Virginia — 1916 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate1916 presidential electionVirginia · PresidentWilsonD+34.7
How it voted
Share of the 1916 vote
| Woodrow Wilson ✓Democratic | 66.8% | 102,825 |
|---|---|---|
| Charles E. HughesRepublican | 32.1% | 49,358 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 1.2% | 1,801 |
1916presidential margin
D+60R+60
118 counties, each filled by 1916 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Virginia cast 12 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (118 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Accomack County, VA | Democratic | D+69.9 |
| Albemarle County, VA | Democratic | D+72.1 |
| Alexandria city, VA | Democratic | D+47.7 |
| Alleghany County, VA | Democratic | D+28.8 |
| Amelia County, VA | Democratic | D+66.2 |
| Amherst County, VA | Democratic | D+84.1 |
| Appomattox County, VA | Democratic | D+67.8 |
| Arlington County, VA | Democratic | D+10.8 |
| Augusta County, VA | Democratic | D+34.3 |
| Bath County, VA | Democratic | D+27.5 |
| Bedford County, VA | Democratic | D+68.7 |
| Bland County, VA | Republican | R+8.2 |
| Botetourt County, VA | Democratic | D+7.4 |
| Bristol city, VA | Democratic | D+45.1 |
| Brunswick County, VA | Democratic | D+80.8 |
| Buchanan County, VA | Republican | R+6.9 |
| Buckingham County, VA | Democratic | D+54.5 |
| Buena Vista city, VA | Democratic | D+26.2 |
| Campbell County, VA | Democratic | D+65.0 |
| Caroline County, VA | Democratic | D+52.3 |
| Carroll County, VA | Republican | R+24.8 |
| Charles City County, VA | Democratic | D+41.6 |
| Charlotte County, VA | Democratic | D+57.6 |
| Charlottesville city, VA | Democratic | D+67.8 |
| Chesapeake city, VA | Democratic | D+39.7 |
| Chesterfield County, VA | Democratic | D+65.0 |
| Clarke County, VA | Democratic | D+84.5 |
| Craig County, VA | Democratic | D+29.6 |
| Culpeper County, VA | Democratic | D+64.1 |
| Cumberland County, VA | Democratic | D+71.9 |
| Danville city, VA | Democratic | D+61.7 |
| Dickenson County, VA | Republican | R+7.2 |
| Dinwiddie County, VA | Democratic | D+74.8 |
| Essex County, VA | Democratic | D+59.4 |
| Fairfax County, VA | Democratic | D+42.4 |
| Fauquier County, VA | Democratic | D+53.2 |
| Floyd County, VA | Republican | R+30.8 |
| Fluvanna County, VA | Democratic | D+72.7 |
| Franklin County, VA | Democratic | D+15.0 |
| Frederick County, VA | Democratic | D+52.4 |
| Fredericksburg city, VA | Democratic | D+37.4 |
| Giles County, VA | Democratic | D+16.9 |
| Gloucester County, VA | Democratic | D+60.6 |
| Goochland County, VA | Democratic | D+36.0 |
| Grayson County, VA | Republican | R+12.5 |
| Greene County, VA | Republican | R+3.9 |
| Greensville County, VA | Democratic | D+67.2 |
| Halifax County, VA | Democratic | D+56.2 |
| Hampton city, VA | Democratic | D+59.1 |
| Hanover County, VA | Democratic | D+75.3 |
| Harrisonburg city, VA | Democratic | D+4.0 |
| Henrico County, VA | Democratic | D+64.7 |
| Henry County, VA | Democratic | D+19.9 |
| Highland County, VA | Democratic | D+8.8 |
| Hopewell city, VA | Democratic | D+75.0 |
| Isle of Wight County, VA | Democratic | D+65.7 |
