User:DukeOfDelTaco/sandbox/Results of the 2016 United States presidential election

This workpage details the results of the 2016 United States presidential election, which was the 58th quadrennial presidential election held on November 8, 2016. Republican nominee Donald Trump, a businessman from New York, defeated Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton, the former secretary of state.

Clinton led in almost every nationwide and swing-state poll with some experts predicting a landslide, however as the election neared her margins decreased. On Election Day, Trump over-performed his polls, winning several key swing-states, while losing the popular vote by 2.87 million votes. Trump received the majority in the Electoral College and won upset victories in the pivotal Rust Belt region. Ultimately, Trump received 304 electoral votes and Clinton 227, as two faithless electors defected from Trump and five from Clinton. Trump was the first president with neither prior public service nor military experience.

Trump flipped six states that voted Democratic in 2012: Florida, Iowa, Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin, as well as ME's 2nd congressional district. He was the first Republican to win the presidency without Colorado or Nevada since 1908; he was also the first Republican to win without Virginia since 1924. As of 2024, this was the last time that Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, and NE's 2nd congressional district voted for the Republican nominee.

Close states
States where the margin of victory was under 1% (50 electoral votes):
 * 1)  Michigan, 0.22% (10,704 votes) 
 * 2)  New Hampshire, 0.37% (2,736 votes) 
 * 3)  Pennsylvania, 0.72% (44,292 votes) 
 * 4)  Wisconsin, 0.76% (22,748 votes) 

States where the margin of victory was under 5% (85 electoral votes):
 * 1)  Florida, 1.20% (112,911 votes) 
 * 2)  Minnesota, 1.52% (44,765 votes) 
 * 3)  Nebraska's 2nd congressional district, 2.24% (6,534 votes) 
 * 4)  Nevada, 2.42% (27,202 votes) 
 * 5)  Maine, 2.96% (22,142 votes) 
 * 6)  Arizona, 3.55% (91,234 votes) 
 * 7)  North Carolina, 3.65% (173,315 votes) 
 * 8)  Colorado, 4.90% (136,386 votes) 

States where the margin of victory was under 10% (96 electoral votes):
 * 1)  Georgia, 5.13% (211,141 votes) 
 * 2)  Virginia, 5.32% (212,030 votes) 
 * 3)  Ohio, 8.13% (446,841 votes) 
 * 4)  New Mexico, 8.21% (65,567 votes) 
 * 5)  Texas, 9.00% (807,179 votes) 
 * 6)  Iowa, 9.41% (147,314 votes) 

County statistics
Counties with the highest percentage of Republican vote:
 * 1) Roberts County, Texas –  94.58% 
 * 2) King County, Texas –  93.71% 
 * 3) Motley County, Texas –  92.03% 
 * 4) Shackelford County, Texas –  91.62% 
 * 5) Hayes County, Nebraska –  91.83% 
 * 6) Glasscock County, Texas –  91.56% 
 * 7) McMullen County, Texas –  90.98% 
 * 8) Garfield County, Montana –  90.95% 
 * 9) Grant County, Nebraska –  90.62% 
 * 10) Wheeler County, Texas –  90.50% 

Counties with the highest percentage of Libertarian vote:
 * 1) Los Alamos County, New Mexico –  13.89% 
 * 2) Guadalupe County, New Mexico –  13.03% 
 * 3) Cibola County, New Mexico –  12.03% 
 * 4) Socorro County, New Mexico –  11.68% 
 * 5) McKinley County, New Mexico –  11.11% 
 * 6) Valencia County, New Mexico –  11.04% 
 * 7) Torrance County, New Mexico –  10.94% 
 * 8) Bernalillo County, New Mexico –  10.81% 
 * 9) Sandoval County, New Mexico –  10.79% 
 * 10) Ransom County, North Dakota –  10.47% 

Counties with the highest percentage of Democratic vote:
 * 1) Washington, D.C. –  90.86% 
 * 2) Bronx County, New York –  88.52% 
 * 3) Prince George's County, Maryland –  88.13% 
 * 4) Petersburg, Virginia –  87.20% 
 * 5) Claiborne County, Mississippi –  86.80% 
 * 6) New York County, New York –  86.56% 
 * 7) Jefferson County, Mississippi –  86.45% 
 * 8) Oglala Lakota County, South Dakota –  86.40% 
 * 9) Baltimore, Maryland –  84.66% 
 * 10) San Francisco, California –  84.47% 

Counties with the highest percentage of Green vote:
 * 1) Sioux County, North Dakota –  10.39% 
 * 2) Humboldt County, California –  6.13% 
 * 3) Mendocino County, California –  5.56% 
 * 4) Rolette County, North Dakota –  4.66% 
 * 5) Maui County, Hawaii –  4.60% 
 * 6) Saguache County, Colorado –  4.55% 
 * 7) Hawaii County, Hawaii –  4.40% 
 * 8) San Juan County, Washington –  4.19% 
 * 9) Trinity County, California –  4.13% 
 * 10) Taos County, New Mexico –  4.04% 

Nebraska
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Nevada
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New Hampshire
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New York
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North Carolina
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North Dakota
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Ohio
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Oklahoma
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Oregon
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Pennsylvania
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Rhode Island
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Tennessee
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Texas
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Washington
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West Virginia
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Wisconsin
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Wyoming
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