This graph shows the percentage of votes of the 2016 presidential elections in the United States on November 9, 2016, by sexual orientation. According to the exit polls, about 78 percent of voters who identify as either gay, lesbian, bisexual, or transgender voted for Hillary Clinton.
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Exit polls of the 2016 presidential elections in the United States on November 9, 2016, percentage of votes by sexual orientation
Characteristic
Hillary Clinton
Donald Trump
Gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender
45%
50%
Straight
64%
31%
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CNN. (November 9, 2016). Exit polls of the 2016 presidential elections in the United States on November 9, 2016, percentage of votes by sexual orientation [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 11, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/632026/voter-turnout-of-the-exit-polls-of-the-2016-elections-by-sexual-orientation/
CNN. "Exit polls of the 2016 presidential elections in the United States on November 9, 2016, percentage of votes by sexual orientation." Chart. November 9, 2016. Statista. Accessed July 11, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/632026/voter-turnout-of-the-exit-polls-of-the-2016-elections-by-sexual-orientation/
CNN. (2016). Exit polls of the 2016 presidential elections in the United States on November 9, 2016, percentage of votes by sexual orientation. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 11, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/632026/voter-turnout-of-the-exit-polls-of-the-2016-elections-by-sexual-orientation/
CNN. "Exit Polls of The 2016 Presidential Elections in The United States on November 9, 2016, Percentage of Votes by Sexual Orientation." Statista, Statista Inc., 9 Nov 2016, https://www.statista.com/statistics/632026/voter-turnout-of-the-exit-polls-of-the-2016-elections-by-sexual-orientation/
CNN, Exit polls of the 2016 presidential elections in the United States on November 9, 2016, percentage of votes by sexual orientation Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/632026/voter-turnout-of-the-exit-polls-of-the-2016-elections-by-sexual-orientation/ (last visited July 11, 2025)
Exit polls of the 2016 presidential elections in the United States on November 9, 2016, percentage of votes by sexual orientation [Graph], CNN, November 9, 2016. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/632026/voter-turnout-of-the-exit-polls-of-the-2016-elections-by-sexual-orientation/
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