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Elections / 1916 · President · MN

Charles Evans Hughes carried Minnesota R+0.1.

Woodrow Wilson (D) vs Charles Evans Hughes (R) in Minnesota, 1916. The state ran 3.2 points more Republican than the nation (D+3.1 nationally).

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

Minnesota result
387,397 votes counted
Wilson (D)
179,185
46.3%
Hughes (R)
179,544
46.3%
All others
28,668
7.4%
Margin
R+0.1
1916 presidential election
Minnesota, 1916
1916 presidential margin by county for Minnesota — 1916 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of Minnesota — 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.Aitkin County, MN · R+10.1Anoka County, MN · R+3.5Becker County, MN · R+8.8Beltrami County, MN · D+14.4Benton County, MN · R+3.6Big Stone County, MN · D+3.3Blue Earth County, MN · R+12.3Brown County, MN · R+28.1Carlton County, MN · D+0.7Carver County, MN · R+33.3Cass County, MN · D+10.8Chippewa County, MN · R+6.3Chisago County, MN · R+28.2Clay County, MN · D+4.8Clearwater County, MN · D+4.1Cook County, MN · D+10.2Cottonwood County, MN · R+28.0Crow Wing County, MN · R+3.8Dakota County, MN · D+10.9Dodge County, MN · R+16.2Douglas County, MN · R+9.1Faribault County, MN · R+30.0Fillmore County, MN · R+36.1Freeborn County, MN · R+26.6Goodhue County, MN · R+28.2Grant County, MN · R+5.6Hennepin County, MN · D+12.3Houston County, MN · R+40.3Hubbard County, MN · D+6.7Isanti County, MN · R+8.1Itasca County, MN · D+10.8Jackson County, MN · R+8.0Kanabec County, MN · R+10.6Kandiyohi County, MN · D+9.2Kittson County, MN · D+2.5Koochiching County, MN · D+33.3Lac qui Parle County, MN · R+19.8Lake County, MN · D+7.9Le Sueur County, MN · D+9.0Lincoln County, MN · D+19.5Lyon County, MN · D+14.1Mahnomen County, MN · D+20.7Marshall County, MN · D+1.6Martin County, MN · TiedMcLeod County, MN · R+14.6Meeker County, MN · R+9.0Mille Lacs County, MN · R+0.6Morrison County, MN · R+6.1Mower County, MN · R+22.4Murray County, MN · D+2.3Nicollet County, MN · R+21.5Nobles County, MN · R+4.7Norman County, MN · D+1.2Olmsted County, MN · R+4.1Otter Tail County, MN · R+18.5Pennington County, MN · D+6.3Pine County, MN · R+0.7Pipestone County, MN · R+14.4Polk County, MN · D+15.8Pope County, MN · R+7.7Ramsey County, MN · D+23.6Red Lake County, MN · D+18.8Redwood County, MN · R+18.8Renville County, MN · R+17.5Rice County, MN · R+7.0Rock County, MN · R+24.5Roseau County, MN · D+0.6Scott County, MN · D+16.4Sherburne County, MN · R+13.1Sibley County, MN · R+27.4St. Louis County, MN · D+4.7Stearns County, MN · R+12.1Steele County, MN · R+7.1Stevens County, MN · R+8.7Swift County, MN · R+5.8Todd County, MN · TiedTraverse County, MN · TiedWabasha County, MN · R+10.0Wadena County, MN · R+16.6Waseca County, MN · R+12.2Washington County, MN · R+13.8Watonwan County, MN · R+23.0Wilkin County, MN · D+7.6Winona County, MN · TiedWright County, MN · R+8.2Yellow Medicine County, MN · R+8.8
How it voted
Share of the 1916 vote
Charles E. Hughes ✓Republican46.3%179,544
Woodrow WilsonDemocratic46.3%179,185
OtherAll other candidates7.4%28,668
D+60
R+60
86 counties, each filled by 1916 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Minnesota's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1916 contest in context
Minnesota's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1892 to 2024. Most recent: +4.2% in 2024.flipped D · 1976+4.2%DR18922024
Minnesota's presidential margins
YearMargin (D minus R)
1892−8.3%
1896−15.7%
1900−24.5%
1904−55.1%
1908−26.2%
1912+12.6%
1916−0.1%
1920−51.2%
