Electoral Odyssey / Interactive election atlas

2016 Presidential Election

See how counties voted in 2016, where the most votes were cast, and which places changed most from earlier elections.

Electoral College · 1789–2024County popular vote · 2000–2024County atlas · available

Election rules

Modern Electoral College

Electoral result

304 EV · Donald J. Trump

Map dated

2016-11-08

County results

How counties shaped the 2016 election

See which counties moved toward Democrats or Republicans compared with the selected earlier election.

Results shown
3,158
Comparable over time
3,112
Not mapped
45

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The map uses verified 2024 county shapes. Results that do not match a county shape remain available in the table below.

Democratic shift Republican shiftDarker color = bigger change Not available

County map not available for 2016

A verified county map is not available for this election, so the results are shown as a ranked list instead.

  1. ELLIOTT, KYR shift 48.6 pp
  2. CLARK, MOR shift 43.9 pp
  3. HOWARD, IAR shift 43.1 pp
  4. HENDERSON, ILR shift 42.6 pp
  5. MONROE, OHR shift 41.3 pp
  6. VINTON, OHR shift 40.4 pp
  7. CALHOUN, WVR shift 39.9 pp
  8. IRON, MOR shift 39.7 pp
  9. ADAMS, IAR shift 38.6 pp
  10. PERRY, OHR shift 38.3 pp
  11. REYNOLDS, MOR shift 38.3 pp
  12. PIKE, OHR shift 38.1 pp
  13. WORTH, IAR shift 38.0 pp
  14. JACKSON, IAR shift 37.7 pp
  15. MORGAN, OHR shift 37.6 pp
  16. WASHINGTON, MOR shift 37.6 pp
  17. SWIFT, MNR shift 37.5 pp
  18. HOCKING, OHR shift 37.4 pp
  19. HOUSTON, TNR shift 37.2 pp
  20. SCIOTO, OHR shift 37.1 pp
  21. WAYNE, IAR shift 36.7 pp
  22. MASON, WVR shift 36.6 pp
  23. SCHUYLER, MOR shift 36.4 pp
  24. COSHOCTON, OHR shift 36.3 pp

How state margins changed · 2000–2024

See how each state's margin changed over seven elections.

These lines add up the county results for each state. Official statewide results can differ slightly when votes are reported outside county geography.

2024
State margin trails are built from the county reporting layer for presidential elections from 2000 through the selected year.D +65R +65

VA county-layer aggregate visible through 2024.

State context · VA

How the state voted across seven elections

These margins add up the county results. The official statewide result can differ slightly when votes are reported outside county geography.

  1. 2000R +8.3 pp2,737,915 votes
  2. 2004R +8.3 pp3,198,367 votes
  3. 2008D +6.4 pp3,723,260 votes
  4. 2012D +3.9 pp3,854,489 votes
  5. 2016D +5.7 pp3,984,631 votes
  6. 2020D +10.3 pp4,462,600 votes
  7. 2024D +5.9 pp4,482,576 votes

