Who won Minnesota in the 2016 presidential election?

Clinton (Democratic) carried Minnesota in 2016, winning its 10 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did Minnesota have in 2016?

Minnesota cast 10 electoral votes in the 2016 presidential election.

Did Minnesota vote for the national winner in 2016?

No. Minnesota backed Clinton, while Donald Trump won the presidency nationally.

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2016

Minnesota: Clinton carries 10 EV.

Minnesota cast its 10 electoral votes for Clinton (Democratic). National winner: Donald Trump (Republican) — Minnesota voted against the national winner this cycle.

Minnesota in 2016

The 2016 contest saw Minnesota line up behind Clinton, delivering 10 electoral votes to the Democratic ticket. Nationally the result broke the other way — Donald Trump (Republican) won the presidency, leaving Minnesota among the states he did not carry.

It marked the 16th consecutive election in which Minnesota backed the Democratic party, a streak reaching back to 1956. It stood apart from its neighbors: North Dakota, South Dakota, Iowa, and Wisconsin went the other way that year. Across the 43 presidential elections Minnesota has taken part in, it has most often sided with the Democratic party (23 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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