Minnesota — 1916 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate1916 presidential electionMinnesota · PresidentHughesR+0.1
How it voted
Share of the 1916 vote
| Charles E. Hughes ✓Republican | 46.3% | 179,544 |
|---|---|---|
| Woodrow WilsonDemocratic | 46.3% | 179,185 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 7.4% | 28,668 |
1916presidential margin
D+60R+60
86 counties, each filled by 1916 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Minnesota cast 12 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (86 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Aitkin County, MN | Republican | R+10.1 |
| Anoka County, MN | Republican | R+3.5 |
| Becker County, MN | Republican | R+8.8 |
| Beltrami County, MN | Democratic | D+14.4 |
| Benton County, MN | Republican | R+3.6 |
| Big Stone County, MN | Democratic | D+3.3 |
| Blue Earth County, MN | Republican | R+12.3 |
| Brown County, MN | Republican | R+28.1 |
| Carlton County, MN | Democratic | D+0.7 |
| Carver County, MN | Republican | R+33.3 |
| Cass County, MN | Democratic | D+10.8 |
| Chippewa County, MN | Republican | R+6.3 |
| Chisago County, MN | Republican | R+28.2 |
| Clay County, MN | Democratic | D+4.8 |
| Clearwater County, MN | Democratic | D+4.1 |
| Cook County, MN | Democratic | D+10.2 |
| Cottonwood County, MN | Republican | R+28.0 |
| Crow Wing County, MN | Republican | R+3.8 |
| Dakota County, MN | Democratic | D+10.9 |
| Dodge County, MN | Republican | R+16.2 |
| Douglas County, MN | Republican | R+9.1 |
| Faribault County, MN | Republican | R+30.0 |
| Fillmore County, MN | Republican | R+36.1 |
| Freeborn County, MN | Republican | R+26.6 |
| Goodhue County, MN | Republican | R+28.2 |
| Grant County, MN | Republican | R+5.6 |
| Hennepin County, MN | Democratic | D+12.3 |
| Houston County, MN | Republican | R+40.3 |
| Hubbard County, MN | Democratic | D+6.7 |
| Isanti County, MN | Republican | R+8.1 |
| Itasca County, MN | Democratic | D+10.8 |
| Jackson County, MN | Republican | R+8.0 |
| Kanabec County, MN | Republican | R+10.6 |
| Kandiyohi County, MN | Democratic | D+9.2 |
| Kittson County, MN | Democratic | D+2.5 |
| Koochiching County, MN | Democratic | D+33.3 |
| Lac qui Parle County, MN | Republican | R+19.8 |
| Lake County, MN | Democratic | D+7.9 |
| Le Sueur County, MN | Democratic | D+9.0 |
| Lincoln County, MN | Democratic | D+19.5 |
| Lyon County, MN | Democratic | D+14.1 |
| Mahnomen County, MN | Democratic | D+20.7 |
| Marshall County, MN | Democratic | D+1.6 |
| Martin County, MN | Democratic | D+0.4 |
| McLeod County, MN | Republican | R+14.6 |
| Meeker County, MN | Republican | R+9.0 |
| Mille Lacs County, MN | Republican | R+0.6 |
| Morrison County, MN | Republican | R+6.1 |
| Mower County, MN | Republican | R+22.4 |
| Murray County, MN | Democratic | D+2.3 |
| Nicollet County, MN | Republican | R+21.5 |
| Nobles County, MN | Republican | R+4.7 |
| Norman County, MN | Democratic | D+1.2 |
| Olmsted County, MN | Republican | R+4.1 |
| Otter Tail County, MN | Republican | R+18.5 |
