The 2016 United States presidential straw poll in Guam was held on November 8, 2016.
Guam
Guam (; ch, Guåhan ) is an organized, unincorporated territory of the United States in the Micronesia subregion of the western Pacific Ocean. It is the westernmost point and territory of the United States (reckoned from the geographic cent ...
is a
territory
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In international politics, a territory is usually either the total area from which a state may extract power resources or a ...
and not a
state
State may refer to:
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* ''The State'' (newspaper), a daily newspaper in Columbia, South Carolina, United States
* ''Our S ...
. Thus, it is ineligible to elect members of the
Electoral College, who would then in turn cast direct electoral votes for
president
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* President (education), a leader of a college or university
* President (government title)
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and for
vice president
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. To draw attention to this fact, the territory conducts a non-binding
presidential straw poll during the general election as if they did elect members to the Electoral College.
The territory still participated in the
U.S. presidential caucuses and primaries like the other states and territories.
Democratic Party Democratic Party most often refers to:
*Democratic Party (United States)
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*Democratic Party of Equatorial Guinea
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nominee
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Diane Rodham Clinton ( Rodham; born October 26, 1947) is an American politician, diplomat, and former lawyer who served as the 67th United States Secretary of State for President Barack Obama from 2009 to 2013, as a United States sen ...
won the poll with over 70% of the vote.
Results
Though the votes of Guam citizens do not count in the November general election, the territory nonetheless conducts a presidential straw poll to gauge islanders' preference for president every election year. The poll has been held in Guam during every presidential election since
1980.
[Guam's Straw Poll Picks Obama, Overwhelmingly]
" National Public Radio
National Public Radio (NPR, stylized in all lowercase) is an American privately and state funded nonprofit media organization headquartered in Washington, D.C., with its NPR West headquarters in Culver City, California. It differs from other ...
. 2012-11-06. Retrieved 2016-03-06. In every election between 1984 and 2012, the outcome of the poll had aligned with the results of the mainland.
Beyond the nominees of the Democratic Party and Republican Party,
Socialist Party USA
The Socialist Party USA, officially the Socialist Party of the United States of America,"The article of this organization shall be the Socialist Party of the United States of America, hereinafter called 'the Party'". Art. I of th"Constitution o ...
nominee
Mimi Soltysik
Emidio "Mimi" Soltysik ( ; October 30, 1974 – June 28, 2020) was an American socialist political activist for the Socialist Party USA. He was the party's nominee for President of the United States in the 2016 election alongside Angela Nicole W ...
appeared on the 2016 ballot.
The 2016 straw poll favored nominee Clinton over Trump by approximately three to one.
It was the first time since 1980 that the poll failed to predict the outcome of the election (though it did accurately forecast the winner of the popular vote).
See also
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2016 United States presidential election
The 2016 United States presidential election was the 58th quadrennial presidential election, held on Tuesday, November 8, 2016. The Republican ticket of businessman Donald Trump and Indiana governor Mike Pence defeated the Democratic ticket ...
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2016 Guam Democratic presidential caucuses
The 2016 Guam Democratic presidential caucuses took place on May 7 in the U.S. territory of Guam as one of the Democratic Party's primaries ahead of the 2016 presidential election.
No other primary election was scheduled for this day. The Repu ...
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2016 Guam Republican presidential caucuses
The 2016 Guam Republican presidential caucuses took place on March 12 in the U.S. territory of Guam as one of the Republican Party's primaries ahead of the 2016 presidential election.
On the same day, the Republican Party held their Washingt ...
References
External links
Guam Election Commission 2016 General Election Unofficial Results(November 9, 2016)
{{2016 United States elections
Guam
Guam (; ch, Guåhan ) is an organized, unincorporated territory of the United States in the Micronesia subregion of the western Pacific Ocean. It is the westernmost point and territory of the United States (reckoned from the geographic cent ...
2016
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2016 Guam elections