| James City County, VA | Democratic | D+57.1 |
| King and Queen County, VA | Democratic | D+36.2 |
| King George County, VA | Democratic | D+1.4 |
| King William County, VA | Democratic | D+48.4 |
| Lancaster County, VA | Democratic | D+77.2 |
| Lee County, VA | Republican | R+9.8 |
| Loudoun County, VA | Democratic | D+56.5 |
| Louisa County, VA | Democratic | D+45.4 |
| Lunenburg County, VA | Democratic | D+75.1 |
| Lynchburg city, VA | Democratic | D+60.4 |
| Madison County, VA | Democratic | D+24.1 |
| Mathews County, VA | Democratic | D+70.2 |
| Mecklenburg County, VA | Democratic | D+70.9 |
| Middlesex County, VA | Democratic | D+41.3 |
| Montgomery County, VA | Republican | R+7.6 |
| Nelson County, VA | Democratic | D+62.0 |
| New Kent County, VA | Democratic | D+46.6 |
| Newport News city, VA | Democratic | D+32.1 |
| Norfolk city, VA | Democratic | D+52.9 |
| Northampton County, VA | Democratic | D+75.3 |
| Northumberland County, VA | Democratic | D+63.5 |
| Nottoway County, VA | Democratic | D+73.0 |
| Orange County, VA | Democratic | D+59.6 |
| Page County, VA | Democratic | D+15.5 |
| Patrick County, VA | Democratic | D+3.4 |
| Petersburg city, VA | Democratic | D+74.9 |
| Pittsylvania County, VA | Democratic | D+42.4 |
| Portsmouth city, VA | Democratic | D+54.8 |
| Powhatan County, VA | Democratic | D+35.0 |
| Prince Edward County, VA | Democratic | D+72.2 |
| Prince George County, VA | Democratic | D+56.2 |
| Prince William County, VA | Democratic | D+59.2 |
| Pulaski County, VA | Democratic | D+18.0 |
| Radford city, VA | Democratic | D+27.8 |
| Rappahannock County, VA | Democratic | D+64.4 |
| Richmond city, VA | Democratic | D+69.6 |
| Richmond County, VA | Democratic | D+29.3 |
| Roanoke city, VA | Democratic | D+55.5 |
| Roanoke County, VA | Democratic | D+29.0 |
| Rockbridge County, VA | Democratic | D+27.0 |
| Rockingham County, VA | Democratic | D+10.9 |
| Russell County, VA | Democratic | D+5.3 |
| Scott County, VA | Republican | R+13.8 |
| Shenandoah County, VA | Democratic | D+0.5 |
| Smyth County, VA | Republican | R+7.6 |
| Southampton County, VA | Democratic | D+78.2 |
| Spotsylvania County, VA | Democratic | D+23.0 |
| Stafford County, VA | Democratic | D+2.5 |
| Staunton city, VA | Democratic | D+24.0 |
| Suffolk city, VA | Democratic | D+65.2 |
| Surry County, VA | Democratic | D+64.5 |
| Sussex County, VA | Democratic | D+66.4 |
| Tazewell County, VA | Republican | R+17.8 |
| Virginia Beach city, VA | Democratic | D+76.8 |
| Warren County, VA | Democratic | D+45.7 |
| Washington County, VA | Democratic | D+4.1 |
| Westmoreland County, VA | Democratic | D+45.6 |
| Williamsburg city, VA | Democratic | D+64.4 |
| Winchester city, VA | Democratic | D+39.8 |
| Wise County, VA | Republican | R+11.7 |
| Wythe County, VA | Republican | R+1.3 |
| York County, VA | Democratic | D+65.8 |
Virginia results by county
118 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accomack County | Woodrow Wilson+1,446 | 1,74584.3% | 29914.4% | 261.3% | 2,070 |
| Albemarle County | Woodrow Wilson+1,153 | 1,37686.1% | 22313.9% | 00.0% | 1,599 |
| Alexandria city | Woodrow Wilson+674 | 1,03873.5% | 36425.8% | 100.7% | 1,412 |