County results table · 134 rows

D +38.5 pp551,183D shift 17.7 ppMargin availableTotal available
R +3.8 pp203,262R shift 1.2 ppMargin availableTotal available
D +22.4 pp196,538D shift 6.2 ppMargin availableTotal available
D +18.1 pp183,097D shift 13.5 ppMargin availableTotal available
R +2.4 pp176,461D shift 5.5 ppMargin availableTotal available
D +22.2 pp163,654D shift 10.2 ppMargin availableTotal available
D +64.0 pp121,356D shift 23.6 ppMargin availableTotal available
R +1.3 pp112,705R shift 2.4 ppMargin availableTotal available
D +67.8 pp103,484D shift 9.6 ppMargin availableTotal available
D +45.1 pp83,388R shift 0.9 ppMargin availableTotal available
D +62.3 pp75,770D shift 18.2 ppMargin availableTotal available
D +28.3 pp75,715R shift 2.1 ppMargin availableTotal available
R +9.6 pp65,934R shift 0.8 ppMargin availableTotal available
R +34.3 pp62,753D shift 2.9 ppMargin availableTotal available
R +17.7 pp62,562R shift 6.0 ppMargin availableTotal available
D +39.5 pp62,356R shift 3.6 ppMargin availableTotal available
D +26.8 pp56,726D shift 14.6 ppMargin availableTotal available
R +29.2 pp51,489R shift 3.6 ppMargin availableTotal available
D +38.0 pp43,265R shift 5.3 ppMargin availableTotal available
D +12.8 pp43,240R shift 2.5 ppMargin availableTotal available
R +5.4 pp43,173D shift 6.7 ppMargin availableTotal available
D +1.4 pp43,031D shift 1.7 ppMargin availableTotal available
R +51.7 pp42,525R shift 7.0 ppMargin availableTotal available
R +37.2 pp40,440R shift 8.6 ppMargin availableTotal available
D +20.2 pp39,466R shift 3.1 ppMargin availableTotal available
R +47.0 pp37,487R shift 5.8 ppMargin availableTotal available
R +26.1 pp37,467R shift 5.9 ppMargin availableTotal available
R +52.4 pp36,343R shift 9.5 ppMargin availableTotal available
R +9.7 pp35,671D shift 1.1 ppMargin availableTotal available
R +18.3 pp34,118D shift 2.7 ppMargin availableTotal available
R +40.2 pp31,598R shift 12.3 ppMargin availableTotal available
R +49.2 pp27,535R shift 9.2 ppMargin availableTotal available
R +43.8 pp26,971R shift 14.2 ppMargin availableTotal available
R +55.3 pp25,847R shift 11.5 ppMargin availableTotal available
R +29.9 pp24,106R shift 14.9 ppMargin availableTotal available
D +71.6 pp22,472D shift 17.0 ppMargin availableTotal available
R +26.5 pp22,218R shift 9.9 ppMargin availableTotal available
R +21.5 pp21,075R shift 6.7 ppMargin availableTotal available
R +45.5 pp20,513R shift 13.6 ppMargin availableTotal available
R +41.6 pp19,619R shift 13.2 ppMargin availableTotal available
D +20.5 pp18,952R shift 1.8 ppMargin availableTotal available
R +49.7 pp18,739R shift 10.5 ppMargin availableTotal available
R +67.9 pp18,566R shift 9.8 ppMargin availableTotal available
D +24.0 pp17,993D shift 10.3 ppMargin availableTotal available
R +39.0 pp17,960R shift 18.0 ppMargin availableTotal available
R +25.8 pp17,631R shift 11.8 ppMargin availableTotal available
R +27.7 pp17,270R shift 13.0 ppMargin availableTotal available
R +16.9 pp17,001R shift 11.3 ppMargin availableTotal available
R +49.1 pp16,900R shift 2.6 ppMargin availableTotal available
R +17.6 pp16,184R shift 5.7 ppMargin availableTotal available
R +12.0 pp15,818R shift 8.5 ppMargin availableTotal available
D +17.2 pp15,411D shift 3.7 ppMargin availableTotal available
R +31.6 pp15,396R shift 11.4 ppMargin availableTotal available
R +42.4 pp15,167R shift 16.9 ppMargin availableTotal available
R +63.5 pp15,163R shift 14.2 ppMargin availableTotal available
R +13.7 pp14,945R shift 6.7 ppMargin availableTotal available
R +5.3 pp14,863R shift 13.6 ppMargin availableTotal available
R +26.3 pp14,037D shift 2.4 ppMargin availableTotal available
D +78.5 pp13,786R shift 2.2 ppMargin availableTotal available
R +61.3 pp13,668R shift 20.6 ppMargin availableTotal available
R +9.9 pp13,597R shift 3.6 ppMargin availableTotal available
R +12.7 pp13,575R shift 10.3 ppMargin availableTotal available
R +56.8 pp13,343R shift 19.3 ppMargin availableTotal available
R +57.1 pp12,890R shift 23.5 ppMargin availableTotal available
R +60.7 pp12,246R shift 23.2 ppMargin availableTotal available
R +39.2 pp12,242R shift 5.0 ppMargin availableTotal available
R +26.5 pp12,225R shift 5.4 ppMargin availableTotal available
R +29.4 pp12,059R shift 10.2 ppMargin availableTotal available
D +33.1 pp12,030D shift 16.7 ppMargin availableTotal available
D +28.4 pp11,264D shift 0.9 ppMargin availableTotal available
D +1.9 pp11,255R shift 2.2 ppMargin availableTotal available
R +31.1 pp10,795R shift 13.0 ppMargin availableTotal available
R +51.4 pp10,740R shift 25.4 ppMargin availableTotal available
D +3.8 pp10,667D shift 2.3 ppMargin availableTotal available
R +67.8 pp10,100R shift 16.5 ppMargin availableTotal available
R +34.1 pp9,608R shift 8.3 ppMargin availableTotal available
R +64.5 pp9,399R shift 19.3 ppMargin availableTotal available
R +61.8 pp9,247R shift 26.8 ppMargin availableTotal available
R +12.1 pp9,204R shift 1.1 ppMargin availableTotal available
R +36.8 pp9,161R shift 12.7 ppMargin availableTotal available
D +5.6 pp9,143R shift 7.4 ppMargin availableTotal available
D +9.7 pp9,008R shift 6.4 ppMargin availableTotal available
R +16.7 pp8,878R shift 13.5 ppMargin availableTotal available
R +7.4 pp8,574R shift 14.4 ppMargin availableTotal available
R +57.0 pp8,525R shift 17.1 ppMargin availableTotal available
R +41.2 pp8,457R shift 1.1 ppMargin availableTotal available
R +5.9 pp8,318R shift 8.7 ppMargin availableTotal available
R +20.9 pp8,213R shift 6.8 ppMargin availableTotal available
R +50.4 pp8,212R shift 24.3 ppMargin availableTotal available
R +39.4 pp8,051R shift 13.2 ppMargin availableTotal available
R +47.7 pp8,011R shift 10.7 ppMargin availableTotal available
D +62.9 pp7,757D shift 22.9 ppMargin availableTotal available
D +19.1 pp7,669R shift 6.4 ppMargin availableTotal available
D +46.0 pp7,626D shift 16.7 ppMargin availableTotal available
R +20.3 pp7,398R shift 5.4 ppMargin availableTotal available
R +38.5 pp7,325R shift 35.7 ppMargin availableTotal available
R +11.6 pp7,295R shift 14.1 ppMargin availableTotal available
R +59.8 pp7,285R shift 20.0 ppMargin availableTotal available
R +52.2 pp7,177R shift 0.2 ppMargin availableTotal available
R +37.7 pp7,040R shift 10.8 ppMargin availableTotal available
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Additional results that do not match a county shape

How totals are counted

We use a reported total when one is available. When it is not, we add the reported voting methods together. Ballot-accounting rows are not counted as candidate votes, and unpublished values stay unavailable.

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