# 2016 United States presidential election in Oklahoma
The 2016 [United States presidential election](https://www.edgepedia.org/united-states-presidential-election) in Oklahoma took place on November 8, 2016, as part of the nationwide election in which Republican nominee Donald Trump defeated Democratic nominee [Hillary Clinton](https://www.edgepedia.org/hillary-clinton). Trump won Oklahoma with 65.32% of the vote to Clinton's 28.92%, carrying all 77 counties and receiving the state's 7 electoral votes.[1](https://www.realclearpolitics.com/elections/live_results/2016_general/president/ok.html) • [2](https://www.archives.gov/files/electoral-college/2016/ascertainment-oklahoma.pdf)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Winner | Donald Trump (Republican), 65.32% of the vote, 7 electoral votes[1](https://www.realclearpolitics.com/elections/live_results/2016_general/president/ok.html) |
| Certified vote totals | Trump 949,136; Hillary Clinton (Democratic) 420,375; Gary Johnson (Libertarian) 83,481[2](https://www.archives.gov/files/electoral-college/2016/ascertainment-oklahoma.pdf) |
| Margin | Republican +36.4 points, among the largest Trump margins of any state[3](https://electoralvotemap.com/states/oklahoma/) |
| County sweep | Trump carried all 77 Oklahoma counties; the Republican nominee has won every county in every presidential cycle since 2004[4](https://www.muskogeepolitico.com/2020/11/election-results-map-presidential-race.html) |
| Turnout | 1,452,992 votes cast, 49.7% of the 2,923,000 voting-age population and 67.3% of 2,157,450 registered voters[5](https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/data.php?datatype=national&def=vto&elect=0&f=0&off=0&year=2016) |
| National rank | Trump's 65.32% in Oklahoma was his third-highest state percentage in 2016, behind West Virginia (68.50%) and Wyoming (68.17%)[6](https://www.fec.gov/resources/cms-content/documents/federalelections2016.pdf?os=os%2F) |
| Electors | Seven Republican electors certified by Governor Mary Fallin on November 28, 2016[2](https://www.archives.gov/files/electoral-college/2016/ascertainment-oklahoma.pdf) |
## Results
The certified returns examined by Governor Mary Fallin gave the Republican ticket of Donald Trump and [Mike Pence](https://www.edgepedia.org/mike-pence) 949,136 votes, the Democratic ticket of Hillary Clinton and [Tim Kaine](https://www.edgepedia.org/tim-kaine) 420,375 votes, and the Libertarian ticket of [Gary Johnson](https://www.edgepedia.org/gary-johnson) and Bill Weld 83,481 votes.[2](https://www.archives.gov/files/electoral-college/2016/ascertainment-oklahoma.pdf) RealClearPolitics' county tabulation, with 100% reporting, put the shares at 65.32% for Trump, 28.92% for Clinton, and 5.74% for Johnson.[1](https://www.realclearpolitics.com/elections/live_results/2016_general/president/ok.html) Johnson's 5.74% was a notable third-party showing in a state where the outcome was never in doubt; nationally, Johnson took about 3% of the popular vote.[7](https://time.com/4565969/the-results-president/)
Trump's 65.32% was the third-highest percentage he recorded in any state in 2016, behind only [West Virginia](https://www.edgepedia.org/west-virginia) at 68.50% and Wyoming at 68.17%.[6](https://www.fec.gov/resources/cms-content/documents/federalelections2016.pdf?os=os%2F) It was nonetheless slightly lower than [Mitt Romney](https://www.edgepedia.org/mitt-romney)'s 66.77% in Oklahoma in 2012, and also below [John McCain](https://www.edgepedia.org/john-mccain)'s 65.65% there in 2008 and George W. Bush's 65.57% in 2004.[6](https://www.fec.gov/resources/cms-content/documents/federalelections2016.pdf?os=os%2F)
## Results by county
Trump won every one of Oklahoma's 77 counties, continuing a streak in which the Republican nominee has carried every county in the state in each presidential election since 2004.[4](https://www.muskogeepolitico.com/2020/11/election-results-map-presidential-race.html) His strongest counties were overwhelmingly rural: in Cimarron County he took 89.32%, in Beaver County 88.82%, and in Roger Mills County 87.94%.[1](https://www.realclearpolitics.com/elections/live_results/2016_general/president/ok.html)
