2016 Election Night

Increased turnout of rural voters for Trump could be an interesting subplot to emerge from this election. In addition to places like Michigan, which saw a surge in rural voters, preliminary exit poll numbers in Virginia, which has yet to be called, indicate that Trump is outperforming Mitt Romney in the more rural central and western parts of the state 29 percent to 23 percent. That could be helping Trump keep the race close with Clinton, whose strength lies in the more urban environs of Northern Virginia.