To say that the 2016 presidential election was anxiety - inducement would be an understatement for the ages . The near constant barrage of controversy and minute of arc - by - arcminute culture medium coverage pick up the American voter posit warning equipment , and sometimes drastically .
And a pretty just barometer for measuring that warning signal can be found when search at election - related Google searches across all fifty states . From seacoast to glide , and across the political spectrum , you ’ll observe a breadth of searches that retake the humour , scandal and schadenfreude that characterize the 2016 crusade .
The data and research firmEstatelytabulated this data in the form of a map , which provides a rundown of the State Department that queried sure election - refer search full term more than others . The mathematical function is an denotation of the election ’s swerving row and irregular trajectory . Predictably , public captivation with Hillary Clinton ’s emails , claims of rigged candidature and even Billy Bush spike across the country ’s Google hunting .
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Because Google is a hunting engine , and ca n’t approximate you establish on the obscenity and unfamiliarity of your thoughts , some of the question are predictably weird . In Indiana , “ Bob Knight Trump ” was the predominant search full term , because Hoosiers were interested in thechair - throwing basketball coach ’s endorsement of the GOP nominee . In California , citizen journalism was a prevailing trend , with the Golden State ’s electorate query how Green Party Candidate Jill Stein spends her cash .
For a consummate list of the results across all fifty states , see below :
ALABAMA : Deplorables for Trump / What happens if Trump wins ? / judgment
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Last Frontier : Federal Bureau of Investigation / Obama approving rating / Drudge Report / David Pumpkins / Anderson Cooper / Groping
ARIZONA : Congress commendation rating / John McCain age / Trump anti - Semite / Is Bill Clinton become flat ? / City Council election
ARKANSAS : Trump lewd comment
CALIFORNIA : Trump ISIS plan / Mike Pence withdrawal / Jill Stein investment / Jill Stein memes / Biden vs. Trump / Why is Trump racist ? / Can Democrats win the Senate ? / AARP elector pathfinder
Centennial State : Trump host Russia / 538.com electoral map / Trump newsprint endorsements / elector template / Focus on the Family voter templet
CONNECTICUT : Kellyanne Conway SNL / KKK endorses Trump / Donald Trump endorsement / Trump quotes / Where is Jon Stewart ? / Trump economic plan
DELAWARE : Donald Trump / LA Times poll / Trump Twitter / electoral pseudo / Will Trump profits ? / voter bullying
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA : Hatch Act / ABC Tracking Poll / Donna Brazile / speculative hombre shirt
Sunshine State : Bloomberg Poll Florida / Bill Clinton rednecks / Who will deliver the goods senate ? / Putin Clinton war / Trump prop / Gingrich vs. Kelly / Tim Kaine harmonica / Christians for Clinton / Christian voter templet
GEORGIA : Nathan Deal colored
HAWAII : IBF poll / Why vote ?
IDAHO : How to vote ? / nasty charwoman mug
ILLINOIS : Marco Rubio shoes / Mike Pence statement
INDIANA : Bobby Knight Trump
IOWA : Donald Trump accusers / Joe Biden memes / Jill Stein vaccinum
KANSAS : Obamacare rate increases / Bill O’Reilly Poll
KENTUCKY : Kellyanne Conway Twitter / Operation Mockingbird / Clinton confederacy / Trump endorsement / grief counseling
LOUISIANA : David Duke disputation / donate to Donald Trump / Is Trump racialist ? / Is the election set up ?
