Kentucky — 1916 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate1916 presidential electionKentucky · PresidentWilsonD+5.4
How it voted
Share of the 1916 vote
| Woodrow Wilson ✓Democratic | 52.0% | 269,990 |
|---|---|---|
| Charles E. HughesRepublican | 46.5% | 241,791 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 1.5% | 7,770 |
1916presidential margin
D+60R+60
120 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.
Kentucky cast 13 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (120 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Adair County, KY | Republican | R+5.3 |
| Allen County, KY | Republican | R+13.0 |
| Anderson County, KY | Democratic | D+17.5 |
| Ballard County, KY | Democratic | D+51.0 |
| Barren County, KY | Democratic | D+15.4 |
| Bath County, KY | Democratic | D+13.7 |
| Bell County, KY | Republican | R+40.9 |
| Boone County, KY | Democratic | D+58.0 |
| Bourbon County, KY | Democratic | D+11.1 |
| Boyd County, KY | Republican | R+2.5 |
| Boyle County, KY | Democratic | D+15.6 |
| Bracken County, KY | Democratic | D+21.0 |
| Breathitt County, KY | Democratic | D+13.1 |
| Breckinridge County, KY | Republican | R+7.9 |
| Bullitt County, KY | Democratic | D+29.1 |
| Butler County, KY | Republican | R+35.6 |
| Caldwell County, KY | Republican | R+2.0 |
| Calloway County, KY | Democratic | D+51.1 |
| Campbell County, KY | Democratic | D+11.7 |
| Carlisle County, KY | Democratic | D+52.7 |
| Carroll County, KY | Democratic | D+52.9 |
| Carter County, KY | Republican | R+17.9 |
| Casey County, KY | Republican | R+17.9 |
| Christian County, KY | Republican | R+11.4 |
| Clark County, KY | Democratic | D+20.3 |
| Clay County, KY | Republican | R+46.8 |
| Clinton County, KY | Republican | R+53.3 |
| Crittenden County, KY | Republican | R+10.3 |
| Cumberland County, KY | Republican | R+35.9 |
| Daviess County, KY | Democratic | D+13.8 |
| Edmonson County, KY | Republican | R+17.6 |
| Elliott County, KY | Democratic | D+37.1 |
| Estill County, KY | Republican | R+12.6 |
| Fayette County, KY | Democratic | D+7.4 |
| Fleming County, KY | Democratic | D+9.8 |
| Floyd County, KY | Democratic | D+9.7 |
| Franklin County, KY | Democratic | D+40.0 |
| Fulton County, KY | Democratic | D+48.6 |
| Gallatin County, KY | Democratic | D+57.7 |
| Garrard County, KY | Republican | R+8.4 |
| Grant County, KY | Democratic | D+25.8 |
| Graves County, KY | Democratic | D+44.9 |
| Grayson County, KY | Republican | R+9.5 |
| Green County, KY | Republican | R+6.5 |
| Greenup County, KY | Republican | R+0.03 |
| Hancock County, KY | Republican | R+4.7 |
| Hardin County, KY | Democratic | D+26.7 |
| Harlan County, KY | Republican | R+57.6 |
| Harrison County, KY | Democratic | D+32.2 |
| Hart County, KY | Democratic | D+0.4 |
| Henderson County, KY | Democratic | D+24.3 |
