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Elections / 1916 · President · TN

Woodrow Wilson carried Tennessee D+13.6.

Woodrow Wilson (D) vs Charles Evans Hughes (R) in Tennessee, 1916. The state ran 10.5 points more Democratic than the nation (D+3.1 nationally).

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

Tennessee result
272,190 votes counted
Wilson (D)
153,280
56.3%
Hughes (R)
116,223
42.7%
All others
2,687
1.0%
Margin
D+13.6
1916 presidential election
Tennessee, 1916
WilsonD+13.6
1916 presidential margin by county for Tennessee — 1916 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of Tennessee — 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.Anderson County, TN · R+52.2Bedford County, TN · D+32.1Benton County, TN · D+23.7Bledsoe County, TN · R+23.4Blount County, TN · R+41.4Bradley County, TN · R+30.5Campbell County, TN · R+53.8Cannon County, TN · D+34.5Carroll County, TN · R+5.1Carter County, TN · R+71.2Cheatham County, TN · D+43.4Chester County, TN · D+14.0Claiborne County, TN · R+14.0Clay County, TN · D+8.6Cocke County, TN · R+42.3Coffee County, TN · D+57.5Crockett County, TN · D+16.9Cumberland County, TN · R+36.6Davidson County, TN · D+47.0Decatur County, TN · TiedDeKalb County, TN · D+2.3Dickson County, TN · D+34.8Dyer County, TN · D+61.7Fayette County, TN · D+87.9Fentress County, TN · R+43.7Franklin County, TN · D+54.3Gibson County, TN · D+42.7Giles County, TN · D+36.6Grainger County, TN · R+28.9Greene County, TN · R+15.1Grundy County, TN · D+36.0Hamblen County, TN · R+3.4Hamilton County, TN · D+6.5Hancock County, TN · R+52.2Hardeman County, TN · D+55.9Hardin County, TN · R+29.7Hawkins County, TN · R+20.6Haywood County, TN · D+92.4Henderson County, TN · R+17.0Henry County, TN · D+35.9Hickman County, TN · D+17.9Houston County, TN · D+47.9Humphreys County, TN · D+43.0Jackson County, TN · D+34.1Jefferson County, TN · R+51.9Johnson County, TN · R+74.7Knox County, TN · R+15.6Lake County, TN · D+68.7Lauderdale County, TN · D+49.4Lawrence County, TN · R+1.4Lewis County, TN · R+3.3Lincoln County, TN · D+66.7Loudon County, TN · R+24.5Macon County, TN · R+24.0Madison County, TN · D+37.3Marion County, TN · R+10.5Marshall County, TN · D+55.8Maury County, TN · D+49.5McMinn County, TN · R+22.7McNairy County, TN · R+5.0Meigs County, TN · R+5.8Monroe County, TN · R+7.2Montgomery County, TN · D+32.6Moore County, TN · D+82.1Morgan County, TN · R+37.6Obion County, TN · D+68.0Overton County, TN · D+18.6Perry County, TN · D+15.6Pickett County, TN · R+9.0Polk County, TN · R+7.2Putnam County, TN · D+24.9Rhea County, TN · R+7.3Roane County, TN · R+32.5Robertson County, TN · D+47.0Rutherford County, TN · D+45.0Scott County, TN · R+70.8Sequatchie County, TN · D+16.8Sevier County, TN · R+80.8Shelby County, TN · D+41.1Smith County, TN · D+40.0Stewart County, TN · D+47.9Sullivan County, TN · D+18.8Sumner County, TN · D+59.1Tipton County, TN · D+73.7Trousdale County, TN · D+52.0Unicoi County, TN · R+61.9Union County, TN · R+58.4Van Buren County, TN · D+44.7Warren County, TN · D+49.3Washington County, TN · R+19.6Wayne County, TN · R+51.3Weakley County, TN · D+34.2White County, TN · D+40.4Williamson County, TN · D+54.3Wilson County, TN · D+50.2
How it voted
Share of the 1916 vote
Woodrow Wilson ✓Democratic56.3%153,280
Charles E. HughesRepublican42.7%116,223
OtherAll other candidates1.0%2,687
D+60
R+60
95 counties, each filled by 1916 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Tennessee's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1916 contest in context
Tennessee's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1892 to 2024. Most recent: −29.6% in 2024.flipped R · 2000−29.6%DR18922024
