2016 United States presidential election

== Results ==
[[File:Barack Obama casts an early vote in the 2016 election (cropped).jpg|thumb|President [[Barack Obama]] casting his vote [[Early voting#United States|early]] in [[Chicago]] on October 7, 2016]]

=== Election night and the next day ===
The news media and election experts were surprised at Trump's winning the Electoral College. On the eve of the vote, spread betting firm [[Spreadex]] had Clinton at an Electoral College spread of 307–322 against Trump's 216–231.<ref>{{Cite web|date=7 November 2016|title=US Presidential Election 2016 Preview, Tuesday 8th November 2016|url=https://www.spreadex.com/financials/market-analysis/financial-trading-blog/us-presidential-election-2016-preview-tuesday-8th-november-2016/|access-date=2020-08-13|website=www.spreadex.com}}</ref> The final polls showed a lead by Clinton and in the end she did receive more votes.<ref>Fred Andrew Wright and Alec Aidan Wright, "How Surprising Was Trump's Victory? Notes on Predictions in the 2016 U.S. Presidential Election" (January 16, 2017). {{SSRN|2900394}}</ref> Trump himself expected, based on polling, to lose the election, and rented a small hotel ballroom to make a brief concession speech, later remarking: "I said if we're going to lose I don't want a big ballroom."<ref name="bloomberg20161213">{{cite news |last1=Jacobs |first1=Jennifer |last2=House |first2=Billy |title=Trump Says He Expected to Lose Election Because of Poll Results |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2016-12-14/trump-says-he-expected-to-lose-election-because-of-poll-results |agency=[[Bloomberg L.P.]] |date=December 14, 2016 |access-date=December 15, 2016}}</ref> Trump performed surprisingly well in all [[Swing state|battleground states]], especially [[Florida]], [[Iowa]], [[Ohio]], and [[North Carolina]]. Even [[Wisconsin]], [[Pennsylvania]], and [[Michigan]], states that had been predicted to vote Democratic, were won by Trump.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://kansaspublicradio.org/blog/kpr-web-operations/live-coverage-election-night-2016?post=the-path-is-open-for-trump-72 |title=Live Coverage: Election Night 2016 |date=November 8, 2016 |newspaper=Kansas Public Radio|access-date=November 10, 2016}}</ref>

According to the authors of ''[[Shattered: Inside Hillary Clinton's Doomed Campaign]]'', the White House had concluded by late Tuesday night that Trump would win the election. Obama's political director [[David Simas]] called Clinton campaign manager [[Robby Mook]] to persuade Clinton to concede the election, with no success. Obama then called Clinton directly, citing the importance of continuity of government, to ask her to publicly acknowledge that Trump had won.<ref>{{cite book | last1 = Allen | first1 = Jonathan | last2 = Parnes | first2 = Amie | chapter = "I'm sorry" | chapter-url =https://books.google.com/books?id=QqvNDAAAQBAJ&pg=PT409 | title = Shattered: inside Hillary Clinton's doomed campaign | publisher = Crown | location = New York | year = 2017 | isbn = 9780553447095 }}</ref> Believing that Clinton was still unwilling to concede, the president then called her campaign chair [[John Podesta]], but the call to Clinton had likely already persuaded her.<ref name="press20170424">{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ljkg-cRGfZo |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211215/ljkg-cRGfZo |archive-date=2021-12-15 |url-status=live|title=Inside Hillary Clinton's Hotel Room on Election Night 2016 |date=April 24, 2017 |last=Press |first=Bill |publisher=[[YouTube]] |others=Peter Ogburn, Amie Parnes, Jonathan Allen |time=1:45}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

The Associated Press called Pennsylvania for Trump at 1:35AM EST, putting Trump at 267 electoral votes. By 2:01AM EST, they called both Maine and Nebraska's second congressional districts for Trump, putting him at 269 electoral votes, making it impossible for Clinton to reach 270. One minute after this, John Podesta told Hillary Clinton's victory party in New York the election was too close to call. At 2:29AM, the Associated Press called Wisconsin, and the election, for Trump, giving him 279 electoral votes. By 2:37AM, Clinton had called Trump to concede the election.<ref>{{Cite web |title=AP Definitive Source {{!}} Calling the presidential race state by state |url=https://blog.ap.org/behind-the-news/calling-the-presidential-race-state-by-state%E2%80%8B%E2%80%8B |access-date=2023-01-20 |website=blog.ap.org}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.politico.com/story/2017/09/06/hillary-clinton-what-happened-book-excerpts-242372|title=Clinton shares how it felt calling Trump to concede|website=[[Politico]]|date=September 6, 2017 }}</ref>

On Wednesday morning at 2:30&nbsp;a.m. [[Eastern Time]] (ET), it was reported that Trump had secured Wisconsin's 10 electoral votes, giving him a majority of the 538 electors in the [[Electoral College (United States)|Electoral College]], enough to make him the [[president-elect of the United States]],<ref name="McCarthyPhipps2016">{{cite news |author1 = Ciara McCarthy |author2 = Claire Phipps |title = Election results timeline: how the night unfolded |url = https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/nov/08/presidential-election-updates-trump-clinton-news |newspaper =[[The Guardian]] |date = November 9, 2016 |access-date = October 29, 2018}}</ref> and Trump gave his victory speech at 2:50 a.m.<ref name="McCarthyPhipps2016"/>

Later that day, Clinton asked her supporters to accept the result and hoped that Trump would be "a successful president for all Americans."<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/09/us/politics/donald-trump-won-now-what.html |title=Highlights of Hillary Clinton's Concession Speech and President Obama's Remarks |last1=Rappeport |first1=Alan |date=November 9, 2016 |last2=Burns |first2=Alexander |newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |issn=0362-4331|access-date=November 9, 2016}}</ref> In his speech, Trump appealed for unity, saying "it is time for us to come together as one united people", and praised Clinton as someone who was owed "a major debt of gratitude for her service to our country."<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/09/us/politics/hillary-clinton-donald-trump-president.html |title=Donald Trump Is Elected President in Stunning Repudiation of the Establishment |last1=Flegenheimer |first1=Matt |date=November 9, 2016 |last2=Barbaro |first2=Michael |newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |issn=0362-4331|access-date=November 9, 2016}}</ref>

=== Statistical analysis ===
The 2016 election was the fifth and most recent presidential election in which the [[List of United States presidential elections in which the winner lost the popular vote|winning candidate lost the popular vote]].<ref name=e2016/><ref name=trumped/> Six states plus a portion of Maine that Obama won in 2012 switched to Trump (Electoral College votes in parentheses): Florida (29), Pennsylvania (20), Ohio (18), Michigan (16), Wisconsin (10), Iowa (6), and Maine's second congressional district (1). Initially, Trump won exactly 100 more Electoral College votes than Mitt Romney had in 2012, with two lost to [[faithless electors]] in the final tally. Thirty-nine states swung more Republican compared to the previous presidential election, while eleven states and the District of Columbia swung more Democratic.<ref name="LeipAtlas2016PrezResults"/> Based on [[United States Census Bureau]] estimates of the voting age population (VAP), turnout of voters casting a vote for president was nearly 1% higher than in 2012. Examining overall turnout in the [[2016 United States elections|2016 election]], the University of Florida's [[Michael P. McDonald|Michael McDonald]] estimated that 138.8 million Americans cast a ballot. Considering a VAP of 250.6 million people and a voting-eligible population (VEP) of 230.6 million people, this is a turnout rate of 55.4% VAP and 60.2% VEP.<ref name="US Elections Project">{{citation |url=http://www.electproject.org/2016g |title=2016 November General Election Turnout Rates |work=[[United States Elections Project]] |access-date=December 17, 2016}}</ref> Based on this estimate, voter turnout was up compared to 2012 (54.1% VAP) but down compared to 2008 (57.4% VAP). An FEC report of the election recorded an official total of 136.7 million votes cast for President—more than any prior election.<ref name=" turnout"/> 

By losing New York, Trump became the fourth and most recent victorious candidate to lose his home state, which also occurred in 1844, 1916, and 1968. And along with [[James Polk]] in 1844, Trump is one of two victorious presidential nominees to win without either their home state or birth state (in this case, both were New York). Data scientist Hamdan Azhar noted the paradoxes of the 2016 outcome, saying that "chief among them [was] the discrepancy between the popular vote, which Hillary Clinton won by 2.8 million votes, and the electoral college, where Trump won 304-227." He said Trump outperformed Mitt Romney's 2012 results, while Clinton only just matched Barack Obama's 2012 totals. Hamdan also said Trump was "the highest vote earner of any Republican candidate ever", exceeding [[George W. Bush]]'s 62.04 million votes in 2004, though neither reached Clinton's 65.9 million, nor Obama's 69.5 million votes in 2008. He concluded, with help from ''The Cook Political Report'', that the election hinged not on Clinton's large 2.8 million overall vote margin over Trump, but rather on about 78,000 votes from only three counties in Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, and Michigan.<ref name="AzharForbes12292016">{{cite news |last=Azhar |first=Hamdan |date=December 29, 2016 |title=2016 Vs. 2012: How Trump's Win And Clinton's Votes Stack Up To Romney And Obama |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/realspin/2016/12/29/2016-vs-2012-how-trumps-win-and-clintons-votes-stack-up-to-obama-and-romney |url-access=subscription |work=[[Forbes]] |location=New York City |access-date=February 4, 2018}}</ref> Clinton was the first former Secretary of State to be nominated by a major political party since [[James G. Blaine]] in [[1884 United States presidential election|1884]].

This is the first and only election since 1988 in which the Republican nominee won the states of Michigan and Pennsylvania, and the first since 1984 in which they won Wisconsin. It was the first time since 1988 that the Republicans won Maine's second congressional district and the first time since George W. Bush's victory in New Hampshire in 2000 that they won any electoral votes in the Northeast. This marked the first time that Maine split its electoral votes since it began awarding them based on congressional districts in 1972, and the first time the state split its electoral vote since 1828. The 2016 election marked the eighth consecutive presidential election where the victorious [[Two-party system#United States|major party]] nominee did not receive a [[List of United States presidential elections by popular vote margin|popular vote majority by a double-digit margin]] over the losing major party nominee(s), with the sequence of presidential elections from [[1988 United States presidential election|1988]] through 2016 surpassing the sequence from [[1876 United States presidential election|1876]] through [[1900 United States presidential election|1900]] to become the longest sequence of such presidential elections in U.S. history.<ref>{{cite news|last=Chinni|first=Dante|title=Are close presidential elections the new normal?|date=December 6, 2020|work=[[NBC News]]|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/meet-the-press/are-close-presidential-elections-new-normal-n1250147|access-date=December 21, 2020}}</ref><ref name="Williams 2012 pp. 1539–1570">{{cite journal|last=Williams|first=Norman R.|title=Why the National Popular Vote Compact is Unconstitutional|year=2012|journal=[[BYU Law Review]]|publisher=[[J. Reuben Clark Law School]]|volume=2012|issue=5|pages=1539–1570|url=https://digitalcommons.law.byu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2686&context=lawreview|access-date=October 14, 2020}}</ref> It was also the sixth presidential election in which both major party candidates were registered in the same home state; the others have been in [[1860 United States presidential election|1860]], [[1904 United States presidential election|1904]], [[1920 United States presidential election|1920]], [[1940 United States presidential election|1940]], and [[1944 United States presidential election|1944]]. It was also the first election since [[1928 United States presidential election|1928]] that the Republicans won without having either [[Richard Nixon]] or one of the [[Bush family|Bushes]] on the ticket.