| Pennington County, MN | Democratic | D+6.3 |
| Pine County, MN | Republican | R+0.7 |
| Pipestone County, MN | Republican | R+14.4 |
| Polk County, MN | Democratic | D+15.8 |
| Pope County, MN | Republican | R+7.7 |
| Ramsey County, MN | Democratic | D+23.6 |
| Red Lake County, MN | Democratic | D+18.8 |
| Redwood County, MN | Republican | R+18.8 |
| Renville County, MN | Republican | R+17.5 |
| Rice County, MN | Republican | R+7.0 |
| Rock County, MN | Republican | R+24.5 |
| Roseau County, MN | Democratic | D+0.6 |
| Scott County, MN | Democratic | D+16.4 |
| Sherburne County, MN | Republican | R+13.1 |
| Sibley County, MN | Republican | R+27.4 |
| St. Louis County, MN | Democratic | D+4.7 |
| Stearns County, MN | Republican | R+12.1 |
| Steele County, MN | Republican | R+7.1 |
| Stevens County, MN | Republican | R+8.7 |
| Swift County, MN | Republican | R+5.8 |
| Todd County, MN | Democratic | D+0.1 |
| Traverse County, MN | Democratic | D+0.3 |
| Wabasha County, MN | Republican | R+10.0 |
| Wadena County, MN | Republican | R+16.6 |
| Waseca County, MN | Republican | R+12.2 |
| Washington County, MN | Republican | R+13.8 |
| Watonwan County, MN | Republican | R+23.0 |
| Wilkin County, MN | Democratic | D+7.6 |
| Winona County, MN | Republican | R+0.1 |
| Wright County, MN | Republican | R+8.2 |
| Yellow Medicine County, MN | Republican | R+8.8 |
Minnesota results by county
86 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aitkin County | Charles E. Hughes+245 | 1,12246.2% | 87736.1% | 42817.6% | 2,427 |
| Anoka County | Charles E. Hughes+91 | 1,26249.0% | 1,17145.4% | 1455.6% | 2,578 |
| Becker County | Charles E. Hughes+308 | 1,76150.4% | 1,45341.6% | 2777.9% | 3,491 |
| Beltrami County | Woodrow Wilson+581 | 1,33133.0% | 1,91247.5% | 78519.5% | 4,028 |
| Benton County | Charles E. Hughes+75 | 1,02049.1% | 94545.5% | 1135.4% | 2,078 |
| Big Stone County | Woodrow Wilson+59 | 81044.9% | 86948.1% | 1267.0% | 1,805 |
| Blue Earth County | Charles E. Hughes+653 | 2,86454.0% | 2,21141.7% | 2334.4% | 5,308 |
| Brown County | Charles E. Hughes+977 | 2,07859.7% | 1,10131.6% | 3038.7% | 3,482 |
| Carlton County | Woodrow Wilson+19 | 1,09640.2% | 1,11540.9% | 51719.0% | 2,728 |
| Carver County | Charles E. Hughes+990 | 1,95065.6% | 96032.3% | 642.2% | 2,974 |
| Cass County | Woodrow Wilson+278 | 98238.2% | 1,26049.0% | 32812.8% | 2,570 |
| Chippewa County | Charles E. Hughes+177 | 1,31146.8% | 1,13440.5% | 35712.7% | 2,802 |
| Chisago County | Charles E. Hughes+805 | 1,74961.2% | 94433.0% | 1645.7% | 2,857 |
| Clay County | Woodrow Wilson+167 | 1,54944.8% | 1,71649.6% | 1935.6% | 3,458 |
| Clearwater County | Woodrow Wilson+51 | 49339.9% | 54444.0% | 19816.0% | 1,235 |
| Cook County | Woodrow Wilson+37 | 12534.4% | 16244.6% | 7620.9% | 363 |
| Cottonwood County | Charles E. Hughes+663 | 1,42560.2% | 76232.2% | 1797.6% | 2,366 |
| Crow Wing County | Charles E. Hughes+147 | 1,71544.4% | 1,56840.6% | 57815.0% | 3,861 |
| Dakota County | Woodrow Wilson+492 | 1,88141.7% | 2,37352.6% | 2545.6% | 4,508 |
