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2016 United States presidential election in Delaware
Treemap of the popular vote by county
The 2016 United States presidential election in Delaware was held on Tuesday, November 8, 2016, as part of the 2016 United States presidential election in which all 50 states plus the District of Columbia participated. Delaware voters chose electors to represent them in the Electoral College via a popular vote, pitting the Republican Party's nominee, businessman Donald Trump, and running mate Indiana Governor Mike Pence against Democratic Party nominee, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, and her running mate Virginia Senator Tim Kaine. Delaware has three electoral votes in the Electoral College.
Clinton carried the state with 53.1% of the vote to Trump's 41.7%, a victory margin of 11.38% Although Democrats continued their streak of winning Delaware, a state that has not gone to the Republicans in a presidential election since 1988, it swung 7.19% to the right relative to 2012, and Trump managed to flip Kent County. This was the first time since 1968 that Delaware did not vote for the same candidate as neighboring Pennsylvania. As of 2024, this is the last time the Republican nominee won Kent county with Trump failing to win the county again in both of his next presidential runs in 2020 and 2024.
Five candidates appeared on the Democratic presidential primary ballot:
- Hillary Clinton
- Rocky De La Fuente
- Martin O'Malley (withdrawn)
- Bernie Sanders
Election results by county. Hillary Clinton
| Candidate | Popular vote | Estimated delegates | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hillary Clinton | 55,954 | 59.75% | 12 | 11 | 23 |
| Bernie Sanders | 36,662 | 39.15% | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| Roque De La Fuente | 1,024 | 1.09% | |||
| Uncommitted | —N/a | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Source: |
Republican primary results by county: Donald Trump 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%
Six candidates appeared on the Republican presidential primary ballot:
- Jeb Bush (withdrawn)
- Ben Carson (withdrawn)
- Ted Cruz
- John Kasich
- Marco Rubio (suspended, to convention)
- Donald Trump
| Candidate | Votes | Percentage | Actual delegate count | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donald Trump | 42,472 | 60.77% | 16 | 0 | 16 |
| John Kasich | 14,225 | 20.35% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ted Cruz | 11,110 | 15.90% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ben Carson (withdrawn) | 885 | 1.27% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marco Rubio (withdrawn) | 622 | 0.89% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeb Bush (withdrawn) | 578 | 0.83% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Source: The Green Papers |
On April 2, 2016, the Green Party of Delaware announced that all four of its delegates would support Jill Stein at the national convention.
| Candidate | Votes | Percentage | National delegates |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jill Stein | 14 | 100% | 4 |
| William Kreml | - | - | - |
| Sedinam Kinamo Christin Moyowasifza Curry | - | - | - |
| Kent Mesplay | - | - | - |
| Darryl Cherney | - | - | - |
| Total | 14 | 100% | 4 |
| Source | Ranking | As of |
|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Times | Safe D | November 6, 2016 |
| CNN | Safe D | November 4, 2016 |
| Cook Political Report | Safe D | November 7, 2016 |
| Electoral-vote.com | Safe D | November 8, 2016 |
| Sabato's Crystal Ball | Safe D | November 7, 2016 |
| Fox News | Safe D | November 7, 2016 |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | 235,603 | 53.09% | ||
| Republican | 185,127 | 41.71% | ||
| Libertarian | 14,757 | 3.33% | ||
| Green | 6,103 | 1.37% | ||
| Independent | 706 | 0.16% | ||
| Constitution | 74 | 0.02% | ||
| Write-in (other) | 1,444 | 0.32% | ||
| 443,814 | 100.00% |
| County | Hillary ClintonDemocratic | Donald TrumpRepublican | Various candidatesOther parties | Margin | Total votes cast | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kent | 33,351 | 44.63% | 36,991 | 49.50% | 4,387 | 5.87% | -3,640 | -4.87% | 74,729 |
| New Castle | 162,919 | 61.95% | 85,525 | 32.52% | 14,535 | 5.53% | 77,394 | 29.43% | 262,979 |
| Sussex | 39,333 | 37.07% | 62,611 | 59.01% | 4,162 | 3.92% | -23,278 | -21.94% | 106,106 |
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican
- Kent (largest city: Dover)
Due to the state's low population, only one congressional district is allocated. This district is called the at-large district, because it covers the entire state, and thus is equivalent to the statewide election results.
| District | Trump | Clinton | Representative |
|---|---|---|---|
| 41.72% | 53.09% | Lisa Blunt Rochester |
According to Delaware's Elections website, voter turnout was 65.57% with 445,228 ballots cast out of 679,027 registered voters.
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United States presidential elections in Delaware
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2016 Democratic Party presidential debates and forums
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2016 Democratic Party presidential primaries
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2016 Republican Party presidential debates and forums
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2016 Republican Party presidential primaries
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RNC 2016 Republican Nominating Process Archived 2016-11-08 at the Wayback Machine
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Green papers for 2016 primaries, caucuses, and conventions
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