2016 United States presidential election in Idaho explained

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Election Name:	2016 United States presidential election in Idaho
Country:	Idaho
Type:	presidential
Ongoing:	no
Previous Election:	2012 United States presidential election in Idaho
Previous Year:	2012
Election Date:	November 8, 2016
Next Election:	2020 United States presidential election in Idaho
Next Year:	2020
Turnout:	75.87% ^[1]
Image1:	Donald Trump official portrait (cropped).jpg
Nominee1:	Donald Trump
Party1:	Republican Party (United States)
Home State1:	New York
Running Mate1:	Mike Pence
Electoral Vote1:	4
Popular Vote1:	409,055
Percentage1:
Nominee2:	Hillary Clinton
Party2:	Democratic Party (United States)
Home State2:	New York
Running Mate2:	Tim Kaine
Electoral Vote2:	0
Popular Vote2:	189,765
Image3:	Evan McMullin 2016-10-21 headshot.jpg
Nominee3:	Evan McMullin
Party3:	Independent (United States)
Home State3:	Utah
Running Mate3:	Nathan Johnson
Electoral Vote3:	0
Popular Vote3:	46,476
Map Size:	300px
President
Before Election:	Barack Obama
Before Party:	Democratic Party (United States)
After Election:	Donald Trump
After Party:	Republican Party (United States)

The 2016 United States presidential election in Idaho was held on Tuesday, November 8, 2016, as part of the 2016 United States presidential election in which all 50 states plus the District of Columbia participated. Idaho voters chose electors to represent them in the Electoral College via a popular vote, pitting the Republican 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. Idaho has four electoral votes in the Electoral College.^[2]

Trump was expected to win Idaho; Idaho is a Republican stronghold that has not voted for a Democratic candidate for president since Lyndon B. Johnson's national landslide in 1964, and even then it was Johnson's narrowest victory in the nation, winning by less than 2%. Trump ultimately carried the state with 59.25% of the vote, while Clinton received 27.48%. Third-party candidate Evan McMullin carried 6.75% of the popular vote, making Idaho his second-strongest state, only after neighboring Utah.^[3] Trump got the lowest percentage of the vote for a Republican since 1996, and Clinton got the lowest percentage for a Democrat since 1984. Trump is the most recent Republican to win Teton County as of the 2024 election.

Primaries and Caucuses

Republican primary

Thirteen candidates appeared on the Republican presidential primary ballot. The only requirement to appear on the ballot was a filing fee of $1,000.^[4]

Democratic caucuses

See main article: 2016 Idaho Democratic presidential caucuses.

Constitution primary

The Constitution Party of Idaho held its primary on March 8.

Idaho Constitution Party presidential primary, 2016^[5] ^[6] ^[7]
Candidate	Popular vote		Pledged delegates
	Count	Percentage
Scott Copeland	250	51.7%	8
J.R. Myers	139	28.7%	0
Patrick Anthony Ockander	95	19.6%	0
Total:	484	100%	8

Key:

Withdrew prior to contest

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
Los Angeles Times^[8]		November 6, 2016
CNN^[9]		November 4, 2016
Cook Political Report^[10]		November 7, 2016
Electoral-vote.com^[11]		November 8, 2016
align=left	Rothenberg Political Report^[12]		November 7, 2016
Sabato's Crystal Ball^[13]		November 7, 2016
RealClearPolitics^[14]		November 8, 2016
Fox News^[15]		November 7, 2016

Results

2016 United States presidential election in Idaho
Party	Candidate	Popular vote	Percentage
Republican	Donald Trump	409,055	59.25%
Democratic	Hillary Clinton	189,765	27.48%
Independent	Evan McMullin	46,476	6.73%
Libertarian	Gary Johnson	28,331	4.10%
Green	Jill Stein	8,496	1.23%
National Constitution	Darrell L. Castle	4,403	0.64%
Constitution	Scott Copeland	2,356	0.34%
Reform	Roque De La Fuente	1,373	0.20%
	Other/Write-in	178	0.03%
Total		690,433	100.00%
Source: Idaho Secretary of State Election Division New York Times

