# 2016 United States presidential election in Washington (state)

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The 2016 United States presidential election in Washington took place on November 8, 2016, as part of the 2016 United States presidential election. Washington was won by Hillary Clinton, who won the state with 52.54% of the vote over Donald Trump's 36.83%, a margin of 15.71%. All of the state's 12 electoral votes were assigned to Clinton, though four defected. Trump prevailed in the presidential election nationally.
In the presidential primaries, Washington voters chose the Republican Party's nominee; the Democratic Party used the caucus system, and the Green Party's nominee was chosen in a convention. Although Clinton's 52.5% percent of the vote was a reduction from Barack Obama's 55.8% in 2012, Trump receiving an even greater drop in percentage compared to Mitt Romney's 41.0% made Washington one of 11 states (along with the District of Columbia) where Clinton improved upon Obama's margin of victory. This was the first presidential election in which the Republican Party won Grays Harbor and Pacific counties since 1928 and 1952, respectively.
This election was also the first time that the Republican Party had won Cowlitz County since 1980, and the first time they had won Mason County since 1984. Additionally, Trump became the first Republican ever to win the White House without carrying Island County, as well as the first to do so without carrying Whitman County since William McKinley in 1900. Despite Clinton's victory, four Democratic electors defected: Three voted for former U.S. secretary of state Colin Powell, making him the first African-American Republican to receive electoral votes, while Native American activist Robert Satiacum Jr. cast his vote for fellow activist Faith Spotted Eagle, making her the first Native American to receive an electoral vote for president.

## Primaries and Caucuses

Washington has voted for the Democratic candidate in every presidential election since 1988. While the state's Senate was majority Republican in 2016, both of Washington's United States Senators are Democrats, as well as a majority of the state's U.S. House delegation. Barack Obama defeated John McCain by 17.08% in 2008 and Mitt Romney by 14.87% in 2012.

### Primary elections
#### Democratic caucus

Bernie Sanders bested Hillary Clinton in the Democratic presidential caucus on March 26, 2016:
The state also held a non-binding presidential primary on May 24, the same date as the state's Republican primary. Hillary Clinton won the preference vote.
Washington Democratic caucuses, March 26, 2016 :
| Candidate | District delegates | District delegates | Estimated delegates | Estimated delegates | Estimated delegates |
| Candidate | Count | Percentage | Pledged | Unpledged | Total |
| Bernie Sanders | 19,159 | 72.72% | 74 | 0 | 74 |
| Hillary Clinton | 7,140 | 27.10% | 27 | 10 | 37 |
| Others | | | | | |
| Uncommitted | 46 | 0.18% | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| Total | 26,345 | 100% | 101 | 17 | 118 |
| Source: ||||||
Washington Democratic primary, May 24, 2016 :
| Candidate | Popular vote | Popular vote | Estimated delegates | Estimated delegates | Estimated delegates |
| Candidate | Count | Percentage | Pledged | Unpledged | Total |
| Hillary Clinton | 420,461 | 52.38% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bernie Sanders | 382,293 | 47.62% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Others | | | | | |
| Uncommitted | | | | | |
| Total | 802,754 | 100% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Source: Washington Secretary of State - Official Results ||||||

#### Republican primary

Four candidates appeared on the Republican presidential primary ballot on May 24, 2016:
* Ben Carson (withdrawn)
* Ted Cruz (withdrawn)
* John Kasich (withdrawn)
* Donald Trump
Washington Republican primary, May 24, 2016 :
| Candidate | Votes | Percentage | Actual delegate count | Actual delegate count | Actual delegate count |
| Candidate | Votes | Percentage | Bound | Unbound | Total |
| Donald Trump | 455,023 | 75.46% | 41 | 0 | 41 |
| Ted Cruz (withdrawn) | 65,172 | 10.81% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Kasich (withdrawn) | 58,954 | 9.78% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ben Carson (withdrawn) | 23,849 | 3.96% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Uncommitted | | | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Unprojected delegates: | Unprojected delegates: | Unprojected delegates: | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total: | 602,998 | 100.00% | 44 | 0 | 44 |
| Source: The Green Papers ||||||

#### Green convention

This state's Green Party state convention was on May 15. Ballots were emailed to members within a week after the convention.
Washington Green Party Convention, May 15, 2016. :
| Candidate | Votes | Percentage | National delegates |
| Jill Stein | - | 91.7 | 5 |
| William Kreml | - | - | - |
| Sedinam Kinamo Christin Moyowasifza Curry | - | - | - |
| Kent Mesplay | - | - | - |
| Darryl Cherney | - | - | - |
| Total | - | - | 5 |

## General election
### Predictions

| Source | Ranking | As of |
| Los Angeles Times | Safe D | November 6, 2016 |
| CNN | Safe D | November 4, 2016 |
| Cook Political Report | Safe D | November 7, 2016 |
| Electoral-vote.com | Safe D | November 8, 2016 |
| Rothenberg Political Report | Safe D | November 7, 2016 |
| Sabato's Crystal Ball | Safe D | November 7, 2016 |
| RealClearPolitics | Likely D | November 8, 2016 |
| Fox News | Safe D | November 7, 2016 |

### Polling

Democrat Hillary Clinton won every pre-election poll and all but one by double digits. The average of the final three polls showed Hillary Clinton leading Donald Trump 50.3% to 36%.

