Election Results 2016: Who Did Norristown Vote For?

NORRISTOWN, PA -- The nation and Pennsylvania selected Donald Trump to become the 45th President of the United States on Tuesday night. The state also selected Pat Toomey to defeat Democratic challenger Kate McGinty.

But how did the vote go in Norristown and Montgomery County?

Norristown voted for Clinton, 8,776 to Trump's 1,881. That's 79.69 percent of the vote to Trump's 17.08 percent.

As a whole, Montgomery County remained strongly Democratic, overwhelmingly voting for Clinton for President.

Clinton won 251,063 against Trump's 160,803 in Montgomery County. That's a margin of 58 percent to 37 percent, roughly. Libertarian candidate Gary Johnson gained 10,764 votes, enough for 2.5 percent of the total.

Surprisingly, that's even better than President Obama performed in Montgomery County in 2008. Obama won 56.52 percent, and a total of 233,356 votes against Mitt Romney.

Similarly, Kate McGinty also defeated Pat Toomey soundly in Montgomery County, despite losing the general election. In many ways, the U.S. Senate race mirrored the Presidential race in the state: both Clinton and McGinty held an early comfortable lead, which slowly evaporated as the night went on. Each lost by tiny, nearly identical margins hovering around one percentage point.

Western Montgomery County - the more rural areas - were dominated by Trump. Municipalities that leaned Republican stretched from Worcester and Skippack and included Lower Salford, Franconia, Limerick, Upper and Lower Pottsgrove, and New Hanover.

Nearby Chester County also represented a decisive victory for Clinton, who won 140,188 votes to Trump's 115,582. Gary Johnson won 7,818 votes, good for a 2.89 percent chunk.

Here are results from several local races:

Republican Ryan Costello defeated Democrat Mike Parrish to hold on to his seat in U.S. Congress.

Democrat Andy Dinniman defeated Republican Jack London to defend his seat in the state legislature.

Democrat Pam DeLissio defended her state legislature seat in the Roxborough-Manayunk area.

Philly Democrats Bob Brady and Dwight Evans won U.S. Congress seats.

Republican State Rep. Robert Godshall won in the Lansdale area.

Republican State Rep. Thomas Murt maintained his Hatboro-area seat.

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