Indiana — 1916 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate1916 presidential electionIndiana · PresidentHughesR+0.9
How it voted
Share of the 1916 vote
| Charles E. Hughes ✓Republican | 47.4% | 341,004 |
|---|---|---|
| Woodrow WilsonDemocratic | 46.5% | 334,263 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 6.1% | 43,719 |
1916presidential margin
D+60R+60
92 counties, each filled by 1916 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Indiana cast 15 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (92 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Adams County, IN | Democratic | D+22.1 |
| Allen County, IN | Republican | R+3.2 |
| Bartholomew County, IN | Democratic | D+2.2 |
| Benton County, IN | Republican | R+10.7 |
| Blackford County, IN | Democratic | D+7.3 |
| Boone County, IN | Democratic | D+2.5 |
| Brown County, IN | Democratic | D+33.9 |
| Carroll County, IN | Republican | R+1.3 |
| Cass County, IN | Democratic | D+2.5 |
| Clark County, IN | Democratic | D+5.8 |
| Clay County, IN | Democratic | D+4.6 |
| Clinton County, IN | Democratic | D+0.3 |
| Crawford County, IN | Democratic | D+10.5 |
| Daviess County, IN | Republican | R+0.7 |
| Dearborn County, IN | Democratic | D+12.6 |
| Decatur County, IN | Republican | R+6.5 |
| DeKalb County, IN | Democratic | D+7.1 |
| Delaware County, IN | Republican | R+7.1 |
| Dubois County, IN | Democratic | D+34.0 |
| Elkhart County, IN | Republican | R+1.0 |
| Fayette County, IN | Republican | R+6.2 |
| Floyd County, IN | Democratic | D+8.9 |
| Fountain County, IN | Republican | R+3.6 |
| Franklin County, IN | Democratic | D+23.2 |
| Fulton County, IN | Republican | R+2.0 |
| Gibson County, IN | Democratic | D+2.4 |
| Grant County, IN | Republican | R+1.7 |
| Greene County, IN | Democratic | D+1.3 |
| Hamilton County, IN | Republican | R+16.0 |
| Hancock County, IN | Democratic | D+12.5 |
| Harrison County, IN | Democratic | D+6.2 |
| Hendricks County, IN | Republican | R+10.3 |
| Henry County, IN | Republican | R+9.4 |
| Howard County, IN | Republican | R+8.4 |
| Huntington County, IN | Democratic | D+0.9 |
| Jackson County, IN | Democratic | D+14.9 |
| Jasper County, IN | Republican | R+14.4 |
| Jay County, IN | Republican | R+0.1 |
| Jefferson County, IN | Republican | R+2.9 |
| Jennings County, IN | Republican | R+2.9 |
| Johnson County, IN | Democratic | D+11.9 |
| Knox County, IN | Democratic | D+5.1 |
| Kosciusko County, IN | Republican | R+7.3 |
| LaGrange County, IN | Republican | R+12.3 |
| Lake County, IN | Republican | R+13.8 |
| LaPorte County, IN | Republican | R+4.0 |
| Lawrence County, IN | Republican | R+9.7 |
| Madison County, IN | Democratic | D+3.7 |
| Marion County, IN | Republican | R+7.2 |
| Marshall County, IN | Democratic | D+5.7 |
| Martin County, IN | Democratic | D+0.5 |
| Miami County, IN | Democratic | D+5.9 |
| Monroe County, IN | Republican | R+3.9 |
| Montgomery County, IN | Republican | R+2.2 |
| Morgan County, IN | Republican | R+4.3 |
| Newton County, IN | Republican | R+3.4 |
| Noble County, IN | Republican | R+5.2 |
| Ohio County, IN | Democratic | D+2.8 |
| Orange County, IN | Republican | R+8.3 |
| Owen County, IN | Democratic | D+6.4 |
| Parke County, IN | Republican | R+5.0 |
| Perry County, IN | Democratic | D+8.4 |
| Pike County, IN | Democratic | D+0.9 |
