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Elections / 1916 · President · WI

Charles Evans Hughes carried Wisconsin R+6.6.

Woodrow Wilson (D) vs Charles Evans Hughes (R) in Wisconsin, 1916. The state ran 9.8 points more Republican than the nation (D+3.2 nationally).

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

Wisconsin result
447,134 votes counted
Wilson (D)
191,363
42.8%
Hughes (R)
220,822
49.4%
All others
34,949
7.8%
Margin
R+6.6
1916 presidential election
Wisconsin, 1916
HughesR+6.6
1916 presidential margin by county for Wisconsin — 1916 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of Wisconsin — 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, WI · R+7.1Ashland County, WI · R+10.8Barron County, WI · R+17.7Bayfield County, WI · R+12.5Brown County, WI · D+15.9Buffalo County, WI · R+17.0Burnett County, WI · R+19.8Calumet County, WI · R+17.2Chippewa County, WI · R+19.1Clark County, WI · R+33.8Columbia County, WI · R+18.6Crawford County, WI · R+3.2Dane County, WI · D+17.0Dodge County, WI · R+3.8Door County, WI · R+15.4Douglas County, WI · R+1.0Dunn County, WI · R+26.1Eau Claire County, WI · R+11.5Florence County, WI · R+42.1Fond du Lac County, WI · R+6.9Forest County, WI · R+7.1Grant County, WI · R+15.0Green County, WI · R+16.9Green Lake County, WI · R+9.6Iowa County, WI · R+0.9Iron County, WI · R+16.0Jackson County, WI · R+31.1Jefferson County, WI · R+1.8Juneau County, WI · R+21.8Kenosha County, WI · R+10.4Kewaunee County, WI · D+28.8La Crosse County, WI · D+6.5Lafayette County, WI · R+10.3Langlade County, WI · D+6.4Lincoln County, WI · R+25.1Manitowoc County, WI · D+1.3Marathon County, WI · R+21.1Marinette County, WI · R+10.8Marquette County, WI · R+19.4Milwaukee County, WI · D+8.7Monroe County, WI · R+19.5Oconto County, WI · R+14.8Oneida County, WI · R+1.5Outagamie County, WI · R+8.6Ozaukee County, WI · R+1.0Pepin County, WI · R+10.0Pierce County, WI · R+7.9Polk County, WI · R+9.0Portage County, WI · D+8.5Price County, WI · R+19.9Racine County, WI · R+5.5Richland County, WI · R+4.9Rock County, WI · R+26.1Rusk County, WI · R+3.0Sauk County, WI · R+24.0Sawyer County, WI · D+1.0Shawano County, WI · R+41.2Sheboygan County, WI · R+16.0St. Croix County, WI · R+7.1Taylor County, WI · R+27.3Trempealeau County, WI · R+14.7Vernon County, WI · R+21.8Vilas County, WI · R+5.8Walworth County, WI · R+23.2Washburn County, WI · R+17.4Washington County, WI · R+2.8Waukesha County, WI · D+5.1Waupaca County, WI · R+43.1Waushara County, WI · R+38.2Winnebago County, WI · R+5.8Wood County, WI · R+5.6
How it voted
Share of the 1916 vote
Charles E. Hughes ✓Republican49.4%220,822
Woodrow WilsonDemocratic42.8%191,363
OtherAll other candidates7.8%34,949
D+60
R+60
71 counties, each filled by 1916 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Wisconsin's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1916 contest in context
Wisconsin's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1892 to 2024. Most recent: −0.9% in 2024.flipped R · 2024−0.9%DR18922024
Wisconsin's presidential margins
YearMargin (D minus R)
1892+1.7%
1896−22.9%
