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2016 Electoral College Results

President Donald J. Trump [R]
Main Opponent Hillary Clinton [D]
Electoral Vote* Winner:   304 Main Opponent:   227 Total/Majority:   538/270
Vice President Michael R. Pence (305)
V.P. Opponent:   Timothy Kaine (227)
Notes

Maine distributes its electoral votes proportionally by Congressional district, with two at-large electors representing the statewide winning presidential and vice presidential candidates and one elector each representing the winners from its two Congressional districts. For the first time since adopting this system, Maine's four electoral votes were split between the two major party tickets. 

There were faithless votes cast for president and vice president in Hawaii, Texas, and Washington.

 

Electoral College Certificates and Votes by State

  • Click on the name of a State to see its Certificate of Ascertainment.
  • Click on the number of electoral votes for each State to see its Certificate of Vote.
State Number of
Electoral Votes for Each State		 For President For Vice-President
Donald Trump,
of New York		 Other Hillary Clinton,
of New York		 Other Mike Pence,
of Indiana		 Other Tim Kaine,
of Virginia		 Other
Alabama 9 9 - - - 9 - - -
Alaska 3 3 - - - 3 - - -
Arizona 11 11 - - - 11 - - -
Arkansas 6 6 - - - 6 - - -
California 55 - - 55 - - - 55 -
Colorado 9 - - 9 - - - 9 -
Connecticut 7 - - 7 - - - 7 -
Delaware 3 - - 3 - - - 3 -
District of Columbia 3 - - 3 - - - 3 -
Florida 29 29 - - - 29 - - -
Georgia 16 16 - - - 16 - - -
Hawaii* 4 - - 3 1 - - 3 1
Idaho 4 4 - - - 4 - - -
Illinois 20 - - 20 - - - 20 -
Indiana 11 11 - - - 11 - - -
Iowa 6 6 - - - 6 - - -
Kansas 6 6 - - - 6 - - -
Kentucky 8 8 - - - 8 - - -
Louisiana 8 8 - - - 8 - - -
Maine** 4 1 - 3 - 1 - 3 -
Maryland 10 - - 10 - - - 10 -
Massachusetts 11 - - 11 - - - 11 -
Michigan 16 16 - - - 16 - - -
Minnesota 10 - - 10 - - - 10 -
Mississippi 6 6 - - - 6 - - -
Missouri 10 10 - - - 10 - - -
Montana 3 3 - - - 3 - - -
Nebraska 5 5 - - - 5 - - -
Nevada 6 - - 6 - - - 6 -
New Hampshire 4 - - 4 - - - 4 -
New Jersey 14 - - 14 - - - 14 -
New Mexico 5 - - 5 - - - 5 -
New York 29 - - 29 - - - 29 -
North Carolina 15 15 - - - 15 - - -
North Dakota 3 3 - - - 3 - - -
Ohio 18 18 - - - 18 - - -
Oklahoma 7 7 - - - 7 - - -
Oregon 7 - - 7 - - - 7 -
Pennsylvania 20 20 - - - 20 - - -
Rhode Island 4 - - 4 - - - 4 -
South Carolina 9 9 - - - 9 - - -
South Dakota 3 3 - - - 3 - - -
Tennessee 11 11 - - - 11 - - -
Texas*** 38 36 2 - - 37 1 - -
Utah 6 6 - - - 6 - - -
Vermont 3 - - 3 - - - 3 -
Virginia 13 - - 13 - - - 13 -
Washington**** 12 - - 8 4 - - 8 4
West Virginia 5 5 - - - 5 - - -
Wisconsin 10 10 - - - 10 - - -
Wyoming 3 3 - - - 3 - - -
Total 538 304 2 227 5 305 1 227 5
Notes

   *Hawaii does not appoint its electors proportionally. Due to faithless voting, the electoral votes for Hawaii were: for President, Clinton 3 and Bernie Sanders 1; for Vice President, Kaine 3 and Elizabeth Warren 1.
  **Maine appoints its electors proportionally. Clinton/Kaine won in the First Congressional District and took the state; Trump/Pence won the Second Congressional District. Maine's electoral votes were proportionally awarded accordingly: for President, Clinton 3 and Trump 1; for Vice President, Kaine 3 and Pence 1.
 ***Texas does not appoint its electors proportionally. Due to faithless voting, the electoral votes for Texas were: for President, Trump 36, Ron Paul 1, and John Kasich 1; for Vice President, Pence 37 and Carly Fiorina 1.
****Washington does not appoint its electors proportionally. Due to faithless voting, the electoral votes for Washington were: for President, Clinton 8, Colin Powell 3, and Faith Spotted Eagle 1; for Vice President, Kaine 8, Elizabeth Warren 1, Susan Collins 1, Maria Cantwell 1, and Winona LaDuke 1.
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