MAINE : Russian hackers / The Case Against Hillary Clinton / Trump groping cleaning woman
MARYLAND : James Comey height / Comey Hatch Act / Michelle Obama Versace / KKK newspaper / Donna Brazile Wikileaks / election anxiety
MASSACHUSETTS : Impeach Hillary / Nate Silver Colbert / Gary Johnson fake meat tone-beginning / Curt Schilling rally / Trump abuse
MICHIGAN : Trump quotes funny / outflank that gripe / Pantsuit Nation
MINNESOTA : Repeal Obamacare / Trump hot mike / Jill Stein lot / Can Democrats win the House ? / Clinton Wall Street speeches
MISSISSIPPI : Bill Clinton black Word / Jessica Leeds picture
MISSOURI : Scott Foval sack / Hillary Clinton conspiracy
MONTANA : Presidential polls / Trump book report / Trump Russia / Hillary Clinton wellness
NEBRASKA : Mike Pence plane / celebrity warrant
NEVADA : Wikileaks Podesta email / former voting results / Charles M. Blow / Democrats for Trump / Bikers for Trump
NEW HAMPSHIRE : Breitbart / Democratic National Committee / Project Veritas video / SNL third debate / Chelsea Clinton / Bill Clinton accusers / latest polls / Donald Trump groping / bad bozo / I ’m with her
NEW JERSEY : Bill Clinton dying / rigged meaning / Anthony Weiner email / Trump mask / Hillary Clinton accomplishments
NEW MEXICO : FBI home feud / Oregon militia / Tim Kaine Spanish
NEW YORK : Russian hackers DNC / Biden on Weiner / Mike Pence revolution / sorry Trump / voter intimidation natural law / Politifact Clinton Foundation / Lena Dunham pat / down vote races
NORTH CAROLINA : early voting localization / Megyn Kelly Newt / Donate to Hillary / Malik Obama / conservative voter guide
NORTH DAKOTA : Donald Trump video recording / Arianne Zucker / Rasmussen Reports / Scott Foval / Ken Bone meme / Donald Trump age / CNN Electoral Map / pay to play / curve Hillary / medium bias / Corey Lewandowski
OHIO : Trump election rigged / reasons to vote for Clinton / Hillary Jay Z / Can Donald Trump read ? / Is Politifact bias ? / What happen if horn suffer ?
OKLAHOMA : Is Hillary a lesbian ? / Christians for Trump / Joe Exotic for President
OREGON : ( nothing )
PENNSYLVANIA : Paul Ryan heckled / Is Trump the antichrist ? / KKK endorsement / Jason Chaffetz Twitter / Clinton murders Politifact / Donald Trump accomplishments / voting booth image / Corey Lewandowski CNN
RHODE ISLAND : Billy Bush / Ken Bone Reddit / Uma Aberdeen ( common way people misspell Huma Abedin ’s name when Googling her )
SOUTH CAROLINA : Chris Christie meme
SOUTH DAKOTA : What does deplorable mean ? / Project Veritas / Hillary Clinton eld / “ Clinton Cash ” / When is the election ? / Meghan McCain / Reince Prebus
TENNESSEE : The Crusader KKK / Donate to Clinton / Hillary for poky / Republicans for Clinton / down vote
TEXAS : stress eating / What is lying ? / bigly dictionary / Mike Huckabee Jaws / Trump mask Walmart / Ted Cruz and Kevin ( from The Office ) / detest speech definition / metier bias chart / election violence / evidence for divorce / When will the election final stage ?
UTAH : Evan McMullin / Who will gain election ? / Donna Brazile resigns / reasons to vote for Trump
VERMONT : Melania Trump / pussy bow / pussy bow shirt / Podesta Wikileaks / Wikileaks Clinton emails / FiveThirtyEight / How to move to Canada ? / Huma Abedin / 270 to win / gerrymandering / Trump TV / nasty women / Grab them by the kitty
VIRGINIA : Tim Kaine mistress / Gary Johnson stunt / election party / Tim Kaine young / Clinton economical plan
WASHINGTON : Basket of Adorables / Hillary Clinton stamina / sad Ted Cruz / projected electoral college / NRA Voting Guide / election boozing game / progressive voter guide / bad hombre meme
WEST VIRGINIA : Obama erection picture / Ken Bone video / Donald Trump cocaine / donate to Trump / Electoral College map / Make America Great Again
WISCONSIN : Freedom Caucus
Equality State : lewd conduct / Wikileaks / Where to vote ? / manipulate election / FBI reopen Clinton / Bill Clinton balloons / morbid prevarication / Trump or Clinton / Clinton or Trump / Debbie Wasserman Schultz
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Sam Blum is a News Staff Writer for Thrillist . He ’s also a martial arts and music nerd who appreciates a fine sandwich and cute dogs . rule his time in The Guardian , Rolling Stone , The A.V. Club and Vice . He ’s on Twitter@Blumnessmonster .
