Compare the 2012 Election with the 2016
Election:
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After eight years of President Barack Obama,
Americans had the choice to make history, one way or another. Either
they could elect Democratic nominee, the former Senator, First Lady,
and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton as the first female President.
Or
they could elect Billionaire Businessman Donald Trump, who had never served in the military
or an elected office. Trump was nominated by the Republicans after
beating 16 primary challengers. The major issues were Barack Obama's health
care act (called "Obamacare"), the economy, and the Obama legacy.
Clinton's lax use of State Department e-mails and Trump's negative treatment of women and
minorities were also major issues. Trump also campaigned on ending
illegal immigration, reforming trade practices, and restoring
economic health. His signature slogan was "Make America Great
Again." Secretary Clinton campaigned on bringing America together,
donning the slogan "Better Together." Although Clinton won the popular
vote, Trump managed to win in the economically challenged Rust
Belt, including three states that had not voted Republican since
the 1980s. Thus, Trump was able to win in the Electoral
College.
This election featured the
highest number of faithless electors in history. Faithless electors
do not vote for the candidate they were pledged to support. Those
votes are shown below.
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FAITHLESS ELECTOR
VOTES:
Hawaii: Bernie Sanders received 1 vote
for President and Elizabeth Warren received 1 vote for
Vice-President.
Texas: Ron Paul and John Kasich each received one
vote for President. Carly Fiorina received one vote for
Vice-President.
Washington: Colin Powell received 3 votes for
President and Faith Spotted Eagle received 1 vote for President.
Elizabeth Warren, Susan Collins, Maria Cantwell, and Winona LaDuke
each received 1 vote for Vice-President. |
| UNITED STATES |
VOTES |
PERCENT |
ELECTORAL VOTE |
Trump/Pence
 |
62,984,824 |
46 |
304 |
 Clinton/Kaine + |
65,853,510 |
48 |
227 |
 Johnson/Weld |
4,489,221 |
3 |
0 |
 Stein/Baraka |
1,457,217 |
1 |
0 |
McMullin/Johnson |
720,078 |
0 |
0 |
 Unidentified
Write-Ins |
455,174 |
0 |
0 |
|
All Other Candidates |
339,786 |
0 |
7 |
Castle/Bradley |
202,605 |
0 |
0 |
| ALABAMA |
VOTES |
PERCENT |
ELECTORAL VOTE |
|
Trump/Pence |
1,318,255 |
62 |
9 |
| Clinton/Kaine + |
729,547 |
34 |
0 |
| ALASKA |
VOTES |
PERCENT |
ELECTORAL VOTE |
|
Trump/Pence
|
163,387 |
51 |
3 |
| Clinton/Kaine + |
116,454 |
37 |
0 |
| Johnson/Weld |
18,725 |
6 |
0 |
| ARIZONA |
VOTES |
PERCENT |
ELECTORAL VOTE |
|
Trump/Pence
|
1,252,401 |
48 |
11 |
| Clinton/Kaine + |
1,161,167 |
45 |
0 |
| ARKANSAS |
VOTES |
PERCENT |
ELECTORAL VOTE |
|
Trump/Pence
|
684,872 |
61 |
6 |
| Clinton/Kaine + |
380,494 |
34 |
0 |
| CALIFORNIA |
VOTES |
PERCENT |
ELECTORAL VOTE |
|
Trump/Pence |
4,483,810 |
31 |
0 |
| Clinton/Kaine +
|
8,753,788 |
61 |
55 |
| COLORADO |
VOTES |
PERCENT |
ELECTORAL VOTE |
|
Trump/Pence |
1,202,484 |
43 |
0 |
| Clinton/Kaine +