| Dodge County | Charles E. Hughes+365 | 1,26055.8% | 89539.6% | 1034.6% | 2,258 |
| Douglas County | Charles E. Hughes+311 | 1,70950.3% | 1,39841.1% | 2938.6% | 3,400 |
| Faribault County | Charles E. Hughes+1,061 | 2,18461.7% | 1,12331.7% | 2326.6% | 3,539 |
| Fillmore County | Charles E. Hughes+1,632 | 2,94565.2% | 1,31329.1% | 2595.7% | 4,517 |
| Freeborn County | Charles E. Hughes+1,071 | 2,41860.1% | 1,34733.5% | 2606.5% | 4,025 |
| Goodhue County | Charles E. Hughes+1,596 | 3,47161.4% | 1,87533.2% | 3085.4% | 5,654 |
| Grant County | Charles E. Hughes+100 | 87849.2% | 77843.6% | 1297.2% | 1,785 |
| Hennepin County | Woodrow Wilson+8,438 | 27,95740.8% | 36,39553.1% | 4,2046.1% | 68,556 |
| Houston County | Charles E. Hughes+1,039 | 1,78369.1% | 74428.8% | 542.1% | 2,581 |
| Hubbard County | Woodrow Wilson+114 | 68540.4% | 79947.1% | 21212.5% | 1,696 |
| Isanti County | Charles E. Hughes+188 | 1,12348.2% | 93540.1% | 27311.7% | 2,331 |
| Itasca County | Woodrow Wilson+341 | 1,16336.9% | 1,50447.7% | 48615.4% | 3,153 |
| Jackson County | Charles E. Hughes+231 | 1,50352.0% | 1,27244.0% | 1184.1% | 2,893 |
| Kanabec County | Charles E. Hughes+168 | 77649.0% | 60838.4% | 19912.6% | 1,583 |
| Kandiyohi County | Woodrow Wilson+356 | 1,61241.8% | 1,96851.1% | 2757.1% | 3,855 |
| Kittson County | Woodrow Wilson+40 | 70944.0% | 74946.5% | 1549.6% | 1,612 |
| Koochiching County | Woodrow Wilson+615 | 47425.7% | 1,08959.0% | 28315.3% | 1,846 |
| Lac qui Parle County | Charles E. Hughes+567 | 1,61456.3% | 1,04736.5% | 2067.2% | 2,867 |
| Lake County | Woodrow Wilson+86 | 40130.2% | 50638.1% | 42031.7% | 1,327 |
| Le Sueur County | Woodrow Wilson+293 | 1,43043.9% | 1,72352.9% | 1053.2% | 3,258 |
| Lincoln County | Woodrow Wilson+397 | 77738.2% | 1,17457.7% | 844.1% | 2,035 |
| Lyon County | Woodrow Wilson+504 | 1,38939.0% | 1,89353.1% | 2827.9% | 3,564 |
| Mahnomen County | Woodrow Wilson+149 | 26236.4% | 41157.1% | 476.5% | 720 |
| Marshall County | Woodrow Wilson+52 | 1,46144.7% | 1,51346.3% | 2928.9% | 3,266 |
| Martin County | Woodrow Wilson+15 | 1,74147.2% | 1,75647.6% | 1955.3% | 3,692 |
| McLeod County | Charles E. Hughes+467 | 1,77255.2% | 1,30540.7% | 1324.1% | 3,209 |
| Meeker County | Charles E. Hughes+305 | 1,78052.7% | 1,47543.7% | 1233.6% | 3,378 |
| Mille Lacs County | Charles E. Hughes+14 | 1,12744.6% | 1,11344.0% | 28811.4% | 2,528 |
| Morrison County | Charles E. Hughes+237 | 1,88748.8% | 1,65042.7% | 3278.5% | 3,864 |
| Mower County | Charles E. Hughes+948 | 2,52059.4% | 1,57237.1% | 1483.5% | 4,240 |
| Murray County | Woodrow Wilson+56 | 1,13746.6% | 1,19348.9% | 1084.4% | 2,438 |
| Nicollet County | Charles E. Hughes+474 | 1,28858.4% | 81436.9% | 1024.6% | 2,204 |
| Nobles County | Charles E. Hughes+133 | 1,41350.4% | 1,28045.6% | 1114.0% | 2,804 |
| Norman County | Woodrow Wilson+30 | 1,04642.1% | 1,07643.3% | 36214.6% | 2,484 |
| Olmsted County | Charles E. Hughes+175 | 2,10149.7% | 1,92645.5% | 2034.8% | 4,230 |
