November 5, 1916
Woodrow Wilson Wins 1916
Woodrow Wilson defeats Charles E. Hughes with 352 electoral votes, winning 31 states.
Woodrow Wilson
352 EV
270 to win
Charles E. Hughes
176 EV
352
176
270
Woodrow Wilson wins
352
Electoral Votes
49.3%
Popular Vote
31
States Carried
18,520,284
Total Votes Cast
Woodrow Wilson won the 1916 presidential election with 352 electoral votes to Charles E. Hughes's 176. Woodrow Wilson received 49.3% of the popular vote and carried 31 states. Compared to the previous election, 754 counties changed parties—672 flipped Republican and 82 flipped Democratic.
1916 National Results
Electoral College
270 needed to winDemocrat
Woodrow Wilson
352
electoral votes
Republican
Charles E. Hughes
176
electoral votes
352
176
270
Popular Vote
18,520,284 total votesWoodrow Wilson49.3%
9,132,920 votes
Charles E. Hughes46.1%
8,540,639 votes
D+3.2% margin
(592,281 vote difference)
Source: Official state election returnsWoodrow Wilson elected president
State Results
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Recent Presidential Elections
| Year | Democrat | Republican | Electoral | Popular | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1916 | Woodrow Wilson | Charles E. Hughes | 352-176 | D+3.2% | DEM |
| 1912 | Woodrow Wilson | William Howard Taft | 504-24 | D+19.5% | DEM |
| 1908 | William Jennings Bryan | William Howard Taft | 164-302 | R+9.3% | GOP |
| 1904 | Alton B. Parker | Theodore Roosevelt | 136-323 | R+19.1% | GOP |
| 1900 | William Jennings Bryan | William McKinley | 170-295 | R+7.1% | GOP |
State-by-State Results
31 Dem17 Rep
Battleground States (Margin < 5%)
| State | EV | 1916 |
|---|---|---|
| South Carolina | 9 | D+94.3 |
| Mississippi | 6 | D+88.4 |
| Louisiana | 8 | D+78.9 |
| Georgia | 16 | D+72.9 |
| Texas | 40 | D+59.5 |
| Alabama | 9 | D+54.1 |
| Florida | 30 | D+51.3 |
| Arkansas | 6 | D+40.9 |
| Virginia | 13 | D+34.7 |
| Colorado | 10 | D+26.0 |
| Arizona | 11 | D+21.8 |
| Utah | 6 | D+21.0 |
| Montana | 4 | D+19.3 |
| Oklahoma | 7 | D+17.4 |
| Nevada | 6 | D+17.0 |
| North Carolina | 16 | D+16.4 |
| Nebraska | 5 | D+14.3 |
| Tennessee | 11 | D+13.6 |
| Wyoming | 3 | D+12.8 |
| Idaho | 4 | D+10.9 |
| Maryland | 10 | D+8.0 |
| Ohio | 17 | D+7.7 |
| Kansas | 6 | D+5.9 |
| Kentucky | 8 | D+5.4 |
| Washington | 12 | D+4.3 |
| South Dakota | 3 | D+3.9 |
| Missouri | 10 | D+3.6 |
| New Mexico | 5 | D+3.6 |
| North Dakota | 3 | D+1.5 |
| California | 54 | D+0.4 |
| New Hampshire | 4 | D+0.1 |
| Minnesota | 10 | R+0.1 |
| Indiana | 11 | R+0.9 |
| West Virginia | 4 | R+0.9 |
| Delaware | 3 | R+2.4 |
| Oregon | 8 | R+2.6 |
| Connecticut | 7 | R+3.1 |
| Massachusetts | 11 | R+3.9 |
| Maine | 4 | R+4.0 |
| Rhode Island | 4 | R+5.1 |
| Wisconsin | 10 | R+6.6 |
| New York | 28 | R+7.0 |
| Michigan | 15 | R+8.3 |
| Illinois | 19 | R+9.2 |
| Iowa | 6 | R+11.4 |
| New Jersey | 14 | R+11.7 |
| Pennsylvania | 19 | R+14.0 |
| Vermont | 3 | R+27.2 |