Illinois — 1916 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate1916 presidential electionIllinois · PresidentHughesR+9.2
How it voted
Share of the 1916 vote
| Charles E. Hughes ✓Republican | 52.6% | 1,152,549 |
|---|---|---|
| Woodrow WilsonDemocratic | 43.4% | 950,229 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 4.0% | 87,441 |
1916presidential margin
D+60R+60
102 counties, each filled by 1916 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Illinois cast 29 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (102 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Adams County, IL | Democratic | D+9.0 |
| Alexander County, IL | Republican | R+15.3 |
| Bond County, IL | Republican | R+14.5 |
| Boone County, IL | Republican | R+59.5 |
| Brown County, IL | Democratic | D+27.9 |
| Bureau County, IL | Republican | R+16.6 |
| Calhoun County, IL | Democratic | D+0.5 |
| Carroll County, IL | Republican | R+37.5 |
| Cass County, IL | Democratic | D+16.0 |
| Champaign County, IL | Republican | R+19.9 |
| Christian County, IL | Democratic | D+6.8 |
| Clark County, IL | Democratic | D+3.6 |
| Clay County, IL | Republican | R+4.0 |
| Clinton County, IL | Democratic | D+9.7 |
| Coles County, IL | Republican | R+3.3 |
| Cook County, IL | Republican | R+6.6 |
| Crawford County, IL | Democratic | D+4.4 |
| Cumberland County, IL | Democratic | D+1.4 |
| De Witt County, IL | Democratic | D+0.9 |
| DeKalb County, IL | Republican | R+46.6 |
| Douglas County, IL | Republican | R+9.1 |
| DuPage County, IL | Republican | R+31.4 |
| Edgar County, IL | Democratic | D+4.6 |
| Edwards County, IL | Republican | R+33.9 |
| Effingham County, IL | Democratic | D+16.7 |
| Fayette County, IL | Democratic | D+3.1 |
| Ford County, IL | Republican | R+37.2 |
| Franklin County, IL | Democratic | D+0.4 |
| Fulton County, IL | Republican | R+5.2 |
| Gallatin County, IL | Democratic | D+18.4 |
| Greene County, IL | Democratic | D+28.8 |
| Grundy County, IL | Republican | R+35.5 |
| Hamilton County, IL | Democratic | D+5.8 |
| Hancock County, IL | Democratic | D+8.4 |
| Hardin County, IL | Republican | R+5.6 |
| Henderson County, IL | Republican | R+21.2 |
| Henry County, IL | Republican | R+35.5 |
| Iroquois County, IL | Republican | R+25.4 |
| Jackson County, IL | Republican | R+10.2 |
| Jasper County, IL | Democratic | D+10.8 |
| Jefferson County, IL | Democratic | D+5.1 |
| Jersey County, IL | Democratic | D+7.0 |
| Jo Daviess County, IL | Republican | R+23.6 |
| Johnson County, IL | Republican | R+27.8 |
| Kane County, IL | Republican | R+39.7 |
| Kankakee County, IL | Republican | R+26.5 |
| Kendall County, IL | Republican | R+52.5 |
| Knox County, IL | Republican | R+22.3 |
| Lake County, IL | Republican | R+38.7 |
| LaSalle County, IL | Republican | R+16.6 |
| Lawrence County, IL | Democratic | D+5.7 |
| Lee County, IL | Republican | R+31.2 |
| Livingston County, IL | Republican | R+20.0 |
| Logan County, IL | Republican | R+1.7 |
| Macon County, IL | Republican | R+10.7 |
