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1916 presidential election in Arkansas
Woodrow Wilson (Democrat) beat Charles Evans Hughes (Republican) in Arkansas in 1916, 66.0% to 28.7%, a margin of 37.2 points and 63,332 votes.
Arkansas voted 34.1 points more Democratic than the country as a whole, where the margin was D+3.1.
The Democratic hold continued from 1912, when Woodrow Wilson also won.
Democrats led in 73 of the 75 counties as they stood then and Republicans in 2. The largest, Pulaski, cast 9,206 votes and went to the Democrat by 37.1 points. The closest was Greene, where 32 votes separated the two parties.
Early projection, based on early and incomplete polling: the likely matchups, each weighted by the betting markets' odds of both nominations, not a result. Each county is its 2024 presidential margin moved by its state's projected swing; set a national vote and every state, district and county moves by the same amount from our projection. Colours run in 100 steps from a safe Republican to a safe Democratic margin. Boundaries: US Census Bureau.
Result
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Woodrow Wilson won | Democratic | 112,211 | 66.0% |
| Charles Evans Hughes | Republican | 48,879 | 28.7% |
| All other candidates | 9,014 | 5.3% | |
| Total | 170,104 |
Every county
| County | Democrat | Republican | Others | Total | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pulaski | 6,008 65.3% | 2,593 28.2% | 605 | 9,206 | D+37.1 |
| Sebastian | 3,719 66.9% | 1,366 24.6% | 473 | 5,558 | D+42.3 |
| Washington | 2,922 61.2% | 1,625 34.1% | 225 | 4,772 | D+27.2 |
| Greene | 2,292 49.1% | 2,260 48.4% | 117 | 4,669 | D+0.7 |
| Benton | 3,105 66.5% | 1,289 27.6% | 273 | 4,667 | D+38.9 |
| White | 2,820 74.3% | 673 17.7% | 304 | 3,797 | D+56.5 |
| Hempstead | 2,089 59.4% | 1,225 34.8% | 203 | 3,517 | D+24.6 |
| Logan | 2,015 59.9% | 1,185 35.2% | 166 | 3,366 | D+24.7 |
| Jefferson | 2,173 68.2% | 921 28.9% | 93 | 3,187 | D+39.3 |
| Yell | 2,099 67.7% | 781 25.2% | 221 | 3,101 | D+42.5 |
| Clay | 1,949 63.0% | 971 31.4% | 173 | 3,093 | D+31.6 |
| Pope | 2,145 70.4% | 783 25.7% | 120 | 3,048 | D+44.7 |
| Faulkner | 2,031 67.0% | 816 26.9% | 186 | 3,033 | D+40.1 |
| Crawford | 1,622 55.5% | 1,195 40.9% | 104 | 2,921 | D+14.6 |
| Independence | 1,987 68.4% | 762 26.2% | 158 | 2,907 | D+42.1 |
| Garland | 1,670 57.6% | 1,055 36.4% | 176 | 2,901 | D+21.2 |
| Madison | 1,456 50.4% | 1,332 46.1% | 102 | 2,890 | D+4.3 |
| Clark | 1,975 69.3% | 824 28.9% | 49 | 2,848 | D+40.4 |
| Columbia | 2,074 73.4% | 720 25.5% | 30 | 2,824 | D+47.9 |
| Lonoke | 2,178 77.9% | 515 18.4% | 104 | 2,797 | D+59.5 |
