1916 United States presidential election in Michigan
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The 1916 United States presidential election in Michigan took place on November 7, 1916, as part of the 1916 United States presidential election. Voters chose 15[1] representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
Following the
In the 1894 elections, the Democratic Party lost all but one seat in the Michigan legislature,[6] and over the four ensuing decades the party would never make major gains there.[2] Unlike the other states of the Upper Midwest, the Yankee influence on the culture of the Lower Peninsula was so strong that left-wing third parties did not provide significant opposition to the Republicans, nor was there more than a moderate degree of coordinated factionalism within the hegemonic Michigan Republican Party.[7]
Aided by the support of incumbent Governor
At the beginning of the campaign, Michigan, where Republicans had regained their customary near-monopoly of House and state legislative seats in 1914, was seen by the Hughes campaign as a safe state.[13] However, early polls, taken only from rural areas of Central Michigan, indicated Wilson was receiving a substantial proportion of the 1912 “Bull Moose” vote.[14] No further polls would be taken in the state, and in the end Hughes won slightly more than 52 percent of the popular vote.[15]
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Charles E. Hughes | 339,097 | 52.09% | |
Democratic | Woodrow Wilson (inc.) | 286,775 | 44.05% | |
Socialist | Allan L. Benson | 16,120 | 2.48% | |
Prohibition | Frank Hanly | 8,139 | 1.25% | |
Socialist Labor | Arthur E. Reimer | 842 | 0.13% | |
Total votes | 650,973 | 100% |
Results by county
County | Charles Evans Hughes Republican |
Thomas Woodrow Wilson Democratic |
Allan Louis Benson Socialist |
James Franklin Hanly Prohibition |
Arthur Elmer Reimer Socialist Labor |
Margin | Total votes cast[16] | ||||||
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# | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
Alcona | 573 | 53.20% | 453 | 42.06% | 38 | 3.53% | 10 | 0.93% | 3 | 0.28% | 120 | 11.14% | 1,077 |
Alger | 687 | 48.31% | 650 | 45.71% | 55 | 3.87% | 24 | 1.69% | 6 | 0.42% | 37 | 2.60% | 1,422 |
Allegan | 4,803 | 54.81% | 3,591 | 40.98% | 223 | 2.54% | 136 | 1.55% | 10 | 0.11% | 1,212 | 13.83% | 8,763 |
Alpena | 2,020 | 57.93% | 1,392 | 39.92% | 61 | 1.75% | 12 | 0.34% | 2 | 0.06% | 628 | 18.01% | 3,487 |
Antrim | 1,336 | 53.91% | 932 | 37.61% | 150 | 6.05% | 52 | 2.10% | 8 | 0.32% | 404 | 16.30% | 2,478 |
Arenac | 911 | 46.86% | 938 | 48.25% | 59 | 3.03% | 32 | 1.65% | 4 | 0.21% | -27 | -1.39% | 1,944 |
Baraga | 748 | 57.19% | 462 | 35.32% | 88 | 6.73% | 8 | 0.61% | 2 | 0.15% | 286 | 21.87% | 1,308 |
Barry | 3,157 | 53.82% | 2,491 | 42.47% | 112 | 1.91% | 99 | 1.69% | 7 | 0.12% | 666 | 11.35% | 5,866 |
Bay | 6,708 | 51.09% | 5,996 | 45.67% | 317 | 2.41% | 66 | 0.50% | 43 | 0.33% | 712 | 5.42% | 13,130 |