Trump was the first president with neither prior public service nor military experience. This election was the first since 1908 where neither candidate was currently serving in public office. This was the first election since 1980 where a Republican was elected without carrying every former Confederate state in the process, as Trump lost Virginia in this election.{{efn|In 1980, Democrat Jimmy Carter carried his home state of Georgia despite losing the election.}} Trump became the only Republican to earn more than 300 electoral votes since the 1988 election and the only Republican to win a Northeastern state since George W. Bush won New Hampshire in 2000. This was the first time since 1976 that a Republican presidential candidate lost a pledged vote via a faithless elector and additionally, this was the first time since 1972 that the winning presidential candidate lost an electoral vote. With ballot access to the entire national electorate, Johnson received nearly 4.5 million votes (3.27%), the highest nationwide vote share for a third-party candidate since Ross Perot in 1996, while Stein received almost 1.45 million votes (1.06%), the most for a Green nominee since Ralph Nader in 2000. Johnson received the highest ever share of the vote for a Libertarian nominee, surpassing Ed Clark's 1980 result.<ref name="Third-Party-Share">{{Cite news|last=Coleman|first=J. Miles|title=Why 2020's Third Party Share Should Be Lower Than 2016|date=May 14, 2020|work=Sabato's Crystal Ball|url=https://centerforpolitics.org/crystalball/articles/why-2020s-third-party-share-should-be-lower-than-2016/|access-date=May 28, 2023}}</ref>

Independent candidate Evan McMullin, who appeared on the ballot in eleven states, received over 732,000 votes (0.53%). He won 21.4% of the vote in his home state of Utah, the highest share of the vote for a third-party candidate in any state since 1992. Despite dropping out of the election following his defeat in the Democratic primary, Senator Bernie Sanders received 5.7% of the vote in his home state of Vermont, the highest write-in draft campaign percentage for a presidential candidate in American history. Johnson and McMullin were the first third-party candidates since Nader to receive at least 5% of the vote in one or more states, with Johnson crossing the mark in nine states and McMullin crossing it in two.<ref name="Third-Party-Share"/> Trump became the oldest non-incumbent candidate elected president, besting Ronald Reagan in 1980, although this would be surpassed by Joe Biden in the next election.

Of the 3,153 counties/districts/independent cities making returns, Trump won the most popular votes in 2,649 (84.02%) while Clinton carried 504 (15.98%).{{citation needed|date=March 2024}}

=== Electoral results ===
{{See also|Third party and independent candidates for the 2016 United States presidential election}}
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{{U.S. presidential ticket box rowspan|name=[[Donald Trump]]|party=[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]|state=[[New York (state)|New York]]|pv= 62,984,828 |pv_pct= 46.09% |ev-projected=306|ev=304 (306)|vp_count=1|vp_name=[[Mike Pence]]|vp_party=[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]|vp_state=[[Indiana]]|vp_ev=304}}
{{U.S. presidential ticket box rowspan|name=[[Hillary Clinton]]|party=[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]|state=[[New York (state)|New York]]|pv= 65,853,514 |pv_pct= 48.18% |ev-projected=232|ev=227 (232)|vp_count=1|vp_name=[[Tim Kaine]]|vp_party=[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]|vp_state=[[Virginia]]|vp_ev=227}}
{{U.S. presidential ticket box row|name=[[Gary Johnson]]| party=[[Libertarian Party (United States)|Libertarian]]| state=[[New Mexico]]| pv= 4,489,341 | pv_pct= 3.28% | ev-projected=0| ev=0| vp_name=[[William Weld]]| vp_party=[[Libertarian Party (United States)|Libertarian]]| vp_state=[[Massachusetts]]}}
{{U.S. presidential ticket box row|name=[[Jill Stein]]| party=[[Green Party of the United States|Green]]| state=[[Massachusetts]]| pv= 1,457,218 | pv_pct= 1.07% | ev-projected=0| ev=0| vp_name=[[Ajamu Baraka]]| vp_party=[[Green Party (United States)|Green]]| vp_state=[[Illinois]]}}
{{U.S. presidential ticket box row| name=[[Evan McMullin]]| party=[[Independent politician|Independent]]| state=[[Utah]]| pv= 731,991 | pv_pct= 0.54% | ev-projected=0| ev=0| vp_name=[[Mindy Finn]]| vp_party=[[Independent politician|Independent]]| vp_state=[[District of Columbia]]}}
{{U.S. presidential ticket box row| name=Darrell Castle|| party=[[Constitution Party (United States)|Constitution]]| state=[[Tennessee]]| pv= 203,090 | pv_pct= 0.15% | ev-projected=0| ev=0| vp_name=[[Scott Bradley (politician)|Scott Bradley]]| vp_party=[[Constitution Party (United States)|Constitution]]| vp_state=[[Utah]]}}
{{U.S. presidential ticket box row|name=[[Gloria La Riva]]|party=[[Party for Socialism and Liberation|Socialism and Liberation]]|state=[[California]]| pv= 74,401 | pv_pct= 0.05% | ev-projected=0| ev=0| vp_name=[[Eugene Puryear]]|vp_party=[[Party for Socialism and Liberation|Socialism and Liberation]]| vp_state=[[District of Columbia]]}}
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{{U.S. presidential ticket box rowspan| name=[[Bernie Sanders]]{{efn|name=faithless|Received electoral vote(s) from a [[faithless elector]]}}| party=[[Independent politician|Independent]]| state=[[Vermont]]| pv= 111,850 {{efn|name=write-in}}| pv_pct= 0.08% {{efn|name=write-in}}| ev-projected=0| ev=1 (0)| vp_count=1| vp_name=[[Elizabeth Warren]]{{efn|name=faithless}}|vp_party=[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]| vp_state=[[Massachusetts]]| vp_ev=1}}
{{U.S. presidential ticket box rowspan| name=[[John Kasich]]{{efn|name=faithless}}{{efn|name=paul-kasich|Two faithless electors from Texas cast their presidential votes for Ron Paul and John Kasich, respectively. Chris Suprun said he cast his presidential vote for John Kasich and his vice presidential vote for Carly Fiorina. The other faithless elector in Texas, Bill Greene, cast his presidential vote for Ron Paul but cast his vice presidential vote for Mike Pence, as pledged. John Kasich received recorded write-in votes in [[2016 United States presidential election in Alabama|Alabama]], [[2016 United States presidential election in Georgia|Georgia]], [[2016 United States presidential election in Illinois|Illinois]], [[2016 United States presidential election in New Hampshire|New Hampshire]], [[2016 United States presidential election in North Carolina|North Carolina]], [[2016 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania|Pennsylvania]], and [[2016 United States presidential election in Vermont|Vermont]].}}| party=[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]| state=[[Ohio]]| pv= 2,684 {{efn|name=write-in}}| pv_pct= 0.00% {{efn|name=write-in}}| ev-projected=0| ev=1 (0)| vvp_count=1| vp_name=[[Carly Fiorina]]{{efn|name=faithless}}{{efn|name=paul-kasich}}|vp_party=[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]| vp_state=[[Virginia]]| vp_ev=1}}
{{U.S. presidential ticket box rowspan| name=[[Ron Paul]]{{efn|name=faithless}}{{efn|name=paul-kasich}}| party=[[Libertarian Party (United States)|Libertarian]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://71republic.com/2018/02/03/paul-attacks-libertarian-leadership/|title=Ron Paul Attacks Libertarian Leadership in Response to Controversy|author=Lau, Ryan|date=February 3, 2018|work=71Republic|access-date=February 3, 2018|quote="I paid my lifetime membership, in 1987, with a gold coin, to make a point."|archive-date=February 4, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180204124008/https://71republic.com/2018/02/03/paul-attacks-libertarian-leadership/|url-status=dead}}</ref>| state=[[Texas]]| pv= 124 {{efn|name=write-in}}| pv_pct= 0.00% {{efn|name=write-in}}| ev-projected=0| ev=1 (0)| vp_name=[[Mike Pence]]|vp_party=Republican| vp_state=[[Indiana]]|vp_ev=1}}
{{U.S. presidential ticket box rowspan| name=[[Colin Luther Powell]]{{efn|name=faithless}}| party=[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]| state=[[Virginia]]| pv= 25 {{efn|name=write-in|Candidate received votes as a write-in. The exact numbers of write-in votes have been published for three states: California, Vermont, and New Hampshire.{{#tag:ref|CA: [http://elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov/sov/2016-general/sov/06-sov-summary.pdf] and [http://elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov/sov/2016-general/sov/17-presidential-formatted.pdf] NH: [http://sos.nh.gov/2016PresGen.aspx?id=8589963688] VT: [https://vtelectionresults.sec.state.vt.us/Index.html#/federal]}}}}| pv_pct= 0.00% {{efn|name=write-in}}| ev-projected=0| ev=3 (0)| vp_count=3| vp_name=[[Elizabeth Warren]]{{efn|name=faithless}}|vp_party=[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]| vp_state=[[Massachusetts]]| vp_ev=1}}
{{U.S. presidential ticket box vp subrow| vp_name=[[Maria Cantwell]]{{efn|name=faithless}}|vp_party=[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]| vp_state=[[Washington (state)|Washington]]| vp_ev=1}}
{{U.S. presidential ticket box vp subrow| vp_name=[[Susan Collins]]{{efn|name=faithless}}|vp_party=[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]| vp_state=[[Maine]]| vp_ev=1}}
{{U.S. presidential ticket box rowspan| name=[[Faith Spotted Eagle]]{{efn|name=faithless}}| party=[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]| state=[[South Dakota]]| pv= 0 | pv_pct= 0.00% | ev-projected=0| ev=1 (0)| vp_name=[[Winona LaDuke]]{{efn|name=faithless}}|vp_party=[[Green Party (United States)|Green]]| vp_state=[[Minnesota]]| vp_ev=1}}
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'''Notes:'''
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|title=Popular vote<ref name=e2016/><ref name="LeipAtlas2016PrezResults"/>
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{{bar percent|'''Clinton'''|{{party color|Democratic Party (US)}}|48.18}}
{{bar percent|Trump|{{party color|Republican Party (US)}}|46.09}}
{{bar percent|Johnson|{{party color|Libertarian Party (US)}}|3.28}}
{{bar percent|Stein|{{party color|Green Party (US)}}|1.07}}
{{bar percent|Others|#777777|1.38}}
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| style="background:{{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}}; width:43.12%" | '''232'''
| style="background:{{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}; width:56.88%" | '''306'''

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| style="color:{{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}}" | '''Clinton'''
| style="color:{{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}" | '''Trump'''

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|title=Electoral vote—pledged
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{{bar percent|'''Trump/Pence'''|{{party color|Republican Party (US)}}|56.88}}
{{bar percent|Clinton/Kaine|{{party color|Democratic Party (US)}}|43.12}}
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{{bar percent|'''Trump'''|{{party color|Republican Party (US)}}|56.51}}
{{bar percent|Clinton|{{party color|Democratic Party (US)}}|42.19}}
{{bar percent|Powell|{{party color|Republican Party (US)}}|0.56}}
{{bar percent|Kasich|{{party color|Republican Party (US)}}|0.19}}
{{bar percent|Paul|{{party color|Libertarian Party (US)}}|0.19}}
{{bar percent|Sanders|{{party color|Independent (US)}}|0.19}}
{{bar percent|Spotted Eagle|{{party color|Democratic Party (US)}}|0.19}}
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{{bar percent|'''Pence'''|{{party color|Republican Party (US)}}|56.69}}
{{bar percent|Kaine|{{party color|Democratic Party (US)}}|42.19}}
{{bar percent|Warren|{{party color|Democratic Party (US)}}|0.37}}
{{bar percent|Cantwell|{{party color|Democratic Party (US)}}|0.19}}
{{bar percent|Collins |{{party color|Republican Party (US)}}|0.19}}
{{bar percent|Fiorina|{{party color|Republican Party (US)}}|0.19}}
{{bar percent|LaDuke|{{party color|Green Party (US)}}|0.19}}
}}

