2016 United States presidential election in the District of Columbia

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2016 United States presidential election in the District of Columbia

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Turnout	65.3%
Nominee Hillary Clinton Donald Trump Party Democratic Republican Home state New York New York Running mate Tim Kaine Mike Pence Electoral vote 3 0 Popular vote 282,830 12,723 Percentage 90.86% 4.09%
Ward results Precinct results Clinton   70–80%   80–90%   90-100% The 2016 United States presidential election in the District of Columbia was held on Tuesday, November 8, 2016, as part of the 2016 United States presidential election in which all fifty states and the District of Columbia participated. District of Columbia 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. The District of Columbia has three electoral votes in the Electoral College. [1] Prior to the election, Clinton was considered to be virtually certain to win Washington DC. Clinton won the election with 282,830 votes, or 90.9%, thereby becoming the first presidential candidate to win over 95% of the district's two-party vote. Trump received 12,723 votes, or 4.1%, [2] which is both the lowest popular vote total and the lowest share of the vote received by any Republican candidate since voters in the District were granted presidential electors under the Twenty-third Amendment. Notably, Clinton's 86.77-point margin of victory also represented the largest secured by any major-party presidential candidate, in any jurisdiction, since Franklin D. Roosevelt's landslide re-election in 1936 in Mississippi. It is the largest ever in the district. Trump's 4.1% is the lowest vote share for a major party nominee since Alf Landon in that same election, and the lowest ever in the district. Along with 11 other states, the District of Columbia shifted towards the Democrats in this election. [3] Primary elections Further information: United States presidential election § Procedure The incumbent President of the United States, Barack Obama, a Democrat and former U.S. Senator from Illinois, was first elected president in the 2008 election, running with former Senator Joe Biden of Delaware. Defeating the Republican nominee, Senator John McCain of Arizona, with 52.9% of the popular vote and 68% of the electoral vote, [4] [5] Obama succeeded two-term Republican President George W. Bush, the former Governor of Texas. Obama and Biden were reelected in the 2012 presidential election, defeating former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney with 51.1% of the popular vote and 61.7% of electoral votes. [6] Although Barack Obama's approval rating in the RealClearPolitics poll tracking average remained between 40 and 50 percent for most of his second term, it experienced a surge in early 2016 and reached its highest point since 2012 during June of that year. [7] [8] Analyst Nate Cohn noted that a strong approval rating for President Obama would equate to a strong performance for the Democratic candidate, and vice versa. [9] Following his second term, President Obama was not eligible for another reelection. In October 2015, his running-mate and two-term Vice President Biden decided not to enter the race for the Democratic presidential nomination either. [10] With their term expiring on January 20, 2017, the electorate was asked to elect a new president, the 45th president and 48th vice president of the United States, respectively. Main articles: 2016 Republican Party presidential primaries and 2016 Democratic Party presidential primaries Republican convention Due to the small geographical size of the District of Columbia and the very small number of Republicans in the District, the local Republican party decided go directly to a "state convention", which took place at the Loews Madison Hotel at 1177 15th St NW from 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. The Convention/Caucus method was chosen because the June 14th primary was deemed too late, and DC would be penalized and only get 16 delegates. [11] District of Columbia Republican presidential convention, March 12, 2016 Candidate Votes Percentage Actual delegate count Bound Unbound Total Marco Rubio 1,059 37.3% 10 0 10 John Kasich 1,009 35.54% 9 0 9 Donald Trump 391 13.77% 0 0 0 Ted Cruz 351 12.36% 0 0 0 Jeb Bush (withdrawn) 14 0.49% 0 0 0 Rand Paul (withdrawn) 12 0.42% 0 0 0 Ben Carson (withdrawn) 3 0.11% 0 0 0 Unprojected delegates: 0 0 0 Total: 2,839 100% 19 0 19 Source: The Green Papers Democratic primary Results by ward   Hillary Clinton The Democratic primary was held June 14. The date