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Elections / 1916 · President · PA

Charles Evans Hughes carried Pennsylvania R+14.0.

Woodrow Wilson (D) vs Charles Evans Hughes (R) in Pennsylvania, 1916. The state ran 17.2 points more Republican than the nation (D+3.2 nationally).

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

Pennsylvania result
1,297,292 votes counted
Wilson (D)
521,784
40.2%
Hughes (R)
703,823
54.3%
All others
71,685
5.5%
Margin
R+14.0
1916 presidential election
Pennsylvania, 1916
HughesR+14.0
1916 presidential margin by county for Pennsylvania — 1916 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of Pennsylvania — 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, PA · D+9.0Allegheny County, PA · R+17.6Armstrong County, PA · R+23.6Beaver County, PA · R+7.5Bedford County, PA · R+6.3Berks County, PA · D+21.1Blair County, PA · R+16.1Bradford County, PA · R+23.5Bucks County, PA · R+10.4Butler County, PA · R+7.9Cambria County, PA · R+5.9Cameron County, PA · R+21.7Carbon County, PA · R+2.0Centre County, PA · R+3.1Chester County, PA · R+16.0Clarion County, PA · D+10.7Clearfield County, PA · D+3.8Clinton County, PA · D+2.8Columbia County, PA · D+30.2Crawford County, PA · D+2.6Cumberland County, PA · D+9.2Dauphin County, PA · R+9.2Delaware County, PA · R+34.7Elk County, PA · R+11.9Erie County, PA · D+3.4Fayette County, PA · D+2.7Forest County, PA · R+11.7Franklin County, PA · R+2.9Fulton County, PA · D+19.6Greene County, PA · D+29.7Huntingdon County, PA · R+25.7Indiana County, PA · R+29.4Jefferson County, PA · R+12.9Juniata County, PA · D+8.7Lackawanna County, PA · R+5.6Lancaster County, PA · R+32.1Lawrence County, PA · R+11.2Lebanon County, PA · R+20.1Lehigh County, PA · D+5.6Luzerne County, PA · R+11.3Lycoming County, PA · D+4.4McKean County, PA · R+13.7Mercer County, PA · D+3.8Mifflin County, PA · R+3.2Monroe County, PA · D+38.7Montgomery County, PA · R+19.3Montour County, PA · D+17.3Northampton County, PA · D+6.4Northumberland County, PA · D+3.2Perry County, PA · R+4.5Philadelphia County, PA · R+35.6Pike County, PA · D+23.5Potter County, PA · R+14.4Schuylkill County, PA · R+13.6Snyder County, PA · R+17.7Somerset County, PA · R+31.1Sullivan County, PA · D+7.4Susquehanna County, PA · R+10.2Tioga County, PA · R+37.9Union County, PA · R+19.2Venango County, PA · D+0.9Warren County, PA · R+11.0Washington County, PA · R+13.2Wayne County, PA · R+16.5Westmoreland County, PA · R+4.4Wyoming County, PA · R+7.8York County, PA · D+13.2
How it voted
Share of the 1916 vote
Charles E. Hughes ✓Republican54.3%703,823
Woodrow WilsonDemocratic40.2%521,784
OtherAll other candidates5.5%71,685
D+60
R+60
67 counties, each filled by 1916 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Pennsylvania's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1916 contest in context
Pennsylvania's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1892 to 2024. Most recent: −1.7% in 2024.flipped R · 2024−1.7%DR18922024
Pennsylvania's presidential margins
YearMargin (D minus R)
1892−6.4%
1896−24.7%