By county

County	Donald Trump Republican		Hillary Clinton Democratic		Evan McMullin Independent		Various candidates Other parties		Margin		Total
		%		%		%		%		%
	Ada		93,752		47.91%		75,677		38.68%		11,226		5.74%		15,014		7.67%		18,075		9.23%		195,669
	Adams		1,556		71.28%		415		19.01%		80		3.66%		132		6.05%		1,141		52.27%		2,183
	Bannock		17,180		51.41%		10,342		30.95%		3,449		10.32%		2,445		7.32%		6,838		20.46%		33,416
	Bear Lake		2,203		75.24%		255		8.71%		366		12.50%		104		3.55%		1,837		62.74%		2,928
	Benewah		3,103		74.15%		770		18.40%		61		1.46%		251		5.99%		2,333		55.75%		4,185
	Bingham		10,907		65.61%		2,924		17.59%		2,002		12.04%		792		4.76%		7,983		48.02%		16,625
	Blaine		3,340		31.15%		6,416		59.83%		289		2.69%		679		6.33%		-3,076		-28.68%		10,724
	Boise		2,673		70.08%		777		20.37%		112		2.94%		252		6.61%		1,896		49.71%		3,814
	Bonner		13,343		63.71%		5,819		27.78%		372		1.78%		1,409		6.73%		7,524		35.93%		20,943
	Bonneville		26,699		60.38%		8,930		20.19%		6,022		13.62%		2,570		5.81%		17,769		40.19%		44,221
	Boundary		3,789		73.39%		933		18.07%		130		2.52%		311		6.02%		2,856		55.32%		5,163
	Butte		914		74.31%		160		13.01%		114		9.27%		42		3.41%		754		61.30%		1,230
	Camas		410		69.49%		110		18.64%		33		5.59%		37		6.28%		300		50.85%		590
	Canyon		47,222		64.88%		16,883		23.20%		4,216		5.79%		4,464		6.13%		30,339		41.68%		72,785
	Caribou		2,275		74.96%		271		8.93%		372		12.26%		117		3.85%		1,903		62.70%		3,052
	Cassia		5,949		72.74%		1,036		12.67%		853		10.43%		340		4.16%		4,913		60.07%		8,178
	Clark		203		71.73%		44		15.55%		23		8.13%		13		4.59%		159		56.18%		283
	Clearwater		2,852		75.03%		704		18.52%		72		1.89%		173		4.56%		2,148		56.51%		3,801
	Custer		1,777		73.61%		427		17.69%		82		3.40%		128		5.30%		1,350		55.92%		2,414
	Elmore		5,816		68.25%		1,814		21.29%		376		4.41%		516		6.05%		4,002		46.96%		8,522
	Franklin		3,901		70.94%		385		7.00%		912		16.58%		301		5.48%		2,989		54.36%		5,499
	Fremont		4,090		71.57%		651		11.39%		751		13.14%		223		3.90%		3,339		58.43%		5,715
	Gem		5,980		75.18%		1,229		15.45%		357		4.49%		388		4.88%		4,751		59.73%		7,954
	Gooding		3,743		72.11%		930		17.92%		293		5.64%		225		4.33%		2,813		54.19%		5,191
	Idaho		6,441		78.23%		1,196		14.53%		165		2.00%		431		5.24%		5,245		63.70%		8,233
	Jefferson		8,436		73.52%		976		8.51%		1,560		13.59%		503		4.38%		6,876		59.93%		11,475
	Jerome		4,644		68.79%		1,329		19.69%		419		6.21%		359		5.31%		3,315		49.10%		6,751
	Kootenai		44,449		67.03%		16,264		24.53%		1,557		2.35%		4,040		6.09%		28,185		42.50%		66,310
	Latah		7,265		39.98%		8,093		44.53%		696		3.83%		2,119		11.66%		-828		-4.55%		18,173
	Lemhi		3,011		73.51%		733		17.90%		139		3.39%		213		5.20%		2,278		55.61%		4,096
	Lewis		1,202		75.60%		270		16.98%		17		1.07%		101		6.35%		932		58.62%		1,590
	Lincoln		1,184		67.73%		360		20.59%		102		5.84%		102		5.84%		824		47.14%		1,748
	Madison		8,941		56.99%		1,201		7.66%		4,669		29.76%		877		5.59%		4,272		27.23%		15,688
	Minidoka		4,887		71.13%		1,167		16.98%		463		6.74%		354		5.15%		3,720		54.15%		6,871
	Nez Perce		10,699		62.20%		4,828		28.07%		352		2.05%		1,322		7.68%		5,871		34.13%		17,201
	Oneida		1,531		74.03%		184		8.90%		271		13.10%		82		3.97%		1,260		60.93%		2,068
	Owyhee		3,052		77.76%		591		15.06%		108		2.75%		174		4.43%		2,461		62.70%		3,925
	Payette		6,489		74.55%		1,507		17.31%		314		3.61%		394		4.53%		4,982		57.24%		8,704
	Power		1,666		60.41%		699		25.34%		233		8.45%		160		5.80%		967		35.07%		2,758
	Shoshone		3,297		64.39%		1,384		27.03%		87		1.70%		352		6.88%		1,913		37.36%		5,120
	Teton		2,167		43.55%		2,159		43.39%		327		6.57%		323		6.49%		8		0.16%		4,976
	Twin Falls		19,828		66.37%		6,233		20.86%		2,065		6.91%		3,813		5.86%		13,595		45.51%		29,874
	Valley		2,906		54.33%		1,913		35.76%		194		3.63%		326		6.28%		993		18.57%		5,349
	Washington		3,283		73.69%		776		17.42%		175		3.93%		221		4.96%		2,507		56.27%		4,455
Totals	409,055	59.25%	189,765	27.48%	46,476	6.73%	45,137	6.54%	219,290	31.77%	690,433

