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Elections / 1916 · President · MD

Woodrow Wilson carried Maryland D+8.0.

Woodrow Wilson (D) vs Charles Evans Hughes (R) in Maryland, 1916. The state ran 4.9 points more Democratic than the nation (D+3.1 nationally).

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

Maryland result
262,039 votes counted
Wilson (D)
138,359
52.8%
Hughes (R)
117,347
44.8%
All others
6,333
2.4%
Margin
D+8.0
1916 presidential election
Maryland, 1916
WilsonD+8.0
1916 presidential margin by county for Maryland — 1916 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of Maryland — 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.Allegany County, MD · R+8.1Anne Arundel County, MD · D+19.8Baltimore city, MD · D+9.3Baltimore County, MD · D+9.1Calvert County, MD · R+3.3Caroline County, MD · D+8.1Carroll County, MD · D+5.3Cecil County, MD · D+13.6Charles County, MD · TiedDorchester County, MD · D+5.3Frederick County, MD · D+3.1Garrett County, MD · R+26.3Harford County, MD · D+18.2Howard County, MD · D+17.1Kent County, MD · D+5.9Montgomery County, MD · D+13.0Prince George's County, MD · D+6.5Queen Anne's County, MD · D+27.6Somerset County, MD · R+10.9St. Mary's County, MD · D+14.5Talbot County, MD · D+10.4Washington County, MD · D+4.9Wicomico County, MD · D+12.6Worcester County, MD · D+16.1
How it voted
Share of the 1916 vote
Woodrow Wilson ✓Democratic52.8%138,359
Charles E. HughesRepublican44.8%117,347
OtherAll other candidates2.4%6,333
D+60
R+60
24 counties, each filled by 1916 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Maryland's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1916 contest in context
Maryland's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1892 to 2024. Most recent: +28.3% in 2024.flipped D · 1992+28.3%DR18922024
Maryland's presidential margins
YearMargin (D minus R)
1892+9.9%
1896−12.8%
1900No data
1904No data
1908No data
1912+79.1%
1916+8.0%
1920−13.0%
1924−4.0%
1928−14.7%
1932+25.5%
1936+25.3%
1940+17.4%
1944+3.7%
1948−1.4%
1952−11.5%
1956−20.1%
1960+7.2%
1964+30.9%
1968+1.6%
1972−23.9%
1976+6.1%
1980+3.0%
1984−5.5%
1988−2.9%
1992+14.2%
1996+16.0%
2000+16.4%
2004+13.0%
2008+25.4%
2012+26.1%
2016+26.8%
2020+33.2%
2024+28.3%
County results — 1916
24 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Allegany CountyR
−8.1%
4,8595,76011,172
Anne Arundel CountyD
+19.8%
4,1112,7057,116
Baltimore cityD
+9.3%
60,22649,805112,413
Baltimore CountyD
+9.1%
15,22612,63328,406
Calvert CountyR
−3.3%
9109751,957
Caroline CountyD
+8.1%
1,9651,6663,712
Carroll CountyD
+5.3%
4,0163,6027,774
Cecil CountyD
+13.6%
2,5871,9594,627
Charles CountyR
−0.4%
1,3631,3742,859
Dorchester CountyD
+5.3%
2,7502,4685,320
Frederick CountyD
+3.1%
6,0945,72512,026
Garrett CountyR
−26.3%
1,0311,8082,954
Harford CountyD
+18.2%
3,3452,3025,732
Howard CountyD
+17.1%
1,9131,3463,323
Kent CountyD
+5.9%
1,8861,6733,607
Montgomery CountyD
+13.0%
3,8052,9136,854
Prince George's CountyD
+6.5%
3,4933,0586,734
Queen Anne's CountyD
+27.6%
2,2061,2423,499
Somerset CountyR
−10.9%
1,8852,3644,403
St. Mary's CountyD
+14.5%
1,4431,0642,611
Talbot CountyD
+10.4%
2,1801,7534,091
Washington CountyD
+4.9%
5,6425,09311,100
Wicomico CountyD
+12.6%
3,2852,5395,922
Worcester CountyD
+16.1%
2,1381,5203,827