Who won South Carolina in the 1916 presidential election?

Wilson (Democratic) carried South Carolina in 1916, winning its 9 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did South Carolina have in 1916?

South Carolina cast 9 electoral votes in the 1916 presidential election.

Did South Carolina vote for the national winner in 1916?

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

Progressive EraSC · 9 EV

1916

South Carolina: Wilson carries 9 EV.

South Carolina cast its 9 electoral votes for Wilson (Democratic). National winner: Woodrow Wilson (Democratic) — South Carolina voted with the national winner this cycle.

Reading the 1916 result in South Carolina

South Carolina backed Wilson (Democratic) in the 1916 presidential election, casting 9 electoral votes for the ticket. That placed South Carolina with the eventual winner: Woodrow Wilson went on to take the presidency, and South Carolina was part of his column.

South Carolina stayed in the Democratic column for the 10th straight cycle, extending a run that began in 1880. South Carolina did not move alone — neighboring Georgia and North Carolina broke the same way in 1916. Over its 59 recorded presidential cycles, South Carolina has backed the Democratic party more than any other — 28 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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