|
1,338,870 |
48 |
9 |
| Johnson/Weld |
144,121 |
5 |
0 |
| CONNECTICUT |
VOTES |
PERCENT |
ELECTORAL VOTE |
|
Trump/Pence |
673,215 |
41 |
0 |
| Clinton/Kaine +
|
897,572 |
55 |
7 |
| DELAWARE |
VOTES |
PERCENT |
ELECTORAL VOTE |
|
Trump/Pence |
185,127 |
42 |
0 |
| Clinton/Kaine +
|
235,603 |
53 |
3 |
| DISTRICT
OF COLUMBIA |
VOTES |
PERCENT |
ELECTORAL VOTE |
|
Trump/Pence |
12,723 |
4 |
0 |
| Clinton/Kaine +
|
282,830 |
91 |
3 |
| FLORIDA |
VOTES |
PERCENT |
ELECTORAL VOTE |
|
Trump/Pence
|
4,617,886 |
49 |
29 |
| Clinton/Kaine + |
4,504,975 |
47 |
0 |
| GEORGIA |
VOTES |
PERCENT |
ELECTORAL VOTE |
|
Trump/Pence
|
2,089,104 |
50 |
16 |
| Clinton/Kaine + |
1,877,963 |
45 |
0 |
| HAWAII |
VOTES |
PERCENT |
ELECTORAL VOTE |
|
Trump/Pence |
128,847 |
30 |
0 |
| Clinton/Kaine +
|
266,891 |
62 |
3* |
| IDAHO |
VOTES |
PERCENT |
ELECTORAL VOTE |
|
Trump/Pence
|
409,055 |
59 |
4 |
| Clinton/Kaine + |
189,765 |
27 |
0 |
|
McMullin/Johnson |
46,476 |
7 |
0 |
| ILLINOIS |
VOTES |
PERCENT |
ELECTORAL VOTE |
|
Trump/Pence |
2,146,015 |
38 |
0 |
| Clinton/Kaine +
|
3,090,729 |
55 |
20 |
| INDIANA |
VOTES |
PERCENT |
ELECTORAL VOTE |
|
Trump/Pence
|
1,557,286 |
56 |
11 |
| Clinton/Kaine + |
1,033,126 |
37 |
0 |
| Johnson/Weld |
133,993 |
5 |
0 |
| IOWA |
VOTES |
PERCENT |
ELECTORAL VOTE |
|
Trump/Pence
|
800,983 |
51 |
6 |
| Clinton/Kaine + |
653,669 |
42 |
0 |
| KANSAS |
VOTES |
PERCENT |
ELECTORAL VOTE |
|
Trump/Pence
|
671,018 |
56 |
6 |
| Clinton/Kaine + |
427,005 |
36 |
0 |
| Johnson/Weld |
55,406 |
5 |
0 |
| KENTUCKY |
VOTES |
PERCENT |
ELECTORAL VOTE |
|
Trump/Pence
|
1,202,971 |
63 |
8 |
| Clinton/Kaine + |
628,854 |
33 |
0 |
| LOUISIANA |
VOTES |
PERCENT |
ELECTORAL VOTE |
|
Trump/Pence
|
1,178,638 |
58 |
8 |
| Clinton/Kaine + |
780,154 |
38 |
0 |
| MAINE |
VOTES |
PERCENT |
ELECTORAL VOTE |
|
Trump/Pence |
335,593 |
45 |
1 |
| Clinton/Kaine +
|
357,735 |
48 |
3 |
| Johnson/Weld |
38,105 |
5 |
0 |
| MARYLAND |
VOTES |
PERCENT |
ELECTORAL VOTE |
|
Trump/Pence |
943,169 |
34 |
0 |
| Clinton/Kaine +
|
1,677,928 |
60 |
10 |
| MASSACHUSETTS |
VOTES |
PERCENT |
ELECTORAL VOTE |
|
Trump/Pence |
1,090,893 |
33 |
0 |
| Clinton/Kaine +
|
1,995,196 |
60 |
11 |
| MICHIGAN |
VOTES |
PERCENT |
ELECTORAL VOTE |
|
Trump/Pence
|
2,279,543 |
47 |
16 |
| Clinton/Kaine + |
2,268,839 |
47 |
0 |
| MINNESOTA |
VOTES |
PERCENT |
ELECTORAL VOTE |
|
Trump/Pence |
1,322,951 |
45 |
0 |
| Clinton/Kaine +
|
1,367,716 |
46 |
10 |
| MISSISSIPPI |
VOTES |
PERCENT |
ELECTORAL
VOTE |
|
Trump/Pence
|
700,714 |
58 |
6 |
| Clinton/Kaine + |
485,131 |
40 |
0 |
| MISSOURI |
VOTES |
PERCENT |
ELECTORAL VOTE |
|
Trump/Pence
|
1,594,511 |
56 |
10 |
| Clinton/Kaine + |
1,071,068 |
38 |
0 |
| MONTANA |
VOTES |
PERCENT |
ELECTORAL VOTE |
|
Trump/Pence
|
279,240 |
56 |
3 |
| Clinton/Kaine + |
177,709 |
35 |
0 |
| Johnson/Weld |
28,037 |
6 |
0 |
| NEBRASKA |
VOTES |
PERCENT |
ELECTORAL
VOTE |
|
Trump/Pence
|
495,961 |
59 |
5 |
| Clinton/Kaine + |
284,494 |
34 |
0 |
| Johnson/Weld |
38,946 |
5 |
0 |
| NEVADA |
VOTES |
PERCENT |
ELECTORAL VOTE |
|
Trump/Pence |
512,058 |
46 |
0 |
| Clinton/Kaine +
|
539,260 |
48 |
6 |
