The 2016 United States presidential election in Illinois was held on Tuesday, November 8, 2016, as part of the 2016 United States presidential election in which all 50 states plus the District of Columbia participated. Illinois voters chose electors to represent them in the Electoral College via a popular vote, pitting the Republican Party's nominee, businessman Donald Trump, and running mate Indiana Governor Mike Pence against Democratic Party nominee, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, and her running mate Virginia Senator Tim Kaine. Illinois had 20 votes in the Electoral College.

Illinois was won by Clinton, who garnered 55.83% of the votes cast against Trump's 38.76%, thus winning the state by a margin of 17.07%. Prior to the election, news organizations accurately predicted that the state would be carried by Clinton, who was born in Illinois. Clinton won by a slightly wider margin than Barack Obama in 2012 (by 0.2%), making it one of eleven states (and the District of Columbia) in which she outperformed Obama's 2012 margin; however, due to an increase in third-party voting, her overall percentage of the vote was lower than Obama's in both his runs. Trump flipped eleven counties red, although all of them have small populations; the most populous of them, Whiteside County, has under 60,000 residents. He also became the first Republican ever to win the White House without carrying DeKalb, DuPage, Kane, Lake, Will, or Winnebago Counties.

Primary elections Presidential primary elections for three parties were held in Illinois. From January 25 to February 17, 2016, the Green Party of the United States held primaries and caucuses, as part of the Green Party presidential primaries, to elect delegates representing a candidate at the 2016 Green National Convention. Physician and activist Jill Stein won a landslide of the popular vote, taking almost all of the state's 23 delegates. On March 15, 2016, both the Democratic and Republican parties held primaries in Illinois as part of a five-state contest being held on the day in both the Democratic and Republican presidential primaries. In the Democratic primaries, 156 pledged delegates to the 2016 Democratic National Convention were elected and awarded to candidates proportionally, according to countywide and statewide vote. In the Republican primaries, 69 delegates to the 2016 Republican National Convention were elected and awarded to the first place candidate, according to statewide vote.

Democratic primary

The 2016 Illinois Democratic presidential primary was held on March 15, 2016, in the U.S. state of Illinois as one of the Democratic Party's state primaries ahead of the 2016 presidential election.

Forum March 14, 2016 – Columbus, Ohio, and Springfield, Illinois: The tenth forum was held at 6:00 pm EDT on March 14, 2016, at the campus of Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio, and at the Old State Capitol State Historic Site (Illinois) in Springfield, Illinois. It aired on MSNBC. The first section of the town hall with Bernie Sanders was moderated by Chuck Todd; the second section of the town hall with Hillary Clinton was moderated by Chris Matthews.

Results Six candidates appeared on the Democratic presidential primary ballot:

Republican primary

The 2016 Illinois Republican presidential primary was held on March 15, 2016, in the U.S. state of Illinois as one of the Republican Party's state primaries ahead of the 2016 presidential election.

Ten candidates appeared on the Republican presidential primary ballot:

Green primary

The 2016 Illinois Green Party presidential primary was held from January 25 through February 17 in the U.S. state of Illinois as one of the Green Party's state primaries ahead of the 2016 presidential election. It was run by the Green Party of Illinois. Illinois' primary was the first to be held of the series of presidential primaries held by the Green Party of the United States. Registered Green party voters could participate in the primary through an online ballot or at select caucus sites in the state on various dates. 23 delegates to the 2016 Green National Convention were up for election in this primary.

Five candidates stood for election, including a sixth "uncommitted" option for the ballot. The candidates included activist and Green nominee in the 2012 presidential election, Jill Stein, singer-songwriter Darryl Cherney, businesswoman Sedinam Moyowasifza-Curry, perennial candidate Kent Mesplay, and professor William "Bill" Kreml. By the end of the primary, 134 votes were cast, with Stein winning a landslide 89% of the vote. 20 delegates from Illinois to the convention were allocated to Stein following the primary, with 1 being allocated to William Kreml and 2 being sent as uncommitted delegates.

+ Illinois Green Party presidential primary, January 25 - February 17, 2016 Candidate Votes Percentage National delegates Jill Stein 119 88.81% 20William Kreml 5 3.73% 1Kent Mesplay 2 1.49% 0Sedinam Moyowasifza-Curry 2 1.49% 0Darryl Cherney 0 0.00% 0Uncommitted 10 7.46% 2 Total134100.00%23

General election

Predictions SourceRankingAs ofLos Angeles Times November 6, 2016CNNNovember 4, 2016Cook Political ReportNovember 7, 2016Electoral-vote.comNovember 8, 2016 Rothenberg Political Report November 7, 2016Sabato's Crystal BallNovember 7, 2016RealClearPoliticsNovember 8, 2016Fox NewsNovember 7, 2016

