Elections / 1916 · President · GA
Georgia — 1916 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate1916 presidential electionGeorgia · PresidentWilsonD+72.9
How it voted
Share of the 1916 vote
| Woodrow Wilson ✓Democratic | 80.0% | 127,754 |
|---|---|---|
| OtherAll other candidates | 13.0% | 20,692 |
| Charles E. HughesRepublican | 7.1% | 11,294 |
1916presidential margin
D+60R+60
150 counties, each filled by 1916 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Gold marks a county an independent or third-party candidate carried.
Georgia cast 14 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (150 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Appling County, GA | Democratic | D+64.3 |
| Bacon County, GA | Democratic | D+72.4 |
| Baker County, GA | Democratic | D+82.2 |
| Baldwin County, GA | Democratic | D+74.9 |
| Banks County, GA | Democratic | D+70.0 |
| Barrow County, GA | Democratic | D+58.6 |
| Bartow County, GA | Democratic | D+70.7 |
| Ben Hill County, GA | Democratic | D+80.5 |
| Berrien County, GA | Democratic | D+94.8 |
| Bibb County, GA | Democratic | D+80.1 |
| Bleckley County, GA | Democratic | D+93.2 |
| Brooks County, GA | Democratic | D+78.9 |
| Bryan County, GA | Democratic | D+86.6 |
| Bulloch County, GA | Democratic | D+90.5 |
| Burke County, GA | Democratic | D+92.6 |
| Butts County, GA | Democratic | D+80.6 |
| Calhoun County, GA | Democratic | D+92.8 |
| Camden County, GA | Democratic | D+95.4 |
| Candler County, GA | Democratic | D+94.0 |
| Carroll County, GA | Democratic | D+69.8 |
| Catoosa County, GA | Democratic | D+68.4 |
| Charlton County, GA | Democratic | D+50.4 |
| Chatham County, GA | Democratic | D+71.7 |
| Chattahoochee County, GA | Democratic | D+91.5 |
| Chattooga County, GA | Democratic | D+77.9 |
| Cherokee County, GA | Democratic | D+35.0 |
| Clarke County, GA | Democratic | D+78.2 |
| Clay County, GA | Democratic | D+88.5 |
| Clayton County, GA | Democratic | D+86.4 |
| Clinch County, GA | Democratic | D+73.8 |
| Cobb County, GA | Democratic | D+69.5 |
| Coffee County, GA | Democratic | D+88.0 |
| Colquitt County, GA | Democratic | D+81.9 |
| Columbia County, GA | Democratic | D+94.5 |
| Coweta County, GA | Democratic | D+84.8 |
| Crawford County, GA | Democratic | D+98.1 |
| Crisp County, GA | Democratic | D+84.1 |
| Dade County, GA | Democratic | D+85.3 |
| Dawson County, GA | Democratic | D+22.5 |
| Decatur County, GA | Democratic | D+85.7 |
| DeKalb County, GA | Democratic | D+88.4 |
| Dodge County, GA | Democratic | D+81.6 |
| Dooly County, GA | Democratic | D+96.0 |
| Dougherty County, GA | Democratic | D+89.8 |
| Douglas County, GA | Democratic | D+64.0 |
| Early County, GA | Democratic | D+96.3 |
| Echols County, GA | Democratic | D+100.0 |
| Effingham County, GA | Democratic | D+84.7 |
| Elbert County, GA | Democratic | D+90.6 |
| Emanuel County, GA | Democratic | D+82.1 |
| Evans County, GA | Democratic | D+70.4 |
| Fannin County, GA | Other / independent | D+30.5 |
| Fayette County, GA | Democratic | D+79.6 |
| Floyd County, GA | Democratic | D+81.1 |
| Forsyth County, GA | Democratic | D+63.3 |
| Franklin County, GA | Democratic | D+83.6 |
| Fulton County, GA | Democratic | D+68.1 |
| Gilmer County, GA | Democratic | D+31.0 |
| Glascock County, GA | Other / independent | D+40.7 |
| Glynn County, GA | Democratic | D+77.4 |
| Gordon County, GA | Democratic | D+56.9 |
| Grady County, GA | Democratic | D+79.7 |
| Greene County, GA | Democratic | D+70.6 |
| Gwinnett County, GA | Democratic | D+64.7 |
| Habersham County, GA | Democratic | D+66.2 |
| Hall County, GA | Democratic | D+70.1 |
| Hancock County, GA | Democratic | D+86.6 |
| Haralson County, GA | Democratic | D+39.9 |
| Harris County, GA | Democratic | D+87.3 |
| Hart County, GA | Democratic | D+72.2 |
| Heard County, GA | Democratic | D+83.6 |
| Henry County, GA | Democratic | D+76.3 |
| Houston County, GA | Democratic | D+86.7 |
| Irwin County, GA | Democratic | D+84.6 |
| Jackson County, GA | Democratic | D+82.0 |
| Jasper County, GA | Democratic | D+93.9 |
| Jeff Davis County, GA | Democratic | D+77.2 |
| Jefferson County, GA | Democratic | D+66.0 |