was chosen because it was thought that by then the race would be over and the voters could then concentrate on local races. Results See also: Results of the 2016 Democratic Party presidential primaries e  •  d   2016 Democratic Party's presidential nominating process in the District of Columbia – Summary of results – Candidate Popular vote Estimated delegates Count Percentage Pledged Unpledged Total Hillary Clinton 76,704 77.95% 16 23 39 Bernie Sanders 20,361 20.69% 4 2 6 Roque "Rocky" De La Fuente 213 0.22% Under votes 611 0.62% Write-in 485 0.49% Over votes 24 0.02% Uncommitted — 0 0 0 Total 98,398 100% 20 25 45 Source: The Green Papers , District of Columbia Board of Elections – Official Primary Results Results by ward County [12] Clinton Votes Sanders Votes Totals TO% Ward 1 73.8% 9,893 25.3% 3,181 12,563 24.34% Ward 2 79.6% 7,294 19.4% 1,777 9,164 25.29% Ward 3 77.1% 10,893 21.8% 3,087 14,135 32.00% Ward 4 77.9% 12,863 20.7% 3,421 16,516 29.46% Ward 5 78.2% 9,214 20.5% 2,419 11,779 19.89% Ward 6 77.9% 11,898 20.9% 3,198 15,275 24.89% Ward 7 82.1% 8,657 16.2% 1,707 10,548 18.82% Ward 8 78.6% 6,612 18.7% 1,571 8,418 15.17% Total 78.0% 76,704 20.7% 20,361 98,398 23.42% Ballot controversy On March 30, ten weeks ahead of the Washington D.C. primary, NBC affiliate News 4 reported that the Democratic Party's D.C. State Committee had submitted registration paperwork for listing presidential candidate Bernie Sanders on the primary ballots a day late, even though the Sanders campaign had correctly and timely registered with the state party. After a voter filed a challenge, this would possibly lead to Sanders' name being missing on the ballots. [13] As the D.C. Council announced it would hold an emergency vote to put Sanders back on the ballots, [14] and with Clinton's campaign chairman John Podesta asking to make sure an administrative error wouldn't exclude a candidate, D.C. Democratic Party chairwoman Anita Bonds told CNN that "Bernie will be on the ballot." She further explained that the party has always notified the D.C. board of elections a day after the deadline, with the only difference being that this time, someone challenged the inclusion of Sanders. [15] General election Voting History Main article: Political party strength in Washington, D.C. The Twenty-third Amendment to the United States Constitution, ratified in 1961, grants the District of Columbia the right to choose presidential electors equal to the number from the least populous state (currently Wyoming's three). Since the amendment's ratification, the District of Columbia has cast its electoral votes for the Democratic candidate in every election. A Republican has never been the District's Mayor, and the current Council has 10 Democrats and two Independents. Predictions Source Ranking As of Los Angeles Times [16] Safe D November 6, 2016 CNN [17] Safe D November 4, 2016 Cook Political Report [18] Safe D November 7, 2016 Electoral-vote.com [19] Safe D November 8, 2016 Sabato's Crystal Ball [20] Safe D November 7, 2016 Fox News [21] Safe D November 7, 2016 Results 2016 United States presidential election in the District of Columbia [22] Party Candidate Running mate Popular vote Electoral vote Swing Count % Count % Democratic Hillary Clinton of New York Tim Kaine of Virginia 282,830 90.86% 3 100.00% 0.05% Republican Donald Trump of New York Mike Pence of Indiana 12,723 4.09% 0 0.00% 3.19% Independent Write-in of Write-in of 6,551 2.10% 0 0.00% 1.84% Libertarian Gary Johnson of New Mexico Bill Weld of Massachusetts 4,906 1.58% 0 0.00% 0.87% Green Jill Stein of Massachusetts Ajamu Baraka of Illinois 4,258 1.37% 0 0.00% 0.53% Total 311,268 100.00% 3 100.00% Results by ward County [23] Clinton Clinton % Trump Trump % Johnson Johnson % Stein Stein % Others Others % Void Void % Total Ward 1 37,490 92.26% 1,066 2.62% 645 1.59% 675 1.66% 653 1.61% 104 0.26% 40,633 Ward 2 28,714 86.24% 2,304 6.92% 853 2.56% 351 1.05% 939 2.82% 136 0.40% 33,297 Ward 3 36,475 85.23% 3,323 7.76% 994 2.32% 522 1.22% 1,268 2.96% 213 0.50% 42,795 Ward 4 37,962 92.21% 1,358 3.30% 376 0.91% 732 1.78% 569 1.38% 173 0.42% 41,170 Ward 5 37,021 92.32% 1,141 2.85% 504 1.26% 628 1.57% 634 1.58% 174 0.43% 40,102 Ward 6 45,540 87.73% 2,506 4.83% 1,187 2.29% 605 1.17% 1,849 3.56% 222 0.43% 51,909 Ward 7 31,784 95.04% 547 1.64% 186 0.56% 420 1.26% 355 1.06% 150 0.45% 33,442 Ward 8 27,844 95.27% 478 1.64% 161 0.55% 325 1.11% 284 0.97% 135 0.46% 29,227 See also 2016 Democratic Party presidential primaries 2016 Republican Party presidential primaries References "Distribution of Electoral Votes". 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