See main article: 1916 United States presidential election.
| Election Name: | 1916 United States presidential election in Rhode Island |
| Country: | Rhode Island |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1912 United States presidential election in Rhode Island |
| Previous Year: | 1912 |
| Next Election: | 1920 United States presidential election in Rhode Island |
| Next Year: | 1920 |
| Election Date: | November 7, 1916 |
| Image1: | Governor Charles Evans Hughes (cropped).jpg |
| Nominee1: | Charles Evans Hughes |
| Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Home State1: | New York |
| Running Mate1: | Charles W. Fairbanks |
| Electoral Vote1: | 5 |
| Popular Vote1: | 44,858 |
| Percentage1: | 51.08% |
| Nominee2: | Woodrow Wilson |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Home State2: | New Jersey |
| Running Mate2: | Thomas R. Marshall |
| Electoral Vote2: | 0 |
| Popular Vote2: | 40,394 |
| Percentage2: | 46.00% |
| Map Size: | 250px |
| President | |
| Before Election: | Woodrow Wilson |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Woodrow Wilson |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
The 1916 United States presidential election in Rhode Island 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 five representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
Rhode Island 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. They defeated Democratic nominees, incumbent Democratic President Woodrow Wilson and Vice President Thomas R. Marshall. Hughes won the state by a narrow margin of 5.08 points.
This was the first election since 1892 where a Democratic candidate earned more than forty percent in at least one Rhode Island county. As of the 2020 United States presidential election, it is also the most recent election where the Democratic candidate lost Rhode Island but won the presidency.
| Town | 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[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Barrington | 322 | 67.65% | 145 | 30.46% | 4 | 0.84% | 4 | 0.84% | 1 | 0.21% | 177 | 37.18% | 476 | ||||||||||||||
| Bristol | 695 | 50.11% | 647 | 46.65% | 35 | 2.52% | 8 | 0.58% | 2 | 0.14% | 48 | 3.46% | 1,387 | ||||||||||||||
| Burrillville | 700 | 43.34% | 877 | 54.30% | 31 | 1.92% | 4 | 0.25% | 3 | 0.19% | -177 | -10.96% | 1,615 | ||||||||||||||
| Central Falls | 1,154 | 39.89% | 1,678 | 58.00% | 54 | 1.87% | 5 | 0.17% | 2 | 0.07% | -524 | -18.11% | 2,893 | ||||||||||||||
| Charlestown | 115 | 61.83% | 65 | 34.95% | 2 | 1.08% | 4 | 2.15% | 0 | 0.00% | 50 | 26.88% | 186 | ||||||||||||||
| Coventry | 606 | 61.09% | 363 | 36.59% | 8 | 0.81% | 14 | 1.41% | 1 | 0.10% | 243 | 24.50% | 992 | ||||||||||||||
| Cranston | 2,720 | 61.69% | 1,522 | 34.52% | 140 | 3.18% | 21 | 0.48% | 6 | 0.14% | 1,198 | 27.17% | 4,409 | ||||||||||||||
| Cumberland | 835 | 45.70% | 937 | 51.29% | 49 | 2.68% | 2 | 0.11% | 4 | 0.22% | -102 | -5.58% | 1,827 | ||||||||||||||
| East Greenwich | 396 | 67.23% | 187 | 31.75% | 2 | 0.34% | 3 | 0.51% | 1 | 0.17% | 209 | 35.48% | 589 | ||||||||||||||
| East Providence | 1,597 | 52.04% | 1,356 | 44.18% | 88 | 2.87% | 26 | 0.85% | 2 | 0.07% | 241 | 7.85% | 3,069 | ||||||||||||||
| Exeter | 81 | 44.75% | 100 | 55.25% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | -19 | -10.50% | 181 | ||||||||||||||
| Foster | 181 | 64.87% | 94 | 33.69% | 2 | 0.72% | 2 | 0.72% | 0 | 0.00% | 87 | 31.18% | 279 | ||||||||||||||
