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Elections / 1916 · President · IN

Charles Evans Hughes carried Indiana R+0.9.

Woodrow Wilson (D) vs Charles Evans Hughes (R) in Indiana, 1916. The state ran 4.1 points more Republican than the nation (D+3.1 nationally).

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

Indiana result
718,986 votes counted
Wilson (D)
334,263
46.5%
Hughes (R)
341,004
47.4%
All others
43,719
6.1%
Margin
R+0.9
1916 presidential election
Indiana, 1916
HughesR+0.9
1916 presidential margin by county for Indiana — 1916 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of Indiana — 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.Adams County, IN · D+22.1Allen County, IN · R+3.2Bartholomew County, IN · D+2.2Benton County, IN · R+10.7Blackford County, IN · D+7.3Boone County, IN · D+2.5Brown County, IN · D+33.9Carroll County, IN · R+1.3Cass County, IN · D+2.5Clark County, IN · D+5.8Clay County, IN · D+4.6Clinton County, IN · TiedCrawford County, IN · D+10.5Daviess County, IN · R+0.7Dearborn County, IN · D+12.6Decatur County, IN · R+6.5DeKalb County, IN · D+7.1Delaware County, IN · R+7.1Dubois County, IN · D+34.0Elkhart County, IN · R+1.0Fayette County, IN · R+6.2Floyd County, IN · D+8.9Fountain County, IN · R+3.6Franklin County, IN · D+23.2Fulton County, IN · R+2.0Gibson County, IN · D+2.4Grant County, IN · R+1.7Greene County, IN · D+1.3Hamilton County, IN · R+16.0Hancock County, IN · D+12.5Harrison County, IN · D+6.2Hendricks County, IN · R+10.3Henry County, IN · R+9.4Howard County, IN · R+8.4Huntington County, IN · D+0.9Jackson County, IN · D+14.9Jasper County, IN · R+14.4Jay County, IN · TiedJefferson County, IN · R+2.9Jennings County, IN · R+2.9Johnson County, IN · D+11.9Knox County, IN · D+5.1Kosciusko County, IN · R+7.3LaGrange County, IN · R+12.3Lake County, IN · R+13.8LaPorte County, IN · R+4.0Lawrence County, IN · R+9.7Madison County, IN · D+3.7Marion County, IN · R+7.2Marshall County, IN · D+5.7Martin County, IN · TiedMiami County, IN · D+5.9Monroe County, IN · R+3.9Montgomery County, IN · R+2.2Morgan County, IN · R+4.3Newton County, IN · R+3.4Noble County, IN · R+5.2Ohio County, IN · D+2.8Orange County, IN · R+8.3Owen County, IN · D+6.4Parke County, IN · R+5.0Perry County, IN · D+8.4Pike County, IN · D+0.9Porter County, IN · R+21.2Posey County, IN · D+11.8Pulaski County, IN · R+2.8Putnam County, IN · D+9.0Randolph County, IN · R+18.4Ripley County, IN · R+2.5Rush County, IN · R+6.6Scott County, IN · D+13.9Shelby County, IN · D+9.4Spencer County, IN · R+4.4St. Joseph County, IN · D+9.4Starke County, IN · R+7.3Steuben County, IN · R+20.8Sullivan County, IN · D+16.7Switzerland County, IN · D+8.4Tippecanoe County, IN · R+12.6Tipton County, IN · D+3.6Union County, IN · R+9.1Vanderburgh County, IN · TiedVermillion County, IN · R+4.4Vigo County, IN · D+9.9Wabash County, IN · R+8.9Warren County, IN · R+27.5Warrick County, IN · R+3.1Washington County, IN · D+12.4Wayne County, IN · R+9.4Wells County, IN · D+18.8White County, IN · R+3.7Whitley County, IN · D+6.5
How it voted
Share of the 1916 vote
Charles E. Hughes ✓Republican47.4%341,004
Woodrow WilsonDemocratic46.5%334,263
OtherAll other candidates6.1%43,719
D+60
R+60
92 counties, each filled by 1916 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Indiana's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1916 contest in context
Indiana's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1892 to 2024. Most recent: −18.9% in 2024.flipped R · 2012−18.9%DR18922024
Indiana's presidential margins
YearMargin (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%
