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The2016 United States presidential election in Washington took place on November 8, 2016, as part of the2016 United States presidential election.Washington was won byHillary Clinton, who won the state with 52.54% of the vote overDonald Trump's 36.83%, a margin of 15.71%. All of the state's 12electoral votes were assigned to Clinton, though fourdefected. Trump prevailed in thepresidential election nationally.
In thepresidential primaries, Washington voterschose theRepublican Party's nominee; theDemocratic Partyused the caucus system, and theGreen Party's nominee was chosen in a convention. Although Clinton's 52.5% percent of the vote was a reduction fromBarack Obama's 56.2% in2012,[2] Trump receiving an even greater drop in percentage compared toMitt Romney's 41.3% made Washington one of 11 states (along with the District of Columbia) where Clinton improved upon Obama's margin of victory.[3] This was the first presidential election in which the Republican Party wonGrays Harbor andPacific counties since1928 and1952, respectively.[4]
This election was also the first time that the Republican Party had wonCowlitz County since1980, and the first time they had wonMason County since1984.[5] Additionally, Trump became the first Republican ever to win the White House without carryingIsland County, as well as the first to do so without carryingWhitman County sinceWilliam McKinley in1900.[citation needed] Despite Clinton's victory, four Democratic electorsdefected:[6] Three voted for former U.S. secretary of stateColin Powell, making him the first African-American Republican to receive electoral votes,[7] while Native American activistRobert Satiacum Jr. cast his vote for fellow activistFaith Spotted Eagle, making her the first Native American to receive an electoral vote for president.[8]
Washington has voted for the Democratic candidate in every presidential election since1988. While the state's Senate was majority Republican in 2016, both of Washington's United States Senators are Democrats, as well as a majority of the state's U.S. House delegation. Barack Obama defeatedJohn McCain by 17.18% in2008 andMitt Romney by 14.87% in2012.
Bernie Sanders bested Hillary Clinton in the Democratic presidential caucus on March 26, 2016:
The state also held a non-binding presidential primary on May 24, the same date as the state's Republican primary. Hillary Clinton won the preference vote.
| Washington Democratic caucuses, March 26, 2016 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | District delegates | Estimated delegates | |||
| Count | Percentage | Pledged | Unpledged | Total | |
| Bernie Sanders | 19,159 | 72.72% | 74 | 0 | 74 |
| Hillary Clinton | 7,140 | 27.10% | 27 | 10 | 37 |
| Others | |||||
| Uncommitted | 46 | 0.18% | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| Total | 26,345 | 100% | 101 | 17 | 118 |
| Source:[9] | |||||
| Candidate | Popular vote | Estimated delegates | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | Percentage | Pledged | Unpledged | Total | |
| Hillary Clinton | 420,461 | 52.38% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bernie Sanders | 382,293 | 47.62% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Others | |||||
| Uncommitted | |||||
| Total | 802,754 | 100% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Source:Washington Secretary of State - Official Results | |||||
Four candidates appeared on the Republican presidential primary ballot on May 24, 2016:
| Candidate | Votes | Percentage | Actual delegate count | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bound | Unbound | Total | |||
| Donald Trump | 455,023 | 75.46% | 41 | 0 | 41 |
| Ted Cruz(withdrawn) | 65,172 | 10.81% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Kasich(withdrawn) | 58,954 | 9.78% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ben Carson(withdrawn) | 23,849 | 3.96% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Uncommitted | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||
| Unprojected delegates: | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total: | 602,998 | 100.00% | 44 | 0 | 44 |
| Source:The Green Papers | |||||
This state's Green Party state convention was on May 15. Ballots were emailed to members within a week after the convention.[10]
| Candidate | Votes | Percentage | National delegates |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jill Stein | - | 91.7 | 5 |
| William Kreml | - | - | - |
| Sedinam Kinamo Christin Moyowasifza Curry | - | - | - |
| Kent Mesplay | - | - | - |
| Darryl Cherney | - | - | - |
| Total | - | - | 5 |
| Source | Ranking | As of |
|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Times[11] | Safe D | November 6, 2016 |
| CNN[12] | Safe D | November 4, 2016 |
| Cook Political Report[13] | Safe D | November 7, 2016 |
| Electoral-vote.com[14] | Safe D | November 8, 2016 |
| Rothenberg Political Report[15] | Safe D | November 7, 2016 |
| Sabato's Crystal Ball[16] | Safe D | November 7, 2016 |
| RealClearPolitics[17] | Likely D | November 8, 2016 |
| Fox News[18] | Safe D | November 7, 2016 |
Democrat Hillary Clinton won every pre-election poll and all but one by double digits. The average of the final three polls showed Hillary Clinton leading Donald Trump 50.3% to 36%.[19]
Washington joined the Union in November 1889 and has participated in all elections from 1892 onwards.
