1916 United States presidential election in Iowa
1916 United States presidential election in Iowa
County Results
Hughes
40-50%
50-60%
60-70%
70-80%
Wilson
40-50%
50-60%
The 1916 United States presidential election in Iowa 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 13 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College , who voted for president and vice president .
Iowa was won by Republican nominee, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Charles Evans Hughes of New York , and his running mate Senator Charles W. Fairbanks of Indiana . They defeated Democratic nominees, incumbent Democratic President Woodrow Wilson and Vice President Thomas R. Marshall .
Hughes won the state by a margin of 11.36%.
With 54.25% of the vote, Iowa would prove to be Hughes' fourth strongest state in terms of popular votes percentage after Vermont , New Jersey and Pennsylvania .[ 1]
This election was one of only three elections in the state’s history that it voted against the winning incumbent as Woodrow Wilson was the first presidential incumbent to secure a second consecutive term in office without carrying the state until FDR in 1940 who lost it in his third and then fourth presidential victory in 1944 . They are currently the only Presidents in history to have carried the state upon winning the White House and lost it upon winning re-election.
Wilson was the first president to win without Keokuk county since James Buchanan in 1856 .
Results
Results by county
County[ 3]
Charles Evans Hughes Republican
Thomas Woodrow Wilson Democratic
Allan Louis Benson Socialist
James Franklin Hanly Prohibition
Arthur Elmer Reimer Socialist Labor
Margin
Total votes cast
#
%
#
%
#
%
#
%
#
%
#
%
Adair
1,922
53.87%
1,619
45.38%
17
0.48%
10
0.28%
0
0.00%
303
8.49%
3,568
Adams
1,401
50.20%
1,365
48.91%
16
0.57%
9
0.32%
0
0.00%
36
1.29%
2,791
Allamakee
2,411
57.97%
1,714
41.21%
24
0.58%
8
0.19%
2
0.05%
697
16.76%
4,159
Appanoose
3,327
52.43%
2,510
39.55%
461
7.26%
32
0.50%
16
0.25%
817
12.87%
6,346
Audubon
1,581
55.61%
1,247
43.86%
7
0.25%
6
0.21%
2
0.07%
334
11.75%
2,843
Benton
3,189
54.16%
2,556
43.41%
106
1.80%
29
0.49%
8
0.14%
633
10.75%
5,888
Black Hawk
6,742
59.34%
4,270
37.58%
247
2.17%
79
0.70%
23
0.20%
2,472
21.76%
11,361
Boone
2,955
52.41%
2,338
41.47%
256
4.54%
70
1.24%
19
0.34%
617
10.94%
5,638
Bremer
2,684
69.77%
1,132
29.43%
19
0.49%
11
0.29%
1
0.03%
1,552
