On March 1, 2016, in the presidential primaries, Tennessee voters expressed their preferences for the Democratic and Republican parties' respective nominees for president. Registered members of each party only voted in their party's primary, while voters who were unaffiliated chose any one primary in which to vote.Trump became the first Republican since 1988 to carry Hardeman County.
Trump won the election in the Volunteer State with 60.7% of the vote. Clinton received 34.7% of the vote.[2] This is the largest margin of victory for a presidential candidate for either party in the state since 1972 with Richard Nixon, and also the first time since that either party has earned over 60% of the vote in Tennessee. Tennessee was one of eleven states won by Bill Clinton in 1992 and 1996 but lost by Hillary Clinton.
Tennessee has not voted for a Democratic presidential nominee since 1996. In 2012, Republican nominee Mitt Romney won the state by a margin of more than twenty points, due to the unpopularity of the Obama administration in the conservative state. Typically Democrats do very well in the urban regions of Memphis and Nashville, while Republicans dominate the rural and suburban areas. Tennessee is considered a safe Republican state. In 2016, it stayed that way with Trump winning the state with 60.7% of the vote.
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Main article 2016 United States presidential election The 2016 United States presidential election in Tennessee was held on November 8 2016 as part of the 2016 General Election in which all 50 states plus the District of Columbia participated Tennessee 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 2016 United States presidential election in Tennessee 2012 November 8 2016 2020 Turnout61 92 1 0 06 pp Nominee Donald Trump Hillary ClintonParty Republican DemocraticHome state New York New YorkRunning mate Mike Pence Tim KaineElectoral vote 11 0Popular vote 1 522 925 870 695Percentage 60 72 34 72 County resultsCongressional district resultsPrecinct resultsTrump 40 50 50 60 60 70 70 80 80 90 90 100 Clinton 40 50 50 60 60 70 70 80 80 90 90 100 Tie No Data President before electionBarack ObamaDemocratic Elected President Donald TrumpRepublicanTreemap of the popular vote by county On March 1 2016 in the presidential primaries Tennessee voters expressed their preferences for the Democratic and Republican parties respective nominees for president Registered members of each party only voted in their party s primary while voters who were unaffiliated chose any one primary in which to vote Trump became the first Republican since 1988 to carry Hardeman County Trump won the election in the Volunteer State with 60 7 of the vote Clinton received 34 7 of the vote 2 This is the largest margin of victory for a presidential candidate for either party in the state since 1972 with Richard Nixon and also the first time since that either party has earned over 60 of the vote in Tennessee Tennessee was one of eleven states won by Bill Clinton in 1992 and 1996 but lost by Hillary Clinton Contents 1 Primary elections 1 1 Democratic primary 1 2 Republican primary 2 General Election 2 1 Polling 2 2 Voting History 2 3 Predictions 2 4 Results 2 5 By congressional district 2 6 By county 2 6 1 Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksPrimary elections EditDemocratic primary Edit Main article 2016 Tennessee Democratic