1916 Presidential Election Results for South Carolina

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County	Turnout	Woodrow Wilson* (D)		Charles Evans Hughes (R)		Allan Benson (Socialist)		James Hanly (Prohibition)		Other		TOTAL
Abbeville	7%	900	98.8%	8	0.9%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	3	0.3%	911
Aiken	9%	1,750	97.9%	26	1.5%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	11	0.6%	1,787
Anderson	8%	2,609	99.5%	6	0.2%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	7	0.3%	2,622
Bamberg	10%	820	99.9%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1	0.1%	821
Barnwell	13%	1,454	98.5%	21	1.4%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1	0.1%	1,476
Beaufort	4%	376	77.5%	105	21.6%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	4	0.8%	485
Berkeley	5%	457	98.7%	6	1.3%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	463
Calhoun	10%	665	89.5%	41	5.5%	35	4.7%	0	0.0%	2	0.3%	743
Charleston	5%	1,929	93.6%	129	6.3%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	2	0.1%	2,060
Cherokee	11%	1,271	96.4%	13	1.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	35	2.7%	1,319
Chester	9%	1,182	98.4%	17	1.4%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	2	0.2%	1,201
Chesterfield	15%	1,883	99.6%	3	0.2%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	4	0.2%	1,890
Clarendon	6%	894	98.0%	18	2.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	912
Colleton	7%	974	96.8%	31	3.1%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1	0.1%	1,006
Darlington	9%	1,462	99.5%	5	0.3%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	3	0.2%	1,470
Dillon	10%	972	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	972
Dorchester	10%	716	94.0%	44	5.8%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	2	0.3%	762
Edgefield	9%	959	99.5%	5	0.5%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	964
Fairfield	6%	726	98.4%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	12	1.6%	738
Florence	10%	1,912	98.7%	26	1.3%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1,938
Georgetown	5%	470	98.7%	2	0.4%	4	0.8%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	476
Greenville	10%	3,384	96.7%	81	2.3%	8	0.2%	0	0.0%	28	0.8%	3,501
Greenwood	10%	1,636	98.9%	13	0.8%	3	0.2%	0	0.0%	2	0.1%	1,654
Hampton	9%	852	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	852
Horry	12%	1,638	99.6%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	7	0.4%	1,645
Jasper	10%	243	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	243
Kershaw	8%	989	97.9%	14	1.4%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	7	0.7%	1,010
Lancaster	12%	1,426	99.9%	1	0.1%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1	0.1%	1,428
Laurens	10%	1,895	98.6%	14	0.7%	1	0.1%	0	0.0%	11	0.6%	1,921
Lee	8%	779	96.7%	14	1.7%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	13	1.6%	806
Lexington	15%	2,060	95.2%	31	1.4%	46	2.1%	0	0.0%	28	1.3%	2,165
Marion	11%	1,019	99.1%	3	0.3%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	6	0.6%	1,028
Marlboro	8%	1,071	98.4%	2	0.2%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	15	1.4%	1,088
McCormick	15%	637	99.7%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	2	0.3%	639
Newberry	11%	1,719	97.2%	19	1.1%	20	1.1%	0	0.0%	11	0.6%	1,769
Oconee	7%	885	93.5%	59	6.2%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	3	0.3%	947
Orangeburg	11%	2,641	93.3%	159	5.6%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	31	1.1%	2,831
Pickens	9%	1,139	95.1%	7	0.6%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	52	4.3%	1,198
Richland	8%	2,283	87.6%	292	11.2%	12	0.5%	0	0.0%	20	0.8%	2,607
Saluda	13%	1,227	99.5%	1	0.1%	5	0.4%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1,233
Spartanburg	12%	4,503	96.3%	112	2.4%	1	0.0%	0	0.0%	59	1.3%	4,675
Sumter	9%	1,357	89.3%	142	9.3%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	21	1.4%	1,520
Union	11%	1,476	99.1%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	13	0.9%	1,489
Williamsburg	8%	1,213	95.5%	57	4.5%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1,270
York	7%	1,393	98.3%	23	1.6%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1	0.1%	1,417
TOTAL	9%	61,846	96.7%	1,550	2.4%	135	0.2%	0	0.0%	421	0.7%	63,952

1916 President, Abbeville County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Woodrow Wilson* (D)	900	98.8%
Charles Evans Hughes (R)	8	0.9%
Other	3	0.3%
TOTAL	911
Turnout: 7% Diff (St): -2 Diff (US): -45

1916 President, Aiken County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Woodrow Wilson* (D)	1,750	97.9%
Charles Evans Hughes (R)	26	1.5%
Other	11	0.6%
TOTAL	1,787
Turnout: 9% Diff (St): -1 Diff (US): -45

1916 President, Anderson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Woodrow Wilson* (D)	2,609	99.5%
Charles Evans Hughes (R)	6	0.2%
Other	7	0.3%
TOTAL	2,622
Turnout: 8% Diff (St): -2 Diff (US): -46

1916 President, Bamberg County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Woodrow Wilson* (D)	820	99.9%
Other	1	0.1%
TOTAL	821
Turnout: 10% Diff (St): -2 Diff (US): -46

