It was oh so Close

And we cannot forget this.

Clinton won the popular vote by about 400,000 votes. This is only the fourth time in history that a candidate has won the popular vote but lost the election.

[ An election night of discontent, in Washington Post comments]

Michigan, Wisconsin and Pennsylvania account for 46 electoral votes. If Clinton had won these states, she could have sealed the presidency with 274 total electoral votes.

Wis.

(10)

Penn.

(20)

Mich.*

(16)

Electoral vote totals

Donald Trump

306

Hillary Clinton

232

N.H.*

270

If Clinton flipped the three states where

she lost by the smallest margins

Donald Trump

260

278

Hillary Clinton

Penn.

Mich.

Wis.

Note: Includes Michigan and New Hampshire, which are not officially called as of Nov. 11.

This election was effectively decided by 107,000 people in these three states. Trump won the popular vote there by that combined amount. That amounts to 0.09 percent of all votes cast in this election.Clinton won the popular vote by about 400,000 votes. This is only the fourth time in history that a candidate has won the popular vote but lost the election.

[ An election night of discontent, in Washington Post comments]

Michigan, Wisconsin and Pennsylvania account for 46 electoral votes. If Clinton had won these states, she could have sealed the presidency with 274 total electoral votes.

Wis.

(10)

Penn.

(20)

Mich.*

(16)

Electoral vote totals

Donald Trump

306

Hillary Clinton

232

N.H.*

270

If Clinton flipped the three states where

she lost by the smallest margins

Donald Trump

260

278

Hillary Clinton

Penn.

Mich.

Wis.

Note: Includes Michigan and New Hampshire, which are not officially called as of Nov. 11.

This election was effectively decided by 107,000 people in these three states. Trump won the popular vote there by that combined amount. That amounts to 0.09 percent of all votes cast in this election.