The width of the bar shows margin of victory in
2016. The height of the bar represents a state’s
electoral votes.
Democrat win
Republican win
80
40
40
60
0
20
20
Wyo. and has
only 3 electoral
votes, whereas
Calif. has 55.
Clinton won DC
by 86%.
Calif.
Most of Clinton’s
electoral votes came
from big states won
by large margins like
Calif. and NY...
NY
Ill.
Tex.
...while Trump won Fla.,
Wis., Pa. & Mich. by less
than 1.3%. He took all 75
of their electoral votes
while Clinton got none.
Fla.
Wis.
270 to win
Pa.
Mich.
Republican win
Democrat win
80
60
40
20
0
20
40
Wyo.
DC
The width of the bar shows
the margin of victory in 2016.
Clinton won DC by 86%.
The height of the bar represents
a state’s electoral votes. Both
Wyoming and DC have only 3 votes,
whereas California has 55.
Calif.
Clinton won by substantial
margins in Democrat strongholds
like California and New York.
NY
These big states make up the
majority of the Democrats’
electoral votes.
Ill.
Tex.
The majority of Trump’s electoral
votes came from races with margins
of 10% or less.
Trump won Florida, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania
and Michigan by less than 1.3%. But he took
all 75 of their electoral votes while Clinton
got none.
Fla.
NH
Wis.
270 to win
Pa.
Mich.