primary This section should include a summary of Tennessee Democratic primary 2016 See Wikipedia Summary style for information on how to incorporate it into this article s main text July 2016 Results nbsp Democratic primary results by county Bernie Sanders Hillary ClintonTennessee Democratic primary March 1 2016Candidate Popular vote Estimated delegatesCount Percentage Pledged Unpledged TotalHillary Clinton 245 930 66 07 44 7 51Bernie Sanders 120 800 32 45 23 0 23Martin O Malley withdrawn 2 025 0 54 Uncommitted 3 467 0 93 0 1 1Total 372 222 100 67 8 75Source The Green PapersRepublican primary Edit 2016 Tennessee Republican primary nbsp 2012 March 1 2016 2016 03 01 2020 OKTX nbsp nbsp nbsp Candidate Donald Trump Ted Cruz Marco RubioHome state New York Texas FloridaDelegate count 33 16 9Popular vote 333 180 211 471 181 274Percentage 38 94 24 71 21 18 nbsp nbsp Candidate Ben Carson John KasichHome state Maryland OhioDelegate count 0 0Popular vote 64 951 45 301Percentage 7 59 5 29 nbsp Tennessee results by county Donald Trump Marco RubioTennessee Republican primary March 1 2016 Candidate Votes Percentage Actual delegate countBound Unbound TotalDonald Trump 333 180 38 94 33 0 33Ted Cruz 211 471 24 71 16 0 16Marco Rubio 181 274 21 18 9 0 9Ben Carson 64 951 7 59 0 0 0John Kasich 45 301 5 29 0 0 0Jeb Bush withdrawn 9 551 1 12 0 0 0Mike Huckabee withdrawn 2 415 0 28 0 0 0Rand Paul withdrawn 2 350 0 27 0 0 0Uncommitted 1 849 0 22 0 0 0Chris Christie withdrawn 1 256 0 15 0 0 0Carly Fiorina withdrawn 715 0 08 0 0 0Rick Santorum withdrawn 710 0 08 0 0 0Jim Gilmore withdrawn 267 0 03 0 0 0Lindsey Graham withdrawn 253 0 03 0 0 0George Pataki withdrawn 186 0 02 0 0 0Unprojected delegates 0 0 0Total 855 729 100 00 58 0 58Source The Green PapersGeneral Election EditPolling Edit See also Statewide opinion polling for the 2016 United States presidential election Tennessee Voting History Edit Tennessee has not voted for a Democratic presidential nominee since 1996 In 2012 Republican nominee Mitt Romney won the state by a margin of more than twenty points due to the unpopularity of the Obama administration in the conservative state Typically Democrats do very well in the urban regions of Memphis and Nashville while Republicans dominate the rural and suburban areas Tennessee is considered a safe Republican state In 2016 it stayed that way with Trump winning the state with 60 7 of the vote Predictions Edit Source Ranking As ofLos Angeles Times 3 Safe R November 6 2016CNN 4 Safe R November 4 2016Cook Political Report 5 Safe R November 7 2016Electoral vote com 6 Likely R November 8 2016Rothenberg Political Report 7 Safe R November 7 2016Sabato s Crystal Ball 8 Safe R November 7 2016RealClearPolitics 9 Likely R November 8 2016NBC 10 Likely R November 7 2016 Highest rating given Results Edit 2016 United States presidential election in Tennessee 11 Party Candidate Votes Republican Donald Trump Mike Pence 1 522 925 60 72 Democratic Hillary Clinton Tim Kaine 870 695 34 72 Independent Gary Johnson 70 397 2 81 Independent Jill Stein 15 993 0 64 Independent Evan McMullin write in 11 991 0 48 Independent Mike Smith 7 276 0 29 Independent Rocky De La Fuente 4 075 0 16 Independent Alyson Kennedy 2 877 0 12 Write in 1 798 0 07 Total votes 2 508 027 100 00 By congressional district Edit Trump won 7 of 9 congressional districts 12 District Trump Clinton Representative1st 76 20 Phil Roe2nd 65 30 Jimmy Duncan3rd 