=== Results by state ===
The table below displays the official vote tallies by each state's Electoral College voting method. The source for the results of all states is the official Federal Election Commission report.<ref name=e2016/> The column labeled "Margin" shows Trump's margin of victory over Clinton (the margin is negative for every state that Clinton won). A total of 29 [[United States third-party and independent presidential candidates, 2016|third party and independent presidential candidates]] appeared on the ballot in at least one state. Former [[List of Governors of New Mexico|Governor of New Mexico]] [[Gary Johnson]] and physician [[Jill Stein]] repeated their [[2012 United States presidential election|2012]] roles as the nominees for the [[Libertarian Party (United States)|Libertarian Party]] and the [[Green Party of the United States|Green Party]], respectively.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Geier |first1=Ben |title=The 2016 Presidential Election Could Have Two Spoiler Candidates |url=http://fortune.com/2016/06/27/2016-third-parties/ |work=[[Fortune (magazine)|Fortune]] |access-date=September 25, 2016 |date=June 27, 2016}}</ref>

Aside from [[Florida]] and [[North Carolina]], the states that secured Trump's victory are situated in the [[Great Lakes region|Great Lakes]]/[[Rust Belt]] region. [[Wisconsin]] went Republican for the first time since [[1984 United States presidential election|1984]], while [[Pennsylvania]] and [[Michigan]] went Republican for the first time since [[1988 United States presidential election|1988]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Schleifer |first1=Theodore |title=Trump stomps all over the Democrats' Blue Wall |url=http://edition.cnn.com/2016/11/09/politics/donald-trump-hillary-clinton-blue-wall |access-date=November 3, 2017 |publisher=[[CNN]] |date=November 9, 2016}}</ref><ref>[http://my.chicagotribune.com/#section/-1/article/p2p-91869779 Angst over the economy helps Trump flip Great Lakes states] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190527232319/http://my.chicagotribune.com/#section/-1/article/p2p-91869779 |date=May 27, 2019}}, ''[[Chicago Tribune]]'', November 9, 2016.</ref><ref>[https://www.wsj.com/articles/donald-trumps-promise-of-bringing-back-jobs-worked-with-many-michigan-voters-1478728229 Donald Trump's Promise of Bringing Back Jobs Worked With Many Michigan Voters], ''[[The Wall Street Journal]]'', November 9, 2016.</ref> Stein petitioned for a [[2016 United States presidential election recount and audit|recount]] in Wisconsin, Michigan, and Pennsylvania. The Clinton campaign pledged to participate in the Green Party recount efforts, while Trump backers challenged them in court.<ref>{{cite web |title=Trump election: Wisconsin prepares for vote recount |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-38112752 |work=[[BBC News]] |access-date=November 26, 2016 |date=November 26, 2016}}</ref><ref name=splits/><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.startribune.com/michigan-board-to-hear-trump-s-challenge-to-recount-effort/404188576/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161203123227/http://www.startribune.com/michigan-board-to-hear-trump-s-challenge-to-recount-effort/404188576/ |archive-date=December 3, 2016 |title=Michigan Board to Hear Trump's Challenge to Recount Effort|website=[[Star Tribune]] }}</ref> Meanwhile, [[American Delta Party]]/[[Reform Party of the United States of America|Reform Party]] presidential candidate [[Rocky De La Fuente]] petitioned for and was granted a partial recount in [[Nevada]].<ref name="NV">{{cite news |title=The Latest: 5 Nevada counties to recount presidential race |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/the-latest-stein-to-seek-presidential-recount-in-michigan/2016/11/30/c760d82c-b724-11e6-939c-91749443c5e5_story.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161201081843/https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/the-latest-stein-to-seek-presidential-recount-in-michigan/2016/11/30/c760d82c-b724-11e6-939c-91749443c5e5_story.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=December 1, 2016 |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]|date=November 30, 2016}}</ref> According to a 2021 study in ''Science Advances'', conversion of voters who voted for Obama in 2012 to Trump in 2016 contributed to Republican flips in Ohio, Michigan, and Pennsylvania.<ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Hill|first1=Seth J.|last2=Hopkins|first2=Daniel J.|last3=Huber|first3=Gregory A.|date=2021-04-01|title=Not by turnout alone: Measuring the sources of electoral change, 2012 to 2016|journal=Science Advances|language=en|volume=7|issue=17|pages=eabe3272|doi=10.1126/sciadv.abe3272|pmid=33883131|pmc=8059927|bibcode=2021SciA....7.3272H|issn=2375-2548|doi-access=free}}</ref>

