This presidential election may have the most lopsided batch of newspaper endorsements the US has ever seen.
While Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton has garnered the support of a long list of editorial boards, her Republican rival Donald Trump has only received 19.
The Libertarian candidate Gary Johnson has received nine endorsements, and independent conservative candidate Evan McMullin has one.
Several editorial boards have even cautioned voters against putting Trump in office, and a number of conservative-leaning papers have said they too are “with her.”
Some of the papers, including The Desert Sun and The Houston Chronicle, rarely endorse Democrats – but 2016 is no regular election cycle.
A wave of endorsements came in after a lewd tape of Trump from 2005 leaked on October 7. And another series of non-endorsements followed the news on October 28 that the FBI was looking into more of Clinton's emails that may be relevant to an investigation into her use of a private email server while Secretary of State.
FBI Director James Comey told Congress November 6 that the review of new emails didn't find reason for charges, however, and Clinton's final endorsement tally crested 240 editorial boards.
On the eve of Election Day, here are all the daily newspapers with circulations over 20,000 that endorsed Clinton:
The New York Times: "Our endorsement is rooted in respect for her intellect, experience, toughness and courage over a career of almost continuous public service, often as the first or only woman in the arena."
Source: The New York Times
Los Angeles Times: "Perhaps her greatest strength is her pragmatism — her ability to build consensus and solve problems. As president, she would be flexible enough and experienced enough to cut across party lines and work productively with her political opponents."
Source: Los Angeles Times
The Washington Post: "Hillary Clinton has the potential to be an excellent president of the United States, and we endorse her without hesitation."
Source: The Washington Post
The Baltimore Sun: "One candidate stands in the broad tradition of American leadership that has made this the greatest, most powerful and most prosperous nation in history. The other would have us trade that legacy for a cult of personality. The choice is clear."
Source: The Baltimore Sun
Houston Chronicle: "These are unsettling times that require a steady hand: That's Hillary Clinton."
Source: Houston Chronicle
New York Daily News: "Heaven help America were, unthinkably, Clinton to fail. She is all that stands between the United States of America and never-before-seen proof that the Founding Fathers weren't all that they've been cracked up to be."
Source: New York Daily News
The Dallas Morning News: "We don't come to this decision easily. This newspaper has not recommended a Democrat for the nation's highest office since before World War II — if you're counting, that's more than 75 years and nearly 20 elections."
Source: The Dallas Morning News
The Cincinnati Enquirer: "The Enquirer has supported Republicans for president for almost a century ... But this is not a traditional race, and these are not traditional times. ... We need a leader who will bring out the best in all Americans, not the worst."
Source: The Cincinnati Enquirer
The Arizona Republic: "This year is different. The 2016 Republican candidate is not conservative and he is not qualified. That's why, for the first time in our history, The Arizona Republic will support a Democrat for president.
Source: The Arizona Republic
San Francisco Chronicle: "[This election] is a test of whether American voters have the wisdom to identify and dispel a demagogue with authoritarian instincts who is treating a run for the presidency as if it were a reality TV show where outlandishness is the coin of the realm."
Source: San Francisco Chronicle
The Berkshire Eagle: "Clinton actually offers policies, which don't get the attention they should in an election campaign too often dominated by the latest Trump folly."
Source: The Berkshire Eagle
Portland Press Herald: "Electing the first woman president would open millions of doors to millions of women and girls – not just a symbolic victory, but also an actual step forward in the centuries-long struggle for equal rights."
Source: Portland Press Herald
Falls Church News-Press: "We are eager to see how the Clinton-Kaine team will continue the process of moving equality, justice and compassion forward as the cornerstones of our national interest and identity."
Source: Falls Church News-Press
Dallas Voice: "We still have battles to fight in the name of equality, from employment nondiscrimination to transgender rights. Hillary was a co-sponsor of the Employment Non-Discrimination Act and she celebrates diversity. We stand with Hillary."
Source: Dallas Voice
Akron Beacon Journal: "Hillary Clinton is the change. ... She knows her way around the partisan battles. The country doesn't need a revolution. It isn't a wreck. It requires the right brand of change."