2024−18.9%
County results — 1916
92 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Adams CountyD
+22.1%
2,8751,7964,876
Allen CountyR
−3.2%
9,47010,16922,090
Bartholomew CountyD
+2.2%
3,4413,2876,981
Benton CountyR
−10.7%
1,5021,8723,456
Blackford CountyD
+7.3%
1,8671,5953,706
Boone CountyD
+2.5%
3,5133,3337,096
Brown CountyD
+33.9%
1,0465061,595
Carroll CountyR
−1.3%
2,4012,4685,028
Cass CountyD
+2.5%
5,1404,87910,363
Clark CountyD
+5.8%
3,5723,1736,876
Clay CountyD
+4.6%
3,4353,1027,244
Clinton CountyD
+0.3%
3,6623,6387,618
Crawford CountyD
+10.5%
1,5081,2012,926
Daviess CountyR
−0.7%
3,1433,1916,710
Dearborn CountyD
+12.6%
3,0102,3185,495
Decatur CountyR
−6.5%
2,3742,7175,287
DeKalb CountyD
+7.1%
3,3722,8986,657
Delaware CountyR
−7.1%
5,9466,91913,771
Dubois CountyD
+34.0%
3,0721,4924,653
Elkhart CountyR
−1.0%
5,7235,85012,941
Fayette CountyR
−6.2%
2,0742,3604,582
Floyd CountyD
+8.9%
3,8503,2007,275
Fountain CountyR
−3.6%
2,4372,6345,447
Franklin CountyD
+23.2%
2,4261,4954,015
Fulton CountyR
−2.0%
2,2312,3254,772
Gibson CountyD
+2.4%
3,7653,5767,801
Grant CountyR
−1.7%
5,8276,05913,967
Greene CountyD
+1.3%
3,9903,8788,949
Hamilton CountyR
−16.0%
2,7993,9517,212
Hancock CountyD
+12.5%
2,7792,1385,144
Harrison CountyD
+6.2%
2,3732,0864,639
Hendricks CountyR
−10.3%
2,4533,0465,733
Henry CountyR
−9.4%
3,5604,3868,771
Howard CountyR
−8.4%
3,9344,77710,082
Huntington CountyD
+0.9%
3,8333,7618,225
Jackson CountyD
+14.9%
3,3122,4225,958
Jasper CountyR
−14.4%
1,4881,9953,531
Jay CountyR
−0.1%
3,0703,0756,615
Jefferson CountyR
−2.9%
2,5182,6755,376
Jennings CountyR
−2.9%
1,6861,7913,581
Johnson CountyD
+11.9%
3,1082,4285,737
Knox CountyD
+5.1%
5,3804,80511,364
Kosciusko CountyR
−7.3%
3,4474,0257,865
LaGrange CountyR
−12.3%
1,5121,9583,620
Lake CountyR
−13.8%
9,94613,26224,111
LaPorte CountyR
−4.0%
5,2765,72611,387
Lawrence CountyR
−9.7%
3,1083,8137,256
Madison CountyD
+3.7%
8,1067,44917,752
Marion CountyR
−7.2%
35,04340,69979,030
Marshall CountyD
+5.7%
3,2212,8556,396
Martin CountyD
+0.5%
1,5491,5343,135
Miami CountyD
+5.9%
3,8543,3907,854
Monroe CountyR
−3.9%
2,7963,0336,029
Montgomery CountyR
−2.2%
4,1074,3008,711
Morgan CountyR
−4.3%
2,6162,8605,713
Newton CountyR
−3.4%
1,2781,3772,894
Noble CountyR
−5.2%
3,0693,4176,657
Ohio CountyD
+2.8%
6325971,258
Orange CountyR
−8.3%
2,0912,4814,686
Owen CountyD
+6.4%
1,8121,5853,548
Parke CountyR
−5.0%
2,3292,5985,354
Perry CountyD
+8.4%
2,0891,7623,906
Pike CountyD
+0.9%
2,2122,1724,650
Porter CountyR
−21.2%
1,8712,9134,919
Posey CountyD
+11.8%
2,9222,2915,332
Pulaski CountyR
−2.8%
1,3871,4743,150
Putnam CountyD
+9.0%
2,9652,4535,668
Randolph CountyR
−18.4%
2,6824,0547,464
Ripley CountyR
−2.5%
2,5492,6865,385
Rush CountyR
−6.6%
2,5692,9505,760
Scott CountyD
+13.9%
1,0688021,910
Shelby CountyD
+9.4%
3,9003,2017,461
Spencer CountyR
−4.4%
2,3352,5605,085
St. Joseph CountyD
+9.4%
9,7097,96118,505
Starke CountyR
−7.3%
1,3341,5502,969
Steuben CountyR
−20.8%
1,4272,4184,767
Sullivan CountyD
+16.7%
3,8802,6307,463
Switzerland CountyD
+8.4%
1,4461,2142,756
Tippecanoe CountyR
−12.6%
4,9186,38611,669
Tipton CountyD
+3.6%
2,3372,1664,779
Union CountyR
−9.1%
8269971,883
Vanderburgh CountyD
+0.3%
10,0289,96620,973
Vermillion CountyR
−4.4%
2,3432,6075,978
Vigo CountyD
+9.9%
11,1658,93422,496
Wabash CountyR
−8.9%
3,1683,8497,641
Warren CountyR
−27.5%
1,0111,8232,956
Warrick CountyR
−3.1%
2,2442,3964,949
Washington CountyD
+12.4%
2,4141,8714,371
Wayne CountyR
−9.4%
5,0076,11211,791
Wells CountyD
+18.8%
2,9281,9475,226
White CountyR
−3.7%
2,2622,4424,820
Whitley CountyD
+6.5%
2,5102,1914,903