2016 United States presidential election in Mississippi explained

See main article: 2016 United States presidential election.

Election Name:	2016 United States presidential election in Mississippi
Country:	Mississippi
Type:	presidential
Ongoing:	no
Previous Election:	2012 United States presidential election in Mississippi
Previous Year:	2012
Election Date:	November 8, 2016
Next Election:	2020 United States presidential election in Mississippi
Next Year:	2020
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:	6
Popular Vote1:	700,714
Percentage1:
Nominee2:	Hillary Clinton
Party2:	Democratic Party (United States)
Home State2:	New York
Running Mate2:	Tim Kaine
Electoral Vote2:	0
Popular Vote2:	485,131
Map Size:	300px
President
Before Election:	Barack Obama
Before Party:	Democratic Party (United States)
After Election:	Donald Trump
After Party:	Republican Party (United States)
Flag Year:	2001

The 2016 United States presidential election in Mississippi 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. Mississippi 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. Mississippi has six electoral votes in the Electoral College.^[1]

Mississippi has not voted Democratic since 1976. Since that time, Republicans have dominated the state's political elections, and so Trump was widely expected to win the state. Indeed, Trump carried it with 57.86% of the vote, while Clinton received 40.06%.^[2] Trump's 17.80% margin of victory was a 6.30% increase over the 11.50% margin of victory by which Republican nominee Mitt Romney won the state over Barack Obama in 2012. This also marked the first time since 1988 that Madison County voted more Democratic than the state as a whole. Trump became the first Republican to win the White House without carrying Oktibbeha County since Richard Nixon in 1968, as well as the first to do so without carrying Copiah, Pike, or Yazoo Counties since Ronald Reagan in 1980.

Primary elections

Democratic primary

Election Name:	2016 Mississippi primary
Flag Image:	Flag of Mississippi (2001–2020).svg
Type:	presidential
Ongoing:	no
Previous Election:	2012 United States presidential election in Mississippi
Previous Year:	2012
Next Election:	2020 United States presidential election in Mississippi
Next Year:	2020
Image1:	Hillary Clinton by Gage Skidmore 2.jpg
Candidate1:	Hillary Clinton
Home State1:	New York
Delegate Count1:	31
Popular Vote1:	187,334
Percentage1:	82.47%
Map Size:	300px
Candidate2:	Bernie Sanders
Home State2:	Vermont
Delegate Count2:	5
Popular Vote2:	37,748
Percentage2:	16.62%
Color1:	d4aa00
Color2:	228B22

Fueled by robust support from black voters, Clinton overwhelmed Mr. Sanders in Southern states. The Vermont senator barely competed in Mississippi and was still struggling to broaden his appeal beyond white, liberal voters^[3]

See main article: 2016 Mississippi Democratic primary.

Republican primary

See main article: 2016 Mississippi Republican primary. Twelve candidates appeared on the Republican presidential primary ballot:^[4]

• Donald Trump
• Jeb Bush (withdrawn)
• Ben Carson (withdrawn)
• Chris Christie (withdrawn)
• Ted Cruz
• Carly Fiorina (withdrawn)
• Mike Huckabee (withdrawn)
• John Kasich
• Rand Paul (withdrawn)
• Marco Rubio
• Rick Santorum (withdrawn)
• Lindsey Graham (withdrawn)
• George Pataki (withdrawn)

General Election

Predictions

The following are final 2016 predictions from various organizations for Mississippi as of Election Day.

