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The 1916 elections

Woodrow Wilson (D) faced Charles Evans Hughes (R); Wilson won the presidency. National popular vote: D+3.1.

1916 presidential election
WilsonD+3.1
1916 presidential margin by stateA map of the United States with each state filled by its 1916 result — deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), and gold where an independent or third-party candidate carried the state.Alabama · D+54.1 · 12 electoral votesAlaska · —Arizona · D+21.8 · 3 electoral votesColorado · D+26.0 · 6 electoral votesFlorida · D+51.2 · 6 electoral votesGeorgia · D+72.9 · 14 electoral votesIndiana · R+0.9 · 15 electoral votesKansas · D+5.9 · 10 electoral votesMaine · R+4.0 · 6 electoral votesMassachusetts · R+3.9 · 18 electoral votesMinnesota · R+0.1 · 12 electoral votesNew Jersey · R+11.7 · 14 electoral votesNorth Carolina · D+16.4 · 12 electoral votesNorth Dakota · D+1.5 · 5 electoral votesOklahoma · D+17.4 · 10 electoral votesPennsylvania · R+14.0 · 38 electoral votesSouth Dakota · R+3.9 · 5 electoral votesTexas · D+59.6 · 20 electoral votesWyoming · D+12.8 · 3 electoral votesConnecticut · R+3.1 · 7 electoral votesMissouri · D+3.6 · 18 electoral votesWest Virginia · R+0.9 · 8 electoral votesIllinois · R+9.2 · 29 electoral votesNew Mexico · D+3.6 · 3 electoral votesArkansas · D+40.9 · 9 electoral votesCalifornia · D+0.4 · 13 electoral votesDelaware · R+2.4 · 3 electoral votesDistrict of Columbia · —Hawaii · —Iowa · R+11.4 · 13 electoral votesKentucky · D+5.4 · 13 electoral votesMaryland · D+8.0 · 8 electoral votesMichigan · R+8.3 · 15 electoral votesMississippi · D+88.4 · 10 electoral votesMontana · D+19.3 · 4 electoral votesNew Hampshire · D+0.1 · 4 electoral votesNew York · R+7.0 · 45 electoral votesOhio · D+7.7 · 24 electoral votesOregon · R+2.6 · 5 electoral votesTennessee · D+13.6 · 12 electoral votesUtah · D+21.0 · 4 electoral votesVirginia · D+34.7 · 12 electoral votesWashington · D+4.2 · 7 electoral votesWisconsin · R+6.6 · 13 electoral votesNebraska · D+14.3 · 8 electoral votesSouth Carolina · D+94.3 · 9 electoral votesIdaho · D+10.9 · 4 electoral votesNevada · D+17.0 · 3 electoral votesVermont · R+27.2 · 4 electoral votesLouisiana · D+78.9 · 10 electoral votesRhode Island · R+5.1 · 5 electoral votes
1916presidential margin
D+60
R+60
Fifty states and DC, each filled by its 1916 result. Hover any state for the detail and its electoral votes.
Smaller states, enlarged
VTR+27.24 EVNHD+0.14 EVMAR+3.918 EVRIR+5.15 EVCTR+3.17 EVNJR+11.714 EVDER+2.43 EVMDD+8.08 EV
Blue and red show the Democratic-vs-Republican margin; gold marks a state an independent or third-party candidate carried.
President — national popular vote
Woodrow Wilson (D) vs Charles Evans Hughes (R)
Wilson (D)
9,127,891
49.3%
Hughes (R)
8,545,661
46.1%
All others
849,379
4.6%
Margin
D+3.1

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