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Elections / 1916 · President · VA

Woodrow Wilson carried Virginia D+34.7.

Woodrow Wilson (D) vs Charles Evans Hughes (R) in Virginia, 1916. The state ran 31.6 points more Democratic than the nation (D+3.1 nationally).

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

Virginia result
153,984 votes counted
Wilson (D)
102,825
66.8%
Hughes (R)
49,358
32.1%
All others
1,801
1.2%
Margin
D+34.7
1916 presidential election
Virginia, 1916
WilsonD+34.7
1916 presidential margin by county for Virginia — 1916 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of Virginia — 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.Accomack County, VA · D+69.9Albemarle County, VA · D+72.1Alexandria city, VA · D+47.7Alleghany County, VA · D+28.8Amelia County, VA · D+66.2Amherst County, VA · D+84.1Appomattox County, VA · D+67.8Arlington County, VA · D+10.8Augusta County, VA · D+34.3Bath County, VA · D+27.5Bedford County, VA · D+68.7Bland County, VA · R+8.2Botetourt County, VA · D+7.4Bristol city, VA · D+45.1Brunswick County, VA · D+80.8Buchanan County, VA · R+6.9Buckingham County, VA · D+54.5Buena Vista city, VA · D+26.2Campbell County, VA · D+65.0Caroline County, VA · D+52.3Carroll County, VA · R+24.8Charles City County, VA · D+41.6Charlotte County, VA · D+57.6Charlottesville city, VA · D+67.8Chesapeake city, VA · D+39.7Chesterfield County, VA · D+65.0Clarke County, VA · D+84.5Craig County, VA · D+29.6Culpeper County, VA · D+64.1Cumberland County, VA · D+71.9Danville city, VA · D+61.7Dickenson County, VA · R+7.2Dinwiddie County, VA · D+74.8Essex County, VA · D+59.4Fairfax County, VA · D+42.4Fauquier County, VA · D+53.2Floyd County, VA · R+30.8Fluvanna County, VA · D+72.7Franklin County, VA · D+15.0Frederick County, VA · D+52.4Fredericksburg city, VA · D+37.4Giles County, VA · D+16.9Gloucester County, VA · D+60.6Goochland County, VA · D+36.0Grayson County, VA · R+12.5Greene County, VA · R+3.9Greensville County, VA · D+67.2Halifax County, VA · D+56.2Hampton city, VA · D+59.1Hanover County, VA · D+75.3Harrisonburg city, VA · D+4.0Henrico County, VA · D+64.7Henry County, VA · D+19.9Highland County, VA · D+8.8Hopewell city, VA · D+75.0Isle of Wight County, VA · D+65.7James City County, VA · D+57.1King and Queen County, VA · D+36.2King George County, VA · D+1.4King William County, VA · D+48.4Lancaster County, VA · D+77.2Lee County, VA · R+9.8Loudoun County, VA · D+56.5Louisa County, VA · D+45.4Lunenburg County, VA · D+75.1Lynchburg city, VA · D+60.4Madison County, VA · D+24.1Mathews County, VA · D+70.2Mecklenburg County, VA · D+70.9Middlesex County, VA · D+41.3Montgomery County, VA · R+7.6Nelson County, VA · D+62.0New Kent County, VA · D+46.6Newport News city, VA · D+32.1Norfolk city, VA · D+52.9Northampton County, VA · D+75.3Northumberland County, VA · D+63.5Nottoway County, VA · D+73.0Orange County, VA · D+59.6Page County, VA · D+15.5Patrick County, VA · D+3.4Petersburg city, VA · D+74.9Pittsylvania County, VA · D+42.4Portsmouth city, VA · D+54.8Powhatan