Who won Ohio in the 2016 presidential election?

Trump (Republican) carried Ohio in 2016, winning its 18 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did Ohio have in 2016?

Ohio cast 18 electoral votes in the 2016 presidential election.

Did Ohio vote for the national winner in 2016?

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

Modern PolarizationOH · 18 EV

2016

Ohio: Trump carries 18 EV.

Ohio cast its 18 electoral votes for Trump (Republican). National winner: Donald Trump (Republican) — Ohio voted with the national winner this cycle.

Reading the 2016 result in Ohio

Ohio backed Trump (Republican) in the 2016 presidential election, casting 18 electoral votes for the ticket. Ohio ended up on the winning side — Donald Trump captured the White House that year.

Trump's win closed out Ohio's 2-election run of voting Democratic. Ohio did not move alone — neighboring Michigan, Indiana, Kentucky, West Virginia, and Pennsylvania broke the same way in 2016. Across the 56 presidential elections Ohio has taken part in, it has most often sided with the Republican party (30 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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