| Henry County, KY | Democratic | D+32.9 |
| Hickman County, KY | Democratic | D+56.4 |
| Hopkins County, KY | Democratic | D+1.9 |
| Jackson County, KY | Republican | R+76.6 |
| Jefferson County, KY | Democratic | D+0.8 |
| Jessamine County, KY | Democratic | D+12.9 |
| Johnson County, KY | Republican | R+32.7 |
| Kenton County, KY | Democratic | D+31.7 |
| Knott County, KY | Democratic | D+43.5 |
| Knox County, KY | Republican | R+47.4 |
| Larue County, KY | Democratic | D+18.0 |
| Laurel County, KY | Republican | R+33.2 |
| Lawrence County, KY | Republican | R+0.5 |
| Lee County, KY | Republican | R+17.6 |
| Leslie County, KY | Republican | R+83.6 |
| Letcher County, KY | Republican | R+32.7 |
| Lewis County, KY | Republican | R+28.3 |
| Lincoln County, KY | Democratic | D+8.3 |
| Livingston County, KY | Democratic | D+15.8 |
| Logan County, KY | Democratic | D+14.7 |
| Lyon County, KY | Democratic | D+22.6 |
| Madison County, KY | Democratic | D+4.4 |
| Magoffin County, KY | Republican | R+3.4 |
| Marion County, KY | Democratic | D+19.2 |
| Marshall County, KY | Democratic | D+30.1 |
| Martin County, KY | Republican | R+58.4 |
| Mason County, KY | Democratic | D+13.9 |
| McCracken County, KY | Democratic | D+17.0 |
| McCreary County, KY | Republican | R+65.9 |
| McLean County, KY | Democratic | D+4.8 |
| Meade County, KY | Democratic | D+23.8 |
| Menifee County, KY | Democratic | D+32.8 |
| Mercer County, KY | Democratic | D+15.4 |
| Metcalfe County, KY | Republican | R+2.8 |
| Monroe County, KY | Republican | R+38.9 |
| Montgomery County, KY | Democratic | D+17.4 |
| Morgan County, KY | Democratic | D+34.5 |
| Muhlenberg County, KY | Republican | R+9.6 |
| Nelson County, KY | Democratic | D+25.9 |
| Nicholas County, KY | Democratic | D+30.6 |
| Ohio County, KY | Republican | R+9.1 |
| Oldham County, KY | Democratic | D+38.4 |
| Owen County, KY | Democratic | D+62.3 |
| Owsley County, KY | Republican | R+70.6 |
| Pendleton County, KY | Democratic | D+17.6 |
| Perry County, KY | Republican | R+41.0 |
| Pike County, KY | Republican | R+10.4 |
| Powell County, KY | Democratic | D+12.6 |
| Pulaski County, KY | Republican | R+23.8 |
| Robertson County, KY | Democratic | D+22.9 |
| Rockcastle County, KY | Republican | R+33.1 |
| Rowan County, KY | Republican | R+3.3 |
| Russell County, KY | Republican | R+20.1 |
| Scott County, KY | Democratic | D+27.3 |
| Shelby County, KY | Democratic | D+22.0 |
| Simpson County, KY | Democratic | D+32.6 |
| Spencer County, KY | Democratic | D+36.4 |
| Taylor County, KY | Democratic | D+1.0 |
| Todd County, KY | Democratic | D+10.1 |
| Trigg County, KY | Democratic | D+5.7 |
| Trimble County, KY | Democratic | D+66.1 |
| Union County, KY | Democratic | D+39.3 |
| Warren County, KY | Democratic | D+16.8 |