| Macoupin County, IL | Democratic | D+5.6 |
| Madison County, IL | Republican | R+3.7 |
| Marion County, IL | Democratic | D+9.7 |
| Marshall County, IL | Republican | R+15.4 |
| Mason County, IL | Democratic | D+12.0 |
| Massac County, IL | Republican | R+50.6 |
| McDonough County, IL | Republican | R+10.7 |
| McHenry County, IL | Republican | R+45.9 |
| McLean County, IL | Republican | R+11.7 |
| Menard County, IL | Republican | R+0.1 |
| Mercer County, IL | Republican | R+20.9 |
| Monroe County, IL | Republican | R+14.5 |
| Montgomery County, IL | Democratic | D+5.3 |
| Morgan County, IL | Republican | R+2.9 |
| Moultrie County, IL | Democratic | D+6.7 |
| Ogle County, IL | Republican | R+44.2 |
| Peoria County, IL | Democratic | D+0.3 |
| Perry County, IL | Republican | R+3.6 |
| Piatt County, IL | Republican | R+13.6 |
| Pike County, IL | Democratic | D+13.4 |
| Pope County, IL | Republican | R+42.4 |
| Pulaski County, IL | Republican | R+27.7 |
| Putnam County, IL | Republican | R+28.5 |
| Randolph County, IL | Republican | R+1.0 |
| Richland County, IL | Democratic | D+6.6 |
| Rock Island County, IL | Republican | R+17.3 |
| Saline County, IL | Republican | R+8.1 |
| Sangamon County, IL | Republican | R+7.3 |
| Schuyler County, IL | Democratic | D+12.8 |
| Scott County, IL | Democratic | D+7.1 |
| Shelby County, IL | Democratic | D+11.6 |
| St. Clair County, IL | Democratic | D+1.1 |
| Stark County, IL | Republican | R+34.5 |
| Stephenson County, IL | Republican | R+21.4 |
| Tazewell County, IL | Democratic | D+0.5 |
| Union County, IL | Democratic | D+24.1 |
| Vermilion County, IL | Republican | R+7.6 |
| Wabash County, IL | Democratic | D+10.8 |
| Warren County, IL | Republican | R+16.1 |
| Washington County, IL | Republican | R+24.4 |
| Wayne County, IL | Republican | R+4.3 |
| White County, IL | Democratic | D+9.8 |
| Whiteside County, IL | Republican | R+42.8 |
| Will County, IL | Republican | R+26.8 |
| Williamson County, IL | Republican | R+10.9 |
| Winnebago County, IL | Republican | R+38.0 |
| Woodford County, IL | Republican | R+8.0 |
Illinois results by county
102 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adams County | Woodrow Wilson+2,410 | 11,85844.3% | 14,26853.3% | 6822.5% | 26,778 |
| Alexander County | Charles E. Hughes+1,455 | 5,39556.8% | 3,94041.5% | 1701.8% | 9,498 |
| Bond County | Charles E. Hughes+974 | 3,62654.0% | 2,65239.5% | 4366.5% | 6,710 |
| Boone County | Charles E. Hughes+3,970 | 5,18177.6% | 1,21118.1% | 2864.3% | 6,673 |
| Brown County | Woodrow Wilson+1,277 | 1,57934.5% | 2,85662.5% | 1373.0% | 4,572 |
| Bureau County | Charles E. Hughes+2,420 | 8,21356.3% | 5,79339.7% | 6084.2% | 14,590 |
| Calhoun County | Woodrow Wilson+13 | 1,16848.5% | 1,18149.0% | 642.7% | 2,408 |
| Carroll County | Charles E. Hughes+2,516 | 4,49667.0% | 1,98029.5% | 2343.5% | 6,707 |
| Cass County | Woodrow Wilson+1,292 | 3,19339.6% | 4,48555.6% | 4045.0% | 8,066 |
