Tennessee — 1916 presidential election
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Akashicstate1916 presidential electionTennessee · PresidentWilsonD+13.6
How it voted
Share of the 1916 vote
| Woodrow Wilson ✓Democratic | 56.3% | 153,280 |
|---|---|---|
| Charles E. HughesRepublican | 42.7% | 116,223 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 1.0% | 2,687 |
1916presidential margin
D+60R+60
95 counties, each filled by 1916 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Tennessee cast 12 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (95 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Anderson County, TN | Republican | R+52.2 |
| Bedford County, TN | Democratic | D+32.1 |
| Benton County, TN | Democratic | D+23.7 |
| Bledsoe County, TN | Republican | R+23.4 |
| Blount County, TN | Republican | R+41.4 |
| Bradley County, TN | Republican | R+30.5 |
| Campbell County, TN | Republican | R+53.8 |
| Cannon County, TN | Democratic | D+34.5 |
| Carroll County, TN | Republican | R+5.1 |
| Carter County, TN | Republican | R+71.2 |
| Cheatham County, TN | Democratic | D+43.4 |
| Chester County, TN | Democratic | D+14.0 |
| Claiborne County, TN | Republican | R+14.0 |
| Clay County, TN | Democratic | D+8.6 |
| Cocke County, TN | Republican | R+42.3 |
| Coffee County, TN | Democratic | D+57.5 |
| Crockett County, TN | Democratic | D+16.9 |
| Cumberland County, TN | Republican | R+36.6 |
| Davidson County, TN | Democratic | D+47.0 |
| Decatur County, TN | Republican | R+0.3 |
| DeKalb County, TN | Democratic | D+2.3 |
| Dickson County, TN | Democratic | D+34.8 |
| Dyer County, TN | Democratic | D+61.7 |
| Fayette County, TN | Democratic | D+87.9 |
| Fentress County, TN | Republican | R+43.7 |
| Franklin County, TN | Democratic | D+54.3 |
| Gibson County, TN | Democratic | D+42.7 |
| Giles County, TN | Democratic | D+36.6 |
| Grainger County, TN | Republican | R+28.9 |
| Greene County, TN | Republican | R+15.1 |
| Grundy County, TN | Democratic | D+36.0 |
| Hamblen County, TN | Republican | R+3.4 |
| Hamilton County, TN | Democratic | D+6.5 |
| Hancock County, TN | Republican | R+52.2 |
| Hardeman County, TN | Democratic | D+55.9 |
| Hardin County, TN | Republican | R+29.7 |
| Hawkins County, TN | Republican | R+20.6 |
| Haywood County, TN | Democratic | D+92.4 |
| Henderson County, TN | Republican | R+17.0 |
| Henry County, TN | Democratic | D+35.9 |
| Hickman County, TN | Democratic | D+17.9 |
| Houston County, TN | Democratic | D+47.9 |
| Humphreys County, TN | Democratic | D+43.0 |
| Jackson County, TN | Democratic | D+34.1 |
| Jefferson County, TN | Republican | R+51.9 |
| Johnson County, TN | Republican | R+74.7 |
| Knox County, TN | Republican | R+15.6 |
| Lake County, TN | Democratic | D+68.7 |
| Lauderdale County, TN | Democratic | D+49.4 |
| Lawrence County, TN | Republican | R+1.4 |
| Lewis County, TN | Republican | R+3.3 |
| Lincoln County, TN | Democratic | D+66.7 |
| Loudon County, TN | Republican | R+24.5 |
| Macon County, TN | Republican | R+24.0 |
| Madison County, TN | Democratic | D+37.3 |
| Marion County, TN | Republican | R+10.5 |
| Marshall County, TN | Democratic | D+55.8 |
| Maury County, TN | Democratic | D+49.5 |
| McMinn County, TN | Republican | R+22.7 |
| McNairy County, TN | Republican | R+5.0 |
| Meigs County, TN | Republican | R+5.8 |
| Monroe County, TN | Republican | R+7.2 |
| Montgomery County, TN | Democratic | D+32.6 |
| Moore County, TN | Democratic | D+82.1 |
| Morgan County, TN | Republican | R+37.6 |
| Obion County, TN | Democratic | D+68.0 |
| Overton County, TN | Democratic | D+18.6 |
| Perry County, TN | Democratic | D+15.6 |
| Pickett County, TN | Republican | R+9.0 |
| Polk County, TN | Republican | R+7.2 |
| Putnam County, TN | Democratic | D+24.9 |
| Rhea County, TN | Republican | R+7.3 |
| Roane County, TN | Republican | R+32.5 |
| Robertson County, TN | Democratic | D+47.0 |
| Rutherford County, TN | Democratic | D+45.0 |
| Scott County, TN | Republican | R+70.8 |
| Sequatchie County, TN | Democratic | D+16.8 |
| Sevier County, TN | Republican | R+80.8 |
| Shelby County, TN | Democratic | D+41.1 |
| Smith County, TN | Democratic | D+40.0 |
| Stewart County, TN | Democratic | D+47.9 |
| Sullivan County, TN | Democratic | D+18.8 |
| Sumner County, TN | Democratic | D+59.1 |
| Tipton County, TN | Democratic | D+73.7 |
| Trousdale County, TN | Democratic | D+52.0 |
| Unicoi County, TN | Republican | R+61.9 |
| Union County, TN | Republican | R+58.4 |
| Van Buren County, TN | Democratic | D+44.7 |
| Warren County, TN | Democratic | D+49.3 |
| Washington County, TN | Republican | R+19.6 |
| Wayne County, TN | Republican | R+51.3 |
| Weakley County, TN | Democratic | D+34.2 |
| White County, TN | Democratic | D+40.4 |
| Williamson County, TN | Democratic | D+54.3 |
| Wilson County, TN | Democratic | D+50.2 |
Tennessee results by county
95 counties. Third-party and independent votes are reported by the county source as one combined figure; every named candidate is listed in the complete result below.
