2016
The 2016 U.S. presidential election was won by Donald Trump (Republican) with 304 of 538 electoral votes, defeating Hillary Clinton (Democratic). Electoral-vote margin: 77 (304 to 227). Donald Trump lost the popular vote to Hillary Clinton by 2.1 percentage points. Turnout was 60.1%. The cycle falls in the Modern Polarization era of American electoral history.
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A popular vote split with decisive state flips
Donald Trump defeated Hillary Clinton in one of the most shocking upsets in American political history, winning the Electoral College while losing the popular vote by nearly 3 million votes. Trump flipped the 'Blue Wall' of Wisconsin, Michigan, and Pennsylvania — states Democrats had won for decades — by narrow margins on a wave of white working-class resentment. FBI Director Comey's late October letter about Clinton's emails, and Russian social media interference, were widely seen as influential. Seven faithless electors defected, the most since 1872.
Immigration; trade deals; 'Make America Great Again'; Clinton email controversy; globalization backlash
Trump lost popular vote by 2.9 million yet won EC; 7 faithless electors — most since 1872
This summary was drafted with AI tools and has not yet been checked sentence by sentence. The vote table and the National Archives note on this page come from named sources; where they differ from the summary, rely on them. Tell us about an error.
Maine distributes its electoral votes proportionally by Congressional district, with two at-large electors representing the statewide winning presidential and vice presidential candidates and one elector each representing the winners from its two Congressional districts. For the first time since adopting this system, Maine's four electoral votes were split between the two major party tickets.
There were faithless votes cast for president and vice president in Hawaii, Texas, and Washington.
National Archives, Electoral College results for 2016, archives.gov, read October 3, 2026. Quoted as published.
States · 51 reporting
State results · 2016
- Michigan Trump by 10,704 · 0.2 pts
- New Hampshire Clinton by 2,736 · 0.4 pts
- Pennsylvania Trump by 44,292 · 0.7 pts
- Wisconsin Trump by 22,748 · 0.8 pts
- Florida Trump by 112,911 · 1.2 pts
PennsylvaniaTrump won it by 0.7 points; its electoral votes took the total to 287, past the 270 needed.
Line up the states the winner carried from widest margin to narrowest and add up their electoral votes: the tipping point is the state that takes the total past a majority.
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| State | Electoral votes | Hillary Clinton Dem | Donald Trump Rep | Gary Johnson Lib | Jill Stein Grn | Also named | Margin | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama1 | 9 EV | 729,547 34.4% | 1,318,255 62.1% | 44,467 2.1% | Not named | None | 588,708 27.7 pts | Trump Rep |
| Alaska2 | 3 EV | 116,454 36.6% | 163,387 51.3% | 18,725 5.9% | 5,735 1.8% | Darrell Castle 3,866 · 1.2% | 46,933 14.7 pts | Trump Rep |
| Arizona | 11 EV | 1,161,167 45.1% | 1,252,401 48.7% | 106,327 4.1% | 34,345 1.3% | None | 91,234 3.5 pts | Trump Rep |
| Arkansas | 6 EV | 380,494 33.7% | 684,872 60.6% | 29,829 2.6% | Not named | Evan McMullin 13,255 · 1.2% | 304,378 26.9 pts | Trump Rep |
| California | 55 EV | 8,753,788 61.7% | 4,483,810 31.6% | 478,500 3.4% | 278,657 2.0% | None | 4,269,978 30.1 pts | Clinton Dem |
