The 2016 United States presidential election in Wyoming was held on November 8, 2016, as part of the
participated.
parties' respective nominees for president. Registered members of each party only voted in their party's primary, while voters who were unaffiliated chose any one primary in which to vote. Prior to the election, Wyoming was considered to be a state Trump would win or a safe red state.
Donald Trump won the election in Wyoming with 67.4% of the vote. Hillary Clinton received 21.6% of the vote.
received 5.1%. Wyoming, a solidly Republican state, has not voted for a Democrat in a presidential election since it went for
. Trump carried every county with the exception of
. His 45.8-point margin over Clinton in the state not only made it the most Republican in the 2016 presidential election, but it is also the largest margin of victory by any presidential candidate in the state's history, besting
.
of Delaware. Defeating the
. Obama and Biden were reelected in the
with 51.1% of the popular vote and 61.7% of electoral votes.
to be between 40 and 50 percent.
Following his second term, Barack Obama was not eligible for another reelection. In October 2015, Obama's running-mate and two-term
Joe Biden decided not to enter the race for the Democratic presidential nomination either. 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.
of all 50 U.S. states. With almost 60% of the population identifying with or leaning towards the Republican Party, compared to less than 30% identifying with or leaning towards the Democrats, it is also the most
.
by more than 40 points.
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Donald Trump
Donald John Trump (born June 14, 1946) is an American politician, media personality, and businessman who served as the 45th president of the United States from 2017 to 2021.
Trump graduated from the Wharton School of the University of P ...
Republican
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Hillary Clinton
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Democratic
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Gary Johnson
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Jill Stein
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Green
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Darrell Castle
Constitution
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Rocky De La Fuente
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Reform
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Albany, , 7,602, , 44.56, , 6,890, , 40.39, , 1,391, , 8.15, , 637, , 3.73, , 344, , 2.02, , 133, , 0.78, , 63, , 0.37, , 712, , 4.17, , 17,060
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Big Horn, , 4,067, , 76.49, , 604, , 11.36, , 242, , 4.55, , 236
, , 4.44, , 35, , 0.66, , 112, , 2.11, , 21, , 0.39, , 3,463, , 65.13, , 5,317
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Campbell Campbell may refer to:
People Surname
* Campbell (surname), includes a list of people with surname Campbell
Given name
* Campbell Brown (footballer), an Australian rules footballer
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Carbon
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, , 4,409, , 69.17, , 1,279, , 20.07, , 381, , 5.98, , 174, , 2.73, , 49, , 0.77, , 61, , 0.96, , 21, , 0.33, , 3,130, , 49.11, , 6,374
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Converse
Converse may refer to:
Mathematics and logic
* Converse (logic), the result of reversing the two parts of a definite or implicational statement
** Converse implication, the converse of a material implication
** Converse nonimplication, a logical c ...
, , 5,520, , 82.96, , 668, , 10.04, , 251, , 3.77, , 102, , 1.53, , 42, , 0.63, , 51, , 0.77, , 20, , 0.30, , 4,852, , 72.92, , 6,654
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Crook
Crook is another name for criminal.
Crook or Crooks may also refer to:
Places
* Crook, County Durham, England, a town
* Crook, Cumbria, England, village and civil parish
* Crook Hill, Derbyshire, England
* Crook, Colorado, United States, a ...
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Fremont, , 11,167, , 65.60, , 4,200, , 24.67, , 773, , 4.54, , 480, , 2.82, , 233, , 1.37, , 110, , 0.65, , 60, , 0.35, , 6,967, , 40.93, , 17,023
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Goshen, , 4,418, , 76.22, , 924, , 15.94, , 234, , 4.04, , 88, , 1.52, , 45, , 0.78, , 68, , 1.17, , 19, , 0.33, , 3,494, , 60.28, , 5,796
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Hot Springs, , 1,939, , 74.98, , 400, , 15.47, , 136, , 5.26, , 51, , 1.97, , 35, , 1.35, , 21, , 0.81, , 4, , 0.15, , 1,539, , 59.51, , 2,586
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Johnson
Johnson is a surname of Anglo-Norman origin meaning "Son of John". It is the second most common in the United States and 154th most common in the world. As a common family name in Scotland, Johnson is occasionally a variation of ''Johnston'', a ...
