America Votes! The Big Election of 2016

The 2016 election happened all across the United States of America! This big country has lots of different places, from sunny beaches to tall mountains. People in every state got to vote. Think of it like a huge playground with millions of kids, and they all get to pick the captain for the next game. The votes were counted on November 8, 2016, a day when many grown-ups were very busy!

Two main people wanted to become the President. One was Donald Trump, who was a famous businessman and on TV a lot. The other was Hillary Clinton, who had been a very important helper for the President before. They both wanted to lead the country. It was like a race to see who could get the most votes from the people all over America.

Guess what? Donald Trump won the election to become President! This was a big surprise to many people.

Even though Hillary Clinton got more individual votes from people across the country, Donald Trump won enough votes from different states to become the leader. It was like winning a game where you have to collect special tokens from different parts of the playground, not just get the most points overall.

It wasn't just about picking the President! People also voted for who would be in charge of making new rules in Congress. Congress is like the country's big meeting room. In 2016, the Republican team, which Donald Trump was part of, kept control of both parts of Congress. This meant they had a lot of power to help decide what the country would do next.