| Champaign County | Charles E. Hughes+5,031 | 14,63257.9% | 9,60138.0% | 1,0714.2% | 25,286 |
| Christian County | Woodrow Wilson+1,059 | 6,92344.2% | 7,98251.0% | 7875.0% | 15,665 |
| Clark County | Woodrow Wilson+375 | 4,93647.3% | 5,31150.9% | 1991.9% | 10,440 |
| Clay County | Charles E. Hughes+305 | 3,87950.5% | 3,57446.5% | 2393.1% | 7,681 |
| Clinton County | Woodrow Wilson+778 | 3,42342.6% | 4,20152.3% | 4135.1% | 8,026 |
| Coles County | Charles E. Hughes+542 | 8,31450.8% | 7,77247.5% | 2711.7% | 16,351 |
| Cook County | Charles E. Hughes+56,257 | 435,69551.3% | 379,43844.6% | 35,8304.2% | 849,913 |
| Crawford County | Woodrow Wilson+486 | 5,08446.3% | 5,57050.7% | 3313.0% | 10,977 |
| Cumberland County | Woodrow Wilson+81 | 2,87948.3% | 2,96049.6% | 1342.2% | 5,965 |
| De Witt County | Woodrow Wilson+80 | 4,38047.9% | 4,46048.8% | 3063.3% | 9,143 |
| DeKalb County | Charles E. Hughes+6,378 | 9,76471.3% | 3,38624.7% | 5474.0% | 13,697 |
| Douglas County | Charles E. Hughes+796 | 4,56452.2% | 3,76843.1% | 4164.8% | 8,741 |
| DuPage County | Charles E. Hughes+4,794 | 9,61062.9% | 4,81631.5% | 8685.7% | 15,284 |
| Edgar County | Woodrow Wilson+611 | 6,09946.4% | 6,71051.0% | 3452.6% | 13,147 |
| Edwards County | Charles E. Hughes+1,496 | 2,88565.4% | 1,38931.5% | 1383.1% | 4,412 |
| Effingham County | Woodrow Wilson+1,322 | 3,20740.4% | 4,52957.0% | 2102.6% | 7,939 |
| Fayette County | Woodrow Wilson+353 | 5,31646.6% | 5,66949.7% | 4343.8% | 11,411 |
| Ford County | Charles E. Hughes+2,616 | 4,67066.4% | 2,05429.2% | 3194.5% | 7,038 |
| Franklin County | Woodrow Wilson+48 | 6,37146.8% | 6,41947.2% | 9346.9% | 13,608 |
| Fulton County | Charles E. Hughes+1,049 | 9,73548.7% | 8,68643.4% | 1,6508.3% | 19,997 |
| Gallatin County | Woodrow Wilson+935 | 1,98539.1% | 2,92057.5% | 1813.6% | 5,079 |
| Greene County | Woodrow Wilson+2,750 | 3,40035.6% | 6,15064.4% | 00.0% | 9,550 |
| Grundy County | Charles E. Hughes+2,570 | 4,81166.4% | 2,24130.9% | 1972.7% | 7,247 |
| Hamilton County | Woodrow Wilson+405 | 3,23946.3% | 3,64452.1% | 1181.7% | 6,996 |
| Hancock County | Woodrow Wilson+1,239 | 6,47244.0% | 7,71152.4% | 5433.7% | 14,716 |
| Hardin County | Charles E. Hughes+155 | 1,41951.7% | 1,26446.0% | 632.3% | 2,746 |
| Henderson County | Charles E. Hughes+917 | 2,52858.5% | 1,61137.3% | 1824.2% | 4,318 |
| Henry County | Charles E. Hughes+6,186 | 11,40665.5% | 5,22030.0% | 8084.6% | 17,422 |
| Iroquois County | Charles E. Hughes+3,526 | 8,50361.1% | 4,97735.8% | 4363.1% | 13,909 |
| Jackson County | Charles E. Hughes+1,576 | 8,35654.1% | 6,78043.9% | 3112.0% | 15,443 |
| Jasper County | Woodrow Wilson+774 | 3,11043.4% | 3,88454.2% | 1792.5% | 7,168 |
| Jefferson County | Woodrow Wilson+657 | 6,02846.4% | 6,68551.4% | 2922.2% | 12,996 |
| Jersey County | Woodrow Wilson+408 | 2,64445.4% | 3,05252.4% | 1352.3% | 5,828 |
| Jo Daviess County | Charles E. Hughes+2,270 | 5,77560.0% | 3,50536.4% | 3493.6% | 9,622 |
| Johnson County | Charles E. Hughes+1,451 | 3,27362.6% | 1,82234.9% | 1352.6% | 5,228 |
