1916 United States presidential election in Missouri
Election in Missouri
1916 United States presidential election in Missouri
County Results
Wilson
40-50%
50-60%
60-70%
70-80%
80-90%
Hughes
40-50%
50-60%
60-70%
70-80%
80-90%
The 1916 United States presidential election in Missouri was held on November 7 , 1916 as part of the 1916 United States presidential election . Voters chose 18 representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College , who voted for president and vice president .
Missouri was won by incumbent President, Woodrow Wilson (D –New Jersey ), running with Vice President Thomas R. Marshall , with 50.59% of the popular vote, against Supreme Court Justice Charles Evans Hughes (R –New York ), running with former vice president Charles W. Fairbanks , with 46.94% of the popular vote.[1] Had Hughes carried the state of Missouri, he would've had 272 electoral votes, enough to win the presidency.
This election was the first in which Missouri more Republican than Kansas since the latter's statehood. This would not recur until 2020 .
Results
Results by county
1916 United States presidential election in Missouri by county[2]
County
Thomas Woodrow Wilson Democratic
Charles Evans Hughes Republican
Allan Louis Benson Socialist
James Franklin Hanly Prohibition
Arthur Elmer Reimer Socialist Labor
Margin
Total votes cast
#
%
#
%
#
%
#
%
#
%
#
%
Adair
2,275
43.36%
2,681
51.10%
244
4.65%
38
0.72%
9
0.17%
-406
-7.74%
5,247
Andrew
1,853
46.60%
2,087
52.49%
16
0.40%
20
0.50%
0
0.00%
-234
-5.89%
3,976
Atchison
1,697
50.22%
1,626
48.12%
27
0.80%
27
0.80%
2
0.06%
71
2.10%
3,379
Audrain
3,572
66.63%
1,741
32.48%
25
0.47%
16
0.30%
7
0.13%
1,831
34.15%
5,361
Barry
2,752
49.05%
2,683
47.82%
148
2.64%
17
0.30%
11
0.20%
69
1.23%
5,611
Barton
2,217
55.20%
1,597
39.77%
154
3.83%
40
1.00%
8
0.20%
620
15.44%
4,016
Bates
3,255
53.75%
2,597
42.88%
129
2.13%
67
1.11%
8
0.13%
658
10.87%
6,056
Benton
1,285
40.37%
1,842
57.87%
26
0.82%
27
0.85%
3
0.09%
-557
-17.50%
3,183
Bollinger
1,538
47.40%
1,624
50.05%
69
2.13%
13
0.40%
1
0.03%
-86
-2.65%
3,245
Boone
5,601
71.46%
2,180
27.81%
30
0.38%
23
0.29%
4
0.05%
3,421
43.65%
7,838
Buchanan
10,973
57.35%
7,761
40.56%
278
1.45%
93
0.49%
29
0.15%
3,212
16.79%
19,134
Butler
2,135
42.24%
2,717
53.76%
174
3.44%
13
0.26%
15
0.30%
-582
-11.52%
5,054
Caldwell
1,683
44.52%
2,069
54.74%
3
0.08%
23
0.61%
2
0.05%
-386
-10.21%
3,780
Callaway
3,882
65.59%
2,009
33.94%
15
0.25%
12
0.20%
1
0.02%
1,873
31.64%
5,919
Camden
930
41.43%
1,261
56.17%
41
1.83%
8
0.36%
5
0.22%
-331
-14.74%
2,245
Cape Girardeau
2,993
43.55%
3,753
54.60%
74
1.08%
44
0.64%
9
0.13%
-760
-11.06%
6,873
Carroll
2,822
48.00%
2,978
50.65%
43
0.73%
36