| Alleghany County | Woodrow Wilson+463 | 99962.2% | 53633.4% | 704.4% | 1,605 |
| Amelia County | Woodrow Wilson+323 | 40382.6% | 8016.4% | 51.0% | 488 |
| Amherst County | Woodrow Wilson+1,049 | 1,14291.6% | 937.5% | 121.0% | 1,247 |
| Appomattox County | Woodrow Wilson+567 | 70083.7% | 13315.9% | 30.4% | 836 |
| Arlington County | Woodrow Wilson+103 | 51554.2% | 41243.4% | 232.4% | 950 |
| Augusta County | Woodrow Wilson+906 | 1,75166.2% | 84532.0% | 481.8% | 2,644 |
| Bath County | Woodrow Wilson+168 | 38763.2% | 21935.8% | 61.0% | 612 |
| Bedford County | Woodrow Wilson+1,330 | 1,62884.0% | 29815.4% | 110.6% | 1,937 |
| Bland County | Charles E. Hughes+64 | 35645.6% | 42053.8% | 40.5% | 780 |
| Botetourt County | Woodrow Wilson+125 | 90053.2% | 77545.8% | 160.9% | 1,691 |
| Bristol city | Woodrow Wilson+305 | 48972.2% | 18427.2% | 40.6% | 677 |
| Brunswick County | Woodrow Wilson+690 | 77290.4% | 829.6% | 00.0% | 854 |
| Buchanan County | Charles E. Hughes+107 | 72046.3% | 82753.2% | 70.5% | 1,554 |
| Buckingham County | Woodrow Wilson+444 | 62576.8% | 18122.2% | 81.0% | 814 |
| Buena Vista city | Woodrow Wilson+66 | 15862.7% | 9236.5% | 20.8% | 252 |
| Campbell County | Woodrow Wilson+822 | 1,00779.6% | 18514.6% | 735.8% | 1,265 |
| Caroline County | Woodrow Wilson+439 | 63775.8% | 19823.6% | 50.6% | 840 |
| Carroll County | Charles E. Hughes+566 | 85837.6% | 1,42462.4% | 00.0% | 2,282 |
| Charles City County | Woodrow Wilson+82 | 13970.6% | 5728.9% | 10.5% | 197 |
| Charlotte County | Woodrow Wilson+629 | 85678.4% | 22720.8% | 90.8% | 1,092 |
| Charlottesville city | Woodrow Wilson+501 | 61883.6% | 11715.8% | 40.5% | 739 |
| Chesapeake city | Woodrow Wilson+928 | 1,61269.0% | 68429.3% | 411.8% | 2,337 |
| Chesterfield County | Woodrow Wilson+558 | 69981.5% | 14116.4% | 182.1% | 858 |
| Clarke County | Woodrow Wilson+541 | 59092.2% | 497.7% | 10.2% | 640 |
| Craig County | Woodrow Wilson+169 | 36964.6% | 20035.0% | 20.4% | 571 |
| Culpeper County | Woodrow Wilson+665 | 84981.8% | 18417.7% | 50.5% | 1,038 |
| Cumberland County | Woodrow Wilson+373 | 44685.9% | 7314.1% | 00.0% | 519 |
| Danville city | Woodrow Wilson+922 | 1,15177.0% | 22915.3% | 1157.7% | 1,495 |
| Dickenson County | Charles E. Hughes+103 | 65045.4% | 75352.6% | 282.0% | 1,431 |
| Dinwiddie County | Woodrow Wilson+507 | 59287.3% | 8512.5% | 10.1% | 678 |
| Essex County | Woodrow Wilson+225 | 30279.7% | 7720.3% | 00.0% | 379 |
| Fairfax County | Woodrow Wilson+707 | 1,17970.8% | 47228.3% | 150.9% | 1,666 |
| Fauquier County | Woodrow Wilson+837 | 1,20476.5% | 36723.3% | 30.2% | 1,574 |
| Floyd County | Charles E. Hughes+421 | 47234.6% | 89365.4% | 00.0% | 1,365 |
| Fluvanna County | Woodrow Wilson+432 | 51386.4% | 8113.6% | 00.0% | 594 |
| Franklin County | Woodrow Wilson+387 | 1,48157.4% | 1,09442.4% | 70.3% | 2,582 |
| Frederick County | Woodrow Wilson+828 | 1,19475.5% | 36623.1% | 211.3% | 1,581 |
| Fredericksburg city | Woodrow Wilson+207 | 38068.6% | 17331.2% | 10.2% | 554 |
| Giles County | Woodrow Wilson+243 | 83958.3% | 59641.4% | 50.3% | 1,440 |
| Gloucester County | Woodrow Wilson+440 | 58280.2% | 14219.6% | 20.3% | 726 |