Source: Akron Beacon Journal
San Diego Union-Tribune: "This paper has not endorsed a Democrat for president in its 148-year history. But we endorse Clinton. She's the safe choice for the US and for the world, for Democrats and Republicans alike."
Source: San Diego Union-Tribune
Corpus Christi Caller-Times: "She is not, as has been sold, a mere lesser of two evils. Her experience and intellect would make her a standout in any group of candidates."
Source: Corpus Christi Caller-Times
The Desert Sun: "Her efforts to help women, children and all Americans in a public life that ultimately took her on the global circuit as America’s spokeswoman make her the right choice to become our first female president."
Source: The Desert Sun
Sacramento Bee: "It isn't mere partisan hyperbole to say she is one of the most prepared candidates ever for the presidency. She can step in as commander in chief on Day One, which in this dangerous, complicated world is no small matter."
Source: Sacramento Bee
The Charlotte Observer: "The sum of Clinton's flaws adds up to far less than the danger of Donald Trump. The Republican nominee is a man unfit for the presidency, and one who would steer our country toward peril."
Source: The Charlotte Observer
Sun Sentinel: "Hillary's toughness and clear-headedness are reasons some of America's adversaries – Vladimir Putin, to name one – seem so eager to see Donald Trump in the White House. Hillary will look Putin in the eye and not blink."
Source: Sun Sentinel
Chicago Sun-Times: "Allow us, as well, a special shout-out to those who understand what a danger Trump represents but are cool to Clinton: A vote for Libertarian candidate Gary Johnson, a man who could not even pass a basic world geography test, is not a principled protest gesture. It is a retreat to the sidelines."
Source: Chicago Sun-Times
The Spokesman-Review: "The breadth of experience – from White House, to US Senate, to secretary of state – is unrivaled. Her grasp of the issues is impressive. She is not a charismatic leader, but she is tough, focused and cool under pressure."
Source: The Spokesman-Review
The Tampa Bay Times: "Hillary Clinton is the only candidate for president with the values, experience and knowledge to meet the challenges at home and abroad."
Source: The Tampa Bay Times
Birmingham News: "We've watched Clinton weather every challenge — public and personal — that's faced her over the last 30 years and, unlike Donald Trump's late night Twitter meltdowns, Clinton has consistently remained presidential in her response and demeanor."
Source: Birmingham News
Cleveland Plain Dealer: "We say, quite simply, we agree with LeBron James' choice of Hillary Clinton."
Source: Cleveland Plain Dealer
Columbus Dispatch: "The art of compromise, which once was respected by Republicans and Democrats in Congress, and which allowed for progress rather than gridlock, is one that Clinton understands and practices. She demonstrated that not only in the Senate, but as the nation’s chief diplomat."
Source: Columbus Dispatch
Boston Globe: "After Clinton’s nearly 30 years in the national spotlight, voters know first-hand all of her foibles and flaws, all her strengths and beliefs. With a high degree of certainty, Americans can know that electing Clinton means picking a president who will work tirelessly to enact sensible gun control, protect the environment, keep America safe from terrorism, reform the immigration system, and grow the economy."
Source: Boston Globe
Asheville Citizen-Times: "Hillary Clinton, who perhaps is not the candidate most North Carolinians would like to bring along to a local craft brewery or a drum circle, is a deeply qualified, highly experienced and compassionate leader who will do the job well and serve the needs of our state far better than any of her fellow candidates."
Source: Asheville Citizen-Times
Boulder Daily Camera: "Hillary is as qualified to be president as any candidate since John Quincy Adams. After 44 consecutive male presidents, it's long past time for a woman to lead the United States."
Source: Boulder Daily Camera
St. Louis Post-Dispatch: "Where Clinton leads, Trump engages in narcissistic self-aggrandizement. Where Clinton exercises tough diplomacy, Trump tries to threaten and bully."
Source: St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Denver Post: "Democrat Hillary Clinton, the first woman ever to win a major-party nomination, is without question the most qualified candidate in the race for president and an easy call to make when considering the challenges confronting the nation. Her nearly 40 years in public life have instilled in her the temperament she needs to face the many challenges that await."
