United States presidential election in Wyoming, 2016

United States presidential election in Wyoming, 2016
November 8, 2016 (2016-11-08)
Turnout 57.9% Increase [1]

 
Nominee Donald Trump Hillary Clinton Gary Johnson
Party Republican Democratic Libertarian
Home state New York New York New Mexico
Running mate Mike Pence Tim Kaine William Weld
Electoral vote 3 0 0
Popular vote 174,419 55,973 13,287
Percentage 67.40% 21.63% 5.13%
County Results
Results by county showing number of votes by size and candidates by color
President before election

Barack Obama
Democratic

 Elected President

Donald Trump
Republican

Treemap of the popular vote by county.

The 2016 United States presidential election in Wyoming was held on November 8, 2016, as part of the 2016 General Election in which all 50 states plus The District of Columbia participated. Wyoming 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.

On March 1 and April 9, 2016, in the presidential primaries, Wyoming voters expressed their preferences for the Democratic, Republican, Libertarian, and Constitution 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.

Donald Trump won the election in Wyoming with 67% of the vote. Hillary Clinton received 22% of the vote. Gary Johnson of the Libertarian Party received 5%.[2] Wyoming, a solidly Republican state, has not voted for a Democrat in a presidential election since it went for Lyndon B. Johnson in 1964. Trump carried every county with the exception of Teton County. His 45.8-point margin over Clinton in the state not only made it the most Republican in the 2016 presidential election,[3] but it is also the largest margin of victory by any presidential candidate in the state's history, besting Ronald Reagan's 42.3-point margin in 1984.

Background

National situation

The incumbent President of the United States, Barack Obama, a Democrat and former U.S. Senator of 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] Since the end of 2009, polling companies such as Gallup have found Obama's approval ratings to be between 40 and 50 percent.[7][8]

Following his second term, Barack Obama is not eligible for another reelection. In October 2015, Obama's running-mate and two-term Vice President Joe Biden decided not to enter the race for the Democratic presidential nomination either.[9] With their term expiring on January 20, 2017, the electorate is asked to elect a new president, the 45th president and 48th vice president of the United States, respectively.

Political landscape in Wyoming

Wyoming is the least populous 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 solid Republican state, ahead of Idaho and Utah.[10] In the 2012 presidential election, incumbent President Barack Obama received less than 28% of the votes, trailing Mitt Romney by more than 40 points.

Primary elections

Republican caucuses

Republican primary results by county.
  Donald Trump
  Ted Cruz
  Marco Rubio
  Uncommitted
Wyoming Republican county conventions, March 12, 2016
Candidate Votes Percentage Actual delegate count
Bound Unbound Total
Ted Cruz 1,128 70.94% 9 0 9
Marco Rubio 231 14.53% 1 0 1
Donald Trump 112 7.04% 1 0 1
John Kasich 42 2.64% 0 0 0
Others 2 0.13% 0 0 0
Undeclared 75 4.72% 1 0 1
Unprojected delegates: 0 0 0
Total: 1,590 100% 12 0 12
Source: The Green Papers and Wyoming Republican Party
Wyoming Republican state convention, April 14-16, 2016
Candidate Votes Percentage Actual delegate count
Bound Unbound Total
Ted Cruz 14 1 15
(available) 0 2 2
Unprojected delegates: 0 0 0
Total: 14 3 17
Source: The Green Papers and Wyoming Republican Party

Democratic caucuses

Wyoming Democratic caucuses, April 9, 2016
Candidate County delegates Estimated
national delegates
Count Percentage Pledged Unpledged Total
Bernie Sanders 156 55.7% 7 0 7
Hillary Clinton 124 44.3% 7 4 11
Uncommitted N/A – – –
Total 100% 14 4 18
Source: The Green Papers

General election

Statewide results

United States presidential election in Wyoming, 2016
Party Candidate Running mate Votes Percentage Electoral votes
Republican Donald Trump Mike Pence 174,419 67.40% 3
Democratic Hillary Clinton Tim Kaine 55,973 21.63% 0
Libertarian Gary Johnson William Weld 13,287 5.13% 0
Write-in Various candidates Various candidates 6,904 2.67% 0
Under Vote No candidate No candidate 2,661 1.03% 0
Green Jill Stein Ajamu Baraka 2,515 0.97% 0
Constitution Darrell Castle Scott Bradley 2,042 0.79% 0
Reform/ADP Rocky De La Fuente Micheal Steinberg 709 0.27% 0
Over Vote Various candidates Various candidates 278 0.11% 0
Totals 258,788 100.00% 3

By congressional district

Due to the state's low population, only one congressional district is allocated. This district, called the At-Large district, because it covers the entire state, and thus is equivalent to the statewide election results.

