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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 voteElectoral vote
Trump won the electoral college 304–227
Donald TrumpRepublicanWINNER304 EV
46.1% popular · 62,984,828 votes
Running mate: Mike Pence
Hillary ClintonDemocratic227 EV
48.2% popular · 65,853,514 votes
Running mate: Tim Kaine
Gary JohnsonLibertarian0 EV
3.3% popular · 4,489,341 votes
Running mate: Bill Weld
Jill SteinGreen0 EV
1.1% popular · 1,457,218 votes
Running mate: Ajamu Baraka
Evan McMullinIndependent0 EV
0.5% popular · 731,991 votes
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.