Election '16
The U.S. Presidential Election took place on Tuesday 8th November and was won by Republican Candidate Donald Trump, who won 290 seats in the Electoral College against Democrat Candidate Hillary Clinton's 234. Trump won in key "battleground" states, such as Pennsylvania, Florida and Ohio.
It is often said that US presidential election in 2016 can be compared with Brexit, that have a
lot of similar features on both of two. One reason of this comparison is that neither result was expected. In the UK most - though not all,polls put Remain were narrowly ahead. In the US,most though again not quite all, polls put Hillary Clinton were narrowly in the lead.
Voting trends were similar. Approximately 57% of voters over 45 in the U.K. voted to
leave the EU with younger voters more likely to vote to remain (42%). In the U.S. this was also the case, with older voters favouring Donald Trump while younger voters were more likely
senior voters of 45 years or more , those of 53% while 40% of others did in US election.
At the same time, an educational divide was apparent in both ballots. In the UK, polls
suggested a majority of university graduates were keen on remaining in the EU (as high as 59%) Equally, in the US, exit polls indicate college graduates were more likely to vote for Hillary Clinton (52%).
So the comparisons with our Brexit vote can be seen in a variety of ways and may account for why Donald Trump said during the campaign that his election would be a "Brexit Plus Plus".
The election of Donald Trump has caused a great deal of comment around the world, with many seeing his election as a triumph for Popularism and the "Alt Right" in America, but since his victory he has been making concilitory statements, so the world will be watching with great interest what develops over the next four years.
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