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Elections / 1916 · President · NH

Woodrow Wilson carried New Hampshire D+0.1.

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

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

New Hampshire result
89,127 votes counted
Wilson (D)
43,781
49.1%
Hughes (R)
43,725
49.1%
All others
1,621
1.8%
Margin
D+0.1
1916 presidential election
New Hampshire, 1916
1916 presidential margin by county for New Hampshire — 1916 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of New Hampshire — 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.Belknap County, NH · R+5.4Carroll County, NH · R+6.0Cheshire County, NH · R+8.9Coos County, NH · D+7.8Grafton County, NH · R+1.6Hillsborough County, NH · D+4.7Merrimack County, NH · TiedRockingham County, NH · R+2.0Strafford County, NH · TiedSullivan County, NH · Tied
How it voted
Share of the 1916 vote
Woodrow Wilson ✓Democratic49.1%43,781
Charles E. HughesRepublican49.1%43,725
OtherAll other candidates1.8%1,621
D+60
R+60
10 counties, each filled by 1916 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
New Hampshire's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1916 contest in context
New Hampshire's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1892 to 2024. Most recent: +2.8% in 2024.flipped D · 2004+2.8%DR18922024
New Hampshire's presidential margins
YearMargin (D minus R)
1892−4.0%
1896−42.8%
1900−20.9%
1904−22.3%
1908−21.8%
1912+2.0%
1916+0.1%
1920−20.4%
1924−25.1%
1928−17.6%
1932−1.4%
1936+1.8%
1940+6.4%
1944+4.2%
1948−5.7%
1952−21.8%
1956−32.3%
1960−6.8%
1964+27.8%
1968−8.2%
1972−29.1%
1976−11.3%
1980−29.4%
1984−37.7%
1988−26.2%
1992+1.2%
1996+10.3%
2000−1.3%
2004+1.4%
2008+9.7%
2012+5.6%
2016+0.4%
2020+7.4%
2024+2.8%
County results — 1916
10 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Belknap CountyR
−5.4%
2,3102,5795,001
Carroll CountyR
−6.0%
2,0032,2594,294
Cheshire CountyR
−8.9%
2,7793,3376,244
Coos CountyD
+7.8%
3,2472,7626,246
Grafton CountyR
−1.6%
4,6444,7959,517
Hillsborough CountyD
+4.7%
10,9399,92721,428
Merrimack CountyR
−0.0%
5,9675,97012,144
Rockingham CountyR
−2.0%
5,6375,86611,665
Strafford CountyD
+0.0%
4,0404,0378,142
Sullivan CountyD
+0.5%
2,2152,1934,446