Talk:2016 United States presidential election

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Former good article nominee2016 United States presidential election was a good articles nominee, but did not meet the good article criteria at the time. There may be suggestions below for improving the article. Once these issues have been addressed, the article can be renominated. Editors may also seek a reassessment of the decision if they believe there was a mistake.
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DateProcessResult
March 2, 2006Articles for deletionDeleted
January 14, 2009Articles for deletionNo consensus
February 3, 2009Articles for deletionDeleted
September 15, 2020Good article nomineeNot listed
Current status: Former good article nominee
Consensus on pre-election discussions about presentation of candidates


Us Voter Turnout, use Voting Eligable Population instead of Voting Age population[edit]

RogerTheBear (talk) 18:37, 3 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

I think the Voter Turnout used should be the Voter Eligible Turnout because US Election pages till 2012 used the Voter Eligible Turnout from the US Election project[1]. It will be easier to compare voter turnout between elections if the same definition was used. [1]https://www.electproject.org/national-1789-present

@RogerTheBear: I was just about to start a topic on your change with this edit before I saw this. I think the infobox should use the official election results and the results published by the Federal Election Commission give 55.67% ("Percentage of Voting Age Population casting a vote for President: 55.67%").
While I agree that the VEP number might be better for analyzing changes in historical voting patterns, there are different estimates. The number by McDonald is higher than the estimate tablulated in Voter turnout in United States presidential elections. It seems to me that the actual result of the election in the infobox should use the official figure and other numbers discussed elsewhere. Other places (e.g. the UK) use registered voters for the turnout calculation. —  Jts1882 | talk  14:18, 24 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Gary Johnson on first Template (Infobox election)[edit]

I would like to insert Gary Johnson in the Infobox Election, because he played an important role during the election, could you agree with me that I can insert him? Hugo.fr43 (talk) 15:28, 10 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

The consensus is a candidate should only be considered for the infobox if they win any states or achieve more than 5% of the popular vote. Gary Johnson meets neither of these criteria which is why he is omitted. TheFellaVB (talk) 20:15, 8 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I am researching the vote totals for all parties[edit]

The Green and Libertarian parties only got estimates, while you have exact totals for Dems and Republicans. This reinforces the idea that we must tick with the 2 party system. Greg Spence Wolf 24.16.169.51 (talk) 02:10, 9 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Change Trump photo to one that was from 2015-2016, not after the election[edit]

I propose changing the Trump photo to this (File:Donald Trump 2016 cropped.jpg) from Wikicommons. The photo used at the moment is from 2017, which is after the election took place. Clinton's photo is from 2016. This would make it consistent. CNC33 (. . .talk) 23:32, 28 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Agree - I second this proposal. (Although I do think this version (attached) looks better.)
A recent edit changed JB's photo in the 2020 election to a photo from before the election, which I personally believe is better for chronological(?) purposes. I do think a broader discussion is needed for all U.S. presidential elections. Longestview (talk) 00:17, 30 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Agree - the current photo is from nearly a year after the election. --User:Khajidha (talk) (contributions) 13:31, 30 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Agree - Consistency is key, Also, it Fits well with His 2016 Republican Primaries Image. InterDoesWiki (talk) 20:03, 30 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]