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Elections / 1916 · President · ID

Woodrow Wilson carried Idaho D+10.9.

Woodrow Wilson (D) vs Charles Evans Hughes (R) in Idaho, 1916. The state ran 7.8 points more Democratic than the nation (D+3.1 nationally).

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

Idaho result
134,615 votes counted
Wilson (D)
70,054
52.0%
Hughes (R)
55,368
41.1%
All others
9,193
6.8%
Margin
D+10.9
1916 presidential election
Idaho, 1916
WilsonD+10.9
1916 presidential margin by county for Idaho — 1916 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of Idaho — 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.Ada County, ID · R+0.8Adams County, ID · R+1.5Bannock County, ID · D+15.4Bear Lake County, ID · D+11.9Benewah County, ID · D+16.5Bingham County, ID · D+9.7Blaine County, ID · D+18.4Boise County, ID · D+21.3Bonner County, ID · D+15.2Bonneville County, ID · D+14.5Boundary County, ID · D+4.1Canyon County, ID · D+10.1Cassia County, ID · D+9.5Clearwater County, ID · R+9.1Custer County, ID · D+30.2Elmore County, ID · D+24.1Franklin County, ID · D+13.2Fremont County, ID · D+22.9Gem County, ID · D+12.6Gooding County, ID · TiedIdaho County, ID · D+8.2Jefferson County, ID · D+22.5Kootenai County, ID · D+1.8Latah County, ID · D+0.6Lemhi County, ID · D+18.9Lewis County, ID · D+15.4Lincoln County, ID · R+1.6Madison County, ID · D+9.5Minidoka County, ID · D+6.5Nez Perce County, ID · D+19.5Oneida County, ID · D+12.1Owyhee County, ID · D+12.3Power County, ID · D+2.5Shoshone County, ID · D+25.2Teton County, ID · D+5.4Twin Falls County, ID · D+11.6Washington County, ID · D+7.4
How it voted
Share of the 1916 vote
Woodrow Wilson ✓Democratic52.0%70,054
Charles E. HughesRepublican41.1%55,368
OtherAll other candidates6.8%9,193
D+60
R+60
37 counties, each filled by 1916 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Idaho's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1916 contest in context
Idaho's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1892 to 2024. Most recent: −36.5% in 2024.flipped R · 1968−36.5%DR18922024
Idaho's presidential margins
YearMargin (D minus R)
1892−44.2%
1896+56.8%
1900+3.8%
1904−40.4%
1908−16.9%
1912+1.1%
1916+10.9%
1920−31.3%
1924−30.8%
1928−29.3%
1932+20.4%
1936+29.8%
1940+9.1%
1944+3.5%
1948+2.7%
1952−31.0%
1956−22.4%
1960−7.6%
1964+1.8%
1968−26.1%
1972−38.2%
1976−22.8%
1980−41.3%
1984−46.0%
1988−26.1%
1992−13.6%
1996−18.5%
2000−39.5%
2004−38.1%
2008−25.4%
2012−31.9%
2016−31.8%
2020−30.8%
2024−36.5%
County results — 1916
37 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Ada CountyR
−0.8%
5,2075,29910,966
Adams CountyR
−1.5%
6456671,444
Bannock CountyD
+15.4%
4,0842,9507,356
Bear Lake CountyD
+11.9%
1,5661,2292,829
Benewah CountyD
+16.5%
1,3749352,667
Bingham CountyD
+9.7%
2,3061,8854,349
Blaine CountyD
+18.4%
1,8301,2313,250
Boise CountyD
+21.3%
1,0486571,833
Bonner CountyD
+15.2%
2,0031,4173,855
Bonneville CountyD
+14.5%
2,3411,7364,171
Boundary CountyD
+4.1%
6535981,357
Canyon CountyD
+10.1%
4,4783,5708,960
Cassia CountyD
+9.5%
1,6291,3203,255
Clearwater CountyR
−9.1%
6788391,771
Custer CountyD
+30.2%
8794541,409
Elmore CountyD
+24.1%
1,1046581,852
Franklin CountyD
+13.2%
1,4251,0892,546
Fremont CountyD
+22.9%
2,6951,6544,550
Gem CountyD
+12.6%
9907501,900
Gooding CountyR
−0.2%
1,0891,0932,297
Idaho CountyD
+8.2%
2,2651,8924,552
Jefferson CountyD
+22.5%
1,6069932,725
Kootenai CountyD
+1.8%
2,8552,7416,422
Latah CountyD
+0.6%
2,8112,7776,172
Lemhi CountyD
+18.9%
1,0807231,884
Lewis CountyD
+15.4%
1,2559012,294
Lincoln CountyR
−1.6%
1,0841,1212,307
Madison CountyD
+9.5%
1,3711,1322,524
Minidoka CountyD
+6.5%
1,1359632,659
Nez Perce CountyD
+19.5%
2,6751,7534,738
Oneida CountyD
+12.1%
1,2981,0142,343
Owyhee CountyD
+12.3%
7755941,469
Power CountyD
+2.5%
1,0791,0242,160
Shoshone CountyD
+25.2%
4,2392,4317,171
Teton CountyD
+5.4%
7266501,400
Twin Falls CountyD
+11.6%
3,9743,0837,701
Washington CountyD
+7.4%
1,8021,5453,477