Who won Texas in the 1916 presidential election?

Wilson (Democratic) carried Texas in 1916, winning its 20 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did Texas have in 1916?

Texas cast 20 electoral votes in the 1916 presidential election.

Did Texas vote for the national winner in 1916?

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

Progressive EraTX · 20 EV

1916

Texas: Wilson carries 20 EV.

Texas cast its 20 electoral votes for Wilson (Democratic). National winner: Woodrow Wilson (Democratic) — Texas voted with the national winner this cycle.

Texas in 1916

The 1916 contest saw Texas line up behind Wilson, delivering 20 electoral votes to the Democratic ticket. That placed Texas with the eventual winner: Woodrow Wilson went on to take the presidency, and Texas was part of his column.

Texas stayed in the Democratic column for the 12th straight cycle, extending a run that began in 1872. Texas did not move alone — neighboring New Mexico, Oklahoma, Arkansas, and Louisiana broke the same way in 1916. Over its 44 recorded presidential cycles, Texas 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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