Politics & Government
Bradenton Presidential Results: Trump's Vote Increases From 2016
Did Trump get more support in Manatee County in 2020 than 2016? See the vote totals here.
MANATEE COUNTY, FL — President Trump’s victory in Florida on Tuesday was in contrast to his performance in 2016, as his share of the vote rose from 48.6 percent to 51.24 percent. More than 11 million Floridians voted in this year’s election.
In 2016, Trump narrowly defeated his Democratic opponent, Hillary Clinton, who earned 47.4 percent of the vote, to win Florida in the presidential election.
Democrats were hoping Joe Biden could capitalize on how close that 2016 race was and defeat Trump in the Sunshine State this year. Biden received 47.85 percent of the vote, according to Florida’s Election Watch website.
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Florida emerged as a key battleground state early in this election, and both presidential candidates focused their campaign efforts there in the weeks leading up to Election Day.
So how did Trump's support in Manatee County compare with his vote totals in 2016, when he was running against Clinton?
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According to the Manatee County Supervisor of Elections, Trump gained support in the Bradenton area in 2020.
In 2016, he earned 101,944 votes compared to 124,827 votes in 2020.
Tuesday's vote climaxed a heated battle for control of the White House, unfolding during a pandemic that killed nearly a quarter of a million Americans before Election Day.
Trump had struggled to overcome polling deficits in key states in the campaign’s final days. He ran strong, as expected, in rural areas, but lost support among other critical voting groups, including suburban women in several battleground states.
CNN reported in October that polling put Biden up by 25 points among women voters. According to the final 2016 pre-election polls, Clinton won women voters by 13 points among likely voters and 14 points among registered voters.
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