Benzie | 900 | 47.19% | 770 | 40.38% | 159 | 8.34% | 64 | 3.36% | 14 | 0.73% | 130 | 6.82% | 1,907 |
Berrien | 7,511 | 53.68% | 6,054 | 43.27% | 231 | 1.65% | 132 | 0.94% | 63 | 0.45% | 1,457 | 10.41% | 13,991 |
Branch | 3,100 | 48.77% | 3,062 | 48.17% | 93 | 1.46% | 98 | 1.54% | 3 | 0.05% | 38 | 0.60% | 6,356 |
Calhoun | 6,484 | 42.07% | 8,037 | 52.15% | 648 | 4.20% | 194 | 1.26% | 49 | 0.32% | -1,553 | -10.08% | 15,412 |
Cass | 2,518 | 46.67% | 2,666 | 49.42% | 142 | 2.63% | 60 | 1.11% | 9 | 0.17% | -148 | -2.74% | 5,395 |
Charlevoix | 1,877 | 54.72% | 1,152 | 33.59% | 307 | 8.95% | 70 | 2.04% | 24 | 0.70% | 725 | 21.14% | 3,430 |
Cheboygan | 1,576 | 51.17% | 1,389 | 45.10% | 89 | 2.89% | 21 | 0.68% | 5 | 0.16% | 187 | 6.07% | 3,080 |
Chippewa | 2,365 | 54.64% | 1,768 | 40.85% | 140 | 3.23% | 47 | 1.09% | 8 | 0.18% | 597 | 13.79% | 4,328 |
Clare | 1,049 | 54.38% | 769 | 39.87% | 76 | 3.94% | 33 | 1.71% | 2 | 0.10% | 280 | 14.52% | 1,929 |
Clinton | 3,381 | 60.60% | 2,094 | 37.53% | 39 | 0.70% | 64 | 1.15% | 1 | 0.02% | 1,287 | 23.07% | 5,579 |
Crawford | 409 | 46.21% | 450 | 50.85% | 19 | 2.15% | 6 | 0.68% | 1 | 0.11% | -41 | -4.63% | 885 |
Delta | 3,088 | 59.74% | 1,781 | 34.46% | 244 | 4.72% | 40 | 0.77% | 16 | 0.31% | 1,307 | 25.29% | 5,169 |
Dickinson | 2,393 | 60.63% | 1,291 | 32.71% | 213 | 5.40% | 43 | 1.09% | 7 | 0.18% | 1,102 | 27.92% | 3,947 |
Eaton | 3,802 | 50.82% | 3,461 | 46.26% | 107 | 1.43% | 97 | 1.30% | 14 | 0.19% | 341 | 4.56% | 7,481 |
Emmet | 1,724 | 50.28% | 1,363 | 39.75% | 290 | 8.46% | 45 | 1.31% | 7 | 0.20% | 361 | 10.53% | 3,429 |
Genesee | 9,353 | 48.42% | 9,311 | 48.21% | 416 | 2.15% | 197 | 1.02% | 38 | 0.20% | 42 | 0.22% | 19,315 |
Gladwin | 935 | 52.88% | 729 | 41.23% | 62 | 3.51% | 36 | 2.04% | 6 | 0.34% | 206 | 11.65% | 1,768 |
Gogebic | 2,204 | 55.04% | 1,540 | 38.46% | 123 | 3.07% | 128 | 3.20% | 9 | 0.22% | 664 | 16.58% | 4,004 |
Grand Traverse | 1,917 | 45.81% | 1,848 | 44.16% | 331 | 7.91% | 63 | 1.51% | 26 | 0.62% | 69 | 1.65% | 4,185 |
Gratiot | 3,434 | 52.16% | 2,960 | 44.96% | 60 | 0.91% | 121 | 1.84% | 9 | 0.14% | 474 | 7.20% | 6,584 |
Hillsdale | 3,463 | 48.69% | 3,424 | 48.14% | 43 | 0.60% | 178 | 2.50% | 5 | 0.07% | 39 | 0.55% | 7,113 |
Houghton | 8,013 | 60.18% | 4,615 | 34.66% | 273 | 2.05% | 401 | 3.01% | 14 | 0.11% | 3,398 | 25.52% | 13,316 |
Huron | 4,743 | 70.85% | 1,816 | 27.13% | 74 | 1.11% | 59 | 0.88% | 2 | 0.03% | 2,927 | 43.73% | 6,694 |
Ingham | 7,846 | 47.76% | 7,664 | 46.65% | 623 | 3.79% | 235 | 1.43% | 59 | 0.36% | 182 | 1.11% | 16,427 |
Ionia | 3,950 | 48.36% | 3,911 | 47.88% | 139 | 1.70% | 159 | 1.95% | 9 | 0.11% | 39 | 0.48% | 8,168 |
Iosco | 984 | 56.00% | 729 | 41.49% | 24 | 1.37% | 19 | 1.08% | 1 | 0.06% | 255 | 14.51% | 1,757 |
Iron | 2,139 | 67.54% | 877 | 27.69% | 125 | 3.95% | 21 | 0.66% | 5 | 0.16% | 1,262 | 39.85% | 3,167 |
Isabella | 2,700 | 53.91% | 2,143 | 42.79% | 73 | 1.46% | 87 | 1.74% | 5 | 0.10% | 557 | 11.12% | 5,008 |