61 38 Chuck Fleischmann4th 68 27 Scott DesJarlais5th 38 56 Jim Cooper6th 72 24 Diane Black7th 67 28 Marsha Blackburn8th 66 31 Stephen FincherDavid Kustoff9th 20 77 Steve CohenBy county Edit County Donald TrumpRepublican Hillary ClintonDemocratic Other votes Totalvotes Anderson 64 30 19 212 30 16 9 013 5 54 1 656 29 881Bedford 74 80 11 486 22 11 3 395 3 09 474 15 355Benton 74 53 4 716 23 29 1 474 2 18 138 6 328Bledsoe 77 66 3 622 19 23 897 3 11 145 4 664Blount 71 72 37 443 23 18 12 100 5 10 2 665 52 208Bradley 76 99 29 768 18 28 7 070 4 73 1 828 38 666Campbell 78 76 9 870 17 94 2 248 3 30 414 12 532Cannon 75 40 4 007 21 21 1 127 3 39 180 5 314Carroll 74 69 7 756 22 41 2 327 2 90 301 10 384Carter 80 15 16 898 16 38 3 453 3 48 733 21 084Cheatham 70 94 11 297 24 35 3 878 4 70 749 15 924Chester 78 09 5 081 19 10 1 243 2 81 183 6 507Claiborne 80 09 8 602 17 06 1 832 2 85 306 10 740Clay 73 32 2 141 24 21 707 2 47 72 2 920Cocke 80 74 9 791 16 34 1 981 2 92 354 12 126Coffee 72 19 14 417 23 75 4 743 4 06 811 19 971Crockett 73 78 3 982 24 14 1 303 2 08 112 5 397Cumberland 77 44 20 413 19 73 5 202 2 83 745 26 360Davidson 33 95 84 550 59 77 148 864 6 29 15 654 249 068Decatur 78 14 3 588 19 47 894 2 40 110 4 592DeKalb 74 35 5 171 22 56 1 569 3 09 215 6 955Dickson 70 77 13 233 25 25 4 722 3 98 744 18 699Dyer 76 33 10 180 21 12 2 816 2 55 340 13 336Fayette 67 31 13 055 30 29 5 874 2 40 465 19 394Fentress 82 34 6 038 15 00 1 100 2 66 195 7 333Franklin 70 30 11 532 26 66 4 374 3 04 498 16 404Gibson 70 53 13 786 26 90 5 258 2 57 503 19 547Giles 71 56 7 970 26 19 2 917 2 24 250 11 137Grainger 82 74 6 626 14 41 1 154 2 85 228 8 008Greene 78 71 18 562 17 88 4 216 3 41 805 23 583Grundy 76 34 3 636 20 97 999 2 69 128 4 763Hamblen 76 63 15 857 19 69 4 075 3 67 760 20 692Hamilton 55 29 78 733 38 84 55 316 5 87 8 359 142 408Hancock 82 61 1 843 14 43 322 2 96 66 2 231Hardeman 53 05 4 919 45 13 4 185 1 82 169 9 273Hardin 80 53 8 012 16 30 1 622 3 17 315 9 949Hawkins 80 14 16 648 16 88 3 507 2 98 619 20 774Haywood 44 09 3 013 54 30 3 711 1 61 110 6 834Henderson 79 65 8 138 17 62 1 800 2 73 279 10 217Henry 73 45 9 508 23 66 3 063 2 89 374 12 945Hickman 72 89 5 695 23 35 1 824 3 76 294 7 813Houston 68 88 2 182 27 34 866 3 79 120 3 168Humphreys 68 92 4 930 27 50 1 967 3 58 256 7 153Jackson 72 46 3 236 25 28 1 129 2 26 101 4 466Jefferson 77 47 14 776 18 32 3 494 4 21 802 19 072Johnson 82 23 5 410 15 02 988 2 75 181 6 579Knox 58 53 105 767 34 80 62 878 6 67 12 052 180 697Lake 68 88 1 357 29 29 577 1 83 36 1 970Lauderdale 60 39 4 884 37 79 3 056 1 82 147 8 087Lawrence 79 28 12 420 18 01 2 821 2 71 425 15 666Lewis 77 56 3 585 19 26 890 3 18 147 4 622Lincoln 77 90 10 398 19 13 2 554 2 97 396 13 348Loudon 75 29 17 610 21 03 4 919 3 69 862 23 391Macon 83 46 6 263 14 29 1 072 2 25 169 7 504Madison 55 97 21 335 40 52 15 448 3 51 1 337 38 120Marion 70 85 7 696 26 07 2 832 3 07 334 10 862Marshall 71 44 8 184 24 90 2 852 3 66 419 11 455Maury 67 29 23 799 28 38 10 038 4 33 1 532 35 369McMinn 78 33 14 691 18 72 3 510 2 95 554 18 755McNairy 78 11 7 841 18 41 1 848 3 48 349 10 038Meigs 77 36 3 342 19 81 856 2 82 122 4 320Monroe 78 24 13 374 18 64 3 186 3 12 533 17 093Montgomery 56 13 32 341 37 66 21 699 6 21 3 580 57 620Moore 79 46 2 325 16 95 496 3 59 105 2 926Morgan 81 15 5 441 15 72 1 054 3 13 210 6 705Obion 77 77 9 526 19 81 2 426 2 42 297 12 249Overton 73 63 6 059 23 64 1 945 2 73 225 8 229Perry 75 90 2 