Who won Massachusetts in the 1916 presidential election?

Hughes (Republican) carried Massachusetts in 1916, winning its 18 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did Massachusetts have in 1916?

Massachusetts cast 18 electoral votes in the 1916 presidential election.

Did Massachusetts vote for the national winner in 1916?

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

Progressive EraMA · 18 EV

1916

Massachusetts: Hughes carries 18 EV.

Massachusetts cast its 18 electoral votes for Hughes (Republican). National winner: Woodrow Wilson (Democratic) — Massachusetts voted against the national winner this cycle.

What happened in Massachusetts, 1916

In 1916, Massachusetts awarded its 18 electoral votes to Hughes of the Republican party. The presidency went elsewhere: Woodrow Wilson (Democratic) won nationally, while Massachusetts had backed a different ticket.

The result flipped Massachusetts away from the Democratic it had supported in 1912. Massachusetts did not move alone — neighboring Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, Vermont, and New Hampshire broke the same way in 1916. Over its 60 recorded presidential cycles, Massachusetts has backed the Democratic party more than any other — 23 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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