November 8, 2016 · The Polarized Era · 538 electoral votes, 270 to win
Trump lost the popular vote by nearly three million yet won 304 electoral votes by flipping Pennsylvania, Michigan and Wisconsin by a combined 78,000 votes, the fifth inversion and the biggest polling shock since 1948. Seven faithless electors scattered, a modern record.
Elected
Donald Trump
Republican
Electoral vote
304 of 538
won while losing the popular vote
Popular vote
46.1%
62,984,828 votes
Turnout
60.1%
VEP 59.2% · VAP 55.7%
The result
Donald Trump
Republican · 46.09% of votes
304
electoral votes
Hillary Clinton
Democratic · 48.18% of votes
227
electoral votes
Gary Johnson
Libertarian · 3.28% of votes
—
electoral votes
Jill Stein
Green · 1.07% of votes
—
electoral votes
Evan McMullin
Independent · 0.54% of votes
—
electoral votes
Darrell Castle
Constitution · 0.15% of votes
—
electoral votes
EV share
Donald Trump
Republican
Mike Pence
304
62,984,828
46.09%
30
Hillary Clinton
Democratic
Tim Kaine
227
65,844,610
48.18%
21
Gary Johnson
Libertarian
William Weld
—
4,489,341
3.28%
—
Jill Stein
Green
Ajamu Baraka
—
1,457,218
1.07%
—
Evan McMullin
Independent
Mindy Finn
—
731,991
0.54%
—
Darrell Castle
Constitution
Scott Bradley
—
203,090
0.15%
—
135,711,078 votes recorded for the candidates listed.
Results by state
Alabama
Donald Trump · 62.1% · runner-up Hillary Clinton 34.4%
9
electoral votes
Alaska
Donald Trump · 51.3% · runner-up Hillary Clinton 36.5%
3
electoral votes
Arizona
Donald Trump · 48.7% · runner-up Hillary Clinton 45.1%
11
electoral votes
Arkansas
Donald Trump · 60.6% · runner-up Hillary Clinton 33.6%
6
electoral votes
California
Hillary Clinton · 61.7% · runner-up Donald Trump 31.6%
55
electoral votes
Colorado
Hillary Clinton · 48.2% · runner-up Donald Trump 43.3%
9
electoral votes
Connecticut
Hillary Clinton · 54.6% · runner-up Donald Trump 40.9%
7
electoral votes
Delaware
Hillary Clinton · 53.1% · runner-up Donald Trump 41.7%
3
electoral votes
District of Columbia
Hillary Clinton · 90.9% · runner-up Donald Trump 4.1%
3
electoral votes
Florida
Donald Trump · 49.0% · runner-up Hillary Clinton 47.8%
29
electoral votes
Georgia
Donald Trump · 50.8% · runner-up Hillary Clinton 45.6%
16
electoral votes
Hawaii
Hillary Clinton · 62.2% · runner-up Donald Trump 30.0%
3 Clinton · 1 Others
electoral votes
Alabama
Donald Trump
62.1%
9
Hillary Clinton · 34.4%
Alaska
Donald Trump
51.3%
3
Hillary Clinton · 36.5%
Arizona
Donald Trump
48.7%
11
Hillary Clinton · 45.1%
Arkansas
Donald Trump
60.6%
6
Hillary Clinton · 33.6%
California
Hillary Clinton
61.7%
55
Donald Trump · 31.6%
Colorado
Hillary Clinton
48.2%
9
Donald Trump · 43.3%
Connecticut
Hillary Clinton
54.6%
7
Donald Trump · 40.9%
Delaware
Hillary Clinton
53.1%
3
Donald Trump · 41.7%
District of Columbia
Hillary Clinton
90.9%
