Elections / 1916 · President · TX
Texas — 1916 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate1916 presidential electionTexas · PresidentWilsonD+59.6
How it voted
Share of the 1916 vote
| Woodrow Wilson ✓Democratic | 77.1% | 286,415 |
|---|---|---|
| Charles E. HughesRepublican | 17.5% | 64,999 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 5.4% | 19,892 |
1916presidential margin
D+60R+60
247 counties, each filled by 1916 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Texas cast 20 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (247 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Anderson County, TX | Democratic | D+55.4 |
| Andrews County, TX | Democratic | D+95.9 |
| Angelina County, TX | Democratic | D+72.3 |
| Aransas County, TX | Democratic | D+73.5 |
| Archer County, TX | Democratic | D+63.0 |
| Armstrong County, TX | Democratic | D+76.2 |
| Atascosa County, TX | Democratic | D+63.7 |
| Austin County, TX | Democratic | D+17.5 |
| Bandera County, TX | Democratic | D+49.1 |
| Bastrop County, TX | Democratic | D+41.1 |
| Baylor County, TX | Democratic | D+79.4 |
| Bee County, TX | Democratic | D+56.3 |
| Bell County, TX | Democratic | D+78.2 |
| Bexar County, TX | Democratic | D+12.0 |
| Blanco County, TX | Democratic | D+44.4 |
| Borden County, TX | Democratic | D+91.2 |
| Bosque County, TX | Democratic | D+76.1 |
| Bowie County, TX | Democratic | D+58.0 |
| Brazoria County, TX | Democratic | D+26.2 |
| Brazos County, TX | Democratic | D+57.6 |
| Brewster County, TX | Democratic | D+63.6 |
| Briscoe County, TX | Democratic | D+89.5 |
| Brooks County, TX | Democratic | D+22.8 |
| Brown County, TX | Democratic | D+79.3 |
| Burleson County, TX | Democratic | D+63.3 |
| Burnet County, TX | Democratic | D+75.4 |
| Caldwell County, TX | Democratic | D+68.0 |
| Calhoun County, TX | Democratic | D+55.9 |
| Callahan County, TX | Democratic | D+78.9 |
| Cameron County, TX | Democratic | D+49.0 |
| Camp County, TX | Democratic | D+53.4 |
| Carson County, TX | Democratic | D+59.9 |
| Cass County, TX | Democratic | D+34.2 |
| Castro County, TX | Democratic | D+42.5 |
| Chambers County, TX | Democratic | D+35.8 |
| Cherokee County, TX | Democratic | D+70.7 |
| Childress County, TX | Democratic | D+86.6 |
| Clay County, TX | Democratic | D+73.5 |
| Coke County, TX | Democratic | D+81.5 |
| Coleman County, TX | Democratic | D+81.0 |
| Collin County, TX | Democratic | D+71.9 |
| Collingsworth County, TX | Democratic | D+82.1 |
| Colorado County, TX | Democratic | D+46.1 |
| Comal County, TX | Republican | R+25.6 |
| Comanche County, TX | Democratic | D+68.8 |
| Concho County, TX | Democratic | D+75.0 |
| Cooke County, TX | Democratic | D+70.2 |
| Coryell County, TX | Democratic | D+78.2 |
| Cottle County, TX | Democratic | D+82.8 |
| Crockett County, TX | Democratic | D+57.0 |
| Crosby County, TX | Democratic | D+79.7 |
| Culberson County, TX | Democratic | D+96.1 |
| Dallam County, TX | Democratic | D+57.6 |
| Dallas County, TX | Democratic | D+66.8 |
| Dawson County, TX | Democratic | D+86.2 |
| Deaf Smith County, TX | Democratic | D+61.7 |
