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Elections / 1916 · President · MS

Woodrow Wilson carried Mississippi D+88.4.

Woodrow Wilson (D) vs Charles Evans Hughes (R) in Mississippi, 1916. The state ran 85.2 points more Democratic than the nation (D+3.2 nationally).

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

Mississippi result
86,159 votes counted
Wilson (D)
80,422
93.3%
Hughes (R)
4,253
4.9%
All others
1,484
1.7%
Margin
D+88.4
1916 presidential election
Mississippi, 1916
WilsonD+88.4
1916 presidential margin by county for Mississippi — 1916 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of Mississippi — 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.Adams County, MS · D+88.1Alcorn County, MS · D+83.5Amite County, MS · D+96.4Attala County, MS · D+82.4Benton County, MS · D+89.9Calhoun County, MS · D+90.5Carroll County, MS · D+91.5Chickasaw County, MS · D+89.7Choctaw County, MS · D+86.0Claiborne County, MS · D+97.5Clarke County, MS · D+89.1Clay County, MS · D+93.6Coahoma County, MS · D+93.8Copiah County, MS · D+96.9Covington County, MS · D+79.7DeSoto County, MS · D+97.1Forrest County, MS · D+86.5Franklin County, MS · D+93.7George County, MS · D+76.9Greene County, MS · D+84.4Grenada County, MS · D+90.8Hancock County, MS · D+76.3Harrison County, MS · D+72.7Hinds County, MS · D+90.8Holmes County, MS · D+94.9Issaquena County, MS · D+81.9Itawamba County, MS · D+76.8Jackson County, MS · D+77.0Jasper County, MS · D+89.9Jefferson County, MS · D+98.5Jefferson Davis County, MS · D+86.2Jones County, MS · D+70.6Kemper County, MS · D+84.4Lafayette County, MS · D+92.5Lamar County, MS · D+74.3Lauderdale County, MS · D+87.9Lawrence County, MS · D+94.8Leake County, MS · D+94.0Lee County, MS · D+89.5Leflore County, MS · D+93.6Lincoln County, MS · D+83.7Lowndes County, MS · D+93.8Madison County, MS · D+88.8Marion County, MS · D+87.4Marshall County, MS · D+98.3Monroe County, MS · D+89.9Montgomery County, MS · D+91.1Neshoba County, MS · D+88.5Newton County, MS · D+93.4Noxubee County, MS · D+96.6Oktibbeha County, MS · D+89.9Panola County, MS · D+95.5Pearl River County, MS · D+87.3Perry County, MS · D+80.7Pike County, MS · D+92.2Pontotoc County, MS · D+84.4Prentiss County, MS · D+76.6Quitman County, MS · D+91.2Rankin County, MS · D+97.5Scott County, MS · D+94.1Sharkey County, MS · D+94.5Simpson County, MS · D+92.6Smith County, MS · D+94.2Stone County, MS · D+86.2Sunflower County, MS · D+95.3Tallahatchie County, MS · D+98.9Tate County, MS · D+96.1Tippah County, MS · D+89.3Tishomingo County, MS · D+69.9Tunica County, MS · D+100.0Union County, MS · D+89.4Walthall County, MS · D+94.9Warren County, MS · D+88.2Washington County, MS · D+89.1Wayne County, MS · D+85.3Webster County, MS · D+70.7Wilkinson County, MS · D+95.8Winston County, MS · D+90.1Yalobusha County, MS · D+91.5Yazoo County, MS · D+95.2
How it voted
Share of the 1916 vote
Woodrow Wilson ✓Democratic93.3%80,422
Charles E. HughesRepublican4.9%4,253
OtherAll other candidates1.7%1,484
D+60
R+60
80 counties, each filled by 1916 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Mississippi's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1916 contest in context
Mississippi's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1892 to 2024. Most recent: −22.9% in 2024.flipped R · 1980−22.9%DR18922024
