Who won Tennessee in the 1916 presidential election?

Wilson (Democratic) carried Tennessee in 1916, winning its 12 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did Tennessee have in 1916?

Tennessee cast 12 electoral votes in the 1916 presidential election.

Did Tennessee vote for the national winner in 1916?

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

Progressive EraTN · 12 EV

1916

Tennessee: Wilson carries 12 EV.

Tennessee cast its 12 electoral votes for Wilson (Democratic). National winner: Woodrow Wilson (Democratic) — Tennessee voted with the national winner this cycle.

Reading the 1916 result in Tennessee

Tennessee backed Wilson (Democratic) in the 1916 presidential election, casting 12 electoral votes for the ticket. That placed Tennessee with the eventual winner: Woodrow Wilson went on to take the presidency, and Tennessee was part of his column.

Tennessee stayed in the Democratic column for the 12th straight cycle, extending a run that began in 1872. Tennessee did not move alone — neighboring Kentucky, Virginia, North Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Arkansas, and Missouri broke the same way in 1916. Over its 57 recorded presidential cycles, Tennessee has backed the Democratic party more than any other — 24 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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