0.61%
0
0.00%
-156
-2.65%
5,879
Carter
586
51.86%
469
41.50%
66
5.84%
6
0.53%
3
0.27%
117
10.35%
1,130
Cass
3,337
60.19%
2,104
37.95%
60
1.08%
43
0.78%
0
0.00%
1,233
22.24%
5,544
Cedar
1,410
41.59%
1,874
55.28%
74
2.18%
27
0.80%
5
0.15%
-464
-13.69%
3,390
Chariton
3,135
58.30%
2,183
40.60%
22
0.41%
36
0.67%
1
0.02%
952
17.71%
5,377
Christian
938
30.52%
1,978
64.37%
141
4.59%
14
0.46%
2
0.07%
-1,040
-33.84%
3,073
Clark
1,692
48.12%
1,782
50.68%
28
0.80%
12
0.34%
2
0.06%
-90
-2.56%
3,516
Clay
3,902
74.13%
1,307
24.83%
38
0.72%
12
0.23%
5
0.09%
2,595
49.30%
5,264
Clinton
2,153
57.05%
1,551
41.10%
19
0.50%
48
1.27%
3
0.08%
602
15.95%
3,774
Cole
2,915
51.11%
2,746
48.15%
31
0.54%
10
0.18%
1
0.02%
169
2.96%
5,703
Cooper
2,537
46.86%
2,830
52.27%
18
0.33%
29
0.54%
0
0.00%
-293
-5.41%
5,414
Crawford
1,312
43.43%
1,642
54.35%
47
1.56%
18
0.60%
2
0.07%
-330
-10.92%
3,021
Dade
1,618
44.50%
1,941
53.38%
54
1.49%
23
0.63%
0
0.00%
-323
-8.88%
3,636
Dallas
1,022
40.73%
1,428
56.92%
47
1.87%
12
0.48%
0
0.00%
-406
-16.18%
2,509
Daviess
2,375
49.75%
2,342
49.06%
12
0.25%
44
0.92%
1
0.02%
33
0.69%
4,774
DeKalb
1,647
49.43%
1,640
49.22%
12
0.36%
31
0.93%
2
0.06%
7
0.21%
3,332
Dent
1,457
52.35%
1,252
44.99%
66
2.37%
5
0.18%
3
0.11%
205
7.37%
2,783
Douglas
737
27.80%
1,730
65.26%
164
6.19%
14
0.53%
6
0.23%
-993
-37.46%
2,651
Dunklin
3,723
61.71%
1,924
31.89%
375
6.22%
8
0.13%
3
0.05%
1,799
29.82%
6,033
Franklin
2,468
35.59%
4,325
62.36%
94
1.36%
42
0.61%
6
0.09%
-1,857
-26.78%
6,935
Gasconade
510
16.68%
2,513
82.20%
19
0.62%
13
0.43%
2
0.07%
-2,003
-65.52%
3,057
Gentry
2,404
55.80%
1,823
42.32%
33
0.77%
45
1.04%
3
0.07%
581
13.49%
4,308
Greene
7,191
46.66%
7,543
48.95%
542
3.52%
122
0.79%
12
0.08%
-352
-2.28%
15,410
Grundy
1,789
40.90%
2,481
56.72%
46
1.05%
53
1.21%
5
0.11%
-692
-15.82%
4,374
Harrison
2,205
43.33%
2,741
53.86%
62
1.22%
77
1.51%
4
0.08%
-536
-10.53%
5,089
Henry
3,653
56.12%
2,727
41.90%
71
1.09%
49
0.75%
9
0.14%
926
14.23%
6,509
Hickory
552
31.24%
1,144
64.74%
59
3.34%
11
0.62%
1
0.06%
-592
-33.50%
1,767
Holt
1,615
43.77%
2,030
55.01%
14
0.38%
29
0.79%
2
0.05%
-415
-11.25%
3,690
Howard
2,866
71.24%
1,121
27.86%
16
0.40%
18
0.45%
2
0.05%
1,745
43.38%
4,023
Howell
1,861
43.84%
2,132
50.22%
225
5.30%
23
0.54%
4
0.09%
-271
-6.38%
4,245
Iron
1,027
53.05%
874
45.14%
24
1.24%
9
0.46%
2
0.10%
153
7.90%
1,936
Jackson
44,556
56.38%
32,943
41.68%
1,094
1.38%
336
0.43%
100
0.13%
11,613
14.69%
79,029
Jasper
10,513
49.97%
9,358
44.48%
913
4.34%
197
0.94%
56
0.27%
1,155
5.49%
21,037
Jefferson
3,021
46.56%
3,310
51.01%
130
2.00%
19
0.29%
9
0.14%
-289
-4.45%
6,489
Johnson
3,701
54.69%
2,966
43.83%
62
0.92%
29
0.43%
9
0.13%
735
10.86%
6,767
Knox
1,657
52.11%