| Porter County, IN | Republican | R+21.2 |
| Posey County, IN | Democratic | D+11.8 |
| Pulaski County, IN | Republican | R+2.8 |
| Putnam County, IN | Democratic | D+9.0 |
| Randolph County, IN | Republican | R+18.4 |
| Ripley County, IN | Republican | R+2.5 |
| Rush County, IN | Republican | R+6.6 |
| Scott County, IN | Democratic | D+13.9 |
| Shelby County, IN | Democratic | D+9.4 |
| Spencer County, IN | Republican | R+4.4 |
| St. Joseph County, IN | Democratic | D+9.4 |
| Starke County, IN | Republican | R+7.3 |
| Steuben County, IN | Republican | R+20.8 |
| Sullivan County, IN | Democratic | D+16.7 |
| Switzerland County, IN | Democratic | D+8.4 |
| Tippecanoe County, IN | Republican | R+12.6 |
| Tipton County, IN | Democratic | D+3.6 |
| Union County, IN | Republican | R+9.1 |
| Vanderburgh County, IN | Democratic | D+0.3 |
| Vermillion County, IN | Republican | R+4.4 |
| Vigo County, IN | Democratic | D+9.9 |
| Wabash County, IN | Republican | R+8.9 |
| Warren County, IN | Republican | R+27.5 |
| Warrick County, IN | Republican | R+3.1 |
| Washington County, IN | Democratic | D+12.4 |
| Wayne County, IN | Republican | R+9.4 |
| Wells County, IN | Democratic | D+18.8 |
| White County, IN | Republican | R+3.7 |
| Whitley County, IN | Democratic | D+6.5 |
Indiana results by county
92 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+1,079 | 1,79636.8% | 2,87559.0% | 2054.2% | 4,876 |
| Allen County | Charles E. Hughes+699 | 10,16946.0% | 9,47042.9% | 2,45111.1% | 22,090 |
| Bartholomew County | Woodrow Wilson+154 | 3,28747.1% | 3,44149.3% | 2533.6% | 6,981 |
| Benton County | Charles E. Hughes+370 | 1,87254.2% | 1,50243.5% | 822.4% | 3,456 |
| Blackford County | Woodrow Wilson+272 | 1,59543.0% | 1,86750.4% | 2446.6% | 3,706 |
| Boone County | Woodrow Wilson+180 | 3,33347.0% | 3,51349.5% | 2503.5% | 7,096 |
| Brown County | Woodrow Wilson+540 | 50631.7% | 1,04665.6% | 432.7% | 1,595 |
| Carroll County | Charles E. Hughes+67 | 2,46849.1% | 2,40147.8% | 1593.2% | 5,028 |
| Cass County | Woodrow Wilson+261 | 4,87947.1% | 5,14049.6% | 3443.3% | 10,363 |
| Clark County | Woodrow Wilson+399 | 3,17346.1% | 3,57251.9% | 1311.9% | 6,876 |
| Clay County | Woodrow Wilson+333 | 3,10242.8% | 3,43547.4% | 7079.8% | 7,244 |
| Clinton County | Woodrow Wilson+24 | 3,63847.8% | 3,66248.1% | 3184.2% | 7,618 |
| Crawford County | Woodrow Wilson+307 | 1,20141.0% | 1,50851.5% | 2177.4% | 2,926 |
| Daviess County | Charles E. Hughes+48 | 3,19147.6% | 3,14346.8% | 3765.6% | 6,710 |
| Dearborn County | Woodrow Wilson+692 | 2,31842.2% | 3,01054.8% | 1673.0% | 5,495 |
| Decatur County | Charles E. Hughes+343 | 2,71751.4% | 2,37444.9% | 1963.7% | 5,287 |
| DeKalb County | Woodrow Wilson+474 | 2,89843.5% | 3,37250.7% | 3875.8% | 6,657 |
| Delaware County | Charles E. Hughes+973 | 6,91950.2% | 5,94643.2% | 9066.6% | 13,771 |
| Dubois County | Woodrow Wilson+1,580 | 1,49232.1% | 3,07266.0% | 891.9% | 4,653 |
| Elkhart County | Charles E. Hughes+127 | 5,85045.2% | 5,72344.2% | 1,36810.6% | 12,941 |
| Fayette County | Charles E. Hughes+286 | 2,36051.5% | 2,07445.3% | 1483.2% | 4,582 |
| Floyd County | Woodrow Wilson+650 | 3,20044.0% | 3,85052.9% | 2253.1% | 7,275 |
| Fountain County | Charles E. Hughes+197 | 2,63448.4% | 2,43744.7% | 3766.9% | 5,447 |
| Franklin County | Woodrow Wilson+931 | 1,49537.2% | 2,42660.4% | 942.3% | 4,015 |
