2016 United States presidential election in Florida facts for kids
The 2016 United States presidential election in Florida 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.
On 15 March 2016, the state also voted for who they wanted to be the nominee of their respective parties.
Presidential
Polling
Below is a table with the polling results in Florida. Florida has not voted Republican in the general election since 2008.
| Poll source | Date administered | Democrat | % | Republican | % | Lead margin | Sample size | Margin of error |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quinnipiac University | November 3–6, 2016 | Hillary Clinton | 46% | Donald Trump | 46% | Tied | 884 | ± 3.3% |
| CNN/ORC | October 27 – November 1, 2016 | Hillary Clinton | 50% | Donald Trump | 49% | 1 | 773 | ± 3.5% |
| Quinnipiac University | October 27 – November 1, 2016 | Hillary Clinton | 47% | Donald Trump | 45% | 2 | 626 | ± 3.9% |
| Gravis Marketing/One America News Network | October 31, 2016 | Hillary Clinton | 51% | Donald Trump | 49% | 2 | 1,995 | ± 2.2% |
| New York Times Upshot/Siena College | October 25–27, 2016 | Hillary Clinton | 45% | Donald Trump | 48% | 3 | 814 | ± 3.4% |
| NBC News/Wall Street Journal/Marist | October 25–26, 2016 | Hillary Clinton | 46% | Donald Trump | 46% | Tied | 779 | ± 3.5% |
| University of North Florida | October 20–25, 2016 | Hillary Clinton | 46% | Donald Trump | 44% | 2 | 836 | ± 3.4% |
| Bloomberg/Selzer | October 21–24, 2016 | Hillary Clinton | 45% | Donald Trump | 46% | 1 | 953 | ± 3.2% |
| Quinnipiac University | October 10–16, 2016 | Hillary Clinton | 49% | Donald Trump | 45% | 4 | 660 | ± 3.8% |
| Public Policy Polling | October 12–13, 2016 | Hillary Clinton | 49% | Donald Trump | 44% | 5 | 985 | ± 3.1% |
| Ipsos/Reuters | October 5–12, 2016 | Hillary Clinton | 42% | Donald Trump | 40% | 2 | 1,532 | ± 2.9% |
| NBC News/Wall Street Journal/Marist | October 3–5, 2016 | Hillary Clinton | 46% | Donald Trump | 44% | 2 | 700 | ± 3.7% |
| University of North Florida | September 27 – October 4, 2016 | Hillary Clinton | 47% | Donald Trump | 40% | 7 | 696 | ± 3.8% |
| Quinnipiac University | September 27 – October 2, 2016 | Hillary Clinton | 49% | Donald Trump | 44% | 5 | 545 | ± 4.2% |
| Public Policy Polling | September 27–28, 2016 | Hillary Clinton | 48% | Donald Trump | 45% | 3 | 826 | ± 3.4% |
| Florida Chamber Political Institute | September 15–20, 2016 | Hillary Clinton | 45% | Donald Trump | 42% | 3 | 617 | ± 4.0% |
| New York Times Upshot/Siena College | September 10–14, 2016 | Hillary Clinton | 43% | Donald Trump | 43% | Tied | 867 | ± 3.3% |
| CNN/ORC | September 7–12, 2016 | Hillary Clinton | 46% | Donald Trump | 50% | 4 | 788 | ± 3.5% |
| Public Policy Polling | September 4–6, 2016 | Hillary Clinton | 47% | Donald Trump | 46% | 1 | 744 | ± 3.6% |
Results
| Presidential election | ||
|---|---|---|
| Choice | Votes | % |
| Donald Trump (REP) | 4,617,886 | 49.02% |
| Hillary Clinton (DEM) | 4,504,975 | 47.82% |
| Gary Johnson | 207,043 | 2.20% |
| Jill Stein | 64,399 | 0.68% |
| Darrell Castle | 16,475 | 0.17% |
| Rocky De La Fuente | 9,108 | 0.10% |
| Total votes | 9,419,886 | 100% |
Caucuses
Democratic
The Democratic caucus occurred on 15 March 2016.
| Presidential election | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Choice | Votes | % | Delegates |
| Hillary Clinton | 1,101,414 | 64.44% | 165 |
| Bernie Sanders | 568,839 | 33.28% | 75 |
| Martin O'Malley | 38,930 | 2.28% | 0 |
| Uncommitted | 6 | ||
| Total votes | 100% | 246 | |
Republican
The Republican caucus occurred on 1 March 2016.
| Presidential election | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Choice | Votes | % | Delegates |
| Donald Trump | 1,079,870 | 45.72% | 99 |
| Marco Rubio | 638,661 | 27.04% | 0 |
| Ted Cruz | 404,891 | 17.14% | 0 |
| John Kasich | 159,976 | 6.77% | 0 |
| withdrawn candidates | 78,407 | 3.32% | 0 |
| Total votes | 2,361,805 | 100% | 99 |
Related pages
Images for kids
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Results by county showing number of votes by size and candidates by color
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