▁home ▁state ▁to ▁the ▁G OP ▁by ▁a ▁decis ive ▁ 1 2 - point ▁margin ▁in ▁a ▁head - to - head ▁match - up , ▁despite ▁having ▁served ▁as ▁the ▁state ' s ▁governor . ▁ ▁On ▁the ▁county ▁level ▁map , ▁reflect ing ▁his ▁comfortable ▁victory , ▁Hugh es ▁carried ▁ 1 7 ▁of ▁the ▁state ' s ▁ 2 1 ▁count ies , ▁breaking ▁ 6 0 % ▁of ▁the ▁vote ▁in ▁ 3 ▁of ▁them . ▁ ▁Wilson ' s ▁only ▁significant ▁win ▁was ▁urban ▁Hudson ▁County , ▁while ▁he ▁also ▁won ▁the ▁ 3 ▁rural ▁count ies ▁in ▁western ▁North ▁Jersey , ▁Warren , ▁Sus sex , ▁and ▁Hunter don , ▁which ▁had ▁long ▁been ▁Democratic ▁enc la ves ▁in ▁an ▁otherwise ▁Republican ▁state . ▁ ▁Despite ▁being ▁Wilson ' s ▁home ▁state , ▁New ▁Jersey ▁registered ▁as ▁the ▁second ▁most ▁Republican ▁state ▁in ▁the ▁nation ▁in ▁terms ▁of ▁vote ▁share ▁after ▁Verm ont ▁and ▁the ▁fourth ▁most ▁Republican ▁state ▁in ▁the ▁nation ▁in ▁terms ▁of ▁margin , ▁the ▁state ▁being ▁about ▁ 1 5 % ▁more ▁Republican ▁than ▁the ▁national ▁average . ▁ ▁Results ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁Pres iden cy ▁of ▁Wood row ▁Wilson ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁New ▁Jersey ▁ 1 9 1 6 ▁Category : 1 9 1 6 ▁New ▁Jersey ▁elections <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁High wood ▁Mountains ▁are ▁an ▁island ▁range ▁( sub - range ▁of ▁the ▁Rock ies ▁entirely ▁surrounded ▁by ▁pra irie ) ▁which ▁cover ▁approximately ▁ 4 , 6 5