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United States presidential election 1916 — Results & electoral map

United States elections · 1916-11-07 · held

Woodrow Wilson was elected president.

Electoral map — 1916

531 electors; 266 votes required for an electoral majority. Modern state outlines are a geographic reference, not historical borders. The interactive map shows actual counted electoral votes, including split and faithless votes.

Historical electoral allocations by state
StateElectorsElectoral vote recipients
Alabama12Woodrow Wilson 12
Arizona3Woodrow Wilson 3
Arkansas9Woodrow Wilson 9
California13Woodrow Wilson 13
Colorado6Woodrow Wilson 6
Connecticut7Charles E. Hughes 7
Delaware3Charles E. Hughes 3
Florida6Woodrow Wilson 6
Georgia14Woodrow Wilson 14
Idaho4Woodrow Wilson 4
Illinois29Charles E. Hughes 29
Indiana15Charles E. Hughes 15
Iowa13Charles E. Hughes 13
Kansas10Woodrow Wilson 10
Kentucky13Woodrow Wilson 13
Louisiana10Woodrow Wilson 10
Maine6Charles E. Hughes 6
Maryland8Woodrow Wilson 8
Massachusetts18Charles E. Hughes 18
Michigan15Charles E. Hughes 15
Minnesota12Charles E. Hughes 12
Mississippi10Woodrow Wilson 10
Missouri18Woodrow Wilson 18
Montana4Woodrow Wilson 4
Nebraska8Woodrow Wilson 8
Nevada3Woodrow Wilson 3
New Hampshire4Woodrow Wilson 4
New Jersey14Charles E. Hughes 14
New Mexico3Woodrow Wilson 3
New York45Charles E. Hughes 45
North Carolina12Woodrow Wilson 12
North Dakota5Woodrow Wilson 5
Ohio24Woodrow Wilson 24
Oklahoma10Woodrow Wilson 10
Oregon5Charles E. Hughes 5
Pennsylvania38Charles E. Hughes 38
Rhode Island5Charles E. Hughes 5
South Carolina9Woodrow Wilson 9
South Dakota5Charles E. Hughes 5
Tennessee12Woodrow Wilson 12
Texas20Woodrow Wilson 20
Utah4Woodrow Wilson 4
Vermont4Charles E. Hughes 4
Virginia12Woodrow Wilson 12
Washington7Woodrow Wilson 7
West Virginia8Woodrow Wilson 1; Charles E. Hughes 7
Wisconsin13Charles E. Hughes 13
Wyoming3Woodrow Wilson 3

Results: final · complete coverage · Counted Electoral College votes; recorded popular votes

President — recorded results
Party / candidateVotesVote shareSeatsElectoral votes
Woodrow Wilson912606349.23573725907309%—277
Charles E. Hughes854703046.11181441826727%—254
Other candidates / recorded votes8623524.652448322659639%—0

Electoral votes are the presidential votes actually recorded in the National Archives count, including split and faithless votes. The map uses modern state outlines as a geographic reference; these are not historical boundaries.

Minor popular-vote candidates not separately tabulated by the source are grouped as other recorded votes. Historical popular-vote figures and definitions can vary between compilations.

Sources & further reading

National Archives: 1916 electoral count and state allocations

American Presidency Project, UCSB: 1916 election tables