| Led by | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anderson County | Charles E. Hughes+1,193 | 53723.5% | 1,73075.7% | 190.8% | 2,286 |
| Bedford County | Woodrow Wilson+1,254 | 2,57866.1% | 1,32433.9% | 10.0% | 3,903 |
| Benton County | Woodrow Wilson+508 | 1,31361.3% | 80537.6% | 241.1% | 2,142 |
| Bledsoe County | Charles E. Hughes+258 | 42338.3% | 68161.7% | 00.0% | 1,104 |
| Blount County | Charles E. Hughes+1,447 | 1,01529.0% | 2,46270.4% | 190.5% | 3,496 |
| Bradley County | Charles E. Hughes+698 | 78434.2% | 1,48264.7% | 241.0% | 2,290 |
| Campbell County | Charles E. Hughes+1,185 | 48522.0% | 1,67075.9% | 462.1% | 2,201 |
| Cannon County | Woodrow Wilson+480 | 93667.2% | 45632.8% | 00.0% | 1,392 |
| Carroll County | Charles E. Hughes+216 | 2,00147.0% | 2,21752.1% | 411.0% | 4,259 |
| Carter County | Charles E. Hughes+2,463 | 49814.4% | 2,96185.6% | 00.0% | 3,459 |
| Cheatham County | Woodrow Wilson+678 | 1,11771.5% | 43928.1% | 60.4% | 1,562 |
| Chester County | Woodrow Wilson+217 | 86255.6% | 64541.6% | 422.7% | 1,549 |
| Claiborne County | Charles E. Hughes+345 | 1,05342.6% | 1,39856.6% | 190.8% | 2,470 |
| Clay County | Woodrow Wilson+111 | 68953.6% | 57845.0% | 181.4% | 1,285 |
| Cocke County | Charles E. Hughes+883 | 59528.5% | 1,47870.9% | 130.6% | 2,086 |
| Coffee County | Woodrow Wilson+1,348 | 1,83778.3% | 48920.8% | 200.9% | 2,346 |
| Crockett County | Woodrow Wilson+464 | 1,60858.4% | 1,14441.6% | 00.0% | 2,752 |
| Cumberland County | Charles E. Hughes+496 | 42831.6% | 92468.2% | 30.2% | 1,355 |
| Davidson County | Woodrow Wilson+5,790 | 8,95872.7% | 3,16825.7% | 1941.6% | 12,320 |
| Decatur County | Charles E. Hughes+6 | 88749.4% | 89349.7% | 170.9% | 1,797 |
| DeKalb County | Woodrow Wilson+64 | 1,40751.0% | 1,34348.7% | 100.4% | 2,760 |
| Dickson County | Woodrow Wilson+1,097 | 2,10566.7% | 1,00832.0% | 411.3% | 3,154 |
| Dyer County | Woodrow Wilson+1,538 | 1,99780.1% | 45918.4% | 361.4% | 2,492 |
| Fayette County | Woodrow Wilson+1,696 | 1,81293.9% | 1166.0% | 20.1% | 1,930 |
| Fentress County | Charles E. Hughes+577 | 34826.4% | 92570.1% | 473.6% | 1,320 |
| Franklin County | Woodrow Wilson+1,758 | 2,46976.3% | 71122.0% | 551.7% | 3,235 |
| Gibson County | Woodrow Wilson+2,166 | 3,60971.1% | 1,44328.4% | 220.4% | 5,074 |
| Giles County | Woodrow Wilson+1,719 | 3,20768.2% | 1,48831.7% | 60.1% | 4,701 |
| Grainger County | Charles E. Hughes+686 | 84335.5% | 1,52964.4% | 30.1% | 2,375 |
| Greene County | Charles E. Hughes+801 | 2,25442.5% | 3,05557.5% | 00.0% | 5,309 |
| Grundy County | Woodrow Wilson+417 | 73663.6% | 31927.5% | 1038.9% | 1,158 |
| Hamblen County | Charles E. Hughes+54 | 74147.3% | 79550.7% | 312.0% | 1,567 |
| Hamilton County | Woodrow Wilson+755 | 6,05852.2% | 5,30345.7% | 2342.0% | 11,595 |
| Hancock County | Charles E. Hughes+843 | 38623.9% | 1,22976.1% | 00.0% | 1,615 |
| Hardeman County | Woodrow Wilson+1,239 | 1,72477.8% | 48521.9% | 70.3% | 2,216 |