1916 President, Barnwell County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Woodrow Wilson* (D)	1,454	98.5%
Charles Evans Hughes (R)	21	1.4%
Other	1	0.1%
TOTAL	1,476
Turnout: 13% Diff (St): -1 Diff (US): -45

1916 President, Beaufort County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Woodrow Wilson* (D)	376	77.5%
Charles Evans Hughes (R)	105	21.6%
Other	4	0.8%
TOTAL	485
Turnout: 4% Diff (St): 19 Diff (US): -24

1916 President, Berkeley County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Woodrow Wilson* (D)	457	98.7%
Charles Evans Hughes (R)	6	1.3%
TOTAL	463
Turnout: 5% Diff (St): -1 Diff (US): -45

1916 President, Calhoun County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Woodrow Wilson* (D)	665	89.5%
Charles Evans Hughes (R)	41	5.5%
Allan Benson (Soc)	35	4.7%
Other	2	0.3%
TOTAL	743
Turnout: 10% Diff (St): 3 Diff (US): -41

1916 President, Charleston County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Woodrow Wilson* (D)	1,929	93.6%
Charles Evans Hughes (R)	129	6.3%
Other	2	0.1%
TOTAL	2,060
Turnout: 5% Diff (St): 4 Diff (US): -40

1916 President, Cherokee County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Woodrow Wilson* (D)	1,271	96.4%
Charles Evans Hughes (R)	13	1.0%
Other	35	2.7%
TOTAL	1,319
Turnout: 11% Diff (St): -1 Diff (US): -45

1916 President, Chester County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Woodrow Wilson* (D)	1,182	98.4%
Charles Evans Hughes (R)	17	1.4%
Other	2	0.2%
TOTAL	1,201
Turnout: 9% Diff (St): -1 Diff (US): -45

1916 President, Chesterfield County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Woodrow Wilson* (D)	1,883	99.6%
Charles Evans Hughes (R)	3	0.2%
Other	4	0.2%
TOTAL	1,890
Turnout: 15% Diff (St): -2 Diff (US): -46

1916 President, Clarendon County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Woodrow Wilson* (D)	894	98.0%
Charles Evans Hughes (R)	18	2.0%
TOTAL	912
Turnout: 6% Diff (St): 0 Diff (US): -44

1916 President, Colleton County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Woodrow Wilson* (D)	974	96.8%
Charles Evans Hughes (R)	31	3.1%
Other	1	0.1%
TOTAL	1,006
Turnout: 7% Diff (St): 1 Diff (US): -43

1916 President, Darlington County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Woodrow Wilson* (D)	1,462	99.5%
Charles Evans Hughes (R)	5	0.3%
Other	3	0.2%
TOTAL	1,470
Turnout: 9% Diff (St): -2 Diff (US): -46

1916 President, Dillon County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Woodrow Wilson* (D)	972	100.0%
TOTAL	972
Turnout: 10% Diff (St): -2 Diff (US): -46

1916 President, Dorchester County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Woodrow Wilson* (D)	716	94.0%
Charles Evans Hughes (R)	44	5.8%
Other	2	0.3%
TOTAL	762
Turnout: 10% Diff (St): 3 Diff (US): -40

1916 President, Edgefield County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Woodrow Wilson* (D)	959	99.5%
Charles Evans Hughes (R)	5	0.5%
TOTAL	964
Turnout: 9% Diff (St): -2 Diff (US): -46

1916 President, Fairfield County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Woodrow Wilson* (D)	726	98.4%
Other	12	1.6%
TOTAL	738
Turnout: 6% Diff (St): -2 Diff (US): -46

1916 President, Florence County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Woodrow Wilson* (D)	1,912	98.7%
Charles Evans Hughes (R)	26	1.3%
TOTAL	1,938
Turnout: 10% Diff (St): -1 Diff (US): -45

1916 President, Georgetown County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Woodrow Wilson* (D)	470	98.7%
Charles Evans Hughes (R)	2	0.4%
Allan Benson (Soc)	4	0.8%
TOTAL	476
Turnout: 5% Diff (St): -2 Diff (US): -46

1916 President, Greenville County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Woodrow Wilson* (D)	3,384	96.7%
Charles Evans Hughes (R)	81	2.3%
Allan Benson (Soc)	8	0.2%
Other	28	0.8%
TOTAL	3,501
Turnout: 10% Diff (St): 0 Diff (US): -44

1916 President, Greenwood County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Woodrow Wilson* (D)	1,636	98.9%
Charles Evans Hughes (R)	13	0.8%
Allan Benson (Soc)	3	0.2%
Other	2	0.1%
TOTAL	1,654
Turnout: 10% Diff (St): -2 Diff (US): -45

1916 President, Hampton County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Woodrow Wilson* (D)	852	100.0%
TOTAL	852
Turnout: 9% Diff (St): -2 Diff (US): -46

1916 President, Horry County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Woodrow Wilson* (D)	1,638	99.6%
Other	7	0.4%
TOTAL	1,645
Turnout: 12% Diff (St): -2 Diff (US): -46

