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Presidential election in Hawaii, 2016

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General election in Hawaii
  Date: November 8, 2016
2016 winner: Hillary Clinton
Electoral votes: Four
2012 winner: Barack Obama (D)
Democratic Caucuses
  Date: March 26, 2016
Winner: Bernie Sanders
Republican Caucuses
  Date: March 8, 2016
Winner: Donald Trump
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Hawaii held an election for the president of the United States on November 8, 2016. The Hawaii Republican caucus took place on March 8, 2016. The Hawaii Democratic caucus took place on March 26, 2016.

HIGHLIGHTS
  • Hillary Clinton won Hawaii in the general election.
  • In 2016, Hawaii had four electoral votes, which was 0.7 percent of the 538 electoral votes up for grabs and 1.5 percent of the 270 electoral votes needed to win the general election.
  • Between 1960—the first year Hawaii cast electoral votes in a general election for president—and 2016, Hawaii voted for the winning presidential candidate 60 percent of the time. In that same time frame, Hawaii supported Democratic candidates for president more often than Republican candidates, 86.67 to 13.33 percent. The state favored Democrats in every presidential election between 2000 and 2016.
  • Democratic caucuses took place in Hawaii on March 26, 2016. Bernie Sanders defeated Hillary Clinton, 69.8 to 30 percent. Republican caucuses took place in Hawaii on March 8, 2016. Donald Trump won with 43.4 percent of the vote.

    • General election candidates and results

    See also: Ballot access for presidential candidates

    The candidate list below is based on an official list on the Hawaii secretary of state website. The candidate names below appear in the order in which they were listed on the official list—not necessarily the order in which they appeared on the ballot in November. Write-in candidates were not included in the list below.

    Presidential candidates on the ballot in Hawaii

    ☐ Darrell Lane Castle/Scott Bradley (Constitution)
    ☑ Hillary Clinton/Tim Kaine (Democratic)
    ☐ Gary Johnson/Bill Weld (Libertarian)
    ☐ Jill Stein/Ajamu Baraka (Green)
    ☐ Donald Trump/Mike Pence (Republican)

    Results

    U.S. presidential election, Hawaii, 2016
    Party Candidate Vote % Votes Electoral votes
         Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngHillary Clinton/Tim Kaine 62.2% 266,891 4
         Republican Donald Trump/Mike Pence 30% 128,847 0
         Libertarian Gary Johnson/Bill Weld 3.7% 15,954 0
         Green Jill Stein/Ajamu Baraka 3% 12,737 0
         Constitution Darrell Lane Castle/Scott Bradley 1.1% 4,508 0
    Total Votes 428,937 4
    Election results via: Hawaii Office of Elections

    Historical election trends

    See also: Presidential election accuracy

    Below is an analysis of Hawaii's voting record in presidential elections. The state's accuracy is based on the number of times a state has voted for a winning presidential candidate. The majority of statistical data is from the U.S. National Archives and Records Administration and was compiled, here, by Ballotpedia, unless otherwise noted.

    Presidential election voting record in Hawaii, 1960-2016

    Between 1960 and 2016:

    • Hawaii participated in 15 presidential elections. Its first was in 1960.
    • Hawaii voted for the winning presidential candidate 60 percent of the time.
    • Hawaii voted Democratic 86.67 percent of the time and Republican 13.33 percent of the time.

    Presidential election voting record in Hawaii, 2000-2016

    *An asterisk indicates that that candidate also won the national electoral vote in that election.

    Election results

    2012

    U.S. presidential election, Hawaii, 2012
    Party Candidate Vote % Votes Electoral votes
         Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngBarack Obama/Joe Biden Incumbent 70.1% 306,658 4
         Republican Mitt Romney/Paul Ryan 27.7% 121,015 0
         Libertarian Gary Johnson/Jim Gray 0.9% 3,840 0
         Green Jill Stein/Cheri Honkala 0.7% 3,184 0
         N/A Blank Votes 0.5% 2,227 0
         N/A Over Votes 0.1% 235 0
    Total Votes 437,159 4
    Election results via: State of Hawaii, Office of Elections

