2016 Washington Democratic presidential caucuses

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2016 Washington Democratic presidential caucuses
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Candidate Bernie Sanders Hillary Clinton
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Delegate count7427
Percentage72.72%27.10%
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The 2016 Washington Democratic presidential caucuses were held on March 26, 2016, in the U.S. state of Washington as one of the Democratic Party's primaries ahead of the 2016 presidential election.

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On the same day, Democratic caucuses were held in Alaska and Hawaii. While the Republican primary was later held on May 24, 2016.

Sanders overwhelmingly won the March 26 caucus which had about 230,000 participants, winning 72.7% of the state's legislative district delegates to Clinton's 27.1%, giving Sanders a net gain of 47 pledged delegates. [1]

Later, the state also held a non-binding primary vote on May 24, in which Clinton received about 52% of the vote – although this has no actual bearing on the delegate count for the nomination. [2]

Opinion polling

Poll sourceDate1st2nd3rdOther
Caucus results March 29, 2016Bernie Sanders
72.72%		Hillary Clinton
27.10%		Other
0.18%
Gravis Marketing [3]

Margin of error: ± 6%
Sample size: 256

May 18–19, 2015Hillary Clinton
35%		Elizabeth Warren
26%		Bernie Sanders
19%		Joe Biden 4%, Martin O'Malley 3%, Jim Webb 1%, Unsure 12%
Hillary Clinton
45%		Bernie Sanders
36%		Lincoln Chafee
2%		Bill De Blasio 2%, Martin O'Malley 2%, Jim Webb 1%, Unsure 12%
Public Policy Polling [4]

Margin of error: ± 5%
Sample size: 391

May 14–17, 2015Hillary Clinton
57%		Bernie Sanders
24%		Martin O'Malley
4%		Jim Webb 2%, Lincoln Chafee 1%, Not sure 12%
2016 Washington State Democratic precinct caucuses, Eckstein Middle School, Seattle, Washington, March 26, 2016. Precinct Committee Officers and other convenors. 2016 Wash State Democratic Caucus 30 (26013691661).jpg
2016 Washington State Democratic precinct caucuses, Eckstein Middle School, Seattle, Washington, March 26, 2016. Precinct Committee Officers and other convenors.
2016 Washington State Democratic precinct caucuses, Eckstein Middle School, Seattle, Washington, March 26, 2016. 2016 Wash State Democratic Caucus 49 (25806402250).jpg
2016 Washington State Democratic precinct caucuses, Eckstein Middle School, Seattle, Washington, March 26, 2016.

Results

Washington Democratic caucuses, March 26, 2016
CandidateDistrict delegatesEstimated delegates
CountPercentagePledgedUnpledgedTotal
Bernie Sanders 19,15972.72%74074
Hillary Clinton 7,14027.10%271037
Others
Uncommitted460.18%077
Total26,345100%10117118
Source: The Green Papers
Washington Democratic primary, May 24, 2016
CandidatePopular voteEstimated delegates
CountPercentagePledgedUnpledgedTotal
Hillary Clinton 420,46152.38%271037
Bernie Sanders 382,29347.62%74074
Others
Uncommitted
Total802,754100.00%10117118
Source: Washington Secretary of State - Official Primary Results

Analysis

Sanders scored a landslide victory in the Washington caucus. His victory did not come as a huge surprise, since Seattle as a city had donated the most money per capita to the Bernie Sanders for President Campaign, and Washington state (particularly Seattle) has a history of electing more left-leaning politicians including other self-proclaimed socialists to office. [5] Sanders won all counties in the state on the day of the caucus.

Clinton had lost the Washington caucus eight years earlier to Barack Obama. [6]

At a rally in Wisconsin on March 26, Sanders told supporters "We knew from day one that politically we were going to have a hard time in the Deep South, but we knew things were going to improve when we headed west." [7] Clinton won the Washington Democratic Primary, but lost the caucus. The same was true with Nebraska. She won the Primary and lost the caucus. In both states, despite the primary being non-binding it had significantly higher turnout than the caucuses, fueling criticism that caucuses are undemocratic and a form of voter suppression. For the 2020 nominating process, Washington and Nebraska both replaced their caucuses with binding primaries to allocate the states' delegates.

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References

  1. ↑ "Washington Democratic Party Official Website". Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved May 28, 2016.
  2. ↑ Santos, Melissa (May 24, 2016). "Trump, Clinton win Washington's presidential primary". The News Tribune . Retrieved July 15, 2018.
  3. ↑ "Washington State poll: Paul leads GOP field, Murray leads McMorris Rodgers; Right to Work up 45% to 33% – Gravis". Gravismarketing.com. Retrieved July 9, 2015.
  4. ↑ "PPP WA" (PDF). publicpolicypolling.com. Retrieved July 9, 2015.
  5. ↑ "Western caucuses primed for Sanders" . Retrieved September 24, 2016.
  6. ↑ "Western caucuses primed for Sanders" . Retrieved September 24, 2016.
  7. ↑ Chozick, Amy (March 26, 2016). "Bernie Sanders Seizes 3 States, Sweeping Democratic Contests". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved August 7, 2016.
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