2016 Connecticut General Election Story

A head to head comparison of the Connecticut 2016 General Election gives an idea of the breakdown of the voters.

Hillary Clinton received 897,572 (55%) votes beating Donald Trump who gained 673,215 (41%) by 224,357 votes in Connecticut.

Hillary Clinton won 6 counties whereas Donald Trump won 2 counties in the total of the 8 counties in the state of Connecticut.

                                                                                                                                                                       

2016 Connecticut (CT) Primary vs. General Elections Counties Won

Primary Elections

Presidential General Election

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         

Primary Counties Won by Each of the 3 Major Candidates

Primary Election

                                                                                                                                     

In the tightly contested Primary, Sanders won 4 counties. Clinton won 3 counties with Trump winning the remaining 1 county. However, Clinton won 6 counties while Trump won the remaining 2 counties in the General Elections.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       

2016 Connecticut Primary vs. General Elections with regards to Percentage (%) votes and Total Votes Won

Primary Election

Presidential Election

   

On a head to head count with the total votes between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump in the Primary and General Elections, percentage (%) vote shift difference is a 1% increment for Donald Trump in the Presidential Elections as opposed to a 1% decrease for Hillary Clinton. These margins are represented as 549,848 vote increment for Donald Trump and 727,497 vote increment for Hillary Clinton at the General Elections.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   

Presidential Primary Elections

Presidential General Elections

                                                                                                                                   

In the 2016 General Elections, 153,177,325 total number of votes were casted.  Hillary Clinton got 65,849,971 (65.8 Million) over Donald Trump’s 62,984,405 (62.9 Million). She won the popular vote by 4,077,691 (4 Million). Her 57% win (897,572) at the Connecticut Primary represents 1.4% of her overall popular votes count. The remaining 49 states contributed to the remaining 64,952,399 (98.6%) popular votes victory.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 

Top 15 Counties in Primary vs General

All Candidates (Primary Elections)

All Candidates (General Elections)

                                                                                                                         

These 15 counties play an important role in these Primary elections. If a candidate, can get a sizable majority in the biggest county, it becomes very difficult to win majorities in the smaller counties without voter outreach and increased voter participation in them.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   

Top 15 Vote Comparisons in Primary vs. General Elections

Primary Elections
Hillary Clinton

Primary Elections
Donald Trump

General Elections
Hillary Clinton

General Elections
Donald Trump

                                                                                                       

Huge wins for Clinton in the counties of Fairfield, Hartford and New Haven shot up her prospects in the General Election. This made Hillary Clinton gain an upper hand on the State of Connecticut. Marginal wins for Trump, such as over Windham, Litchfield, etc. contributed to an almost close run in the General Elections.

                             

Related References: 2016 Connecticut Primary Election Story, 2020 Connecticut Primary Election Story