| Goochland County | Woodrow Wilson+220 | 41367.6% | 19331.6% | 50.8% | 611 |
| Grayson County | Charles E. Hughes+277 | 96743.7% | 1,24456.2% | 40.2% | 2,215 |
| Greene County | Charles E. Hughes+18 | 22148.0% | 23952.0% | 00.0% | 460 |
| Greensville County | Woodrow Wilson+316 | 39283.4% | 7616.2% | 20.4% | 470 |
| Halifax County | Woodrow Wilson+1,288 | 1,78177.7% | 49321.5% | 170.7% | 2,291 |
| Hampton city | Woodrow Wilson+573 | 76178.5% | 18819.4% | 212.2% | 970 |
| Hanover County | Woodrow Wilson+658 | 76087.0% | 10211.7% | 121.4% | 874 |
| Harrisonburg city | Woodrow Wilson+27 | 34651.6% | 31947.6% | 50.7% | 670 |
| Henrico County | Woodrow Wilson+550 | 69081.2% | 14016.5% | 202.4% | 850 |
| Henry County | Woodrow Wilson+284 | 85159.6% | 56739.7% | 110.8% | 1,429 |
| Highland County | Woodrow Wilson+60 | 37054.2% | 31045.4% | 30.4% | 683 |
| Hopewell city | Woodrow Wilson+21 | 2485.7% | 310.7% | 13.6% | 28 |
| Isle of Wight County | Woodrow Wilson+539 | 67982.8% | 14017.1% | 10.1% | 820 |
| James City County | Woodrow Wilson+93 | 12777.9% | 3420.9% | 21.2% | 163 |
| King and Queen County | Woodrow Wilson+144 | 27168.1% | 12731.9% | 00.0% | 398 |
| King George County | Woodrow Wilson+6 | 22350.3% | 21749.0% | 30.7% | 443 |
| King William County | Woodrow Wilson+223 | 34274.2% | 11925.8% | 00.0% | 461 |
| Lancaster County | Woodrow Wilson+403 | 46188.3% | 5811.1% | 30.6% | 522 |
| Lee County | Charles E. Hughes+282 | 1,28744.9% | 1,56954.7% | 130.5% | 2,869 |
| Loudoun County | Woodrow Wilson+1,086 | 1,49077.5% | 40421.0% | 281.5% | 1,922 |
| Louisa County | Woodrow Wilson+447 | 71072.1% | 26326.7% | 121.2% | 985 |
| Lunenburg County | Woodrow Wilson+704 | 81486.9% | 11011.7% | 131.4% | 937 |
| Lynchburg city | Woodrow Wilson+1,112 | 1,46579.5% | 35319.2% | 241.3% | 1,842 |
| Madison County | Woodrow Wilson+224 | 57261.6% | 34837.5% | 80.9% | 928 |
| Mathews County | Woodrow Wilson+459 | 54983.9% | 9013.8% | 152.3% | 654 |
| Mecklenburg County | Woodrow Wilson+1,095 | 1,31785.3% | 22214.4% | 50.3% | 1,544 |
| Middlesex County | Woodrow Wilson+218 | 37370.6% | 15529.4% | 00.0% | 528 |
| Montgomery County | Charles E. Hughes+126 | 76545.9% | 89153.4% | 110.7% | 1,667 |
| Nelson County | Woodrow Wilson+814 | 1,06381.0% | 24919.0% | 00.0% | 1,312 |
| New Kent County | Woodrow Wilson+123 | 19272.7% | 6926.1% | 31.1% | 264 |
| Newport News city | Woodrow Wilson+518 | 1,03664.1% | 51832.1% | 613.8% | 1,615 |
| Norfolk city | Woodrow Wilson+2,271 | 3,23475.3% | 96322.4% | 952.2% | 4,292 |
| Northampton County | Woodrow Wilson+693 | 80287.2% | 10911.8% | 91.0% | 920 |
| Northumberland County | Woodrow Wilson+392 | 50381.5% | 11118.0% | 30.5% | 617 |
| Nottoway County | Woodrow Wilson+517 | 60885.9% | 9112.9% | 91.3% | 708 |
| Orange County | Woodrow Wilson+455 | 60879.6% | 15320.0% | 30.4% | 764 |
| Page County | Woodrow Wilson+229 | 84257.0% | 61341.5% | 221.5% | 1,477 |
| Patrick County | Woodrow Wilson+57 | 87251.6% | 81548.2% | 30.2% | 1,690 |
| Petersburg city | Woodrow Wilson+994 | 1,15587.0% | 16112.1% | 110.8% | 1,327 |
| Pittsylvania County | Woodrow Wilson+1,211 | 2,01270.5% | 80128.1% | 401.4% | 2,853 |