Polling

Results

By county

CountyHillary ClintonDemocraticDonald TrumpRepublicanVarious candidatesOther partiesMarginTotal votescast#%#%#%#%Adams7,67623.76%22,79070.54%1,8445.70%−15,114−46.78%32,310Alexander1,26244.75%1,49653.05%622.20%−234−8.30%2,820Bond2,06827.32%4,88864.57%6148.11%−2,820−37.25%7,570Boone8,98639.07%12,28253.40%1,7337.53%−3,296−14.33%23,001Brown47620.01%1,79675.49%1074.50%−1,320−55.48%2,379Bureau6,02936.38%9,28156.01%1,2617.61%−3,252−19.63%16,571Calhoun73928.74%1,72166.94%1114.32%−982−38.20%2,571Carroll2,44732.87%4,43459.56%5647.57%−1,987−26.69%7,445Cass1,62131.64%3,21662.76%2875.60%−1,595−31.12%5,124Champaign50,13754.72%33,36836.42%8,1238.86%16,76918.30%91,628Christian3,99225.79%10,54368.12%9426.09%−6,551−42.33%15,477Clark1,87723.68%5,62270.91%4295.41%−3,745−47.23%7,928Clay1,02016.06%5,02179.07%3094.87%−4,001−63.01%6,350Clinton3,94522.65%12,41271.26%1,0626.09%−8,467−48.61%17,419Coles7,30933.35%13,00359.33%1,6067.32%−5,694−25.98%21,918Cook1,611,94673.93%453,28720.79%115,1115.28%1,158,65953.14%2,180,344Crawford1,99222.79%6,27771.83%4705.38%−4,285−49.04%8,739Cumberland1,03118.51%4,20675.50%3345.99%−3,175−56.99%5,571DeKalb20,46646.94%19,09143.79%4,0439.27%1,3753.15%43,600DeWitt1,91025.28%5,07767.19%5697.53%−3,167−41.91%7,556Douglas1,94923.78%5,69869.53%5486.69%−3,749−45.75%8,195DuPage228,62253.08%166,41538.64%35,6378.28%62,20714.44%430,674Edgar1,79322.70%5,64571.46%4615.84%−3,852−48.76%7,899Edwards43413.06%2,77883.57%1123.37%−2,344−70.51%3,324Effingham3,08317.51%13,63577.43%8915.06%−10,552−59.92%17,609Fayette1,81918.97%7,37276.86%4004.17%−5,553−57.89%9,591Ford1,41422.11%4,48070.04%5027.85%−3,066−47.93%6,396Franklin4,72725.26%13,11670.10%8684.64%−8,389−44.84%18,711Fulton6,13338.82%8,49253.76%1,1727.42%−2,359−14.94%15,797Gallatin65724.27%1,94271.74%1083.99%−1,285−47.47%2,707Greene1,20521.58%4,14574.22%2354.20%−2,940−52.64%5,585Grundy8,06534.71%13,45457.90%1,7187.39%−5,389−23.19%23,237Hamilton80219.30%3,20677.14%1483.56%−2,404−57.84%4,156Hancock2,13923.45%6,43070.50%5526.05%−4,291−47.05%9,121Hardin42019.55%1,65376.96%753.49%−1,233−57.41%2,148Henderson1,15532.83%2,15561.26%2085.91%−1,000−28.43%3,518Henry8,87136.00%13,98556.75%1,7877.25%−5,114−20.75%24,643Iroquois2,50419.11%9,75074.42%8486.47%−7,246−55.31%13,102Jackson11,63447.26%10,84344.05%2,1408.69%7913.21%24,617Jasper92418.08%3,97577.76%2134.16%−3,051−59.68%5,112Jefferson4,42526.03%11,69568.80%8795.17%−7,270−42.77%16,999Jersey2,67924.37%7,74870.49%5645.14%−5,069−46.12%10,991Jo Daviess4,46239.37%6,12154.01%7516.62%−1,659−14.64%11,334Johnson1,14218.76%4,64976.35%2984.89%−3,507−57.59%6,089Kane103,66551.91%82,73441.43%13,2886.66%20,93110.48%199,687Kankakee18,97140.10%25,12953.12%3,2056.78%−6,158−13.02%47,305Kendall24,88446.03%24,96146.18%4,2107.79%−77−0.15%54,055Knox10,08344.81%10,73747.71%1,6837.48%−654−2.90%22,503Lake171,09556.37%109,76736.16%22,6587.47%61,32820.21%303,520LaSalle19,54339.29%26,68953.65%3,5117.06%−7,146−14.36%49,743Lawrence1,29021.17%4,52174.19%2834.64%−3,231−53.02%6,094Lee5,52835.69%8,61255.60%1,3498.71%−3,084−19.91%15,489Livingston4,02326.22%10,20866.54%1,1117.24%−6,185−40.32%15,342Logan3,31326.72%8,18165.97%9077.31%−4,868−39.25%12,401Macon18,34338.17%26,86655.90%2,8515.93%−8,523−17.73%48,060Macoupin6,68929.87