Who won Kentucky in the 1916 presidential election?

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

How many electoral votes did Kentucky have in 1916?

Kentucky cast 13 electoral votes in the 1916 presidential election.

Did Kentucky vote for the national winner in 1916?

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

Progressive EraKY · 13 EV

1916

Kentucky: Wilson carries 13 EV.

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

Reading the 1916 result in Kentucky

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

Kentucky stayed in the Democratic column for the 14th straight cycle, extending a run that began in 1864. The region divided — Indiana, Ohio, Virginia, Tennessee, and Missouri joined Kentucky for the Democratic ticket, while West Virginia and Illinois did not. Over its 59 recorded presidential cycles, Kentucky has backed the Democratic party more than any other — 28 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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