    2008

    U.S. presidential election, Hawaii, 2008
    Party Candidate Vote % Votes Electoral votes
         Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngBarack Obama/Joe Biden 71.5% 325,871 4
         Republican John McCain/Sarah Palin 26.4% 120,566 0
         Independent Ralph Nader/Matt Gonzalez 0.8% 3,825 0
         Libertarian Bob Barr/Wayne A. Root 0.3% 1,314 0
         Green Cynthia McKinney/Rosa Clemente 0.2% 979 0
         Constitution Chuck Baldwin/Darrell Castle 0.2% 1,013 0
         N/A Blank Votes 0.5% 2,193 0
         N/A Over Votes 0.1% 303 0
    Total Votes 456,064 4
    Election results via: State of Hawaii, Office of Elections

    Electoral votes

    See also: Electoral College

    The president of the United States is not elected by popular vote but rather by electors in the Electoral College. In fact, when Americans vote for president, they are actually voting for a slate of electors selected by members of Democratic and Republican state parties or nominated in some other fashion. Under this system, which is laid out in Article 2, Section 1, of the Constitution, each state is allocated one electoral vote for every member of their congressional delegation, meaning one for each member of the U.S. House and one for each of their two Senators.

    Hawaii electors

    In 2016, Hawaii had four electoral votes. Hawaii's share of electoral votes represented 0.7 percent of the 538 electoral votes up for grabs in the general election and 1.5 percent of the 270 votes needed to be elected president.

    "Faithless electors"

    The U.S. Constitution does not dictate how presidential electors are to cast their votes, but, in general, electors are expected to vote for the winner of the popular vote in their state or the candidates of the party that nominated them to serve as electors. Electors who choose not to vote for the winner of the popular vote or the candidates of the party that nominated them are known as "faithless electors." Faithless electors are rare. Between 1900 and 2012, there were only eight known instances of faithless electors.

    Several states have passed laws against faithless electors and require electors to vote for the winner of the popular vote in their state, for the candidate of the party that nominated them to serve as electors, or in accordance with any pledge they may have been required to make at the time of their nomination. In states with these types of laws, faithless electors can be fined or replaced, or their votes can be nullified.[2][3]

    Hawaii was one of 31 states in 2016—including the District of Columbia—with a law seeking to bind the votes of presidential electors.

    Down ballot races

    See also: Hawaii elections, 2016

    Below is a list of down ballot races in Hawaii covered by Ballotpedia in 2016.

    Caucuses

    Quick facts

    Democrats:
    • 2016 Democratic winner: Bernie Sanders
    • 2008 Democratic winner: Barack Obama
    • Type: Caucus
    • Delegate allocation: Proportional
    • Pledged delegates at stake: 25
    • Total delegates at stake: 35
    		 Republicans
    • 2016 Republican winner: Donald Trump
    • 2012 Republican winner: Mitt Romney
    • Type: Caucus
    • Delegate allocation: Proportional
    • Pledged delegates at stake: 19
    • Total delegates at stake: 19

    Democrats

    Bernie Sanders won the Hawaii Democratic caucus, beating Hillary Clinton 70 to 30 percent. Sanders' win in Hawaii marked his third victory of the evening on March 26. He also won caucuses in Washington and Alaska. Twenty-five pledged delegates were up for grabs in the Democratic caucus.

    Republicans

    Donald Trump won the Hawaii Republican caucuses with 42 percent of the vote. Ted Cruz came in second, followed by Marco Rubio and John Kasich. Trump carried all of Hawaii's counties, including Honolulu County, the state's most populous county, which he won 41 to 34 percent over Cruz.[4] Trump did not campaign in the state in person. Nineteen delegates were up for grabs.[5]

    Three other states also held presidential nominating contests on March 8: Idaho, Michigan and Mississippi.