### State voting history

Washington joined the Union in November 1889 and has participated in all elections from 1892 onwards.
Since 1900, Washington voted Democratic 51.72 percent of the time and Republican 44.83 percent of the time. Since 1988, Washington had voted for the Democratic Party in each presidential election, and the same was expected to happen in 2016.

### Results

2016 United States presidential election in Washington (state) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Running mate | Votes | Percentage | Electoral votes |
| | Democratic | Hillary Clinton | Tim Kaine | 1,742,718 | 52.54% | 8 |
| | Republican | Donald Trump | Mike Pence | 1,221,747 | 36.83% | 0 |
| | Libertarian | Gary Johnson | William Weld | 160,879 | 4.85% | 0 |
| | Write-ins | | | 107,805 | 3.25% | 0 |
| | Green | Jill Stein | Ajamu Baraka | 58,417 | 1.76% | 0 |
| | Constitution | Darrell Castle | Scott Bradley | 17,623 | 0.53% | 0 |
| | Socialist Workers | Alyson Kennedy | Osborne Hart | 4,307 | 0.13% | 0 |
| | Socialism and Liberation | Gloria La Riva | Eugene Puryear | 3,523 | 0.11% | 0 |
| | Republican | Colin Powell | | 0 | 0.00% | 3 |
| | Independent | Faith Spotted Eagle | Winona LaDuke | 0 | 0.00% | 1 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 3,317,019 | 100.00% | 12 |

