Hillary Clinton

Won 19 consecutive elections as president from New York

Democratic

PresidentUS Senate

Electoral Grade

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Races

23-30

W-L (43%)

-2.4

Avg Margin

2000–2016

Career Span

Best: +86.8 (2016 President)Worst: -46.3 (2016 President)

43%

Win Rate

-1.5

Avg Overperformance

Win Streak

16 yrs

Career Span

71.9M

Career Votes

Evidence & provenance

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Freshness

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Boundary scope

Candidate-level profile spanning every contest recorded for this person in Akashic Edge.

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Deterministic summaries, calculated grades, and certified election history. No freeform AI prose.

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Career Margin Trend52 races

Senate

President

Career Timeline

2016 President Alaska

Candidate Votes

Vote %

Total Votes

Margin

Top opponent: Donald TrumpREP

Key Insights

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19-election win streak (2016–2016)

Won 19 consecutive elections before finally facing a loss.

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6 races decided by less than 2 points

Won 2 of 6 nail-biters (< 2pt margin). Struggles in competitive environments.

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Margins improved by +18.7 pts in later career

Average margin grew from -11.7 in early races to +7.0 in later races.

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21 races won or lost by 20+ points

8 of these were dominant victories — typical of safe-seat incumbents or popular figures.

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Geographic Performance

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Geographic Performance

53 races with county data

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Demographic Coalition Analysis

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53 races available

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Opponents Faced4 opponents

Donald TrumpREP

20-3050 matchups · 2016–2016

OtherOTH

1-02016 President(+86.8)

John SpencerREP

1-02006 Senate(+36.0)

Rick LazioREP

1-02000 Senate(+12.3)

