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Elections / 1916 · President · ND

Woodrow Wilson carried North Dakota D+1.5.

Woodrow Wilson (D) vs Charles Evans Hughes (R) in North Dakota, 1916. The state ran 1.6 points more Republican than the nation (D+3.1 nationally).

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

North Dakota result
115,390 votes counted
Wilson (D)
55,206
47.8%
Hughes (R)
53,471
46.3%
All others
6,713
5.8%
Margin
D+1.5
1916 presidential election
North Dakota, 1916
WilsonD+1.5
1916 presidential margin by county for North Dakota — 1916 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of North Dakota — 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, ND · D+5.9Barnes County, ND · D+6.5Benson County, ND · R+12.7Billings County, ND · R+4.8Bottineau County, ND · D+5.7Bowman County, ND · D+27.0Burke County, ND · D+24.5Burleigh County, ND · D+3.3Cass County, ND · D+3.2Cavalier County, ND · R+12.9Dickey County, ND · R+5.7Divide County, ND · D+13.5Dunn County, ND · D+28.1Eddy County, ND · D+11.5Emmons County, ND · R+27.9Foster County, ND · D+9.1Golden Valley County, ND · D+15.6Grand Forks County, ND · D+12.7Griggs County, ND · D+11.5Hettinger County, ND · R+12.2Kidder County, ND · D+3.3LaMoure County, ND · R+2.5Logan County, ND · R+34.7McHenry County, ND · D+28.2McIntosh County, ND · R+55.4McKenzie County, ND · D+2.0McLean County, ND · D+6.2Mercer County, ND · R+33.1Morton County, ND · R+19.2Mountrail County, ND · D+23.0Nelson County, ND · R+7.6Oliver County, ND · R+2.6Pembina County, ND · R+2.4Pierce County, ND · D+5.4Ramsey County, ND · D+6.2Ransom County, ND · D+1.2Renville County, ND · D+28.5Richland County, ND · R+8.3Rolette County, ND · D+10.8Sargent County, ND · R+9.1Sheridan County, ND · R+43.1Sioux County, ND · R+6.9Slope County, ND · D+23.7Stark County, ND · R+18.8Steele County, ND · R+12.7Stutsman County, ND · D+5.0Towner County, ND · D+6.8Traill County, ND · R+34.5Walsh County, ND · D+8.7Ward County, ND · D+21.3Wells County, ND · R+19.9Williams County, ND · D+27.1
How it voted
Share of the 1916 vote
Woodrow Wilson ✓Democratic47.8%55,206
Charles E. HughesRepublican46.3%53,471
OtherAll other candidates5.8%6,713
D+60
R+60
52 counties, each filled by 1916 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
North Dakota's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1916 contest in context
North Dakota's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1892 to 2024. Most recent: −36.4% in 2024.flipped R · 1968−36.4%DR18922024
North Dakota's presidential margins
YearMargin (D minus R)
1892−48.5%
1896−11.9%
1900−26.6%
1904−54.7%
1908−26.2%
1912+7.5%
1916+1.5%
1920−59.6%
1924−40.7%
1928−10.3%
1932+41.6%
1936+33.0%
1940−10.9%
1944−8.4%
1948−8.8%
1952−42.6%
1956−23.6%
1960−10.9%
1964+16.1%
1968−17.7%
1972−26.3%
1976−5.9%
1980−38.0%
1984−31.0%
1988−13.1%
1992−12.0%
1996−6.8%
2000−27.6%
2004−27.4%
2008−8.6%
2012−19.6%
2016−35.7%
2020−33.3%
2024−36.4%
County results — 1916
52 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Adams CountyD
+5.9%
5324691,075
Barnes CountyD
+6.5%
1,6781,4673,254
Benson CountyR
−12.7%
9221,2102,270
Billings CountyR
−4.8%
276306623
Bottineau CountyD
+5.7%
1,4711,2943,130
Bowman CountyD
+27.0%
6853741,151
Burke CountyD
+24.5%
9225181,651
Burleigh CountyD
+3.3%
1,2671,1822,600
Cass CountyD
+3.2%
3,3033,0936,626
Cavalier CountyR
−12.9%
1,1491,5022,727
Dickey CountyR
−5.7%
9201,0372,069
Divide CountyD
+13.5%
9507071,794
Dunn CountyD
+28.1%
1,0285661,644
Eddy CountyD
+11.5%
6505051,256
Emmons CountyR
−27.9%
6091,0901,726
Foster CountyD
+9.1%
6625491,235
Golden Valley CountyD
+15.6%
6974991,269
Grand Forks CountyD
+12.7%
2,8142,1595,148
Griggs CountyD
+11.5%
6685211,275
Hettinger CountyR
−12.2%
6618561,595
Kidder CountyD
+3.3%
6506041,411
LaMoure CountyR
−2.5%
9901,0452,196
Logan CountyR
−34.7%
260567884
McHenry CountyD
+28.2%
1,3166922,209
McIntosh CountyR
−55.4%
2709501,228
McKenzie CountyD
+2.0%
1,4561,3943,087
McLean CountyD
+6.2%
1,2101,0542,531
Mercer CountyR
−33.1%
3537301,138
Morton CountyR
−19.2%
1,8352,7854,942
Mountrail CountyD
+23.0%
1,2627402,267
Nelson CountyR
−7.6%
8611,0131,987
Oliver CountyR
−2.6%
327346724
Pembina CountyR
−2.4%
1,4001,4692,897
Pierce CountyD
+5.4%
7897031,588
Ramsey CountyD
+6.2%
1,3311,1692,603
Ransom CountyD
+1.2%
1,1211,0932,286
Renville CountyD
+28.5%
1,0125321,687
Richland CountyR
−8.3%
1,7722,0973,938
Rolette CountyD
+10.8%
7626001,500
Sargent CountyR
−9.1%
8681,0501,996
Sheridan CountyR
−43.1%
3108071,152
Sioux CountyR
−6.9%
200232463
Slope CountyD
+23.7%
8675161,481
Stark CountyR
−18.8%
9531,4092,425
Steele CountyR
−12.7%
5156761,268
Stutsman CountyD
+5.0%
1,8461,6643,643
Towner CountyD
+6.8%
7696651,522
Traill CountyR
−34.5%
6641,4232,202
Walsh CountyD
+8.7%
2,0031,6703,812
Ward CountyD
+21.3%
2,7911,7434,919
Wells CountyR
−19.9%
8101,2262,093
Williams CountyD
+27.1%
1,7699033,193