2016 United States presidential election in Florida

2016 race in Florida

The 2016 United States presidential election in Florida was held on 8 November 2016. It was part of the 2016 United States presidential election, in which all other states plus the District of Columbia voted.

2016 United States presidential election in Florida

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Turnout74.48%[1] Increase 2.94 pp
 
Nominee Donald Trump Hillary Clinton
Party Republican Democratic
Home state New York New York
Running mate Mike Pence Tim Kaine
Electoral vote 29 0
Popular vote 4,617,886 4,504,975
Percentage 49.02% 47.82%

County Results

President before election

Barack Obama
Democratic

Elected President

Donald Trump
Republican

On 15 March 2016, the state also voted for who they wanted to be the nominee of their respective parties.

Presidential

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Polling

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Below is a table with the polling results in Florida. Florida has not voted Republican in the general election since 2008.

Poll source Date administered Democrat % Republican % Lead margin Sample size Margin of error
Quinnipiac University[2] November 3–6, 2016 Hillary Clinton 46% Donald Trump 46% Tied 884 ± 3.3%
CNN/ORC[3] October 27 – November 1, 2016 Hillary Clinton 50% Donald Trump 49% 1 773 ± 3.5%
Quinnipiac University[4] October 27 – November 1, 2016 Hillary Clinton 47% Donald Trump 45% 2 626 ± 3.9%
Gravis Marketing/One America News Network[5] October 31, 2016 Hillary Clinton 51% Donald Trump 49% 2 1,995 ± 2.2%
New York Times Upshot/Siena College[6] October 25–27, 2016 Hillary Clinton 45% Donald Trump 48% 3 814 ± 3.4%
NBC News/Wall Street Journal/Marist[7] October 25–26, 2016 Hillary Clinton 46% Donald Trump 46% Tied 779 ± 3.5%
University of North Florida[8] October 20–25, 2016 Hillary Clinton 46% Donald Trump 44% 2 836 ± 3.4%
Bloomberg/Selzer[9] October 21–24, 2016 Hillary Clinton 45% Donald Trump 46% 1 953 ± 3.2%
Quinnipiac University October 10–16, 2016 Hillary Clinton 49% Donald Trump 45% 4 660 ± 3.8%
Public Policy Polling[10] October 12–13, 2016 Hillary Clinton 49% Donald Trump 44% 5 985 ± 3.1%
Ipsos/Reuters[11] October 5–12, 2016 Hillary Clinton 42% Donald Trump 40% 2 1,532 ± 2.9%
NBC News/Wall Street Journal/Marist[12] October 3–5, 2016 Hillary Clinton 46% Donald Trump 44% 2 700 ± 3.7%
University of North Florida[13] September 27 – October 4, 2016 Hillary Clinton 47% Donald Trump 40% 7 696 ± 3.8%
Quinnipiac University[14] September 27 – October 2, 2016 Hillary Clinton 49% Donald Trump 44% 5 545 ± 4.2%
Public Policy Polling September 27–28, 2016 Hillary Clinton 48% Donald Trump 45% 3 826 ± 3.4%
Florida Chamber Political Institute[15] September 15–20, 2016 Hillary Clinton 45% Donald Trump 42% 3 617 ± 4.0%
New York Times Upshot/Siena College[16] September 10–14, 2016 Hillary Clinton 43% Donald Trump 43% Tied 867 ± 3.3%
CNN/ORC[17] September 7–12, 2016 Hillary Clinton 46% Donald Trump 50% 4 788 ± 3.5%
Public Policy Polling[18] September 4–6, 2016 Hillary Clinton 47% Donald Trump 46% 1 744 ± 3.6%

Results

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County Results
  Clinton—80-90%
  Clinton—70-80%
  Clinton—60-70%
  Clinton—50-60%
  Clinton—<50%
  Trump—<50%
  Trump—50-60%
  Trump—60-70%
  Trump—70-80%
  Trump—80-90%

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Presidential election
Choice Votes %
Donald Trump (REP) 4,617,886 49.02%
Hillary Clinton (DEM) 4,504,975 47.82%
Gary Johnson 207,043 2.20%
Jill Stein 64,399 0.68%
Darrell Castle 16,475 0.17%
Rocky De La Fuente 9,108 0.10%
Total votes 9,419,886 100%

Caucuses

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Democratic

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The Democratic caucus occurred on 15 March 2016.

