Who won Montana in the 2016 presidential election?

Trump (Republican) carried Montana in 2016, winning its 3 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did Montana have in 2016?

Montana cast 3 electoral votes in the 2016 presidential election.

Did Montana vote for the national winner in 2016?

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

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2016

Montana: Trump carries 3 EV.

Montana cast its 3 electoral votes for Trump (Republican). National winner: Donald Trump (Republican) — Montana voted with the national winner this cycle.

Montana in 2016

The 2016 contest saw Montana line up behind Trump, delivering 3 electoral votes to the Republican ticket. Montana ended up on the winning side — Donald Trump captured the White House that year.

It marked the 13th consecutive election in which Montana backed the Republican party, a streak reaching back to 1968. Montana did not move alone — neighboring Idaho, Wyoming, South Dakota, and North Dakota broke the same way in 2016. Across the 34 presidential elections Montana has taken part in, it has most often sided with the Republican party (22 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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