| Washington County, KY | Other / independent | Tied |
| Wayne County, KY | Republican | R+8.7 |
| Webster County, KY | Democratic | D+12.3 |
| Whitley County, KY | Republican | R+53.5 |
| Wolfe County, KY | Democratic | D+26.3 |
| Woodford County, KY | Democratic | D+15.6 |
Kentucky results by county
120 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adair County | Charles E. Hughes+188 | 1,67547.1% | 1,86352.4% | 150.4% | 3,553 |
| Allen County | Charles E. Hughes+500 | 1,64743.0% | 2,14756.0% | 381.0% | 3,832 |
| Anderson County | Woodrow Wilson+456 | 1,52158.2% | 1,06540.8% | 271.0% | 2,613 |
| Ballard County | Woodrow Wilson+1,530 | 2,22274.0% | 69223.1% | 882.9% | 3,002 |
| Barren County | Woodrow Wilson+908 | 3,37057.2% | 2,46241.8% | 561.0% | 5,888 |
| Bath County | Woodrow Wilson+436 | 1,79656.5% | 1,36042.8% | 240.8% | 3,180 |
| Bell County | Charles E. Hughes+1,948 | 1,37328.8% | 3,32169.7% | 731.5% | 4,767 |
| Boone County | Woodrow Wilson+1,477 | 2,00878.8% | 53120.8% | 90.4% | 2,548 |
| Bourbon County | Woodrow Wilson+548 | 2,71555.2% | 2,16744.0% | 380.8% | 4,920 |
| Boyd County | Charles E. Hughes+145 | 2,73847.7% | 2,88350.2% | 1222.1% | 5,743 |
| Boyle County | Woodrow Wilson+558 | 2,05257.4% | 1,49441.8% | 260.7% | 3,572 |
| Bracken County | Woodrow Wilson+594 | 1,67659.4% | 1,08238.3% | 652.3% | 2,823 |
| Breathitt County | Woodrow Wilson+483 | 2,06756.2% | 1,58443.1% | 250.7% | 3,676 |
| Breckinridge County | Charles E. Hughes+377 | 2,17245.4% | 2,54953.2% | 681.4% | 4,789 |
| Bullitt County | Woodrow Wilson+682 | 1,50864.4% | 82635.3% | 80.3% | 2,342 |
| Butler County | Charles E. Hughes+1,298 | 1,15831.8% | 2,45667.3% | 330.9% | 3,647 |
| Caldwell County | Charles E. Hughes+67 | 1,60548.0% | 1,67250.0% | 662.0% | 3,343 |
| Calloway County | Woodrow Wilson+2,308 | 3,33473.9% | 1,02622.7% | 1533.4% | 4,513 |
| Campbell County | Woodrow Wilson+1,594 | 7,29053.6% | 5,69641.9% | 6094.5% | 13,595 |
| Carlisle County | Woodrow Wilson+1,152 | 1,64675.3% | 49422.6% | 452.1% | 2,185 |
| Carroll County | Woodrow Wilson+1,222 | 1,75776.0% | 53523.2% | 190.8% | 2,311 |
| Carter County | Charles E. Hughes+864 | 1,95440.5% | 2,81858.5% | 471.0% | 4,819 |
| Casey County | Charles E. Hughes+597 | 1,35240.5% | 1,94958.4% | 381.1% | 3,339 |
| Christian County | Charles E. Hughes+950 | 3,64443.7% | 4,59455.1% | 981.2% | 8,336 |
| Clark County | Woodrow Wilson+889 | 2,62059.7% | 1,73139.4% | 370.8% | 4,388 |
| Clay County | Charles E. Hughes+1,451 | 82026.4% | 2,27173.2% | 110.4% | 3,102 |
| Clinton County | Charles E. Hughes+881 | 37922.9% | 1,26076.2% | 140.8% | 1,653 |
| Crittenden County | Charles E. Hughes+339 | 1,45544.2% | 1,79454.5% | 431.3% | 3,292 |
| Cumberland County | Charles E. Hughes+741 | 65331.7% | 1,39467.6% | 150.7% | 2,062 |
