1916 United States presidential election in West Virginia

none June 2025 September 2023 1916 United States presidential election 1916 United States presidential election in West Virginia West Virginia 1907 presidential no 1912 United States presidential election in West Virginia 1912 1920 United States presidential election in West Virginia 1920 November 7, 1916 x200px File:HUGHES, CHARLES E. HONORABLE LCCN2016857545 (restored) (3x4 crop).png Charles Evans Hughes Republican Party (United States) New York Charles W. Fairbanks 7 143,124 49.38% Thomas Woodrow Wilson, Harris & Ewing bw photo portrait, 1919 (cropped 3x4).jpg Woodrow Wilson Democratic Party (United States) New Jersey Thomas R. Marshall 1 140,403 48.44% 1916 United States presidential election in West Virginia results map by county.svg 300px County results Hughes #f2b3be 40–50% #e27f90 50–60% #cc2f4a 60–70% #d40000 70–80% Wilson #b9d7ff 40–50% #86b6f2 50–60% #4389e3 60–70% #1666cb 70–80% President Woodrow Wilson Democratic Party (United States) Woodrow Wilson Democratic Party (United States) The 1916 United States presidential election in West Virginia took place on November 7, 1916, as part of the 1916 United States presidential election which was held throughout all contemporary 48 states. Voters chose eight representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. West Virginia was won by the Republican nominee, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Charles Evans Hughes of New York, and his running mate Senator Charles W. Fairbanks of Indiana. Hughes and Fairbanks defeated the Democratic nominees, incumbent Democratic President Woodrow Wilson and Vice President Thomas R. Marshall. Voters in West Virginia chose each of the eight electors individually, rather than selecting between two full slates of electors all pledging support for one candidate or the other. Hughes won West Virginia by a very narrow margin of 0.94% — the state's second-closest presidential election result in history, only behind Grover Cleveland's 0.32% victory in 1888 — but one elector pledged for Wilson won, and as a result, Wilson received one electoral vote from West Virginia. Notably, this was the only time until 2008 that a Democrat won the presidency without carrying West Virginia (or that a losing Republican would carry the state). The state would transform into a Democratic stronghold after 1932, remaining a cornerstone of the Democratic coalition until the 21st century, when it suddenly and dramatically shifted towards the Republican Party due to declining unionizationSchwartzman, Gabe; ‘How Central Appalachia Went Right’; Daily Yonder, January 13, 2015 and opposition to the Democratic Party's views on environmental, social and cultural issues.Cohn, Nate; ‘Demographic Shift: Southern Whites’ Loyalty to G.O.P. Nearing That of Blacks to Democrats’, New York Times, April 24, 2014 Results 1916 United States presidential election in West Virginiahttps://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?year=1916&fips=54&f=0&off=0&elect=0 1916 Presidential General Election Results — West Virginia 2013-08-02 Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential ElectionsPartyCandidateVotesPercentageElectoral votes Republican Charles Evans Hughes 143,124 49.38% 7 Democratic Woodrow Wilson (incumbent) 140,403 48.44% 1 Socialist Allan L. Benson 6,150 2.12% 0 Prohibition Frank Hanly 175These votes were listed only as a statewide total and not by county. 