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Laramie, , 24,847, , 60.21, , 11,573, , 28.04, , 2,657, , 6.44, , 1,019, , 2.47, , 434, , 1.05, , 324, , 0.79, , 115, , 0.28, , 13,274, , 32.16, , 41,269
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Lincoln
Lincoln most commonly refers to:
* Abraham Lincoln (1809–1865), the sixteenth president of the United States
* Lincoln, England, cathedral city and county town of Lincolnshire, England
* Lincoln, Nebraska, the capital of Nebraska, U.S.
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Natrona, , 23,552, , 70.62, , 6,577, , 19.72, , 1,791, , 5.37, , 818, , 2.45, , 310, , 0.93, , 226, , 0.68, , 74, , 0.22, , 16,975, , 50.90, , 33,348
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Niobrara, , 1,116, , 84.93, , 115, , 8.75, , 49, , 3.73, , 17, , 1.29, , 7, , 0.53, , 7, , 0.53, , 3, , 0.23, , 1,001, , 76.18, , 1,314
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Park, , 11,115, , 73.63, , 2,535, , 16.79, , 625, , 4.14, , 461, , 3.05, , 151, , 1.00, , 153, , 1.01, , 55, , 0.36, , 8,580, , 56.84, , 15,095
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Platte, , 3,437, , 75.89, , 719, , 15.88, , 180, , 3.97, , 69, , 1.52, , 36, , 0.79, , 82, , 1.81, , 6, , 0.13, , 2,718, , 60.01, , 4,529
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Sheridan, , 10,266, , 70.75, , 2,927, , 20.17, , 729, , 5.02, , 322, , 2.22, , 158, , 1.09, , 76, , 0.52, , 32, , 0.22, , 7,339, , 50.58, , 14,510
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Sublette, , 3,409, , 77.65, , 644, , 14.67, , 169, , 3.85, , 93, , 2.12, , 28, , 0.64, , 34, , 0.77, , 13, , 0.30, , 2,765, , 62.98, , 4,390
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Sweetwater, , 12,154, , 70.95, , 3,231, , 18.86, , 928, , 5.42, , 470, , 2.74, , 152, , 0.89, , 130, , 0.76, , 65, , 0.38, , 8,923, , 52.09, , 17,130
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Teton, , 3,921, , 31.05, , 7,314, , 57.92, , 701, , 5.55, , 449, , 3.56, , 172, , 1.36, , 43, , 0.34, , 27, , 0.21, , −3,393, , −26.87, , 12,627
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Uinta, , 6,154, , 72.66, , 1,202, , 14.19, , 472, , 5.57, , 417, , 4.92, , 79, , 0.93, , 116, , 1.37, , 30, , 0.35, , 4,952, , 58.47, , 8,470
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Washakie
Washakie (1804/1810 – February 20, 1900) was a prominent leader of the Shoshone people during the mid-19th century. He was first mentioned in 1840 in the written record of the American fur trapper, Osborne Russell. In 1851, at the urging o ...
, , 2,911, , 76.32, , 532, , 13.94, , 194, , 5.09, , 99, , 2.60, , 37, , 0.97, , 31, , 0.81, , 10, , 0.26, , 2,379, , 62.38, , 3,814
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Weston
Weston may refer to:
Places Australia
* Weston, Australian Capital Territory, a suburb of Canberra
* Weston, New South Wales
* Weston Creek, a residential district of Canberra
* Weston Park, Canberra, a park
Canada
* Weston, Nova Scotia
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, , 3,033, , 86.02, , 299, , 8.48, , 108, , 3.06, , 41, , 1.16, , 10, , 0.28, , 29, , 0.82, , 6, , 0.17, , 2,734, , 77.54, , 3,526
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!State Total, , 174,419, , 68.17, , 55,973, , 21.88, , 13,287, , 5.19, , 6,904, , 2.70, , 2,515, , 0.98, , 2,042, , 0.80, , 709, , 0.28, , 118,446, , 46.30, , 255,849
By congressional district
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.
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See also
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United States presidential elections in Wyoming
Following is a table of United States presidential elections in Wyoming, ordered by year. Since its admission to statehood in 1890, Wyoming has participated in every U.S. presidential election. Winners of the state are in bold. The shading refer ...
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Presidency of Donald Trump
Donald Trump's tenure as the 45th president of the United States began with his inauguration on January 20, 2017, and ended on January 20, 2021. Trump, a Republican from New York City, took office following his Electoral College victory ...
References
External links
RNC 2016 Republican Nominating Process
Green papers for 2016 primaries, caucuses, and conventions
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