2016 Maine Democratic presidential caucuses

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2016 Maine Democratic presidential caucuses
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  2012 March 6, 2016 (2016-03-06) 2020  
  NE
DA  
  Bernie Sanders September 2015 cropped.jpg Hillary Clinton by Gage Skidmore 2.jpg
Candidate Bernie Sanders Hillary Clinton
Home state Vermont New York
Delegate count169
Popular vote2,2261,231
Percentage64.17%35.49%

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Election results by county.
  Bernie Sanders

The 2016 Maine Democratic presidential caucuses took place on March 6 in the U.S. state of Maine as one of the Democratic Party's primaries ahead of the 2016 presidential election.

Contents

While on the same day, the Democratic Party didn't hold any other primary, the Republican Party held its Puerto Rico primary the same day.

Opinion polling

Poll sourceDate1st2ndOther
Caucus results [1] March 6, 2016Bernie Sanders
64.3
Hillary Clinton
35.5%
Other
0.2%
Critical Insights [2]

Margin of error: 4%
Sample size: 600

September 24–30, 2015Bernie Sanders
28%
Hillary Clinton
27%
Other/DK/NR 45%

Results

Maine Democratic caucuses, March 6, 2016
CandidateState convention delegatesEstimated delegates
CountPercentagePledgedUnpledgedTotal
Bernie Sanders 2,22664.17%17118
Hillary Clinton 1,23135.49%8412
Uncommitted120.35%000
Total3,469100%25530
Source: [3]

Analysis

Bernie Sanders scored a large two-to-one victory in Maine, thanks to support in a caucus contest (which favored Sanders) and one that had previously voted for Barack Obama over Hillary Clinton in the 2008 Maine Democratic presidential caucuses. Sanders won in the cities of Portland and Bangor quite comfortably, but his particular strength was in rural areas outside of the cities where he ran up big margins.

Sanders's landslide Maine victory limited Clinton's success in New England to a slim victory in Massachusetts and a more comfortable win in Connecticut on April 26.

References

  1. Caucus results
  2. "Residents' Views on Politics, the Economy, & Issues Facing the State of Maine" . Retrieved October 16, 2015.
  3. The Green Papers