Source	Ranking	As of
Los Angeles Times^[5]		November 6, 2016
CNN^[6]		November 8, 2016
align=left	Rothenberg Political Report^[7]		November 7, 2016
Sabato's Crystal Ball^[8]		November 7, 2016
NBC^[9]		November 7, 2016
RealClearPolitics^[10]		November 8, 2016
Fox News^[11]		November 7, 2016
ABC^[12]		November 7, 2016

By congressional district

Trump won 3 of 4 congressional districts.^[13]

District	Trump	Clinton	Representative
		65%	32%		Trent Kelly
		35%	64%		Bennie Thompson
		61%	37%		Gregg Harper
		69%	28%		Steven Palazzo

By county

County	Donald Trump Republican		Hillary Clinton Democratic		Various candidates Other parties		Margin		Total
		%		%		%		%
	Adams		5,874		42.45%		7,757		56.06%		205		1.49%		-1,883		-13.61%		13,836
	Alcorn		11,819		79.95%		2,684		18.16%		280		1.89%		9,135		61.79%		14,783
	Amite		4,289		60.84%		2,697		38.26%		64		0.90%		1,592		22.58%		7,050
	Attala		4,897		59.31%		3,242		39.27%		117		1.42%		1,655		20.04%		8,256
	Benton		2,251		55.97%		1,719		42.74%		52		1.29%		532		13.23%		4,022
	Bolivar		4,590		33.20%		9,046		65.44%		188		1.36%		-4,456		-32.24%		13,824
	Calhoun		4,390		68.64%		1,910		29.86%		96		1.50%		2,480		38.78%		6,396
	Carroll		3,799		68.72%		1,680		30.39%		49		0.89%		2,119		38.33%		5,528
	Chickasaw		4,127		52.31%		3,649		46.25%		114		1.44%		478		6.06%		7,890
	Choctaw		2,788		68.59%		1,218		29.96%		59		1.45%		1,570		38.63%		4,065
	Claiborne		540		12.64%		3,708		86.80%		24		0.56%		-3,168		-74.16%		4,272
	Clarke		5,137		65.94%		2,585		33.18%		69		0.88%		2,552		32.76%		7,791
	Clay		4,150		41.49%		5,722		57.20%		131		1.31%		-1,572		-15.71%		10,003
	Coahoma		2,426		27.22%		6,378		71.57%		108		1.21%		-3,952		-44.35%		8,912
	Copiah		6,103		47.01%		6,741		51.93%		138		1.06%		-638		-4.92%		12,982
	Covington		5,435		61.68%		3,276		37.18%		100		1.14%		2,159		24.50%		8,811
	DeSoto		43,089		65.13%		20,591		31.13%		2,475		3.74%		22,498		34.00%		66,155
	Forrest		15,461		55.09%		11,716		41.75%		887		3.16%		3,745		13.34%		28,064
	Franklin		2,721		63.43%		1,502		35.01%		67		1.56%		1,219		28.42%		4,290
	George		8,696		87.92%		1,027		10.38%		168		1.70%		7,669		77.54%		9,891
	Greene		4,335		80.74%		974		18.14%		60		1.12%		3,361		62.60%		5,369
	Grenada		5,970		56.79%		4,424		42.08%		119		1.13%		1,546		14.71%		10,513
	Hancock		13,811		78.31%		3,344		18.96%		482		2.73%		10,467		59.35%		17,637
	Harrison		40,354		63.74%		21,169		33.44%		1,790		2.82%		19,185		30.30%		63,313
	Hinds		25,275		26.58%		67,594		71.09%		2,208		2.33%		-42,319		-44.51%		95,077
	Holmes		1,309		16.21%		6,689		82.83%		78		0.96%		-5,380		-66.62%		8,076
	Humphreys		1,151		27.06%		3,071		72.21%		31		0.73%		-1,920		-45.15%		4,253
	Issaquena		298		42.63%		395		56.51%		6		0.86%		-97		-13.88%		699
	Itawamba		8,470		86.99%		1,117		11.47%		150		1.54%		7,353		75.52%		9,737
	Jackson		33,629		67.85%		14,657		29.57%		1,281		2.58%		18,972		38.28%		49,567
	Jasper		4,038		47.65%		4,368		51.54%		69		0.81%		-330		-3.89%		8,475
	Jefferson		490		12.69%		3,337		86.45%		33		0.86%		-2,847		-73.76%		3,860
	Jefferson Davis		2,466		39.54%		3,720		59.64%		51		0.82%		-1,254		-20.10%		6,237
	Jones		20,133		71.01%		7,791		27.48%		428		1.51%		12,342		43.53%		28,352
	Kemper		1,778		38.33%		2,827		60.94%		34		0.73%		-1,049		-22.61%		4,639
	Lafayette		10,872		55.35%		7,969		40.57%		802		4.08%		2,903		14.78%		19,643
	Lamar		18,751		76.25%		5,190		21.10%		651		2.65%		13,561		55.15%		24,592
