Who won Mississippi in the 1916 presidential election?

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

How many electoral votes did Mississippi have in 1916?

Mississippi cast 10 electoral votes in the 1916 presidential election.

Did Mississippi vote for the national winner in 1916?

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

Progressive EraMS · 10 EV

1916

Mississippi: Wilson carries 10 EV.

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

What happened in Mississippi, 1916

In 1916, Mississippi awarded its 10 electoral votes to Wilson of the Democratic party. That placed Mississippi with the eventual winner: Woodrow Wilson went on to take the presidency, and Mississippi was part of his column.

Mississippi stayed in the Democratic column for the 11th straight cycle, extending a run that began in 1876. Mississippi did not move alone — neighboring Louisiana, Arkansas, Tennessee, and Alabama broke the same way in 1916. Over its 51 recorded presidential cycles, Mississippi has backed the Democratic party more than any other — 30 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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