U.S. presidential election, 2016

United States presidential election, 2016

2012 ← November 8, 2016 → 2020

538 members of the Electoral College 270 electoral votes needed to win Turnout 54.9% 0.0 pp   Nominee Donald Trump Hillary Clinton Party Republican Democratic Home state New York New York Running mate Mike Pence Tim Kaine Projected electoral vote 306 232 States carried 30 + ME-02 20 + DC Popular vote 62,957,197 65,817,699 Percentage 7001460000000000000♠46.0% 7001481000000000000♠48.1%

Presidential election results map. Red denotes states projected for Trump/Pence; Blue denotes those projected for Clinton/Kaine; Numbers indicate electoral votes allotted to the winner of each state. The electoral college will vote on December 19, 2016.

President before election Barack Obama Democratic President-elect Donald Trump Republican

Barack Obama
Democratic

Donald Trump
Republican

The United States presidential election of 2016 was the 58th and most recent American presidential election, held on Tuesday, November 8, 2016. Businessman Donald Trump and Indiana Governor Mike Pence, running on the Republican ticket, defeated the Democratic Party's nominees former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Virginia Senator Tim Kaine.

Voters selected members of the Electoral College by "winner-takes-all" plurality in each state; those electors will in turn vote for a new president and vice president on December 19, 2016. Trump obtained the required majority to become President-elect of the United States, winning 30 states with 306 electors out of 538. His victory had been considered unlikely by most media forecasts. Trump is expected to take office as the 45th President on January 20, 2017; Pence is expected to take office as the 48th Vice President.

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