2016 United States presidential election in Utah information
Election in Utah
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2016 United States presidential election in Utah
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November 8, 2016
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Turnout
57.7% [1]
Nominee
Donald Trump
Hillary Clinton
Evan McMullin
Party
Republican
Democratic
Independent
Home state
New York
New York
Utah
Running mate
Mike Pence
Tim Kaine
Mindy Finn
Electoral vote
6
0
0
Popular vote
515,231
310,676
243,690
Percentage
45.54%
27.46%
21.54%
County results
Precinct results
Trump
30–40%
40–50%
50–60%
60–70%
70–80%
80–90%
90–100%
Clinton
30–40%
40–50%
50–60%
60–70%
70–80%
80–90%
90–100%
McMullin
30–40%
40–50%
50–60%
60–70%
70–80%
90–100%
Johnson
90–100%
Tie/No Data
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Barack Obama
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Donald Trump
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The 2016 United States presidential election in Utah was held on November 8, 2016, as part of the 2016 United States presidential election which was also held in the other 49 states and in the District of Columbia. Voters were asked to pick 6 electors to be pledged for a candidate in the Electoral College. The two main tickets of the election were the Republican one, consisting of businessman Donald Trump and Indiana Governor Mike Pence, and the Democratic one, consisting of former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Virginia Senator Tim Kaine.
On March 22, 2016,[2] in the presidential primaries, Utah voters expressed their preferences for the Democratic and Republican parties' respective nominees for president. The state uses a system of semi-closed primaries, meaning that voters registered with a specific party can vote in that party's primary, while voters who are unaffiliated can vote in the primary of one party of their choosing. Utah was won by Trump, who won the state with 45.5 percent of the vote, the lowest percentage for any Republican since George H. W. Bush in 1992. Clinton received 27.5 percent of the vote, and Republican-turned-independent candidate Evan McMullin received 21.5 percent.[3] This was the only time since 1992 that the Republican presidential nominee failed to win a majority of the vote in Utah.
Trump's 18.08 point margin was the closest a Democrat has come to winning Utah since 1964, when Lyndon B. Johnson won by 9.73%.[a] However, this was due to McMullin's strong third-party showing limiting Trump to under 50% of the vote; Clinton received a smaller percentage of the popular vote than five other Democrats in this same time period (Barack Obama in 2008, Bill Clinton in 1996, Michael Dukakis in 1988, Jimmy Carter in 1976, and Hubert Humphrey in 1968).
This was one of only three states, the others being Idaho and Vermont, where the Libertarian Party candidate Gary Johnson did not obtain third place, as McMullin beat him in Idaho and Utah, and write-in votes for Bernie Sanders (who was no longer running for president) beat him in Vermont. Trump also became the first Republican to win the White House without carrying Salt Lake or Summit Counties since William McKinley in 1896 and 1900, respectively. The state was one of 12 (along with the District of Columbia) that shifted towards the Democrats, and the largest of any of the state that did so.
^"Voter turnout in United States elections". Ballotpedia. Retrieved August 4, 2022.
^"2016 General Election Results" (PDF). November 28, 2016. Retrieved April 23, 2017.
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