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| † || At-large results (for states that split electoral votes)
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!colspan=3 | Donald Trump<br>Republican
!colspan=3 | Gary Johnson<br>Libertarian
!colspan=3 | Jill Stein<br>Green
!colspan=3 | Evan McMullin<br>Independent
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!colspan=2 | Margin
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| style="white-space:nowrap;text-align:center;" | [[2016 United States presidential election in Alabama|{{abbr|Ala.|Alabama}}]] ||729,547||34.36%||–||1,318,255||62.08%||9||44,467||2.09%||–||9,391||0.44%||–||–||–||–|| 21,712 ||1.02%||–||588,708||27.73%||2,123,372||<ref>{{cite web |title=State of Alabama: Canvass of Results |url=http://www.alabamavotes.gov/downloads/election/2016/general/2016-Official-General-Election-Results-Certified-2016-11-29.pdf |date=November 29, 2016 |access-date=December 1, 2016}}</ref>
|-{{Party shading/Republican}}
| style="white-space:nowrap;text-align:center;" | [[2016 United States presidential election in Alaska|Alaska]] ||116,454||36.55%||–||163,387||51.28%||3||18,725|| 5.88%||–||5,735||1.80%||–||–||–||–|| 14,307||4.49%||–||46,933||14.73%||318,608||<ref>{{cite web |title=2016 General Election Official Results |url=http://www.elections.alaska.gov/results/16GENR/data/results.htm |date=November 30, 2016 |access-date=December 1, 2016}}</ref>
|-{{Party shading/Republican}}
| style="white-space:nowrap;text-align:center;" | [[2016 United States presidential election in Arizona|{{abbr|Ariz.|Arizona}}]] ||1,161,167||44.58%||–||1,252,401||48.08%||11||106,327||4.08%||–||34,345||1.32%||–||17,449||0.67%||–||32,968||1.27%||–||91,234||3.50%||2,604,657||<ref>{{cite web |title=Arizona Secretary of State |url=https://apps.azsos.gov/election/2016/General/Official%20Signed%20State%20Canvass.pdf|date=November 29, 2016 |access-date=December 7, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201101015728/https://apps.azsos.gov/election/2016/General/Official%20Signed%20State%20Canvass.pdf|url-status=live|archive-date=November 1, 2020}}</ref>
|-{{Party shading/Republican}}
| style="white-space:nowrap;text-align:center;" | [[2016 United States presidential election in Arkansas|{{abbr|Ark.|Arkansas}}]] || 380,494||33.65%||–||684,872||60.57%||6||29,949||2.64%||–||9,473||0.84%||–||13,176||1.17%||–||12,712||1.12%||–||304,378||26.92%||1,130,676||<ref>{{cite web |title=Arkansas Secretary of State |url=http://results.enr.clarityelections.com/AR/63912/184157/Web01/en/summary.html |date=November 23, 2016 |access-date=November 27, 2016}}</ref><!--numbers are from this source - the fec report disagrees on the vote totals of johnson and mcmullin-->
|-{{Party shading/Democratic}}
| style="white-space:nowrap;text-align:center;" | [[2016 United States presidential election in California|{{abbr|Calif.|California}}]] || 8,753,788||61.73%||55||4,483,810||31.62%||–||478,500||3.37%||–||278,657||1.96%||–||39,596||0.28%||–||147,244||1.04%||–||−4,269,978||−30.11%||14,181,595||<ref>{{cite web |url=http://elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov/sov/2016-general/sov/17-presidential-formatted.pdf |title=Election results |work=California Secretary of State |access-date=December 20, 2016}}</ref>
|-{{Party shading/Democratic}}
| style="white-space:nowrap;text-align:center;" | [[2016 United States presidential election in Colorado|{{abbr|Colo.|Colorado}}]] || 1,338,870||48.16%||9||1,202,484||43.25%||–||144,121||5.18%||–||38,437||1.38%||–||28,917||1.04%||–||27,418||0.99%||–||−136,386||−4.91%||2,780,247||<ref>{{cite web |title=Official Certified Results |url=http://results.enr.clarityelections.com/CO/63746/184388/Web01/en/summary.html |publisher=Colorado Secretary of State |date=December 9, 2016 |access-date=December 10, 2016}}</ref>
|-{{Party shading/Democratic}}
| style="white-space:nowrap;text-align:center;" | [[2016 United States presidential election in Connecticut|{{abbr|Conn.|Connecticut}}]] || 897,572||54.57%||7||673,215||40.93%||–||48,676||2.96%||–||22,841||1.39%||–||2,108||0.13%||–||508||0.03%||–||−224,357||−13.64%||1,644,920||<ref>{{cite web |title=Official Results, Statewide |url=http://ctemspublic.pcctg.net/#/home |publisher=Connecticut Secretary of State |access-date=December 1, 2016}}</ref>
|-{{Party shading/Democratic}}
| style="white-space:nowrap;text-align:center;" | [[2016 United States presidential election in Delaware|{{abbr|Del.|Delaware}}]] || 235,603||53.09%||3||185,127||41.72%||–||14,757||3.32%||–||6,103||1.37%||–||706||0.16%||–||1,518||0.34%||–||−50,476||−11.37%||443,814||<ref>{{cite web |url=http://elections.delaware.gov/results/html/stwoff_kns.shtml |title=State Of Delaware Elections System—Official Election Results |access-date=November 17, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181212053647/https://elections.delaware.gov/results/html/stwoff_kns.shtml |archive-date=December 12, 2018 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://elections.delaware.gov/results/pdf/2016%20General%20Election%20-%20Write-In%20Candidates%20Votes.pdf |title=State Of Delaware Elections System—Write-In Candidates Votes Cast |access-date=January 23, 2017 |archive-date=January 30, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170130134929/http://elections.delaware.gov/results/pdf/2016%20General%20Election%20-%20Write-In%20Candidates%20Votes.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref>
|-{{Party shading/Democratic}}
| style="white-space:nowrap;text-align:center;" | [[2016 United States presidential election in the District of Columbia|{{abbr|D.C.|District of Columbia}}]] ||282,830||90.86%||3||12,723||4.09%||–||4,906||1.57%||–||4,258||1.36%||–||–||–||–||6,551||2.52%||–||−270,107||−86.77%||311,268||<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.dcboee.org/election_info/election_results/v3/2016/November-8-General-Election |title=Washington DC General Election 2016—Certified Results |access-date=November 18, 2016}}</ref>
|-{{Party shading/Republican}}
| style="white-space:nowrap;text-align:center;" | [[2016 United States presidential election in Florida|{{abbr|Fla.|Florida}}]] ||4,504,975||47.82%||–||4,617,886||49.02%||29||207,043||2.20%||–||64,399||0.68%||–||–||–||–||25,736||0.28%||–||112,911||1.20%||9,420,039||<ref>{{cite web |url=http://enight.elections.myflorida.com/FederalOffices/Presidential/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160316180540/http://enight.elections.myflorida.com/FederalOffices/Presidential/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=March 16, 2016 |title=Florida President of the United States Results |access-date=November 23, 2016 }}</ref>
|-{{Party shading/Republican}}
| style="white-space:nowrap;text-align:center;" | [[2016 United States presidential election in Georgia|{{abbr|Ga.|Georgia}}]] || 1,877,963||45.64%||–||2,089,104||50.77%||16||125,306||3.05%||–||7,674||0.19%||–||13,017||0.32%||–||1,668||0.04%||–||211,141||5.13%||4,114,732||<ref>{{cite web |title=Georgia General Election—Official Results |url=http://results.enr.clarityelections.com/GA/63991/184321/en/summary.html |access-date=November 22, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://sos.ga.gov/index.php/elections/2016_votes_cast_for_certified_write-in_candidates |title=2016 votes cast for certified write-in candidates |access-date=December 18, 2016 |archive-date=December 21, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161221011256/http://sos.ga.gov/index.php/elections/2016_votes_cast_for_certified_write-in_candidates |url-status=dead }}</ref>
|-{{Party shading/Democratic}}
| style="white-space:nowrap;text-align:center;" | [[2016 United States presidential election in Hawaii|Hawaii]] ||266,891||62.22%||3||128,847||30.03%||–||15,954||3.72%||–||12,737||2.97%||–||–||–||–||4,508||1.05%||1||−138,044||−32.18%||428,937||<ref>{{cite web |url=http://elections.hawaii.gov/wp-content/results/histatewide.pdf |title=General Election 2016—State of Hawaii—Statewide |access-date=November 16, 2016}}</ref>
|-{{Party shading/Republican}}
| style="white-space:nowrap;text-align:center;" | [[2016 United States presidential election in Idaho|Idaho]] || 189,765||27.49%||–||409,055||59.26%||4||28,331||4.10%||–||8,496||1.23%||–||46,476||6.73%||–||8,132||1.18%||–||219,290||31.77%||690,255||<ref>{{cite web |title=Statewide Totals |url=http://sos.idaho.gov/elect/results/2016/General/statewide_totals.html |publisher=Idaho Secretary of State |access-date=December 3, 2016}}</ref>
|-{{Party shading/Democratic}}
| style="white-space:nowrap;text-align:center;" | [[2016 United States presidential election in Illinois|{{abbr|Ill.|Illinois}}]] || 3,090,729||55.83%||20||2,146,015||38.76%||–||209,596||3.79%||–||76,802||1.39%||–||11,655||0.21%||–||1,627||0.03%||–||−944,714||−17.06%||5,536,424||<ref>{{cite web |title=Election Results |url=http://elections.il.gov/ElectionResults.aspx?ID=vlS7uG8NT%2f0%3d |publisher=Illinois State Board of Elections |access-date=December 6, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161224102216/https://www.elections.il.gov/ElectionResults.aspx?ID=vlS7uG8NT%2F0%3D |archive-date=December 24, 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
|-{{Party shading/Republican}}
| style="white-space:nowrap;text-align:center;" | [[2016 United States presidential election in Indiana|{{abbr|Ind.|Indiana}}]] || 1,033,126||37.91%||–||1,557,286||56.82%||11||133,993||4.89%||–||7,841||0.27%||–||–||–||–||2,712||0.10%||–||524,160||19.17%||2,734,958||<ref>{{cite web |title=Election Results |date=December 1, 2016 |publisher=Indiana Secretary of State |url=http://www.in.gov/apps/sos/election/general/general2016?page=office&countyID=-1&officeID=36&districtID=-1&candidate= |access-date=January 12, 2017}}</ref>
|-{{Party shading/Republican}}
| style="white-space:nowrap;text-align:center;" | [[2016 United States presidential election in Iowa|Iowa]] || 653,669 ||41.74%||–||800,983||51.15%||6||59,186||3.78%||–||11,479||0.73%||–||12,366||0.79%||–||28,348||1.81%||–||147,314||9.41%||1,566,031||<ref>{{cite web |title=Federal/Statewide Races |publisher=Iowa Secretary of State |url=https://electionresults.sos.iowa.gov/Views/TabularData.aspx?TabView=StateRaces^Federal%20/%20Statewide%20Races^86&ElectionID=86 |date=December 5, 2016 |access-date=December 10, 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161224162855/https://electionresults.sos.iowa.gov/Views/TabularData.aspx?TabView=StateRaces%5EFederal%20%2F%20Statewide%20Races%5E86&ElectionID=86 |archive-date=December 24, 2016 }}</ref>
|-{{Party shading/Republican}}
| style="white-space:nowrap;text-align:center;" | [[2016 United States presidential election in Kansas|{{abbr|Kan.|Kansas}}]] ||427,005||36.05%||–||671,018||56.65%||6||55,406||4.68%||–||23,506||1.98%||–||6,520||0.55%||–|| 947 ||0.08%||–||244,013||20.60%||1,184,402||<ref>{{cite web |title=Official Vote Totals |url=https://www.sos.ks.gov/elections/16elec/2016_General_Election_Official_Results.pdf |publisher=Kansas Secretary of State |access-date=December 1, 2016}}</ref>
|-{{Party shading/Republican}}
| style="white-space:nowrap;text-align:center;" | [[2016 United States presidential election in Kentucky|{{abbr|Ky.|Kentucky}}]] ||628,854||32.68%||–||1,202,971||62.52%||8||53,752||2.79%||–||13,913||0.72%||–||22,780||1.18%||–|| 1,879 ||0.10%||–||574,177||29.84%||1,924,149||<ref>{{cite web |title=Official 2016 General Election Results |url=http://elect.ky.gov/results/2010-2019/Documents/2016%20General%20Election%20Results.pdf |publisher=Kentucky Secretary of State |access-date=December 1, 2016}}</ref>
|-{{Party shading/Republican}}
| style="white-space:nowrap;text-align:center;" | [[2016 United States presidential election in Louisiana|{{abbr|La.|Louisiana}}]] || 780,154||38.45%||–||1,178,638||58.09%||8||37,978||1.87%||–||14,031||0.69%||–||8,547||0.42%||–||9,684||0.48%||–||398,484||19.64%||2,029,032||<ref>{{cite web |url=https://voterportal.sos.la.gov/static/#/2016-11-08/resultsRace/Presidential |title=Louisiana Secretary of State—Official Election Results |access-date=November 23, 2016}}</ref>
|-{{Party shading/Democratic}}
