2016 Delaware Democratic presidential primary explained

Election Name:2016 Delaware Democratic presidential primary
Country:Delaware
Type:presidential
Previous Election:2008 Delaware Democratic presidential primary
Previous Year:2008
Next Election:2020 Delaware Democratic presidential primary
Next Year:2020
Image1:File:Hillary Clinton by Gage Skidmore 2.jpg
Candidate1:Hillary Clinton
Color1:d4aa00
Home State1:New York
Popular Vote1:55,954[1]
Percentage1:59.75%
Delegate Count1:12
Candidate2:Bernie Sanders
Color2:228B22
Home State2:Vermont
Popular Vote2:36,662
Percentage2:39.15%
Delegate Count2:9

The 2016 Delaware Democratic presidential primary were held on April 26 in the U.S. state of Delaware as one of the Democratic Party's primaries ahead of the 2016 presidential election.

The Democratic Party's primaries in Connecticut, Maryland, Pennsylvania and Rhode Island were held the same day, as were Republican primaries in the same five states.

Opinion polling

See also: Statewide opinion polling for the 2016 Democratic Party presidential primaries.

Results

See also: Results of the 2016 Democratic Party presidential primaries.

Results by county

County[2] Clinton%Sanders%
Kent 7,33858.8%4,980 39.9%
38,58059.5%25,73839.7%
Sussex 10,03261.4%5,941 36.4%
Total 55,95459.8% 36,66239.2%

Analysis

With a coalition of African Americans and college-educated, affluent Caucasian progressive/liberal professionals, Delaware was a state Hillary Clinton was expected to win in the so-called "Acela Primaries" on April 26. Clinton swept all three counties in the state and the largest cities of Wilmington and Dover, winning the primary by 19 points. This marked a clear difference from 2008, when she had lost Delaware to Barack Obama.

Notes and References

  1. http://elections.delaware.gov/archive/elect16/elect16_pres_primary/html/election.shtml Delaware Department of Elections - Official Primary Results
  2. Web site: 2016 Election Center.