Who won Arizona in the 2016 presidential election?

Trump (Republican) carried Arizona in 2016, winning its 11 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did Arizona have in 2016?

Arizona cast 11 electoral votes in the 2016 presidential election.

Did Arizona vote for the national winner in 2016?

Yes. Arizona backed Donald Trump, who won the presidency that year.

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2016

Arizona: Trump carries 11 EV.

Arizona cast its 11 electoral votes for Trump (Republican). National winner: Donald Trump (Republican) — Arizona voted with the national winner this cycle.

Reading the 2016 result in Arizona

Arizona backed Trump (Republican) in the 2016 presidential election, casting 11 electoral votes for the ticket. Arizona ended up on the winning side — Donald Trump captured the White House that year.

It marked the 17th consecutive election in which Arizona backed the Republican party, a streak reaching back to 1952. The region divided — Utah joined Arizona for the Republican ticket, while California, Nevada, Colorado, and New Mexico did not. Across the 29 presidential elections Arizona has taken part in, it has most often sided with the Republican party (18 times). The vote fell within the Modern Polarization — Close elections in a divided country.

In the national count, Donald Trump took 304 of the 538 electoral votes, against Hillary Clinton's 227. Though Donald Trump won the Electoral College, Hillary Clinton drew more of the national popular vote — 48.18% to 46.09%.

The 2016 national map

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