1924−44.4%
1928−16.9%
1932+23.6%
1936+30.8%
1940+3.8%
1944+5.5%
1948+17.3%
1952−11.2%
1956−7.6%
1960+1.4%
1964+27.8%
1968+12.5%
1972−5.5%
1976+12.9%
1980+3.9%
1984+0.2%
1988+7.0%
1992+11.6%
1996+16.1%
2000+2.4%
2004+3.5%
2008+10.2%
2012+7.7%
2016+1.5%
2020+7.1%
2024+4.2%
County results — 1916
86 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Aitkin CountyR
−10.1%
8771,1222,427
Anoka CountyR
−3.5%
1,1711,2622,578
Becker CountyR
−8.8%
1,4531,7613,491
Beltrami CountyD
+14.4%
1,9121,3314,028
Benton CountyR
−3.6%
9451,0202,078
Big Stone CountyD
+3.3%
8698101,805
Blue Earth CountyR
−12.3%
2,2112,8645,308
Brown CountyR
−28.1%
1,1012,0783,482
Carlton CountyD
+0.7%
1,1151,0962,728
Carver CountyR
−33.3%
9601,9502,974
Cass CountyD
+10.8%
1,2609822,570
Chippewa CountyR
−6.3%
1,1341,3112,802
Chisago CountyR
−28.2%
9441,7492,857
Clay CountyD
+4.8%
1,7161,5493,458
Clearwater CountyD
+4.1%
5444931,235
Cook CountyD
+10.2%
162125363
Cottonwood CountyR
−28.0%
7621,4252,366
Crow Wing CountyR
−3.8%
1,5681,7153,861
Dakota CountyD
+10.9%
2,3731,8814,508
Dodge CountyR
−16.2%
8951,2602,258
Douglas CountyR
−9.1%
1,3981,7093,400
Faribault CountyR
−30.0%
1,1232,1843,539
Fillmore CountyR
−36.1%
1,3132,9454,517
Freeborn CountyR
−26.6%
1,3472,4184,025
Goodhue CountyR
−28.2%
1,8753,4715,654
Grant CountyR
−5.6%
7788781,785
Hennepin CountyD
+12.3%
36,39527,95768,556
Houston CountyR
−40.3%
7441,7832,581
Hubbard CountyD
+6.7%
7996851,696
Isanti CountyR
−8.1%
9351,1232,331
Itasca CountyD
+10.8%
1,5041,1633,153
Jackson CountyR
−8.0%
1,2721,5032,893
Kanabec CountyR
−10.6%
6087761,583
Kandiyohi CountyD
+9.2%
1,9681,6123,855
Kittson CountyD
+2.5%
7497091,612
Koochiching CountyD
+33.3%
1,0894741,846
Lac qui Parle CountyR
−19.8%
1,0471,6142,867
Lake CountyD
+7.9%
5064011,327
Le Sueur CountyD
+9.0%
1,7231,4303,258
Lincoln CountyD
+19.5%
1,1747772,035
Lyon CountyD
+14.1%
1,8931,3893,564
Mahnomen CountyD
+20.7%
411262720
Marshall CountyD
+1.6%
1,5131,4613,266
Martin CountyD
+0.4%
1,7561,7413,692
McLeod CountyR
−14.6%
1,3051,7723,209
Meeker CountyR
−9.0%
1,4751,7803,378
Mille Lacs CountyR
−0.6%
1,1131,1272,528
Morrison CountyR
−6.1%
1,6501,8873,864
Mower CountyR
−22.4%
1,5722,5204,240
Murray CountyD
+2.3%
1,1931,1372,438
Nicollet CountyR
−21.5%
8141,2882,204
Nobles CountyR
−4.7%
1,2801,4132,804
Norman CountyD
+1.2%
1,0761,0462,484
Olmsted CountyR
−4.1%
1,9262,1014,230
Otter Tail CountyR
−18.5%
2,8584,3287,966
Pennington CountyD
+6.3%
1,0048682,145
Pine CountyR
−0.7%
1,5071,5313,450
Pipestone CountyR
−14.4%
7321,0101,926
Polk CountyD
+15.8%
3,4982,4716,514
Pope CountyR
−7.7%
1,1211,3212,581
Ramsey CountyD
+23.6%
22,29113,31737,961
Red Lake CountyD
+18.8%
6944631,228
Redwood CountyR
−18.8%
1,3612,0293,561
Renville CountyR
−17.5%
1,6602,4324,402
Rice CountyR
−7.0%
2,0832,4084,661
Rock CountyR
−24.5%
7051,1962,004
Roseau CountyD
+0.6%
8348212,121
Scott CountyD
+16.4%
1,3619722,379
Sherburne CountyR
−13.1%
7319651,784
Sibley CountyR
−27.4%
9731,7372,785
St. Louis CountyD
+4.7%
12,05610,83426,124
Stearns CountyR
−12.1%
3,3504,3127,921
Steele CountyR
−7.1%
1,4971,7343,322
Stevens CountyR
−8.7%
7879431,794
Swift CountyR
−5.8%
1,1811,3352,659
Todd CountyD
+0.1%
1,9221,9194,312
Traverse CountyD
+0.3%
7797741,589
Wabasha CountyR
−10.0%
1,4491,7873,365
Wadena CountyR
−16.6%
6519381,727
Waseca CountyR
−12.2%
1,1781,5222,813
Washington CountyR
−13.8%
1,6102,1674,047
Watonwan CountyR
−23.0%
8011,3002,169
Wilkin CountyD
+7.6%
8086901,561
Winona CountyR
−0.1%
2,9072,9166,082
Wright CountyR
−8.2%
2,2622,6835,136
Yellow Medicine CountyR
−8.8%
1,2381,5012,997