| Kane County | Charles E. Hughes+13,993 | 23,86867.8% | 9,87528.1% | 1,5064.3% | 35,204 |
| Kankakee County | Charles E. Hughes+4,498 | 10,59462.3% | 6,09635.9% | 3191.9% | 16,993 |
| Kendall County | Charles E. Hughes+2,308 | 3,31675.4% | 1,00822.9% | 751.7% | 4,399 |
| Knox County | Charles E. Hughes+4,133 | 10,91858.8% | 6,78536.6% | 8604.6% | 18,555 |
| Lake County | Charles E. Hughes+7,458 | 12,90567.0% | 5,44728.3% | 9244.8% | 19,251 |
| LaSalle County | Charles E. Hughes+6,037 | 20,66256.7% | 14,62540.1% | 1,2033.3% | 36,459 |
| Lawrence County | Woodrow Wilson+571 | 4,48144.5% | 5,05250.1% | 5435.4% | 10,076 |
| Lee County | Charles E. Hughes+3,898 | 7,98564.0% | 4,08732.8% | 4143.3% | 12,479 |
| Livingston County | Charles E. Hughes+3,339 | 9,80158.7% | 6,46238.7% | 4512.7% | 16,710 |
| Logan County | Charles E. Hughes+207 | 5,93348.3% | 5,72646.6% | 6355.2% | 12,279 |
| Macon County | Charles E. Hughes+2,816 | 13,99753.0% | 11,18142.3% | 1,2834.9% | 26,427 |
| Macoupin County | Woodrow Wilson+1,137 | 8,87543.7% | 10,01249.3% | 1,4487.1% | 20,304 |
| Madison County | Charles E. Hughes+1,292 | 17,59449.9% | 16,30246.2% | 1,4214.0% | 35,274 |
| Marion County | Woodrow Wilson+1,454 | 6,43843.0% | 7,89252.7% | 6464.3% | 14,964 |
| Marshall County | Charles E. Hughes+986 | 3,57955.9% | 2,59340.5% | 2383.7% | 6,403 |
| Mason County | Woodrow Wilson+857 | 3,02942.4% | 3,88654.5% | 2243.1% | 7,136 |
| Massac County | Charles E. Hughes+2,690 | 3,92673.8% | 1,23623.2% | 1613.0% | 5,317 |
| McDonough County | Charles E. Hughes+1,452 | 7,19253.1% | 5,74042.4% | 6174.6% | 13,546 |
| McHenry County | Charles E. Hughes+5,746 | 9,02472.0% | 3,27826.2% | 2311.8% | 12,532 |
| McLean County | Charles E. Hughes+3,289 | 14,98853.2% | 11,69941.6% | 1,4735.2% | 28,153 |
| Menard County | Charles E. Hughes+4 | 2,69348.5% | 2,68948.5% | 1763.2% | 5,548 |
| Mercer County | Charles E. Hughes+1,878 | 5,30858.9% | 3,43038.1% | 2703.0% | 9,006 |
| Monroe County | Charles E. Hughes+721 | 2,82556.9% | 2,10442.4% | 350.7% | 4,964 |
| Montgomery County | Woodrow Wilson+838 | 7,06544.7% | 7,90350.0% | 8565.4% | 15,793 |
| Morgan County | Charles E. Hughes+432 | 7,53650.3% | 7,10447.4% | 3582.4% | 14,988 |
| Moultrie County | Woodrow Wilson+437 | 2,93345.0% | 3,37051.7% | 2223.4% | 6,519 |
| Ogle County | Charles E. Hughes+5,432 | 8,63970.3% | 3,20726.1% | 4423.6% | 12,283 |
| Peoria County | Woodrow Wilson+103 | 18,61548.5% | 18,71848.8% | 1,1453.0% | 38,395 |
| Perry County | Charles E. Hughes+351 | 4,79649.8% | 4,44546.2% | 4084.2% | 9,625 |
| Piatt County | Charles E. Hughes+984 | 4,01255.5% | 3,02841.9% | 1902.6% | 7,226 |
| Pike County | Woodrow Wilson+1,712 | 5,29341.4% | 7,00554.8% | 5013.9% | 12,786 |
| Pope County | Charles E. Hughes+1,766 | 2,92470.2% | 1,15827.8% | 872.1% | 4,164 |
| Pulaski County | Charles E. Hughes+1,704 | 3,86362.7% | 2,15935.1% | 1372.2% | 6,158 |
| Putnam County | Charles E. Hughes+659 | 1,44462.5% | 78534.0% | 823.5% | 2,311 |