1900−24.6%
1904−40.7%
1908−23.4%
1912+10.0%
1916−14.0%
1920−38.6%
1924−46.3%
1928−31.4%
1932−5.5%
1936+16.0%
1940+6.9%
1944+2.8%
1948−4.0%
1952−5.9%
1956−13.2%
1960+2.3%
1964+30.2%
1968+3.6%
1972−20.0%
1976+2.7%
1980−7.1%
1984−7.4%
1988−2.3%
1992+9.0%
1996+9.2%
2000+4.2%
2004+2.5%
2008+10.3%
2012+5.4%
2016−0.7%
2020+1.2%
2024−1.7%
County results — 1916
67 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Adams CountyD
+9.0%
3,9633,2907,519
Allegheny CountyR
−17.6%
52,83377,483140,264
Armstrong CountyR
−23.6%
3,5906,02410,296
Beaver CountyR
−7.5%
5,8056,86414,103
Bedford CountyR
−6.3%
3,2633,7297,342
Berks CountyD
+21.1%
19,26711,93734,769
Blair CountyR
−16.1%
7,0029,89317,935
Bradford CountyR
−23.5%
3,6556,17810,742
Bucks CountyR
−10.4%
7,4919,26917,174
Butler CountyR
−7.9%
4,5445,45811,568
Cambria CountyR
−5.9%
9,41610,68821,482
Cameron CountyR
−21.7%
4527131,205
Carbon CountyR
−2.0%
4,0994,2758,693
Centre CountyR
−3.1%
4,1204,3928,781
Chester CountyR
−16.0%
8,51411,84520,864
Clarion CountyD
+10.7%
3,2692,5956,318
Clearfield CountyD
+3.8%
6,1805,67613,299
Clinton CountyD
+2.8%
2,9672,7946,190
Columbia CountyD
+30.2%
5,7853,0139,187
Crawford CountyD
+2.6%
5,8145,48712,420
Cumberland CountyD
+9.2%
6,4325,29612,329
Dauphin CountyR
−9.2%
11,48313,95426,752
Delaware CountyR
−34.7%
7,74216,31524,734
Elk CountyR
−11.9%
2,1862,8295,405
Erie CountyD
+3.4%
9,6418,93320,630
Fayette CountyD
+2.7%
10,4169,83821,529
Forest CountyR
−11.7%
4636171,312
Franklin CountyR
−2.9%
5,3365,67411,612
Fulton CountyD
+19.6%
1,1998022,024
Greene CountyD
+29.7%
3,9302,0966,177
Huntingdon CountyR
−25.7%
2,1813,8066,319
Indiana CountyR
−29.4%
2,3984,8878,477
Jefferson CountyR
−12.9%
3,2534,3328,373
Juniata CountyD
+8.7%
1,4971,2542,808
Lackawanna CountyR
−5.6%
15,72717,65834,758
Lancaster CountyR
−32.1%
10,01620,29231,996
Lawrence CountyR
−11.2%
3,9665,13410,385
Lebanon CountyR
−20.1%
3,8215,87610,228
Lehigh CountyD
+5.6%
11,92010,58823,702
Luzerne CountyR
−11.3%
19,99925,34847,179
Lycoming CountyD
+4.4%
6,6406,01014,473
McKean CountyR
−13.7%
3,1614,3008,299
Mercer CountyD
+3.8%
6,3905,86613,751
Mifflin CountyR
−3.2%
1,9652,1054,444
Monroe CountyD
+38.7%
3,3481,4564,886
Montgomery CountyR
−19.3%
13,65820,43135,072
Montour CountyD
+17.3%
1,5301,0682,663
Northampton CountyD
+6.4%
11,0009,61021,660
Northumberland CountyD
+3.2%
9,3338,72219,384
Perry CountyR
−4.5%
2,3482,5755,004
Philadelphia CountyR
−35.6%
90,800194,163290,610
Pike CountyD
+23.5%
9765981,608
Potter CountyR
−14.4%
1,7332,3864,541
Schuylkill CountyR
−13.6%
13,39617,80632,357
Snyder CountyR
−17.7%
1,2471,7973,112
Somerset CountyR
−31.1%
2,9576,0089,800
Sullivan CountyD
+7.4%
1,0378882,020
Susquehanna CountyR
−10.2%
3,1453,8917,330
Tioga CountyR
−37.9%
2,2945,3478,052
Union CountyR
−19.2%
1,2721,9023,276
Venango CountyD
+0.9%
3,9383,8569,410
Warren CountyR
−11.0%
2,6283,4137,141
Washington CountyR
−13.2%
7,74710,36719,788
Wayne CountyR
−16.5%
2,0192,8695,138
Westmoreland CountyR
−4.4%
13,82915,28332,737
Wyoming CountyR
−7.8%
1,4441,6983,258
York CountyD
+13.2%
16,31412,27630,598