Washington — 2016 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate2016 presidential electionWashington · PresidentClintonD+15.7
How it voted
Share of the 2016 vote
| Hillary Clinton ✓Democratic | 52.5% | 1,742,718 |
|---|---|---|
| Donald TrumpRepublican | 36.8% | 1,221,747 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 10.6% | 352,531 |
2016presidential margin
D+60R+60
39 counties, each filled by 2016 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Washington cast 12 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (39 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Adams County, WA | Republican | R+37.3 |
| Asotin County, WA | Republican | R+26.1 |
| Benton County, WA | Republican | R+24.9 |
| Chelan County, WA | Republican | R+14.8 |
| Clallam County, WA | Republican | R+2.8 |
| Clark County, WA | Democratic | D+0.2 |
| Columbia County, WA | Republican | R+43.6 |
| Cowlitz County, WA | Republican | R+13.3 |
| Douglas County, WA | Republican | R+29.5 |
| Ferry County, WA | Republican | R+30.3 |
| Franklin County, WA | Republican | R+17.6 |
| Garfield County, WA | Republican | R+45.2 |
| Grant County, WA | Republican | R+36.6 |
| Grays Harbor County, WA | Republican | R+7.0 |
| Island County, WA | Democratic | D+5.6 |
| Jefferson County, WA | Democratic | D+31.7 |
| King County, WA | Democratic | D+48.8 |
| Kitsap County, WA | Democratic | D+11.0 |
| Kittitas County, WA | Republican | R+13.3 |
| Klickitat County, WA | Republican | R+14.4 |
| Lewis County, WA | Republican | R+35.1 |
| Lincoln County, WA | Republican | R+48.9 |
| Mason County, WA | Republican | R+5.8 |
| Okanogan County, WA | Republican | R+18.9 |
| Pacific County, WA | Republican | R+6.7 |
| Pend Oreille County, WA | Republican | R+34.8 |
| Pierce County, WA | Democratic | D+7.1 |
| San Juan County, WA | Democratic | D+40.3 |
| Skagit County, WA | Democratic | D+3.4 |
| Skamania County, WA | Republican | R+11.9 |
| Snohomish County, WA | Democratic | D+16.1 |
| Spokane County, WA | Republican | R+8.3 |
| Stevens County, WA | Republican | R+40.2 |
| Thurston County, WA | Democratic | D+15.0 |
| Wahkiakum County, WA | Republican | R+21.1 |
| Walla Walla County, WA | Republican | R+15.1 |
| Whatcom County, WA | Democratic | D+17.4 |
| Whitman County, WA | Democratic | D+4.1 |
| Yakima County, WA | Republican | R+13.1 |
Washington results by county
39 counties. Third-party and independent votes are reported by the county source as one combined figure; every named candidate is listed in the complete result below.
| Led by | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adams County | Donald Trump+1,784 | 1,29927.2% | 3,08364.5% | 4008.4% | 4,782 |
| Asotin County | Donald Trump+2,607 | 3,13431.4% | 5,74157.6% | 1,09911.0% | 9,974 |
| Benton County | Donald Trump+20,834 | 26,36031.5% | 47,19456.5% | 10,03812.0% | 83,592 |
| Chelan County | Donald Trump+5,082 | 13,03237.8% | 18,11452.6% | 3,2879.5% | 34,433 |
| Clallam County | Donald Trump+1,117 | 17,67743.6% | 18,79446.4% | 4,06210.0% | 40,533 |
| Clark County | Hillary Clinton+316 | 92,75744.5% | 92,44144.3% | 23,28711.2% | 208,485 |
| Columbia County | Donald Trump+971 | 52623.6% | 1,49767.2% | 2069.2% | 2,229 |
| Cowlitz County | Donald Trump+6,277 | 17,90838.0% | 24,18551.3% | 5,04910.7% | 47,142 |
| Douglas County | Donald Trump+4,685 | 4,91830.9% | 9,60360.4% | 1,3808.7% | 15,901 |
| Ferry County | Donald Trump+1,104 | 1,09830.1% | 2,20260.4% | 3449.4% | 3,644 |
