Who won New York in the 1916 presidential election?

Hughes (Republican) carried New York in 1916, winning its 45 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did New York have in 1916?

New York cast 45 electoral votes in the 1916 presidential election.

Did New York vote for the national winner in 1916?

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

Progressive EraNY · 45 EV

1916

New York: Hughes carries 45 EV.

New York cast its 45 electoral votes for Hughes (Republican). National winner: Woodrow Wilson (Democratic) — New York voted against the national winner this cycle.

Reading the 1916 result in New York

New York backed Hughes (Republican) in the 1916 presidential election, casting 45 electoral votes for the ticket. Nationally the result broke the other way — Woodrow Wilson (Democratic) won the presidency, leaving New York among the states he did not carry.

The result flipped New York away from the Democratic it had supported in 1912. The region divided — Pennsylvania, Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Vermont joined New York for the Republican ticket, while New Jersey did not. Across the 60 presidential elections New York has taken part in, it has most often sided with the Democratic party (29 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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