| Portsmouth city | Woodrow Wilson+992 | 1,36875.5% | 37620.8% | 673.7% | 1,811 |
| Powhatan County | Woodrow Wilson+121 | 23367.3% | 11232.4% | 10.3% | 346 |
| Prince Edward County | Woodrow Wilson+560 | 66886.1% | 10813.9% | 00.0% | 776 |
| Prince George County | Woodrow Wilson+186 | 25877.9% | 7221.8% | 10.3% | 331 |
| Prince William County | Woodrow Wilson+562 | 75479.4% | 19220.2% | 40.4% | 950 |
| Pulaski County | Woodrow Wilson+336 | 1,05756.7% | 72138.7% | 864.6% | 1,864 |
| Radford city | Woodrow Wilson+91 | 20663.0% | 11535.2% | 61.8% | 327 |
| Rappahannock County | Woodrow Wilson+317 | 40181.5% | 8417.1% | 71.4% | 492 |
| Richmond city | Woodrow Wilson+5,777 | 6,98784.2% | 1,21014.6% | 1061.3% | 8,303 |
| Richmond County | Woodrow Wilson+149 | 32964.6% | 18035.4% | 00.0% | 509 |
| Roanoke city | Woodrow Wilson+1,636 | 2,24676.1% | 61020.7% | 943.2% | 2,950 |
| Roanoke County | Woodrow Wilson+390 | 85063.2% | 46034.2% | 342.5% | 1,344 |
| Rockbridge County | Woodrow Wilson+448 | 1,04963.2% | 60136.2% | 110.7% | 1,661 |
| Rockingham County | Woodrow Wilson+328 | 1,65054.8% | 1,32243.9% | 401.3% | 3,012 |
| Russell County | Woodrow Wilson+160 | 1,57052.5% | 1,41047.1% | 110.4% | 2,991 |
| Scott County | Charles E. Hughes+424 | 1,31942.9% | 1,74356.6% | 150.5% | 3,077 |
| Shenandoah County | Woodrow Wilson+15 | 1,44049.2% | 1,42548.7% | 612.1% | 2,926 |
| Smyth County | Charles E. Hughes+187 | 1,13446.0% | 1,32153.6% | 80.3% | 2,463 |
| Southampton County | Woodrow Wilson+917 | 1,04589.1% | 12810.9% | 00.0% | 1,173 |
| Spotsylvania County | Woodrow Wilson+149 | 39861.3% | 24938.4% | 20.3% | 649 |
| Stafford County | Woodrow Wilson+22 | 44451.2% | 42248.6% | 20.2% | 868 |
| Staunton city | Woodrow Wilson+200 | 51161.3% | 31137.3% | 111.3% | 833 |
| Suffolk city | Woodrow Wilson+872 | 1,10082.3% | 22817.1% | 90.7% | 1,337 |
| Surry County | Woodrow Wilson+340 | 43081.6% | 9017.1% | 71.3% | 527 |
| Sussex County | Woodrow Wilson+390 | 48682.8% | 9616.4% | 50.9% | 587 |
| Tazewell County | Charles E. Hughes+483 | 1,10840.7% | 1,59158.5% | 210.8% | 2,720 |
| Virginia Beach city | Woodrow Wilson+448 | 51588.3% | 6711.5% | 10.2% | 583 |
| Warren County | Woodrow Wilson+369 | 58372.2% | 21426.5% | 101.2% | 807 |
| Washington County | Woodrow Wilson+146 | 1,86351.9% | 1,71747.8% | 90.3% | 3,589 |
| Westmoreland County | Woodrow Wilson+212 | 33872.7% | 12627.1% | 10.2% | 465 |
| Williamsburg city | Woodrow Wilson+76 | 9782.2% | 2117.8% | 00.0% | 118 |
| Winchester city | Woodrow Wilson+272 | 46868.4% | 19628.7% | 202.9% | 684 |
| Wise County | Charles E. Hughes+394 | 1,46843.6% | 1,86255.3% | 351.0% | 3,365 |
| Wythe County | Charles E. Hughes+36 | 1,33449.2% | 1,37050.6% | 60.2% | 2,710 |
| York County | Woodrow Wilson+196 | 24782.9% | 5117.1% | 00.0% | 298 |
Nominees: Woodrow Wilson (D) · Charles Evans Hughes (R)
Virginia's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1916 contest in context
| Year | Margin (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% |
Source. Compiled historical county records — 1916 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.