40.34%
3,847
Buchanan
3,000
61.79%
1,808
37.24%
23
0.47%
24
0.49%
0
0.00%
1,192
24.55%
4,855
Buena Vista
2,045
57.38%
1,454
40.80%
48
1.35%
17
0.48%
0
0.00%
591
16.58%
3,564
Butler
2,722
72.45%
977
26.00%
40
1.06%
18
0.48%
0
0.00%
1,745
46.45%
3,757
Calhoun
2,276
58.34%
1,515
38.84%
66
1.69%
42
1.08%
2
0.05%
761
19.51%
3,901
Carroll
2,408
53.10%
2,085
45.98%
18
0.40%
22
0.49%
2
0.04%
323
7.12%
4,535
Cass
2,763
59.75%
1,801
38.95%
51
1.10%
8
0.17%
1
0.02%
962
20.80%
4,624
Cedar
2,862
63.56%
1,595
35.42%
30
0.67%
14
0.31%
2
0.04%
1,267
28.14%
4,503
Cerro Gordo
3,556
59.28%
2,289
38.16%
105
1.75%
49
0.82%
0
0.00%
1,267
21.12%
5,999
Cherokee
1,578
48.26%
1,646
50.34%
22
0.67%
24
0.73%
0
0.00%
-68
-2.08%
3,270
Chickasaw
1,999
53.61%
1,697
45.51%
20
0.54%
13
0.35%
0
0.00%
302
8.10%
3,729
Clarke
1,507
55.10%
1,175
42.96%
19
0.69%
33
1.21%
1
0.04%
332
12.14%
2,735
Clay
1,649
55.41%
1,234
41.47%
75
2.52%
17
0.57%
1
0.03%
415
13.94%
2,976
Clayton
3,347
57.54%
2,379
40.90%
72
1.24%
17
0.29%
2
0.03%
968
16.64%
5,817
Clinton
5,576
56.61%
3,903
39.62%
291
2.95%
69
0.70%
11
0.11%
1,673
16.98%
9,850
Crawford
2,756
58.27%
1,919
40.57%
44
0.93%
11
0.23%
0
0.00%
837
17.70%
4,730
Dallas
2,900
52.37%
2,495
45.05%
95
1.72%
40
0.72%
8
0.14%
405
7.31%
5,538
Davis
1,476
44.14%
1,811
54.16%
39
1.17%
18
0.54%
0
0.00%
-335
-10.02%
3,344
Decatur
1,962
47.45%
2,111
51.05%
36
0.87%
24
0.58%
2
0.05%
-149
-3.60%
4,135
Delaware
2,827
66.78%
1,332
31.47%
49
1.16%
22
0.52%
3
0.07%
1,495
35.32%
4,233
Des Moines
4,132
49.51%
3,827
45.86%
292
3.50%
73
0.87%
21
0.25%
305
3.65%
8,345
Dickinson
1,249
57.24%
893
40.93%
35
1.60%
5
0.23%
0
0.00%
356
16.32%
2,182
Dubuque
5,772
47.22%
6,063
49.60%
372
3.04%
11
0.09%
5
0.04%
-291
-2.38%
12,223
Emmet
1,409
62.37%
809
35.81%
34
1.51%
7
0.31%
0
0.00%
600
26.56%
2,259
Fayette
3,872
60.81%
2,311
36.30%
140
2.20%
39
0.61%
5
0.08%
1,561
24.52%
6,367
Floyd
2,691
66.10%
1,250
30.70%
99
2.43%
25
0.61%
6
0.15%
1,441
35.40%
4,071
Franklin
2,464
77.24%
691
21.66%
22
0.69%
11
0.34%
2
0.06%
1,773
55.58%
3,190
Fremont
1,732
44.38%
2,085
53.42%
45
1.15%
35
0.90%
6
0.15%
-353
-9.04%
3,903
Greene
2,345
60.85%
1,455
37.75%
8
0.21%
41
1.06%
5
0.13%
890
23.09%
3,854
Grundy
2,127
67.23%
1,015
32.08%
14
0.44%
6
0.19%
2
0.06%
1,112
35.15%
3,164
Guthrie
2,316
55.30%
1,805
43.10%
37
0.88%
28
0.67%
2
0.05%
511
12.20%
4,188
Hamilton
3,037
70.94%
1,125
26.28%
78
1.82%
39
0.91%
2
