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Elections / 1916 · President · FL

Woodrow Wilson carried Florida D+51.2.

Woodrow Wilson (D) vs Charles Evans Hughes (R) in Florida, 1916. The state ran 48.1 points more Democratic than the nation (D+3.1 nationally).

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

Florida result
80,734 votes counted
Wilson (D)
55,984
69.3%
Hughes (R)
14,611
18.1%
All others
10,139
12.6%
Margin
D+51.2
1916 presidential election
Florida, 1916
WilsonD+51.2
1916 presidential margin by county for Florida — 1916 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of Florida — 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.Alachua County, FL · D+62.5Baker County, FL · D+68.9Bay County, FL · D+37.8Bradford County, FL · D+77.2Brevard County, FL · D+46.3Broward County, FL · D+32.0Calhoun County, FL · D+39.2Citrus County, FL · D+79.9Clay County, FL · D+54.4Columbia County, FL · D+53.5DeSoto County, FL · D+53.2Duval County, FL · D+51.7Escambia County, FL · D+63.9Franklin County, FL · D+47.9Gadsden County, FL · D+79.4Hamilton County, FL · D+69.2Hernando County, FL · D+72.9Hillsborough County, FL · D+59.5Holmes County, FL · D+22.7Jackson County, FL · D+63.1Jefferson County, FL · D+71.4Lafayette County, FL · D+84.5Lake County, FL · D+42.5Lee County, FL · D+51.6Leon County, FL · D+58.5Levy County, FL · D+51.2Liberty County, FL · D+57.3Madison County, FL · D+87.0Manatee County, FL · D+48.1Marion County, FL · D+46.6Miami-Dade County, FL · D+35.8Monroe County, FL · D+26.9Nassau County, FL · D+54.6Okaloosa County, FL · D+31.5Orange County, FL · D+48.2Osceola County, FL · D+5.0Palm Beach County, FL · D+29.5Pasco County, FL · D+45.6Pinellas County, FL · D+39.0Polk County, FL · D+59.0Putnam County, FL · D+31.6Santa Rosa County, FL · D+72.4Seminole County, FL · D+55.3St. Johns County, FL · D+47.1St. Lucie County, FL · D+55.8Sumter County, FL · D+71.2Suwannee County, FL · D+81.2Taylor County, FL · D+81.3Volusia County, FL · D+24.7Wakulla County, FL · D+47.2Walton County, FL · D+13.8Washington County, FL · D+46.6
How it voted
Share of the 1916 vote
Woodrow Wilson ✓Democratic69.3%55,984
Charles E. HughesRepublican18.1%14,611
OtherAll other candidates12.6%10,139
D+60
R+60
52 counties, each filled by 1916 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Florida's presidential margins
1884–2024, the 1916 contest in context
Florida's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1884 to 2024. Most recent: −13.1% in 2024.flipped R · 2016−13.1%DR18842024
Florida's presidential margins
YearMargin (D minus R)
1884+6.4%
1892+75.8%
1896+41.5%
1900+53.8%
1904+47.6%
1908+41.4%
1912+61.1%
1916+51.2%
1920+31.3%
1924+28.8%
1928−16.7%
1932+49.8%
1936+52.2%
1940+48.0%
1944+40.6%
1948+15.2%
1952−10.0%
1956−14.5%
1960−3.0%
1964+2.3%
1968−9.6%
1972−44.1%
1976+5.3%
1980−17.0%
1984−30.7%
1988−22.4%
1992−1.9%
1996+5.7%
2000−0.0%
2004−5.0%
2008+2.8%
2012+0.9%
2016−1.2%
2020−3.4%
2024−13.1%
County results — 1916
52 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Alachua CountyD
+62.5%
2,0304402,545
Baker CountyD
+68.9%
43952562
Bay CountyD
+37.8%
7252791,180
Bradford CountyD
+77.2%
1,3021531,489
Brevard CountyD
+46.3%
599174918
Broward CountyD
+32.0%
382158700
Calhoun CountyD
+39.2%
539209841
Citrus CountyD
+79.9%
60146695
Clay CountyD
+54.4%
38079553
Columbia CountyD
+53.5%
8612261,186
DeSoto CountyD
+53.2%
1,7553852,576
Duval CountyD
+51.7%
5,4561,3397,957
Escambia CountyD
+63.9%
2,1834162,765
Franklin CountyD
+47.9%
31281482
Gadsden CountyD
+79.4%
875571,030
Hamilton CountyD
+69.2%
675113812
Hernando CountyD
+72.9%
44638560
Hillsborough CountyD
+59.5%
4,6276916,615
Holmes CountyD
+22.7%
7634271,481
Jackson CountyD
+63.1%
1,9754102,481
Jefferson CountyD
+71.4%
646104759
Lafayette CountyD
+84.5%
84945951
Lake CountyD
+42.5%
8863301,307
Lee CountyD
+51.6%
7511671,132
Leon CountyD
+58.5%
8751911,170
Levy CountyD
+51.2%
712216969
Liberty CountyD
+57.3%
28057389
Madison CountyD
+87.0%
72122803
Manatee CountyD
+48.1%
1,0332891,548
Marion CountyD
+46.6%
1,5674622,369
Miami-Dade CountyD
+35.8%
1,6546292,867
Monroe CountyD
+26.9%
7303451,431
Nassau CountyD
+54.6%
42094597
Okaloosa CountyD
+31.5%
603303951
Orange CountyD
+48.2%
1,2614151,757
Osceola CountyD
+5.0%
5114531,162
Palm Beach CountyD
+29.5%
7253111,403
Pasco CountyD
+45.6%
7792361,191
Pinellas CountyD
+39.0%
1,5035552,428
Polk CountyD
+59.0%
2,5745783,381
Putnam CountyD
+31.6%
8794181,458
Santa Rosa CountyD
+72.4%
8961111,085
Seminole CountyD
+55.3%
706155996
St. Johns CountyD
+47.1%
1,1333261,713
St. Lucie CountyD
+55.8%
7031341,020
Sumter CountyD
+71.2%
59970743
Suwannee CountyD
+81.2%
1,209561,420
Taylor CountyD
+81.3%
54751610
Volusia CountyD
+24.7%
1,5418862,652
Wakulla CountyD
+47.2%
387121563
Walton CountyD
+13.8%
7535491,478
Washington CountyD
+46.6%
6261591,003