Politics & Government

DC Residents Lost the Most Sleep on Election Night: Report

Fitbit data shows that D.C. residents were by far the most restless awaiting the election results between Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton.

WASHINGTON, DC — The 2016 presidential election was stressful for a lot of people around the nation, but no one lost more sleep on the night of the election than residents of the nation's capital, according to a report.

The Washington Post is reporting that D.C. residents lost 49.75 minutes of sleep on election night on Nov. 8, way above the national average of 29.62 minutes, based on data from 10 million Fitbit users.

Donald Trump ultimately prevailed over Hillary Clinton in the shocking upset, but the race wasn't officially called until the wee hours of the next morning, and the electoral votes didn't start to swing dramatically in Trump's direction until late that night.

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Fitbits are worn on the wrist and track movement to tell whether the user is slumbering.

D.C. easily led the list, with Alabama in a distant second at 41.88 minutes. Virginia and Maryland were both high on the list, at No. 4 and No. 10, respectively.

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Interestingly, there didn't seem to be much difference between red states and blue states in terms of whether they were more likely to lose a lot of sleep.

The most chill about the election? Hawaii, not surprisingly, which only lost 15.84 minutes of sleep on election night.

Image via Fitbit

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