%14,32263.96%1,3806.17%−7,633−34.09%22,391Madison50,58738.86%70,49054.15%9,1026.99%−19,903−15.29%130,179Marion4,36925.55%11,85969.36%8705.09%−7,490−43.81%17,098Marshall1,78929.90%3,78563.25%4106.85%−1,996−33.35%5,984Mason2,01431.02%4,05862.50%4216.48%−2,044−31.48%6,493Massac1,55823.26%4,84672.36%2934.38%−3,288−49.10%6,697McDonough5,28840.23%6,79551.70%1,0618.07%−1,507−11.47%13,144McHenry60,80342.24%71,61249.75%11,5158.01%−10,809−7.51%143,930McLean36,19644.51%37,23745.79%7,8919.70%−1,041−1.28%81,324Menard1,81727.89%4,23164.94%4677.17%−2,414−37.05%6,515Mercer3,07136.02%4,80756.39%6477.59%−1,736−20.37%8,525Monroe5,53528.60%12,62965.25%1,1906.15%−7,094−36.65%19,354Montgomery3,50427.00%8,63066.50%8446.50%−5,126−39.50%12,978Morgan4,69631.73%9,07661.32%1,0286.95%−4,380−29.59%14,800Moultrie1,48123.57%4,45570.91%3475.52%−2,974−47.34%6,283Ogle8,05033.27%14,35259.32%1,7917.41%−6,302−26.05%24,193Peoria38,06048.12%35,63345.05%5,4096.83%2,4273.07%79,102Perry2,46224.93%6,85569.42%5575.65%−4,393−44.49%9,874Piatt2,64529.19%5,63462.19%7818.62%−2,989−33.00%9,060Pike1,41318.76%5,75476.41%3634.83%−4,341−57.65%7,530Pope37517.51%1,67878.34%894.15%−1,303−60.83%2,142Pulaski96235.17%1,67561.24%983.59%−713−26.07%2,735Putnam1,14736.86%1,76756.78%1986.36%−620−19.92%3,112Randolph3,43924.23%10,02370.61%7325.16%−6,584−46.38%14,194Richland1,58420.59%5,73974.59%3714.82%−4,155−54.00%7,694Rock Island32,29850.47%26,99842.19%4,6987.34%5,3008.28%63,994Saline2,57222.59%8,27672.70%5364.71%−5,704−50.11%11,384Sangamon40,90741.58%49,94450.77%7,5227.65%−9,037−9.19%98,373Schuyler1,07528.04%2,52465.83%2356.13%−1,449−37.79%3,834Scott53520.51%1,96675.38%1074.11%−1,431−54.87%2,608Shelby2,28820.71%8,22974.48%5324.81%−5,941−53.77%11,049St. Clair60,75650.03%53,85744.35%6,8235.62%6,8995.68%121,436Stark75127.38%1,77864.82%2147.80%−1,027−37.44%2,743Stephenson7,76838.19%11,08354.48%1,4927.33%−3,315−16.29%20,343Tazewell20,68531.95%38,70759.78%5,3598.27%−18,022−27.83%64,751Union2,40227.88%5,79067.20%4244.92%−3,388−39.32%8,616Vermilion10,03932.58%19,08761.93%1,6925.49%−9,048−29.35%30,818Wabash1,15121.07%4,04774.07%2664.86%−2,896−53.00%5,464Warren2,98738.26%4,27554.76%5456.98%−1,288−16.50%7,807Washington1,44819.47%5,57174.90%4195.63%−4,123−55.43%7,438Wayne1,04812.62%6,96783.93%2863.45%−5,919−71.31%8,301White1,41219.25%5,64076.89%2833.86%−4,228−57.64%7,335Whiteside11,03543.14%12,61549.31%1,9327.55%−1,580−6.17%25,582Will151,92749.94%132,72043.63%19,5796.43%19,2076.31%304,226Williamson8,58126.94%21,57067.72%1,7015.34%−12,989−40.78%31,852Winnebago55,71346.41%55,62446.33%8,7187.26%890.08%120,055Woodford5,09225.63%13,20766.49%1,5657.88%−8,115−40.86%19,864Totals3,090,72955.83%2,146,01538.76%299,6805.41%944,71417.07%5,536,424

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

Alexander (largest city: Cairo) Carroll (largest city: Savanna) Fulton (largest city: Canton) Henderson (largest village: Oquawka) Henry (largest city: Kewanee) Jo Daviess (largest city: Galena) Knox (largest city: Galesburg) Mercer (largest city: Aledo) Putnam (largest village: Granville) Warren (largest city: Monmouth) Whiteside (largest city: Sterling)

By congressional district Clinton won 11 of 18 congressional districts, both candidates won a district held by the other party.