	Lauderdale		17,741		60.13%		11,269		38.19%		496		1.68%		6,472		21.94%		29,506
	Lawrence		4,091		64.28%		2,195		34.49%		78		1.23%		1,896		29.79%		6,364
	Leake		4,782		56.60%		3,584		42.42%		83		0.98%		1,198		14.18%		8,449
	Lee		22,220		67.51%		10,029		30.47%		664		2.02%		12,191		37.04%		32,913
	Leflore		3,212		28.83%		7,787		69.90%		141		1.27%		-4,575		-41.07%		11,140
	Lincoln		10,550		69.44%		4,458		29.34%		185		1.22%		6,092		40.10%		15,193
	Lowndes		13,271		51.65%		11,819		46.00%		605		2.35%		1,452		5.65%		25,695
	Madison		28,265		56.38%		20,343		40.58%		1,523		3.04%		7,922		15.80%		50,131
	Marion		7,836		67.01%		3,677		31.45%		180		1.54%		4,159		35.56%		11,693
	Marshall		6,587		44.39%		8,023		54.07%		229		1.54%		-1,436		-9.68%		14,839
	Monroe		10,167		64.01%		5,524		34.78%		193		1.21%		4,643		29.23%		15,884
	Montgomery		2,818		56.41%		2,115		42.33%		63		1.26%		703		14.08%		4,996
	Neshoba		7,679		72.77%		2,715		25.73%		159		1.50%		4,964		47.04%		10,553
	Newton		6,548		69.38%		2,756		29.20%		134		1.42%		3,792		40.18%		9,438
	Noxubee		1,200		21.53%		4,347		77.99%		27		0.48%		-3,147		-56.46%		5,574
	Oktibbeha		8,576		47.32%		8,859		48.88%		689		3.80%		-283		-1.56%		18,124
	Panola		7,449		49.45%		7,431		49.33%		184		1.22%		18		0.12%		15,064
	Pearl River		17,782		81.26%		3,604		16.47%		497		2.27%		14,178		64.79%		21,883
	Perry		4,135		76.12%		1,220		22.46%		77		1.42%		2,915		53.66%		5,432
	Pike		8,009		48.95%		8,043		49.16%		308		1.89%		-34		-0.21%		16,360
	Pontotoc		10,336		79.61%		2,386		18.38%		262		2.01%		7,950		61.23%		12,984
	Prentiss		7,648		77.47%		2,067		20.94%		157		1.59%		5,581		56.53%		9,872
	Quitman		1,001		29.75%		2,312		68.71%		52		1.54%		-1,311		-38.96%		3,365
	Rankin		47,178		74.76%		14,110		22.36%		1,822		2.88%		33,068		52.40%		63,110
	Scott		6,122		58.18%		4,268		40.56%		132		1.26%		1,854		17.62%		10,522
	Sharkey		692		31.60%		1,479		67.53%		19		0.87%		-787		-35.93%		2,190
	Simpson		7,393		64.74%		3,874		33.93%		152		1.33%		3,519		30.81%		11,419
	Smith		5,928		77.72%		1,617		21.20%		82		1.08%		4,311		56.52%		7,627
	Stone		5,306		75.32%		1,573		22.33%		166		2.35%		3,733		52.99%		7,045
	Sunflower		2,794		29.11%		6,725		70.07%		79		0.82%		-3,931		-40.96%		9,598
	Tallahatchie		2,462		41.94%		3,337		56.85%		71		1.21%		-875		-14.91%		5,870
	Tate		7,495		64.46%		3,926		33.77%		206		1.77%		3,569		30.69%		11,627
	Tippah		7,240		78.19%		1,842		19.89%		178		1.92%		5,398		58.30%		9,260
	Tishomingo		7,166		85.61%		999		11.93%		206		2.46%		6,167		73.68%		8,371
	Tunica		853		23.91%		2,667		74.77%		47		1.32%		-1,814		-50.86%		3,567
	Union		9,235		80.33%		2,012		17.50%		249		2.17%		7,223		62.83%		11,496
	Walthall		4,056		58.62%		2,790		40.32%		73		1.06%		1,266		18.30%		6,919
	Warren		9,767		50.30%		9,284		47.82%		365		1.88%		483		2.48%		19,416
	Washington		5,244		31.17%		11,380		67.64%		201		1.19%		-6,136		-36.47%		16,825
	Wayne		5,990		62.40%		3,524		36.71%		85		0.89%		2,466		25.69%		9,599
	Webster		3,976		78.44%		1,019		20.10%		74		1.46%		2,957		58.34%		5,069
	Wilkinson		1,318		31.25%		2,857		67.73%		43		1.02%		-1,539		-36.48%		4,218
	Winston		4,910		55.29%		3,850		43.35%		121		1.36%		1,060		11.94%		8,881
	Yalobusha		3,376		55.55%		2,582		42.49%		119		1.96%		794		13.06%		6,077
	Yazoo		4,598		45.66%		5,369		53.32%		103		1.02%		-771		-7.66%		10,070
Totals	700,714	57.86%	485,131	40.06%	25,243	2.08%	215,583	17.80%	1,211,088

