As we do every four years, Daily Kos Elections is calculating the results of the 2016 presidential election for all 435 congressional districts, and this series of posts explores the most interesting results on a state-by-state basis. You can find our complete data set here, which we’re updating continuously as the precinct-level election returns we need for our calculations become available. You can also click here to learn more about why this data is so difficult to come by.
While Donald Trump carried Utah, he took just 45.5 percent of the vote, the worst showing for a GOP presidential nominee in 24 years. Hillary Clinton was still a distant second with 27.5 percent, while conservative independent Evan McMullin took 21.5 percent, the strongest performance from a third party or independent candidate in a presidential election in any state since 1992. We've calculated how well McMullin did in each of Utah's four congressional districts, and he managed to edge Clinton out for second place in UT-03. Trump took this seat with 47.2 percent of the vote, while McMullin led Clinton 24.5-23.3 for the silver. Over in the 1st District, Trump won with 49.7, while Clinton edged McMullin 22.4-22.3 for second place.
Democrats tried to target freshman GOP Rep. Mia Love in the 4th District, but she defeated Democrat Doug Owens by a convincing 54-41. Trump led Clinton 39.1-32.4 here, with McMullin taking 22.5. Finally, Trump carried the 2nd District 46.0-32.0, while McMullin took just 16.9.