0.06% 0 Totals 289,852 100.00% 8 Results by county 1916 United States presidential election in West Virginia by countyWest Virginia Secretary of State 1917 West Virginia Vote for President — 1916-1912 The Tribune Printing Co., Charleston, West Virginia West Virginia Legislative Hand Book and Manual and Official Register County Charles Evans HughesRepublican Woodrow WilsonDemocratic Allan L. BensonSocialist Margin Total votescast # % # % # % # % Barbour 2,083 52.23% 1,848 46.34% 57 1.43% 235 5.89% 3,988 Berkeley 2,802 48.09% 2,938 50.43% 86 1.48% -136 -2.33% 5,826 Boone 1,504 50.03% 1,397 46.47% 105 3.49% 107 3.56% 3,006 Braxton 2,332 44.02% 2,957 55.81% 9 0.17% -625 -11.80% 5,298 Brooke 1,422 50.73% 1,261 44.99% 120 4.28% 161 5.74% 2,803 Cabell 5,728 46.18% 6,446 51.97% 229 1.85% -718 -5.79% 12,403 Calhoun 936 41.31% 1,317 58.12% 13 0.57% -381 -16.81% 2,266 Clay 1,021 48.76% 1,047 50.00% 26 1.24% -26 -1.24% 2,094 Doddridge 1,803 62.07% 1,061 36.52% 41 1.41% 742 25.54% 2,905 Fayette 5,511 48.99% 5,377 47.80% 361 3.21% 134 1.19% 11,249 Gilmer 943 35.63% 1,695 64.03% 9 0.34% -752 -28.41% 2,647 Grant 1,438 78.41% 391 21.32% 5 0.27% 1,047 57.09% 1,834 Greenbrier 2,601 44.41% 3,170 54.12% 86 1.47% -569 -9.71% 5,857 Hampshire 745 25.37% 2,181 74.28% 10 0.34% -1,436 -48.91% 2,936 Hancock 1,434 58.72% 891 36.49% 117 4.79% 543 22.24% 2,442 Hardy 701 32.88% 1,425 66.84% 6 0.28% -724 -33.96% 2,132 Harrison 6,262 48.86% 5,970 46.58% 584 4.56% 292 2.28% 12,816 Jackson 2,474 54.55% 2,032 44.81% 29 0.64% 442 9.75% 4,535 Jefferson 1,181 31.33% 2,544 67.50% 44 1.17% -1,363 -36.16% 3,769 Kanawha 10,096 48.14% 10,276 49.00% 598 2.85% -180 -0.86% 20,970 Lewis 2,263 49.06% 2,248 48.73% 102 2.21% 15 0.33% 4,613 Lincoln 2,104 49.20% 2,113 49.42% 59 1.38% -9 -0.21% 4,276 Logan 2,107 38.74% 3,270 60.12% 62 1.14% -1,163 -21.38% 5,439 Marion 4,443 42.81% 5,493 52.92% 443 4.27% -1,050 -10.12% 10,379 Marshall 3,699 53.42% 2,997 43.28% 229 3.31% 702 10.14% 6,925 Mason 2,454 50.17% 2,336 47.76% 101 2.07% 118 2.41% 4,891 McDowell 7,086 65.62% 3,692 34.19% 20 0.19% 3,394 31.43% 10,798 Mercer 4,788 49.47% 4,836 49.96% 55 0.57% -48 -0.50% 9,679 Mineral 1,965 51.83% 1,747 46.08% 79 2.08% 218 5.75% 3,791 Mingo 2,223 47.25% 2,472 52.54% 10 0.21% -249 -5.29% 4,705 Monongalia 3,412 57.48% 2,227 37.52% 297 5.00% 1,185 19.96% 5,936 Monroe 1,584 49.48% 1,609 50.27% 8 0.25% -25 -0.78% 3,201 Morgan 1,208 63.45% 666 34.98% 30 1.58% 542 28.47% 1,904 Nicholas 2,056 44.77% 2,467 53.72% 69 1.50% -411 -8.95% 4,592 Ohio 7,349 52.75% 6,074 43.60% 509 3.65% 1,275 9.15% 13,932 Pendleton 888 40.87% 1,276 58.72% 9 0.41% -388 -17.86% 2,173 Pleasants 876 49.16% 899 50.45% 7 0.39% -23 -1.29% 1,782 Pocahontas 1,550 44.90% 1,849 53.56% 53 1.54% -299 -8.66% 3,452 Preston 3,838 68.09% 1,694 30.05% 105 1.86% 2,144 38.03% 5,637 Putnam 1,925 49.45% 1,837 47.19% 131 3.37% 88 2.26% 3,893 Raleigh 3,791 52.21% 3,319 45.71% 151 2.08% 472 6.50% 7,261 Randolph 2,165 39.78% 3,024 55.57% 253 4.65% -859 -15.78% 5,442 Ritchie 2,225 56.03% 1,657 41.73% 89 2.24% 568 14.30% 3,971 Roane 2,406 51.97% 2,186 47.21% 38 0.82% 220 4.75% 4,630 Summers 1,781 42.47% 2,389 56.96% 24 0.57% -608 -14.50% 4,194 Taylor 2,002 53.23% 1,672 44.46% 87 2.31% 330 8.77% 3,761 Tucker 1,531 49.76% 1,388 45.11% 158 5.13% 143 4.65% 3,077 Tyler 1,900 57.51% 1,336 40.44% 68 2.06% 564 17.07% 3,304 Upshur 2,553 70.14% 1,019 27.99% 68 1.87% 1,534 42.14% 3,640 Wayne 2,215 42.21% 2,989 56.97% 43 0.82% -774 -14.75% 5,247 Webster 854 35.87% 1,513 63.54% 14 0.59% -659 -27.68% 2,381 Wetzel 1,910 39.92% 2,797 58.47% 77 1.61% -887 -18.54% 4,784 Wirt 951 46.73% 1,072 52.68% 12 0.59% -121 -5.95% 2,035 Wood 4,521 47.69% 4,817 50.81% 142 1.50% -296 -3.12% 9,480 Wyoming 1,484 55.17% 1,199 44.57% 7 0.26% 285 10.59% 2,690Totals143,12449.41%140,40348.47%6,1502.12%2,7210.94%289,677 See also 1916 West Virginia Women's Suffrage Amendment Notes References expanded West Virginia 1916 Category:1916 West Virginia elections