Who won Iowa in the 1916 presidential election?

Hughes (Republican) carried Iowa in 1916, winning its 13 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did Iowa have in 1916?

Iowa cast 13 electoral votes in the 1916 presidential election.

Did Iowa vote for the national winner in 1916?

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

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1916

Iowa: Hughes carries 13 EV.

Iowa cast its 13 electoral votes for Hughes (Republican). National winner: Woodrow Wilson (Democratic) — Iowa voted against the national winner this cycle.

What happened in Iowa, 1916

In 1916, Iowa awarded its 13 electoral votes to Hughes of the Republican party. The presidency went elsewhere: Woodrow Wilson (Democratic) won nationally, while Iowa had backed a different ticket.

The result flipped Iowa away from the Democratic it had supported in 1912. The region divided — Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois, and South Dakota joined Iowa for the Republican ticket, while Missouri and Nebraska did not. Over its 47 recorded presidential cycles, Iowa has backed the Republican party more than any other — 32 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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