The closest contests were in the state's urban and university-centered counties. In [Oklahoma County](https://www.edgepedia.org/oklahoma-county), the state's most populous, Trump received 51.69% to Clinton's 41.17%, with Johnson taking 7.13%. [Tulsa County](https://www.edgepedia.org/tulsa-county) was similar at 58.39% for Trump and 35.55% for Clinton. Cleveland County, home to the [University of Oklahoma](https://www.edgepedia.org/university-of-oklahoma), gave Trump 57.14% and Clinton 35.48%, and Payne County, home to Oklahoma State University, was comparable at 59.98% to 31.65%.[1](https://www.realclearpolitics.com/elections/live_results/2016_general/president/ok.html)
## Turnout and electorate
A total of 1,452,992 votes were cast, equal to 49.7% of Oklahoma's 2,923,000 voting-age population and 67.3% of its 2,157,450 registered voters.[5](https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/data.php?datatype=national&def=vto&elect=0&f=0&off=0&year=2016) Measured as ballots cast as a share of eligible voters, turnout was 52.6%.[3](https://electoralvotemap.com/states/oklahoma/)
The eligible electorate was overwhelmingly non-Hispanic white. According to [Pew Research Center](https://www.edgepedia.org/pew-research-center) tabulations of Census data, Oklahoma had about 138,000 Hispanic eligible voters, roughly 5% of the state's eligible voters, and only 36% of the state's Hispanic population was eligible to vote, compared with 80% of the white population.[8](https://www.pewresearch.org/race-and-ethnicity/fact-sheet/latinos-in-the-2016-election-oklahoma/)
## Electoral College
Oklahoma's seven electors were all pledged to the Republican ticket and were certified as chosen on November 28, 2016, by Governor Mary Fallin: Charles W. Potts and George W. Wiland Jr. at large, and David Oldham, Teresa Lyn Turner, Mark Thomas, Bobby Cleveland, and Lauree Elizabeth Marshall for the state's five congressional districts.[2](https://www.archives.gov/files/electoral-college/2016/ascertainment-oklahoma.pdf) Nationally, Trump received 304 electoral votes to Clinton's 227, and seven electors nationwide defected from their pledges, though none were from Oklahoma.[9](https://time.com/4608555/hillary-clinton-popular-vote-final/)
## Context
Oklahoma has been among the most reliably Republican states in presidential elections; it has voted Republican in every presidential election recorded from 2000 through 2024.[10](https://everyelectionresult.com/united-states/oklahoma/oklahoma/) In 2016 its Republican margin of 36.4 points was wider than in 2008, when McCain won by 31.3 points with 65.7% of the vote.[3](https://electoralvotemap.com/states/oklahoma/) In 2020, Trump's share barely changed (65.4%) while the Democratic share rose about 3.4 points, largely at the expense of the Libertarian vote, which fell from 5.75% to 2.33%.[4](https://www.muskogeepolitico.com/2020/11/election-results-map-presidential-race.html)
## References
1. [2016 Oklahoma President Election Results, RealClearPolitics](https://www.realclearpolitics.com/elections/live_results/2016_general/president/ok.html)
2. [Oklahoma Certificate of Ascertainment, 2016, U.S. National Archives](https://www.archives.gov/files/electoral-college/2016/ascertainment-oklahoma.pdf)
3. [Oklahoma Presidential Election Results, 1960–2024, Electoral Vote Map](https://electoralvotemap.com/states/oklahoma/)
4. [Election Results Map: Presidential Race, MuskogeePolitico](https://www.muskogeepolitico.com/2020/11/election-results-map-presidential-race.html)
5. [2016 Presidential General Election Data – Turnout, Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections](https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/data.php?datatype=national&def=vto&elect=0&f=0&off=0&year=2016)
6. [Official 2016 Presidential Election Results, Federal Election Commission](https://www.fec.gov/resources/cms-content/documents/federalelections2016.pdf?os=os%2F)
7. [The Results: President, Time](https://time.com/4565969/the-results-president/)
8. [Latinos in the 2016 Election: Oklahoma, Pew Research Center](https://www.pewresearch.org/race-and-ethnicity/fact-sheet/latinos-in-the-2016-election-oklahoma/)
9. [Hillary Clinton Leads by 2.8 Million in Final Popular Vote Count, Time](https://time.com/4608555/hillary-clinton-popular-vote-final/)
10. [Oklahoma, OK Election Results, EveryElectionResult](https://everyelectionresult.com/united-states/oklahoma/oklahoma/)
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