2016 Tennessee Democratic presidential primary

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2016 Tennessee Democratic presidential primary
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Candidate Hillary Clinton Bernie Sanders
Home state New York Vermont
Delegate count4423
Popular vote245,930120,800
Percentage66.07%32.45%
2016 Tennessee Democratic Presidential Primary election by county.svg
Results by county
Clinton:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%
Sanders:     50–60%

The 2016 Tennessee Democratic presidential primary took place on March 1 in the U.S. state of Tennessee as one of the Democratic Party's primaries ahead of the 2016 presidential election.

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On the same day, dubbed "Super Tuesday," Democratic primaries were held in ten other states plus American Samoa, while the Republican Party held primaries in eleven states including their own Tennessee primary.

Opinion polling

Poll sourceDate1st2nd3rdOther
Primary results March 1, 2016 Hillary Clinton
66.1%		 Bernie Sanders
32.5%		Others / Uncommitted
1.5%
SurveyMonkey [1]

Margin of error: ?
Sample size: 533

February 22–29, 2016Hillary Clinton
54%		Bernie Sanders
37%		Others / Undecided
9%
NBC/WSJ/Marist [2]

Margin of error: ± 3.8
Sample size: 405

February 22–25, 2016Hillary Clinton
60%		Bernie Sanders
34%		Other
6%
Public Policy Polling [3]

Margin of error: ± 4.4
Sample size: 500

February 14–16, 2016Hillary Clinton
58%		Bernie Sanders
32%
Vanderbilt/PSRA

Margin of error: 6.7%
Sample size: 346

November 11–23, 2015Hillary Clinton
48%		Bernie Sanders
28%		Martin O'Malley
3%		Undecided 10%, Other 5%, Wouldn't Vote 4%
MTSU [4]

Margin of error: ± 4%
Sample size: 603

October 25–27, 2015Hillary Clinton
44%		Bernie Sanders 16%Don't know 25%

Results

Primary date: March 1, 2016
National delegates: 75

Tennessee Democratic primary, March 1, 2016
CandidatePopular voteEstimated delegates
CountPercentagePledgedUnpledgedTotal
Hillary Clinton 245,93066.07%44751
Bernie Sanders 120,80032.45%23023
Martin O'Malley (withdrawn)2,0250.54%
Uncommitted3,4670.93%011
Total372,222100%67875
Source: The Green Papers

