West Virginia — 1916 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate1916 presidential electionWest Virginia · PresidentHughesR+0.9
How it voted
Share of the 1916 vote
| Charles E. Hughes ✓Republican | 49.4% | 143,124 |
|---|---|---|
| Woodrow WilsonDemocratic | 48.5% | 140,403 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 2.1% | 6,144 |
1916presidential margin
D+60R+60
55 counties, each filled by 1916 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
West Virginia cast 8 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (55 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Barbour County, WV | Republican | R+5.9 |
| Berkeley County, WV | Democratic | D+2.3 |
| Boone County, WV | Republican | R+3.6 |
| Braxton County, WV | Democratic | D+11.8 |
| Brooke County, WV | Republican | R+5.7 |
| Cabell County, WV | Democratic | D+5.8 |
| Calhoun County, WV | Democratic | D+16.8 |
| Clay County, WV | Democratic | D+1.2 |
| Doddridge County, WV | Republican | R+25.5 |
| Fayette County, WV | Republican | R+1.2 |
| Gilmer County, WV | Democratic | D+28.4 |
| Grant County, WV | Republican | R+57.1 |
| Greenbrier County, WV | Democratic | D+9.7 |
| Hampshire County, WV | Democratic | D+48.9 |
| Hancock County, WV | Republican | R+22.2 |
| Hardy County, WV | Democratic | D+34.0 |
| Harrison County, WV | Republican | R+2.3 |
| Jackson County, WV | Republican | R+9.7 |
| Jefferson County, WV | Democratic | D+36.2 |
| Kanawha County, WV | Democratic | D+0.9 |
| Lewis County, WV | Republican | R+0.3 |
| Lincoln County, WV | Democratic | D+0.2 |
| Logan County, WV | Democratic | D+21.4 |
| Marion County, WV | Democratic | D+10.1 |
| Marshall County, WV | Republican | R+10.1 |
| Mason County, WV | Republican | R+2.4 |
| McDowell County, WV | Republican | R+31.4 |
| Mercer County, WV | Democratic | D+0.5 |
| Mineral County, WV | Republican | R+5.8 |
| Mingo County, WV | Democratic | D+5.3 |
| Monongalia County, WV | Republican | R+20.0 |
| Monroe County, WV | Democratic | D+0.8 |
| Morgan County, WV | Republican | R+28.5 |
| Nicholas County, WV | Democratic | D+9.0 |
| Ohio County, WV | Republican | R+9.2 |
| Pendleton County, WV | Democratic | D+17.9 |
| Pleasants County, WV | Democratic | D+1.3 |
| Pocahontas County, WV | Democratic | D+8.7 |
| Preston County, WV | Republican | R+38.0 |
| Putnam County, WV | Republican | R+2.3 |
| Raleigh County, WV | Republican | R+6.5 |
| Randolph County, WV | Democratic | D+15.8 |
| Ritchie County, WV | Republican | R+14.3 |
| Roane County, WV | Republican | R+4.8 |
| Summers County, WV | Democratic | D+14.5 |
| Taylor County, WV | Republican | R+8.8 |
| Tucker County, WV | Republican | R+4.6 |
| Tyler County, WV | Republican | R+17.1 |
| Upshur County, WV | Republican | R+42.1 |
| Wayne County, WV | Democratic | D+14.8 |
| Webster County, WV | Democratic | D+27.7 |
| Wetzel County, WV | Democratic | D+18.5 |
| Wirt County, WV | Democratic | D+5.9 |
| Wood County, WV | Democratic | D+3.1 |
| Wyoming County, WV | Republican | R+10.6 |
West Virginia results by county
55 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barbour County | Charles E. Hughes+235 | 2,08352.2% | 1,84846.3% | 571.4% | 3,988 |
| Berkeley County | Woodrow Wilson+136 | 2,80248.1% | 2,93850.4% | 861.5% | 5,826 |
| Boone County | Charles E. Hughes+107 | 1,50450.0% | 1,39746.5% | 1053.5% | 3,006 |
| Braxton County | Woodrow Wilson+625 | 2,33244.0% | 2,95755.8% | 90.2% | 5,298 |
| Brooke County | Charles E. Hughes+161 | 1,42250.7% | 1,26145.0% | 1204.3% | 2,803 |
| Cabell County | Woodrow Wilson+718 | 5,72846.2% | 6,44652.0% | 2291.8% | 12,403 |
| Calhoun County | Woodrow Wilson+381 | 93641.3% | 1,31758.1% | 130.6% | 2,266 |
| Clay County | Woodrow Wilson+26 | 1,02148.8% | 1,04750.0% | 261.2% | 2,094 |
| Doddridge County | Charles E. Hughes+742 | 1,80362.1% | 1,06136.5% | 411.4% | 2,905 |
| Fayette County | Charles E. Hughes+134 | 5,51149.0% | 5,37747.8% | 3613.2% | 11,249 |
| Gilmer County | Woodrow Wilson+752 | 94335.6% | 1,69564.0% | 90.3% | 2,647 |
