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Elections / 1916 · President · MA

Charles Evans Hughes carried Massachusetts R+3.9.

Woodrow Wilson (D) vs Charles Evans Hughes (R) in Massachusetts, 1916. The state ran 7.1 points more Republican than the nation (D+3.1 nationally).

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

Massachusetts result
531,773 votes counted
Wilson (D)
247,854
46.6%
Hughes (R)
268,765
50.5%
All others
15,154
2.8%
Margin
R+3.9
1916 presidential election
Massachusetts, 1916
HughesR+3.9
1916 presidential margin by county for Massachusetts — 1916 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of Massachusetts — 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.Barnstable County, MA · R+19.5Berkshire County, MA · R+7.6Bristol County, MA · R+10.7Dukes County, MA · R+19.7Essex County, MA · R+4.8Franklin County, MA · R+17.0Hampden County, MA · R+3.2Hampshire County, MA · R+15.1Middlesex County, MA · R+9.7Nantucket County, MA · D+10.3Norfolk County, MA · R+20.0Plymouth County, MA · R+9.7Suffolk County, MA · D+17.5Worcester County, MA · R+8.1
How it voted
Share of the 1916 vote
Charles E. Hughes ✓Republican50.5%268,765
Woodrow WilsonDemocratic46.6%247,854
OtherAll other candidates2.8%15,154
D+60
R+60
14 counties, each filled by 1916 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Massachusetts's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1916 contest in context
Massachusetts's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1892 to 2024. Most recent: +25.2% in 2024.flipped D · 1988+25.2%DR18922024
Massachusetts's presidential margins
YearMargin (D minus R)
1892−6.6%
1896−43.1%
1900−19.7%
1904−20.7%
1908−24.2%
1912+3.6%
1916−3.9%
1920−40.7%
1924−37.3%
1928+1.1%
1932+4.0%
1936+9.5%
1940+6.7%
1944+5.8%
1948+11.5%
1952−8.8%
1956−18.9%
1960+20.7%
1964+52.7%
1968+30.1%
1972+9.0%
1976+15.7%
1980−0.2%
1984−2.8%
1988+7.9%
1992+18.5%
1996+33.4%
2000+27.3%
2004+25.2%
2008+25.8%
2012+23.1%
2016+26.8%
2020+33.2%
2024+25.2%
County results — 1916
14 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Barnstable CountyR
−19.5%
1,8922,8364,833
Berkshire CountyR
−7.6%
8,3579,78718,789
Bristol CountyR
−10.7%
18,06522,57842,050
Dukes CountyR
−19.7%
309464787
Essex CountyR
−4.8%
32,49835,90971,095
Franklin CountyR
−17.0%
3,0544,3537,646
Hampden CountyR
−3.2%
17,02818,20736,277
Hampshire CountyR
−15.1%
4,2025,74810,236
Middlesex CountyR
−9.7%
49,84460,802113,072
Nantucket CountyD
+10.3%
307249564
Norfolk CountyR
−20.0%
12,70219,28432,844
Plymouth CountyR
−9.7%
11,00913,51525,752
Suffolk CountyD
+17.5%
61,04742,492106,148
Worcester CountyR
−8.1%
27,54032,54161,680