| Hardin County | Charles E. Hughes+832 | 97935.0% | 1,81164.7% | 100.4% | 2,800 |
| Hawkins County | Charles E. Hughes+597 | 1,14239.4% | 1,73960.0% | 160.6% | 2,897 |
| Haywood County | Woodrow Wilson+1,616 | 1,67795.9% | 613.5% | 110.6% | 1,749 |
| Henderson County | Charles E. Hughes+408 | 97940.7% | 1,38757.7% | 371.5% | 2,403 |
| Henry County | Woodrow Wilson+1,595 | 2,98867.2% | 1,39331.3% | 661.5% | 4,447 |
| Hickman County | Woodrow Wilson+453 | 1,47958.5% | 1,02640.6% | 251.0% | 2,530 |
| Houston County | Woodrow Wilson+420 | 62771.5% | 20723.6% | 434.9% | 877 |
| Humphreys County | Woodrow Wilson+696 | 1,14871.0% | 45228.0% | 171.1% | 1,617 |
| Jackson County | Woodrow Wilson+766 | 1,50667.1% | 74032.9% | 00.0% | 2,246 |
| Jefferson County | Charles E. Hughes+1,128 | 52023.9% | 1,64875.8% | 50.2% | 2,173 |
| Johnson County | Charles E. Hughes+1,549 | 26312.7% | 1,81287.3% | 00.0% | 2,075 |
| Knox County | Charles E. Hughes+1,577 | 4,21441.7% | 5,79157.3% | 1061.0% | 10,111 |
| Lake County | Woodrow Wilson+597 | 72783.7% | 13015.0% | 121.4% | 869 |
| Lauderdale County | Woodrow Wilson+1,040 | 1,57274.6% | 53225.3% | 20.1% | 2,106 |
| Lawrence County | Charles E. Hughes+50 | 1,78749.2% | 1,83750.6% | 100.3% | 3,634 |
| Lewis County | Charles E. Hughes+27 | 38748.0% | 41451.3% | 60.7% | 807 |
| Lincoln County | Woodrow Wilson+2,239 | 2,79183.1% | 55216.4% | 140.4% | 3,357 |
| Loudon County | Charles E. Hughes+275 | 42337.6% | 69862.1% | 30.3% | 1,124 |
| Macon County | Charles E. Hughes+620 | 98038.0% | 1,60062.0% | 00.0% | 2,580 |
| Madison County | Woodrow Wilson+1,465 | 2,65967.8% | 1,19430.4% | 701.8% | 3,923 |
| Marion County | Charles E. Hughes+277 | 1,15543.7% | 1,43254.2% | 542.0% | 2,641 |
| Marshall County | Woodrow Wilson+1,191 | 1,65277.4% | 46121.6% | 211.0% | 2,134 |
| Maury County | Woodrow Wilson+1,449 | 2,16974.1% | 72024.6% | 371.3% | 2,926 |
| McMinn County | Charles E. Hughes+638 | 1,08838.7% | 1,72661.3% | 00.0% | 2,814 |
| McNairy County | Charles E. Hughes+155 | 1,46147.5% | 1,61652.5% | 10.0% | 3,078 |
| Meigs County | Charles E. Hughes+67 | 54147.0% | 60852.9% | 10.1% | 1,150 |
| Monroe County | Charles E. Hughes+196 | 1,26346.1% | 1,45953.2% | 190.7% | 2,741 |
| Montgomery County | Woodrow Wilson+985 | 1,97665.5% | 99132.8% | 521.7% | 3,019 |
| Moore County | Woodrow Wilson+651 | 72291.0% | 719.0% | 00.0% | 793 |
| Morgan County | Charles E. Hughes+702 | 56330.1% | 1,26567.7% | 402.1% | 1,868 |
| Obion County | Woodrow Wilson+2,579 | 3,17083.6% | 59115.6% | 290.8% | 3,790 |
| Overton County | Woodrow Wilson+482 | 1,51258.4% | 1,03039.8% | 471.8% | 2,589 |
| Perry County | Woodrow Wilson+180 | 66357.6% | 48342.0% | 50.4% | 1,151 |
| Pickett County | Charles E. Hughes+83 | 41845.5% | 50154.5% | 00.0% | 919 |
| Polk County | Charles E. Hughes+120 | 76745.9% | 88753.1% | 171.0% | 1,671 |
