Who won Ohio in the 1916 presidential election?

Wilson (Democratic) carried Ohio in 1916, winning its 24 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did Ohio have in 1916?

Ohio cast 24 electoral votes in the 1916 presidential election.

Did Ohio vote for the national winner in 1916?

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

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1916

Ohio: Wilson carries 24 EV.

Ohio cast its 24 electoral votes for Wilson (Democratic). National winner: Woodrow Wilson (Democratic) — Ohio voted with the national winner this cycle.

What happened in Ohio, 1916

In 1916, Ohio awarded its 24 electoral votes to Wilson of the Democratic party. Ohio ended up on the winning side — Woodrow Wilson captured the White House that year.

It marked the 2nd consecutive election in which Ohio backed the Democratic party, a streak reaching back to 1912. The region divided — Indiana and Kentucky joined Ohio for the Democratic ticket, while Michigan, West Virginia, and Pennsylvania did not. Across the 56 presidential elections Ohio has taken part in, it has most often sided with the Republican party (30 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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