1900−24.1%
1904−35.2%
1908−17.8%
1912+8.4%
1916−6.6%
1920−54.9%
1924−29.0%
1928−9.2%
1932+32.3%
1936+33.5%
1940+1.8%
1944−1.8%
1948+4.4%
1952−22.2%
1956−23.7%
1960−3.7%
1964+24.3%
1968−3.6%
1972−9.7%
1976+1.7%
1980−4.7%
1984−9.2%
1988+3.6%
1992+4.4%
1996+10.3%
2000+0.2%
2004+0.4%
2008+13.9%
2012+6.9%
2016−0.8%
2020+0.6%
2024−0.9%
County results — 1916
71 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Adams CountyR
−7.1%
8249571,871
Ashland CountyR
−10.8%
1,5821,9983,844
Barron CountyR
−17.7%
1,8632,7464,997
Bayfield CountyR
−12.5%
9961,3202,583
Brown CountyD
+15.9%
5,7714,13210,324
Buffalo CountyR
−17.0%
1,0431,4922,639
Burnett CountyR
−19.8%
6381,0071,866
Calumet CountyR
−17.2%
1,3821,9793,461
Chippewa CountyR
−19.1%
2,2333,3245,716
Clark CountyR
−33.8%
1,6143,3715,199
Columbia CountyR
−18.6%
2,2993,3955,902
Crawford CountyR
−3.2%
1,7641,8833,719
Dane CountyD
+17.0%
9,8596,93117,273
Dodge CountyR
−3.8%
4,5194,8879,646
Door CountyR
−15.4%
1,2041,6562,944
Douglas CountyR
−1.0%
2,9403,0076,902
Dunn CountyR
−26.1%
1,4472,5564,257
Eau Claire CountyR
−11.5%
2,2902,9225,513
Florence CountyR
−42.1%
162412594
Fond du Lac CountyR
−6.9%
5,0215,78111,084
Forest CountyR
−7.1%
6377381,414
Grant CountyR
−15.0%
3,4594,7188,382
Green CountyR
−16.9%
1,6872,4224,343
Green Lake CountyR
−9.6%
1,3521,6473,080
Iowa CountyR
−0.9%
2,2302,2714,656
Iron CountyR
−16.0%
4756721,230
Jackson CountyR
−31.1%
9631,8662,908
Jefferson CountyR
−1.8%
3,6453,7857,636
Juneau CountyR
−21.8%
1,4422,2923,908
Kenosha CountyR
−10.4%
2,8133,5376,937
Kewaunee CountyD
+28.8%
2,0111,1043,148
La Crosse CountyD
+6.5%
4,1233,5978,106
Lafayette CountyR
−10.3%
2,0592,5444,705
Langlade CountyD
+6.4%
1,7551,5383,411
Lincoln CountyR
−25.1%
1,2822,1893,607
Manitowoc CountyD
+1.3%
4,3384,2249,091
Marathon CountyR
−21.1%
3,6775,83810,237
Marinette CountyR
−10.8%
2,2052,7675,209
Marquette CountyR
−19.4%
9231,3772,344
Milwaukee CountyD
+8.7%
34,81227,83180,011
Monroe CountyR
−19.5%
1,9913,0135,233
Oconto CountyR
−14.8%
1,8922,5704,572
Oneida CountyR
−1.5%
1,0541,0892,410
Outagamie CountyR
−8.6%
4,4425,30210,009
Ozaukee CountyR
−1.0%
1,5771,6103,258
Pepin CountyR
−10.0%
6227661,439
Pierce CountyR
−7.9%
1,6501,9453,749
Polk CountyR
−9.0%
1,7132,0804,062
Portage CountyD
+8.5%
3,0002,5205,660
Price CountyR
−19.9%
1,0491,6202,873
Racine CountyR
−5.5%
4,4955,08110,637
Richland CountyR
−4.9%
1,8452,0514,224
Rock CountyR
−26.1%
4,0157,01111,477
Rusk CountyR
−3.0%
9269892,078
Sauk CountyR
−24.0%
2,2573,7796,334
Sawyer CountyD
+1.0%
5625501,181
Shawano CountyR
−41.2%
1,3673,4154,970
Sheboygan CountyR
−16.0%
3,8855,56210,510
St. Croix CountyR
−7.1%
2,3522,7315,345
Taylor CountyR
−27.3%
8451,5442,564
Trempealeau CountyR
−14.7%
1,5782,1383,815
Vernon CountyR
−21.8%
1,8302,9124,967
Vilas CountyR
−5.8%
4675311,096
Walworth CountyR
−23.2%
2,4403,9886,685
Washburn CountyR
−17.4%
6449381,694
Washington CountyR
−2.8%
2,7322,8925,749
Waukesha CountyD
+5.1%
4,1923,7688,335
Waupaca CountyR
−43.1%
1,7204,4926,431
Waushara CountyR
−38.2%
1,0152,3453,484
Winnebago CountyR
−5.8%
5,2425,92311,731
Wood CountyR
−5.6%
2,6252,9545,865