| Delta County, TX | Democratic | D+81.5 |
| Denton County, TX | Democratic | D+97.2 |
| DeWitt County, TX | Republican | R+0.6 |
| Dickens County, TX | Democratic | D+84.4 |
| Dimmit County, TX | Democratic | D+44.4 |
| Donley County, TX | Democratic | D+79.5 |
| Duval County, TX | Democratic | D+87.9 |
| Eastland County, TX | Democratic | D+69.1 |
| Ector County, TX | Democratic | D+96.7 |
| Edwards County, TX | Democratic | D+59.8 |
| El Paso County, TX | Democratic | D+33.2 |
| Ellis County, TX | Democratic | D+85.7 |
| Erath County, TX | Democratic | D+73.2 |
| Falls County, TX | Democratic | D+43.4 |
| Fannin County, TX | Democratic | D+71.8 |
| Fayette County, TX | Democratic | D+21.8 |
| Fisher County, TX | Democratic | D+73.4 |
| Floyd County, TX | Democratic | D+75.3 |
| Foard County, TX | Democratic | D+71.9 |
| Fort Bend County, TX | Democratic | D+40.3 |
| Franklin County, TX | Democratic | D+78.9 |
| Freestone County, TX | Democratic | D+40.6 |
| Frio County, TX | Democratic | D+75.4 |
| Gaines County, TX | Democratic | D+95.2 |
| Galveston County, TX | Democratic | D+46.3 |
| Garza County, TX | Democratic | D+88.3 |
| Gillespie County, TX | Republican | R+56.2 |
| Glasscock County, TX | Democratic | D+81.5 |
| Goliad County, TX | Democratic | D+4.7 |
| Gonzales County, TX | Democratic | D+43.1 |
| Gray County, TX | Democratic | D+70.2 |
| Grayson County, TX | Democratic | D+63.4 |
| Gregg County, TX | Democratic | D+65.7 |
| Grimes County, TX | Democratic | D+80.5 |
| Guadalupe County, TX | Republican | R+37.1 |
| Hale County, TX | Democratic | D+79.8 |
| Hall County, TX | Democratic | D+82.0 |
| Hamilton County, TX | Democratic | D+70.5 |
| Hansford County, TX | Democratic | D+50.4 |
| Hardeman County, TX | Democratic | D+72.6 |
| Hardin County, TX | Democratic | D+73.1 |
| Harris County, TX | Democratic | D+52.2 |
| Harrison County, TX | Democratic | D+74.4 |
| Hartley County, TX | Democratic | D+67.9 |
| Haskell County, TX | Democratic | D+66.3 |
| Hays County, TX | Democratic | D+77.0 |
| Hemphill County, TX | Democratic | D+52.6 |
| Henderson County, TX | Democratic | D+63.1 |
| Hidalgo County, TX | Democratic | D+66.6 |
| Hill County, TX | Democratic | D+80.5 |
| Hood County, TX | Democratic | D+74.7 |
| Hopkins County, TX | Democratic | D+77.5 |
| Houston County, TX | Democratic | D+59.9 |
| Howard County, TX | Democratic | D+81.8 |
| Hunt County, TX | Democratic | D+78.9 |
| Hutchinson County, TX | Democratic | D+57.0 |
| Irion County, TX | Democratic | D+87.3 |
| Jack County, TX | Democratic | D+67.2 |
| Jackson County, TX | Democratic | D+47.1 |
| Jasper County, TX | Democratic | D+81.0 |
| Jeff Davis County, TX | Democratic | D+51.4 |
| Jefferson County, TX | Democratic | D+69.1 |
| Jim Hogg County, TX | Democratic | D+88.9 |
| Jim Wells County, TX | Democratic | D+49.6 |
| Johnson County, TX | Democratic | D+79.1 |
| Jones County, TX | Democratic | D+78.8 |
| Karnes County, TX | Democratic | D+57.3 |
| Kaufman County, TX | Democratic | D+69.6 |
| Kendall County, TX | Republican | R+43.1 |
| Kent County, TX | Democratic | D+87.9 |
