2016 Hawaii General Election Story

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

Hillary Clinton received 266.891 (62%) votes beating Donald Trump who gained 128,847 (30%) by 138,044 votes in Hawaii.

Hillary Clinton won all 4 counties in the State of Hawaii, leaving Donald Trump with nothing to claim.

2016 Hawaii (HI) Primary vs. General Elections Counties Won

In the primary, Sanders won all 4 counties. With Clinton and Trump gaining nothing, counties won by Sander evidently went to Clinton in the General Elections.

2016 Hawaii (HI) 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 7% increment for Hillary Clinton in the Presidential Elections as opposed to a 7% decrease for Donald Trump. These margins are represented as 122.042 vote increment for Donald Trump and 256.766 vote increment for Hillary Clinton at the General Elections.

2016 General Election Hillary Clinton Popular Vote Count Contributed by Hawaii

During the 2016 General elections, over 146,434,269 total number of votes were cast.  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 2,865,566 (2.8 Million). Her win in Hawaii represents 0,4% of her popular vote victory. The remaining 49 states contributed to her the remaining 99,6% popular votes victory.

Counties in Primary Elections vs. General Elections

These 4 counties play an important role in these Primary elections. If a candidate, can get a sizable majority in the largestcounty (Honolulu), it becomes very difficult to win majorities in the smaller counties without voter outreach and increased voter participation in them.

Top 4 Counties Comparison in Primary Elections vs General Elections

Honolulu which is the biggest county voted 2:1 ratio for Hillary Clinton giving her a 85k vote advantage out of that county. The remaining 3 counties voted in favour of Clinton giving her win margins of 24K, 20K and 9K. These made Hillary Clinton gain an upper hand on Hawaii.

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