2016 North Dakota General Election Story

A head to head comparison of the North Dakota 2016 General Election gives an idea of the breakdown of the voters.

Donald Trump received 216,794 (63%) votes beating Hillary Clinton who gained 93,758 (27%) by 122,607 votes in North Dakota.

Donald Trump won 51 counties whereas Hillary Clinton won 2 counties in the total of the 53 counties in the state of North Dakota.

2016 North Dakota (ND) Primary vs. General Elections Counties Won

Although the Primary Election was tight, Clinton only managed to win 2 counties while Trump won 51 counties in the General Elections in the State of North Dakota.

2016 North Dakota Primary vs. General Elections with regards to Percentage (%) votes and Total Votes Won

On a head to head count with the total votes between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump in the Primary and General Elections, percentage (%) vote shift difference is a 69.8% increment for Donald Trump in the Presidential Elections as opposed to a 69.8% decrease for Hillary Clinton. These margins are represented as 216,794 vote increment for Donald Trump and 123,036 vote increment for Hillary Clinton at the General Elections.

2016 General Election Hillary Clinton Popular Vote Count Contributed by North Dakota

In the 2016 General Elections, 153,177,325 total number of votes were casted. Hillary Clinton got 65,849,971 (65.8 Million) over Donald Trump’s 62,984,405 (62.9 Million). She won the popular vote by 4,077,691 (4 Million). Her 93,758 votes at North Dakota represent a 0.1% of her overall popular votes count. The remaining 49 states contributed to the remaining 65,756,213 (99.9%) popular votes victory.

Top 15 Counties in Primary vs. General Elections

These 15 counties play an important role in these Primary elections. If a candidate, can get a sizable majority, it becomes very difficult to win majorities in the smaller counties without voter outreach and increased voter participation in them.

Top 15 Vote Comparisons in Primary vs. General Elections

Cass, Burleigh, Ward and Grand Forks which are the larger counties voted in favor of Donald Trump giving him an unassailing 48,387 vote advantage out of those counties. Other counties such as Morton, William, Stark, Stutsman, Richland, Ramsey, Barnes and Walsh gave Trump additional vote advantages. Clinton’s votes gained were merely in between 1K and 30K, registering no dominant win margins. This made Hillary Clinton gain an upper hand on North Dakota.

Related References: 2016 North Dakota Primary Election Story, 2020 North Dakota Primary Election Story