| Kerr County, TX | Democratic | D+37.6 |
| Kimble County, TX | Democratic | D+84.3 |
| King County, TX | Democratic | D+88.0 |
| Kinney County, TX | Democratic | D+7.2 |
| Kleberg County, TX | Democratic | D+55.5 |
| Knox County, TX | Democratic | D+77.7 |
| La Salle County, TX | Democratic | D+78.1 |
| Lamar County, TX | Democratic | D+81.1 |
| Lamb County, TX | Democratic | D+79.1 |
| Lampasas County, TX | Democratic | D+73.9 |
| Lavaca County, TX | Democratic | D+28.6 |
| Lee County, TX | Republican | R+17.8 |
| Leon County, TX | Democratic | D+43.6 |
| Liberty County, TX | Democratic | D+45.8 |
| Limestone County, TX | Democratic | D+77.7 |
| Lipscomb County, TX | Democratic | D+44.7 |
| Live Oak County, TX | Democratic | D+48.4 |
| Llano County, TX | Democratic | D+79.2 |
| Lubbock County, TX | Democratic | D+85.8 |
| Lynn County, TX | Democratic | D+89.3 |
| Madison County, TX | Democratic | D+68.0 |
| Marion County, TX | Democratic | D+45.4 |
| Martin County, TX | Democratic | D+68.9 |
| Mason County, TX | Democratic | D+39.8 |
| Matagorda County, TX | Democratic | D+45.5 |
| Maverick County, TX | Republican | R+12.2 |
| McCulloch County, TX | Democratic | D+76.7 |
| McLennan County, TX | Democratic | D+66.7 |
| McMullen County, TX | Democratic | D+59.7 |
| Medina County, TX | Democratic | D+7.5 |
| Menard County, TX | Democratic | D+65.0 |
| Midland County, TX | Democratic | D+84.9 |
| Milam County, TX | Democratic | D+53.9 |
| Mills County, TX | Democratic | D+58.2 |
| Mitchell County, TX | Democratic | D+82.8 |
| Montague County, TX | Democratic | D+67.9 |
| Montgomery County, TX | Democratic | D+55.9 |
| Moore County, TX | Democratic | D+89.0 |
| Morris County, TX | Democratic | D+49.3 |
| Motley County, TX | Democratic | D+89.3 |
| Nacogdoches County, TX | Democratic | D+83.6 |
| Navarro County, TX | Democratic | D+82.3 |
| Newton County, TX | Democratic | D+82.3 |
| Nolan County, TX | Democratic | D+78.5 |
| Nueces County, TX | Democratic | D+59.5 |
| Ochiltree County, TX | Democratic | D+68.6 |
| Oldham County, TX | Democratic | D+52.2 |
| Orange County, TX | Democratic | D+75.4 |
| Palo Pinto County, TX | Democratic | D+70.7 |
| Panola County, TX | Democratic | D+77.3 |
| Parker County, TX | Democratic | D+72.9 |
| Parmer County, TX | Democratic | D+47.4 |
| Pecos County, TX | Democratic | D+60.1 |
| Polk County, TX | Democratic | D+71.2 |
| Potter County, TX | Democratic | D+72.0 |
| Presidio County, TX | Democratic | D+79.9 |
| Rains County, TX | Democratic | D+50.4 |
| Randall County, TX | Democratic | D+65.9 |
| Reagan County, TX | Democratic | D+91.9 |
| Real County, TX | Democratic | D+80.3 |
| Red River County, TX | Democratic | D+66.0 |
| Reeves County, TX | Democratic | D+76.7 |
| Refugio County, TX | Democratic | D+25.3 |
| Roberts County, TX | Democratic | D+76.9 |
| Robertson County, TX | Democratic | D+69.4 |
| Rockwall County, TX | Democratic | D+91.9 |
| Runnels County, TX | Democratic | D+71.0 |
| Rusk County, TX | Democratic | D+51.7 |
| Sabine County, TX | Democratic | D+86.8 |
| San Augustine County, TX | Democratic | D+88.3 |