| Glocester | 190 | 54.91% | 154 | 44.51% | 1 | 0.29% | 1 | 0.29% | 0 | 0.00% | 36 | 10.40% | 346 | ||||||||||||||
| Hopkinton | 243 | 51.48% | 213 | 45.13% | 1 | 0.21% | 14 | 2.97% | 1 | 0.21% | 30 | 6.36% | 472 | ||||||||||||||
| Jamestown | 209 | 70.85% | 79 | 26.78% | 6 | 2.03% | 1 | 0.34% | 0 | 0.00% | 130 | 44.07% | 295 | ||||||||||||||
| Johnston | 533 | 60.43% | 310 | 35.15% | 34 | 3.85% | 5 | 0.57% | 0 | 0.00% | 223 | 25.28% | 882 | ||||||||||||||
| Lincoln | 725 | 46.80% | 781 | 50.42% | 39 | 2.52% | 3 | 0.19% | 1 | 0.06% | -56 | -3.62% | 1,549 | ||||||||||||||
| Little Compton | 198 | 85.71% | 30 | 12.99% | 1 | 0.43% | 2 | 0.87% | 0 | 0.00% | 168 | 72.73% | 231 | ||||||||||||||
| Middletown | 213 | 75.27% | 64 | 22.61% | 3 | 1.06% | 3 | 1.06% | 0 | 0.00% | 149 | 52.65% | 283 | ||||||||||||||
| Narragansett | 176 | 55.00% | 143 | 44.69% | 0 | 0.00% | 1 | 0.31% | 0 | 0.00% | 33 | 10.31% | 320 | ||||||||||||||
| New Shoreham | 251 | 65.54% | 130 | 33.94% | 1 | 0.26% | 1 | 0.26% | 0 | 0.00% | 121 | 31.59% | 383 | ||||||||||||||
| Newport | 2,472 | 51.65% | 2,241 | 46.82% | 39 | 0.81% | 23 | 0.48% | 11 | 0.23% | 231 | 4.83% | 4,786 | ||||||||||||||
| North Kingstown | 532 | 56.72% | 399 | 42.54% | 3 | 0.32% | 4 | 0.43% | 0 | 0.00% | 133 | 14.18% | 938 | ||||||||||||||
| North Providence | 591 | 58.51% | 398 | 39.41% | 19 | 1.88% | 1 | 0.10% | 1 | 0.10% | 193 | 19.11% | 1,010 | ||||||||||||||
| North Smithfield | 205 | 43.43% | 258 | 54.66% | 6 | 1.27% | 2 | 0.42% | 1 | 0.21% | -53 | -11.23% | 472 | ||||||||||||||
| Pawtucket | 5,125 | 51.17% | 4,570 | 45.63% | 239 | 2.39% | 50 | 0.50% | 31 | 0.31% | 555 | 5.54% | 10,015 | ||||||||||||||
| Portsmouth | 238 | 62.14% | 132 | 34.46% | 0 | 0.00% | 13 | 3.39% | 0 | 0.00% | 106 | 27.68% | 383 | ||||||||||||||
| Providence | 14,991 | 47.57% | 15,358 | 48.74% | 921 | 2.92% | 160 | 0.51% | 81 | 0.26% | -367 | -1.16% | 31,511 | ||||||||||||||
| Richmond | 176 | 56.05% | 127 | 40.45% | 3 | 0.96% | 8 | 2.55% | 0 | 0.00% | 49 | 15.61% | 314 | ||||||||||||||
| Scituate | 364 | 49.86% | 348 | 47.67% | 3 | 0.41% | 12 | 1.64% | 3 | 0.41% | 16 | 2.19% | 730 | ||||||||||||||
| Smithfield | 272 | 53.54% | 230 | 45.28% | 5 | 0.98% | 1 | 0.20% | 0 | 0.00% | 42 | 8.27% | 508 | ||||||||||||||
| South Kingstown | 602 | 50.29% | 577 | 48.20% | 7 | 0.58% | 11 | 0.92% | 0 | 0.00% | 25 | 2.09% | 1,197 | ||||||||||||||
| Tiverton | 422 | 61.88% | 256 | 37.54% | 4 | 0.59% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 166 | 24.34% | 682 | ||||||||||||||
| Warren | 557 | 51.72% | 500 | 46.43% | 7 | 0.65% | 6 | 0.56% | 7 | 0.65% | 57 | 5.29% | 1,077 | ||||||||||||||
| Warwick | 1,740 | 66.16% | 817 | 31.06% | 46 | 1.75% | 15 | 0.57% | 12 | 0.46% | 923 | 35.10% | 2,630 | ||||||||||||||
| West Greenwich | 90 | 80.36% | 18 | 16.07% | 1 | 0.89% | 3 | 2.68% | 0 | 0.00% | 72 | 64.29% | 112 | ||||||||||||||
| West Warwick | 1,206 | 48.71% | 1,247 | 50.36% | 13 | 0.53% | 8 | 0.32% | 2 | 0.08% | -41 | -1.66% | 2,476 | ||||||||||||||
| Westerly | 912 | 59.45% | 600 | 39.11% | 6 | 0.39% | 16 | 1.04% | 0 | 0.00% | 312 | 20.34% | 1,534 | ||||||||||||||
| Woonsocket | 2,223 | 46.54% | 2,443 | 51.14% | 91 | 1.90% | 13 | 0.27% | 7 | 0.15% | -220 | -4.61% | 4,777 | ||||||||||||||
| Totals | 44,858 | 51.08% | 40,394 | 46.00% | 1,914 | 2.18% | 470 | 0.54% | 180 | 0.20% | 4,464 | 5.08% | 87,816 | ||||||||||||||