3
Donald Trump · 4.1%
Florida
Donald Trump
49.0%
29
Hillary Clinton · 47.8%
Georgia
Donald Trump
50.8%
16
Hillary Clinton · 45.6%
Hawaii
Hillary Clinton
62.2%
3 Clinton · 1 Others
Donald Trump · 30.0%
Idaho
Donald Trump
59.3%
4
Hillary Clinton · 27.5%
Illinois
Hillary Clinton
55.8%
20
Donald Trump · 38.8%
Indiana
Donald Trump
56.9%
11
Hillary Clinton · 37.8%
Iowa
Donald Trump
51.1%
6
Hillary Clinton · 41.7%
Kansas
Donald Trump
56.6%
6
Hillary Clinton · 36.0%
Kentucky
Donald Trump
62.5%
8
Hillary Clinton · 32.7%
Louisiana
Donald Trump
58.1%
8
Hillary Clinton · 38.5%
Maine
Hillary Clinton
47.8%
2
Donald Trump · 44.9%
Maryland
Hillary Clinton
60.3%
10
Donald Trump · 33.9%
Massachusetts
Hillary Clinton
60.0%
11
Donald Trump · 32.8%
Michigan
Donald Trump
47.5%
16
Hillary Clinton · 47.3%
Minnesota
Hillary Clinton
46.4%
10
Donald Trump · 44.9%
Mississippi
Donald Trump
57.9%
6
Hillary Clinton · 40.1%
Missouri
Donald Trump
56.8%
10
Hillary Clinton · 38.1%
Montana
Donald Trump
56.2%
3
Hillary Clinton · 35.8%
Nebraska
Donald Trump
58.8%
2
Hillary Clinton · 33.7%
Nevada
Hillary Clinton
47.9%
6
Donald Trump · 45.5%
New Hampshire
Hillary Clinton
46.8%
4
Donald Trump · 46.5%
New Jersey
Hillary Clinton
55.5%
14
Donald Trump · 41.4%
New Mexico
Hillary Clinton
48.3%
5
Donald Trump · 40.0%
New York
Hillary Clinton
59.0%
29
Donald Trump · 36.5%
North Carolina
Donald Trump
49.8%
15
Hillary Clinton · 46.2%
North Dakota
Donald Trump
63.0%
3
Hillary Clinton · 27.2%
Ohio
Donald Trump
51.7%
18
Hillary Clinton · 43.6%
Oklahoma
Donald Trump
65.3%
7
Hillary Clinton · 28.9%
Oregon
Hillary Clinton
50.1%
7
Donald Trump · 39.1%
Pennsylvania
Donald Trump
48.2%
20
Hillary Clinton · 47.5%
Rhode Island
Hillary Clinton
54.4%
4
Donald Trump · 38.9%
South Carolina
Donald Trump
54.9%
9
Hillary Clinton · 40.7%
South Dakota
Donald Trump
61.5%
3
Hillary Clinton · 31.7%
Tennessee
Donald Trump
60.7%
11
Hillary Clinton · 34.7%
Texas
Donald Trump
52.2%
36 Trump · 2 Others
Hillary Clinton · 43.2%
Utah
Donald Trump
45.5%
6
Hillary Clinton · 27.5%
Vermont
Hillary Clinton
56.7%
3
Donald Trump · 30.3%
Virginia
Hillary Clinton
49.7%
13
Donald Trump · 44.4%
Washington
Hillary Clinton
52.5%
8 Clinton · 4 Others
Donald Trump · 36.8%
West Virginia
Donald Trump
68.5%
5
Hillary Clinton · 26.4%
Wisconsin
Donald Trump
47.2%
10
Hillary Clinton · 46.5%
Wyoming
Donald Trump
68.2%
3
Hillary Clinton · 21.9%
The state table accounts for 226 of Hillary Clinton's 227 official electoral votes; 300 of Donald Trump's 304 official electoral votes. The remainder reflect split delegations, district allocations, faithless electors or votes not counted, as recorded at the electoral count.
The Congress it seated
115th Congress
2017–2019
Unified government
Senate
46–52 +2
Republican control · Democratic–Republican +2 independents