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Elections / 1916 · President · MT

Woodrow Wilson carried Montana D+19.3.

Woodrow Wilson (D) vs Charles Evans Hughes (R) in Montana, 1916. The state ran 16.2 points more Democratic than the nation (D+3.1 nationally).

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

Montana result
177,679 votes counted
Wilson (D)
101,063
56.9%
Hughes (R)
66,750
37.6%
All others
9,866
5.6%
Margin
D+19.3
1916 presidential election
Montana, 1916
WilsonD+19.3
1916 presidential margin by county for Montana — 1916 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of Montana — 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.Beaverhead County, MT · TiedBig Horn County, MT · D+19.4Blaine County, MT · D+18.4Broadwater County, MT · D+29.6Carbon County, MT · D+5.4Cascade County, MT · D+31.6Chouteau County, MT · D+28.3Custer County, MT · D+22.6Dawson County, MT · D+14.2Deer Lodge County, MT · D+37.6Fallon County, MT · D+21.7Fergus County, MT · D+26.1Flathead County, MT · D+1.0Gallatin County, MT · D+18.0Granite County, MT · D+16.1Hill County, MT · D+28.4Jefferson County, MT · D+21.2Lewis and Clark County, MT · D+11.5Lincoln County, MT · D+16.6Madison County, MT · D+13.0Meagher County, MT · D+12.1Mineral County, MT · D+43.2Missoula County, MT · D+15.1Musselshell County, MT · D+7.4Park County, MT · D+2.2Phillips County, MT · D+10.7Powell County, MT · D+17.0Prairie County, MT · D+7.4Ravalli County, MT · D+9.0Richland County, MT · D+21.6Rosebud County, MT · D+8.9Sanders County, MT · D+18.1Sheridan County, MT · D+28.7Silver Bow County, MT · D+29.4Stillwater County, MT · D+12.8Sweet Grass County, MT · R+2.9Teton County, MT · D+16.1Toole County, MT · D+19.1Valley County, MT · D+28.8Wibaux County, MT · D+10.8Yellowstone County, MT · D+12.5
How it voted
Share of the 1916 vote
Woodrow Wilson ✓Democratic56.9%101,063
Charles E. HughesRepublican37.6%66,750
OtherAll other candidates5.6%9,866
D+60
R+60
41 counties, each filled by 1916 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Montana's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1916 contest in context
Montana's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1892 to 2024. Most recent: −19.9% in 2024.flipped R · 1996−19.9%DR18922024
Montana's presidential margins
YearMargin (D minus R)
1892−2.9%
1896+60.2%
1900+18.5%
1904−20.4%
1908−4.4%
1912+11.8%
1916+19.3%
1920−29.1%
1924−23.1%
1928−17.9%
1932+22.7%
1936+41.7%
1940+18.6%
1944+9.4%
1948+9.9%
1952−19.3%
1956−14.3%
1960−2.5%
1964+18.4%
1968−9.0%
1972−20.1%
1976−7.4%
1980−24.4%
1984−22.3%
1988−5.9%
1992+2.5%
1996−2.9%
2000−25.1%
2004−20.5%
2008−2.4%
2012−13.6%
2016−20.2%
2020−16.4%
2024−19.9%
County results — 1916
41 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Beaverhead CountyD
+0.3%
1,4631,4553,007
Big Horn CountyD
+19.4%
7404971,254
Blaine CountyD
+18.4%
1,2618572,190
Broadwater CountyD
+29.6%
1,1005841,746
Carbon CountyD
+5.4%
1,9261,7084,013
Cascade CountyD
+31.6%
6,6123,25310,641
Chouteau CountyD
+28.3%
2,7381,4864,420
Custer CountyD
+22.6%
2,6021,6154,359
Dawson CountyD
+14.2%
2,8352,1055,127
Deer Lodge CountyD
+37.6%
4,1711,8606,143
Fallon CountyD
+21.7%
1,8451,1693,114
Fergus CountyD
+26.1%
5,7493,2909,424
Flathead CountyD
+1.0%
2,9782,9136,426
Gallatin CountyD
+18.0%
3,6612,5276,306
Granite CountyD
+16.1%
8125741,479
Hill CountyD
+28.4%
3,2411,7095,386
Jefferson CountyD
+21.2%
1,1247121,944
Lewis and Clark CountyD
+11.5%
4,3373,4237,962
Lincoln CountyD
+16.6%
1,1868072,283
Madison CountyD
+13.0%
1,6721,2793,018
Meagher CountyD
+12.1%
1,4821,1582,687
Mineral CountyD
+43.2%
7812511,226
Missoula CountyD
+15.1%
4,0692,9267,563
Musselshell CountyD
+7.4%
2,0361,7384,049
Park CountyD
+2.2%
2,0501,9574,309
Phillips CountyD
+10.7%
1,2529992,355
Powell CountyD
+17.0%
1,3409392,362
Prairie CountyD
+7.4%
6225351,179
Ravalli CountyD
+9.0%
1,9671,6233,828
Richland CountyD
+21.6%
1,9471,2233,350
Rosebud CountyD
+8.9%
1,6081,3373,042
Sanders CountyD
+18.1%
1,1787932,125
Sheridan CountyD
+28.7%
3,2641,7245,363
Silver Bow CountyD
+29.4%
13,0846,75721,547
Stillwater CountyD
+12.8%
1,1979182,185
Sweet Grass CountyR
−2.9%
8398901,773
Teton CountyD
+16.1%
2,2731,6034,173
Toole CountyD
+19.1%
1,0756981,972
Valley CountyD
+28.8%
2,1021,1113,442
Wibaux CountyD
+10.8%
5854661,106
Yellowstone CountyD
+12.5%
4,2593,2817,801