Tuesday, November 8, 2016
2016 presidential election results
Donald J. Trump (Republican) and running mate Mike Pence won with 306 electoral votes and 46.2% of the popular vote. The winner did not lead the popular vote.
Tipping-point state: Wisconsin, R+0.8 (nation D+2.0). It delivered electoral vote number 270 for the winner. What is a tipping-point state?
| Candidate | Running mate | Party | Electoral votes | Popular vote | Share | States won |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donald J. Trump Won (Donald Trump) | Mike Pence | Republican | 306 | 62,955,340 | 46.20% | 30 |
| Hillary Clinton | Tim Kaine | Democratic | 232 | 65,788,564 | 48.20% | 21 |
| Gary Johnson | William Weld | Libertarian | 0 | 4,487,570 | 3.30% | 0 |
| Jill Stein | Ajamu Baraka | Green | 0 | 1,448,603 | 1.10% | 0 |
| Total popular votes counted | 136,381,696 | |||||
Electoral College map
Full-screen mapMargin:<55–1010–2020+points. Grey: no popular vote / no data.
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Vote data from South Dakota remains "unofficial". Once official results are provided by the Secretary of State, source data will be provided and vote totals modified, if necessary.
The difference between the sum of popular votes for Clinton, Trump and Johnson & the total votes cast is accounted for by votes all other minor candidates.
Results by state
Download CSV| State | Hillary Clinton | Donald J. Trump | Gary Johnson | Margin | EV | Total votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 34.4% | 62.1% 9 | 2.1% | 27.7 | 9 | 2,123,372 |
| Alaska | 36.6% | 51.3% 3 | 5.9% | 14.7 | 3 | 318,608 |
| Arizona | 45.1% | 48.7% 11 | 4.1% | 3.6 | 11 | 2,573,165 |
| Arkansas | 33.7% | 60.6% 6 | 2.6% | 26.9 | 6 | 1,130,635 |
| California | 61.7% 55 | 31.6% | 3.4% | 30.1 | 55 | 14,181,595 |
| Colorado | 48.2% 9 | 43.3% | 5.2% | 4.9 | 9 | 2,780,220 |
| Connecticut | 54.6% 7 | 40.9% | 3.0% | 13.6 | 7 | 1,644,920 |
| Delaware | 53.4% 3 | 41.9% | 3.3% | 11.4 | 3 | 441,590 |
| District of Columbia | 90.9% 3 | 4.1% | 1.6% | 86.8 | 3 | 311,268 |
| Florida | 47.8% | 49.0% 29 | 2.2% | 1.2 | 29 | 9,420,039 |
| Georgia | 45.9% | 51.0% 16 | 3.1% | 5.2 | 16 | 4,092,373 |
| Hawaii | 62.2% 4 | 30.0% | 3.7% | 32.2 | 4 | 428,937 |
| Idaho | 27.5% | 59.3% 4 | 4.1% | 31.8 | 4 | 690,255 |
| Illinois | 55.8% 20 | 38.8% | 3.8% | 17.1 | 20 | 5,536,424 |
| Indiana | 37.8% | 56.9% 11 | 4.9% | 19.2 | 11 | 2,734,958 |
| Iowa | 41.7% | 51.1% 6 | 3.8% | 9.4 | 6 | 1,566,031 |
| Kansas | 36.1% | 56.7% 6 | 4.7% | 20.6 | 6 | 1,184,402 |
| Kentucky | 32.7% | 62.5% 8 | 2.8% | 29.8 | 8 | 1,924,149 |
| Louisiana | 38.4% | 58.1% 8 | 1.9% | 19.6 | 8 | 2,029,032 |
| Maine | 47.8% 3 | 44.9% 1 | 5.1% | 3.0 | 4 | 747,927 |
| Maryland | 60.3% 10 | 33.9% | 2.9% | 26.4 | 10 | 2,781,446 |
| Massachusetts | 60.0% 11 | 32.8% | 4.2% | 27.2 | 11 | 3,325,046 |
| Michigan | 47.3% | 47.5% 16 | 3.6% | 0.2 | 16 | 4,799,284 |
| Minnesota | 46.4% 10 | 44.9% | 3.8% | 1.5 | 10 | 2,944,813 |
| Mississippi | 40.1% | 57.9% 6 | 1.2% | 17.8 | 6 | 1,209,357 |
| Missouri | 38.1% | 56.8% 10 | 3.5% | 18.6 | 10 | 2,808,605 |
| Montana | 35.9% | 56.5% 3 | 5.7% | 20.5 | 3 | 494,526 |
| Nebraska | 33.7% | 58.7% 2 | 4.6% | 25.1 | 2 | 844,227 |
| Nebraska CD-1 | 35.5% | 56.2% 1 | 5.0% | 20.7 | 1 | 282,338 |
| Nebraska CD-2 | 44.9% | 47.2% 1 | 4.5% | 2.2 | 1 | 291,680 |
