Who won Kansas in the 1916 presidential election?

Wilson (Democratic) carried Kansas in 1916, winning its 10 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did Kansas have in 1916?

Kansas cast 10 electoral votes in the 1916 presidential election.

Did Kansas vote for the national winner in 1916?

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

Progressive EraKS · 10 EV

1916

Kansas: Wilson carries 10 EV.

Kansas cast its 10 electoral votes for Wilson (Democratic). National winner: Woodrow Wilson (Democratic) — Kansas voted with the national winner this cycle.

Reading the 1916 result in Kansas

Kansas backed Wilson (Democratic) in the 1916 presidential election, casting 10 electoral votes for the ticket. That placed Kansas with the eventual winner: Woodrow Wilson went on to take the presidency, and Kansas was part of his column.

Kansas stayed in the Democratic column for the 2nd straight cycle, extending a run that began in 1912. Kansas did not move alone — neighboring Nebraska, Missouri, Oklahoma, and Colorado broke the same way in 1916. Over its 41 recorded presidential cycles, Kansas has backed the Republican party more than any other — 34 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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