| Otter Tail County | Charles E. Hughes+1,470 | 4,32854.3% | 2,85835.9% | 7809.8% | 7,966 |
| Pennington County | Woodrow Wilson+136 | 86840.5% | 1,00446.8% | 27312.7% | 2,145 |
| Pine County | Charles E. Hughes+24 | 1,53144.4% | 1,50743.7% | 41211.9% | 3,450 |
| Pipestone County | Charles E. Hughes+278 | 1,01052.4% | 73238.0% | 1849.6% | 1,926 |
| Polk County | Woodrow Wilson+1,027 | 2,47137.9% | 3,49853.7% | 5458.4% | 6,514 |
| Pope County | Charles E. Hughes+200 | 1,32151.2% | 1,12143.4% | 1395.4% | 2,581 |
| Ramsey County | Woodrow Wilson+8,974 | 13,31735.1% | 22,29158.7% | 2,3536.2% | 37,961 |
| Red Lake County | Woodrow Wilson+231 | 46337.7% | 69456.5% | 715.8% | 1,228 |
| Redwood County | Charles E. Hughes+668 | 2,02957.0% | 1,36138.2% | 1714.8% | 3,561 |
| Renville County | Charles E. Hughes+772 | 2,43255.2% | 1,66037.7% | 3107.0% | 4,402 |
| Rice County | Charles E. Hughes+325 | 2,40851.7% | 2,08344.7% | 1703.6% | 4,661 |
| Rock County | Charles E. Hughes+491 | 1,19659.7% | 70535.2% | 1035.1% | 2,004 |
| Roseau County | Woodrow Wilson+13 | 82138.7% | 83439.3% | 46622.0% | 2,121 |
| Scott County | Woodrow Wilson+389 | 97240.9% | 1,36157.2% | 461.9% | 2,379 |
| Sherburne County | Charles E. Hughes+234 | 96554.1% | 73141.0% | 884.9% | 1,784 |
| Sibley County | Charles E. Hughes+764 | 1,73762.4% | 97334.9% | 752.7% | 2,785 |
| St. Louis County | Woodrow Wilson+1,222 | 10,83441.5% | 12,05646.1% | 3,23412.4% | 26,124 |
| Stearns County | Charles E. Hughes+962 | 4,31254.4% | 3,35042.3% | 2593.3% | 7,921 |
| Steele County | Charles E. Hughes+237 | 1,73452.2% | 1,49745.1% | 912.7% | 3,322 |
| Stevens County | Charles E. Hughes+156 | 94352.6% | 78743.9% | 643.6% | 1,794 |
| Swift County | Charles E. Hughes+154 | 1,33550.2% | 1,18144.4% | 1435.4% | 2,659 |
| Todd County | Woodrow Wilson+3 | 1,91944.5% | 1,92244.6% | 47110.9% | 4,312 |
| Traverse County | Woodrow Wilson+5 | 77448.7% | 77949.0% | 362.3% | 1,589 |
| Wabasha County | Charles E. Hughes+338 | 1,78753.1% | 1,44943.1% | 1293.8% | 3,365 |
| Wadena County | Charles E. Hughes+287 | 93854.3% | 65137.7% | 1388.0% | 1,727 |
| Waseca County | Charles E. Hughes+344 | 1,52254.1% | 1,17841.9% | 1134.0% | 2,813 |
| Washington County | Charles E. Hughes+557 | 2,16753.5% | 1,61039.8% | 2706.7% | 4,047 |
| Watonwan County | Charles E. Hughes+499 | 1,30059.9% | 80136.9% | 683.1% | 2,169 |
| Wilkin County | Woodrow Wilson+118 | 69044.2% | 80851.8% | 634.0% | 1,561 |
| Winona County | Charles E. Hughes+9 | 2,91647.9% | 2,90747.8% | 2594.3% | 6,082 |
| Wright County | Charles E. Hughes+421 | 2,68352.2% | 2,26244.0% | 1913.7% | 5,136 |
| Yellow Medicine County | Charles E. Hughes+263 | 1,50150.1% | 1,23841.3% | 2588.6% | 2,997 |
Nominees: Woodrow Wilson (D) · Charles Evans Hughes (R)
Minnesota's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1916 contest in context
| Year | Margin (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% |
Source. Compiled historical county records — 1916 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.