2016 Vermont Democratic presidential primary

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2016 Vermont Democratic presidential primary
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Candidate Bernie Sanders Hillary Clinton
Home state Vermont New York
Delegate count160
Popular vote115,90018,338
Percentage85.69%13.56%
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Sanders:     70–80%     80–90%     >90%

The 2016 Vermont Democratic presidential primary was held on March 1, 2016, in the state of Vermont 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 Vermont primary.

Senator Bernie Sanders took a very strong victory in his home state, receiving over 85% of the vote and winning all 16 of the state's pledged delegates.

Opinion polling

Poll sourceDate1st2ndOther
Official Primary results [1] March 1, 2016Bernie Sanders
85.7%		Hillary Clinton
13.6%		Others / Uncommitted
0.8%
The Castleton Polling Institute [2]

Margin of error: ± 3.27
Sample size: 895

February 3–17, 2016Bernie Sanders
83.1%		Hillary Clinton
9.0%		Others / Undecided 7.9%
Public Policy Polling [3]

Margin of error: ± 3.7
Sample size: 500

February 14–16, 2016Bernie Sanders
86%		Hillary Clinton
10%
Castleton University [4]

Margin of error: ± 4%
Sample size: 617

August 24 – September 14, 2015Bernie Sanders
65%		Hillary Clinton
14%		Others 10%, Not sure 11%
Castleton University [5]

Margin of error: ± 3.8%
Sample size: 653

October 10, 2014Bernie Sanders
36%		Hillary Clinton
29%		Neither 29%, Not sure 5%, Refused 1%

Results

Sanders presidential campaign kickoff in his home state of Vermont, May 2015. Sanders would go on to win Vermont with over 85% of the vote. Sanders presidential campaign kickoff, May 2015 (24317181804).jpg
Sanders presidential campaign kickoff in his home state of Vermont, May 2015. Sanders would go on to win Vermont with over 85% of the vote.
Vermont participates in the roll call vote at the 2016 Democratic National Convention DNC 2016 - Bernie Sanders (cropped).jpeg
Vermont participates in the roll call vote at the 2016 Democratic National Convention

Primary date: March 1, 2016
National delegates: 26

Vermont Democratic primary, March 1, 2016
CandidatePopular voteEstimated delegates
CountPercentagePledgedUnpledgedTotal
Bernie Sanders 115,90085.69%16622
Hillary Clinton 18,33813.56%044
Martin O'Malley (withdrawn)2820.21%
Roque "Rocky" De La Fuente 800.06%
Total blank votes2600.19%
Total write-ins2380.18%
Total spoiled votes1580.12%
Uncommitted—000
Total135,256100%161026
Source: [6] [7]

Results by county

CountyClinton%Sanders%OthersTotalsTurnoutMargin
Addison 1,11112.5%7,73287.0%
Bennington 1,25517.9%5,65180.5%
Caledonia 52710.2%4,59889.0%
Chittenden 5,68714.9%32,24484.5%
Essex 14113.5%89085.1%
Franklin 77810.2%6,74688.8%
Grand Isle 23313.1%1,52985.6%
Lamoille 57411.3%4,47188.0%
Orange 64610.7%5,40288.8%
Orleans 47211.7%3,54087.6%
Rutland 1,58414.3%9,35484.6%
Washington 1,71712.2%12,31387.1%
Windham 1,41612.2%10,08587.2%
Windsor 2,19716.1%11,34583.3%
Total18,33813.6%115,90085.7%

Analysis

Bernie Sanders won his largest victory of the entire 2016 primary season in his home state of Vermont, routing Hillary Clinton by a 72-point margin and therefore blocking her from collecting any pledged delegates from the state. He carried every county in the state. Sanders won all major demographics—age, gender, income and educational attainment levels. The electorate in Vermont was 95% white, with voters backing Sanders 86–13. [8]

After voting in the primary, Sanders said of his chances in other Super Tuesday contests: "I am confident that if there is a large voter turnout today across this country, we will do well [...] If not we're going to be struggling." [9]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Official Primary results
  2. ↑ "Subject: The VPR Poll: The Races, The Issues And The Full Results".
  3. ↑ "Subject: Clinton leads in 10 of 12 Early March Primaries; Benefits From Overwhelming Black Support" (PDF).
  4. ↑ "Poll: Bernie Sanders popular in Vt., even among Republicans · Castleton College". Wcax.com. Retrieved September 18, 2015.
  5. ↑ "Vermont Election Poll – 2014". Castleton.edu. Retrieved July 10, 2015.
  6. ↑ The Green Papers
  7. ↑ Vermont Secretary of State
  8. ↑ "2016 Election Center". CNN. March 1, 2016. Retrieved September 25, 2016.
  9. ↑ Martin, Jacquelyn (March 1, 2016). "Bernie Sanders Wins Vermont". U.S. News & World Report. Retrieved September 25, 2016.
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