2016 United States presidential election in Connecticut facts for kids
The 2016 United States presidential election in Connecticut was held on 8 November 2016. It was part of the 2016 United States presidential election, in which all other states plus the District of Columbia voted.
In the presidential election, Hillary Clinton defeated Donald Trump and received 7 electoral votes.
Contents
Presidential
Polling
Below is a table with the polling results in Connecticut. Connecticut has voted Democrat in the general election since 1992.
Poll source | Date administered | Democrat | % | Republican | % | Libertarian | % | Green | % | Lead margin | Sample size | Margin of error |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Emerson College | September 2–5, 2016 | Hillary Clinton | 50% | Donald Trump | 35% | Gary Johnson | 9% | Jill Stein | 4% | 15 | 1,000 | ± 3.0% |
Results
Presidential election | ||
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Choice | Votes | % |
Hillary Clinton (DEM) | 897,572 | 54.57% |
Donald Trump (REP) | 673,215 | 40.93% |
Gary Johnson | 48,676 | 2.96% |
Jill Stein | 22,841 | 1.39% |
Darrell Castle | 147 | 0.01% |
Others | 2,464 | 0.15% |
Total votes | 1,644,915 | 100.0% |
Results by county
Hillary Clinton
Democratic |
Donald Trump
Republican |
Gary Johnson
Libertarian |
Jill Stein
Green |
Others
Write-ins |
Total Votes | ||||||
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County | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # |
Fairfield | 243,852 | 57.89% | 160,077 | 38.00% | 11,691 | 2.78% | 4,866 | 1.16% | 723 | 0.17% | 421,209 |
Hartford | 240,403 | 59.09% | 148,173 | 36.42% | 11,997 | 2.95% | 5,680 | 1.40% | 611 | 0.15% | 406,864 |
Litchfield | 39,775 | 40.82% | 53,051 | 54.44% | 3,004 | 3.08% | 1,441 | 1.48% | 171 | 0.18% | 97,442 |
Middlesex | 45,357 | 51.18% | 38,867 | 43.86% | 2,760 | 3.11% | 1,497 | 1.69% | 143 | 0.16% | 88,624 |
New Haven | 205,609 | 54.25% | 159,048 | 41.96% | 9,119 | 2.41% | 4,757 | 1.26% | 473 | 0.12% | 379,006 |
New London | 62,278 | 50.42% | 54,058 | 43.76% | 4,744 | 3.84% | 2,220 | 1.80% | 228 | 0.18% | 123,528 |
Tolland | 38,506 | 49.73% | 34,194 | 44.16% | 3,181 | 4.11% | 1,370 | 1.77% | 173 | 0.22% | 77,424 |
Windham | 21,792 | 42.88% | 25,747 | 50.66% | 2,180 | 4.29% | 1,010 | 1.99% | 94 | 0.18% | 50,823 |
Totals | 897,572 | 54.57% | 673,215 | 40.93% | 48,676 | 2.96% | 22,841 | 1.39% | 2,616 | 0.16% | 1,644,915 |
Primaries
Democratic
The Democratic primary occurred on 26 April 2016.
Presidential election | |||
---|---|---|---|
Choice | Votes | % | Delegates |
Hillary Clinton | 170,045 | 51.80% | 43 |
Bernie Sanders | 152,379 | 46.42% | 27 |
Others | 5,831 | 1.78% | 0 |
Total votes | 328,255 | 100% | 71 |
Republican
The Republican primary occurred on 26 April 2016.
Presidential election | |||
---|---|---|---|
Choice | Votes | % | Delegates |
Donald Trump | 123,523 | 57.86% | 28 |
John Kasich | 60,522 | 28.35% | 0 |
Ted Cruz | 24,987 | 11.70% | 0 |
Ben Carson | 1,733 | 0.81% | 0 |
Others | 2,728 | 1.28% | 0 |
Total votes | 213,493 | 100% | 28 |
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