| Fulton County | Charles E. Hughes+94 | 2,32548.7% | 2,23146.8% | 2164.5% | 4,772 |
| Gibson County | Woodrow Wilson+189 | 3,57645.8% | 3,76548.3% | 4605.9% | 7,801 |
| Grant County | Charles E. Hughes+232 | 6,05943.4% | 5,82741.7% | 2,08114.9% | 13,967 |
| Greene County | Woodrow Wilson+112 | 3,87843.3% | 3,99044.6% | 1,08112.1% | 8,949 |
| Hamilton County | Charles E. Hughes+1,152 | 3,95154.8% | 2,79938.8% | 4626.4% | 7,212 |
| Hancock County | Woodrow Wilson+641 | 2,13841.6% | 2,77954.0% | 2274.4% | 5,144 |
| Harrison County | Woodrow Wilson+287 | 2,08645.0% | 2,37351.2% | 1803.9% | 4,639 |
| Hendricks County | Charles E. Hughes+593 | 3,04653.1% | 2,45342.8% | 2344.1% | 5,733 |
| Henry County | Charles E. Hughes+826 | 4,38650.0% | 3,56040.6% | 8259.4% | 8,771 |
| Howard County | Charles E. Hughes+843 | 4,77747.4% | 3,93439.0% | 1,37113.6% | 10,082 |
| Huntington County | Woodrow Wilson+72 | 3,76145.7% | 3,83346.6% | 6317.7% | 8,225 |
| Jackson County | Woodrow Wilson+890 | 2,42240.7% | 3,31255.6% | 2243.8% | 5,958 |
| Jasper County | Charles E. Hughes+507 | 1,99556.5% | 1,48842.1% | 481.4% | 3,531 |
| Jay County | Charles E. Hughes+5 | 3,07546.5% | 3,07046.4% | 4707.1% | 6,615 |
| Jefferson County | Charles E. Hughes+157 | 2,67549.8% | 2,51846.8% | 1833.4% | 5,376 |
| Jennings County | Charles E. Hughes+105 | 1,79150.0% | 1,68647.1% | 1042.9% | 3,581 |
| Johnson County | Woodrow Wilson+680 | 2,42842.3% | 3,10854.2% | 2013.5% | 5,737 |
| Knox County | Woodrow Wilson+575 | 4,80542.3% | 5,38047.3% | 1,17910.4% | 11,364 |
| Kosciusko County | Charles E. Hughes+578 | 4,02551.2% | 3,44743.8% | 3935.0% | 7,865 |
| LaGrange County | Charles E. Hughes+446 | 1,95854.1% | 1,51241.8% | 1504.1% | 3,620 |
| Lake County | Charles E. Hughes+3,316 | 13,26255.0% | 9,94641.3% | 9033.7% | 24,111 |
| LaPorte County | Charles E. Hughes+450 | 5,72650.3% | 5,27646.3% | 3853.4% | 11,387 |
| Lawrence County | Charles E. Hughes+705 | 3,81352.5% | 3,10842.8% | 3354.6% | 7,256 |
| Madison County | Woodrow Wilson+657 | 7,44942.0% | 8,10645.7% | 2,19712.4% | 17,752 |
| Marion County | Charles E. Hughes+5,656 | 40,69951.5% | 35,04344.3% | 3,2884.2% | 79,030 |
| Marshall County | Woodrow Wilson+366 | 2,85544.6% | 3,22150.4% | 3205.0% | 6,396 |
| Martin County | Woodrow Wilson+15 | 1,53448.9% | 1,54949.4% | 521.7% | 3,135 |
| Miami County | Woodrow Wilson+464 | 3,39043.2% | 3,85449.1% | 6107.8% | 7,854 |
| Monroe County | Charles E. Hughes+237 | 3,03350.3% | 2,79646.4% | 2003.3% | 6,029 |
| Montgomery County | Charles E. Hughes+193 | 4,30049.4% | 4,10747.1% | 3043.5% | 8,711 |
| Morgan County | Charles E. Hughes+244 | 2,86050.1% | 2,61645.8% | 2374.1% | 5,713 |
| Newton County | Charles E. Hughes+99 | 1,37747.6% | 1,27844.2% | 2398.3% | 2,894 |
| Noble County | Charles E. Hughes+348 | 3,41751.3% | 3,06946.1% | 1712.6% | 6,657 |
| Ohio County | Woodrow Wilson+35 | 59747.5% | 63250.2% | 292.3% | 1,258 |
| Orange County | Charles E. Hughes+390 | 2,48152.9% | 2,09144.6% | 1142.4% | 4,686 |
| Owen County | Woodrow Wilson+227 | 1,58544.7% | 1,81251.1% | 1514.3% | 3,548 |
| Parke County | Charles E. Hughes+269 | 2,59848.5% | 2,32943.5% | 4278.0% | 5,354 |
| Perry County | Woodrow Wilson+327 | 1,76245.1% | 2,08953.5% | 551.4% | 3,906 |
| Pike County | Woodrow Wilson+40 | 2,17246.7% | 2,21247.6% | 2665.7% | 4,650 |
