Who won Illinois in the 1916 presidential election?

Hughes (Republican) carried Illinois in 1916, winning its 29 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did Illinois have in 1916?

Illinois cast 29 electoral votes in the 1916 presidential election.

Did Illinois vote for the national winner in 1916?

No. Illinois backed Hughes, while Woodrow Wilson won the presidency nationally.

Progressive EraIL · 29 EV

1916

Illinois: Hughes carries 29 EV.

Illinois cast its 29 electoral votes for Hughes (Republican). National winner: Woodrow Wilson (Democratic) — Illinois voted against the national winner this cycle.

Illinois in 1916

The 1916 contest saw Illinois line up behind Hughes, delivering 29 electoral votes to the Republican ticket. Nationally the result broke the other way — Woodrow Wilson (Democratic) won the presidency, leaving Illinois among the states he did not carry.

The result flipped Illinois away from the Democratic it had supported in 1912. The region divided — Wisconsin and Iowa joined Illinois for the Republican ticket, while Missouri, Kentucky, and Indiana did not. Across the 53 presidential elections Illinois has taken part in, it has most often sided with the Democratic party (26 times). The vote fell within the Progressive Era — Trust-busting, suffrage, and World War I.

In the national count, Woodrow Wilson took 277 of the 531 electoral votes, against 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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