| style="white-space:nowrap;text-align:center;" | [[2016 United States presidential election in Maine|Maine]] † || 357,735||47.83%||2||335,593||44.87%||–||38,105||5.09%||–||14,251||1.91%||–||1,887||0.25%||–||356||0.05%||–||''−22,142''||''−2.96%''||747,927|| rowspan=3|<ref name="archives.gov Maine">{{cite web |title=Certificate of Ascertainment of Electors—State of Maine |url=https://www.archives.gov/files/electoral-college/2016/ascertainment-maine.pdf |publisher=National Archives and Records Administration |access-date=November 2, 2020}}</ref><ref name="Maine's tabulations">{{cite web |title=Tabulations for Elections held in 2016 |url=http://www.maine.gov/sos/cec/elec/results/results16-17.html#tally |publisher=Maine Department of the Secretary of State |access-date=January 7, 2017}}</ref>
|-{{Party shading/Democratic}}
| style="white-space:nowrap;text-align:center;" | ''{{abbrlink|ME-1|Maine's 1st congressional district}}''||''212,774''||''53.96%''||1||''154,384''||''39.15%''||–||''18,592''||''4.71%''||–||''7,563''||''1.92%''||–||''807''||''0.20%''||–||''209''||''0.05%''||–||''−58,390''||''−14.81%''||''394,329''
|-{{Party shading/Republican}}
| style="white-space:nowrap;text-align:center;" | ''{{abbrlink|ME-2|Maine's 2nd congressional district}}'' ||''144,817''||''40.98%''||–||''181,177''||''51.26%''||1||''19,510''||''5.52%''||–||''6,685''||''1.89%''||–||''1,080''||0.31%||–||''147''||''0.04%''||–||''36,360''||''10.29%''||''353,416''
|-{{Party shading/Democratic}}
| style="white-space:nowrap;text-align:center;" | [[2016 United States presidential election in Maryland|{{abbr|Md.|Maryland}}]] ||1,677,928||60.33%||10||943,169||33.91%||–||79,605||2.86%||–||35,945||1.29%||–||9,630||0.35%||–||35,169||1.26%||–||−734,759||−26.42%||2,781,446||<ref>{{cite web |title=Official 2016 Presidential General Election results for President and Vice President of the United States |url=http://www.elections.state.md.us/elections/2016/results/general/gen_results_2016_4_001-.html |publisher=Maryland State Board of Elections |date=December 9, 2016 |access-date=December 10, 2016}}</ref>
|-{{Party shading/Democratic}}
| style="white-space:nowrap;text-align:center;" | [[2016 United States presidential election in Massachusetts|{{abbr|Mass.|Massachusetts}}]] || 1,995,196||60.01%||11||1,090,893||32.81%||–||138,018||4.15%||–||47,661||1.43%||–||2,719||0.08%||–||50,559||1.52%||–||−904,303||−27.20%||3,325,046||<ref>{{cite web |url=https://electionstats.state.ma.us/elections/view/130243/ |title=2016 President General Election |publisher=Massachusetts Secretary of State |access-date=November 22, 2020}}</ref>
|-{{Party shading/Republican}}
| style="white-space:nowrap;text-align:center;" | [[2016 United States presidential election in Michigan|{{abbr|Mich.|Michigan}}]] ||2,268,839||47.27%||–||2,279,543||47.50%||16||172,136||3.59%||–||51,463||1.07%||–||8,177||0.17%||–||19,126||0.40%||–||10,704||0.23%||4,799,284 ||<ref>{{cite web |url=http://miboecfr.nictusa.com/election/results/2016GEN_CENR.html |title=Ruth Johnson, Secretary of State—Official Election Results |date=November 28, 2016 |access-date=November 30, 2016}}</ref>
|-{{Party shading/Democratic}}
| style="white-space:nowrap;text-align:center;" | [[2016 United States presidential election in Minnesota|{{abbr|Minn.|Minnesota}}]] ||1,367,716||46.44%||10||1,322,951||44.92%||–||112,972||3.84%||–||36,985||1.26%||–||53,076||1.80%||–||51,113||1.74%||–||−44,765||−1.52%||2,944,813||<ref>{{cite web |title=2016 General Election Results |url=http://www.sos.state.mn.us/elections-voting/2016-general-election-results |publisher=Minnesota Secretary of State |access-date=December 1, 2016 |archive-date=December 2, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161202172048/http://www.sos.state.mn.us/elections-voting/2016-general-election-results |url-status=dead }}</ref>
|-{{Party shading/Republican}}
| style="white-space:nowrap;text-align:center;" | [[2016 United States presidential election in Mississippi|{{abbr|Miss.|Mississippi}}]] || 485,131 ||40.06%||–||700,714||57.86%||6||14,435||1.19%||–||3,731||0.31%||–||–||–||–|| 5,346||0.44%||–||215,583||17.83%||1,209,357||<ref>{{cite web |title=State of Mississippi Certificate of Vote–2016 General Election |url=http://www.sos.ms.gov/Elections-Voting/Pages/2016-General-Election.aspx |publisher=Mississippi Secretary of State |date=November 28, 2016 |access-date=December 31, 2016 |archive-date=December 27, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161227085031/https://www.sos.ms.gov/Elections-Voting/Pages/2016-General-Election.aspx |url-status=dead }}</ref>
|-{{Party shading/Republican}}
| style="white-space:nowrap;text-align:center;" | [[2016 United States presidential election in Missouri|{{abbr|Mo.|Missouri}}]] || 1,071,068||38.14%||–||1,594,511||56.77%||10||97,359||3.47%||–||25,419||0.91%||–||7,071||0.25%||–||13,177||0.47%||–||523,443||18.64%||2,808,605||<ref>{{cite web |title=Official Results |url=http://enr.sos.mo.gov/PickaRace.aspx |publisher=Missouri Secretary of State |access-date=December 13, 2016}}</ref>
|-{{Party shading/Republican}}
| style="white-space:nowrap;text-align:center;" | [[2016 United States presidential election in Montana|{{abbr|Mont.|Montana}}]] || 177,709||35.75%||–||279,240||56.17%||3||28,037||5.64%||–||7,970||1.60%||–||2,297||0.46%||–||1,894||0.38%||–||101,531||20.42%||497,147||<ref>{{cite web |title=2016 Statewide General Election Canvass |url=http://sos.mt.gov/elections/2016/2016GeneralStatewideCanvass.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161220084738/http://sos.mt.gov/elections/2016/2016GeneralStatewideCanvass.pdf |archive-date=December 20, 2016 |publisher=Montana Secretary of State |access-date=December 10, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=2016 Statewide Write-In Canvass |url=http://sos.mt.gov/elections/2016/CanvassReport-Write-Ins.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161220090038/http://sos.mt.gov/elections/2016/CanvassReport-Write-Ins.pdf |archive-date=December 20, 2016 |publisher=Montana Secretary of State |access-date=December 10, 2016}}</ref>
|-{{Party shading/Republican}}
| style="white-space:nowrap;text-align:center;" | [[2016 United States presidential election in Nebraska|{{abbr|Nebr.|Nebraska}}]] † ||284,494||33.70%||–||495,961||58.75%||2||38,946||4.61%||–||8,775||1.04%||–||–||–||–||16,051||1.90%||–||211,467||25.05%||844,227||rowspan="4"|<ref name="NB">{{cite web |title=Official Report of the Board of State Canvassers |url=http://www.sos.ne.gov/elec/2016/pdf/2016-canvass-book.pdf |publisher=Nebraska Secretary of State |access-date=December 7, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161220110345/http://www.sos.ne.gov/elec/2016/pdf/2016-canvass-book.pdf |archive-date=December 20, 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
|-{{Party shading/Republican}}
| style="white-space:nowrap;text-align:center;" | ''{{abbrlink|NE-1|Nebraska's 1st congressional district}}'' ||''100,132''||''35.46%''||–||''158,642''||''56.18%''||1 ||''14,033''||''4.97%''||–||''3,374''||''1.19%''||–||–||–||–||6,181||2.19%||–||''58,500''||''20.72%''||''282,338''
|-{{Party shading/Republican}}
| style="white-space:nowrap;text-align:center;" | ''{{abbrlink|NE-2|Nebraska's 2nd congressional district}}'' ||''131,030''||''44.92%''||–||''137,564''||''47.16%''||1 ||''13,245''||''4.54%''||–||''3,347''||''1.15%''||–||–||–||–||6,494||2.23%||–||''6,534''||''2.24%''||''291,680''
|-{{Party shading/Republican}}
| style="white-space:nowrap;text-align:center;" | ''{{abbrlink|NE-3|Nebraska's 3rd congressional district}}'' ||''53,332''||''19.73%''||–||''199,755''||''73.92%''||1 ||''11,668''||''4.32%''||–||''2,054''||''0.76%''||–||–||–||–||3,451||1.28%||–||''146,367''||''54.19%''||''270,109''
|-{{Party shading/Democratic}}
| style="white-space:nowrap;text-align:center;" | [[2016 United States presidential election in Nevada|{{abbr|Nev.|Nevada}}]] ||539,260||47.92%||6||512,058||45.50%||–||37,384||3.29%||–||–||–||–||–||–||–||36,683||3.23%||–||−27,202||−2.42%||1,125,385
||<ref>{{cite web |title=Silver State Election Night Results |url=http://silverstateelection.com/USPresidential/ |publisher=Nevada Secretary of State |access-date=December 4, 2016 |archive-date=January 29, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200129111416/http://silverstateelection.com/USPresidential/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>
|-{{Party shading/Democratic}}
| style="white-space:nowrap;text-align:center;" | [[2016 United States presidential election in New Hampshire|{{abbr|N.H.|New Hampshire}}]] || 348,526||46.98%||4||345,790||46.61%||–||30,777||4.15%||–||6,496||0.88%||–||1,064||0.14%||–||11,643||1.24%||–||−2,736||−0.37%||744,296||<ref>{{cite web |title=President of the United States—2016 General Election |url=http://sos.nh.gov/2016PresGen.aspx?id=8589964144 |publisher=New Hampshire Secretary of State |access-date=December 2, 2016 |archive-date=December 20, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161220030507/http://sos.nh.gov/2016PresGen.aspx?id=8589964144 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
|-{{Party shading/Democratic}}
| style="white-space:nowrap;text-align:center;" | [[2016 United States presidential election in New Jersey|{{abbr|N.J.|New Jersey}}]] || 2,148,278||55.45%||14||1,601,933||41.35%||–||72,477||1.87%||–||37,772||0.98%||–||–||–||–||13,586||0.35%||–||−546,345||−14.10%||3,874,046||<ref>{{cite web |title=Candidates for President—For General Election 11/08/2016 |url=http://www.njelections.org/2016-results/2016-official-general-results-president-1206b.pdf |publisher=State of New Jersey Department of State |access-date=December 8, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170107140227/http://www.njelections.org/2016-results/2016-official-general-results-president-1206b.pdf |archive-date=January 7, 2017 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
|-{{Party shading/Democratic}}
| style="white-space:nowrap;text-align:center;" | [[2016 United States presidential election in New Mexico|{{abbr|N.M.|New Mexico}}]] ||385,234||48.26%||5||319,667||40.04%||–||74,541||9.34%||–||9,879||1.24%||–||5,825||0.73%||–||3,173||0.40%||–||−65,567
|−8.21%||798,319||<ref>{{cite web |title=Official Results General Election |url=http://electionresults.sos.state.nm.us/resultsSW.aspx?type=FED&map=CTY |publisher=New Mexico Secretary of State |date=November 25, 2016 |access-date=December 12, 2016}}</ref>
|-{{Party shading/Democratic}}
| style="white-space:nowrap;text-align:center;" | [[2016 United States presidential election in New York|{{abbr|N.Y.|New York}}]] ||4,556,124||59.01%||29||2,819,534||36.52%||–||176,598||2.29%||–||107,934||1.40%||–||10,373||0.13%||–||50,890||0.66%||–||−1,736,590
|−22.49%||7,721,453||<ref>{{cite web |title=New York State General Election Official Results |url=https://www.elections.ny.gov/NYSBOE/elections/2016/General/President_11082016_Amend12212016.pdf |publisher=New York State Board of Elections |access-date=December 25, 2016 |archive-date=December 22, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161222225106/http://www.elections.ny.gov/NYSBOE/elections/2016/General/President_11082016_Amend12212016.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref>
|-{{Party shading/Republican}}
| style="white-space:nowrap;text-align:center;" | [[2016 United States presidential election in North Carolina|{{abbr|N.C.|North Carolina}}]] ||2,189,316||46.17%||–||2,362,631||49.83%||15||130,126||2.74%||–||12,105||0.26%||–||–||–||–||47,386||1.00%||–||173,315||3.66%||4,741,564||<ref>{{cite web |title=Official General Election Results—Statewide |url=http://er.ncsbe.gov/?election_dt=11/08/2016&county_id=0&office=FED&contest=0 |publisher=North Carolina State Board of Elections |access-date=December 2, 2016}}</ref>
|-{{Party shading/Republican}}
| style="white-space:nowrap;text-align:center;" | [[2016 United States presidential election in North Dakota|{{abbr|N.D.|North Dakota}}]] || 93,758||27.23%||–||216,794||62.96%||3||21,434||6.22%||–||3,780||1.10%||–||–||–||–||8,594||2.49%||–||123,036||35.73%||344,360||<ref>{{cite web |url=http://results.sos.nd.gov/resultsSW.aspx?text=Race&type=SW&map=CTY |title=Official Results General Election—North Dakota |access-date=November 18, 2016}}</ref>
|-{{Party shading/Republican}}