| Daviess County | Woodrow Wilson+1,318 | 5,39656.4% | 4,07842.6% | 991.0% | 9,573 |
| Edmonson County | Charles E. Hughes+404 | 93540.7% | 1,33958.3% | 210.9% | 2,295 |
| Elliott County | Woodrow Wilson+626 | 1,15168.2% | 52531.1% | 110.7% | 1,687 |
| Estill County | Charles E. Hughes+344 | 1,18043.3% | 1,52455.9% | 210.8% | 2,725 |
| Fayette County | Woodrow Wilson+876 | 6,34853.3% | 5,47245.9% | 890.7% | 11,909 |
| Fleming County | Woodrow Wilson+404 | 2,24054.4% | 1,83644.6% | 411.0% | 4,117 |
| Floyd County | Woodrow Wilson+394 | 2,21754.5% | 1,82344.8% | 260.6% | 4,066 |
| Franklin County | Woodrow Wilson+1,919 | 3,34569.7% | 1,42629.7% | 300.6% | 4,801 |
| Fulton County | Woodrow Wilson+1,453 | 2,20073.5% | 74725.0% | 451.5% | 2,992 |
| Gallatin County | Woodrow Wilson+777 | 1,06078.7% | 28321.0% | 40.3% | 1,347 |
| Garrard County | Charles E. Hughes+253 | 1,37545.4% | 1,62853.8% | 240.8% | 3,027 |
| Grant County | Woodrow Wilson+763 | 1,84162.2% | 1,07836.4% | 391.3% | 2,958 |
| Graves County | Woodrow Wilson+3,267 | 5,19771.4% | 1,93026.5% | 1482.0% | 7,275 |
| Grayson County | Charles E. Hughes+415 | 1,95344.8% | 2,36854.3% | 410.9% | 4,362 |
| Green County | Charles E. Hughes+173 | 1,23946.4% | 1,41252.9% | 190.7% | 2,670 |
| Greenup County | Charles E. Hughes+1 | 1,82048.3% | 1,82148.4% | 1243.3% | 3,765 |
| Hancock County | Charles E. Hughes+85 | 83346.4% | 91851.1% | 442.5% | 1,795 |
| Hardin County | Woodrow Wilson+1,385 | 3,27263.1% | 1,88736.4% | 280.5% | 5,187 |
| Harlan County | Charles E. Hughes+1,980 | 69020.1% | 2,67077.7% | 752.2% | 3,435 |
| Harrison County | Woodrow Wilson+1,369 | 2,77865.4% | 1,40933.2% | 591.4% | 4,246 |
| Hart County | Woodrow Wilson+17 | 2,04849.5% | 2,03149.1% | 561.4% | 4,135 |
| Henderson County | Woodrow Wilson+1,481 | 3,69960.7% | 2,21836.4% | 1742.9% | 6,091 |
| Henry County | Woodrow Wilson+1,293 | 2,59566.1% | 1,30233.2% | 280.7% | 3,925 |
| Hickman County | Woodrow Wilson+1,443 | 1,98277.4% | 53921.1% | 391.5% | 2,560 |
| Hopkins County | Woodrow Wilson+142 | 3,75750.1% | 3,61548.2% | 1331.8% | 7,505 |
| Jackson County | Charles E. Hughes+1,716 | 25211.3% | 1,96887.9% | 190.8% | 2,239 |
| Jefferson County | Woodrow Wilson+454 | 28,84049.5% | 28,38648.7% | 1,0881.9% | 58,314 |
| Jessamine County | Woodrow Wilson+401 | 1,72755.4% | 1,32642.5% | 652.1% | 3,118 |
| Johnson County | Charles E. Hughes+1,247 | 1,25332.8% | 2,50065.5% | 631.7% | 3,816 |
| Kenton County | Woodrow Wilson+5,135 | 10,40264.3% | 5,26732.5% | 5143.2% | 16,183 |
| Knott County | Woodrow Wilson+883 | 1,45471.7% | 57128.1% | 40.2% | 2,029 |
| Knox County | Charles E. Hughes+2,066 | 1,12625.8% | 3,19273.2% | 441.0% | 4,362 |
| Larue County | Woodrow Wilson+414 | 1,35058.7% | 93640.7% | 130.6% | 2,299 |
| Laurel County | Charles E. Hughes+1,212 | 1,17132.1% | 2,38365.3% | 962.6% | 3,650 |
