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Mississippi · 1916 presidential election

Mississippi presidential election results 1916

Woodrow Wilson carried Mississippi by 87.87 points (76,169 votes), winning 10 electoral votes.

Electoral votes
10
Votes counted
86,679
MS result
D+87.9
Compared with the nation
84.8 pts more Democratic
Swing since 1912
1.4 pts to D

Statewide result

CandidatePartyVotesShareBarElectoral votes
Woodrow WilsonDemocratic80,42292.80%10
Charles E. HughesRepublican4,2534.90%—
Total votes86,679

Sources: 1916

Questions and answers

Who won Mississippi in 1916?

Woodrow Wilson won Mississippi by 87.87 percentage points (76,169 votes).

How many electoral votes did Mississippi have in 1916?

Mississippi cast 10 electoral votes in 1916.

How many people voted for president in Mississippi in 1916?

86,679 votes were counted for president.

How did Mississippi change from 1912 to 1916?

The margin moved 1.4 points toward the Democratic ticket, from Democratic by 86.5 points to Democratic by 87.9 points.

Official results As published by The American Presidency Project (UC Santa Barbara) and the state documents it links. How we use this data