Who won Indiana in the 1916 presidential election?

Wilson (Democratic) carried Indiana in 1916, winning its 15 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did Indiana have in 1916?

Indiana cast 15 electoral votes in the 1916 presidential election.

Did Indiana vote for the national winner in 1916?

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

Progressive EraIN · 15 EV

1916

Indiana: Wilson carries 15 EV.

Indiana cast its 15 electoral votes for Wilson (Democratic). National winner: Woodrow Wilson (Democratic) — Indiana voted with the national winner this cycle.

Reading the 1916 result in Indiana

Indiana backed Wilson (Democratic) in the 1916 presidential election, casting 15 electoral votes for the ticket. Indiana ended up on the winning side — Woodrow Wilson captured the White House that year.

It marked the 2nd consecutive election in which Indiana backed the Democratic party, a streak reaching back to 1912. The region divided — Kentucky and Ohio joined Indiana for the Democratic ticket, while Illinois and Michigan did not. Across the 53 presidential elections Indiana has taken part in, it has most often sided with the Republican party (32 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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