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Elections / 1916 · President · WV

Charles Evans Hughes carried West Virginia R+0.9.

Woodrow Wilson (D) vs Charles Evans Hughes (R) in West Virginia, 1916. The state ran 4.1 points more Republican than the nation (D+3.1 nationally).

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

West Virginia result
289,671 votes counted
Wilson (D)
140,403
48.5%
Hughes (R)
143,124
49.4%
All others
6,144
2.1%
Margin
R+0.9
1916 presidential election
West Virginia, 1916
HughesR+0.9
1916 presidential margin by county for West Virginia — 1916 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of West 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.Barbour County, WV · R+5.9Berkeley County, WV · D+2.3Boone County, WV · R+3.6Braxton County, WV · D+11.8Brooke County, WV · R+5.7Cabell County, WV · D+5.8Calhoun County, WV · D+16.8Clay County, WV · D+1.2Doddridge County, WV · R+25.5Fayette County, WV · R+1.2Gilmer County, WV · D+28.4Grant County, WV · R+57.1Greenbrier County, WV · D+9.7Hampshire County, WV · D+48.9Hancock County, WV · R+22.2Hardy County, WV · D+34.0Harrison County, WV · R+2.3Jackson County, WV · R+9.7Jefferson County, WV · D+36.2Kanawha County, WV · D+0.9Lewis County, WV · TiedLincoln County, WV · TiedLogan County, WV · D+21.4Marion County, WV · D+10.1Marshall County, WV · R+10.1Mason County, WV · R+2.4McDowell County, WV · R+31.4Mercer County, WV · TiedMineral County, WV · R+5.8Mingo County, WV · D+5.3Monongalia County, WV · R+20.0Monroe County, WV · D+0.8Morgan County, WV · R+28.5Nicholas County, WV · D+9.0Ohio County, WV · R+9.2Pendleton County, WV · D+17.9Pleasants County, WV · D+1.3Pocahontas County, WV · D+8.7Preston County, WV · R+38.0Putnam County, WV · R+2.3Raleigh County, WV · R+6.5Randolph County, WV · D+15.8Ritchie County, WV · R+14.3Roane County, WV · R+4.8Summers County, WV · D+14.5Taylor County, WV · R+8.8Tucker County, WV · R+4.6Tyler County, WV · R+17.1Upshur County, WV · R+42.1Wayne County, WV · D+14.8Webster County, WV · D+27.7Wetzel County, WV · D+18.5Wirt County, WV · D+5.9Wood County, WV · D+3.1Wyoming County, WV · R+10.6
How it voted
Share of the 1916 vote
Charles E. Hughes ✓Republican49.4%143,124
Woodrow WilsonDemocratic48.5%140,403
OtherAll other candidates2.1%6,144
D+60
R+60
55 counties, each filled by 1916 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
West Virginia's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1916 contest in context
West Virginia's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1892 to 2024. Most recent: −41.9% in 2024.flipped R · 2000−41.9%DR18922024
West Virginia's presidential margins
YearMargin (D minus R)
1892+2.4%
1896−5.4%
1900−9.5%
1904−13.2%
1908−10.2%
1912+21.3%
1916−0.9%
1920−12.0%
1924−5.4%
1928−17.4%
1932+10.0%
1936+21.4%
1940+14.2%
1944+9.8%
1948+15.1%
1952+3.8%
1956−8.2%
1960+5.5%
1964+35.9%
1968+8.8%
1972−27.2%
1976+16.1%
1980+4.5%
1984−10.5%
1988+4.7%
1992+13.0%
1996+14.7%
2000−6.3%
2004−12.9%
2008−13.1%
2012−26.7%
2016−41.7%
2020−38.9%
2024−41.9%
County results — 1916
55 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Barbour CountyR
−5.9%
1,8482,0833,988
Berkeley CountyD
+2.3%
2,9382,8025,826
Boone CountyR
−3.6%
1,3971,5043,006
Braxton CountyD
+11.8%
2,9572,3325,298
Brooke CountyR
−5.7%
1,2611,4222,803
Cabell CountyD
+5.8%
6,4465,72812,403
Calhoun CountyD
+16.8%
1,3179362,266
Clay CountyD
+1.2%
1,0471,0212,094
Doddridge CountyR
−25.5%
1,0611,8032,905
Fayette CountyR
−1.2%
5,3775,51111,249
Gilmer CountyD
+28.4%
1,6959432,647
Grant CountyR
−57.1%
3911,4381,834
Greenbrier CountyD
+9.7%
3,1702,6015,857
Hampshire CountyD
+48.9%
2,1817452,936
Hancock CountyR
−22.2%
8911,4342,442
Hardy CountyD
+34.0%
1,4257012,132
Harrison CountyR
−2.3%
5,9706,26212,816
Jackson CountyR
−9.7%
2,0322,4744,535
Jefferson CountyD
+36.2%
2,5441,1813,769
Kanawha CountyD
+0.9%
10,27610,09620,970
Lewis CountyR
−0.3%
2,2482,2634,613
Lincoln CountyD
+0.2%
2,1132,1044,276
Logan CountyD
+21.4%
3,2702,1075,439
Marion CountyD
+10.1%
5,4934,44310,379
Marshall CountyR
−10.1%
2,9973,6996,925
Mason CountyR
−2.4%
2,3362,4544,891
McDowell CountyR
−31.4%
3,6927,08610,798
Mercer CountyD
+0.5%
4,8364,7889,679
Mineral CountyR
−5.8%
1,7471,9653,791
Mingo CountyD
+5.3%
2,4722,2234,705
Monongalia CountyR
−20.0%
2,2273,4125,936
Monroe CountyD
+0.8%
1,6091,5843,201
Morgan CountyR
−28.5%
6661,2081,904
Nicholas CountyD
+9.0%
2,4672,0564,592
Ohio CountyR
−9.2%
6,0747,34913,932
Pendleton CountyD
+17.9%
1,2768882,173
Pleasants CountyD
+1.3%
8998761,782
Pocahontas CountyD
+8.7%
1,8491,5503,452
Preston CountyR
−38.0%
1,6943,8385,637
Putnam CountyR
−2.3%
1,8371,9253,893
Raleigh CountyR
−6.5%
3,3193,7917,261
Randolph CountyD
+15.8%
3,0242,1655,442
Ritchie CountyR
−14.3%
1,6572,2253,971
Roane CountyR
−4.8%
2,1862,4064,630
Summers CountyD
+14.5%
2,3891,7814,194
Taylor CountyR
−8.8%
1,6722,0023,761
Tucker CountyR
−4.6%
1,3881,5313,077
Tyler CountyR
−17.1%
1,3361,9003,304
Upshur CountyR
−42.1%
1,0192,5533,640
Wayne CountyD
+14.8%
2,9892,2155,247
Webster CountyD
+27.7%
1,5138542,381
Wetzel CountyD
+18.5%
2,7971,9104,784
Wirt CountyD
+5.9%
1,0729512,035
Wood CountyD
+3.1%
4,8174,5219,480
Wyoming CountyR
−10.6%
1,1991,4842,690