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Elections / 1916 · President · UT

Woodrow Wilson carried Utah D+21.0.

Woodrow Wilson (D) vs Charles Evans Hughes (R) in Utah, 1916. The state ran 17.8 points more Democratic than the nation (D+3.1 nationally).

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

Utah result
143,146 votes counted
Wilson (D)
84,145
58.8%
Hughes (R)
54,137
37.8%
All others
4,864
3.4%
Margin
D+21.0
1916 presidential election
Utah, 1916
WilsonD+21.0
1916 presidential margin by county for Utah — 1916 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of Utah — 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.Beaver County, UT · D+20.5Box Elder County, UT · D+10.0Cache County, UT · D+16.9Carbon County, UT · D+6.0Davis County, UT · D+12.9Duchesne County, UT · D+29.7Emery County, UT · D+21.3Garfield County, UT · D+23.8Grand County, UT · D+17.3Iron County, UT · D+16.1Juab County, UT · D+26.9Kane County, UT · D+3.9Millard County, UT · D+15.9Morgan County, UT · D+2.1Piute County, UT · D+19.9Rich County, UT · D+16.6Salt Lake County, UT · D+26.1San Juan County, UT · D+34.8Sanpete County, UT · D+7.2Sevier County, UT · D+8.6Summit County, UT · D+10.2Tooele County, UT · D+14.6Uintah County, UT · D+32.8Utah County, UT · D+21.8Wasatch County, UT · D+4.0Washington County, UT · D+33.0Wayne County, UT · D+26.8Weber County, UT · D+25.7
How it voted
Share of the 1916 vote
Woodrow Wilson ✓Democratic58.8%84,145
Charles E. HughesRepublican37.8%54,137
OtherAll other candidates3.4%4,864
D+60
R+60
28 counties, each filled by 1916 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Utah's presidential margins
1896–2024, the 1916 contest in context
Utah's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1896 to 2024. Most recent: −21.6% in 2024.flipped R · 1968−21.6%DR18962024
Utah's presidential margins
YearMargin (D minus R)
1896+65.4%
1900−2.3%
1904−28.6%
1908−17.0%
1912−4.9%
1916+21.0%
1920−17.1%
1924−19.3%
1928−7.7%
1932+15.5%
1936+39.5%
1940+24.7%
1944+21.0%
1948+9.0%
1952−17.9%
1956−29.1%
1960−9.6%
1964+9.4%
1968−19.4%
1972−41.2%
1976−28.8%
1980−52.2%
1984−49.8%
1988−34.2%
1992−18.7%
1996−21.1%
2000−40.5%
2004−45.5%
2008−28.2%
2012−47.9%
2016−17.9%
2020−20.2%
2024−21.6%
County results — 1916
28 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Beaver CountyD
+20.5%
1,2918422,194
Box Elder CountyD
+10.0%
2,9572,4165,408
Cache CountyD
+16.9%
5,3053,7569,142
Carbon CountyD
+6.0%
1,4781,3012,931
Davis CountyD
+12.9%
2,1311,6413,800
Duchesne CountyD
+29.7%
1,4436872,549
Emery CountyD
+21.3%
1,4068962,396
Garfield CountyD
+23.8%
8435161,376
Grand CountyD
+17.3%
306213539
Iron CountyD
+16.1%
1,1568252,061
Juab CountyD
+26.9%
2,2211,2483,623
Kane CountyD
+3.9%
329304647
Millard CountyD
+15.9%
1,8041,2933,208
Morgan CountyD
+2.1%
484464956
Piute CountyD
+19.9%
417269742
Rich CountyD
+16.6%
454325779
Salt Lake CountyD
+26.1%
30,70717,59350,189
San Juan CountyD
+34.8%
448213676
Sanpete CountyD
+7.2%
3,3822,9186,462
Sevier CountyD
+8.6%
2,0521,7203,840
Summit CountyD
+10.2%
1,4951,1952,937
Tooele CountyD
+14.6%
1,5281,1242,768
Uintah CountyD
+32.8%
1,4597122,276
Utah CountyD
+21.8%
8,2355,20113,887
Wasatch CountyD
+4.0%
8858171,716
Washington CountyD
+33.0%
1,3977032,104
Wayne CountyD
+26.8%
393225627
Weber CountyD
+25.7%
8,1394,72013,313