    Results

    Democrats

    Hawaii Democratic Caucus, 2016
    Candidate Vote % Votes Delegates
    Green check mark transparent.pngBernie Sanders 69.8% 23,530 17
    Hillary Clinton 30% 10,125 8
    Other 0.2% 61 0
    Totals 33,716 25
    Source: The New York Times and CNN

    Republicans

    Hawaii Republican Caucus, 2016
    Candidate Vote % Votes Delegates
    Green check mark transparent.pngDonald Trump 43.4% 6,805 11
    Ted Cruz 32.3% 5,063 7
    Marco Rubio 13.2% 2,068 1
    John Kasich 10% 1,566 0
    Ben Carson 0.9% 146 0
    Jeb Bush 0.2% 24 0
    Totals 15,672 19
    Source: CNN and The New York Times

    Delegates

    Delegate selection

    See also: 2016 presidential nominations: calendar and delegate rules

    Democratic Party

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    Hawaii had 34 delegates at the 2016 Democratic National Convention. Of this total, 24 were pledged delegates. National party rules stipulated how Democratic delegates in all states were allocated. Pledged delegates were allocated to a candidate in proportion to the votes he or she received in a state's primary or caucus. A candidate was eligible to receive a share of the state's pledged delegates if he or she won at least 15 percent of the votes cast in the primary or caucus. There were three types of pledged Democratic delegates: congressional district delegates, at-large delegates, and party leaders and elected officials (PLEOs). Congressional district delegates were allocated proportionally based on the primary or caucus results in a given district. At-large and PLEO delegates were allocated proportionally based on statewide caucus results.[6][7]

    Ten party leaders and elected officials served as unpledged delegates. These delegates were not required to adhere to the results of a state's primary or caucus.[6][8]

    Hawaii superdelegates

    See also: Superdelegates from Hawaii, 2016 and Superdelegates and the 2016 Democratic National Convention

    Republican Party

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    Hawaii had 19 delegates at the 2016 Republican National Convention. Of this total, six were district-level delegates (three for each of the state's two congressional districts). District-level delegates were allocated proportionally in accordance with the caucus results in a given congressional district.[9][10]

    Of the remaining 13 delegates, 10 served at large. At-large delegates were allocated proportionally in accordance with the statewide caucus results. In addition, three national party leaders (identified on the chart below as RNC delegates) served as bound delegates to the Republican National Convention.[9][10]

    Republican delegates

    See also: Republican delegates from Hawaii, 2016 and RNC delegate guidelines from Hawaii, 2016

    Presidential voting history

    Hawaii presidential election results (1900-2024)

    • 15 Democratic wins
    • 2 Republican wins
    Year 1900 1904 1908 1912 1916 1920 1924 1928 1932 1936 1940 1944 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 2024
    Winning Party N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A D D D R D D R D D D D D D D D D D

    State profile

    Demographic data for Hawaii
     HawaiiU.S.
    Total population:1,425,157316,515,021
    Land area (sq mi):6,4233,531,905
    Race and ethnicity**
    White:25.4%73.6%
    Black/African American:2%12.6%
    Asian:37.7%5.1%
    Native American:0.2%0.8%
    Pacific Islander:9.9%0.2%
    Two or more:23.7%3%
    Hispanic/Latino:9.9%17.1%
    Education
    High school graduation rate:91%86.7%
    College graduation rate:30.8%29.8%
    Income
    Median household income:$69,515$53,889
    Persons below poverty level:11.6%11.3%
    Source: U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2010-2015)
    Click here for more information on the 2020 census and here for more on its impact on the redistricting process in Hawaii.
    **Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.

    Presidential voting pattern

    See also: Presidential voting trends in Hawaii

    Hawaii voted for the Democratic candidate in all seven presidential elections between 2000 and 2024.


    More Hawaii coverage on Ballotpedia

    See also

    Footnotes

    1. ↑ This number refers to the number of times that the state voted for the winning presidential candidate between 2000 and 2016.
    2. ↑ Archives.gov, "About the Electors," accessed July 28, 2016
    3. ↑ Congressional Research Service, "The Electoral College: How it works in contemporary presidential elections," April 13, 2016
    4. ↑ The New York Times, "Hawaii Caucus results," March 9, 2016
    5. ↑ Politico, "Trump takes Hawaii," March 9, 2016
    6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Democratic National Committee, "2016 Democratic National Convention Delegate/Alternate Allocation," updated February 19, 2016
    7. ↑ The Green Papers, "2016 Democratic Convention," accessed May 7, 2021
    8. ↑ Democratic National Committee's Office of Party Affairs and Delegate Selection, "Unpledged Delegates -- By State," May 27, 2016
    9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 Republican National Committee, "2016 Presidential Nominating Process," accessed October 6, 2015
    10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 CNN.com, "Republican National Convention roll call vote," accessed July 20, 2016
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