 5,236 |
| Modoc County | Woodrow Wilson+454 | 1,22258.2% | 76836.6% | 1085.1% | 2,098 |
| Mono County | Woodrow Wilson+21 | 15848.5% | 13742.0% | 319.5% | 326 |
| Monterey County | Woodrow Wilson+279 | 3,87848.3% | 3,59944.8% | 5556.9% | 8,032 |
| Napa County | Charles E. Hughes+826 | 3,08841.4% | 3,91452.5% | 4596.2% | 7,461 |
| Nevada County | Woodrow Wilson+962 | 2,54856.6% | 1,58635.2% | 3698.2% | 4,503 |
| Orange County | Charles E. Hughes+4,135 | 6,47434.5% | 10,60956.6% | 1,6638.9% | 18,746 |
| Placer County | Woodrow Wilson+1,421 | 3,37558.3% | 1,95433.7% | 4628.0% | 5,791 |
| Plumas County | Woodrow Wilson+362 | 1,02556.5% | 66336.5% | 1266.9% | 1,814 |
| Riverside County | Charles E. Hughes+2,891 | 4,56133.4% | 7,45254.6% | 1,62611.9% | 13,639 |
| Sacramento County | Woodrow Wilson+3,842 | 14,53854.6% | 10,69640.2% | 1,3795.2% | 26,613 |
| San Benito County | Woodrow Wilson+248 | 1,68851.8% | 1,44044.2% | 1314.0% | 3,259 |
| San Bernardino County | Charles E. Hughes+2,534 | 9,39839.9% | 11,93250.7% | 2,2159.4% | 23,545 |
| San Diego County | Charles E. Hughes+163 | 16,81546.0% | 16,97846.5% | 2,7447.5% | 36,537 |
| San Francisco County | Woodrow Wilson+15,132 | 78,22552.4% | 63,09342.3% | 7,8345.3% | 149,152 |
| San Joaquin County | Woodrow Wilson+3,593 | 11,45455.4% | 7,86138.0% | 1,3466.5% | 20,661 |
| San Luis Obispo County | Woodrow Wilson+685 | 3,53949.9% | 2,85440.2% | 7069.9% | 7,099 |
| San Mateo County | Charles E. Hughes+722 | 4,48543.1% | 5,20750.0% | 7196.9% | 10,411 |
| Santa Barbara County | Woodrow Wilson+745 | 5,19849.7% | 4,45342.5% | 8187.8% | 10,469 |
| Santa Clara County | Charles E. Hughes+2,407 | 14,18543.4% | 16,59250.8% | 1,9045.8% | 32,681 |
| Santa Cruz County | Woodrow Wilson+283 | 4,51147.8% | 4,22844.8% | 7077.5% | 9,446 |
| Shasta County | Woodrow Wilson+820 | 2,82852.4% | 2,00837.2% | 56210.4% | 5,398 |
| Sierra County | Woodrow Wilson+234 | 59458.3% | 36035.4% | 646.3% | 1,018 |
| Siskiyou County | Woodrow Wilson+1,388 | 3,44757.1% | 2,05934.1% | 5268.7% | 6,032 |
| Solano County | Woodrow Wilson+2,142 | 5,67858.4% | 3,53636.3% | 5145.3% | 9,728 |
| Sonoma County | Charles E. Hughes+1,356 | 8,37743.4% | 9,73350.4% | 1,2146.3% | 19,324 |
| Stanislaus County | Woodrow Wilson+1,089 | 5,49047.0% | 4,40137.7% | 1,79615.4% | 11,687 |
| Sutter County | Woodrow Wilson+332 | 1,54353.5% | 1,21142.0% | 1294.5% | 2,883 |
| Tehama County | Woodrow Wilson+795 | 2,53452.9% | 1,73936.3% | 51510.8% | 4,788 |
| Trinity County | Woodrow Wilson+237 | 66154.8% | 42435.2% | 12110.0% | 1,206 |
| Tulare County | Woodrow Wilson+454 | 7,29946.9% | 6,84544.0% | 1,4289.2% | 15,572 |
| Tuolumne County | Woodrow Wilson+527 | 1,58454.2% | 1,05736.2% | 2819.6% | 2,922 |
| Ventura County | Charles E. Hughes+1,145 | 2,83539.3% | 3,98055.2% | 3985.5% | 7,213 |
| Yolo County | Woodrow Wilson+588 | 2,92253.1% | 2,33442.4% | 2454.5% | 5,501 |
| Yuba County | Woodrow Wilson+450 | 1,98054.5% | 1,53042.1% | 1243.4% | 3,634 |
Nominees: Woodrow Wilson (D) · Charles Evans Hughes (R)
California's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1916 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | +1.2% |
| 1896 | −0.6% |
| 1900 | −13.1% |
| 1904 | −34.9% |
| 1908 | −22.5% |
| 1912 | +41.8% |
| 1916 | +0.4% |
| 1920 | −41.9% |
| 1924 | −49.0% |
| 1928 | −30.5% |
| 1932 | +21.0% |
| 1936 | +35.3% |
| 1940 | +16.1% |
| 1944 | +13.5% |
| 1948 | +0.4% |
| 1952 | −13.6% |
| 1956 | −11.1% |
| 1960 | −0.5% |
| 1964 | +18.3% |
| 1968 | −3.1% |
| 1972 | −13.5% |
| 1976 | −1.8% |
| 1980 | −16.8% |
| 1984 | −16.2% |
| 1988 | −3.6% |
| 1992 | +13.4% |
| 1996 | +12.9% |
| 2000 | +11.8% |
| 2004 | +9.9% |
| 2008 | +24.0% |
| 2012 | +23.1% |
| 2016 | +30.0% |
| 2020 | +29.1% |
| 2024 | +20.1% |
Source. Compiled historical county records — 1916 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.