2016 Georgia General Election Story

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

Donald Trump received 2,089,104 (50%) votes beating Hillary Clinton who gained 1,877,963 (45%) by 211,141 votes in Georgia.

Donald Trump won 128 counties whereas Hillary Clinton won 31 counties in the total of the 159 counties in the state of Georgia.

In the Primary, Trump won 119 counties in the 2-way match up. Clinton trailed behind Trump winning 40 counties in Georgia Primary.

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

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 5% increment for Donald Trump in the Presidential Elections as opposed to a 5% decrease for Hillary Clinton. These margins are represented as 1,566,916 vote increment for Donald Trump and 1,294,292 vote increment for Hillary Clinton at the General Elections.

2016 General Election Hillary Clinton Popular Vote Count Contributed by Georgia

In the 2016 General Elections, 153,177,325 total number of votes were casted.  Hillary Clinton got 78,627,508 (78.6 Million) over Donald Trump’s 74,549,817 (74.6 Million). She won the popular vote by 4,077,691 (4 Million). Even though she lost at the Georgia Primary, her 1,877,963 votes represents a 2.4% of her overall popular votes count. The remaining 49 states contributed to the remaining 76,749,545 (97.6%) popular votes victory.

Top 15 Counties in Primary vs. General

These 15 counties play an important role in these Primary elections. If a candidate, can get a sizable majority in the larger counties (Fulton, Cobb and Gwinnett), 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

Fulton and DeKalb, two of the larger counties voted in favor of Clinton, giving her over 186k vote advantage. Cherokee and Forsyth, other larger counties voted in favor of Trump giving him a 101k voter advantage in that county. Also, Trump's steady win in a lot of the smaller counties contributed to the advantage that helped him gain an upper hand in the State of Georgia.

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