| style="white-space:nowrap;text-align:center;" | [[2016 United States presidential election in Ohio|Ohio]] ||2,394,164||43.56%||–||2,841,005||51.69%||18||174,498||3.17%||–||46,271||0.84%||–||12,574||0.23%||–||27,975||0.51%||–||446,841||8.13%||5,496,487||<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sos.state.oh.us/SOS/elections/Research/electResultsMain/2016Results.aspx |title=Ohio State Election Board—Official Results |access-date=December 7, 2016 |archive-date=July 13, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170713135350/https://www.sos.state.oh.us/SOS/elections/Research/electResultsMain/2016Results.aspx |url-status=dead }}</ref>
|-{{Party shading/Republican}}
| style="white-space:nowrap;text-align:center;" | [[2016 United States presidential election in Oklahoma|{{abbr|Okla.|Oklahoma}}]] || 420,375||28.93%||–||949,136||65.32%||7||83,481||5.75%||–||–||–||–||–||–||–||–||–||–||528,761||37.08%||1,452,992||<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ok.gov/elections/support/20161108_seb.html |title=Oklahoma State Election Board—Official Results |access-date=November 17, 2016 |archive-date=November 24, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161124092853/https://www.ok.gov/elections/support/20161108_seb.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>
|-{{Party shading/Democratic}}
| style="white-space:nowrap;text-align:center;" | [[2016 United States presidential election in Oregon|{{abbr|Ore.|Oregon}}]] || 1,002,106||50.07%||7||782,403||39.09%||–||94,231||4.71%||–||50,002||2.50%||–||–||–||–||72,594||3.63%||–||−219,703
|−10.98%||2,001,336||<ref>{{cite web |title=November 8, 2016, General Election Abstract of Votes |url=http://records.sos.state.or.us/ORSOSWebDrawer/RecordView/6873777 |publisher=Oregon Secretary of State |access-date=December 10, 2016}}</ref>
|-{{Party shading/Republican}}
| style="white-space:nowrap;text-align:center;" | [[2016 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania|{{abbr|Pa.|Pennsylvania}}]] ||2,926,441||47.46%||–||2,970,733||48.18%||20||146,715||2.38%||–||49,941||0.81%||–||6,472||0.11%||–|| 65,176||1.06%||–||44,292||0.72%||6,165,478||<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.electionreturns.pa.gov/ENR_New/General/SummaryResults?ElectionID=54&ElectionType=G&IsActive=1 |title=2016 Presidential Election |access-date=December 13, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161221084401/http://www.electionreturns.pa.gov/ENR_New/General/SummaryResults?ElectionID=54&ElectionType=G&IsActive=1 |archive-date=December 21, 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
|-{{Party shading/Democratic}}
| style="white-space:nowrap;text-align:center;" | [[2016 United States presidential election in Rhode Island|{{abbr|R.I.|Rhode Island}}]] || 252,525||54.41%||4||180,543||38.90%||–||14,746||3.18%||–||6,220||1.34%||–||516||0.11%||–||9,594||2.07%||–||−71,982
|−15.51%||464,144||<ref>{{cite web |title=2016 General Election—Presidential Electors For |url=http://www.ri.gov/election/results/2016/general_election/races/301.html |publisher=State of Rhode Island Board of Elections |access-date=December 23, 2016}}</ref>
|-{{Party shading/Republican}}
| style="white-space:nowrap;text-align:center;" | [[2016 United States presidential election in South Carolina|{{abbr|S.C.|South Carolina}}]] || 855,373||40.67%||–||1,155,389||54.94%||9||49,204||2.34%||–||13,034||0.62%||–||21,016|| 1.00%||–||9,011||0.43%||–||300,016||14.27%||2,103,027||<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.enr-scvotes.org/SC/64658/183653/en/summary.html |title=2016 Statewide General Election—South Carolina |access-date=November 16, 2016}}</ref>
|-{{Party shading/Republican}}
| style="white-space:nowrap;text-align:center;" | [[2016 United States presidential election in South Dakota|{{abbr|S.D.|South Dakota}}]] ||117,458||31.74%||–||227,721||61.53%||3||20,850||5.63%||–||–||–||–||–||–||–||4,064 ||1.10%||–||110,263||29.79%||370,093||<ref>{{cite web |title=South Dakota certificate of ascertainment |url=https://www.archives.gov/federal-register/electoral-college/2016-certificates/pdfs/ascertainment-south-dakota.pdf |publisher=National archives |access-date=December 17, 2016}}</ref>
|-{{Party shading/Republican}}
| style="white-space:nowrap;text-align:center;" | [[2016 United States presidential election in Tennessee|{{abbr|Tenn.|Tennessee}}]] ||870,695||34.72%||–||1,522,925||60.72%||11||70,397||2.81%||–||15,993||0.64%||–||11,991||0.48%||–||16,026||0.64%||–||652,230||26.01%||2,508,027||<ref>{{cite web |title=State of Tennessee November 8, 2016 State General United States President |url=http://sos-tn-gov-files.s3.amazonaws.com/PresidentbyCountyNov2016.pdf |publisher=Tennessee Secretary of State |access-date=December 15, 2016}}</ref>
|-{{Party shading/Republican}}
| style="white-space:nowrap;text-align:center;" | [[2016 United States presidential election in Texas|Texas]] || 3,877,868||43.24%||–||4,685,047||52.23%||36||283,492||3.16%||–||71,558||0.80%||–||42,366||0.47%||–||8,895||0.10%||2||807,179||8.99%||8,969,226||<ref>{{cite web |title=Race Summary Report, 2016 General Election |url=http://elections.sos.state.tx.us/elchist319_state.htm |publisher=Texas Secretary of State |access-date=December 1, 2016}}</ref>
|-{{Party shading/Republican}}
| style="white-space:nowrap;text-align:center;" | [[2016 United States presidential election in Utah|Utah]] ||310,676||27.46%||–||515,231||45.54%||6||39,608||3.50%||–||9,438||0.83%||–||243,690||21.54%||–||12,787||1.13%||–||204,555||18.08%||1,131,430||<ref>{{cite web |title=Statewide Federal Election Results |url=https://elections.utah.gov/Media/Default/2016%20Election/2016%20General%20Election%20-%20Statewide%20Canvass%203.pdf |publisher=2016 General Election—Statewide Canvass |access-date=January 29, 2017}}</ref>
|-{{Party shading/Democratic}}
| style="white-space:nowrap;text-align:center;" | [[2016 United States presidential election in Vermont|{{abbr|Vt.|Vermont}}]] || |178,573||56.68%||3||95,369||30.27%||–||10,078||3.20%||–||6,758||2.14%||–||639||0.20%||–||23,650||7.51%||–||−83,204
|−26.41%||315,067||<ref>{{cite web |url=https://vtelectionresults.sec.state.vt.us/Index.html#/federal |title=Vermont US President and Vice President—Official Results |access-date=November 23, 2016 |archive-date=May 28, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190528035300/https://vtelectionresults.sec.state.vt.us/Index.html#/federal |url-status=dead }}</ref>
|-{{Party shading/Democratic}}
| style="white-space:nowrap;text-align:center;" | [[2016 United States presidential election in Virginia|{{abbr|Va.|Virginia}}]] ||1,981,473||49.73%||13||1,769,443||44.41%||–||118,274||2.97%||–||27,638||0.69%||–||54,054||1.36%||–||33,749||0.85%||–||−212,030
|−5.32%||3,984,631||<ref>{{cite web |url=http://results.elections.virginia.gov/vaelections/2016%20November%20General/Site/Presidential.html |title=Virginia President and Vice President—Official Results |access-date=November 23, 2016 |archive-date=December 23, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161223044002/http://results.elections.virginia.gov/vaelections/2016%20November%20General/Site/Presidential.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>
|-{{Party shading/Democratic}}
| style="white-space:nowrap;text-align:center;" | [[2016 United States presidential election in Washington (state)|{{abbr|Wash.|Washington}}]] ||1,742,718||52.54%||8||1,221,747||36.83%||–||160,879||4.85%||–||58,417||1.76%||–||–||–||–|||133,258||4.02%||4||−520,971
|−15.71%||3,317,019||<ref>{{cite web |title=November 8, 2016 General Election Results |url=http://www.fec.gov/pubrec/fe2016/2016presgeresults.pdf |publisher=FEC Election Results |access-date=March 23, 2017}}</ref>
|-{{Party shading/Republican}}
| style="white-space:nowrap;text-align:center;" | [[2016 United States presidential election in West Virginia|{{abbr|W.Va.|West Virginia}}]] ||188,794||26.43%||–||489,371||68.50%||5||23,004||3.22%||–||8,075||1.13%||–||1,104||0.15%||–||4,075||0.57%||–||300,577||42.07%||714,423||<ref>{{cite web |title=Statewide Results |url=http://services.sos.wv.gov/apps/elections/results/results.aspx?year=2016&eid=23&county=Statewide |publisher=West Virginia Secretary of State |access-date=December 7, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161225112543/http://services.sos.wv.gov/apps/elections/results/results.aspx?year=2016&eid=23&county=Statewide |archive-date=December 25, 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
|-{{Party shading/Republican}}
| style="white-space:nowrap;text-align:center;" | [[2016 United States presidential election in Wisconsin|{{abbr|Wis.|Wisconsin}}]] ||1,382,536||46.45%||–||1,405,284||47.22%||10||106,674||3.58%||–||31,072||1.04%||–||11,855||0.40%||–||38,729||1.30%||–||22,748||0.77%||2,976,150||<ref>{{cite web |work=WEC Canvass Reporting System |url=http://elections.wi.gov/sites/default/files/County%20by%20County%20Report%20President%20of%20the%20United%20States%20Recount.pdf |title=County by County Report |publisher=Wisconsin Elections Commission |date=December 13, 2016 |access-date=December 13, 2016 |archive-date=December 14, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161214185431/http://elections.wi.gov/sites/default/files/County%20by%20County%20Report%20President%20of%20the%20United%20States%20Recount.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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| style="white-space:nowrap;text-align:center;" | [[2016 United States presidential election in Wyoming|{{abbr|Wyo.|Wyoming}}]] ||55,973||21.88%||–||174,419||68.17%||3||13,287||5.19%||–||2,515||0.98%||–||–||–||–||9,655||3.78%||–||118,446||46.29%||255,849||<ref>{{cite web |url=http://soswy.state.wy.us/Elections/Docs/2016/Results/General/2016_Wyoming_General_Election_Results.pdf |title=Wyoming Official Election Results |access-date=November 16, 2016}}</ref>
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!Total ||{{right}} 65,853,516 ||{{right}} 48.18% ||{{right}} 227 ||{{right}} 62,984,825 ||{{right}} 46.09% ||{{right}} 304 ||{{right}} 4,489,221 ||{{right}} 3.28% ||{{right}} – ||{{right}} 1,457,216 ||{{right}} 1.07% ||{{right}} – ||{{right}} 731,788 ||{{right}} 0.54% ||{{right}} – ||{{right}} 1,152,671 ||{{right}} 0.84% ||{{right}} 7 ||{{right}} −2,868,691 ||{{right}} −2.10% ||{{right}} 136,669,237
!rowspan=2 {{vertical header|Sources}}
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! 
!colspan=3| Hillary Clinton<br>Democratic
!colspan=3| Donald Trump<br>Republican
!colspan=3| Gary Johnson<br>Libertarian
!colspan=3| Jill Stein<br>Green
!colspan=3| Evan McMullin<br>Independent
!colspan=3| Others
!colspan=2| Margin
! Total<br>votes
|}
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Two states (Maine{{efn|name=maine-split|Maine split its electoral votes for the first time since [[1828 United States presidential election|1828]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://ballot-access.org/2016/11/10/maine-splits-its-electoral-votes-for-first-time-since-1828 |title=Maine Splits its Electoral Votes for First Time Since 1828 |date=November 10, 2016 |publisher=ballot-access.org}}</ref>}} and Nebraska) allow for their electoral votes to be split between candidates by congressional districts. The winner within each congressional district gets one electoral vote for the district. The winner of the statewide vote gets two additional electoral votes.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.archives.gov/federal-register/electoral-college/2012-certificates/pdfs/ascertainment-maine.pdf |title=State of Maine Certificate of Ascertainment of Electors |access-date=December 18, 2012}}</ref><ref name=nebraska>{{cite web |url=http://www.sos.ne.gov/elec/2012/pdf/2012-general-canvass.pdf |title=Official Results of Nebraska General Election—November 6, 2012 |access-date=December 26, 2012}}</ref> Results are from ''The New York Times''.<ref name="nytimes-trump-ona">{{cite news |title=Presidential Election Results: Donald J. Trump Wins |url=https://www.nytimes.com/elections/results/president |newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |date=November 9, 2016 |access-date=December 20, 2016}}</ref>