| Colorado | 9 EV | 1,338,870 48.2% | 1,202,484 43.3% | 144,121 5.2% | 38,437 1.4% | None | 136,386 4.9 pts | Clinton Dem |
| Connecticut | 7 EV | 897,572 54.6% | 673,215 40.9% | 48,676 3.0% | 22,841 1.4% | None | 224,357 13.6 pts | Clinton Dem |
| Delaware | 3 EV | 235,603 53.4% | 185,127 41.9% | 14,757 3.3% | 6,103 1.4% | None | 50,476 11.4 pts | Clinton Dem |
| District of Columbia3,4 | 3 EV | 282,830 90.5% | 12,723 4.1% | 4,906 1.6% | 4,258 1.4% | None | 270,107 86.4 pts | Clinton Dem |
| Florida | 29 EV | 4,504,975 47.8% | 4,617,886 49.0% | 207,043 2.2% | Not named | None | 112,911 1.2 pts | Trump Rep |
| Georgia | 16 EV | 1,877,963 45.6% | 2,089,104 50.8% | 125,306 3.0% | Not named | None | 211,141 5.1 pts | Trump Rep |
| Hawaii5 | 4 EV Clinton 3, Sanders 1 (faithless elector) | 266,891 61.0% | 128,847 29.4% | 15,954 3.6% | 12,737 2.9% | Darrell Castle 4,508 · 1.0% | 138,044 31.5 pts | Clinton Dem |
| Idaho6,7,8,9 | 4 EV | 189,765 27.5% | 409,055 59.3% | 28,331 4.1% | 8,4967 1.2% | Evan McMullin 46,476 · 6.7%6 | 219,290 31.8 pts | Trump Rep |
| Illinois | 20 EV | 3,090,729 55.8% | 2,146,015 38.8% | 209,596 3.8% | 76,802 1.4% | None | 944,714 17.1 pts | Clinton Dem |
| Indiana | 11 EV | 1,033,126 37.8% | 1,557,286 56.9% | 133,993 4.9% | Not named | None | 524,160 19.2 pts | Trump Rep |
| Iowa10 | 6 EV | 653,669 41.8% | 800,983 51.2% | 59,186 3.8% | Not named | None | 147,314 9.4 pts | Trump Rep |
| Kansas | 6 EV | 427,005 36.1% | 671,018 56.7% | 55,406 4.7% | 23,506 2.0% | None | 244,013 20.6 pts | Trump Rep |
| Kentucky | 8 EV | 628,854 32.7% | 1,202,971 62.5% | 53,752 2.8% | Not named | Evan McMullin 22,780 · 1.2% | 574,117 29.8 pts | Trump Rep |
| Louisiana | 8 EV | 780,154 38.4% | 1,178,638 58.1% | 37,978 1.9% | Not named | None | 398,484 19.6 pts | Trump Rep |
| Maine11 | 4 EV Clinton 3, Trump 1 (2nd congressional district) | 357,735 46.3% | 335,593 43.5% | 38,105 4.9% | 14,251 1.8% | None | 22,142 2.9 pts | Clinton Dem |
| Maryland12 | 10 EV | 1,678,006 60.3% | 943,428 33.9% | 79,605 2.9% | 35,945 1.3% | None | 734,578 26.4 pts | Clinton Dem |
| Massachusetts13 | 11 EV | 1,995,196 59.1% | 1,090,893 32.3% | 138,018 4.1% | 47,661 1.4% | None | 904,303 26.8 pts | Clinton Dem |
| Michigan | 16 EV | 2,268,839 47.3% | 2,279,543 47.5% | 172,136 3.6% | 51,463 1.1% | None | 10,704 0.2 pts | Trump Rep |
| Minnesota | 10 EV | 1,367,705 46.4% | 1,322,949 44.9% | 112,972 3.8% | 36,986 1.3% | Evan McMullin 53,075 · 1.8% | 44,756 1.5 pts | Clinton Dem |
| Mississippi | 6 EV | 485,131 40.1% | 700,714 57.9% | 14,435 1.2% | Not named | None | 215,583 17.8 pts | Trump Rep |
| Missouri | 10 EV | 1,071,068 38.1% | 1,594,511 56.8% | 97,359 3.5% | Not named | None | 523,443 18.6 pts | Trump Rep |
| Montana | 3 EV | 177,709 35.9% | 279,240 56.5% | 28,037 5.7% | 7,970 1.6% | None | 101,531 20.5 pts | Trump Rep |
| Nebraska14 | 5 EV | 284,494 33.7% | 495,961 58.7% | 38,946 4.6% | 8,775 1.0% | None | 211,467 25.0 pts | Trump Rep |
| Nevada15 | 6 EV | 539,260 47.9% | 512,058 45.5% | 37,384 3.3% | Not named | None | 27,202 2.4 pts | Clinton Dem |
| New Hampshire16 | 4 EV | 348,526 46.8% | 345,790 46.5% | 30,777 4.1% | Not named | None | 2,736 0.4 pts | Clinton Dem |
| New Jersey | 14 EV | 2,148,278 55.5% | 1,601,933 41.4% | 72,477 1.9% | Not named | None | 546,345 14.1 pts | Clinton Dem |
| New Mexico | 5 EV | 385,234 48.3% | 319,667 40.0% | 74,541 9.3% | 9,879 1.2% | None | 65,567 8.2 pts | Clinton Dem |
