After all the polling locations closed General Election Day, Nov. 8, and the votes were tallied, it became apparent that Burnet County voters had turned out in record numbers
Their choice for President favored the Republican Party. GOP candidate and New York businessman Donald J. Trump and his running mate, Indiana Gov. Mike Pence, eventually captured enough electoral votes claim the White House early Wednesday, Nov. 9.
Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and her running mate, Sen. Tim Kaine of Virginia, conceded ea before Trump addressed his supporters in victory.
The former New York senator did win the popular vote, but appeared certain to lose the Electoral College vote, 290-228, with winners not yet declared in Michigan and New Hampshire as those races remained within a point of each other with neither candidate claiming a majority.
