In a stunning election night the Republican nominee for
president, Donald Trump, has secured victory after a string of formerly
Democratic states including Pennsylvania, Florida, Ohio and Iowa voted
Republican.
For Donald Trump, taking the key state of Florida, which had
previously voted for President Obama twice, was vitally important.
However the result was on a knife edge, with the Republican candidate
winning by one percent of the vote.
Votes given to other candidates in the state, principally the Libertarian candidate Gary Johnson, would have been enough to clinch the state for Hillary Clinton.
The strong support older voters gave the Republicans will have helped them to win Florida.
Votes given to other candidates in the state, principally the Libertarian candidate Gary Johnson, would have been enough to clinch the state for Hillary Clinton.
The strong support older voters gave the Republicans will have helped them to win Florida.
Pennsylvania was another striking Trump victory in the battleground
states. The state had voted Democrat in the previous six presidential
elections.
Trump's electoral victory was underpinned by his success in winning over
white voters, with 58% of them voting for the Republican candidate.
White voters made up 70% of the electorate in this year's election.
Trump was especially popular among non-college-educated white men,
receiving seven in 10 votes from that demographic group and six in 10
votes from non-college-educated white women. Almost nine in 10
black voters (88%) supported Clinton, compared with 8% who opted for
Trump. Barack Obama secured 93% of the black vote in the 2012 election. A
smaller proportion of Hispanic votes went to Clinton than those who
voted for Obama in 2012.
218
Hillary Clinton
279
Donald J. Trump
59,323,520 votes
(47.7%)
59,152,992 votes
(47.5%)
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