| New York17 | 29 EV | 4,556,124 58.4% | 2,819,534 36.1% | 176,598 2.3% | 107,934 1.4% | None | 1,736,590 22.3 pts | Clinton Dem |
| North Carolina | 15 EV | 2,189,316 46.2% | 2,362,631 49.8% | 130,126 2.7% | Not named | None | 173,315 3.7 pts | Trump Rep |
| North Dakota18 | 3 EV | 93,758 27.2% | 216,794 63.0% | 21,434 6.2% | 3,780 1.1% | None | 123,036 35.7 pts | Trump Rep |
| Ohio19 | 18 EV | 2,394,164 43.6% | 2,841,005 51.7% | Not named | Not named | None | 446,841 8.1 pts | Trump Rep |
| Oklahoma | 7 EV | 420,375 28.9% | 949,136 65.3% | 83,481 5.7% | Not named | None | 528,761 36.4 pts | Trump Rep |
| Oregon | 7 EV | 1,002,106 50.1% | 782,403 39.1% | 94,231 4.7% | 50,002 2.5% | None | 219,703 11.0 pts | Clinton Dem |
| Pennsylvania | 20 EV | 2,926,441 47.9% | 2,970,733 48.6% | 146,715 2.4% | Not named | None | 44,292 0.7 pts | Trump Rep |
| Rhode Island20 | 4 EV | 252,525 54.4% | 180,543 38.9% | 14,746 3.2% | 6,220 1.3% | None | 71,982 15.5 pts | Clinton Dem |
| South Carolina | 9 EV | 855,373 40.7% | 1,155,389 54.9% | 49,204 2.3% | Not named | None | 300,016 14.3 pts | Trump Rep |
| South Dakota | 3 EV | 117,458 31.7% | 227,721 61.5% | 20,850 5.6% | Not named | Darrell Castle 4,064 · 1.1% | 110,263 29.8 pts | Trump Rep |
| Tennessee21 | 11 EV | 870,695 34.7% | 1,522,925 60.7% | Not named | Not named | None | 652,230 26.0 pts | Trump Rep |
| Texas | 38 EV Trump 36, Kasich 1 (faithless elector), Paul 1 (faithless elector) | 3,877,868 43.2% | 4,685,047 52.2% | 283,492 3.2% | Not named | None | 807,179 9.0 pts | Trump Rep |
| Utah22,23,24 | 6 EV | 310,674 27.5% | 515,211 45.5% | 39,608 3.5% | Not named | Evan McMullin 243,690 · 21.5%22 | 204,537 18.1 pts | Trump Rep |
| Vermont25,26 | 3 EV | 178,573 55.7% | 95,369 29.8% | 10,078 3.1% | 6,758 2.1% | None | 83,204 26.0 pts | Clinton Dem |
| Virginia | 13 EV | 1,981,473 49.8% | 1,769,443 44.4% | 118,274 3.0% | Not named | Evan McMullin 54,054 · 1.4% | 212,030 5.3 pts | Clinton Dem |
| Washington27 | 12 EV Clinton 8, Powell 3 (faithless electors), Faith Spotted Eagle 1 (faithless elector) | 1,742,718 52.5% | 1,221,747 36.8% | 160,879 4.9% | 58,417 1.8% | None | 520,971 15.7 pts | Clinton Dem |
| West Virginia | 5 EV | 188,794 26.5% | 489,371 68.6% | 23,004 3.2% | 8,075 1.1% | None | 300,577 42.2 pts | Trump Rep |
| Wisconsin | 10 EV | 1,382,536 46.5% | 1,405,284 47.2% | 106,674 3.6% | 31,072 1.0% | None | 22,748 0.8 pts | Trump Rep |
| Wyoming28,29,30 | 3 EV | 55,973 21.6% | 174,419 67.4% | 13,287 5.1% | Not named | None | 118,446 45.8 pts | Trump Rep |
Shares are of each state’s total vote for president. “Not named”: the figures do not give that candidate a line of their own in that state — for example under 1% of the vote, not on the ballot there, or counted on an unnamed line (see the state’s note). Margin is the leader’s lead over the second-placed candidate.
Notes on the figures
- Alabama The source reports 21,712 write-in votes on one line with no candidate name, so the people they went to cannot be shown separately; they are counted in 'Other candidates'.
- Alaska The source reports 9,201 write-in votes on one line with no candidate name, so the people they went to cannot be shown separately; they are counted in 'Other candidates'.
- District of Columbia 'Other candidates' includes 1,307 blank, void, over- or under-vote or 'none of these candidates' ballots, which the source reports as lines of their own.