Source: Denver Post
San Antonio Express-News: "Clinton is the only logical choice in this presidential election."
Source: San Antonio Express-News
Seattle Times: "Clinton brings a superior understanding of America’s challenges, opportunities and its role in building prosperity and stability around the world."
Source: Seattle Times
Bluefield Daily Telegraph: "Hillary Clinton has the credentials, political knowledge and battle-tested competence to deal with the consequential issues the nation will confront in the next four years."
Source: Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Kokomo Tribune: "Hillary Clinton’s economic strategy includes investing in roads and bridges, lowering college costs and student debt, raising the minimum wage, reducing the cost of health care and medicines, and reforming the federal tax code to close loopholes for the richest Americans and corporations."
Source: Kokomo Tribune
Bangor Daily News: "The choice is between voting for someone committed to a life of public service who has the experience, the intelligence and the temperament to lead the nation versus someone who is committed only to himself, who lies constantly and who regularly displays a lack of self-control."
Source: Bangor Daily News
Hartford Courant: "Mr. Trump, through his threats, mocking and willingness to insult women, Hispanics, African-Americans, Muslims, the disabled, people who are overweight and others, has turned this into a referendum on what kind of America we want to be: The kind where everyone is treated equally, or a nation that indulges hate, prejudice and fear?"
Source: Hartford Courant
Ventura County Star: "Trump's treatment of women is abhorrent and long-standing. He is a misogynist and would carry that into the White House. Trump's disdain for people who do not look like him, or who are not born in the United States, is antithetical to what this country stands for, and how we have been created."
Source: Ventura County Star
Syracuse Post-Standard: "Of these four less-than-ideal candidates, the Syracuse Media Group editorial board endorses Clinton — for her knowledge, her experience, her empathy, her steadiness under fire and her willingness to reach across the aisle for bipartisan solutions to the complex problems we face."
Source: Syracuse Post-Standard
Commercial Appeal of Memphis: "Her broad and deep policy and political experience, at the state, national and international level and in the legislative and executive branches of government, prepares her for the presidency. Trump, by contrast, is ill-prepared and ill-suited for the job."
Source: Commercial Appeal
Fresno Bee: "We know what to expect from a Clinton presidency. She is not a charismatic, inspirational leader for everyone. But she is a hardworking, smart politician who with an even moderately cooperative Congress will make America a place of greater opportunity."
Source: Fresno Bee
Olympian in Washington: "This election needs to be over. Our country needs Hillary Clinton. It's time."
Source: Olympian
News & Observer in Raleigh: "Let’s stop pretending Donald Trump is a reasonable choice in this presidential election. ... As a candidate, Clinton will not win by dividing and offering hollow promises of huge tax cuts and restoring some mythical former America. She will win on knowledge, competence and grit."
Source: News & Observer
Niagara Gazette: "In this year’s presidential race, only one candidate has any idea what it means to serve something greater than self or the proven ability to do so, and that candidate is Hillary Clinton. ... She is smart, diplomatic, poised and worldly. She has a clear-eyed take on the universe and her place in it. She is an adult."
Source: Niagara Gazette
Mankato Free Press: "Chaotic times abroad and challenges to the civil order at home call for the next U.S. president to be an exceptional leader who can represent what America stands for around the world and bring us together as one nation indivisible. That leader is Hillary Clinton."
Source: Mankato Free Press
The New London Day: "U.S. voters cannot afford to elect an inexperienced president or an irrational one, which defines the Republican nominee, Donald Trump. They need a realist, a seasoned and tested leader. This is why, given the available options, the best choice is clear — Hillary Clinton, the Democratic candidate."
Source: The Day
The Hawk Eye: "Hillary Clinton should be — and we believe will be — the next president of the United States. It will be as historic an election — the first woman to be elected president — as it was in 2008 when Barack Obama became the first black American to win the presidency."
Source: The Hawk Eye
Myrtle Beach Sun News: "Clinton is the better choice for president because of her knowledge and command of critical issues and policy, domestic and foreign, her experience and long service to people, and her temperament."