| Grant County | Charles E. Hughes+1,047 | 1,43878.4% | 39121.3% | 50.3% | 1,834 |
| Greenbrier County | Woodrow Wilson+569 | 2,60144.4% | 3,17054.1% | 861.5% | 5,857 |
| Hampshire County | Woodrow Wilson+1,436 | 74525.4% | 2,18174.3% | 100.3% | 2,936 |
| Hancock County | Charles E. Hughes+543 | 1,43458.7% | 89136.5% | 1174.8% | 2,442 |
| Hardy County | Woodrow Wilson+724 | 70132.9% | 1,42566.8% | 60.3% | 2,132 |
| Harrison County | Charles E. Hughes+292 | 6,26248.9% | 5,97046.6% | 5844.6% | 12,816 |
| Jackson County | Charles E. Hughes+442 | 2,47454.6% | 2,03244.8% | 290.6% | 4,535 |
| Jefferson County | Woodrow Wilson+1,363 | 1,18131.3% | 2,54467.5% | 441.2% | 3,769 |
| Kanawha County | Woodrow Wilson+180 | 10,09648.1% | 10,27649.0% | 5982.9% | 20,970 |
| Lewis County | Charles E. Hughes+15 | 2,26349.1% | 2,24848.7% | 1022.2% | 4,613 |
| Lincoln County | Woodrow Wilson+9 | 2,10449.2% | 2,11349.4% | 591.4% | 4,276 |
| Logan County | Woodrow Wilson+1,163 | 2,10738.7% | 3,27060.1% | 621.1% | 5,439 |
| Marion County | Woodrow Wilson+1,050 | 4,44342.8% | 5,49352.9% | 4434.3% | 10,379 |
| Marshall County | Charles E. Hughes+702 | 3,69953.4% | 2,99743.3% | 2293.3% | 6,925 |
| Mason County | Charles E. Hughes+118 | 2,45450.2% | 2,33647.8% | 1012.1% | 4,891 |
| McDowell County | Charles E. Hughes+3,394 | 7,08665.6% | 3,69234.2% | 200.2% | 10,798 |
| Mercer County | Woodrow Wilson+48 | 4,78849.5% | 4,83650.0% | 550.6% | 9,679 |
| Mineral County | Charles E. Hughes+218 | 1,96551.8% | 1,74746.1% | 792.1% | 3,791 |
| Mingo County | Woodrow Wilson+249 | 2,22347.2% | 2,47252.5% | 100.2% | 4,705 |
| Monongalia County | Charles E. Hughes+1,185 | 3,41257.5% | 2,22737.5% | 2975.0% | 5,936 |
| Monroe County | Woodrow Wilson+25 | 1,58449.5% | 1,60950.3% | 80.2% | 3,201 |
| Morgan County | Charles E. Hughes+542 | 1,20863.4% | 66635.0% | 301.6% | 1,904 |
| Nicholas County | Woodrow Wilson+411 | 2,05644.8% | 2,46753.7% | 691.5% | 4,592 |
| Ohio County | Charles E. Hughes+1,275 | 7,34952.7% | 6,07443.6% | 5093.7% | 13,932 |
| Pendleton County | Woodrow Wilson+388 | 88840.9% | 1,27658.7% | 90.4% | 2,173 |
| Pleasants County | Woodrow Wilson+23 | 87649.2% | 89950.4% | 70.4% | 1,782 |
| Pocahontas County | Woodrow Wilson+299 | 1,55044.9% | 1,84953.6% | 531.5% | 3,452 |
| Preston County | Charles E. Hughes+2,144 | 3,83868.1% | 1,69430.1% | 1051.9% | 5,637 |
| Putnam County | Charles E. Hughes+88 | 1,92549.4% | 1,83747.2% | 1313.4% | 3,893 |
| Raleigh County | Charles E. Hughes+472 | 3,79152.2% | 3,31945.7% | 1512.1% | 7,261 |
| Randolph County | Woodrow Wilson+859 | 2,16539.8% | 3,02455.6% | 2534.6% | 5,442 |
| Ritchie County | Charles E. Hughes+568 | 2,22556.0% | 1,65741.7% | 892.2% | 3,971 |
| Roane County | Charles E. Hughes+220 | 2,40652.0% | 2,18647.2% | 380.8% | 4,630 |
| Summers County | Woodrow Wilson+608 | 1,78142.5% | 2,38957.0% | 240.6% | 4,194 |
| Taylor County | Charles E. Hughes+330 | 2,00253.2% | 1,67244.5% | 872.3% | 3,761 |
| Tucker County | Charles E. Hughes+143 | 1,53149.8% | 1,38845.1% | 1585.1% | 3,077 |
| Tyler County | Charles E. Hughes+564 | 1,90057.5% | 1,33640.4% | 682.1% | 3,304 |
| Upshur County | Charles E. Hughes+1,534 | 2,55370.1% | 1,01928.0% | 681.9% | 3,640 |
| Wayne County | Woodrow Wilson+774 | 2,21542.2% | 2,98957.0% | 430.8% | 5,247 |
| Webster County | Woodrow Wilson+659 | 85435.9% | 1,51363.5% | 140.6% | 2,381 |
| Wetzel County | Woodrow Wilson+887 | 1,91039.9% | 2,79758.5% | 771.6% | 4,784 |
| Wirt County | Woodrow Wilson+121 | 95146.7% | 1,07252.7% | 120.6% | 2,035 |
| Wood County | Woodrow Wilson+296 | 4,52147.7% | 4,81750.8% | 1421.5% | 9,480 |
| Wyoming County | Charles E. Hughes+285 | 1,48455.2% | 1,19944.6% | 70.3% | 2,690 |
Nominees: Woodrow Wilson (D) · Charles Evans Hughes (R)
West Virginia's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1916 contest in context
| Year | Margin (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% |
Source. Compiled historical county records — 1916 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.