- District of Columbia The source reports 6,551 write-in votes on one line with no candidate name, so the people they went to cannot be shown separately; they are counted in 'Other candidates'.
- Hawaii 'Other candidates' includes 8,727 blank, void, over- or under-vote or 'none of these candidates' ballots, which the source reports as lines of their own.
- Idaho The MIT Election Lab file gives Evan McMullin 60,748 votes; the FEC's official results give 46,476. This site shows the FEC figure.
- Idaho The MIT Election Lab file has no figure for Jill Stein; the FEC's official results give 8,496 votes, which is the figure shown here.
- Idaho The MIT figure for Evan McMullin (60,748) equals the FEC's figures for McMullin (46,476), Jill Stein (8,496), Darrell Castle (4,403) and Rocky De La Fuente (1,373) added together, and the MIT file's 2,356 for Castle is the FEC's figure for Scott Copeland. Castle, Copeland and De La Fuente are each under 1%, so they are counted in 'Other candidates'.
- Idaho The MIT file and the FEC give the same state total; 'Other candidates' is that total minus the candidates shown.
- Iowa The source reports 17,746 write-in votes on one line with no candidate name, so the people they went to cannot be shown separately; they are counted in 'Other candidates'.
- Maine 'Other candidates' includes 23,965 blank, void, over- or under-vote or 'none of these candidates' ballots, which the source reports as lines of their own.
- Maryland The source reports 33,263 write-in votes on one line with no candidate name, so the people they went to cannot be shown separately; they are counted in 'Other candidates'.
- Massachusetts 'Other candidates' includes 53,775 blank, void, over- or under-vote or 'none of these candidates' ballots, which the source reports as lines of their own.
- Nebraska The source reports 16,051 write-in votes on one line with no candidate name, so the people they went to cannot be shown separately; they are counted in 'Other candidates'.
- Nevada 'Other candidates' includes 28,863 blank, void, over- or under-vote or 'none of these candidates' ballots, which the source reports as lines of their own.
- New Hampshire The source reports 9,618 write-in votes on one line with no candidate name, so the people they went to cannot be shown separately; they are counted in 'Other candidates'.
- New York 'Other candidates' includes 77,179 blank, void, over- or under-vote or 'none of these candidates' ballots, which the source reports as lines of their own.
- North Dakota The source reports 6,397 write-in votes on one line with no candidate name, so the people they went to cannot be shown separately; they are counted in 'Other candidates'.
- Ohio The source reports 198,733 votes under the label 'No Party Affiliation' on one line with no candidate name, so the people they went to cannot be shown separately; they are counted in 'Other candidates'.
- Rhode Island The source reports 9,439 write-in votes on one line with no candidate name, so the people they went to cannot be shown separately; they are counted in 'Other candidates'.
- Tennessee The source reports 100,618 votes under the label 'Independent' on one line with no candidate name, so the people they went to cannot be shown separately; they are counted in 'Other candidates'.
- Utah The MIT Election Lab file gives Evan McMullin 255,060 votes; the FEC's official results give 243,690. This site shows the FEC figure.
- Utah The MIT file has no rows for Jill Stein (9,438 in the FEC results) or several smaller candidates; their votes appear to be inside its McMullin figure.
- Utah The state total (1,131,430) is the FEC's official total; the MIT file's total is 1,131,317. 'Other candidates' is that total minus the figures shown.
- Vermont 'Other candidates' includes 4,574 blank, void, over- or under-vote or 'none of these candidates' ballots, which the source reports as lines of their own.
- Vermont The source reports 22,899 write-in votes on one line with no candidate name, so the people they went to cannot be shown separately; they are counted in 'Other candidates'.
- Washington The source reports 107,805 write-in votes on one line with no candidate name, so the people they went to cannot be shown separately; they are counted in 'Other candidates'.
- Wyoming 'Other candidates' includes 2,939 blank, void, over- or under-vote or 'none of these candidates' ballots, which the source reports as lines of their own.
- Wyoming The source reports 6,904 write-in votes on one line with no candidate name, so the people they went to cannot be shown separately; they are counted in 'Other candidates'.
- Wyoming The source reports 3,224 votes under the label 'Independent' on one line with no candidate name, so the people they went to cannot be shown separately; they are counted in 'Other candidates'.
SourcesMIT Election Data and Science Lab, U.S. President 1976–2024 ; Federal Election Commission, Federal Elections 2016 . How these figures were compiled
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