| Randolph County | Charles E. Hughes+114 | 5,51749.1% | 5,40348.1% | 3262.9% | 11,233 |
| Richland County | Woodrow Wilson+439 | 2,99245.1% | 3,43151.7% | 2133.2% | 6,634 |
| Rock Island County | Charles E. Hughes+5,255 | 16,16953.3% | 10,91436.0% | 3,32711.0% | 30,322 |
| Saline County | Charles E. Hughes+1,131 | 7,06150.6% | 5,93042.5% | 9937.1% | 13,954 |
| Sangamon County | Charles E. Hughes+2,942 | 20,90051.7% | 17,95844.4% | 1,6064.0% | 40,435 |
| Schuyler County | Woodrow Wilson+797 | 2,59541.6% | 3,39254.4% | 2554.1% | 6,238 |
| Scott County | Woodrow Wilson+331 | 2,12645.7% | 2,45752.8% | 671.4% | 4,650 |
| Shelby County | Woodrow Wilson+1,604 | 5,91142.6% | 7,51554.2% | 4453.2% | 13,866 |
| St. Clair County | Woodrow Wilson+488 | 22,13447.8% | 22,62248.8% | 1,6503.6% | 46,331 |
| Stark County | Charles E. Hughes+1,497 | 2,88766.6% | 1,39032.1% | 601.4% | 4,336 |
| Stephenson County | Charles E. Hughes+3,157 | 8,62058.5% | 5,46337.1% | 6814.6% | 14,744 |
| Tazewell County | Woodrow Wilson+71 | 6,67247.6% | 6,74348.1% | 6134.4% | 14,014 |
| Union County | Woodrow Wilson+2,036 | 3,13537.1% | 5,17161.3% | 1411.7% | 8,440 |
| Vermilion County | Charles E. Hughes+2,466 | 16,33050.3% | 13,86442.7% | 2,3027.1% | 32,472 |
| Wabash County | Woodrow Wilson+664 | 2,60042.4% | 3,26453.3% | 2674.4% | 6,129 |
| Warren County | Charles E. Hughes+1,796 | 6,29456.5% | 4,49840.4% | 3603.2% | 11,145 |
| Washington County | Charles E. Hughes+1,863 | 4,65760.9% | 2,79436.6% | 1902.5% | 7,641 |
| Wayne County | Charles E. Hughes+449 | 5,38351.0% | 4,93446.8% | 2392.3% | 10,549 |
| White County | Woodrow Wilson+929 | 4,13743.8% | 5,06653.7% | 2502.6% | 9,437 |
| Whiteside County | Charles E. Hughes+6,206 | 10,04569.3% | 3,83926.5% | 6234.3% | 14,493 |
| Will County | Charles E. Hughes+8,503 | 19,88162.6% | 11,37835.8% | 5061.6% | 31,747 |
| Williamson County | Charles E. Hughes+2,090 | 10,26253.6% | 8,17242.7% | 7463.9% | 19,138 |
| Winnebago County | Charles E. Hughes+8,695 | 14,89365.1% | 6,19827.1% | 1,8067.9% | 22,882 |
| Woodford County | Charles E. Hughes+654 | 4,27352.3% | 3,61944.3% | 2903.5% | 8,171 |
Nominees: Woodrow Wilson (D) · Charles Evans Hughes (R)
Illinois's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1916 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | +3.1% |
| 1896 | −13.0% |
| 1900 | −8.4% |
| 1904 | −28.3% |
| 1908 | −15.5% |
| 1912 | +13.2% |
| 1916 | −9.2% |
| 1920 | −42.3% |
| 1924 | −35.5% |
| 1928 | −14.7% |
| 1932 | +13.2% |
| 1936 | +18.0% |
| 1940 | +2.4% |
| 1944 | +3.5% |
| 1948 | +0.8% |
| 1952 | −9.9% |
| 1956 | −19.2% |
| 1960 | +0.2% |
| 1964 | +18.9% |
| 1968 | −2.9% |
| 1972 | −18.5% |
| 1976 | −2.0% |
| 1980 | −7.9% |
| 1984 | −12.9% |
| 1988 | −2.1% |
| 1992 | +14.2% |
| 1996 | +17.5% |
| 2000 | +12.0% |
| 2004 | +10.3% |
| 2008 | +25.1% |
| 2012 | +16.8% |
| 2016 | +16.9% |
| 2020 | +16.9% |
| 2024 | +10.9% |
Source. Compiled historical county records — 1916 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.