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US election 2016: Trump victory in maps US election 2016: Trump victory in maps
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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 have voted Republican.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 have voted Republican.
With some states still to declare a result, the map below shows how strong the Republican vote was across the US, pushing Democratic support back to strongholds on the west coast and the north east. Nationally, Donald Trump has won 47.7% of the vote, with Hillary Clinton taking 47.5% - yet this has translated into 278 electoral college votes for the Republicans and 218 for the Democrats.With some states still to declare a result, the map below shows how strong the Republican vote was across the US, pushing Democratic support back to strongholds on the west coast and the north east. Nationally, Donald Trump has won 47.7% of the vote, with Hillary Clinton taking 47.5% - yet this has translated into 278 electoral college votes for the Republicans and 218 for the Democrats.
The Democrats lost support in the mid-west and around the Great Lakes, as well as in the south east, with exit polls suggesting that Mrs Clinton received less votes from non-whites than President Obama did in his election victories of 2012 and 2008.The Democrats lost support in the mid-west and around the Great Lakes, as well as in the south east, with exit polls suggesting that Mrs Clinton received less votes from non-whites than President Obama did in his election victories of 2012 and 2008.
The national share of the vote dropped by about three points for the Democrats to 47% compared with 2012, while the Republican share of the vote increased by less than one point.The national share of the vote dropped by about three points for the Democrats to 47% compared with 2012, while the Republican share of the vote increased by less than one point.
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.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.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.
In addition to Florida, the president-elect also won in many other of the battleground states by slim margins, as the chart below shows. Pennsylvania was another striking Trump victory in the battleground states. The state had voted Democrat in the previous six presidential elections.
The above map from the Associated Press shows how each state contributes to the electoral college. The size of states with low populations shrink in the centre of the country while states in the north east with larger populations grow. In addition to Pennsylvania and Florida, the president-elect also won in many other of the key states by slim margins, as the chart below shows.
The above map from the Associated Press shows how each state contributes to the electoral college. The size of states with low populations shrink in the centre of the country while states in the north east with larger populations grow. It helps to give a different perspective on the election results, when compared to the traditional map below.
As well as taking hold of the White House, the Republicans have also retained their majority in both the Senate and the House of Representatives.As well as taking hold of the White House, the Republicans have also retained their majority in both the Senate and the House of Representatives.