District Trump Clinton Johnson Representative
At-large 67.5% 21.7% 5.1% Cynthia Lummis
Liz Cheney
Donald Trump
Republican		 Hillary Clinton
Democratic

Gary Johnson
Libertarian

Write Ins

 Under Votes

Jill Stein
Green

Darrell Castle
Constitution

Rocky De La Fuente
Reform/ADP

 Over Votes Margin Total
County Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes
Albany7,60244.086,89039.951,3918.076373.691690.983441.991330.77630.37160.097124.1317,245
Big Horn4,06775.2360411.172424.48236 4.37871.61350.651122.07210.392 0.043,46364.065,406
Campbell15,77885.981,3247.216533.562641.441300.71660.36860.47280.15220.1214,45478.7618,351
Carbon4,40968.241,27919.803815.901742.69791.22490.76610.94210.3380.123,13048.446,461
Converse5,52082.316689.962513.741021.52470.70420.63510.76200.3050.074,85272.356,706
Crook3,34886.602737.061183.05521.35370.96110.28180.4760.1630.083,07579.543,866
Fremont11,16764.774,20024.367734.484.802.781911.112331.351100.64600.35270.166,96740.4117,241
Goshen4,41875.1492415.712343.98881.50781.33450.77681.16190.3260.103,49459.425,880
Hot Springs1,93973.3440015.131365.14511.93471.78351.3210.7940.15110.421,53958.212,644
Johnson3,47777.7563814.211743.89681.52501.12330.74190.4280.1850.112,83963.484,472
Laramie24,84760.0911,57327.992,6576.431,0192.463750.914341.053240.781150.2890.0213,27432.1041,353
Lincoln6,77975.571,10512.323313.694775.32860.96480.541121.25230.2690.105,67463.268,970
Natrona23,55269.856,57719.511,7915.318182.432990.893100.922260.67740.22700.2116,97550.3533,717
Niobrara1,11683.851158.64493.68171.28161.2070.5370.5330.2310.081,00175.211,331
Park11,11572.592,53516.566254.084613.011981.291510.991531.00550.36180.128,58056.0415,311
Platte3,43775.0471915.701803.93691.51440.96360.79821.7960.1370.152,71859.344,580
Sheridan10,26669.832,92719.917294.963222.191761.201581.07760.52320.22150.107,33949.9214,701
Sublette3,40976.7464414.501693.80932.09511.15280.63340.77130.2910.022,76562.254,442
Sweetwater12,15470.223,23118.679285.364702.721650.951520.881300.75650.38140.088,92351.5517,309
Teton3,92130.647,31457.16,7015.484493.511621.271721.34430.34270.2160.05-3,393-26.5212,795
Uinta6,15471.811,20214.034725.514174.87861.00790.921161.35300.35140.164,95257.788,570
Washakie2,91175.3253213.761945.02992.56451.16370.96%310.80100.2660.162,37961.553,865
Weston3,03384.912998.371083.02411.15431.20100.28290.8160.1730.082,73476.543,572
State Total174,41967.4055,97321.6313,2875.136,9042.672,6611.032,5150.972,0420.797090.272780.11118,44645.77258,788

References

  1. ↑ http://soswy.state.wy.us/Elections/Docs/VoterProfile.pdf
  2. ↑ "Wyoming Official Election Results 2016 General Election – Wyoming Secretary of State" (PDF). Retrieved November 17, 2016.
  3. ↑ "2016 Presidential Election Statistics". Dave Leip’s Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections. Retrieved 2018-03-05.
  4. ↑ "United States House of Representatives floor summary for Jan 8, 2009". Clerk.house.gov. Retrieved January 30, 2009.
  5. ↑ "Federal elections 2008" (PDF). Federal Election Commission. Retrieved May 11, 2015.
  6. ↑ "President Map". The New York Times. November 29, 2012. Retrieved May 11, 2015.
  7. ↑ "Presidential Approval Ratings: Barack Obama". Gallup. Retrieved January 19, 2016.
  8. ↑ "Election Other – President Obama Job Approval". RealClearPolitics. Retrieved December 24, 2015.
  9. ↑ "Joe Biden Decides Not to Enter Presidential Race". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved October 21, 2015.
  10. ↑ Jeffrey M. Jones (February 3, 2016). "Red States Outnumber Blue for First Time in Gallup Tracking". Gallup. Retrieved April 9, 2016.
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