| Lawrence County | Charles E. Hughes+18 | 1,91049.2% | 1,92849.7% | 441.1% | 3,882 |
| Lee County | Charles E. Hughes+342 | 79340.9% | 1,13558.5% | 130.7% | 1,941 |
| Leslie County | Charles E. Hughes+1,383 | 1338.0% | 1,51691.6% | 60.4% | 1,655 |
| Letcher County | Charles E. Hughes+1,099 | 1,12133.3% | 2,22066.0% | 230.7% | 3,364 |
| Lewis County | Charles E. Hughes+1,048 | 1,27634.4% | 2,32462.7% | 1092.9% | 3,709 |
| Lincoln County | Woodrow Wilson+344 | 2,21253.2% | 1,86844.9% | 761.8% | 4,156 |
| Livingston County | Woodrow Wilson+364 | 1,28755.8% | 92340.0% | 954.1% | 2,305 |
| Logan County | Woodrow Wilson+872 | 3,37356.7% | 2,50142.0% | 741.2% | 5,948 |
| Lyon County | Woodrow Wilson+443 | 1,19160.8% | 74838.2% | 211.1% | 1,960 |
| Madison County | Woodrow Wilson+278 | 3,29551.9% | 3,01747.6% | 320.5% | 6,344 |
| Magoffin County | Charles E. Hughes+102 | 1,43347.8% | 1,53551.2% | 280.9% | 2,996 |
| Marion County | Woodrow Wilson+667 | 2,06359.3% | 1,39640.1% | 180.5% | 3,477 |
| Marshall County | Woodrow Wilson+1,062 | 2,26364.1% | 1,20134.0% | 661.9% | 3,530 |
| Martin County | Charles E. Hughes+820 | 28020.0% | 1,10078.4% | 231.6% | 1,403 |
| Mason County | Woodrow Wilson+693 | 2,82056.4% | 2,12742.5% | 531.1% | 5,000 |
| McCracken County | Woodrow Wilson+1,298 | 4,35656.9% | 3,05840.0% | 2393.1% | 7,653 |
| McCreary County | Charles E. Hughes+1,306 | 32416.4% | 1,63082.3% | 271.4% | 1,981 |
| McLean County | Woodrow Wilson+150 | 1,58951.4% | 1,43946.5% | 652.1% | 3,093 |
| Meade County | Woodrow Wilson+514 | 1,31760.9% | 80337.1% | 442.0% | 2,164 |
| Menifee County | Woodrow Wilson+361 | 73066.4% | 36933.5% | 10.1% | 1,100 |
| Mercer County | Woodrow Wilson+562 | 2,09357.2% | 1,53141.8% | 351.0% | 3,659 |
| Metcalfe County | Charles E. Hughes+61 | 1,04648.2% | 1,10751.0% | 190.9% | 2,172 |
| Monroe County | Charles E. Hughes+1,126 | 88230.4% | 2,00869.3% | 80.3% | 2,898 |
| Montgomery County | Woodrow Wilson+510 | 1,70558.3% | 1,19540.9% | 230.8% | 2,923 |
| Morgan County | Woodrow Wilson+1,196 | 2,31967.0% | 1,12332.4% | 210.6% | 3,463 |
| Muhlenberg County | Charles E. Hughes+633 | 2,90043.9% | 3,53353.5% | 1682.5% | 6,601 |
| Nelson County | Woodrow Wilson+1,093 | 2,63962.5% | 1,54636.6% | 350.8% | 4,220 |
| Nicholas County | Woodrow Wilson+865 | 1,82964.7% | 96434.1% | 351.2% | 2,828 |
| Ohio County | Charles E. Hughes+563 | 2,72343.8% | 3,28652.9% | 2043.3% | 6,213 |
| Oldham County | Woodrow Wilson+813 | 1,45568.8% | 64230.3% | 190.9% | 2,116 |
| Owen County | Woodrow Wilson+2,248 | 2,91180.7% | 66318.4% | 330.9% | 3,607 |
| Owsley County | Charles E. Hughes+976 | 19714.3% | 1,17384.9% | 120.9% | 1,382 |
| Pendleton County | Woodrow Wilson+522 | 1,72858.1% | 1,20640.6% | 391.3% | 2,973 |