Primary History107 primaries

51-56

W-L

44.1%

Avg Vote %

7.3

Avg Field Size

2016WPresidentDistrict of Columbia78.5%#1 of 4DEM

2016LPresidentMontana44.2%#2 of 3DEM

2016LPresidentNorth Dakota25.6%#2 of 3DEM

2016WPresidentNew Jersey63.3%#1 of 3DEM

2016WPresidentSouth Dakota51.0%#1 of 2DEM

2016WPresidentNew Mexico51.5%#1 of 2DEM

2016WPresidentCalifornia53.1%#1 of 12DEM

2016WPresidentWashington27.1%#1 of 3DEM

2016WPresidentKentucky46.8%#1 of 5DEM

2016LPresidentOregon42.1%#2 of 3DEM

2016LPresidentWest Virginia35.8%#2 of 7DEM

2016LPresidentIndiana47.5%#2 of 2DEM

2016LPresidentRhode Island43.1%#2 of 5DEM

2016WPresidentDelaware59.8%#1 of 4DEM

2016WPresidentPennsylvania54.7%#1 of 5DEM

2016WPresidentConnecticut51.8%#1 of 4DEM

2016WPresidentMaryland62.5%#1 of 4DEM

2016WPresidentNew York58.0%#1 of 2DEM

2016LPresidentWyoming43.1%#2 of 4DEM

2016LPresidentWisconsin43.0%#2 of 5DEM

2016LPresidentAlaska20.2%#2 of 4DEM

2016LPresidentHawaii30.0%#2 of 5DEM

2016LPresidentIdaho21.2%#2 of 4DEM

2016WPresidentArizona56.3%#1 of 7DEM

2016LPresidentUtah20.3%#2 of 5DEM

2016WPresidentNorth Carolina54.5%#1 of 5DEM

2016WPresidentIllinois50.6%#1 of 9DEM

2016WPresidentOhio56.1%#1 of 4DEM

2016WPresidentMissouri49.6%#1 of 10DEM

2016WPresidentFlorida64.4%#1 of 4DEM

2016WPresidentMississippi82.5%#1 of 6DEM

2016LPresidentMichigan48.3%#2 of 5DEM

2016LPresidentMaine35.5%#2 of 3DEM

2016LPresidentNebraska42.9%#2 of 2DEM

2016LPresidentKansas32.3%#2 of 2DEM

2016WPresidentLouisiana71.1%#1 of 11DEM

2016LPresidentVermont13.6%#2 of 10DEM

2016WPresidentAlabama77.9%#1 of 5DEM

2016LPresidentVermont0.0%#15 of 15REP

2016WPresidentGeorgia71.3%#1 of 5DEM

2016WPresidentVirginia64.3%#1 of 4DEM

2016LPresidentOklahoma41.5%#2 of 8DEM

2016LPresidentColorado40.3%#2 of 3DEM

2016WPresidentTennessee66.1%#1 of 4DEM

2016WPresidentMassachusetts49.9%#1 of 5DEM

2016WPresidentArkansas66.1%#1 of 7DEM

2016WPresidentTexas65.2%#1 of 9DEM

2016LPresidentMinnesota38.3%#2 of 2DEM

2016WPresidentSouth Carolina73.4%#1 of 5DEM

2016WPresidentNevada52.6%#1 of 3DEM

2016LPresidentNew Hampshire37.7%#2 of 52DEM

2016LPresidentNew Hampshire0.2%#11 of 47REP

2016WPresidentIowa49.8%#1 of 4DEM

2008LPresidentMontana41.1%#2 of 3DEM

2008WPresidentSouth Dakota55.3%#1 of 2DEM

2008WPresidentKentucky65.5%#1 of 4DEM

2008LPresidentOregon40.5%#2 of 3DEM

2008WPresidentWest Virginia66.9%#1 of 3DEM

2008LPresidentNorth Carolina41.6%#2 of 4DEM

2008WPresidentIndiana50.6%#1 of 2DEM

2008WPresidentPennsylvania54.6%#1 of 3DEM

2008LPresidentMississippi36.7%#2 of 9DEM

2008LPresidentWyoming37.8%#2 of 3DEM

2008WPresidentRhode Island58.4%#1 of 4DEM

2008LPresidentVermont38.6%#2 of 5DEM

2008WPresidentOhio53.5%#1 of 4DEM

2008WPresidentTexas50.9%#1 of 7DEM

2008LPresidentWisconsin40.8%#2 of 9DEM

2008LPresidentHawaii23.6%#2 of 5DEM

2008LPresidentMaryland35.8%#2 of 9DEM

2008LPresidentVirginia35.5%#2 of 7DEM

2008LPresidentDistrict of Columbia23.8%#2 of 6DEM

2008LPresidentMaine39.8%#2 of 3DEM

2008LPresidentNebraska32.2%#2 of 3DEM

2008LPresidentLouisiana35.6%#2 of 8DEM

2008LPresidentWashington31.2%#2 of 3DEM

2008LPresidentMissouri47.9%#2 of 10DEM

2008LPresidentMinnesota32.2%#2 of 8DEM

2008WPresidentOklahoma54.8%#1 of 8DEM

2008LPresidentUtah39.1%#2 of 10DEM

2008WPresidentMassachusetts56.0%#1 of 9DEM

2008LPresidentConnecticut46.7%#2 of 9DEM

2008LPresidentDelaware42.3%#2 of 7DEM

2008WPresidentArkansas70.1%#1 of 9DEM

2008LPresidentColorado32.3%#2 of 8DEM

2008WPresidentNew Mexico49.0%#1 of 8DEM

2008LPresidentNorth Dakota36.5%#2 of 6DEM

2008WPresidentCalifornia51.5%#1 of 15DEM

2008LPresidentGeorgia31.1%#2 of 9DEM

2008LPresidentIllinois32.8%#2 of 8DEM

2008LPresidentAlabama41.6%#2 of 7DEM

2008WPresidentArizona50.4%#1 of 25DEM

2008WPresidentNew Jersey53.8%#1 of 7DEM

2008WPresidentNew York56.5%#1 of 7DEM

2008WPresidentTennessee53.8%#1 of 9DEM

2008LPresidentKansas25.8%#2 of 6DEM

2008LPresidentAlaska24.7%#2 of 3DEM

2008LPresidentIdaho17.2%#2 of 4DEM

2008WPresidentFlorida49.8%#1 of 9DEM

2008LPresidentSouth Carolina26.5%#2 of 9DEM

2008WPresidentNevada50.8%#1 of 5DEM

2008WPresidentMichigan55.2%#1 of 5DEM

2008LPresidentNew Hampshire0.8%#8 of 29REP

2008WPresidentNew Hampshire39.1%#1 of 32DEM

2008LPresidentIowa30.4%#3 of 7DEM

2004LPresidentRhode Island0.1%#9 of 12DEM

2004LPresidentMassachusetts0.0%#15 of 15DEM

Primary History

107 primaries

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