| NEW HAMPSHIRE |
VOTES |
PERCENT |
ELECTORAL VOTE |
|
Trump/Pence |
345,790 |
46 |
0 |
| Clinton/Kaine +
|
348,526 |
47 |
4 |
| NEW
JERSEY |
VOTES |
PERCENT |
ELECTORAL
VOTE |
|
Trump/Pence |
1,601,933 |
41 |
0 |
| Clinton/Kaine +
|
2,148,278 |
55 |
14 |
| NEW MEXICO |
VOTES |
PERCENT |
ELECTORAL VOTE |
|
Trump/Pence |
319,667 |
40 |
0 |
| Clinton/Kaine +
|
385,234 |
48 |
5 |
| Johnson/Weld |
74,541 |
9 |
0 |
| NEW
YORK |
VOTES |
PERCENT |
ELECTORAL
VOTE |
|
Trump/Pence |
2,819,533 |
37 |
0 |
| Clinton/Kaine +
|
4,556,118 |
59 |
29 |
| NORTH CAROLINA |
VOTES |
PERCENT |
ELECTORAL VOTE |
|
Trump/Pence
|
2,362,631 |
50 |
15 |
| Clinton/Kaine + |
2,189,316 |
46 |
0 |
| NORTH
DAKOTA |
VOTES |
PERCENT |
ELECTORAL
VOTE |
|
Trump/Pence
|
216,794 |
63 |
3 |
| Clinton/Kaine + |
93,758 |
27 |
0 |
| Johnson/Weld |
21,434 |
6 |
0 |
| OHIO |
VOTES |
PERCENT |
ELECTORAL VOTE |
|
Trump/Pence
|
2,841,005 |
51 |
18 |
| Clinton/Kaine + |
2,394,164 |
43 |
0 |
| OKLAHOMA |
VOTES |
PERCENT |
ELECTORAL
VOTE |
|
Trump/Pence
|
949,136 |
65 |
7 |
| Clinton/Kaine + |
420,375 |
29 |
0 |
| Johnson/Weld |
83,481 |
6 |
0 |
| OREGON |
VOTES |
PERCENT |
ELECTORAL
VOTE |
|
Trump/Pence |
782,403 |
39 |
0 |
| Clinton/Kaine +
|
1,002,106 |
50 |
7 |
| Johnson/Weld |
94,231 |
5 |
0 |
| PENNSYLVANIA |
VOTES |
PERCENT |
ELECTORAL VOTE |
|
Trump/Pence
|
2,970,733 |
48 |
20 |
| Clinton/Kaine + |
2,926,441 |
47 |
0 |
| RHODE
ISLAND |
VOTES |
PERCENT |
ELECTORAL
VOTE |
|
Trump/Pence |
180,543 |
39 |
0 |
| Clinton/Kaine +
|
252,525 |
54 |
4 |
| SOUTH
CAROLINA |
VOTES |
PERCENT |
ELECTORAL
VOTE |
|
Trump/Pence
|
1,155,389 |
55 |
9 |
| Clinton/Kaine + |
855,373 |
41 |
0 |
| SOUTH
DAKOTA |
VOTES |
PERCENT |
ELECTORAL
VOTE |
|
Trump/Pence
|
227,721 |
62 |
3 |
| Clinton/Kaine + |
117,458 |
32 |
0 |
| Johnson/Weld |
20,850 |
6 |
0 |
| TENNESSEE |
VOTES |
PERCENT |
ELECTORAL
VOTE |
|
Trump/Pence
|
1,522,925 |
61 |
11 |
| Clinton/Kaine + |
870,695 |
35 |
0 |
| TEXAS |
VOTES |
PERCENT |
ELECTORAL
VOTE |
|
Trump/Pence
|
4,685,047 |
52 |
36* |
| Clinton/Kaine + |
3,877,868 |
43 |
0 |
| UTAH |
VOTES |
PERCENT |
ELECTORAL
VOTE |
|
Trump/Pence
|
515,231 |
45 |
6 |
| Clinton/Kaine + |
310,676 |
27 |
0 |
|
McMullin/Johnson |
243,690 |
21 |
0 |
| VERMONT |
VOTES |
PERCENT |
ELECTORAL
VOTE |
|
Trump/Pence |
95,369 |
30 |
0 |
| Clinton/Kaine +
|
178,573 |
57 |
3 |
|
Unidentified
Write-Ins |
22,177 |
7 |
0 |
|
VIRGINIA |
VOTES |
PERCENT |
ELECTORAL VOTE |
|
Trump/Pence |
1,769,443 |
44 |
0 |
| Clinton/Kaine +
|
1,981,473 |
50 |
13 |
| WASHINGTON |
VOTES |
PERCENT |
ELECTORAL
VOTE |
|
Trump/Pence |
1,221,747 |
37 |
0 |
| Clinton/Kaine +
|
1,742,718 |
53 |
8* |
| Johnson/Weld |
160,879 |
5 |
0 |
| WEST
VIRGINIA |
VOTES |
PERCENT |
ELECTORAL
VOTE |
|
Trump/Pence
|
489,371 |
68 |
5 |
| Clinton/Kaine + |
188,794 |
26 |
0 |
| WISCONSIN |
VOTES |
PERCENT |
ELECTORAL VOTE |
|
Trump/Pence
|
1,405,284 |
47 |
10 |
| Clinton/Kaine + |
1,382,536 |
46 |
0 |
| WYOMING |
VOTES |
PERCENT |
ELECTORAL
VOTE |
|
Trump/Pence
|
174,419 |
68 |
3 |
| Clinton/Kaine + |
55,973 |
22 |
0 |
| Johnson/Weld |
13,287 |
5 |
0 |
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