"Calexit" refers to the secession of California from the United States, after which it would become an independent country. The word is a portmanteau meaning "California exit". The term has come to the fore in the wake of Donald Trump's victory in the 2016 U.S. presidential election – Hillary Clinton won the state of California with 61% of the vote –. "Texit" is a portmanteau of the words “Texas” and “exit” which surfaced online in discussions about the state of Texas seceding from the United States amid the mid-2016 vote.