1916 President, Jasper County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Woodrow Wilson* (D)	243	100.0%
TOTAL	243
Turnout: 10% Diff (St): -2 Diff (US): -46

1916 President, Kershaw County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Woodrow Wilson* (D)	989	97.9%
Charles Evans Hughes (R)	14	1.4%
Other	7	0.7%
TOTAL	1,010
Turnout: 8% Diff (St): -1 Diff (US): -45

1916 President, Lancaster County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Woodrow Wilson* (D)	1,426	99.9%
Charles Evans Hughes (R)	1	0.1%
Other	1	0.1%
TOTAL	1,428
Turnout: 12% Diff (St): -2 Diff (US): -46

1916 President, Laurens County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Woodrow Wilson* (D)	1,895	98.6%
Charles Evans Hughes (R)	14	0.7%
Allan Benson (Soc)	1	0.1%
Other	11	0.6%
TOTAL	1,921
Turnout: 10% Diff (St): -2 Diff (US): -45

1916 President, Lee County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Woodrow Wilson* (D)	779	96.7%
Charles Evans Hughes (R)	14	1.7%
Other	13	1.6%
TOTAL	806
Turnout: 8% Diff (St): -1 Diff (US): -44

1916 President, Lexington County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Woodrow Wilson* (D)	2,060	95.2%
Charles Evans Hughes (R)	31	1.4%
Allan Benson (Soc)	46	2.1%
Other	28	1.3%
TOTAL	2,165
Turnout: 15% Diff (St): -1 Diff (US): -45

1916 President, McCormick County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Woodrow Wilson* (D)	637	99.7%
Other	2	0.3%
TOTAL	639
Turnout: 15% Diff (St): -2 Diff (US): -46

1916 President, Marion County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Woodrow Wilson* (D)	1,019	99.1%
Charles Evans Hughes (R)	3	0.3%
Other	6	0.6%
TOTAL	1,028
Turnout: 11% Diff (St): -2 Diff (US): -46

1916 President, Marlboro County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Woodrow Wilson* (D)	1,071	98.4%
Charles Evans Hughes (R)	2	0.2%
Other	15	1.4%
TOTAL	1,088
Turnout: 8% Diff (St): -2 Diff (US): -46

1916 President, Newberry County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Woodrow Wilson* (D)	1,719	97.2%
Charles Evans Hughes (R)	19	1.1%
Allan Benson (Soc)	20	1.1%
Other	11	0.6%
TOTAL	1,769
Turnout: 11% Diff (St): -1 Diff (US): -45

1916 President, Oconee County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Woodrow Wilson* (D)	885	93.5%
Charles Evans Hughes (R)	59	6.2%
Other	3	0.3%
TOTAL	947
Turnout: 7% Diff (St): 4 Diff (US): -40

1916 President, Orangeburg County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Woodrow Wilson* (D)	2,641	93.3%
Charles Evans Hughes (R)	159	5.6%
Other	31	1.1%
TOTAL	2,831
Turnout: 11% Diff (St): 3 Diff (US): -40

1916 President, Pickens County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Woodrow Wilson* (D)	1,139	95.1%
Charles Evans Hughes (R)	7	0.6%
Other	52	4.3%
TOTAL	1,198
Turnout: 9% Diff (St): -2 Diff (US): -46

1916 President, Richland County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Woodrow Wilson* (D)	2,283	87.6%
Charles Evans Hughes (R)	292	11.2%
Allan Benson (Soc)	12	0.5%
Other	20	0.8%
TOTAL	2,607
Turnout: 8% Diff (St): 9 Diff (US): -35

1916 President, Saluda County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Woodrow Wilson* (D)	1,227	99.5%
Charles Evans Hughes (R)	1	0.1%
Allan Benson (Soc)	5	0.4%
TOTAL	1,233
Turnout: 13% Diff (St): -2 Diff (US): -46

1916 President, Spartanburg County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Woodrow Wilson* (D)	4,503	96.3%
Charles Evans Hughes (R)	112	2.4%
Allan Benson (Soc)	1	0.0%
Other	59	1.3%
TOTAL	4,675
Turnout: 12% Diff (St): 0 Diff (US): -44

1916 President, Sumter County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Woodrow Wilson* (D)	1,357	89.3%
Charles Evans Hughes (R)	142	9.3%
Other	21	1.4%
TOTAL	1,520
Turnout: 9% Diff (St): 7 Diff (US): -37

1916 President, Union County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Woodrow Wilson* (D)	1,476	99.1%
Other	13	0.9%
TOTAL	1,489
Turnout: 11% Diff (St): -2 Diff (US): -46

1916 President, Williamsburg County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Woodrow Wilson* (D)	1,213	95.5%
Charles Evans Hughes (R)	57	4.5%
TOTAL	1,270
Turnout: 8% Diff (St): 2 Diff (US): -42

1916 President, York County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Woodrow Wilson* (D)	1,393	98.3%
Charles Evans Hughes (R)	23	1.6%
Other	1	0.1%
TOTAL	1,417
Turnout: 7% Diff (St): -1 Diff (US): -44

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