| Franklin County | Donald Trump+4,320 | 8,88636.1% | 13,20653.7% | 2,52210.2% | 24,614 |
| Garfield County | Donald Trump+572 | 27922.0% | 85167.2% | 13610.7% | 1,266 |
| Grant County | Donald Trump+10,708 | 7,81026.7% | 18,51863.3% | 2,93010.0% | 29,258 |
| Grays Harbor County | Donald Trump+2,047 | 12,02041.0% | 14,06748.0% | 3,21411.0% | 29,301 |
| Island County | Hillary Clinton+2,495 | 20,96047.3% | 18,46541.7% | 4,84811.0% | 44,273 |
| Jefferson County | Hillary Clinton+6,619 | 12,65660.6% | 6,03728.9% | 2,18610.5% | 20,879 |
| King County | Hillary Clinton+501,983 | 718,32269.8% | 216,33921.0% | 93,7899.1% | 1,028,450 |
| Kitsap County | Hillary Clinton+14,138 | 63,15649.0% | 49,01838.1% | 16,59612.9% | 128,770 |
| Kittitas County | Donald Trump+2,611 | 7,48938.2% | 10,10051.5% | 2,02610.3% | 19,615 |
| Klickitat County | Donald Trump+1,595 | 4,19437.9% | 5,78952.3% | 1,0919.9% | 11,074 |
| Lewis County | Donald Trump+12,338 | 9,65427.4% | 21,99262.5% | 3,55310.1% | 35,199 |
| Lincoln County | Donald Trump+2,864 | 1,24421.2% | 4,10870.1% | 5098.7% | 5,861 |
| Mason County | Donald Trump+1,684 | 11,99341.4% | 13,67747.2% | 3,33311.5% | 29,003 |
| Okanogan County | Donald Trump+3,312 | 6,29835.9% | 9,61054.7% | 1,6489.4% | 17,556 |
| Pacific County | Donald Trump+740 | 4,62042.1% | 5,36048.9% | 9929.0% | 10,972 |
| Pend Oreille County | Donald Trump+2,439 | 1,93427.6% | 4,37362.3% | 70910.1% | 7,016 |
| Pierce County | Hillary Clinton+25,714 | 172,53847.9% | 146,82440.8% | 40,65511.3% | 360,017 |
| San Juan County | Hillary Clinton+4,484 | 7,17264.4% | 2,68824.1% | 1,27411.4% | 11,134 |
| Skagit County | Hillary Clinton+1,954 | 26,69046.0% | 24,73642.6% | 6,63311.4% | 58,059 |
| Skamania County | Donald Trump+696 | 2,23238.3% | 2,92850.2% | 66911.5% | 5,829 |
| Snohomish County | Hillary Clinton+56,972 | 185,22752.2% | 128,25536.2% | 41,25211.6% | 354,734 |
| Spokane County | Donald Trump+19,668 | 93,76739.7% | 113,43548.1% | 28,84812.2% | 236,050 |
| Stevens County | Donald Trump+9,394 | 5,76724.7% | 15,16164.8% | 2,46710.5% | 23,395 |
| Thurston County | Hillary Clinton+20,174 | 68,79851.3% | 48,62436.2% | 16,76912.5% | 134,191 |
| Wahkiakum County | Donald Trump+512 | 83234.3% | 1,34455.3% | 25310.4% | 2,429 |
| Walla Walla County | Donald Trump+3,957 | 9,69437.0% | 13,65152.0% | 2,88311.0% | 26,228 |
| Whatcom County | Hillary Clinton+19,741 | 60,34053.2% | 40,59935.8% | 12,40010.9% | 113,339 |
| Whitman County | Hillary Clinton+743 | 8,14645.2% | 7,40341.1% | 2,47913.8% | 18,028 |
| Yakima County | Donald Trump+10,444 | 31,29139.2% | 41,73552.3% | 6,7158.4% | 79,741 |
Nominees: Hillary Clinton (D) · Donald Trump (R)
Washington's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 2016 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | −7.6% |
| 1896 | +15.1% |
| 1900 | −11.7% |
| 1904 | −50.6% |
| 1908 | −25.8% |
| 1912 | +5.1% |
| 1916 | +4.2% |
| 1920 | −34.8% |
| 1924 | −42.1% |
| 1928 | −35.8% |
| 1932 | +23.5% |
| 1936 | +36.5% |
| 1940 | +17.6% |
| 1944 | +14.6% |
| 1948 | +9.8% |
| 1952 | −9.6% |
| 1956 | −8.5% |
| 1960 | −2.4% |
| 1964 | +24.6% |
| 1968 | +2.1% |
| 1972 | −18.3% |
| 1976 | −3.9% |
| 1980 | −12.3% |
| 1984 | −13.0% |
| 1988 | +1.6% |
| 1992 | +11.4% |
| 1996 | +12.5% |
| 2000 | +5.6% |
| 2004 | +7.2% |
| 2008 | +17.2% |
| 2012 | +14.8% |
| 2016 | +15.7% |
| 2020 | +19.2% |
| 2024 | +18.2% |
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Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 2016 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.