Mississippi's presidential margins
YearMargin (D minus R)
1892+73.3%
1896+84.1%
1900+77.6%
1912+86.5%
1916+88.4%
1920+69.9%
1924+81.8%
1928+64.3%
1932+92.4%
1936+94.3%
1940+91.5%
1944+87.1%
1948+7.5%
1952+20.9%
1956+33.8%
1960+11.7%
1964−74.3%
1968+9.5%
1972−58.6%
1976+1.9%
1980−1.3%
1984−24.5%
1988−20.8%
1992−8.9%
1996−5.1%
2000−16.9%
2004−19.7%
2008−13.2%
2012−11.5%
2016−17.8%
2020−16.5%
2024−22.9%
County results — 1916
80 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Adams CountyD
+88.1%
67142714
Alcorn CountyD
+83.5%
1,4521251,589
Amite CountyD
+96.4%
1,024161,046
Attala CountyD
+82.4%
1,2671101,404
Benton CountyD
+89.9%
71838756
Calhoun CountyD
+90.5%
1,225451,304
Carroll CountyD
+91.5%
94334993
Chickasaw CountyD
+89.7%
1,215471,302
Choctaw CountyD
+86.0%
87353954
Claiborne CountyD
+97.5%
4355441
Clarke CountyD
+89.1%
1,092491,170
Clay CountyD
+93.6%
83227860
Coahoma CountyD
+93.8%
69721721
Copiah CountyD
+96.9%
1,486201,513
Covington CountyD
+79.7%
83663970
DeSoto CountyD
+97.1%
86112874
Forrest CountyD
+86.5%
1,146541,262
Franklin CountyD
+93.7%
76922797
George CountyD
+76.9%
34132402
Greene CountyD
+84.4%
39932435
Grenada CountyD
+90.8%
64928684
Hancock CountyD
+76.3%
51268582
Harrison CountyD
+72.7%
1,3951971,647
Hinds CountyD
+90.8%
2,220972,337
Holmes CountyD
+94.9%
1,070211,105
Issaquena CountyD
+81.9%
948105
Itawamba CountyD
+76.8%
1,4071841,592
Jackson CountyD
+77.0%
74387852
Jasper CountyD
+89.9%
1,040381,115
Jefferson CountyD
+98.5%
4563460
Jefferson Davis CountyD
+86.2%
63445683
Jones CountyD
+70.6%
1,6641962,080
Kemper CountyD
+84.4%
939711,028
Lafayette CountyD
+92.5%
1,370471,430
Lamar CountyD
+74.3%
74489882
Lauderdale CountyD
+87.9%
3,0581573,300
Lawrence CountyD
+94.8%
72518746
Leake CountyD
+94.0%
1,434311,493
Lee CountyD
+89.5%
1,683911,779
Leflore CountyD
+93.6%
85328881
Lincoln CountyD
+83.7%
1,2821051,407
Lowndes CountyD
+93.8%
1,028291,065
Madison CountyD
+88.8%
78236840
Marion CountyD
+87.4%
79251848
Marshall CountyD
+98.3%
1,01781,026
Monroe CountyD
+89.9%
1,684821,781
Montgomery CountyD
+91.1%
997351,056
Neshoba CountyD
+88.5%
1,459691,571
Newton CountyD
+93.4%
1,341191,416
Noxubee CountyD
+96.6%
65610669
Oktibbeha CountyD
+89.9%
91148960
Panola CountyD
+95.5%
1,262291,291
Pearl River CountyD
+87.3%
52135557
Perry CountyD
+80.7%
39532450
Pike CountyD
+92.2%
1,451531,516
Pontotoc CountyD
+84.4%
1,3141101,427
Prentiss CountyD
+76.6%
1,3421641,538
Quitman CountyD
+91.2%
27212285
Rankin CountyD
+97.5%
1,10481,124
Scott CountyD
+94.1%
1,106251,149
Sharkey CountyD
+94.5%
2466254
Simpson CountyD
+92.6%
966341,006
Smith CountyD
+94.2%
1,271301,317
Stone CountyD
+86.2%
45131487
Sunflower CountyD
+95.3%
87920901
Tallahatchie CountyD
+98.9%
1,06161,067
Tate CountyD
+96.1%
1,074181,099
Tippah CountyD
+89.3%
1,547821,640
Tishomingo CountyD
+69.9%
1,0311751,225
Tunica CountyD
+100.0%
1730173
Union CountyD
+89.4%
1,666891,763
Walthall CountyD
+94.9%
66512688
Warren CountyD
+88.2%
1,204731,282
Washington CountyD
+89.1%
83647886
Wayne CountyD
+85.3%
78747868
Webster CountyD
+70.7%
9441431,133
Wilkinson CountyD
+95.8%
4608472
Winston CountyD
+90.1%
1,152471,226
Yalobusha CountyD
+91.5%
1,175491,230
Yazoo CountyD
+95.2%
1,146251,178