| Nebraska CD-3 | 19.7% | 73.9% 1 | 4.3% | 54.2 | 1 | 270,109 |
| Nevada | 47.9% 6 | 45.5% | 3.3% | 2.4 | 6 | 1,125,385 |
| New Hampshire | 46.8% 4 | 46.5% | 4.1% | 0.4 | 4 | 744,296 |
| New Jersey | 55.5% 14 | 41.4% | 1.9% | 14.1 | 14 | 3,874,046 |
| New Mexico | 48.3% 5 | 40.0% | 9.3% | 8.2 | 5 | 798,318 |
| New York | 58.9% 29 | 36.6% | 2.3% | 22.3 | 29 | 7,622,328 |
| North Carolina | 46.2% | 49.8% 15 | 2.7% | 3.7 | 15 | 4,741,558 |
| North Dakota | 27.2% | 63.0% 3 | 6.2% | 35.7 | 3 | 344,360 |
| Ohio | 43.6% | 51.7% 18 | 3.2% | 8.1 | 18 | 5,496,487 |
| Oklahoma | 28.9% | 65.3% 7 | 5.7% | 36.4 | 7 | 1,452,992 |
| Oregon | 50.1% 7 | 39.1% | 4.7% | 11.0 | 7 | 2,001,336 |
| Pennsylvania | 47.9% | 48.6% 20 | 2.4% | 0.7 | 20 | 6,115,402 |
| Rhode Island | 54.4% 4 | 38.9% | 3.2% | 15.5 | 4 | 464,144 |
| South Carolina | 40.7% | 54.9% 9 | 2.3% | 14.3 | 9 | 2,103,027 |
| South Dakota | 31.7% | 61.5% 3 | 5.6% | 29.8 | 3 | 370,047 |
| Tennessee | 34.7% | 60.7% 11 | 2.8% | 26.0 | 11 | 2,508,027 |
| Texas | 43.2% | 52.2% 38 | 3.2% | 9.0 | 38 | 8,969,226 |
| Utah | 27.5% | 45.5% 6 | 3.5% | 18.1 | 6 | 1,131,430 |
| Vermont | 56.7% 3 | 30.3% | 3.2% | 26.4 | 3 | 315,067 |
| Virginia | 49.8% 13 | 44.4% | 3.0% | 5.3 | 13 | 3,982,752 |
| Washington | 54.3% 12 | 38.1% | 5.0% | 16.2 | 12 | 3,209,214 |
| West Virginia | 26.5% | 68.6% 5 | 3.2% | 42.2 | 5 | 713,051 |
| Wisconsin | 46.5% | 47.2% 10 | 3.6% | 0.8 | 10 | 2,976,150 |
| Wyoming | 21.9% | 68.2% 3 | 5.2% | 46.3 | 3 | 255,849 |
Shares are of the votes counted for president; bold numbers are electoral votes won. Margin is the winner’s lead over the runner-up in points.
Closest states in 2016
- Michigan Donald J. Trump by 10,704 votes (0.22 pts)
- New Hampshire Hillary Clinton by 2,736 votes (0.37 pts)
- Pennsylvania Donald J. Trump by 44,292 votes (0.72 pts)
- Wisconsin Donald J. Trump by 22,748 votes (0.76 pts)
- Florida Donald J. Trump by 112,911 votes (1.20 pts)
- Minnesota Hillary Clinton by 44,765 votes (1.52 pts)
- Nevada Hillary Clinton by 27,202 votes (2.42 pts)
- Maine Hillary Clinton by 22,142 votes (2.96 pts)
County and town results from each state’s certified document are on the state pages for 2016.
Source: 2016
Questions and answers
Who won the 2016 presidential election?
Donald J. Trump (Republican) won the 2016 election with 306 electoral votes, with Mike Pence as vice president.
How many electoral votes did each candidate win in 2016?
Donald J. Trump 306; Hillary Clinton 232 (out of 538).
Who won the popular vote in 2016?
Hillary Clinton received the most popular votes: 65,788,564 (48.2%) of 136,381,696 counted. Donald J. Trump still won the presidency through the Electoral College.
What was the closest state in 2016?
Michigan, which Donald J. Trump won by 10,704 votes (0.22 points).
Which states flipped in 2016?
Compared with 2012, 6 states changed party: Florida (to Republican), Iowa (to Republican), Michigan (to Republican), Ohio (to Republican), Pennsylvania (to Republican) and Wisconsin (to Republican).
What was the tipping-point state in 2016?
Wisconsin. Ranking the states by the winner's margin, it delivered electoral vote number 270; it voted Republican by 0.8 points, against Democratic by 2.0 points nationally.
Official results As published by The American Presidency Project (UC Santa Barbara) and the state documents it links. Source last updated 12/16/2016 @ 22:15 G. How we use this data