Who won Montana in the 1916 presidential election?

Wilson (Democratic) carried Montana in 1916, winning its 4 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did Montana have in 1916?

Montana cast 4 electoral votes in the 1916 presidential election.

Did Montana vote for the national winner in 1916?

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

Progressive EraMT · 4 EV

1916

Montana: Wilson carries 4 EV.

Montana cast its 4 electoral votes for Wilson (Democratic). National winner: Woodrow Wilson (Democratic) — Montana voted with the national winner this cycle.

Reading the 1916 result in Montana

Montana backed Wilson (Democratic) in the 1916 presidential election, casting 4 electoral votes for the ticket. Montana ended up on the winning side — Woodrow Wilson captured the White House that year.

It marked the 2nd consecutive election in which Montana backed the Democratic party, a streak reaching back to 1912. The region divided — Idaho and Wyoming joined Montana for the Democratic ticket, while South Dakota and North Dakota did not. Across the 34 presidential elections Montana has taken part in, it has most often sided with the Republican party (22 times). The vote fell within the Progressive Era — Trust-busting, suffrage, and World War I.

In the national count, Woodrow Wilson took 277 of the 531 electoral votes, against 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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