County, VA · D+35.0Prince Edward County, VA · D+72.2Prince George County, VA · D+56.2Prince William County, VA · D+59.2Pulaski County, VA · D+18.0Radford city, VA · D+27.8Rappahannock County, VA · D+64.4Richmond city, VA · D+69.6Richmond County, VA · D+29.3Roanoke city, VA · D+55.5Roanoke County, VA · D+29.0Rockbridge County, VA · D+27.0Rockingham County, VA · D+10.9Russell County, VA · D+5.3Scott County, VA · R+13.8Shenandoah County, VA · D+0.5Smyth County, VA · R+7.6Southampton County, VA · D+78.2Spotsylvania County, VA · D+23.0Stafford County, VA · D+2.5Staunton city, VA · D+24.0Suffolk city, VA · D+65.2Surry County, VA · D+64.5Sussex County, VA · D+66.4Tazewell County, VA · R+17.8Virginia Beach city, VA · D+76.8Warren County, VA · D+45.7Washington County, VA · D+4.1Westmoreland County, VA · D+45.6Williamsburg city, VA · D+64.4Winchester city, VA · D+39.8Wise County, VA · R+11.7Wythe County, VA · R+1.3York County, VA · D+65.8
How it voted
Share of the 1916 vote
Woodrow Wilson ✓Democratic66.8%102,825
Charles E. HughesRepublican32.1%49,358
OtherAll other candidates1.2%1,801
D+60
R+60
118 counties, each filled by 1916 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Virginia's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1916 contest in context
Virginia's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1892 to 2024. Most recent: +5.8% in 2024.flipped D · 2008+5.8%DR18922024
Virginia's presidential margins
YearMargin (D minus R)
1892+17.5%
1896+6.6%
1900+11.5%
1904+24.8%
1908+22.2%
1912+48.9%
1916+34.7%
1920+23.5%
1924+29.7%
1928−8.0%
1932+38.4%
1936+40.8%
1940+36.5%
1944+25.0%
1948+6.8%
1952−13.0%
1956−17.0%
1960−5.4%
1964+7.1%
1968−10.9%
1972−37.7%
1976−1.3%
1980−12.7%
1984−25.2%
1988−20.5%
1992−4.4%
1996−2.0%
2000−8.1%
2004−8.2%
2008+6.3%
2012+3.9%
2016+5.3%
2020+10.1%
2024+5.8%
County results — 1916
118 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Accomack CountyD
+69.9%
1,7452992,070
Albemarle CountyD
+72.1%
1,3762231,599
Alexandria cityD
+47.7%
1,0383641,412
Alleghany CountyD
+28.8%
9995361,605
Amelia CountyD
+66.2%
40380488
Amherst CountyD
+84.1%
1,142931,247
Appomattox CountyD
+67.8%
700133836
Arlington CountyD
+10.8%
515412950
Augusta CountyD
+34.3%
1,7518452,644
Bath CountyD
+27.5%
387219612
Bedford CountyD
+68.7%
1,6282981,937
Bland CountyR
−8.2%
356420780
Botetourt CountyD
+7.4%
9007751,691
Bristol cityD
+45.1%
489184677
Brunswick CountyD
+80.8%
77282854
Buchanan CountyR
−6.9%
7208271,554
Buckingham CountyD
+54.5%
625181814
Buena Vista cityD
+26.2%
15892252
Campbell CountyD
+65.0%
1,0071851,265
Caroline CountyD
+52.3%
637198840
Carroll CountyR
−24.8%
8581,4242,282
Charles City CountyD
+41.6%
13957197
Charlotte CountyD
+57.6%
8562271,092
Charlottesville cityD
+67.8%
618117739
Chesapeake cityD
+39.7%
1,6126842,337
Chesterfield CountyD
+65.0%
699141858
Clarke CountyD
+84.5%
59049640
Craig CountyD
+29.6%
369200571
Culpeper CountyD
+64.1%
8491841,038
Cumberland CountyD
+71.9%
44673519
Danville cityD
+61.7%
1,1512291,495
Dickenson CountyR
−7.2%
6507531,431
Dinwiddie CountyD