Since 1900, Washington voted Democratic 51.72 percent of the time and Republican 44.83 percent of the time. Since 1988, Washington had voted for the Democratic Party in each presidential election, and the same was expected to happen in 2016.[20]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Hillary Clinton Tim Kaine | 1,742,718 | 52.54% | −3.62% | |
| Republican | Donald Trump Mike Pence | 1,221,747 | 36.83% | −4.46% | |
| Libertarian | Gary Johnson Bill Weld | 160,879 | 4.85% | +3.50% | |
| Green | Jill Stein Ajamu Baraka | 58,417 | 1.76% | +1.09% | |
| Constitution | Darrell Castle Scott Bradley | 17,623 | 0.53% | +0.25% | |
| Socialist Workers | Alyson Kennedy Osborne Hart | 4,307 | 0.13% | +0.09% | |
| Socialism and Liberation | Gloria La Riva Eugene Puryear | 3,523 | 0.11% | +0.07% | |
| Write-in | 107,805 | 3.25% | N/A | ||
| Total votes | 3,317,019 | 100.00% | N/A | ||
| County[22][21] | Hillary Clinton Democratic | Donald Trump Republican | Various candidates Other parties | Margin | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| Adams | 1,299 | 27.16% | 3,083 | 64.47% | 400 | 8.36% | -1,784 | -37.31% | 4,782 |
| Asotin | 3,134 | 31.42% | 5,741 | 57.56% | 1,099 | 11.02% | -2,607 | -26.14% | 9,974 |
| Benton | 26,360 | 31.53% | 47,194 | 56.46% | 10,038 | 12.01% | -20,834 | -24.92% | 83,592 |
| Chelan | 13,032 | 37.85% | 18,114 | 52.61% | 3,287 | 9.55% | -5,082 | -14.76% | 34,433 |
| Clallam | 17,677 | 43.61% | 18,794 | 46.37% | 4,062 | 10.02% | -1,117 | -2.76% | 40,533 |
| Clark | 92,757 | 44.49% | 92,441 | 44.34% | 23,287 | 11.17% | 316 | 0.15% | 208,485 |
| Columbia | 526 | 23.60% | 1,497 | 67.16% | 206 | 9.24% | -971 | -43.56% | 2,229 |
| Cowlitz | 17,908 | 37.99% | 24,185 | 51.30% | 5,049 | 10.71% | -6,277 | -13.32% | 47,142 |
| Douglas | 4,918 | 30.93% | 9,603 | 60.39% | 1,380 | 8.68% | -4,685 | -29.46% | 15,901 |
| Ferry | 1,098 | 29.78% | 2,202 | 59.72% | 387 | 10.50% | -1,104 | -29.94% | 3,687 |
| Franklin | 8,886 | 36.10% | 13,206 | 53.65% | 2,522 | 10.25% | -4,320 | -17.55% | 24,614 |
| Garfield | 279 | 22.39% | 851 | 68.30% | 116 | 9.31% | -572 | -45.91% | 1,246 |
| Grant | 7,810 | 26.69% | 18,518 | 63.29% | 2,930 | 10.01% | -10,708 | -36.60% | 29,258 |
| Grays Harbor | 12,020 | 41.02% | 14,067 | 48.01% | 3,214 | 10.97% | -2,047 | -6.99% | 29,301 |
| Island | 20,960 | 47.34% | 18,465 | 41.71% | 4,848 | 10.95% | 2,495 | 5.64% | 44,273 |
| Jefferson | 12,656 | 60.62% | 6,037 | 28.91% | 2,186 | 10.47% | 6,619 | 31.70% | 20,879 |
| King | 718,322 | 69.85% | 216,339 | 21.04% | 93,789 | 9.12% | 501,983 | 48.81% | 1,028,450 |
| Kitsap | 63,156 | 49.05% | 49,018 | 38.07% | 16,596 | 12.89% | 14,138 | 10.98% | 128,770 |
| Kittitas | 7,489 | 38.18% | 10,100 | 51.49% | 2,026 | 10.33% | -2,611 | -13.31% | 19,615 |
