What states did Trump win in 2016 presidential election?
PRESIDENT Trump won 306 out of the 270 electoral votes needed to secure the presidency in 2016.
Trump took the states with the biggest elector impact, which gave him a significant advantage against Hillary Clinton during the race.
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What states did Trump win in the previous election?
President Trump swept the electoral college in the 2016 election which allowed him to win the US presidency.
States Trump won in 2016
- Idaho
- Utah
- Arizona
- Montana
- Wyoming
- North Dakota
- South Dakota
- Nebraska
- Kansas
- Oklahoma
- Texas
- Indiana
- Ohio
- Iowa
- Missouri
- Arkansas
- Louisiana
- Mississippi
- Wisconsin
- Michigan
- Kentucky
- Tennessee
- Alabama
- Florida
- West Virginia
- Pennsylvania
- South Carolina
- North Carolina
- Georgia
- Maine (with spit votes)
What states did the Democrats win in 2016?
Clinton was the winner of the popular vote but failed to secure the electoral college by 38 points during the 2016 election.
The Democrats secured the electoral votes of these states:
- Oregon
- Washington
- California
- Colorado
- New Mexico
- Minnesota
- Illinois
- Virginia
- New York
- Massachusetts
- Vermont
- New Hampshire
- Rhode Island
- Connecticut
- New Jersey
- Delaware
- Maryland
- Washington D.C.
- Maine (with split votes)
How does the electoral college determine votes?
Congressional representatives are determined by a state's population, and electors are assigned based on the number of representatives.
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States with larger populations have more electors - with every state having at least three electors.
There are 435 representatives in total and 100 senators.
Due to the 23rd amendment, capital city Washington, D.C. has three electors, making the combined number a total of 538 electors.
