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Elections / 1916 · President · WY

Woodrow Wilson carried Wyoming D+12.8.

Woodrow Wilson (D) vs Charles Evans Hughes (R) in Wyoming, 1916. The state ran 9.6 points more Democratic than the nation (D+3.2 nationally).

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

Wyoming result
51,840 votes counted
Wilson (D)
28,316
54.6%
Hughes (R)
21,698
41.9%
All others
1,826
3.5%
Margin
D+12.8
1916 presidential election
Wyoming, 1916
WilsonD+12.8
1916 presidential margin by county for Wyoming — 1916 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of Wyoming — 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.Albany County, WY · D+8.6Big Horn County, WY · D+9.2Campbell County, WY · D+20.9Carbon County, WY · D+14.6Converse County, WY · D+6.7Crook County, WY · D+16.1Fremont County, WY · D+10.6Goshen County, WY · D+16.8Hot Springs County, WY · D+16.9Johnson County, WY · TiedLaramie County, WY · D+6.2Lincoln County, WY · D+24.1Natrona County, WY · D+20.0Niobrara County, WY · D+5.7Park County, WY · D+2.3Platte County, WY · D+21.4Sheridan County, WY · D+19.7Sweetwater County, WY · D+7.1Uinta County, WY · D+21.8Washakie County, WY · D+13.6Weston County, WY · R+3.6
How it voted
Share of the 1916 vote
Woodrow Wilson ✓Democratic54.6%28,316
Charles E. HughesRepublican41.9%21,698
OtherAll other candidates3.5%1,826
D+60
R+60
21 counties, each filled by 1916 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Wyoming's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1916 contest in context
Wyoming's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1892 to 2024. Most recent: −45.8% in 2024.flipped R · 1968−45.8%DR18922024
Wyoming's presidential margins
YearMargin (D minus R)
1892−50.5%
1896+3.7%
1900−17.5%
1904−37.6%
1908−15.8%
1912+1.8%
1916+12.8%
1920−32.3%
1924−20.9%
1928−28.3%
1932+15.3%
1936+23.1%
1940+5.9%
1944−2.5%
1948+4.3%
1952−25.6%
1956−20.2%
1960−10.0%
1964+13.1%
1968−20.2%
1972−38.5%
1976−19.5%
1980−34.7%
1984−42.3%
1988−22.5%
1992−5.6%
1996−13.0%
2000−40.1%
2004−39.8%
2008−32.2%
2012−40.8%
2016−46.3%
2020−43.4%
2024−45.8%
County results — 1916
21 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Albany CountyD
+8.6%
1,5711,3132,995
Big Horn CountyD
+9.2%
1,4931,2392,769
Campbell CountyD
+20.9%
6904481,160
Carbon CountyD
+14.6%
1,6611,2173,043
Converse CountyD
+6.7%
8797661,680
Crook CountyD
+16.1%
1,1818462,087
Fremont CountyD
+10.6%
1,7521,4073,251
Goshen CountyD
+16.8%
1,0967701,936
Hot Springs CountyD
+16.9%
7605231,401
Johnson CountyR
−0.1%
8128141,656
Laramie CountyD
+6.2%
2,7592,4285,320
Lincoln CountyD
+24.1%
2,3781,4263,956
Natrona CountyD
+20.0%
1,3779122,327
Niobrara CountyD
+5.7%
5995331,168
Park CountyD
+2.3%
1,1461,0922,329
Platte CountyD
+21.4%
1,2768062,197
Sheridan CountyD
+19.7%
2,9061,9145,048
Sweetwater CountyD
+7.1%
1,4961,2872,939
Uinta CountyD
+21.8%
1,2958222,174
Washakie CountyD
+13.6%
455344818
Weston CountyR
−3.6%
7347911,586