Hughes won a decisive victory with 62.43% of the vote, to Wilson's 35.22%, a Republican victory margin of 27.21%.
Vermont historically was a bastion of liberalNortheastern Republicanism, and by 1916 it had gone Republican in every presidential election since the founding of the Republican Party. From 1856 to 1912, Vermont had had the longest streak of voting Republican of any state, having never voted Democratic before, and this tradition continued in 1916.
In 1912, Vermont had been one of only two states (along with Utah) to vote for incumbent Republican President William Howard Taft, who was pushed into third place nationally by the strong third party candidacy of Theodore Roosevelt, a former Republican president who had run in 1912 with his own Bull Moose Party. Taft and Roosevelt had split the Republican vote nationally in 1912, and in Vermont, Taft edged out Roosevelt 37–35, while Wilson had received only 24% of the vote. With the Republican base re-united behind Charles Evans Hughes in 1916, the GOP scored a landslide win in Vermont with over 62% of the vote, although Wilson also gained 11 points in support from his 1912 showing.
Hughes carried thirteen of the state's fourteen counties, breaking 60% of the vote in 8 of them, and even breaking 70% in 2 counties. Wilson's only county victory came from sparsely populated Grand Isle County in the far northwest of the state, which had also been the only county in the state to give Wilson a plurality win in 1912. This was the first election since 1852 in which a Democratic candidate earned more than forty percent of the vote in any Vermont county.
As Wilson narrowly won re-election nationally, Vermont weighed in as over 30% more Republican than the national average in the 1916 election, making it the most Republican state in the union.[1]
^"1916 Presidential Election Statistics". Dave Leip’s Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections. Retrieved March 5, 2018.
^"1916 Presidential General Election Results - Vermont". Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections. Retrieved August 2, 2013.
^Vermont Office of the Secretary of State Elections Division; ‘Summary Vote for Electors, 1916’
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Main article 1916 United States presidential election The 1916 United States presidential election in Vermont took place on November 7 1916 as part of the 1916 United States presidential election which was held throughout all contemporary 48 states Voters chose four representatives or electors to the Electoral College who voted for president and vice president 1916 United States presidential election in Vermont 1912 November 7 1916 1920 Nominee Charles Evans Hughes Woodrow WilsonParty Republican DemocraticHome state New York New JerseyRunning mate Charles W Fairbanks Thomas R MarshallElectoral vote 4 0Popular vote 40 250 22 708Percentage 62 43 35 22 County Results Hughes 50 60 60 70 70 80 Wilson 50 60 President before electionWoodrow WilsonDemocratic Elected President Woodrow WilsonDemocraticVermont was won by the Republican nominee U S Supreme Court Justice Charles Evans Hughes of New York and his running mate Senator Charles W Fairbanks of Indiana Hughes and Fairbanks defeated the Democratic nominees incumbent Democratic President Woodrow Wilson and Vice President Thomas R Marshall Hughes won a decisive victory with 62 43 of the vote to Wilson s 35 22 a Republican victory margin of 27 21 Vermont historically was a bastion of liberal Northeastern Republicanism and by 1916 it had gone Republican in every presidential election since the founding of the Republican Party From 1856 to 1912 Vermont had had the longest streak of voting Republican of any state having never voted Democratic before and this tradition continued in 1916 In 1912 Vermont had been one of only two states along with Utah to vote for incumbent Republican President William Howard Taft who was pushed into third place nationally by the strong third party candidacy of Theodore Roosevelt a former Republican president who had run in 1912 with his own Bull Moose Party Taft and Roosevelt had split the Republican vote nationally in 1912 and in Vermont Taft edged out Roosevelt 37 35 while Wilson had received only 24 of the vote With the Republican base re united behind Charles Evans Hughes in 1916 the GOP scored a landslide win in Vermont with over 62 of the vote although Wilson also gained 11 points in support from his 1912 showing Hughes carried thirteen of the state s fourteen counties breaking 60 of the vote in 8 of them and even breaking 70 in 2 counties Wilson s only county victory came from sparsely populated Grand Isle County in the far northwest of the state which had also been the only county in the state to give Wilson a plurality win in 1912 This was the first election since 1852 in which a Democratic candidate earned more than forty percent of the vote in any Vermont county As Wilson narrowly won re election nationally Vermont weighed in as over 30 more Republican than the national average in the 1916 election making it the most Republican state in the union 1 Contents 1 Results 1 1 Results by county 2 See also 3 ReferencesResults edit1916 United States presidential election in Vermont 2 Party Candidate Votes Percentage Electoral votesRepublican Charles Evans Hughes 40 250 62 43 4Democratic Woodrow Wilson incumbent 22 708 35 22 0Socialist Allan L Benson 798 1 24 0Prohibition Frank Hanly 709 1 10 0N A Write ins 10 0 02 0Totals 64 475 100 00 4Results by county edit County Charles Evans HughesRepublican Woodrow WilsonDemocratic Allan L BensonSocialist James F HanlyProhibition Various candidatesWrite ins Margin Total votes cast 3 Addison 2 765 74 67 874 23 60 11 0 30 53 1 43 1 891 51 07 3 703Bennington 2 602 60 40 1 590 36 91 83 1 93 33 0 77 1 012 23 49 4 308Caledonia 3 024 60 44 1 887 37 72 24 0 48 68 1 36 1 137 22 73 5 003Chittenden 3 786 56 85 2 772 41 62 43 0 65 58 0 87 1 0 02 1 014 15 23 6 660Essex 734 56 77 544 42 07 7 0 54 8 0 62 190 14 69 1 293Franklin 2 796 56 41 2 107 42 51 11 0 22 43 0 87 689 13 90 4 957Grand Isle 407 48 17 434 51 36 3 0 36 1 0 12 27 3 20 845Lamoille 1 474 67 12 643 29 28 27 1 23 51 2 32 1 0 05 831 37 84 2 196Orange 2 151 59 31 1 379 38 02 51 1 41 46 1 27 772 21 28 3 627Orleans 2 758 71 58 1 047 27 17 7 0 18 41 1 06 1 711 44 41 3 853Rutland 5 926 66 35 2 785 31 18 84 0 94 134 1 50 3 0 03 3 141 35 17 8 932Washington 4 216 57 11 2 732 37 01 335 4 54 98 1 33 1 0 01 1 484 20 10 7 382Windham 3 375 65 50 1 698 32 95 42 0 82 37 0 72 1 0 02 1 677 32 54 5 153Windsor 4 236 64 54 2 216 33 77 70 1 07 38 0 58 3 0 05 2 020 30 78 6 563Totals 40 250 62 43 22 708 35 22 798 1 24 709 1 10 10 0 02 17 542 27 21 64 475See also editUnited States presidential elections in VermontReferences edit 1916 Presidential Election Statistics Dave Leip s Atlas of U S Presidential Elections Retrieved March 5 2018 1916 Presidential General Election Results Vermont Dave Leip s Atlas of U S Presidential Elections Retrieved August 2 2013 Vermont Office of the Secretary of State Elections Division Summary Vote for Electors 1916 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1916 United States presidential election in Vermont amp oldid 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