who won virginia in the 2016 presidential election
United States presidential election in Virginia, 2016 The Democratic Party candidate, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton of New York, carried Virginia with 49.7% of the popular vote against businessman Donald Trump of New York, who carried 44.4%, a victory margin of 5.3%. Clinton seemed to benefit from having Tim Kaine on the ticket, as well as the state having two Democratic senators. Whereas the national popular vote swung 1.9% Republican from the previous election, Virginia swung 1.37% Democratic.[1] [2]
United States presidential election in North Carolina, 2016 The 2016 United States presidential election in North Carolina was won by Republican nominee Donald Trump on November 8, 2016, with a 3.67% winning margin, as part of the 2016 general election. North Carolina voters chose 15 electors to represent them in the Electoral College via a popular vote.