Who won California in the 1916 presidential election?

Wilson (Democratic) carried California in 1916, winning its 13 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did California have in 1916?

California cast 13 electoral votes in the 1916 presidential election.

Did California vote for the national winner in 1916?

Yes. California backed Woodrow Wilson, who won the presidency that year.

Progressive EraCA · 13 EV

1916

California: Wilson carries 13 EV.

California cast its 13 electoral votes for Wilson (Democratic). National winner: Woodrow Wilson (Democratic) — California voted with the national winner this cycle.

Reading the 1916 result in California

California backed Wilson (Democratic) in the 1916 presidential election, casting 13 electoral votes for the ticket. That placed California with the eventual winner: Woodrow Wilson went on to take the presidency, and California was part of his column.

The result flipped California away from the Progressive it had supported in 1912. California did not move alone — neighboring Oregon, Nevada, and Arizona broke the same way in 1916. Over its 44 recorded presidential cycles, California has backed the Republican party more than any other — 22 times in all. The vote fell within the Progressive Era — Trust-busting, suffrage, and World War I.

Nationally, Woodrow Wilson finished with 277 of the 531 electoral votes to Charles Evans Hughes's 254. Woodrow Wilson led the national popular vote with 49.24% of the ballots cast.

The 1916 national map

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