Jackson | 6,938 | 44.96% | 8,058 | 52.22% | 203 | 1.32% | 219 | 1.42% | 14 | 0.09% | -1,120 | -7.26% | 15,432 |
Kalamazoo | 5,951 | 41.99% | 7,164 | 50.55% | 794 | 5.60% | 243 | 1.71% | 21 | 0.15% | -1,213 | -8.56% | 14,173 |
Kalkaska | 724 | 57.46% | 430 | 34.13% | 80 | 6.35% | 20 | 1.59% | 6 | 0.48% | 294 | 23.33% | 1,260 |
Kent | 16,095 | 42.46% | 20,364 | 53.73% | 939 | 2.48% | 502 | 1.32% | 3 | 0.01% | -4,269 | -11.26% | 37,903 |
Keweenaw | 860 | 77.97% | 194 | 17.59% | 21 | 1.90% | 26 | 2.36% | 2 | 0.18% | 666 | 60.38% | 1,103 |
Lake | 588 | 60.68% | 347 | 35.81% | 29 | 2.99% | 5 | 0.52% | 0 | 0.00% | 241 | 24.87% | 969 |
Lapeer | 3,345 | 61.77% | 1,937 | 35.77% | 23 | 0.42% | 101 | 1.87% | 9 | 0.17% | 1,408 | 26.00% | 5,415 |
Leelanau | 984 | 53.89% | 763 | 41.79% | 56 | 3.07% | 21 | 1.15% | 2 | 0.11% | 221 | 12.10% | 1,826 |
Lenawee | 6,247 | 52.01% | 5,519 | 45.95% | 78 | 0.65% | 159 | 1.32% | 9 | 0.07% | 728 | 6.06% | 12,012 |
Livingston | 2,460 | 50.88% | 2,297 | 47.51% | 9 | 0.19% | 65 | 1.34% | 4 | 0.08% | 163 | 3.37% | 4,835 |
Luce | 527 | 65.30% | 257 | 31.85% | 6 | 0.74% | 17 | 2.11% | 0 | 0.00% | 270 | 33.46% | 807 |
Mackinac | 1,082 | 53.38% | 908 | 44.80% | 31 | 1.53% | 6 | 0.30% | 0 | 0.00% | 174 | 8.58% | 2,027 |
Macomb | 4,552 | 58.33% | 3,108 | 39.83% | 42 | 0.54% | 93 | 1.19% | 9 | 0.12% | 1,444 | 18.50% | 7,804 |
Manistee | 2,360 | 50.17% | 2,177 | 46.28% | 106 | 2.25% | 52 | 1.11% | 9 | 0.19% | 183 | 3.89% | 4,704 |
Marquette | 5,263 | 63.18% | 2,625 | 31.51% | 331 | 3.97% | 98 | 1.18% | 13 | 0.16% | 2,638 | 31.67% | 8,330 |
Mason | 2,198 | 53.17% | 1,689 | 40.86% | 175 | 4.23% | 72 | 1.74% | 0 | 0.00% | 509 | 12.31% | 4,134 |
Mecosta | 2,455 | 57.37% | 1,478 | 34.54% | 255 | 5.96% | 84 | 1.96% | 7 | 0.16% | 977 | 22.83% | 4,279 |
Menominee | 2,671 | 56.93% | 1,854 | 39.51% | 117 | 2.49% | 48 | 1.02% | 2 | 0.04% | 817 | 17.41% | 4,692 |
Midland | 2,104 | 57.82% | 1,454 | 39.96% | 60 | 1.65% | 15 | 0.41% | 6 | 0.16% | 650 | 17.86% | 3,639 |
Missaukee | 1,160 | 54.46% | 917 | 43.05% | 26 | 1.22% | 25 | 1.17% | 2 | 0.09% | 243 | 11.41% | 2,130 |
Monroe | 3,787 | 46.64% | 4,202 | 51.76% | 47 | 0.58% | 82 | 1.01% | 1 | 0.01% | -415 | -5.11% | 8,119 |
Montcalm | 3,894 | 56.00% | 2,801 | 40.28% | 108 | 1.55% | 140 | 2.01% | 10 | 0.14% | 1,093 | 15.72% | 6,953 |
Montmorency | 396 | 54.25% | 272 | 37.26% | 54 | 7.40% | 7 | 0.96% | 1 | 0.14% | 124 | 16.99% | 730 |
Muskegon | 5,692 | 52.16% | 4,465 | 40.91% | 601 | 5.51% | 128 | 1.17% | 27 | 0.25% | 1,227 | 11.24% | 10,913 |
Newaygo | 2,417 | 58.27% | 1,625 | 39.18% | 0 | 0.00% | 90 | 2.17% | 16 | 0.39% | 792 | 19.09% | 4,148 |
Oakland | 7,730 | 51.86% | 6,659 | 44.67% | 292 | 1.96% | 200 | 1.34% | 25 | 0.17% | 1,071 | 7.19% | 14,906 |
Oceana | 1,957 | 54.27% | 1,387 | 38.46% | 170 | 4.71% | 82 | 2.27% | 10 | 0.28% | 570 | 15.81% | 3,606 |
Ogemaw | 878 | 51.20% | 743 | 43.32% | 42 | 2.45% | 51 | 2.97% | 1 | 0.06% | 135 | 7.87% | 1,715 |