| Putnam County | Woodrow Wilson+917 | 2,30062.4% | 1,38337.5% | 40.1% | 3,687 |
| Rhea County | Charles E. Hughes+107 | 66145.3% | 76852.6% | 312.1% | 1,460 |
| Roane County | Charles E. Hughes+674 | 66732.2% | 1,34164.7% | 663.2% | 2,074 |
| Robertson County | Woodrow Wilson+1,373 | 2,10672.0% | 73325.1% | 842.9% | 2,923 |
| Rutherford County | Woodrow Wilson+1,825 | 2,94172.5% | 1,11627.5% | 00.0% | 4,057 |
| Scott County | Charles E. Hughes+1,280 | 20611.4% | 1,48682.2% | 1156.4% | 1,807 |
| Sequatchie County | Woodrow Wilson+97 | 33557.9% | 23841.1% | 61.0% | 579 |
| Sevier County | Charles E. Hughes+2,536 | 3019.6% | 2,83790.4% | 10.0% | 3,139 |
| Shelby County | Woodrow Wilson+6,452 | 10,96769.9% | 4,51528.8% | 2021.3% | 15,684 |
| Smith County | Woodrow Wilson+1,255 | 2,19670.0% | 94130.0% | 20.1% | 3,139 |
| Stewart County | Woodrow Wilson+1,120 | 1,71173.1% | 59125.3% | 381.6% | 2,340 |
| Sullivan County | Woodrow Wilson+825 | 2,60159.3% | 1,77640.5% | 70.2% | 4,384 |
| Sumner County | Woodrow Wilson+1,875 | 2,48778.3% | 61219.3% | 762.4% | 3,175 |
| Tipton County | Woodrow Wilson+1,754 | 2,03585.5% | 28111.8% | 652.7% | 2,381 |
| Trousdale County | Woodrow Wilson+471 | 68876.0% | 21724.0% | 00.0% | 905 |
| Unicoi County | Charles E. Hughes+735 | 22619.0% | 96181.0% | 00.0% | 1,187 |
| Union County | Charles E. Hughes+1,101 | 38920.6% | 1,49079.1% | 50.3% | 1,884 |
| Van Buren County | Woodrow Wilson+254 | 40571.3% | 15126.6% | 122.1% | 568 |
| Warren County | Woodrow Wilson+1,231 | 1,85574.3% | 62425.0% | 190.8% | 2,498 |
| Washington County | Charles E. Hughes+892 | 1,83140.1% | 2,72359.7% | 80.2% | 4,562 |
| Wayne County | Charles E. Hughes+1,109 | 51723.9% | 1,62675.3% | 170.8% | 2,160 |
| Weakley County | Woodrow Wilson+1,841 | 3,60967.0% | 1,76832.8% | 60.1% | 5,383 |
| White County | Woodrow Wilson+820 | 1,40769.4% | 58728.9% | 341.7% | 2,028 |
| Williamson County | Woodrow Wilson+1,436 | 2,03676.9% | 60022.7% | 100.4% | 2,646 |
| Wilson County | Woodrow Wilson+1,694 | 2,53575.1% | 84124.9% | 00.0% | 3,376 |
Nominees: Woodrow Wilson (D) · Charles Evans Hughes (R)
Tennessee's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1916 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | +13.5% |
| 1896 | +6.0% |
| 1900 | +8.1% |
| 1904 | +10.8% |
| 1908 | +6.9% |
| 1912 | +28.9% |
| 1916 | +13.6% |
| 1920 | −2.8% |
| 1924 | +9.3% |
| 1928 | −11.1% |
| 1932 | +34.0% |
| 1936 | +37.9% |
| 1940 | +34.9% |
| 1944 | +21.2% |
| 1948 | +12.3% |
| 1952 | −0.3% |
| 1956 | −0.6% |
| 1960 | −7.1% |
| 1964 | +11.0% |
| 1968 | −9.7% |
| 1972 | −38.0% |
| 1976 | +13.0% |
| 1980 | −0.3% |
| 1984 | −16.3% |
| 1988 | −16.3% |
| 1992 | +4.7% |
| 1996 | +2.4% |
| 2000 | −3.9% |
| 2004 | −14.3% |
| 2008 | −15.0% |
| 2012 | −20.4% |
| 2016 | −26.0% |
| 2020 | −23.2% |
| 2024 | −29.7% |
Source. Compiled historical county records — 1916 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.