United States Presidential Election of 2016
Trump won 304 to 227 while Clinton took the popular vote by 2.9 million.
Overview
Against every expectation, Donald Trump flipped the industrial midwest on trade and immigration themes, winning 304 to 227 after seven faithless votes, while Hillary Clinton won the popular vote by 2.87 million, the largest inversion margin ever. It was the fifth college-popular split and second in five elections. Turnout suppression among some groups, the Access Hollywood tape release, and the Comey letter made it the most volatile cycle in decades. The result forced a reckoning with polls, forecasts, and the college's twenty-first century role.
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