+74.8%
59285678
Essex CountyD
+59.4%
30277379
Fairfax CountyD
+42.4%
1,1794721,666
Fauquier CountyD
+53.2%
1,2043671,574
Floyd CountyR
−30.8%
4728931,365
Fluvanna CountyD
+72.7%
51381594
Franklin CountyD
+15.0%
1,4811,0942,582
Frederick CountyD
+52.4%
1,1943661,581
Fredericksburg cityD
+37.4%
380173554
Giles CountyD
+16.9%
8395961,440
Gloucester CountyD
+60.6%
582142726
Goochland CountyD
+36.0%
413193611
Grayson CountyR
−12.5%
9671,2442,215
Greene CountyR
−3.9%
221239460
Greensville CountyD
+67.2%
39276470
Halifax CountyD
+56.2%
1,7814932,291
Hampton cityD
+59.1%
761188970
Hanover CountyD
+75.3%
760102874
Harrisonburg cityD
+4.0%
346319670
Henrico CountyD
+64.7%
690140850
Henry CountyD
+19.9%
8515671,429
Highland CountyD
+8.8%
370310683
Hopewell cityD
+75.0%
24328
Isle of Wight CountyD
+65.7%
679140820
James City CountyD
+57.1%
12734163
King and Queen CountyD
+36.2%
271127398
King George CountyD
+1.4%
223217443
King William CountyD
+48.4%
342119461
Lancaster CountyD
+77.2%
46158522
Lee CountyR
−9.8%
1,2871,5692,869
Loudoun CountyD
+56.5%
1,4904041,922
Louisa CountyD
+45.4%
710263985
Lunenburg CountyD
+75.1%
814110937
Lynchburg cityD
+60.4%
1,4653531,842
Madison CountyD
+24.1%
572348928
Mathews CountyD
+70.2%
54990654
Mecklenburg CountyD
+70.9%
1,3172221,544
Middlesex CountyD
+41.3%
373155528
Montgomery CountyR
−7.6%
7658911,667
Nelson CountyD
+62.0%
1,0632491,312
New Kent CountyD
+46.6%
19269264
Newport News cityD
+32.1%
1,0365181,615
Norfolk cityD
+52.9%
3,2349634,292
Northampton CountyD
+75.3%
802109920
Northumberland CountyD
+63.5%
503111617
Nottoway CountyD
+73.0%
60891708
Orange CountyD
+59.6%
608153764
Page CountyD
+15.5%
8426131,477
Patrick CountyD
+3.4%
8728151,690
Petersburg cityD
+74.9%
1,1551611,327
Pittsylvania CountyD
+42.4%
2,0128012,853
Portsmouth cityD
+54.8%
1,3683761,811
Powhatan CountyD
+35.0%
233112346
Prince Edward CountyD
+72.2%
668108776
Prince George CountyD
+56.2%
25872331
Prince William CountyD
+59.2%
754192950
Pulaski CountyD
+18.0%
1,0577211,864
Radford cityD
+27.8%
206115327
Rappahannock CountyD
+64.4%
40184492
Richmond cityD
+69.6%
6,9871,2108,303
Richmond CountyD
+29.3%
329180509
Roanoke cityD
+55.5%
2,2466102,950
Roanoke CountyD
+29.0%
8504601,344
Rockbridge CountyD
+27.0%
1,0496011,661
Rockingham CountyD
+10.9%
1,6501,3223,012
Russell CountyD
+5.3%
1,5701,4102,991
Scott CountyR
−13.8%
1,3191,7433,077
Shenandoah CountyD
+0.5%
1,4401,4252,926
Smyth CountyR
−7.6%
1,1341,3212,463
Southampton CountyD
+78.2%
1,0451281,173
Spotsylvania CountyD
+23.0%
398249649
Stafford CountyD
+2.5%
444422868
Staunton cityD
+24.0%
511311833
Suffolk cityD
+65.2%
1,1002281,337
Surry CountyD
+64.5%
43090527
Sussex CountyD
+66.4%
48696587
Tazewell CountyR
−17.8%
1,1081,5912,720
Virginia Beach cityD
+76.8%
51567583
Warren CountyD
+45.7%
583214807
Washington CountyD
+4.1%
1,8631,7173,589
Westmoreland CountyD
+45.6%
338126465
Williamsburg cityD
+64.4%
9721118
Winchester cityD
+39.8%
468196684
Wise CountyR
−11.7%
1,4681,8623,365
Wythe CountyR
−1.3%
1,3341,3702,710
York CountyD
+65.8%
24751298