The 2016 United States presidential election in Wyoming was held on November 8, 2016, as part of the 2016 United States presidential election in which all 50 states plus the District of Columbia participated. Wyoming 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.

On March 1 and April 9, 2016, in the presidential primaries, Wyoming voters expressed their preferences for the Democratic, Republican, Libertarian, and Constitution parties' respective nominees for president. Registered members of each party only voted in their party's primary, while voters who were unaffiliated chose any one primary in which to vote. Prior to the election, Wyoming was considered to be a state Trump would win or a safe red state.

Donald Trump won the election in Wyoming with 67.4% of the vote. Hillary Clinton received 21.6% of the vote. Gary Johnson of the Libertarian Party received 5.1%. Wyoming, a solidly Republican state, has not voted for a Democrat in a presidential election since it went for Lyndon B. Johnson in 1964. Trump carried every county with the exception of Teton County, the most highly-educated county in the state.

Trump's 46.3-point margin over Clinton not only made Wyoming the most Republican state in the 2016 election, but also the largest margin of victory by any presidential candidate in the state's history, besting Ronald Reagan's 42.3-point margin in 1984. Clinton's 21.88% vote share was the lowest of any major party presidential nominee since 1924.

Primary elections

Republican caucuses

Democratic caucuses

General election Voting history

Wyoming is the least populous of all 50 U.S. states. With almost 60% of the population identifying with or leaning towards the Republican Party, compared to less than 30% identifying with or leaning towards the Democrats, it is also the most solid Republican state, ahead of Idaho and Utah. In the 2012 presidential election, incumbent President Barack Obama received less than 28% of the votes, trailing Mitt Romney by more than 40 points.

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

Results

2016 United States presidential election in WyomingPartyCandidateRunning mateVotesPercentageElectoral votes Republican Donald Trump Mike Pence 174,419 68.17% 3 Democratic Hillary Clinton Tim Kaine 55,973 21.88% 0 Libertarian Gary Johnson William Weld 13,287 5.19% 0 Write-in Various candidates Various candidates 6,904 2.70% 0 Green Jill Stein Ajamu Baraka 2,515 0.98% 0 Constitution Darrell Castle Scott Bradley 2,042 0.80% 0 Reform/ADP Rocky De La Fuente Micheal Steinberg 709 0.28% 0 Totals 255,849 100.00% 3

By county County Donald TrumpRepublican Hillary ClintonDemocratic Various candidatesOther parties Margin Total votes cast#%#%#%#% Albany 7,602 44.56% 6,890 40.39% 2,568 15.05% 712 4.17% 17,060 Big Horn 4,067 76.49% 604 11.36% 646 12.15% 3,463 65.13% 5,317 Campbell 15,778 86.70% 1,324 7.28% 1,097 6.03% 14,454 79.42% 18,199 Carbon 4,409 69.17% 1,279 20.07% 686 10.76% 3,130 49.10% 6,374 Converse 5,520 82.96% 668 10.04% 466 7.00% 4,852 72.92% 6,654 Crook 3,348 87.51% 273 7.14% 205 5.36% 3,075 80.37% 3,826 Fremont 11,167 65.60% 4,200 24.67% 1,656 9.73% 6,967 40.93% 17,023 Goshen 4,418 76.22% 924 15.94% 454 7.83% 3,494 60.28% 5,796 Hot Springs 1,939 74.98% 400 15.47% 247 9.55% 1,539 59.51% 2,586 Johnson 3,477 78.72% 638 14.44% 302 6.84% 2,839 64.28% 4,417 Laramie 24,847 60.65% 11,573 28.25% 4,549 11.10% 13,274 32.40% 40,969 Lincoln 6,779 76.38% 1,105 12.45% 991 11.17% 5,674 63.93% 8,875 Natrona 23,552 70.62% 6,577 19.72% 3,219 9.65% 16,975 50.90% 33,348 Niobrara 1,116 84.93% 115 8.75% 83 6.32% 1,001 76.18% 1,314 Park 11,115 73.63% 2,535 16.79% 1,445 9.57% 8,580 56.84% 15,095 Platte 3,437 75.89% 719 15.88% 373 8.24% 2,718 60.01% 4,529 Sheridan 10,266 70.75% 2,927 20.17% 1,317 9.08% 7,339 50.58% 14,510 Sublette 3,409 77.65% 644 14.67% 337 7.68% 2,765 62.98% 4,390 Sweetwater 12,154 70.95% 3,231 18.86% 1,745 10.19% 8,923 52.09% 17,130 Teton 3,921 31.05% 7,314 57.92% 1,392 11.02% -3,393 -26.87% 12,627 Uinta 6,154 72.66% 1,202 14.19% 1,114 13.15% 4,952 58.47% 8,470 Washakie 2,911 76.32% 532 13.95% 371 9.73% 2,379 62.37% 3,814 Weston 3,033 86.02% 299 8.48% 194 5.50% 2,734 77.54% 3,526Total174,41968.17%55,97321.88%25,4579.95%118,44646.29%255,849

By congressional district Wyoming had only one congressional district, the at-large congressional district, which covered the entire state. The results in this district were equivalent to the statewide election results. District Trump Clinton RepresentativeAt-large 68.17% 21.88%Liz Cheney

See also United States presidential elections in Wyoming First presidency of Donald Trump

References

External links RNC 2016 Republican Nominating Process Green papers for 2016 primaries, caucuses, and conventions