Who won Missouri in the 1916 presidential election?

Wilson (Democratic) carried Missouri in 1916, winning its 18 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did Missouri have in 1916?

Missouri cast 18 electoral votes in the 1916 presidential election.

Did Missouri vote for the national winner in 1916?

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

Progressive EraMO · 18 EV

1916

Missouri: Wilson carries 18 EV.

Missouri cast its 18 electoral votes for Wilson (Democratic). National winner: Woodrow Wilson (Democratic) — Missouri voted with the national winner this cycle.

Missouri in 1916

The 1916 contest saw Missouri line up behind Wilson, delivering 18 electoral votes to the Democratic ticket. That placed Missouri with the eventual winner: Woodrow Wilson went on to take the presidency, and Missouri was part of his column.

Missouri stayed in the Democratic column for the 12th straight cycle, extending a run that began in 1872. The region divided — Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas, and Nebraska joined Missouri for the Democratic ticket, while Iowa and Illinois did not. Over its 52 recorded presidential cycles, Missouri has backed the Democratic party more than any other — 33 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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