Washington · 2016 presidential election
Washington presidential election results 2016
Hillary Clinton carried Washington by 16.23 points (520,971 votes), winning 12 electoral votes.
- Electoral votes
- 12
- Votes counted
- 3,209,214
- WA result
- D+16.2
- Compared with the nation
- 14.2 pts more Democratic
- Swing since 2012
- 1.4 pts to D
Statewide result
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Bar | Electoral votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hillary Clinton | Democratic | 1,742,718 | 54.30% | 12 | |
| Donald J. Trump | Republican | 1,221,747 | 38.10% | — | |
| Gary Johnson | Libertarian | 160,879 | 5.00% | — | |
| Total votes | 3,209,214 | ||||
County resultsMIT Election Lab
Download CSV| County | Hillary Clinton | Donald J. Trump | Others | Total | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adams | 1,299 | 3,083 | 262 | 4,644 | 38.4 |
| Asotin | 3,134 | 5,741 | 861 | 9,736 | 26.8 |
| Benton | 26,360 | 47,194 | 6,473 | 80,027 | 26.0 |
| Chelan | 13,032 | 18,114 | 2,234 | 33,380 | 15.2 |
| Clallam | 17,677 | 18,794 | 2,986 | 39,457 | 2.8 |
| Clark | 92,757 | 92,441 | 14,962 | 200,160 | 0.2 |
| Columbia | 526 | 1,497 | 159 | 2,182 | 44.5 |
| Cowlitz | 17,908 | 24,185 | 3,599 | 45,692 | 13.7 |
| Douglas | 4,918 | 9,603 | 1,022 | 15,543 | 30.1 |
| Ferry | 1,098 | 2,202 | 301 | 3,601 | 30.7 |
| Franklin | 8,886 | 13,206 | 1,628 | 23,720 | 18.2 |
| Garfield | 279 | 851 | 116 | 1,246 | 45.9 |
| Grant | 7,810 | 18,518 | 2,018 | 28,346 | 37.8 |
| Grays Harbor | 12,020 | 14,067 | 2,280 | 28,367 | 7.2 |
| Island | 20,960 | 18,465 | 3,451 | 42,876 | 5.8 |
| Jefferson | 12,656 | 6,037 | 1,583 | 20,276 | 32.6 |
| King | 718,322 | 216,339 | 63,838 | 998,499 | 50.3 |
| Kitsap | 63,156 | 49,018 | 12,143 | 124,317 | 11.4 |
| Kittitas | 7,489 | 10,100 | 1,366 | 18,955 | 13.8 |
| Klickitat | 4,194 | 5,789 | 786 | 10,769 | 14.8 |
| Lewis | 9,654 | 21,992 | 2,503 | 34,149 | 36.1 |
| Lincoln | 1,244 | 4,108 | 361 | 5,713 | 50.1 |
| Mason | 11,993 | 13,677 | 2,403 | 28,073 | 6.0 |
| Okanogan | 6,298 | 9,610 | 1,183 | 17,091 | 19.4 |
| Pacific | 4,620 | 5,360 | 736 | 10,716 | 6.9 |
| Pend Oreille | 1,934 | 4,373 | 495 | 6,802 | 35.9 |
| Pierce | 172,538 | 146,824 | 29,123 | 348,485 | 7.4 |
| San Juan | 7,172 | 2,688 | 914 | 10,774 | 41.6 |
| Skagit | 26,690 | 24,736 | 4,542 | 55,968 | 3.5 |
| Skamania | 2,232 | 2,928 | 479 | 5,639 | 12.3 |
| Snohomish | 185,227 | 128,255 | 28,691 | 342,173 | 16.7 |
| Spokane | 93,767 | 113,435 | 20,044 | 227,246 | 8.7 |
| Stevens | 5,767 | 15,161 | 1,749 | 22,677 | 41.4 |
| Thurston | 68,798 | 48,624 | 11,988 | 129,410 | 15.6 |
| Wahkiakum | 832 | 1,344 | 182 | 2,358 | 21.7 |
| Walla Walla | 9,694 | 13,651 | 2,074 | 25,419 | 15.6 |
| Whatcom | 60,340 | 40,599 | 8,734 | 109,673 | 18.0 |
| Whitman | 8,146 | 7,403 | 1,756 | 17,305 | 4.3 |
| Yakima | 31,291 | 41,735 | 4,724 | 77,750 | 13.4 |
Candidate votes as printed in the document. “Total” is the document’s total where it prints one, otherwise the sum of the candidate columns. Margin is the leading ticket’s lead in points over the second.
Notes on how this document was read
- Secondary source: MIT Election Data and Science Lab, County Presidential Election Returns 2000-2016 (compiled from official state election records).
Method: Machine-readable dataset; county sums checked against the state totals in The American Presidency Project summary (within 0.5% for both main tickets).
Certified state documentCertified
Every ticket on the ballot, as printed in the certified document (the statewide table above groups minor candidates as “Others” when the source does).
All 7 tickets as printed in the document
| Ticket (as printed) | Code | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hillary Clinton / Tim Kaine | — | 1,742,718 | 54.30% |
| Donald J. Trump / Michael R. Pence | — | 1,221,747 | 38.07% |
| Gary Johnson / Bill Weld | — | 160,879 | 5.01% |
| Jill Stein / Ajamu Baraka | — | 58,417 | 1.82% |
| Darrell L. Castle / Scott N. Bradley | — | 17,623 | 0.55% |
| Alyson Kennedy / Osborne Hart | — | 4,307 | 0.13% |
| Gloria Estela La Riva / Eugene Puryear | — | 3,523 | 0.11% |
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Questions and answers
Who won Washington in 2016?
Hillary Clinton won Washington by 16.23 percentage points (520,971 votes).
How many electoral votes did Washington have in 2016?
Washington cast 12 electoral votes in 2016.
How many people voted for president in Washington in 2016?
3,209,214 votes were counted for president.
How many counties did each candidate win in Washington in 2016?
Donald J. Trump 27, Hillary Clinton 12 (out of 39 counties with results).
How did Washington change from 2012 to 2016?
The margin moved 1.4 points toward the Democratic ticket, from Democratic by 14.9 points to Democratic by 16.2 points.
Official results As published by The American Presidency Project (UC Santa Barbara) and the state documents it links. How we use this data