Elections / 2016 · President · DC
Hillary Clinton carried District of Columbia D+86.8.
Hillary Clinton (D) vs Donald Trump (R) in District of Columbia, 2016. The state ran 84.7 points more Democratic than the nation (D+2.1 nationally).
Nominees: Hillary Clinton (D) · Donald Trump (R)
District of Columbia result
311,268 votes counted
Clinton (D)
282,830
90.9%
Trump (R)
12,723
4.1%
All others
15,715
5.0%
Margin
D+86.8
2016 presidential election
District of Columbia, 2016
ClintonD+86.8
Constituent county margins for District of Columbia — 2016 presidential electionOne cell per constituent county, colored by 2016 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), ordered bluest first.
How it voted
Share of the 2016 vote
| Hillary Clinton ✓Democratic | 90.9% | 282,830 |
|---|---|---|
| Gary JohnsonLibertarian | 5.0% | 15,715 |
| Donald TrumpRepublican | 4.1% | 12,723 |
D+60R+60
1 counties, each filled by 2016 D-vs-R margin.
District of Columbia's presidential margins
1964–2024, the 2016 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1964 | +71.0% |
| 1968 | +63.6% |
| 1972 | +56.5% |
| 1976 | +65.1% |
| 1980 | +61.5% |
| 1984 | +71.7% |
| 1988 | +68.3% |
| 1992 | +75.5% |
| 1996 | +75.9% |
| 2000 | +76.2% |
| 2004 | +79.8% |
| 2008 | +85.9% |
| 2012 | +83.6% |
| 2016 | +86.8% |
| 2020 | +86.8% |
| 2024 | +85.8% |
County results — 2016
1 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
| County | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| District of Columbia | D | 282,830 | 12,723 | 311,268 |