====States that flipped from Democratic to Republican====
*[[Florida]]
*[[Iowa]]
*[[Michigan]]
*[[Ohio]]
*[[Pennsylvania]]
*[[Wisconsin]]

=== Battleground states ===
[[File:Presidential Election Results Swing by State from 2012 to 2016.svg|thumb|300px|Vote margin swing by state [[2012 United States presidential election|2012]] to 2016. Only eleven states (as well as the District of Columbia and Nebraska's 2nd congressional district) shifted more Democratic. The [[2016 United States presidential election in Utah|large swing in Utah]] is mostly due to the votes for third-party candidate [[Evan McMullin]] and the 2012 candidacy of [[Mitt Romney]].]]

Most [[News site|media outlets]] announced the beginning of the presidential race about twenty months prior to [[Election Day (United States)|Election Day]]. Soon after the first contestants declared their candidacy, [[Larry Sabato]] listed Virginia, Colorado, Iowa, New Hampshire, Florida, Nevada, and Ohio as the seven states most likely to be contested in the [[Elections in the United States|general election]]. After Donald Trump clinched the Republican presidential nomination, many pundits felt that the major campaign locations might be different from what had originally been expected.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://edition.cnn.com/2016/05/31/politics/new-jersey-poll-hillary-clinton-donald-trump/ |title=Poll: Clinton, Trump running tight race in NJ |last=LoBianco |first=Tom |date=May 31, 2016 |website=edition.cnn.com |publisher=[[CNN]]|access-date=September 30, 2016}}</ref>

[[Rust Belt|Rust Belt states]] such as [[Pennsylvania]], [[Wisconsin]], and even [[Michigan]] were thought to be in play with Trump as the nominee, while states with large minority populations, such as [[Colorado]] and [[Virginia]], were expected to shift towards Clinton.<ref name="sabato">{{cite web |url=http://www.centerforpolitics.org/crystalball/articles/the-only-thing-that-matters/ |title=Larry J. Sabato's Crystal Ball " The Electoral College: The Only Thing That Matters |website=www.centerforpolitics.org|date=March 31, 2016 |access-date=June 11, 2016}}</ref> By the conventions period and the debates, however, it did not seem as though the Rust Belt states could deliver a victory to Trump, as many of them were considered to be part of the "[[Blue wall (U.S. politics)|blue wall]]" of Democratic-leaning states. Trump's courting of the [[Polish-American vote]], a sizable number of whom were [[Reagan Democrat]]s, has been cited as the cause for the loss of the Rust Belt by the Democratic nominee.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://dziennikzwiazkowy.com/news-in-english/trump-wouldnt-win-without-polish-americans-an-interview-with-william-bill-ciosek/|title=Trump Wouldn't Win Without Polish-Americans. An Interview With William "Bill" Ciosek|date=November 21, 2016}}</ref> According to Politico<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.politico.com/story/2016/06/donald-trump-path-to-victory-224239 |title=Donald Trump's path to victory |newspaper=[[Politico]]|access-date=January 12, 2017}}</ref> and FiveThirtyEight, his path to victory went through states such as Florida, North Carolina, Nevada, New Hampshire, and possibly Colorado.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/clintons-leading-in-exactly-the-states-she-needs-to-win/ |title=Clinton's Leading In Exactly The States She Needs To Win |date=September 22, 2016 |newspaper=[[FiveThirtyEight]] |language=en-US|access-date=January 12, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.politico.com/story/2016/11/donald-trump-paths-win-election-230766 |title=Three paths that deliver Trump the win |newspaper=[[Politico]]|access-date=January 12, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.politico.com/story/2016/09/donald-trump-electoral-college-polls-228249 |title=Trump cracks the Electoral College lock |newspaper=[[Politico]]|access-date=January 12, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.politico.com/story/2016/10/trumps-incredible-shrinking-map-230135 |title=Trump's incredible shrinking map |newspaper=[[Politico]]|access-date=January 12, 2017}}</ref>

[[Opinion poll|Early polling]] indicated a closer-than-usual race in former Democratic strongholds such as [[Washington (state)|Washington]], [[Delaware]], [[2016 United States presidential election in New Jersey|New Jersey]], [[2016 United States presidential election in Connecticut|Connecticut]], [[Maine]] (for the two statewide electoral votes), and [[New Mexico]].<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://poll.qu.edu/images/polling/ct/ct06072016_Cvf63kbw.pdf/ |title=Clinton tops Trump in Connecticut race |last=Douglas |first=Schwartz |date=June 7, 2016 |access-date=January 27, 2017 |archive-date=February 2, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202035629/https://poll.qu.edu/images/polling/ct/ct06072016_Cvf63kbw.pdf/ |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=http://media.wix.com/ugd/3bebb2_dd659ad4faf34206969d7dbef07995e2.pdf |title=Clinton can sweep Northeast |last=Kimball |first=Spencer |date=September 7, 2016 |access-date=January 27, 2017 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.providencejournal.com/news/20160907/emerson-poll-finds-clintons-lead-over-trump-precariously-thin-in-ri |title=Emerson poll finds Clinton's lead over Trump precariously thin in R.I. |last=Gregg |first=Katherine |date=September 7, 2016 |website=www.providencejournal.com |access-date=September 30, 2016}}</ref>

A consensus among [[pundit|political pundits]] developed throughout the [[primary elections in the United States|primary election]] season regarding swing states.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2015/05/2016-predictions-117554 |title=The 2016 Results We Can Already Predict |website=Politico Magazine|date=May 3, 2015 |access-date=June 11, 2016}}</ref> From the results of presidential elections from [[2004 United States presidential election|2004]] through to [[2012 United States presidential election|2012]], the Democratic and Republican parties would generally start with a safe [[Red states and blue states|electoral vote count]] of about 150 to 200.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.270towin.com/ |title=2016 Presidential Election Interactive Map |website=270toWin.com |access-date=June 11, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.centerforpolitics.org/crystalball/articles/the-only-thing-that-matters/ |title=Larry J. Sabato's Crystal Ball " The Electoral College: The Only Thing That Matters |website=www.centerforpolitics.org |date=March 31, 2016 |access-date=June 11, 2016}}</ref> However, the [[2012 presidential election results|margins]] required to constitute a swing state are vague, and can vary between groups of analysts.<ref name="Levin">{{cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/mar/21/utah-mormon-voters-anti-donald-trump-republican-caucuses |title=Why Mormons in America's most conservative state could turn a Trump stronghold questionably Democratic |last=Levin |first=Sam |date=March 21, 2016 |website=[[The Guardian]]|access-date=June 11, 2016}}</ref><ref name="Roche">{{cite web |url=http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865650513/Poll-Utah-would-vote-for-a-Democrat-for-president-over-Trump.html |title=Poll: Utah would vote for a Democrat for president over Trump |last=Roche |first=Lisa Riley |date=March 20, 2016 |website=DeseretNews.com|access-date=June 11, 2016}}</ref> It was thought that left-leaning states in the [[Rust Belt]] could become more [[Conservatism in the United States|conservative]], as Trump had strong appeal among many [[blue-collar worker]]s.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2016/01/the-great-republican-revolt/419118/ |title=The Great Republican Revolt |last=Frum |first=David |website=[[The Atlantic]] |date=December 22, 2015 |language=en-US|access-date=August 3, 2016}}</ref> They represent a large portion of the American populace and were a major factor in Trump's eventual [[Presidential nominee|nomination]]. Trump's primary campaign was propelled by victories in Democratic states, and his supporters often did not identify as Republican.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://rothenberggonzales.com/ratings/president/2016-presidential-ratings-august-19-2016 |title=Presidential Ratings {{!}} The Rothenberg & Gonzales Political Report|website=rothenberggonzales.com|access-date=November 6, 2016}}</ref>

Media reports indicated that both candidates planned to concentrate on Florida, Pennsylvania, Ohio and North Carolina.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Haberman |first1=Maggie |title=Electoral Map Gives Donald Trump Few Places to Go |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/31/us/politics/donald-trump-presidential-race.html |access-date=July 31, 2016 |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=July 30, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Challan |first1=David |title=Road to 270: CNN's new electoral college map |url=http://www.cnn.com/2016/07/20/politics/road-to-270-electoral-college-map-2/index.html |publisher=[[CNN]] |access-date=July 31, 2016 |date=July 20, 2016}}</ref> Among the Republican-leaning states, potential Democratic targets included [[Nebraska's 2nd congressional district|Nebraska's second congressional district]], Georgia, and Arizona.<ref name="DBalz">{{cite news |last1=Balz |first1=Dan |title=The Republican Party's uphill path to 270 electoral votes in 2016 elections |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/the-gops-uphill-path-to-270-in-2016/2014/01/18/9404eb06-7fcf-11e3-93c1-0e888170b723_story.html |access-date=October 3, 2014 |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |date=January 18, 2014}}</ref> Trump's relatively poor polling in some traditionally Republican states, such as Utah, raised the possibility that they could vote for Clinton, despite easy wins there by recent [[Presidential nominee|Republican nominees]].<ref name="lvilla1">{{cite magazine |last1=Villa |first1=Lissandra |title=Why Utah Doesn't Like Donald Trump |url=http://time.com/4397192/donald-trump-utah-gary-johnson/ |access-date=July 18, 2016 |magazine=Time |date=July 10, 2016}}</ref> However, many analysts asserted that these states were not yet viable Democratic destinations.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.politico.com/story/2016/06/hillary-clinton-path-victory-224228 |title=Hillary Clinton's path to victory|website=[[Politico]]|date=June 19, 2016 |access-date=August 3, 2016}}</ref><ref name="sabato2015predictions">{{cite news |url=https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2015/05/2016-predictions-117554 |title=The 2016 Results We Can Already Predict |date=May 3, 2015 |publisher=[[Politico]] |last2=Skelley |first2=Geoffrey |last3=Sabato |first3=Larry |last1=Kondik |first1=Kyle |access-date=September 22, 2015}}</ref> Several sites and individuals publish electoral predictions. These generally rate the race by the likelihood for each party to win a state.<ref name="Congressional district method">{{cite news |url=https://www.vox.com/2014/11/8/7174945/electoral-college-rigging |title=A totally legal, totally shady way that Republicans could ensure Hillary Clinton's defeat |date=November 8, 2014 |publisher=[[Vox (website) | Vox]] |last1=Yglesias |first1=Matthew |access-date=November 8, 2014}}</ref> The "tossup" label is usually used to indicate that neither party has an advantage, "lean" to indicate a party has a slight edge, "likely" to indicate a party has a clear but not overwhelming advantage, and "safe" to indicate a party has an advantage that cannot be overcome.<ref name="BDoherty">{{cite news |url=http://themonkeycage.org/2012/07/31/president-obamas-disproportionate-battleground-state-focus-started-early-echoed-predecessors-actions/ |title=President Obama's Disproportionate Battleground State Focus Started Early, Echoed Predecessors' Actions |date=July 31, 2012 |publisher=Monkey Cage |last1=Doherty |first1=Brendan |access-date=November 4, 2014}}</ref>