Results by county

County [5] ClintonVotesSandersVotes
Anderson 54.7%2,32843.4%1,845
Bedford 67.8%1,20829.3%523
Benton 63.5%56032.5%287
Bledsoe 60.7%39832.8%215
Blount 53.1%2,73645.8%2,362
Bradley 55.2%1,64443.7%1,302
Campbell 66.7%65630.7%302
Cannon 64.5%43932.0%218
Carroll 67.6%72128.8%307
Carter 47.6%77451.0%828
Cheatham 56.2%1,06542.2%801
Chester 69.0%34228.8%143
Claiborne 61.7%54435.4%312
Clay 70.9%27027.0%103
Cocke 55.6%43643.3%361
Coffee 62.5%1,50334.6%831
Crockett 78.5%42419.1%103
Cumberland 57.8%1,31239.1%888
Davidson 65.3%43,69133.8%22,620
Decatur 67.5%33026.8%131
DeKalb 69.1%64130.9%286
Dickson 67.1%1,49731.2%696
Dyer 71.5%82226.5%304
Fayette 84.1%2,00315.2%362
Fentress 63.2%35234.3%191
Franklin 64.8%1,59033.0%809
Gibson 76.8%1,54921.2%427
Giles 73.2%91525.2%315
Grainger 61.1%28325.2%164
Greene 53.4%1,07944.2%892
Grundy 64.8%44529.7%204
Hamblen 56.5%95140.5%682
Hamilton 64.4%15,59834.7%8,411
Hancock 53.7%8044.3%66
Hardeman 87.7%1,72111.5%225
Hardin 70.7%59127.4%229
Hawkins 58.7%90638.0%587
Haywood 88.6%1,19710.6%143
Henderson 68.9%44329.7%191
Henry 66.2%95730.0%434
Hickman 60.9%54336.2%323
Houston 67.1%32029.6%141
Humphreys 67.7%73730.5%332
Jackson 65.3%40731.5%196
Jefferson 54.2%73543.6%592
Johnson 51.6%24546.9%223
Knox 51.0%13,13747.9%12,334
Lake 77.8%18619.7%47
Lauderdale 82.9%1,03515.5%194
Lawrence 53.6%1,33235.9%893
Lewis 49.2%23248.3%228
Lincoln 67.3%72830.3%328
Loudon 60.5%1,02637.6%638
Macon 65.2%34332.1%169
Madison 80.7%4,35118.5%999
Marion 62.0%1,04633.0%559
Marshall 67.4%83830.9%384
Maury 63.6%2,36635.1%1,305
McMinn 60.8%1,02736.6%619
McNairy 74.5%71923.7%229
Meigs 66.3%35430.3%162
Monroe 63.6%1,23230.8%596
Montgomery 65.2%5,55533.2%2,833
Moore 65.1%20929.0%93
Morgan 58.7%35637.1%225
Obion 65.3%76029.7%345
Overton 59.1%88531.9%477
Perry 65.0%21532.6%108
Pickett 75.6%21422.6%64
Polk 47.9%75735.2%557
Putnam 51.9%1,91645.9%1,692
Rhea 57.6%50337.9%331
Roane 60.1%1,45437.9%916
Robertson 68.5%1,91829.5%827
Rutherford 57.2%8,24341.7%6,016
Scott 58.3%27338.5%180
Sequatchie 56.1%27342.3%206
Sevier 49.4%1,25948.6%1,241
Shelby 80.1%66,46519.3%15,985
Smith 70.6%65427.3%253
Stewart 66.0%52730.6%244
Sullivan 54.1%2,65343.9%2,153
Sumner 64.3%4,22534.4%2,262
Tipton 71.1%1,45428.1%574
Trousdale 72.5%32125.5%113
Unicoi 46.0%24451.3%272
Union 60.1%31637.3%196
Van Buren 67.6%24226.8%96
Warren 64.3%1,31832.7%671
Washington 45.8%2,44453.1%2,833
Wayne 63.0%20834.2%113
Weakley 63.2%86033.2%452
White 60.6%68835.3%401
Williamson 60.3%6,05539.0%3,911
Wilson 64.1%3,87334.8%2,102
Total66.1%245,30432.4%120,333

Analysis

Clinton swept Tennessee, winning the primary in a 34-point-routing over Bernie Sanders. The intensity of her victory in the primary was delivered by African American voters, who comprised 32% of the electorate and backed Clinton over Sanders by a margin of 89-10. Clinton also won the white vote 57-42. Clinton swept all income levels and educational attainment levels in Tennessee. And though Sanders won the youth vote, Clinton won among voters over the age of 45 by a margin of 78-21.

Her strong support among African American voters handed Clinton an 82-18 showing in the Memphis area. She also won in Nashville 66-33, in Central Tennessee 66-35, and in Eastern Tennessee which is whiter and considered to be an extension of Appalachia by a margin of 58-42. [6]

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References

  1. ↑ "Trump's Lead Looks Steady in Run-Up to Super Tuesday" . Retrieved March 1, 2016.
  2. ↑ "Polls: Trump, Clinton Ahead in Super Tuesday States".
  3. ↑ "Subject: Clinton leads in 10 of 12 Early March Primaries; Benefits From Overwhelming Black Support" (PDF).
  4. ↑ "Carson leads the presidential field in Tennessee, but many still unsure, and more oppose than favor other top candidates". mtsupoll.org.
  5. ↑ "2016 Election Center". CNN . Retrieved June 4, 2018.
  6. ↑ "2016 Election Center". CNN. Retrieved October 18, 2016.
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