#### By county

| County | Hillary Clinton Democratic | Hillary Clinton Democratic | Donald Trump Republican | Donald Trump Republican | Various candidates Other parties | Various candidates Other parties | Margin | Margin | Total |
| County | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | Total |
| Adams | 1,299 | 27.16% | 3,083 | 64.47% | 400 | 8.37% | -1,784 | -37.31% | 4,782 |
| Asotin | 3,134 | 31.42% | 5,741 | 57.56% | 1,099 | 11.02% | -2,607 | -26.14% | 9,974 |
| Benton | 26,360 | 31.53% | 47,194 | 56.46% | 10,038 | 12.01% | -20,834 | -24.93% | 83,592 |
| Chelan | 13,032 | 37.85% | 18,114 | 52.61% | 3,287 | 9.54% | -5,082 | -14.76% | 34,433 |
| Clallam | 17,677 | 43.61% | 18,794 | 46.37% | 4,062 | 10.02% | -1,117 | -2.76% | 40,533 |
| Clark | 92,757 | 44.49% | 92,441 | 44.34% | 23,287 | 11.17% | 316 | 0.15% | 208,485 |
| Columbia | 526 | 23.60% | 1,497 | 67.16% | 206 | 9.24% | -971 | -43.56% | 2,229 |
| Cowlitz | 17,908 | 37.99% | 24,185 | 51.30% | 5,049 | 10.71% | -6,277 | -13.31% | 47,142 |
| Douglas | 4,918 | 30.93% | 9,603 | 60.39% | 1,380 | 8.68% | -4,685 | -29.46% | 15,901 |
| Ferry | 1,098 | 30.13% | 2,202 | 60.43% | 344 | 9.44% | -1,104 | -30.30% | 3,644 |
| Franklin | 8,886 | 36.10% | 13,206 | 53.65% | 2,522 | 10.25% | -4,320 | -17.55% | 24,614 |
| Garfield | 279 | 22.04% | 851 | 67.22% | 136 | 10.74% | -572 | -45.18% | 1,266 |
| Grant | 7,810 | 26.69% | 18,518 | 63.29% | 2,930 | 10.02% | -10,708 | -36.60% | 29,258 |
| Grays Harbor | 12,020 | 41.02% | 14,067 | 48.01% | 3,214 | 10.97% | -2,047 | -6.99% | 29,301 |
| Island | 20,960 | 47.34% | 18,465 | 41.71% | 4,848 | 10.95% | 2,495 | 5.63% | 44,273 |
| Jefferson | 12,656 | 60.62% | 6,037 | 28.91% | 2,186 | 10.47% | 6,619 | 31.71% | 20,879 |
| King | 718,322 | 69.85% | 216,389 | 21.04% | 93,789 | 9.11% | 501,983 | 48.81% | 1,028,450 |
| Kitsap | 63,156 | 49.05% | 49,018 | 38.07% | 16,596 | 12.88% | 14,138 | 10.98% | 128,770 |
| Kittitas | 7,489 | 38.18% | 10,100 | 51.49% | 2,026 | 10.33% | -2,611 | -13.31% | 19,615 |
| Klickitat | 4,194 | 37.87% | 5,789 | 52.28% | 1,091 | 9.85% | -1,595 | -14.41% | 11,074 |
| Lewis | 9,654 | 27.43% | 21,992 | 62.48% | 3,553 | 10.09% | -12,338 | -35.05% | 35,199 |
| Lincoln | 1,244 | 21.23% | 4,108 | 70.09% | 509 | 8.68% | -2,864 | -48.86% | 5,861 |
| Mason | 11,993 | 41.35% | 13,677 | 47.16% | 3,333 | 11.49% | -1,684 | -5.81% | 29,003 |
| Okanogan | 6,298 | 35.87% | 9,610 | 54.74% | 1,648 | 9.39% | -3,312 | -18.87% | 17,556 |
| Pacific | 4,620 | 42.11% | 5,360 | 48.85% | 992 | 9.04% | -740 | -6.74% | 10,972 |
| Pend Oreille | 1,934 | 27.57% | 4,373 | 62.33% | 709 | 10.10% | -2,439 | -34.76% | 7,016 |
| Pierce | 172,538 | 47.92% | 146,824 | 40.78% | 40,655 | 11.30% | 25,714 | 7.14% | 360,017 |
| San Juan | 7,172 | 64.42% | 2,688 | 24.14% | 1,274 | 11.44% | 4,484 | 40.28% | 11,134 |
| Skagit | 26,690 | 45.97% | 24,736 | 42.60% | 6,633 | 11.43% | 1,954 | 3.37% | 58,059 |
| Skamania | 2,232 | 38.29% | 2,928 | 50.23% | 669 | 11.48% | -696 | -11.94% | 5,829 |
| Snohomish | 185,227 | 52.22% | 128,255 | 36.16% | 41,252 | 11.62% | 56,972 | 16.06% | 354,734 |
| Spokane | 93,767 | 39.72% | 113,435 | 48.06% | 28,848 | 12.22% | -19,668 | -8.34% | 236,050 |
| Stevens | 5,767 | 24.65% | 15,161 | 64.80% | 2,467 | 10.55% | -9,394 | -40.15% | 23,395 |
| Thurston | 68,798 | 51.27% | 48,624 | 36.23% | 16,769 | 12.50% | 20,174 | 15.04% | 134,191 |
| Wahkiakum | 832 | 34.25% | 1,344 | 55.33% | 253 | 10.42% | -512 | -21.08% | 2,429 |
| Walla Walla | 9,694 | 36.96% | 13,651 | 52.05% | 2,883 | 10.99% | -3,957 | -15.09% | 26,228 |
| Whatcom | 60,340 | 53.24% | 40,599 | 35.82% | 12,400 | 10.94% | 19,741 | 17.42% | 113,339 |
| Whitman | 8,146 | 45.19% | 7,403 | 41.06% | 2,479 | 13.75% | 743 | 4.13% | 18,028 |
| Yakima | 31,291 | 39.24% | 41,735 | 52.34% | 6,715 | 8.42% | -10,444 | -13.10% | 79,741 |
| Totals | 1,742,718 | 52.54% | 1,221,747 | 36.83% | 352,531 | 10.63% | 520,971 | 15.71% | 3,316,996 |

##### Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

* Clallam (largest city: Port Angeles)
* Cowlitz (largest city: Longview)
* Grays Harbor (largest city: Aberdeen)
* Mason (largest city: Shelton)
* Pacific (largest city: Raymond)

##### Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

* Whitman (largest city: Pullman)

#### By congressional district

Clinton won 7 of 10 congressional districts including one represented by a Republican.
| District | Clinton | Trump | Representative |
| 1st | 54% | 38% | Suzan DelBene |
| 2nd | 57% | 35% | Rick Larsen |
| 3rd | 43% | 50% | Jaime Herrera Beutler |
| 4th | 35% | 58% | Dan Newhouse |
| 5th | 39% | 52% | Cathy McMorris Rodgers |
| 6th | 52% | 39% | Derek Kilmer |
| 7th | 82% | 12% | Jim McDermott (114th Congress) |
| 7th | 82% | 12% | Pramila Jayapal (115th Congress) |
| 8th | 48% | 45% | Dave Reichert |
| 9th | 70% | 23% | Adam Smith |
| 10th | 51% | 40% | Denny Heck |