| Jenkins County, GA | Democratic | D+92.1 |
| Johnson County, GA | Democratic | D+78.5 |
| Jones County, GA | Democratic | D+86.1 |
| Laurens County, GA | Democratic | D+81.6 |
| Lee County, GA | Democratic | D+96.9 |
| Liberty County, GA | Democratic | D+58.6 |
| Lincoln County, GA | Democratic | D+83.2 |
| Lowndes County, GA | Democratic | D+89.7 |
| Lumpkin County, GA | Democratic | D+58.7 |
| Macon County, GA | Democratic | D+75.1 |
| Madison County, GA | Democratic | D+84.8 |
| Marion County, GA | Democratic | D+61.5 |
| McDuffie County, GA | Democratic | D+65.9 |
| McIntosh County, GA | Democratic | D+68.1 |
| Meriwether County, GA | Democratic | D+86.6 |
| Miller County, GA | Democratic | D+92.4 |
| Mitchell County, GA | Democratic | D+83.2 |
| Monroe County, GA | Democratic | D+79.8 |
| Montgomery County, GA | Democratic | D+90.1 |
| Morgan County, GA | Democratic | D+76.8 |
| Murray County, GA | Democratic | D+53.8 |
| Muscogee County, GA | Democratic | D+86.7 |
| Newton County, GA | Democratic | D+77.6 |
| Oconee County, GA | Democratic | D+75.0 |
| Oglethorpe County, GA | Democratic | D+89.1 |
| Paulding County, GA | Other / independent | D+45.1 |
| Pickens County, GA | Democratic | D+6.1 |
| Pierce County, GA | Democratic | D+67.4 |
| Pike County, GA | Democratic | D+74.8 |
| Polk County, GA | Democratic | D+62.2 |
| Pulaski County, GA | Democratic | D+88.3 |
| Putnam County, GA | Democratic | D+96.6 |
| Quitman County, GA | Democratic | D+86.6 |
| Rabun County, GA | Democratic | D+60.6 |
| Randolph County, GA | Democratic | D+84.7 |
| Richmond County, GA | Democratic | D+71.2 |
| Rockdale County, GA | Democratic | D+67.4 |
| Schley County, GA | Democratic | D+84.9 |
| Screven County, GA | Democratic | D+77.6 |
| Spalding County, GA | Democratic | D+77.2 |
| Stephens County, GA | Democratic | D+84.3 |
| Stewart County, GA | Democratic | D+88.3 |
| Sumter County, GA | Democratic | D+89.9 |
| Talbot County, GA | Democratic | D+91.1 |
| Taliaferro County, GA | Democratic | D+89.9 |
| Tattnall County, GA | Democratic | D+63.8 |
| Taylor County, GA | Democratic | D+60.5 |
| Telfair County, GA | Democratic | D+90.4 |
| Terrell County, GA | Democratic | D+87.3 |
| Thomas County, GA | Democratic | D+83.0 |
| Tift County, GA | Democratic | D+79.4 |
| Toombs County, GA | Democratic | D+72.1 |
| Towns County, GA | Republican | R+14.6 |
| Troup County, GA | Democratic | D+79.0 |
| Turner County, GA | Democratic | D+35.6 |
| Twiggs County, GA | Democratic | D+86.3 |
| Union County, GA | Democratic | D+0.9 |
| Upson County, GA | Democratic | D+70.8 |
| Walker County, GA | Democratic | D+55.1 |
| Walton County, GA | Democratic | D+82.6 |
| Ware County, GA | Democratic | D+74.2 |
| Warren County, GA | Democratic | D+57.2 |
| Washington County, GA | Democratic | D+83.0 |
| Wayne County, GA | Democratic | D+83.9 |
| Webster County, GA | Democratic | D+80.6 |
| Wheeler County, GA | Democratic | D+77.0 |
| White County, GA | Democratic | D+74.9 |
| Whitfield County, GA | Democratic | D+59.3 |
| Wilcox County, GA | Democratic | D+87.6 |
| Wilkes County, GA | Democratic | D+89.9 |
| Wilkinson County, GA | Democratic | D+81.9 |
| Worth County, GA | Democratic | D+83.5 |
Nominees: Woodrow Wilson (D) · Charles Evans Hughes (R)
Georgia's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1916 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | +36.3% |
| 1896 | +21.0% |
| 1900 | +38.7% |
| 1904 | +45.9% |
| 1908 | +23.4% |
| 1912 | +72.4% |
| 1916 | +72.9% |
| 1920 | +42.3% |
| 1924 | +55.9% |
| 1928 | +12.0% |
| 1932 | +83.8% |
| 1936 | +74.5% |
| 1940 | +69.9% |
| 1944 | +63.5% |
| 1948 | +42.5% |
| 1952 | +39.3% |
| 1956 | +34.1% |
| 1960 | +25.1% |
| 1964 | −8.3% |
| 1968 | −3.7% |
| 1972 | −50.6% |
| 1976 | +33.9% |
| 1980 | +14.8% |
| 1984 | −20.4% |
| 1988 | −20.3% |
| 1992 | +0.6% |
| 1996 | −1.2% |
| 2000 | −11.7% |
| 2004 | −16.6% |
| 2008 | −5.2% |
| 2012 | −7.8% |
| 2016 | −5.1% |
| 2020 | +0.3% |
| 2024 | −2.2% |
County-by-county results — 150 counties
Source. Compiled historical county records — 1916 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.