| Porter County | Charles E. Hughes+1,042 | 2,91359.2% | 1,87138.0% | 1352.7% | 4,919 |
| Posey County | Woodrow Wilson+631 | 2,29143.0% | 2,92254.8% | 1192.2% | 5,332 |
| Pulaski County | Charles E. Hughes+87 | 1,47446.8% | 1,38744.0% | 2899.2% | 3,150 |
| Putnam County | Woodrow Wilson+512 | 2,45343.3% | 2,96552.3% | 2504.4% | 5,668 |
| Randolph County | Charles E. Hughes+1,372 | 4,05454.3% | 2,68235.9% | 7289.8% | 7,464 |
| Ripley County | Charles E. Hughes+137 | 2,68649.9% | 2,54947.3% | 1502.8% | 5,385 |
| Rush County | Charles E. Hughes+381 | 2,95051.2% | 2,56944.6% | 2414.2% | 5,760 |
| Scott County | Woodrow Wilson+266 | 80242.0% | 1,06855.9% | 402.1% | 1,910 |
| Shelby County | Woodrow Wilson+699 | 3,20142.9% | 3,90052.3% | 3604.8% | 7,461 |
| Spencer County | Charles E. Hughes+225 | 2,56050.3% | 2,33545.9% | 1903.7% | 5,085 |
| St. Joseph County | Woodrow Wilson+1,748 | 7,96143.0% | 9,70952.5% | 8354.5% | 18,505 |
| Starke County | Charles E. Hughes+216 | 1,55052.2% | 1,33444.9% | 852.9% | 2,969 |
| Steuben County | Charles E. Hughes+991 | 2,41850.7% | 1,42729.9% | 92219.3% | 4,767 |
| Sullivan County | Woodrow Wilson+1,250 | 2,63035.2% | 3,88052.0% | 95312.8% | 7,463 |
| Switzerland County | Woodrow Wilson+232 | 1,21444.0% | 1,44652.5% | 963.5% | 2,756 |
| Tippecanoe County | Charles E. Hughes+1,468 | 6,38654.7% | 4,91842.1% | 3653.1% | 11,669 |
| Tipton County | Woodrow Wilson+171 | 2,16645.3% | 2,33748.9% | 2765.8% | 4,779 |
| Union County | Charles E. Hughes+171 | 99752.9% | 82643.9% | 603.2% | 1,883 |
| Vanderburgh County | Woodrow Wilson+62 | 9,96647.5% | 10,02847.8% | 9794.7% | 20,973 |
| Vermillion County | Charles E. Hughes+264 | 2,60743.6% | 2,34339.2% | 1,02817.2% | 5,978 |
| Vigo County | Woodrow Wilson+2,231 | 8,93439.7% | 11,16549.6% | 2,39710.7% | 22,496 |
| Wabash County | Charles E. Hughes+681 | 3,84950.4% | 3,16841.5% | 6248.2% | 7,641 |
| Warren County | Charles E. Hughes+812 | 1,82361.7% | 1,01134.2% | 1224.1% | 2,956 |
| Warrick County | Charles E. Hughes+152 | 2,39648.4% | 2,24445.3% | 3096.2% | 4,949 |
| Washington County | Woodrow Wilson+543 | 1,87142.8% | 2,41455.2% | 862.0% | 4,371 |
| Wayne County | Charles E. Hughes+1,105 | 6,11251.8% | 5,00742.5% | 6725.7% | 11,791 |
| Wells County | Woodrow Wilson+981 | 1,94737.3% | 2,92856.0% | 3516.7% | 5,226 |
| White County | Charles E. Hughes+180 | 2,44250.7% | 2,26246.9% | 1162.4% | 4,820 |
| Whitley County | Woodrow Wilson+319 | 2,19144.7% | 2,51051.2% | 2024.1% | 4,903 |
Nominees: Woodrow Wilson (D) · Charles Evans Hughes (R)
Indiana's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1916 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | +1.2% |
| 1896 | −2.9% |
| 1900 | −3.8% |
| 1904 | −13.8% |
| 1908 | −1.5% |
| 1912 | +20.0% |
| 1916 | −0.9% |
| 1920 | −14.6% |
| 1924 | −16.6% |
| 1928 | −20.1% |
| 1932 | +11.7% |
| 1936 | +14.7% |
| 1940 | −1.4% |
| 1944 | −5.7% |
| 1948 | −0.8% |
| 1952 | −17.1% |
| 1956 | −20.2% |
| 1960 | −10.4% |
| 1964 | +12.4% |
| 1968 | −12.3% |
| 1972 | −32.8% |
| 1976 | −7.6% |
| 1980 | −18.4% |
| 1984 | −24.0% |
| 1988 | −20.2% |
| 1992 | −6.1% |
| 1996 | −5.6% |
| 2000 | −15.6% |
| 2004 | −20.7% |
| 2008 | +1.0% |
| 2012 | −10.2% |
| 2016 | −19.0% |
| 2020 | −16.1% |
| 2024 | −19.0% |
Source. Compiled historical county records — 1916 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.