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Elections / 2016 · President · ME

Hillary Clinton carried Maine D+2.7.

Hillary Clinton (D) vs Donald Trump (R) in Maine, 2016. The state ran 0.6 points more Democratic than the nation (D+2.1 nationally).

Nominees: Hillary Clinton (D) · Donald Trump (R)

Maine result
743,941 votes counted
Clinton (D)
354,718
47.7%
Trump (R)
334,945
45.0%
All others
54,278
7.3%
Margin
D+2.7
2016 presidential election
Maine, 2016
ClintonD+2.7
2016 presidential margin by county for Maine — 2016 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of Maine — 2016 presidential election, each outlined and filled by its 2016 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), seated within the faint outlines of the surrounding states.Androscoggin County, ME · R+9.4Aroostook County, ME · R+17.2Cumberland County, ME · D+26.3Franklin County, ME · R+5.5Hancock County, ME · D+7.5Kennebec County, ME · R+3.6Knox County, ME · D+14.2Lincoln County, ME · D+2.4Oxford County, ME · R+12.9Penobscot County, ME · R+10.9Piscataquis County, ME · R+25.1Sagadahoc County, ME · D+6.3Somerset County, ME · R+22.7Waldo County, ME · TiedWashington County, ME · R+18.4York County, ME · D+4.8
How it voted
Share of the 2016 vote
Hillary Clinton ✓Democratic47.7%354,718
Donald TrumpRepublican45.0%334,945
Gary JohnsonLibertarian7.3%54,278
D+60
R+60
16 counties, each filled by 2016 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Maine's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 2016 contest in context
Maine's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1892 to 2024. Most recent: +6.4% in 2024.flipped D · 1992+6.4%DR18922024
Maine's presidential margins
YearMargin (D minus R)
1892−12.8%
1896−38.7%
1900−26.5%
1904−39.0%
1908−29.7%
1912+19.0%
1916−4.0%
1920−39.1%
1924−50.2%
1928−37.7%
1932−12.6%
1936−14.0%
1940−2.3%
1944−5.0%
1948−14.5%
1952−32.3%
1956−41.7%
1960−14.1%
1964+37.7%
1968+12.2%
1972−23.0%
1976−0.8%
1980−3.4%
1984−22.1%
1988−11.5%
1992+8.4%
1996+20.9%
2000+5.1%
2004+9.0%
2008+17.3%
2012+15.2%
2016+2.7%
2020+8.6%
2024+6.4%
County results — 2016
16 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Androscoggin CountyR
−9.4%
23,00928,22755,601
Aroostook CountyR
−17.2%
13,38619,41935,097
Cumberland CountyD
+26.3%
102,98157,709171,818
Franklin CountyR
−5.5%
7,0167,91816,488
Hancock CountyD
+7.5%
16,11713,70532,130
Kennebec CountyR
−3.6%
29,30231,67566,208
Knox CountyD
+14.2%
12,4439,14823,147
Lincoln CountyD
+2.4%
10,2419,72721,503
Oxford CountyR
−12.9%
12,17216,21031,201
Penobscot CountyR
−10.9%
32,83841,62280,540
Piscataquis CountyR
−25.1%
3,0985,4069,182
Sagadahoc CountyD
+6.3%
10,6649,30421,616
Somerset CountyR
−22.7%
9,09215,00126,064
Waldo CountyD
+0.3%
10,44010,37822,707
Washington CountyR
−18.4%
6,0759,09316,365
York CountyD
+4.8%
55,84450,403114,274