| Craighead | 1,957 73.0% | 543 20.3% | 180 | 2,680 | D+52.8 |
| Carroll | 1,512 56.7% | 1,034 38.8% | 120 | 2,666 | D+17.9 |
| Conway | 1,400 55.7% | 1,030 41.0% | 84 | 2,514 | D+14.7 |
| Drew | 1,627 64.8% | 836 33.3% | 48 | 2,511 | D+31.5 |
| Franklin | 1,679 69.5% | 582 24.1% | 156 | 2,417 | D+45.4 |
| Ouachita | 1,390 58.0% | 970 40.5% | 36 | 2,396 | D+17.5 |
| Johnson | 1,479 65.9% | 573 25.5% | 192 | 2,244 | D+40.4 |
| Union | 1,691 77.2% | 273 12.5% | 226 | 2,190 | D+64.7 |
| Hot Spring | 1,429 65.9% | 645 29.8% | 93 | 2,167 | D+36.2 |
| Nevada | 1,376 63.6% | 651 30.1% | 136 | 2,163 | D+33.5 |
| Boone | 1,411 66.6% | 598 28.2% | 111 | 2,120 | D+38.3 |
| Van Buren | 1,272 60.4% | 737 35.0% | 97 | 2,106 | D+25.4 |
| Lawrence | 1,706 81.0% | 298 14.2% | 101 | 2,105 | D+66.9 |
| Randolph | 1,553 74.7% | 458 22.0% | 69 | 2,080 | D+52.6 |
| Phillips | 1,466 71.9% | 552 27.1% | 21 | 2,039 | D+44.8 |
| Ashley | 1,519 75.0% | 462 22.8% | 45 | 2,026 | D+52.2 |
| Jackson | 1,351 66.9% | 473 23.4% | 195 | 2,019 | D+43.5 |
| Scott | 1,363 68.1% | 487 24.3% | 152 | 2,002 | D+43.8 |
| Howard | 1,316 67.7% | 545 28.0% | 84 | 1,945 | D+39.6 |
| Miller | 1,418 73.4% | 402 20.8% | 113 | 1,933 | D+52.6 |
| Saline | 1,567 81.1% | 231 12.0% | 134 | 1,932 | D+69.2 |
| Polk | 1,242 66.0% | 443 23.6% | 196 | 1,881 | D+42.5 |
| Pike | 1,178 64.2% | 605 33.0% | 53 | 1,836 | D+31.2 |
| Mississippi | 1,249 68.9% | 417 23.0% | 147 | 1,813 | D+45.9 |
| Prairie | 1,061 59.2% | 655 36.6% | 75 | 1,791 | D+22.7 |
| Arkansas | 1,116 62.4% | 613 34.3% | 60 | 1,789 | D+28.1 |
| Dallas | 1,150 66.1% | 524 30.1% | 67 | 1,741 | D+36.0 |
| Poinsett | 1,174 67.9% | 511 29.6% | 44 | 1,729 | D+38.3 |
| Sevier | 1,265 73.7% | 232 13.5% | 219 | 1,716 | D+60.2 |
| Searcy | 629 37.6% | 919 55.0% | 124 | 1,672 | R+17.3 |
| Montgomery | 939 58.9% | 432 27.1% | 223 | 1,594 | D+31.8 |
| Izard | 1,267 79.7% | 285 17.9% | 37 | 1,589 | D+61.8 |
| Bradley | 1,159 73.4% | 314 19.9% | 106 | 1,579 | D+53.5 |
| Fulton | 1,094 71.8% | 388 25.5% | 42 | 1,524 | D+46.3 |
| Perry | 973 65.0% | 435 29.1% | 88 | 1,496 | D+36.0 |
| St. Francis | 960 67.6% | 395 27.8% | 66 | 1,421 | D+39.8 |
| Woodruff | 935 66.4% | 438 31.1% | 36 | 1,409 | D+35.3 |
| Cleveland | 1,128 81.7% | 230 16.7% | 22 | 1,380 | D+65.1 |
| Desha | 960 71.1% | 369 27.3% | 21 | 1,350 | D+43.8 |
| Lincoln | 887 65.7% | 448 33.2% | 15 | 1,350 | D+32.5 |
| Newton | 550 41.2% | 675 50.6% | 109 | 1,334 | R+9.4 |
| Baxter | 914 69.0% | 316 23.8% | 95 | 1,325 | D+45.1 |
| Sharp | 972 73.6% | 251 19.0% | 98 | 1,321 | D+54.6 |
| Monroe | 741 57.4% | 508 39.3% | 43 | 1,292 | D+18.0 |
