This graph shows the results of the popular votes gained by the two leading candidates in the 2016 presidential election in the United States. Despite having won the Electoral College, Donald Trump lost the popular vote by around 2.9 million votes.
Results of the popular vote in the 2016 presidential election in the United States
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Federal Election Commission. (November 14, 2016). Results of the popular vote in the 2016 presidential election in the United States [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 30, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/633021/preliminary-results-of-popular-vote-in-the-2016-presidential-election/
Federal Election Commission. "Results of the popular vote in the 2016 presidential election in the United States." Chart. November 14, 2016. Statista. Accessed November 30, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/633021/preliminary-results-of-popular-vote-in-the-2016-presidential-election/
Federal Election Commission. (2016). Results of the popular vote in the 2016 presidential election in the United States. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 30, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/633021/preliminary-results-of-popular-vote-in-the-2016-presidential-election/
Federal Election Commission. "Results of The Popular Vote in The 2016 Presidential Election in The United States." Statista, Statista Inc., 14 Nov 2016, https://www.statista.com/statistics/633021/preliminary-results-of-popular-vote-in-the-2016-presidential-election/
Federal Election Commission, Results of the popular vote in the 2016 presidential election in the United States Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/633021/preliminary-results-of-popular-vote-in-the-2016-presidential-election/ (last visited November 30, 2023)
Results of the popular vote in the 2016 presidential election in the United States [Graph], Federal Election Commission, November 14, 2016. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/633021/preliminary-results-of-popular-vote-in-the-2016-presidential-election/