Presidential election
Choice Votes % Delegates
Hillary Clinton 1,101,414 64.44% 165
Bernie Sanders 568,839 33.28% 75
Martin O'Malley 38,930 2.28% 0
Uncommitted 6
Total votes 100% 246

Republican

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The Republican caucus occurred on 1 March 2016.

Presidential election
Choice Votes % Delegates
Donald Trump 1,079,870 45.72% 99
Marco Rubio 638,661 27.04% 0
Ted Cruz 404,891 17.14% 0
John Kasich 159,976 6.77% 0
withdrawn candidates 78,407 3.32% 0
Total votes 2,361,805 100% 99
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References

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  1. "Voter Turnout - Division of Elections - Florida Department of State". dos.myflorida.com.
  2. "FLORIDA AND NORTH CAROLINA TOO CLOSE TO CALL, QUINNIPIAC UNIVERSITY SWING STATE POLL FINDS; RUBIO UP IN FLORIDA, NORTH CAROLINA SENATE RACE TIED". Quinnipiac University. November 7, 2016. Archived from the original on November 7, 2016. Retrieved November 7, 2016.
  3. "CNN/ORC International Poll Florida" (PDF). ORC International. CNN. November 2, 2016. Retrieved November 3, 2016.
  4. "Clinton Up In Pennsylvania, As Trump Moves Up In Ohio, With Florida And North Carolina Too Close To Call, Quinnipiac University Swing State Poll Finds". Quinnipiac University. November 2, 2016. Archived from the original on November 4, 2016. Retrieved November 2, 2016.
  5. "Florida Polling Results" (PDF). Gravis Marketing. One America News Network. November 3, 2016. Retrieved November 4, 2016.
  6. "The New York Times - Siena College Poll" (PDF). Siena College. October 30, 2016. Retrieved October 30, 2016.
  7. "NBC News/WSJ/Marist Poll October 30, 2016 Florida Questionnaire". Marist College. NBC News/Wall Street Journal. October 30, 2016. Retrieved October 30, 2016.
  8. "UNF poll: Clinton leads Trump in four-way race". Public Opinion Research Laboratory. University of North Florida. October 27, 2016. Retrieved October 27, 2016.
  9. "Bloomberg Politics Florida Poll". Selzer & Company. Bloomberg. October 26, 2016. Retrieved October 26, 2016.
  10. "Clinton's Florida Lead Continues to Grow" (PDF). Public Policy Polling. October 14, 2016. Retrieved October 15, 2016.
  11. "State Poll: FLORIDA". Ipsos. Reuters. October 14, 2016. Archived from the original on October 26, 2016. Retrieved October 25, 2016.
  12. "Polls: Clinton Ahead in Florida, Pennsylvania". Marist College. NBC News/Wall Street Journal. October 9, 2016. Retrieved October 10, 2016.
  13. "Poll of Likely Voters Shows that Florida Swings Towards Hillary Clinton". Public Opinion Research Laboratory. University of North Florida. October 6, 2016. Retrieved October 6, 2016.[permanent dead link]
  14. "CLINTON WON DEBATE; UP IN FLORIDA, DOWN IN OHIO, ON PLUS SIDE OF CLOSE RACES IN NORTH CAROLINA, PENNSYLVANIA, QUINNIPIAC UNIVERSITY SWING STATE POLL FIND" (PDF). Quinnipiac University. October 3, 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 5, 2016. Retrieved October 4, 2016.
  15. "New Florida Chamber of Commerce Statewide Poll Shows Presidential Race Too Close to Call in Florida". Florida Chamber Political Institute. September 26, 2016. Retrieved September 26, 2016.
  16. "New York Times Upshot - Siena College Poll" (PDF). Siena College. September 19, 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 30, 2016. Retrieved September 19, 2016.
  17. "CNN/ORC International Poll Florida" (PDF). ORC International. CNN. September 14, 2016. Retrieved September 14, 2016.
  18. "Presidential Race Up for Grabs in Florida" (PDF). Public Policy Polling. September 7, 2016. Retrieved September 7, 2016.
  19. "Alaska Election Results 2016 – The New York Times". The New York Times. 12 November 2016. Retrieved 12 November 2016.

Other websites

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