| Cleburne | 865 67.0% | 271 21.0% | 155 | 1,291 | D+46.0 |
| Little River | 843 65.5% | 364 28.3% | 81 | 1,288 | D+37.2 |
| Lafayette | 891 69.8% | 368 28.8% | 18 | 1,277 | D+41.0 |
| Calhoun | 914 72.3% | 275 21.7% | 76 | 1,265 | D+50.5 |
| Cross | 927 74.0% | 252 20.1% | 74 | 1,253 | D+53.9 |
| Marion | 781 63.3% | 274 22.2% | 178 | 1,233 | D+41.1 |
| Lee | 848 70.0% | 353 29.1% | 10 | 1,211 | D+40.9 |
| Grant | 984 81.4% | 188 15.6% | 37 | 1,209 | D+65.8 |
| Chicot | 560 52.4% | 473 44.2% | 36 | 1,069 | D+8.1 |
| Stone | 682 64.4% | 298 28.1% | 79 | 1,059 | D+36.3 |
| Crittenden | 562 85.2% | 89 13.5% | 9 | 660 | D+71.7 |
Counties as they stood in 1916; some have since been split, merged or renamed. Margin: the Democrat's share of all votes minus the Republican's. Sources and how the results were checked.
Arkansas in every presidential election we hold
| Year | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Donald Trump (R) | R+30.6 |
| 2020 | Donald Trump (R) | R+27.6 |
| 2016 | Donald Trump (R) | R+26.9 |
| 2012 | Mitt Romney (R) | R+23.7 |
| 2008 | John McCain (R) | R+19.9 |
| 2004 | George W. Bush (R) | R+9.8 |
| 2000 | George W. Bush (R) | R+5.4 |
| 1996 | Bill Clinton (D) | D+16.9 |
| 1992 | Bill Clinton (D) | D+17.7 |
| 1988 | George H. W. Bush (R) | R+14.2 |
| 1984 | Ronald Reagan (R) | R+22.2 |
| 1980 | Ronald Reagan (R) | R+0.6 |
| 1976 | Jimmy Carter (D) | D+30.1 |
| 1972 | Richard Nixon (R) | R+38.1 |
| 1968 | George Wallace (other) | |
| 1964 | Lyndon B. Johnson (D) | D+12.7 |
| 1960 | John F. Kennedy (D) | D+7.1 |
| 1956 | Adlai Stevenson II (D) | D+6.6 |
| 1952 | Adlai Stevenson II (D) | D+12.1 |
| 1948 | Harry S. Truman (D) | D+40.7 |
| 1944 | Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) | D+40.1 |
| 1940 | Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) | D+58.0 |
| 1936 | Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) | D+63.9 |
| 1932 | Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) | D+73.1 |
| 1928 | Al Smith (D) | D+20.9 |
| 1924 | John W. Davis (D) | D+31.9 |
| 1920 | James M. Cox (D) | D+19.8 |
| 1916 | Woodrow Wilson (D) | D+37.2 |
| 1912 | Woodrow Wilson (D) | D+34.6 |
| 1908 | William Jennings Bryan (D) | D+20.0 |
| 1904 | Alton B. Parker (D) | D+15.2 |
| 1900 | William Jennings Bryan (D) | D+28.5 |
| 1896 | William Jennings Bryan (D) | D+48.6 |
| 1892 | Grover Cleveland (D) | D+27.5 |
| 1888 | Grover Cleveland (D) | D+16.8 |
| 1884 | Grover Cleveland (D) | D+17.1 |
| 1880 | Winfield Scott Hancock (D) | D+17.1 |
| 1876 | Samuel J. Tilden (D) | D+20.0 |
| 1872 | Ulysses S. Grant (R) | R+4.3 |
| 1868 | Ulysses S. Grant (R) | R+7.4 |