2016 United States presidential straw poll in Guam
The 2016 United States presidential straw poll in Guam was held on November 8, 2016. Guam is a territory and not a state. Thus, it is ineligible to elect members of the Electoral College, who would then in turn cast direct electoral votes for president and for vice president. To draw attention to this fact, the territory conducts a non-binding presidential straw poll during the general election as if they did elect members to the Electoral College.[1]
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The territory still participated in the U.S. presidential caucuses and primaries, like the other states and territories.[2]
Democratic Party nominee Hillary Clinton won the poll with over 70% of the vote. This was the first time since the 1980 straw poll that Guam backed the candidate that lost the presidency.
Results
editThough the votes of Guam citizens do not count in the November general election, the territory nonetheless conducts a presidential straw poll to gauge islanders' preference for president every election year. The poll has been held in Guam during every presidential election since 1980.[3] In every election between 1984 and 2012, the outcome of the poll had aligned with the results of the mainland.[3]
Beyond the nominees of the Democratic Party and Republican Party, Socialist Party USA nominee Mimi Soltysik appeared on the 2016 ballot.[4]
The 2016 straw poll favored nominee Clinton over Trump by approximately three to one.[5][6] It was the first time since the straw poll began in 1980 that the poll failed to predict the outcome of the election (though it did accurately forecast the winner of the popular vote).[7][8]
| 2016 United States presidential straw poll in Guam[9] | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Running mate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Democratic | Hillary Clinton | Tim Kaine | 23,052 | 71.62% | |
| Republican | Donald Trump | Mike Pence | 7,779 | 24.17% | |
| Socialist | Mimi Soltysik | Angela Nicole Walker | 1,357 | 4.22% | |
| Totals | 32,188 | 100.00% | |||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Guam Legislature Moves General Election Presidential Vote to the September Primary". Ballot-Access.org. July 10, 2008. Retrieved February 19, 2020.
- ^ Murriel, Maria (November 1, 2016). "Millions of Americans can't vote for president because of where they live". PRI.
- ^ a b "Guam's Straw Poll Picks Obama, Overwhelmingly." National Public Radio. 2012-11-06. Retrieved 2016-03-06.
- ^ Winger, Richard (September 25, 2016). "Socialist Party is Only Party, Besides Republicans and Democrats, to File for Guam Advisory Presidential Vote". Ballot Access News. Retrieved 25 September 2016.
- ^ "2016 Guam General Election: Unofficial", Post Guam, November 9, 2016
- ^ Dana Williams (November 9, 2016), "Guam, which has historically predicted election winner, picks Clinton", Pacific Daily News, Guam – via USA Today
- ^ Cagurangan, Mar-Vic (2020-10-30). "The US election that doesn't count: Guam goes to the polls but votes won't matter". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2024-04-14.
- ^ STAFF, ZITA Y. TAITANO | VARIETY NEWS (2012-10-22). "US presidential straw poll for Guam voters". The Guam Daily Post. Retrieved 2024-04-14.
- ^ "Guam official results general election November 8, 2016". Guam Election Commission. November 28, 2016. Retrieved February 12, 2017.
External links
edit- Guam Election Commission 2016 General Election Unofficial Results (November 9, 2016)