| Perry County | Charles E. Hughes+1,313 | 90428.2% | 2,21769.3% | 792.5% | 3,200 |
| Pike County | Charles E. Hughes+798 | 3,41444.3% | 4,21254.7% | 730.9% | 7,699 |
| Powell County | Woodrow Wilson+170 | 75756.3% | 58743.7% | 00.0% | 1,344 |
| Pulaski County | Charles E. Hughes+1,605 | 2,53137.5% | 4,13661.3% | 751.1% | 6,742 |
| Robertson County | Woodrow Wilson+248 | 66361.2% | 41538.3% | 50.5% | 1,083 |
| Rockcastle County | Charles E. Hughes+964 | 96833.2% | 1,93266.3% | 150.5% | 2,915 |
| Rowan County | Charles E. Hughes+60 | 88147.9% | 94151.2% | 170.9% | 1,839 |
| Russell County | Charles E. Hughes+439 | 85939.3% | 1,29859.4% | 291.3% | 2,186 |
| Scott County | Woodrow Wilson+1,125 | 2,61163.3% | 1,48636.0% | 280.7% | 4,125 |
| Shelby County | Woodrow Wilson+1,056 | 2,91960.8% | 1,86338.8% | 220.5% | 4,804 |
| Simpson County | Woodrow Wilson+932 | 1,88766.0% | 95533.4% | 160.6% | 2,858 |
| Spencer County | Woodrow Wilson+680 | 1,27168.0% | 59131.6% | 70.4% | 1,869 |
| Taylor County | Woodrow Wilson+28 | 1,36050.1% | 1,33249.0% | 240.9% | 2,716 |
| Todd County | Woodrow Wilson+380 | 2,05154.2% | 1,67144.2% | 591.6% | 3,781 |
| Trigg County | Woodrow Wilson+189 | 1,72251.7% | 1,53346.0% | 742.2% | 3,329 |
| Trimble County | Woodrow Wilson+1,060 | 1,31982.2% | 25916.1% | 261.6% | 1,604 |
| Union County | Woodrow Wilson+1,570 | 2,75469.0% | 1,18429.7% | 541.4% | 3,992 |
| Warren County | Woodrow Wilson+1,226 | 4,22858.0% | 3,00241.2% | 650.9% | 7,295 |
| Washington County | Woodrow Wilson+0 | 1,65449.8% | 1,65449.8% | 150.5% | 3,323 |
| Wayne County | Charles E. Hughes+265 | 1,37345.3% | 1,63854.0% | 230.8% | 3,034 |
| Webster County | Woodrow Wilson+591 | 2,67355.7% | 2,08243.3% | 481.0% | 4,803 |
| Whitley County | Charles E. Hughes+2,748 | 1,17122.8% | 3,91976.3% | 480.9% | 5,138 |
| Wolfe County | Woodrow Wilson+463 | 1,10863.0% | 64536.7% | 60.3% | 1,759 |
| Woodford County | Woodrow Wilson+486 | 1,78657.5% | 1,30041.9% | 200.6% | 3,106 |
Nominees: Woodrow Wilson (D) · Charles Evans Hughes (R)
Kentucky's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1916 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | +11.7% |
| 1896 | −0.1% |
| 1900 | +1.7% |
| 1904 | +2.7% |
| 1908 | +1.7% |
| 1912 | +23.2% |
| 1916 | +5.4% |
| 1920 | +0.4% |
| 1924 | −2.9% |
| 1928 | −18.9% |
| 1932 | +18.9% |
| 1936 | +18.6% |
| 1940 | +15.1% |
| 1944 | +9.2% |
| 1948 | +15.3% |
| 1952 | +0.1% |
| 1956 | −9.1% |
| 1960 | −7.2% |
| 1964 | +28.4% |
| 1968 | −6.1% |
| 1972 | −28.6% |
| 1976 | +7.2% |
| 1980 | −1.5% |
| 1984 | −20.7% |
| 1988 | −11.6% |
| 1992 | +3.2% |
| 1996 | +1.0% |
| 2000 | −15.1% |
| 2004 | −19.9% |
| 2008 | −16.2% |
| 2012 | −22.7% |
| 2016 | −29.8% |
| 2020 | −25.9% |
| 2024 | −30.5% |
Source. Compiled historical county records — 1916 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.