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Elections / 1916 · President · WA

Woodrow Wilson carried Washington D+4.2.

Woodrow Wilson (D) vs Charles Evans Hughes (R) in Washington, 1916. The state ran 1.1 points more Democratic than the nation (D+3.1 nationally).

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

Washington result
380,994 votes counted
Wilson (D)
183,388
48.1%
Hughes (R)
167,208
43.9%
All others
30,398
8.0%
Margin
D+4.2
1916 presidential election
Washington, 1916
WilsonD+4.2
1916 presidential margin by county for Washington — 1916 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of Washington — 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.Adams County, WA · D+2.1Asotin County, WA · D+5.6Benton County, WA · R+3.4Chelan County, WA · R+4.2Clallam County, WA · R+4.2Clark County, WA · R+7.7Columbia County, WA · D+0.7Cowlitz County, WA · R+21.7Douglas County, WA · D+24.6Ferry County, WA · D+19.3Franklin County, WA · D+22.9Garfield County, WA · R+7.2Grant County, WA · D+11.8Grays Harbor County, WA · TiedIsland County, WA · D+2.8Jefferson County, WA · R+11.0King County, WA · D+14.0Kitsap County, WA · D+12.1Kittitas County, WA · D+5.7Klickitat County, WA · R+2.8Lewis County, WA · R+8.2Lincoln County, WA · D+8.6Mason County, WA · D+0.9Okanogan County, WA · D+19.3Pacific County, WA · R+25.5Pend Oreille County, WA · D+7.7Pierce County, WA · D+5.6San Juan County, WA · D+5.6Skagit County, WA · D+7.7Skamania County, WA · R+3.9Snohomish County, WA · R+1.2Spokane County, WA · D+4.3Stevens County, WA · D+7.5Thurston County, WA · R+8.4Wahkiakum County, WA · R+15.9Walla Walla County, WA · TiedWhatcom County, WA · R+12.6Whitman County, WA · D+8.5Yakima County, WA · R+7.2
How it voted
Share of the 1916 vote
Woodrow Wilson ✓Democratic48.1%183,388
Charles E. HughesRepublican43.9%167,208
OtherAll other candidates8.0%30,398
D+60
R+60
39 counties, each filled by 1916 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Washington's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1916 contest in context
Washington's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1892 to 2024. Most recent: +18.2% in 2024.flipped D · 1988+18.2%DR18922024
Washington's presidential margins
YearMargin (D minus R)
1892−7.6%
1896+15.1%
1900−11.7%
1904−50.6%
1908−25.8%
1912+5.1%
1916+4.2%
1920−34.8%
1924−42.1%
1928−35.8%
1932+23.5%
1936+36.5%
1940+17.6%
1944+14.6%
1948+9.8%
1952−9.6%
1956−8.5%
1960−2.4%
1964+24.6%
1968+2.1%
1972−18.3%
1976−3.9%
1980−12.3%
1984−13.0%
1988+1.6%
1992+11.4%
1996+12.5%
2000+5.6%
2004+7.2%
2008+17.2%
2012+14.8%
2016+15.7%
2020+19.2%
2024+18.2%
County results — 1916
39 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Adams CountyD
+2.1%
1,2941,2372,673
Asotin CountyD
+5.6%
1,1361,0042,338
Benton CountyR
−3.4%
1,3511,4603,214
Chelan CountyR
−4.2%
2,7473,0116,321
Clallam CountyR
−4.2%
1,3391,4753,261
Clark CountyR
−7.7%
3,7284,4199,032
Columbia CountyD
+0.7%
1,1641,1482,447
Cowlitz CountyR
−21.7%
1,2822,1133,834
Douglas CountyD
+24.6%
1,9161,1253,219
Ferry CountyD
+19.3%
9135811,723
Franklin CountyD
+22.9%
1,1106711,916
Garfield CountyR
−7.2%
7288451,617
Grant CountyD
+11.8%
1,5631,2053,030
Grays Harbor CountyR
−0.3%
4,9925,02411,336
Island CountyD
+2.8%
8558041,845
Jefferson CountyR
−11.0%
8611,0942,112
King CountyD
+14.0%
52,36238,95995,708
Kitsap CountyD
+12.1%
3,4792,6386,974
Kittitas CountyD
+5.7%
2,6092,3105,281
Klickitat CountyR
−2.8%
1,4781,5703,259
Lewis CountyR
−8.2%
4,3185,18610,601
Lincoln CountyD
+8.6%
2,8272,3565,471
Mason CountyD
+0.9%
7797641,724
Okanogan CountyD
+19.3%
2,9241,8965,334
Pacific CountyR
−25.5%
1,5372,6884,518
Pend Oreille CountyD
+7.7%
1,0809162,120
Pierce CountyD
+5.6%
18,94016,78038,770
San Juan CountyD
+5.6%
6695911,395
Skagit CountyD
+7.7%
4,9364,14210,310
Skamania CountyR
−3.9%
451489979
Snohomish CountyR
−1.2%
8,3908,62520,207
Spokane CountyD
+4.3%
21,33919,50343,120
Stevens CountyD
+7.5%
3,1842,6846,656
Thurston CountyR
−8.4%
2,6583,2236,748
Wahkiakum CountyR
−15.9%
340490941
Walla Walla CountyD
+0.3%
4,4564,4299,227
Whatcom CountyR
−12.6%
5,6297,63215,842
Whitman CountyD
+8.5%
5,8884,93311,251
Yakima CountyR
−7.2%
6,1367,18814,640