0.05%
1,912
44.66%
4,281
Hancock
1,726
64.43%
913
34.08%
24
0.90%
15
0.56%
1
0.04%
813
30.35%
2,679
Hardin
3,335
67.72%
1,481
30.07%
46
0.93%
56
1.14%
7
0.14%
1,854
37.64%
4,925
Harrison
2,610
45.88%
2,932
51.54%
96
1.69%
49
0.86%
2
0.04%
-322
-5.66%
5,689
Henry
2,470
57.99%
1,728
40.57%
24
0.56%
31
0.73%
6
0.14%
742
17.42%
4,259
Howard
1,562
48.86%
1,560
48.80%
34
1.06%
38
1.19%
3
0.09%
2
0.06%
3,197
Humboldt
1,676
66.69%
809
32.19%
20
0.80%
8
0.32%
0
0.00%
867
34.50%
2,513
Ida
1,412
51.12%
1,244
45.04%
92
3.33%
14
0.51%
0
0.00%
168
6.08%
2,762
Iowa
2,484
57.90%
1,763
41.10%
18
0.42%
23
0.54%
2
0.05%
721
16.81%
4,290
Jackson
2,533
52.63%
2,186
45.42%
66
1.37%
22
0.46%
6
0.12%
347
7.21%
4,813
Jasper
3,092
47.08%
3,282
49.97%
141
2.15%
48
0.73%
5
0.08%
-190
-2.89%
6,568
Jefferson
2,167
54.61%
1,734
43.70%
29
0.73%
37
0.93%
1
0.03%
433
10.91%
3,968
Johnson
2,704
42.23%
3,650
57.00%
32
0.50%
15
0.23%
2
0.03%
-946
-14.77%
6,403
Jones
2,848
58.62%
1,966
40.47%
26
0.54%
18
0.37%
0
0.00%
882
18.16%
4,858
Keokuk
2,822
52.18%
2,486
45.97%
51
0.94%
48
0.89%
1
0.02%
336
6.21%
5,408
Kossuth
2,647
59.63%
1,748
39.38%
26
0.59%
16
0.36%
2
0.05%
899
20.25%
4,439
Lee
4,395
51.18%
3,993
46.50%
139
1.62%
49
0.57%
11
0.13%
402
4.68%
8,587
Linn
8,212
55.67%
6,131
41.56%
278
1.88%
119
0.81%
11
0.07%
2,081
14.11%
14,751
Louisa
1,876
62.26%
1,081
35.88%
37
1.23%
16
0.53%
3
0.10%
795
26.39%
3,013
Lucas
1,672
47.91%
1,536
44.01%
234
6.70%
40
1.15%
8
0.23%
136
3.90%
3,490
Lyon
1,760
59.78%
1,137
38.62%
46
1.56%
1
0.03%
0
0.00%
623
21.16%
2,944
Madison
1,871
51.26%
1,711
46.88%
25
0.68%
39
1.07%
4
0.11%
160
4.38%
3,650
Mahaska
3,143
48.14%
3,151
48.26%
98
1.50%
133
2.04%
4
0.06%
-8
-0.12%
6,529
Marion
2,459
42.90%
3,094
53.98%
145
2.53%
31
0.54%
3
0.05%
-635
-11.08%
5,732
Marshall
4,172
60.32%
2,414
34.90%
224
3.24%
101
1.46%
5
0.07%
1,758
25.42%
6,916
Mills
1,707
50.58%
1,600
47.41%
38
1.13%
27
0.80%
3
0.09%
107
3.17%
3,375
Mitchell
1,963
64.38%
1,033
33.88%
37
1.21%
16
0.52%
0
0.00%
930
30.50%
3,049
Monona
1,777
47.87%
1,910
51.45%
25
0.67%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
-133
-3.58%
3,712
Monroe
2,144
45.15%
2,095
44.11%
451
9.50%
47
0.99%
12
0.25%
49
1.03%
4,749
Montgomery
2,333
60.33%
1,431
37.01%
82
2.12%
18
0.47%
3
0.08%
902
23.33%
3,867
Muscatine
3,929
54.25%
2,694
37.20%
573
7.91%
34
0.47%
12
0.17%
1,235
17.05%
7,242
O'Brien
2,021
52.53%
1,787
46.45%
29
0.75%
