2016 U.S. Presidential Election

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Who won the 2016 U.S. Presidential Election?

Donald Trump won the 2016 U.S. Presidential Election. Donald Trump received 62,984,828 popular votes (46.1%) and 304 electoral votes. The main challenger was Hillary Clinton (48.2%).

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Popular vote Electoral vote

Clinton +2.1 pts · led by 2,868,686 votes

Donald Trump RepublicanWINNER46.1%

62,984,828 votes · 304 electoral

Running mate: Mike Pence

Hillary Clinton Democratic48.2%

65,853,514 votes · 227 electoral

Running mate: Tim Kaine

Gary JohnsonLibertarian3.3%

4,489,341 votes · 0 electoral

Running mate: Bill Weld

Jill SteinGreen1.1%

1,457,218 votes · 0 electoral

Running mate: Ajamu Baraka

Evan McMullinIndependent0.5%

731,991 votes · 0 electoral

Running mate: Mindy Finn

Popular-vote counts come from official certified totals (1976–2024) and official public returns for earlier years, cross-checked against the MIT Election Lab. The 1824 count is partial. Six states chose electors through their legislatures.

Data last verified July 28, 2026.