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Election 2016 Results

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2016 presidential election in District of Columbia

Hillary Clinton (Democrat) beat Donald Trump (Republican) in District of Columbia in 2016, 90.9% to 4.1%, a margin of 86.8 points and 270,107 votes.

District of Columbia voted 84.7 points more Democratic than the country as a whole, where the margin was D+2.1.

The Democratic hold continued from 2012, when Barack Obama won.

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Early projection, based on early and incomplete polling: the likely matchups, each weighted by the betting markets' odds of both nominations, not a result. Each county is its 2024 presidential margin moved by its state's projected swing; set a national vote and every state, district and county moves by the same amount from our projection. Colours run in 100 steps from a safe Republican to a safe Democratic margin. Boundaries: US Census Bureau.

Result

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Hillary Clinton won Democratic 282,830 90.9%
All other candidates 15,715 5.0%
Donald Trump Republican 12,723 4.1%
Total311,268

District of Columbia in every presidential election we hold

YearWinnerMargin
2024 Kamala Harris (D) D+83.8
2020 Joe Biden (D) D+86.8
2016 Hillary Clinton (D) D+86.8
2012 Barack Obama (D) D+83.6
2008 Barack Obama (D) D+85.9
2004 John Kerry (D) D+79.8
2000 Al Gore (D) D+76.2
1996 Bill Clinton (D) D+75.9
1992 Bill Clinton (D) D+75.5
1988 Michael Dukakis (D) D+68.3
1984 Walter Mondale (D) D+71.7
1980 Jimmy Carter (D) D+61.5
1976 Jimmy Carter (D) D+65.1
1972 George McGovern (D) D+56.5
1968 Hubert Humphrey (D) D+63.6
1964 Lyndon B. Johnson (D) D+71.0