As the parameters of the race established themselves, analysts converged on a narrower list of contested states, which were relatively similar to those of recent elections. On November 7, the [[Cook Political Report]] categorized Arizona, [[Colorado]], [[Florida]], [[Iowa]], Michigan, [[Nevada]], [[New Hampshire]], North Carolina, [[Ohio]], Pennsylvania, and [[Wisconsin]] as states with close races. Additionally, a district from each of Maine and Nebraska were considered to be coin flips.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://cookpolitical.com/presidential/charts/scorecard |title=Electoral Vote Scorecard |website=[[The Cook Political Report with Amy Walter | The Cook Political Report]] |access-date=November 8, 2016 |archive-date=November 8, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161108003558/http://cookpolitical.com/presidential/charts/scorecard |url-status=dead }}</ref> Meanwhile, [[FiveThirtyEight]] listed twenty-two states as potentially competitive about a month before [[swing state|the election]]—Maine's two at-large electoral votes, New Mexico, Minnesota, Michigan, Colorado, Virginia, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, New Hampshire, Nevada, Florida, North Carolina, Ohio, Iowa, Arizona, Georgia, Alaska, South Carolina, Texas, [[Indiana]], Missouri, and Utah—as well as [[Maine's 2nd congressional district|Maine's second]] and [[Nebraska's 2nd congressional district|Nebraska's second]] congressional districts.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://fivethirtyeight.com/features/election-update-where-are-the-undecided-voters/ |title=Election Update: Where Are The Undecided Voters? |date=October 25, 2016 |newspaper=[[FiveThirtyEight]] |language=en-US|access-date=November 8, 2016}}</ref> [[Nate Silver]], the publication's editor-in-chief, subsequently removed Texas, South Carolina, Missouri, and Indiana from the list after the race tightened significantly.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://fivethirtyeight.com/features/election-update-the-state-of-the-states/ |title=Election Update: The State Of The States |date=November 7, 2016 |newspaper=[[FiveThirtyEight]] |language=en-US|access-date=November 25, 2016}}</ref> These conclusions were supported by [[Voter model|models]] such as the [[Princeton University|Princeton Elections Consortium]], the New York Times Upshot, and punditry evaluations from [[Sabato's Crystal Ball]] and the [[The Cook Political Report|Cook Political Report]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.centerforpolitics.org/crystalball/articles/our-final-2016-picks/ |title=Larry J. Sabato's Crystal Ball » Our Final 2016 picks |website=www.centerforpolitics.org|date=November 7, 2016 |access-date=December 15, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.270towin.com/maps/fivethirtyeight-2016-polls-plus-forecast |title=FiveThirty Eight Polls Plus Forecast |newspaper=270toWin.com|access-date=December 15, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://cookpolitical.com/presidential/charts/scorecard |title=Electoral Vote Scorecard |website=[[The Cook Political Report with Amy Walter | The Cook Political Report]] |access-date=December 15, 2016 |archive-date=November 8, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161108003558/http://cookpolitical.com/presidential/charts/scorecard |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.governing.com/topics/elections/gov-ratings-roundup-2016-statewide-elections.html |title=Ratings Roundup: 2016 Statewide Elections |website=www.governing.com|date=November 4, 2016 |access-date=December 15, 2016}}</ref>

Hillary Clinton won states like [[2016 United States presidential election in New Mexico|New Mexico]] by less than 10 percentage points.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://electionresults.sos.state.nm.us/resultsSW.aspx?type=FED&map=CTY |title=New Mexico—Election Night Results |date=November 8, 2016 |website=New Mexico Secretary of State |language=en-US|access-date=February 8, 2017}}</ref> Among the states where the candidates finished at a margin of within seven percent, Clinton won Virginia (13 electoral votes), Colorado (9), Maine (2), Minnesota (10), and New Hampshire (4). On the other hand, Trump won Michigan (16), Pennsylvania (20), Wisconsin (10), Florida (29), North Carolina (15), Arizona (11), Nebraska's second district (1), and Georgia (16). States won by Obama in the [[2012 United States presidential election|2012]], such as Ohio (18), Iowa (6), and Maine's second district (1), were also won by Trump. The close result in [[2016 United States presidential election in Maine|Maine]] was not expected by most commentators, nor were Trump's victory of over 10 points in the second district and their disparities.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/election-update-the-state-of-the-states/ |title=Election Update: The State Of The States |date=November 7, 2016 |newspaper=[[FiveThirtyEight]] |language=en-US|access-date=January 26, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.pressherald.com/2016/11/08/mainers-take-matters-into-their-own-hands-after-bitter-presidential-campaign/ |title=Trump takes 1 of Maine's 4 electoral votes, in a first for the state—The Portland Press Herald |date=November 8, 2016 |newspaper=The Portland Press Herald |language=en-US|access-date=January 26, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://bangordailynews.com/2016/11/09/politics/elections/clinton-leads-maine-but-trump-poised-to-take-one-electoral-vote/ |title=Clinton wins Maine, but Trump takes one electoral vote |last=Cousins |first=Christopher |website=The Bangor Daily News|date=November 9, 2016 |access-date=January 26, 2017}}</ref> The dramatic shift of [[American Midwest|Midwestern states]] towards Trump were contrasted in the media against the relative movement of [[Southern United States|Southern states]] towards the [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrats]].<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/election-update-maybe-its-time-for-ohio-and-pennsylvania-to-part-ways/ |title=Election Update: Maybe It's Time For Ohio And Pennsylvania To Part Ways |date=October 5, 2016 |newspaper=[[FiveThirtyEight]] |language=en-US|access-date=January 26, 2017}}</ref> For example, former Democratic strongholds such as [[Minnesota]] and [[Maine]] leaned towards the [[Republican Party (United States)|GOP]] while still voting Democratic, albeit by smaller margins. Meanwhile, Iowa voted more Republican than Texas did, Georgia was more Democratic than Ohio, and the margin of victory for Trump was greater in North Carolina than Arizona.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://fivethirtyeight.com/features/the-real-story-of-2016/ |title=The Real Story Of 2016 |date=January 19, 2017 |newspaper=[[FiveThirtyEight]] |language=en-US|access-date=January 26, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/ohio-was-a-bellwether-after-all/ |title=Ohio Was A Bellwether After All |date=January 25, 2017 |newspaper=[[FiveThirtyEight]] |language=en-US|access-date=January 26, 2017}}</ref> Trump's smaller victories in [[Alaska]] and [[Utah]] also took some experts by surprise.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.politico.com/story/2016/10/mike-pence-utah-republicans-mcmullin-230273 |title=Pence to make late campaign visit to Utah |newspaper=[[Politico]]|access-date=January 26, 2017}}</ref>

=== Close states ===
States where the margin of victory was under 1% (50 electoral votes; 46 won by Trump, 4 by Clinton):

#'''<span style="color:darkred;">Michigan, 0.23% (10,704 votes) – 16 electoral votes</span>'''
#'''<span style="color:darkblue;">New Hampshire, 0.37% (2,736 votes) – 4 electoral votes</span>'''
#'''<span style="color:darkred;">Pennsylvania, 0.72% (44,292 votes) – 20 electoral votes</span>''' (tipping point state, including two faithless GOP electors)<ref name="fivethirtyeight">{{cite web|url=https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/donald-trump-had-a-superior-electoral-college-strategy/|title=Donald Trump Had A Superior Electoral College Strategy|date=February 6, 2017|website=[[FiveThirtyEight]]}}</ref>
#'''<span style="color:darkred;">Wisconsin, 0.77% (22,748 votes) – 10 electoral votes</span>''' (tipping point state, excluding the two faithless GOP electors)<ref name="fivethirtyeight" />

States/districts where the margin of victory was between 1% and 5% (83 electoral votes; 56 won by Trump, 27 by Clinton):

#'''<span style="color:darkred;">Florida, 1.20% (112,911 votes) – 29 electoral votes</span>'''
#'''<span style="color:darkblue;">Minnesota, 1.52% (44,765 votes) – 10 electoral votes</span>'''
#'''<span style="color:darkred;">Nebraska's 2nd Congressional District, 2.24% (6,534 votes) – 1 electoral vote</span>'''
#'''<span style="color:darkblue;">Nevada, 2.42% (27,202 votes) – 6 electoral votes</span>'''
#'''<span style="color:darkblue;">Maine, 2.96% (22,142 votes) – 2 electoral votes</span>'''
#'''<span style="color:darkred;">Arizona, 3.50% (91,234 votes) – 11 electoral votes</span>'''
#'''<span style="color:darkred;">North Carolina, 3.66% (173,315 votes) – 15 electoral votes</span>'''
#'''<span style="color:darkblue;">Colorado, 4.91% (136,386 votes) – 9 electoral votes</span>'''

States where the margin of victory was between 5% and 10% (94 electoral votes; 76 won by Trump, 18 by Clinton):

#'''<span style="color:darkred;">Georgia, 5.16% (211,141 votes) – 16 electoral votes</span>'''
#'''<span style="color:darkblue;">Virginia, 5.32% (212,030 votes) – 13 electoral votes</span>'''
#'''<span style="color:darkred;">Ohio, 8.13% (446,841 votes) – 18 electoral votes</span>'''
#'''<span style="color:darkblue;">New Mexico, 8.21% (65,567 votes) – 5 electoral votes</span>'''
#'''<span style="color:darkred;">Texas, 8.99% (807,179 votes) – 38 electoral votes</span>''' 
#'''<span style="color:darkred;">Iowa, 9.41% (147,314 votes) – 6 electoral votes</span>'''

<span style="color:darkred;">Red</span> denotes states or congressional districts won by Republican Donald Trump; <span style="color:darkblue;">blue</span> denotes those won by Democrat Hillary Clinton.

=== County statistics ===
Counties with highest percentage of Republican vote:<ref name="LeipAtlas2016PrezResults"/>
# '''<span style="color:red;">[[Roberts County, Texas]] 94.58%</span>'''
# '''<span style="color:red;">[[King County, Texas]] 93.71%</span>'''
# '''<span style="color:red;">[[Motley County, Texas]] 92.03%</span>'''
# '''<span style="color:red;">[[Hayes County, Nebraska]] 91.83%</span>''' 
# '''<span style="color:red;">[[Shackelford County, Texas]] 91.62%</span>'''

Counties with highest percentage of Democratic vote:
# '''<span style="color:blue;">[[Washington, D.C.]] 90.86%</span>'''
# '''<span style="color:blue;">[[The Bronx|Bronx County, New York]] 88.52%</span>'''
# '''<span style="color:blue;">[[Prince George's County, Maryland]] 88.13%</span>'''
# '''<span style="color:blue;">[[Petersburg, Virginia]] 87.20%</span>'''
# '''<span style="color:blue;">[[Claiborne County, Mississippi]] 86.80%</span>'''

=== Maps ===
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File:Results by state, shaded according to winning candidate's percentage of the vote 2016.svg|Results by state, shaded according to winning candidate's percentage of the vote
File:2016 Presidential Election by Vote Distribution Among States.svg|Results by vote distribution among states. The size of each state's pie chart is proportional to its number of electoral votes.
File:2016 Presidential Election by County.svg|Results by county. Red denotes counties that went to Trump; blue denotes counties that went to Clinton.
File:2016 United States presidential election results map by county.svg|Results by county, shaded according to winning candidate's percentage of the vote
File:ElectorScaledUS2016.svg|A discontinuous [[cartogram]] of the 2016 United States presidential election
File:United States presidential election, 2016 Cartogram.png|A continuous [[cartogram]] of the 2016 United States presidential election
File:Cartogram—2016 Electoral Vote.svg|A discretized [[cartogram]] of the 2016 United States presidential election using squares
File:USA electoral votes 2016 hex cartogram.svg|A discretized [[cartogram]] of the 2016 United States presidential election using hexagons
File:2016 presidential election, results by congressional district (popular vote margin).svg|Results of election by congressional district, shaded by winning candidate's percentage of the vote
File:U.S. 2012 to 2016 presidential election swing.svg|County swing from 2012 to 2016
File:2016 United States presidential election - Percentage of votes cast for Gary Johnson by county.svg|Results by county, shaded according to percentage of the vote for '''Gary Johnson'''
File:2016 United States presidential election - Percentage of votes cast for Jill Stein by county.svg|Results by county, shaded according to percentage of the vote for '''Jill Stein'''
File:EvanMcMullin2016.svg|Results by county, shaded according to percentage of the vote for '''Evan McMullin'''
File:2016 U.S. presidential election margins.svg|Results by state, shaded according to margin of victory
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