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

• Benton (largest town: Hickory Flat)
• Chickasaw (largest city: Houston)
• Panola (largest city: Batesville)
• Warren (largest city: Vicksburg)

See also

• Democratic Party presidential debates, 2016
• Democratic Party presidential primaries, 2016
• Republican Party presidential debates, 2016
• Republican Party presidential primaries, 2016

External links

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

Notes and References

1. Web site: Distribution of Electoral Votes. National Archives and Records Administration. November 29, 2020.
2. Web site: Mississippi Election Results 2016. August 1, 2017. NYTimes.com.
3. Web site: Rappeport . Alan . 2016-03-08 . Hillary Clinton Wins the Mississippi Democratic Primary . 2023-01-13 . The New York Times Politics and Washington . en.
4. Web site: New Albany. Daily. Journal. Daily Journal.
5. News: Our final map has Clinton winning with 352 electoral votes. Compare your picks with ours. . . 2016-11-06 . 2016-11-13.
6. Web site: Road to 270: CNN's general election map - CNNPolitics.com . Cnn.com . 2016-11-08 . 2016-11-13.
7. Web site: Presidential Ratings . The Rothenberg Political Report . August 16, 2021.
8. Web site: Larry J. Sabato's Crystal Ball » 2016 President . Centerforpolitics.org . 2016-11-07 . 2016-11-13.
9. Web site: Todd . Chuck . NBC's Final Battleground Map Shows Clinton With a Significant Lead . . 2016-11-13.
10. Web site: 2016 Election Maps - Battle for White House . RealClearPolitics . 2016-11-13.
11. Web site: Electoral Scorecard: Map shifts again in Trump's favor, as Clinton holds edge . . 2016-11-07 . 2016-11-13.
12. Web site: The Final 15: The Latest Polls in the Swing States That Will Decide the Election . Abcnews.go.com . 2016-11-07 . 2016-11-13.
13. Web site: Walter . Amy . Wasserman . David . Cook . Charlie . Walter . Amy . The Cook Political Report . 2017-04-07 . Introducing the 2017 Cook Political Report Partisan Voter Index . 2020-06-26.