1,460
45.91%
37
1.16%
23
0.72%
3
0.09%
197
6.19%
3,180
Laclede
1,755
47.01%
1,877
50.28%
89
2.38%
9
0.24%
3
0.08%
-122
-3.27%
3,733
Lafayette
4,073
49.38%
4,049
49.09%
93
1.13%
29
0.35%
4
0.05%
24
0.29%
8,248
Lawrence
2,809
44.24%
3,228
50.83%
260
4.09%
44
0.69%
9
0.14%
-419
-6.60%
6,350
Lewis
2,357
61.49%
1,429
37.28%
25
0.65%
20
0.52%
2
0.05%
928
24.21%
3,833
Lincoln
2,468
59.61%
1,642
39.66%
11
0.27%
19
0.46%
0
0.00%
826
19.95%
4,140
Linn
3,441
54.02%
2,801
43.97%
81
1.27%
46
0.72%
1
0.02%
640
10.05%
6,370
Livingston
2,609
51.07%
2,424
47.45%
39
0.76%
35
0.69%
2
0.04%
185
3.62%
5,109
Macon
3,805
53.87%
3,034
42.96%
164
2.32%
52
0.74%
8
0.11%
771
10.92%
7,063
Madison
1,310
50.95%
1,230
47.84%
21
0.82%
8
0.31%
2
0.08%
80
3.11%
2,571
Maries
1,319
63.60%
725
34.96%
20
0.96%
7
0.34%
3
0.14%
594
28.64%
2,074
Marion
4,534
61.26%
2,759
37.28%
53
0.72%
53
0.72%
2
0.03%
1,775
23.98%
7,401
McDonald
1,631
51.43%
1,414
44.59%
93
2.93%
26
0.82%
7
0.22%
217
6.84%
3,171
Mercer
1,042
36.75%
1,733
61.13%
28
0.99%
32
1.13%
0
0.00%
-691
-24.37%
2,835
Miller
1,395
41.59%
1,862
55.52%
88
2.62%
8
0.24%
1
0.03%
-467
-13.92%
3,354
Mississippi
1,874
57.43%
1,330
40.76%
48
1.47%
7
0.21%
4
0.12%
544
16.67%
3,263
Moniteau
1,675
48.19%
1,748
50.29%
35
1.01%
16
0.46%
2
0.06%
-73
-2.10%
3,476
Monroe
3,738
81.60%
742
16.20%
86
1.88%
14
0.31%
1
0.02%
2,996
65.40%
4,581
Montgomery
1,988
48.26%
2,079
50.47%
18
0.44%
33
0.80%
1
0.02%
-91
-2.21%
4,119
Morgan
1,368
46.11%
1,578
53.19%
13
0.44%
7
0.24%
1
0.03%
-210
-7.08%
2,967
New Madrid
2,715
55.65%
2,039
41.79%
99
2.03%
18
0.37%
8
0.16%
676
13.86%
4,879
Newton
3,158
49.27%
2,929
45.70%
249
3.89%
64
1.00%
9
0.14%
229
3.57%
6,409
Nodaway
3,874
51.60%
3,540
47.15%
41
0.55%
44
0.59%
9
0.12%
334
4.45%
7,508
Oregon
1,799
70.66%
660
25.92%
82
3.22%
5
0.20%
0
0.00%
1,139
44.74%
2,546
Osage
1,383
43.44%
1,769
55.56%
24
0.75%
8
0.25%
0
0.00%
-386
-12.12%
3,184
Ozark
654
32.38%
1,331
65.89%
26
1.29%
9
0.45%
0
0.00%
-677
-33.51%
2,020
Pemiscot
2,447
52.95%
2,076
44.93%
95
2.06%
3
0.06%
0
0.00%
371
8.03%
4,621
Perry
1,396
41.01%
1,988
58.40%
10
0.29%
8
0.24%
2
0.06%
-592
-17.39%
3,404
Pettis
4,665
50.13%
4,319
46.42%
253
2.72%
63
0.68%
5
0.05%
346
3.72%
9,305
Phelps
1,887
55.13%
1,487
43.44%
36
1.05%
8
0.23%
5
0.15%
400
11.69%
3,423
Pike
3,344
58.42%
2,322
40.57%
45
0.79%
12
0.21%
1
0.02%
1,022
17.85%
5,724
Platte
2,974
75.96%
921
23.52%
11
0.28%
8
0.20%
1
0.03%
2,053
52.44%
3,915
Polk
2,149
44.24%
2,613
53.79%
63
1.30%
30
0.62%
3
0.06%
-464
-9.55%
4,858
Pulaski
1,339
56.00%
1,003
41.95%
40
1.67%
6
0.25%
3
0.13%
336
14.05%
2,391
Putnam
1,035
31.87%
2,106
64.84%
59
1.82%
42
1.29%
6
0.18%
-1,071
-32.97%
3,248
Ralls
1,994
70.11%