| San Jacinto County, TX | Democratic | D+26.8 |
| San Patricio County, TX | Democratic | D+58.2 |
| San Saba County, TX | Democratic | D+79.3 |
| Schleicher County, TX | Democratic | D+86.4 |
| Scurry County, TX | Democratic | D+85.6 |
| Shackelford County, TX | Democratic | D+70.0 |
| Shelby County, TX | Democratic | D+78.7 |
| Sherman County, TX | Democratic | D+55.9 |
| Smith County, TX | Democratic | D+47.4 |
| Somervell County, TX | Democratic | D+67.5 |
| Starr County, TX | Democratic | D+63.5 |
| Stephens County, TX | Democratic | D+81.5 |
| Sterling County, TX | Democratic | D+93.9 |
| Stonewall County, TX | Democratic | D+74.9 |
| Sutton County, TX | Democratic | D+81.8 |
| Swisher County, TX | Democratic | D+70.0 |
| Tarrant County, TX | Democratic | D+71.4 |
| Taylor County, TX | Democratic | D+84.8 |
| Terrell County, TX | Democratic | D+50.4 |
| Terry County, TX | Democratic | D+98.6 |
| Throckmorton County, TX | Democratic | D+76.9 |
| Titus County, TX | Democratic | D+66.3 |
| Tom Green County, TX | Democratic | D+81.6 |
| Travis County, TX | Democratic | D+67.1 |
| Trinity County, TX | Democratic | D+64.9 |
| Tyler County, TX | Democratic | D+88.6 |
| Upshur County, TX | Democratic | D+68.5 |
| Upton County, TX | Democratic | D+73.5 |
| Uvalde County, TX | Democratic | D+76.3 |
| Val Verde County, TX | Democratic | D+52.9 |
| Van Zandt County, TX | Democratic | D+61.7 |
| Victoria County, TX | Democratic | D+29.8 |
| Walker County, TX | Democratic | D+40.6 |
| Waller County, TX | Democratic | D+55.0 |
| Ward County, TX | Democratic | D+73.5 |
| Washington County, TX | Republican | R+7.7 |
| Webb County, TX | Democratic | D+17.8 |
| Wharton County, TX | Democratic | D+42.6 |
| Wheeler County, TX | Democratic | D+71.1 |
| Wichita County, TX | Democratic | D+68.3 |
| Wilbarger County, TX | Democratic | D+78.3 |
| Willacy County, TX | Democratic | D+83.3 |
| Williamson County, TX | Democratic | D+59.3 |
| Wilson County, TX | Democratic | D+41.8 |
| Winkler County, TX | Democratic | D+100.0 |
| Wise County, TX | Democratic | D+71.8 |
| Wood County, TX | Democratic | D+61.4 |
| Yoakum County, TX | Democratic | D+96.6 |
| Young County, TX | Democratic | D+79.5 |
| Zapata County, TX | Republican | R+78.3 |
| Zavala County, TX | Democratic | D+63.9 |
Nominees: Woodrow Wilson (D) · Charles Evans Hughes (R)
Texas's presidential margins
1904–2024, the 1916 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1904 | +49.6% |
| 1908 | +51.6% |
| 1912 | +63.2% |
| 1916 | +59.6% |
| 1920 | +36.6% |
| 1924 | +52.6% |
| 1928 | −3.9% |
| 1932 | +77.0% |
| 1936 | +74.8% |
| 1940 | +62.0% |
| 1944 | +54.8% |
| 1948 | +41.7% |
| 1952 | −6.4% |
| 1956 | −11.3% |
| 1960 | +2.0% |
| 1964 | +26.8% |
| 1968 | +1.3% |
| 1972 | −33.0% |
| 1976 | +3.2% |
| 1980 | −13.9% |
| 1984 | −27.5% |
| 1988 | −12.6% |
| 1992 | −3.5% |
| 1996 | −4.9% |
| 2000 | −21.3% |
| 2004 | −22.9% |
| 2008 | −11.8% |
| 2012 | −15.8% |
| 2016 | −9.0% |
| 2020 | −5.6% |
| 2024 | −13.7% |
County-by-county results — 247 counties
Source. Compiled historical county records — 1916 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.