Source: Myrtle Beach Sun News
Stockton Record: "This country is too great to elect such a non-qualified person as Trump as its president. Hillary Clinton is the only choice."
Source: Stockton Record
Plattsburgh Press Republican: "Clinton is a smart, strong woman who has the experience, wisdom, restraint and intricate knowledge needed to deal with war, terrorism, nuclear threats and the many other challenges America faces in dangerous times."
Source: Plattsburgh Press Republican
Cumberland Times-News: "Clinton has substantial knowledge and experience regarding the type of matters a president must face. Trump does not. Clinton is accustomed to compromise and working with others. Trump gives orders and expects his minions to obey ... or else."
Source: Cumberland Times-News
Courier News: "By most measures, Clinton is the superior candidate. She has the essential qualities needed to move the country forward — experience, an encyclopedic knowledge of policy, an even-keeled temperament and a long, successful record of public service."
Source: Courier News
An identically-worded endorsement was also published in the The Asbury Park Press and The Daily Record.
Marin Independent Journal: "Hillary Clinton, alone, has the legislative, executive and diplomatic experience needed to lead our country."
Source: Marin Independent Journal
Salem News: "Where Trump is shallow and ignorant, Clinton is worldly, knowledgeable and skilled in the art of real politics, both domestic and foreign."
Source: Salem News
Johnstown Tribune-Democrat: "Her lifetime of public service – including her years as First Lady, a U.S. senator and secretary of state – have prepared the Democratic nominee to handle the many challenges our nation will face in the coming years."
Source: Johnstown Tribune-Democrat
Eagle-Tribune in Massachusetts: "Say what you will about Clinton, but she is tough, pragmatic, resilient and experienced. And unlike her opponent, Republican Donald Trump, she is not an embarrassing fool. You won't find her tweeting at 3 a.m., four weeks before Election Day, about a former Miss Universe and her alleged sex tape."
Source: Eagle-Tribune
Beckley Register-Herald: "Here is what is encouraging about a Clinton presidency: She commands a depth and breadth of knowledge and experience on issues, foreign and domestic. She is whip smart and outworked by few. No one studies policy as closely as she and she owns a reputation for successfully working across the aisle."
Source: Beckley Register-Herald
Sunbury Daily Item: "The challenges the next president will face both here and world-wide require a cool head, a thick skin and a steady hand. Hillary Clinton has those qualities."
Source: Sunbury Daily Item
Santa Cruz Sentinel: "She's not just the better option — she's the only option. With no coherent choice at all, it's Hillary Clinton for president — or else."
Source: Santa Cruz Sentinel
Salt Lake Tribune: "The fact that she would be the first woman to hold that post is a bonus. It would be a signal to young women in this nation, and around the world, that the toughest glass ceiling there is has finally been shattered."
Source: Salt Lake Tribune
Tribune-Star in Indiana: "When it comes to fully formulated policies to better the lives of Americans, the gap between Clinton and Trump is Grand Canyon-sized."
Source: Tribune-Star
Joplin Globe in Missouri: "There are 50 former senior Republican national security officials, [Michael] Chertoff among them, who have signed a letter warning Trump would be a dangerous commander in chief. ... When it comes to the future security of America — the most important issue of our time — Clinton is the candidate who makes the most sense."
Source: Joplin Globe
Hackensack Record: "IT IS not about red states. Or blue states. It is about 50 states. The Union. Not a perfect nation. But a great nation. We have triumphs and failures, but central to our existence is the responsibility given to us by the Founders to elect our representatives in Congress and our chief executive. ... The choice is clear: Hillary Clinton. She is qualified, prepared and capable."
Source: The Record
Burlington Free Press: "Clinton's experience is in the real world of governing, a world that requires patience, nuance and the willingness to do the hard work of mastering the facts."
Source: Burlington Free Press
Record-Eagle in Michigan: "Her years in the Senate prove her ability to gain bi-partisan support from lawmakers — two-thirds of bills she signed onto were supported by GOP co-sponsors. That's significant given the political gridlock that often grips Washington."