Ontonagon | 1,235 | 54.29% | 888 | 39.03% | 122 | 5.36% | 25 | 1.10% | 5 | 0.22% | 347 | 15.25% | 2,275 |
Osceola | 2,193 | 61.90% | 1,285 | 36.27% | 18 | 0.51% | 47 | 1.33% | 0 | 0.00% | 908 | 25.63% | 3,543 |
Oscoda | 245 | 56.98% | 175 | 40.70% | 5 | 1.16% | 5 | 1.16% | 0 | 0.00% | 70 | 16.28% | 430 |
Otsego | 531 | 49.17% | 519 | 48.06% | 9 | 0.83% | 16 | 1.48% | 5 | 0.46% | 12 | 1.11% | 1,080 |
Ottawa | 5,484 | 56.19% | 3,941 | 40.38% | 244 | 2.50% | 85 | 0.87% | 6 | 0.06% | 1,543 | 15.81% | 9,760 |
Presque Isle | 1,407 | 61.52% | 806 | 35.24% | 60 | 2.62% | 8 | 0.35% | 6 | 0.26% | 601 | 26.28% | 2,287 |
Roscommon | 311 | 53.44% | 239 | 41.07% | 24 | 4.12% | 3 | 0.52% | 5 | 0.86% | 72 | 12.37% | 582 |
Saginaw | 9,544 | 51.70% | 8,434 | 45.69% | 312 | 1.69% | 144 | 0.78% | 27 | 0.15% | 1,110 | 6.01% | 18,461 |
Sanilac | 4,639 | 69.62% | 1,867 | 28.02% | 38 | 0.57% | 117 | 1.76% | 2 | 0.03% | 2,772 | 41.60% | 6,663 |
Schoolcraft | 994 | 58.96% | 623 | 36.95% | 45 | 2.67% | 15 | 0.89% | 9 | 0.53% | 371 | 22.00% | 1,686 |
Shiawassee | 3,926 | 51.29% | 3,308 | 43.22% | 180 | 2.35% | 233 | 3.04% | 7 | 0.09% | 618 | 8.07% | 7,654 |
St. Clair | 6,538 | 57.39% | 4,617 | 40.53% | 129 | 1.13% | 99 | 0.87% | 9 | 0.08% | 1,921 | 16.86% | 11,392 |
St. Joseph | 3,132 | 45.01% | 3,567 | 51.26% | 191 | 2.74% | 62 | 0.89% | 7 | 0.10% | -435 | -6.25% | 6,959 |
Tuscola | 4,461 | 63.49% | 2,329 | 33.15% | 52 | 0.74% | 171 | 2.43% | 13 | 0.19% | 2,132 | 30.34% | 7,026 |
Van Buren | 4,302 | 55.32% | 3,225 | 41.47% | 167 | 2.15% | 66 | 0.85% | 16 | 0.21% | 1,077 | 13.85% | 7,776 |
Washtenaw | 6,505 | 54.09% | 5,279 | 43.90% | 136 | 1.13% | 106 | 0.88% | 0 | 0.00% | 1,226 | 10.19% | 12,026 |
Wayne | 70,056 | 51.82% | 60,935 | 45.08% | 3,204 | 2.37% | 980 | 0.72% | 9 | 0.01% | 9,121 | 6.75% | 135,184 |
Wexford | 2,333 | 55.21% | 1,683 | 39.82% | 115 | 2.72% | 95 | 2.25% | 0 | 0.00% | 650 | 15.38% | 4,226 |
Totals | 339,097 | 52.09% | 286,775 | 44.05% | 16,120 | 2.48% | 8,139 | 1.25% | 842 | 0.13% | 52,322 | 8.04% | 650,973 |
Analysis
Despite Hughes’ comfortable win, incumbent President Woodrow Wilson did nonetheless achieve the best performance in Michigan by a Democrat since Grover Cleveland in 1888.[17] Wilson improved seventeen percent on his 1912 showing when he finished third behind both Roosevelt and Taft, with most of his gains occurring in the heavily evangelical cabinet counties of the southern part of the state. Wilson was the first Democrat to ever carry Kalamazoo County.[18] As of the 2020 U.S. presidential election, this is the last time the Republican candidate won Michigan without carrying Kent County, home of Grand Rapids. This is the last time a Democrat won two terms without ever carrying the state.
See also
References
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- ^ "Greatest Statesman We Have Ever Had — So Says Luther Burbank, Famous Scientist, of Wilson". Telegraph-Forum+date=September 22, 1916. Bucyrus, Ohio.
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