167 20 91 597 3 19 91 2 855Pickett 77 28 2 021 20 50 536 2 22 58 2 615Polk 78 17 5 097 19 20 1 252 2 62 171 6 520Putnam 69 83 19 002 25 18 6 851 4 99 1 359 27 212Rhea 78 29 8 660 17 56 1 942 4 16 460 11 062Roane 73 28 15 880 22 32 4 837 4 39 952 21 669Robertson 71 59 19 410 24 48 6 637 3 93 1 066 27 113Rutherford 60 05 64 515 34 17 36 706 5 78 6 215 107 436Scott 84 85 6 044 13 11 934 2 04 145 7 123Sequatchie 77 99 4 441 18 49 1 053 3 51 200 5 694Sevier 78 84 28 629 17 34 6 297 3 82 1 386 36 312Shelby 34 48 116 344 61 95 208 992 3 57 12 047 337 383Smith 73 88 5 494 22 71 1 689 3 40 253 7 436Stewart 72 92 3 864 23 06 1 222 4 02 213 5 299Sullivan 75 43 46 979 20 20 12 578 4 37 2 721 62 278Sumner 70 11 50 129 25 40 18 161 4 50 3 215 71 505Tipton 72 02 16 910 24 64 5 785 3 35 786 23 481Trousdale 66 55 2 103 29 94 946 3 51 111 3 160Unicoi 78 82 5 671 17 54 1 262 3 64 262 7 195Union 80 89 5 053 16 20 1 012 2 91 182 6 247Van Buren 75 24 1 820 22 28 539 2 48 60 2 419Warren 70 09 9 540 25 97 3 535 3 95 537 13 612Washington 68 85 34 252 26 18 13 024 4 97 2 474 49 750Wayne 85 98 5 036 12 24 717 1 78 104 5 857Weakley 73 93 9 008 22 75 2 772 3 32 404 12 184White 78 08 7 671 18 78 1 845 3 15 309 9 825Williamson 64 19 68 212 29 18 31 013 6 63 7 046 106 271Wilson 69 46 39 406 25 36 14 385 5 19 2 943 56 734 nbsp County Flips Democratic Hold Republican Hold Gain from DemocraticCounties that flipped from Democratic to Republican Edit Hardeman largest city Bolivar See also EditUnited States presidential elections in Tennessee 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 2016 Tennessee electionsReferences Edit Tennessee Voter Turnout in 2016 Tennessee Secretary of State November 8 2016 Retrieved February 28 2023 Tennessee Election Results 2016 The New York Times The New York Times Archived from the original on July 17 2017 Retrieved July 26 2017 Our final map has Clinton winning with 352 electoral votes Compare your picks with ours Los Angeles Times November 6 2016 Retrieved February 10 2019 Chalian David November 4 2016 Road to 270 CNN s new election map CNN Retrieved February 10 2019 2016 Electoral Scorecard The Cook Political Report November 7 2016 Retrieved February 10 2019 2016 Predicted Electoral Map Electoral vote com Retrieved February 10 2019 Presidential Ratings The Rothenberg Political Report Retrieved August 16 2021 Sabato Larry November 7 2016 The Crystal Ball s 2016 Electoral College ratings University of Virginia Center for Politics Retrieved February 10 2019 2016 Election Maps Battle for White House RealClearPolitics Retrieved February 10 2019 Todd Chuck November 7 2016 NBC s final battleground map shows a lead for Clinton NBC News Retrieved February 10 2019 Archived copy PDF Archived PDF from the original on December 15 2016 Retrieved December 15 2016 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint archived copy as title link Swing State Project Presidential Results by Congressional District 2000 2008 Archived from the original on October 16 2015 Retrieved October 16 2015 External links EditRNC 2016 Republican Nominating Process Archived 2016 11 08 at the Wayback Machine Green papers for 2016 primaries caucuses and conventions Decision Desk Headquarter Results for Tennessee Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2016 United States presidential election in Tennessee amp oldid 1176320589, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