| Klickitat | 4,194 | 37.87% | 5,789 | 52.28% | 1,091 | 9.85% | -1,595 | -14.40% | 11,074 |
| Lewis | 9,654 | 27.43% | 21,992 | 62.48% | 3,553 | 10.09% | -12,338 | -35.05% | 35,199 |
| Lincoln | 1,244 | 21.23% | 4,108 | 70.09% | 509 | 8.68% | -2,864 | -48.87% | 5,861 |
| Mason | 11,993 | 41.35% | 13,677 | 47.16% | 3,333 | 11.49% | -1,684 | -5.81% | 29,003 |
| Okanogan | 6,298 | 35.87% | 9,610 | 54.74% | 1,648 | 9.39% | -3,312 | -18.87% | 17,556 |
| Pacific | 4,620 | 42.11% | 5,360 | 48.85% | 992 | 9.04% | -740 | -6.74% | 10,972 |
| Pend Oreille | 1,934 | 27.57% | 4,373 | 62.33% | 709 | 10.11% | -2,439 | -34.76% | 7,016 |
| Pierce | 172,538 | 47.92% | 146,824 | 40.78% | 40,655 | 11.29% | 25,714 | 7.14% | 360,017 |
| San Juan | 7,172 | 64.42% | 2,688 | 24.14% | 1,274 | 11.44% | 4,484 | 40.27% | 11,134 |
| Skagit | 26,690 | 45.97% | 24,736 | 42.60% | 6,633 | 11.42% | 1,954 | 3.37% | 58,059 |
| Skamania | 2,232 | 38.29% | 2,928 | 50.23% | 669 | 11.48% | -696 | -11.94% | 5,829 |
| Snohomish | 185,227 | 52.22% | 128,255 | 36.16% | 41,252 | 11.63% | 56,972 | 16.06% | 354,734 |
| Spokane | 93,767 | 39.72% | 113,435 | 48.06% | 28,848 | 12.22% | -19,668 | -8.33% | 236,050 |
| Stevens | 5,767 | 24.65% | 15,161 | 64.80% | 2,467 | 10.54% | -9,394 | -40.15% | 23,395 |
| Thurston | 68,798 | 51.27% | 48,624 | 36.23% | 16,769 | 12.50% | 20,174 | 15.03% | 134,191 |
| Wahkiakum | 832 | 34.25% | 1,344 | 55.33% | 253 | 10.42% | -512 | -21.08% | 2,429 |
| Walla Walla | 9,694 | 36.96% | 13,651 | 52.05% | 2,883 | 10.99% | -3,957 | -15.09% | 26,228 |
| Whatcom | 60,340 | 53.24% | 40,599 | 35.82% | 12,400 | 10.94% | 19,741 | 17.42% | 113,339 |
| Whitman | 8,146 | 45.19% | 7,403 | 41.06% | 2,479 | 13.75% | 743 | 4.12% | 18,028 |
| Yakima | 31,291 | 39.24% | 41,735 | 52.34% | 6,715 | 8.42% | -10,444 | -13.10% | 79,741 |
| Totals | 1,742,718 | 52.54% | 1,221,747 | 36.83% | 352,554 | 10.63% | 520,971 | 15.71% | 3,317,019 |
Swing by county
Trend relative to the state by county
County flipsDemocratic Hold Gain from Republican | Republican Hold Gain from Democratic
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Clinton won seven of ten congressional districts including one that elected a Republican.[21]
| District | Clinton | Trump | Representative |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 54% | 38% | Suzan DelBene |
| 2nd | 57% | 35% | Rick Larsen |
| 3rd | 43% | 50% | Jaime Herrera Beutler |
| 4th | 35% | 58% | Dan Newhouse |
| 5th | 39% | 52% | Cathy McMorris Rodgers |
| 6th | 52% | 39% | Derek Kilmer |
| 7th | 82% | 12% | Jim McDermott (114th Congress) |
| Pramila Jayapal (115th Congress) | |||
| 8th | 48% | 45% | Dave Reichert |
| 9th | 70% | 23% | Adam Smith |
| 10th | 51% | 40% | Denny Heck |
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