By congressional district

Trump won both congressional districts.^[16]

District	Trump	Clinton	Representative
		63.7%	25.4%		Raúl Labrador
		54.5%	29.8%		Mike Simpson

See also

• United States presidential elections in Idaho
• First presidency of Donald Trump
• 2016 Democratic Party presidential debates and forums
• 2016 Democratic Party presidential primaries
• 2016 Republican Party presidential debates and forums
• 2016 Republican Party presidential primaries

External links

• RNC 2016 Republican Nominating Process
• Green papers for 2016 primaries, caucuses, and conventions
• Decision Desk Headquarter Results for Idaho

Notes and References

1. Web site: Nov 08, 2016 General Election Results . Secretary of State: Lawerence Denney . www.sos.idaho.gov . 2020-05-16.
2. Web site: Distribution of Electoral Votes. National Archives and Records Administration. November 25, 2020.
3. Web site: 2016 Presidential Election Statistics. Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections. 2018-03-05.
4. Web site: June 2015 . Idaho Republican Party State Rules . https://web.archive.org/web/20160430085613/http://s3.amazonaws.com/cdn.instabuildsites.com/uploads/files/a6d82db0cbd8339a8782b50c111bf30f.pdf . April 30, 2016 . January 7, 2024.
5. Web site: Mar 08, 2016 Presidential Primary Election Results United States - by County. sos.idaho.gov. Idaho Secretary Of State. 2016-11-25.
6. Web site: Scott Copeland wins Idaho Constitution Party primary. Gr. The. Inquirer. 2016-03-10. The Grand Inquirer. 2016-11-26. https://web.archive.org/web/20161126141701/https://thegrandinquirer.com/2016/03/09/scott-copeland-wins-idaho-constitution-party-primary/. 2016-11-26. dead.
7. Web site: Patrick Ockander drops out of Constitution Party presidential race, endorses J.R. Myers and Ted Cruz. Gr. The. Inquirer. 2016-03-02. The Grand Inquirer. 2016-11-26. https://web.archive.org/web/20161126141435/https://thegrandinquirer.com/2016/03/01/patrick-ockander-drops-out-of-constitution-party-presidential-race-endorses-j-r-myers-and-ted-cruz/. 2016-11-26. dead.
8. News: Our final map has Clinton winning with 352 electoral votes. Compare your picks with ours. . . 2016-11-06 . 2016-11-13.
9. News: Chalian . David . David Chalian. Road to 270: CNN's new election map . March 3, 2019 . . November 4, 2016.
10. Web site: 2016 Electoral Scorecard . November 7, 2016 . . en . March 3, 2019 . February 16, 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170216084540/https://cookpolitical.com/presidential/charts/scorecard . dead .
11. Web site: 2016 Electoral Map Prediction . November 8, 2016 . . March 3, 2019.
12. Web site: Presidential Ratings . The Rothenberg Political Report . August 16, 2021.
13. Web site: 2016 President . Sabato . Larry J. . Larry Sabato . November 7, 2016 . . March 3, 2019.
14. Web site: 2016 Election Maps - Battle for White House. RealClearPolitics. 2016-11-13.
15. Web site: Electoral Scorecard: Map shifts again in Trump's favor, as Clinton holds edge . . 2016-11-07 . 2016-11-13.
16. Web site: Daily Kos Elections' statewide election results by congressional and legislative districts. Daily Kos. 11 August 2020.