Who won Utah in the 2016 presidential election?

Trump (Republican) carried Utah in 2016, winning its 6 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did Utah have in 2016?

Utah cast 6 electoral votes in the 2016 presidential election.

Did Utah vote for the national winner in 2016?

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

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2016

Utah: Trump carries 6 EV.

Utah cast its 6 electoral votes for Trump (Republican). National winner: Donald Trump (Republican) — Utah voted with the national winner this cycle.

Utah in 2016

The 2016 contest saw Utah line up behind Trump, delivering 6 electoral votes to the Republican ticket. Utah ended up on the winning side — Donald Trump captured the White House that year.

It marked the 13th consecutive election in which Utah backed the Republican party, a streak reaching back to 1968. The region divided — Idaho, Wyoming, and Arizona joined Utah for the Republican ticket, while Colorado, New Mexico, and Nevada did not. Across the 33 presidential elections Utah has taken part in, it has most often sided with the Republican 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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