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Even Though Democratic Nominee Hillary Clinton Won the Popular Vote

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Even though Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton won the popular vote in the 2016 presidential election, Republican nominee Donald Trump won the Electoral College vote.While every race has its nuances or quirks as well as multiple reasons for their ultimate results, similar outcomes occurred in four previous American presidential races, ones tied to:


A) the fact that Electoral College members can vote however they choose, despite the popular vote.
B) the need for candidates to campaign for Electoral College votes by winning individual states, rather than votes in a direct, popular election.
C) shifts in partisan identity within the electorate.
D) population shifts in the American states, particularly growth in southern and southwestern states.

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