826
29.04%
9
0.32%
14
0.49%
1
0.04%
1,168
41.07%
2,844
Randolph
5,081
69.84%
2,111
29.02%
45
0.62%
36
0.49%
2
0.03%
2,970
40.82%
7,275
Ray
3,380
65.47%
1,718
33.28%
32
0.62%
29
0.56%
4
0.08%
1,662
32.19%
5,163
Reynolds
1,209
65.39%
592
32.02%
35
1.89%
4
0.22%
9
0.49%
617
33.37%
1,849
Ripley
1,325
53.08%
1,053
42.19%
105
4.21%
10
0.40%
3
0.12%
272
10.90%
2,496
Saint Charles
1,914
34.91%
3,518
64.16%
33
0.60%
12
0.22%
6
0.11%
-1,604
-29.25%
5,483
Saint Clair
1,881
50.15%
1,718
45.80%
115
3.07%
34
0.91%
3
0.08%
163
4.35%
3,751
Saint Francois
3,675
53.38%
3,015
43.79%
157
2.28%
33
0.48%
5
0.07%
660
9.59%
6,885
Saint Louis County
7,587
36.71%
12,485
60.41%
454
2.20%
99
0.48%
41
0.20%
-4,898
-23.70%
20,666
Saint Louis City
74,059
45.71%
83,798
51.72%
3,484
2.15%
432
0.27%
259
0.16%
-9,739
-6.01%
162,032
Sainte Genevieve
1,218
51.35%
1,137
47.93%
14
0.59%
3
0.13%
0
0.00%
81
3.41%
2,372
Saline
4,503
59.53%
2,966
39.21%
26
0.34%
55
0.73%
14
0.19%
1,537
20.32%
7,564
Schuyler
1,341
56.42%
995
41.86%
15
0.63%
25
1.05%
1
0.04%
346
14.56%
2,377
Scotland
1,592
54.90%
1,243
42.86%
51
1.76%
14
0.48%
0
0.00%
349
12.03%
2,900
Scott
2,816
52.72%
2,285
42.78%
201
3.76%
24
0.45%
15
0.28%
531
9.94%
5,341
Shannon
1,213
56.31%
788
36.58%
141
6.55%
3
0.14%
9
0.42%
425
19.73%
2,154
Shelby
2,549
67.26%
1,195
31.53%
21
0.55%
23
0.61%
2
0.05%
1,354
35.73%
3,790
Stoddard
3,274
53.59%
2,482
40.63%
314
5.14%
28
0.46%
11
0.18%
792
12.96%
6,109
Stone
621
27.38%
1,525
67.24%
116
5.11%
6
0.26%
0
0.00%
-904
-39.86%
2,268
Sullivan
2,446
49.54%
2,420
49.02%
40
0.81%
28
0.57%
3
0.06%
26
0.53%
4,937
Taney
679
36.80%
1,123
60.87%
34
1.84%
7
0.38%
2
0.11%
-444
-24.07%
1,845
Texas
2,291
54.35%
1,809
42.92%
86
2.04%
27
0.64%
2
0.05%
482
11.44%
4,215
Vernon
3,776
60.63%
2,211
35.50%
193
3.10%
37
0.59%
11
0.18%
1,565
25.13%
6,228
Warren
487
21.31%
1,752
76.67%
41
1.79%
3
0.13%
2
0.09%
-1,265
-55.36%
2,285
Washington
1,394
45.26%
1,657
53.80%
24
0.78%
5
0.16%
0
0.00%
-263
-8.54%
3,080
Wayne
1,594
49.37%
1,528
47.32%
92
2.85%
14
0.43%
1
0.03%
66
2.04%
3,229
Webster
1,903
46.22%
2,114
51.35%
61
1.48%
33
0.80%
6
0.15%
-211
-5.13%
4,117
Worth
1,079
53.57%
892
44.29%
7
0.35%
36
1.79%
0
0.00%
187
9.29%
2,014
Wright
1,593
41.21%
2,176
56.29%
77
1.99%
16
0.41%
4
0.10%
-583
-15.08%
3,866
Totals
398,032
50.59%
369,339
46.94%
14,612
1.86%
3,884
0.49%
902
0.11%
28,693
3.65%
786,769
See also
References
^ "1916 Presidential General Election Results – Missouri" . Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections .
^ "Vote for President, 1916". Official Manual of the State of Missouri for the Years 1917-1918 (Report). Missouri Office of the Secretary of State Elections. 1918. pp. 429–430.