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The2016 United States presidential straw poll in Guam was held on November 8, 2016.Guam is aterritory and not astate. Thus, it is ineligible to elect members of theElectoral College, who would then in turn cast direct electoral votes forpresident and forvice president. To draw attention to this fact, the territory conducts a non-bindingpresidential straw poll during the general election as if they did elect members to the Electoral College.[1]
The territory still participated in theU.S. presidential caucuses and primaries, like the other states and territories.[2]
Democratic Party nomineeHillary Clinton won the poll with over 70% of the vote. This was the first time since the1980 straw poll that Guam backed the candidate that lost the presidency.
Though the votes of Guam citizens do not count in the November general election, the territory nonetheless conducts a presidential straw poll to gauge islanders' preference for president every election year. The poll has been held in Guam during every presidential election since1980.[3] In every election between 1984 and 2012, the outcome of the poll had aligned with the results of the mainland.[3]
Beyond the nominees of the Democratic Party and Republican Party,Socialist Party USA nomineeMimi Soltysik appeared on the 2016 ballot.[4]
The 2016 straw poll favored nominee Clinton over Trump by approximately three to one.[5][6] It was the first time since the straw poll began in 1980 that the poll failed to predict the outcome of the election (though it did accurately forecast the winner of the popular vote).[7][8]
| 2016 United States presidential straw poll in Guam[9] | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Running mate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Democratic | Hillary Clinton | Tim Kaine | 23,052 | 71.62% | |
| Republican | Donald Trump | Mike Pence | 7,779 | 24.17% | |
| Socialist | Mimi Soltysik | Angela Nicole Walker | 1,357 | 4.22% | |
| Totals | 32,188 | 100.00% | |||
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