Elections
The 2016 U.S. House election by state
Official results of the 2016 U.S. House general election (presidential-year) in all 50 states: Democrats 49.4 percent of the two-party vote nationally, with the change for the president's party (Democratic) by state.
How did each state vote in the 2016 U.S. House election?
Nationally, Democrats won 49.4 percent of the two-party vote (62,014,499 Democratic, 63,397,480 Republican votes). Seats after the election: 194 Democratic, 241 Republican.
| State | Democratic two-party share | Democratic votes | Republican votes | Change for the president's party (Democratic) vs 2014, points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 33.7% | 621,911 | 1,222,018 | +1.7 |
| Alaska | 41.7% | 111,019 | 155,088 | -2.8 |
| Arizona | 45.0% | 1,034,687 | 1,264,378 | +3.6 |
| Arkansas | 12.8% | 111,347 | 760,415 | -20.6 |
| California | 64.8% | 8,624,432 | 4,682,033 | +6.9 |
| Colorado | 49.5% | 1,263,791 | 1,288,618 | +1.2 |
| Connecticut | 62.2% | 916,815 | 558,162 | +2.9 |
| Delaware | 57.5% | 233,554 | 172,301 | -4.2 |
| Florida | 45.7% | 3,985,050 | 4,733,630 | +1.7 |
| Georgia | 39.7% | 1,498,437 | 2,272,460 | -1.7 |
| Hawaii | 78.0% | 460,805 | 129,716 | +11.8 |
| Idaho | 31.8% | 208,992 | 447,544 | -5.0 |
| Illinois | 54.0% | 2,810,536 | 2,397,436 | +2.5 |
| Indiana | 42.2% | 1,052,901 | 1,442,989 | +3.4 |
| Iowa | 45.3% | 673,969 | 813,153 | -0.8 |
| Kansas | 31.4% | 317,635 | 694,240 | -5.2 |
| Kentucky | 29.1% | 597,717 | 1,457,950 | -7.3 |
| Louisiana | 30.0% | 610,643 | 1,424,567 | -2.3 |
| Maine | 52.0% | 386,627 | 357,447 | -5.3 |
| Maryland | 63.0% | 1,636,200 | 962,088 | +4.8 |
| Massachusetts | 83.9% | 2,344,518 | 451,121 | +1.2 |
| Michigan | 49.4% | 2,193,980 | 2,243,402 | -1.4 |
| Minnesota | 51.8% | 1,434,590 | 1,334,686 | -0.1 |
| Mississippi | 39.8% | 449,896 | 680,810 | -1.3 |
| Missouri | 39.4% | 1,041,306 | 1,600,524 | +1.4 |
| Montana | 41.9% | 205,919 | 285,358 | -0.3 |
| Nebraska | 28.4% | 221,069 | 557,557 | -6.8 |
| Nevada | 50.5% | 508,113 | 498,104 | -37.7 |
| New Hampshire | 51.6% | 336,575 | 316,149 | -0.0 |
| New Jersey | 54.2% | 1,821,620 | 1,541,631 | +2.5 |
| New Mexico | 56.0% | 436,932 | 343,124 | +3.0 |
| New York | 66.2% | 4,202,198 | 2,140,911 | +7.5 |
| North Carolina | 46.7% | 2,142,661 | 2,447,326 | +0.7 |
| North Dakota | 25.6% | 80,377 | 233,980 | -15.4 |
| Ohio | 41.8% | 2,154,523 | 2,996,017 | +1.9 |
| Oklahoma | 28.1% | 305,222 | 781,691 | +0.5 |
| Oregon | 55.9% | 1,026,851 | 809,048 | -1.2 |
| Pennsylvania | 48.2% | 2,905,596 | 3,126,237 | +3.7 |
| Rhode Island | 65.1% | 263,648 | 141,324 | +4.0 |
| South Carolina | 39.5% | 778,125 | 1,193,711 | +5.5 |
| South Dakota | 35.9% | 132,810 | 237,163 | +2.4 |
| Tennessee | 35.3% | 814,181 | 1,493,740 | +0.7 |
| Texas | 39.3% | 3,160,535 | 4,877,605 | +3.9 |
| Utah | 33.4% | 356,290 | 710,656 | -0.9 |
| Vermont | 100.0% | 264,414 | 0 | +32.5 |
| Virginia | 50.2% | 1,859,426 | 1,843,010 | +8.2 |
| Washington | 55.3% | 1,736,145 | 1,404,890 | +3.6 |
| West Virginia | 33.5% | 224,449 | 445,017 | -9.4 |
| Wisconsin | 52.1% | 1,379,996 | 1,270,279 | +4.9 |
| Wyoming | 32.6% | 75,466 | 156,176 | +7.5 |
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