Tennessee's presidential margins
YearMargin (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%
2024−29.6%
County results — 1916
95 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Anderson CountyR
−52.2%
5371,7302,286
Bedford CountyD
+32.1%
2,5781,3243,903
Benton CountyD
+23.7%
1,3138052,142
Bledsoe CountyR
−23.4%
4236811,104
Blount CountyR
−41.4%
1,0152,4623,496
Bradley CountyR
−30.5%
7841,4822,290
Campbell CountyR
−53.8%
4851,6702,201
Cannon CountyD
+34.5%
9364561,392
Carroll CountyR
−5.1%
2,0012,2174,259
Carter CountyR
−71.2%
4982,9613,459
Cheatham CountyD
+43.4%
1,1174391,562
Chester CountyD
+14.0%
8626451,549
Claiborne CountyR
−14.0%
1,0531,3982,470
Clay CountyD
+8.6%
6895781,285
Cocke CountyR
−42.3%
5951,4782,086
Coffee CountyD
+57.5%
1,8374892,346
Crockett CountyD
+16.9%
1,6081,1442,752
Cumberland CountyR
−36.6%
4289241,355
Davidson CountyD
+47.0%
8,9583,16812,320
Decatur CountyR
−0.3%
8878931,797
DeKalb CountyD
+2.3%
1,4071,3432,760
Dickson CountyD
+34.8%
2,1051,0083,154
Dyer CountyD
+61.7%
1,9974592,492
Fayette CountyD
+87.9%
1,8121161,930
Fentress CountyR
−43.7%
3489251,320
Franklin CountyD
+54.3%
2,4697113,235
Gibson CountyD
+42.7%
3,6091,4435,074
Giles CountyD
+36.6%
3,2071,4884,701
Grainger CountyR
−28.9%
8431,5292,375
Greene CountyR
−15.1%
2,2543,0555,309
Grundy CountyD
+36.0%
7363191,158
Hamblen CountyR
−3.4%
7417951,567
Hamilton CountyD
+6.5%
6,0585,30311,595
Hancock CountyR
−52.2%
3861,2291,615
Hardeman CountyD
+55.9%
1,7244852,216
Hardin CountyR
−29.7%
9791,8112,800
Hawkins CountyR
−20.6%
1,1421,7392,897
Haywood CountyD
+92.4%
1,677611,749
Henderson CountyR
−17.0%
9791,3872,403
Henry CountyD
+35.9%
2,9881,3934,447
Hickman CountyD
+17.9%
1,4791,0262,530
Houston CountyD
+47.9%
627207877
Humphreys CountyD
+43.0%
1,1484521,617
Jackson CountyD
+34.1%
1,5067402,246
Jefferson CountyR
−51.9%
5201,6482,173
Johnson CountyR
−74.7%
2631,8122,075
Knox CountyR
−15.6%
4,2145,79110,111
Lake CountyD
+68.7%
727130869
Lauderdale CountyD
+49.4%
1,5725322,106
Lawrence CountyR
−1.4%
1,7871,8373,634
Lewis CountyR
−3.3%
387414807
Lincoln CountyD
+66.7%
2,7915523,357
Loudon CountyR
−24.5%
4236981,124
Macon CountyR
−24.0%
9801,6002,580
Madison CountyD
+37.3%
2,6591,1943,923
Marion CountyR
−10.5%
1,1551,4322,641
Marshall CountyD
+55.8%
1,6524612,134
Maury CountyD
+49.5%
2,1697202,926
McMinn CountyR
−22.7%
1,0881,7262,814
McNairy CountyR
−5.0%
1,4611,6163,078
Meigs CountyR
−5.8%
5416081,150
Monroe CountyR
−7.2%
1,2631,4592,741
Montgomery CountyD
+32.6%
1,9769913,019
Moore CountyD
+82.1%
72271793
Morgan CountyR
−37.6%
5631,2651,868
Obion CountyD
+68.0%
3,1705913,790
Overton CountyD
+18.6%
1,5121,0302,589
Perry CountyD
+15.6%
6634831,151
Pickett CountyR
−9.0%
418501919
Polk CountyR
−7.2%
7678871,671
Putnam CountyD
+24.9%
2,3001,3833,687
Rhea CountyR
−7.3%
6617681,460
Roane CountyR
−32.5%
6671,3412,074
Robertson CountyD
+47.0%
2,1067332,923
Rutherford CountyD
+45.0%
2,9411,1164,057
Scott CountyR
−70.8%
2061,4861,807
Sequatchie CountyD
+16.8%
335238579
Sevier CountyR
−80.8%
3012,8373,139
Shelby CountyD
+41.1%
10,9674,51515,684
Smith CountyD
+40.0%
2,1969413,139
Stewart CountyD
+47.9%
1,7115912,340
Sullivan CountyD
+18.8%
2,6011,7764,384
Sumner CountyD
+59.1%
2,4876123,175
Tipton CountyD
+73.7%
2,0352812,381
Trousdale CountyD
+52.0%
688217905
Unicoi CountyR
−61.9%
2269611,187
Union CountyR
−58.4%
3891,4901,884
Van Buren CountyD
+44.7%
405151568
Warren CountyD
+49.3%
1,8556242,498
Washington CountyR
−19.6%
1,8312,7234,562
Wayne CountyR
−51.3%
5171,6262,160
Weakley CountyD
+34.2%
3,6091,7685,383
White CountyD
+40.4%
1,4075872,028
Williamson CountyD
+54.3%
2,0366002,646
Wilson CountyD
+50.2%
2,5358413,376