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Maine presidential election results 2016

Hillary Clinton carried Maine by 2.96 points (22,142 votes), winning 4 electoral votes.

Electoral votes
4
Votes counted
747,927
ME result
D+3.0
Compared with the nation
1.0 pts more Democratic
Swing since 2012
12.3 pts to R

Statewide result

CandidatePartyVotesShareBarElectoral votes
Hillary ClintonDemocratic357,73547.80%3
Donald J. TrumpRepublican335,59344.90%1
Gary JohnsonLibertarian38,1055.10%—
Total votes747,927

Maine gives two electoral votes to the statewide winner and one to the winner of each congressional district.

Sources: ME.xlsx · 2016

Questions and answers

Who won Maine in 2016?

Hillary Clinton won Maine by 2.96 percentage points (22,142 votes).

How many electoral votes did Maine have in 2016?

Maine cast 4 electoral votes in 2016, split between candidates by congressional district.

How many people voted for president in Maine in 2016?

747,927 votes were counted for president.

How did Maine change from 2012 to 2016?

The margin moved 12.3 points toward the Republican ticket, from Democratic by 15.3 points to Democratic by 3.0 points.

Official results As published by The American Presidency Project (UC Santa Barbara) and the state documents it links. How we use this data