Source: Record-Eagle
Courier-Post in New Jersey: "It’s not just that Trump would make a terrible president. It’s that Clinton has spent a lifetime thinking about how to make things better for everyone and fighting to make that happen, while Trump has never stopped focusing on a narrower set of obligations: to himself, his family, his companies and his celebrity status."
Source: Courier-Post
San Francisco Examiner: "Her leadership would ensure needed support for working families, and champion the rights of immigrants, women, minorities and children to lead lives of opportunity, inclusion and dignity in this country."
Source: San Francisco Examiner
Idaho Statesman: "Two people with strong, urban New York ties wouldn’t seem to bode well for understanding the needs of rural America. But during Clinton’s days in Arkansas, she developed a sensitivity and empathy for small towns and those living agrarian lifestyles. She reinvented herself and, more importantly, educated herself about the issues rural economies and workers face, and in doing so she is better prepared to understand many issues at the heart of our state."
Source: Idaho Statesman
Charleston Gazette-Mail: "Thanks to her time spent in West Virginia, we believe she is more keenly aware that it is wrong to let some communities bear all the pain and costs of the changing economy, whether from the downturn of coal or globalization. If the nation must move away from fossil fuels and prevent pollution — and it must —then the nation can help regions where those changes for the common good wreak local harm. Clinton’s actions demonstrate that belief."
Source: Charleston Gazette-Mail
Miami Herald: "Hillary Clinton is by far the best person in this race to lead us to a definition of which we can be proud. She will protect the best interests of this nation, its standing on the world stage and even democracy itself."
Source: Miami Herald
Democrat and Chronicle: "In any other year, we would likely applaud those who are unhappy with the two major party candidates for expressing it on a third party line. But not this time. ... We must elect Hillary Clinton, whose credentials are among the strongest of any presidential candidate in our nation’s history."
Source: Democrat and Chronicle
Orlando Sentinel: "Like her or not, Democrat Hillary Clinton is well qualified to be president. Republican Donald Trump is not. Whether it's experience, knowledge, judgment or temperament, Clinton transcends Trump."
Source: Orlando Sentinel
The Kansas City Star: "She has been preparing for this moment much of her life, and she has the temperament and critical decision-making skills required for the most stressful job in the world. She has also demonstrated a deft touch on foreign policy, and President Obama would have been well-served to take her advice more often."
Source: The Kansas City Star
We got tired of adding slides, so here are 77 more newspapers with circulations over 20,000 that endorsed Clinton, in a list, with links to their editorials:
Lexington Herald-Leader The York Dispatch The Times-Picayune The Providence Journal The Des Moines Register Peoria Journal Star Omaha World-Herald The Herald Bulletin Longmont Times-Call The Modesto Bee Concord Monitor The Bulletin Foster's Daily Democrat The Courier-Journal Wisconsin State Journal The News Leader The Columbian The Pantagraph Herald & Review Staten Island Advance The Post-Star The Register-Guard Kenosha News Billings Gazette LNP La Opinión El Diario La Prensa The Philadelphia Inquirer Newsday Poughkeepsie Journal
San Jose Mercury News Daily Herald The News Tribune Star Tribune Rockford Register Star The State Journal-Register Lincoln Journal Star News & Record Quad-City Times The Decatur Daily Cape Cod Times The Southern Illinoisan The Galveston County Daily News The Scranton Times-Tribune The Citizens' Voice The Star-Ledger The Beaumont Enterprise The Cedar Rapids Gazette Honolulu Star-Advertiser The Bryan-College Station Eagle The Daily Press AM New York The San Luis Obispo Tribune Reno Gazette-Journal The Buffalo News The Flint Journal The Grand Rapids Press Philadelphia Daily News The Patriot Ledger Albany Times Union The State in Columbia, South Carolina Detroit Free Press Erie Times-News The Brockton Enterprise The Hour in Norwalk, Connecticut Connecticut Post The Schenectady Daily Gazette Tri-City Herald The Republican
The Vindicator Mail Tribune Watertown Daily Times The Herald The Monterey Herald The News Journal Observer-Reporter Ledger-Enquirer