10
0.26%
0
0.00%
234
6.08%
3,847
Osceola
1,258
58.05%
874
40.33%
28
1.29%
7
0.32%
0
0.00%
384
17.72%
2,167
Page
2,993
60.87%
1,747
35.53%
106
2.16%
68
1.38%
3
0.06%
1,246
25.34%
4,917
Palo Alto
1,594
48.49%
1,630
49.59%
40
1.22%
22
0.67%
1
0.03%
-36
-1.10%
3,287
Plymouth
2,666
53.14%
2,258
45.01%
30
0.60%
62
1.24%
1
0.02%
408
8.13%
5,017
Pocahontas
1,808
51.29%
1,658
47.04%
37
1.05%
18
0.51%
4
0.11%
150
4.26%
3,525
Polk
11,295
45.81%
12,327
50.00%
764
3.10%
211
0.86%
59
0.24%
-1,032
-4.19%
24,656
Pottawattamie
5,992
47.83%
6,263
49.99%
187
1.49%
78
0.62%
9
0.07%
-271
-2.16%
12,529
Poweshiek
2,748
57.39%
1,880
39.26%
99
2.07%
61
1.27%
0
0.00%
868
18.13%
4,788
Ringgold
1,733
55.46%
1,351
43.23%
25
0.80%
15
0.48%
1
0.03%
382
12.22%
3,125
Sac
2,057
55.03%
1,629
43.58%
35
0.94%
16
0.43%
1
0.03%
428
11.45%
3,738
Scott
8,329
56.39%
5,212
35.29%
1,143
7.74%
40
0.27%
46
0.31%
3,117
21.10%
14,770
Shelby
1,898
47.50%
2,060
51.55%
25
0.63%
12
0.30%
1
0.03%
-162
-4.05%
3,996
Sioux
2,261
51.89%
2,049
47.03%
37
0.85%
7
0.16%
3
0.07%
212
4.87%
4,357
Story
3,722
66.18%
1,772
31.51%
49
0.87%
76
1.35%
5
0.09%
1,950
34.67%
5,624
Tama
3,061
53.37%
2,572
44.85%
57
0.99%
40
0.70%
5
0.09%
489
8.53%
5,735
Taylor
2,219
54.70%
1,775
43.75%
44
1.08%
18
0.44%
1
0.02%
444
10.94%
4,057
Union
2,050
49.95%
1,985
48.37%
30
0.73%
37
0.90%
2
0.05%
65
1.58%
4,104
Van Buren
1,994
52.52%
1,735
45.69%
32
0.84%
32
0.84%
4
0.11%
259
6.82%
3,797
Wapello
4,398
47.65%
3,994
43.28%
786
8.52%
41
0.44%
10
0.11%
404
4.38%
9,229
Warren
2,182
52.21%
1,910
45.70%
30
0.72%
55
1.32%
2
0.05%
272
6.51%
4,179
Washington
2,745
55.31%
2,139
43.10%
34
0.69%
44
0.89%
1
0.02%
606
12.21%
4,963
Wayne
1,936
48.68%
1,935
48.65%
71
1.79%
32
0.80%
3
0.08%
1
0.03%
3,977
Webster
3,917
53.50%
3,196
43.66%
151
2.06%
52
0.71%
5
0.07%
721
9.85%
7,321
Winnebago
1,713
72.92%
584
24.86%
23
0.98%
29
1.23%
0
0.00%
1,129
48.06%
2,349
Winneshiek
2,876
57.87%
1,956
39.36%
121
2.43%
15
0.30%
2
0.04%
920
18.51%
4,970
Woodbury
5,735
38.61%
8,819
59.38%
212
1.43%
79
0.53%
8
0.05%
-3,084
-20.76%
14,853
Worth
1,463
70.44%
566
27.25%
34
1.64%
12
0.58%
2
0.10%
897
43.19%
2,077
Wright
2,599
68.22%
1,135
29.79%
65
1.71%
11
0.29%
0
0.00%
1,464
38.43%
3,810
Soldier's Vote
1,108
49.44%
1,102
49.17%
23
1.03%
6
0.27%
2
0.09%
6
0.27%
2,241
Totals
280,439
54.25%
221,699
42.89%
10,976
2.12%
3,371
0.65%
459
0.09%
58,740
11.36%
516,944
See also
References