2016 Kansas Democratic presidential caucuses explained

Election Name:2016 Kansas Democratic presidential caucuses
Country:Kansas
Type:presidential
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:2012 United States presidential election in Kansas#Democratic caucuses
Previous Year:2012
Next Election:2020 Kansas Democratic presidential primary
Next Year:2020
Candidate1:Bernie Sanders
Color1:228B22
Home State1:Vermont
Delegate Count1:23
Popular Vote1:26,637
Percentage1:67.90%
Candidate2:Hillary Clinton
Color2:d4aa00
Home State2:New York
Delegate Count2:10
Popular Vote2:12,593
Percentage2:32.10%
Map Size:300px

The 2016 Kansas Democratic presidential caucuses took place on March 5 in the U.S. state of Kansas as one of the Democratic Party's primaries ahead of the 2016 presidential election.

On the same day, Democratic primaries were held in Louisiana and in Nebraska, while the Republican Party held primaries in four states including their own Kansas caucuses.

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.

Analysis

As he did throughout most other states that held caucuses, as well as most farm belt and Great Plains states, Bernie Sanders defeated Hillary Clinton by a two-to-one margin in Kansas, one of the reddest states in the nation. Sanders ran up big margins in urban areas including Kansas City, Lawrence, Topeka, and Wichita, but also won in very rural areas. He won all four congressional districts in the state, never dipping below 60% of the vote. His worst showing was in Kansas's Third Congressional District which borders Missouri, where he received 62% of the vote.