USA political parties and their support Flashcards
What date was the 2016 presidential election in the USA?
November the 8th 2016
Who became president of the USA and took office on the 20th of January 2017?
Donald Trump
Trump one over which swing states? (major ones of 2016)
florida, ohio and pennsylvania
How many electors are there in the states?
538
How many electors must a candidate accumulate to win?
270 (half the total plus 1)
What is special about the way ohio votes?
The results in ohio has mirrored the national outcome in every election since 1960. This means they are a swing state and someone going up for president would want to win over this state as this could be the decider, like ohio has been since 1960.
Who has ohio voted for most?
50.7% democrat, however 47.7% of the time they have voted for the republicans
Barack Obama won the election both in 2008 and in 2012, he done so by getting which swing states to take his side?
Like iowa and pennsylvania
Which states did Barack Obama manage to turn blue?
Virginia and North carolina
How many electors did trump win?
306
How many electors did clinton win?
232
Which party is Trump the leader of?
The republican
Which states projected for Clinton?
Virginia, California, Oregon
Which gender was more likely to vote for trump and percentages?
male were more likely to vote for trump as 52% of his votes were males and 41% of clintons votes were males
Which gender was more likely to vote for Clinton and percentages?
Females as 54% of her voters were females and 41% of her voters were males.
