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Michigan is one of the three Rust Belt states that helped deliver Donald Trump's victory in the 2016 election.

The 2016 U.S. Presidential Election results confirm that Michigan is one of the Rust Belt states that voted more for Donald Trump.

The 2016 U.S. Presidential Election results confirm that Michigan is one of the Rust Belt states that voted more for Donald Trump.As per the results published by the Federal Election Commission, Michigan, Wisconsin and Pennsylvania were the Rust Belt states in which Trump won the 2016 Presidential Election. He won in Michigan by more than 10,000 votes against Hillary Clinton. He gained about 44,000 more votes than Clinton in Pennsylvania. He received about 22,700 more votes than Clinton in Wisconsin.

The term Rust Belt is used to mention a region in the U.S., where the industries had left due to the economic decline, population loss, and urban decay. The region was the industrial area that contained large and densely populated urban areas. The industrial decay wiped out the well-paid and benefit-laden blue-collar jobs in the region.

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