2016 U.S. Virgin Islands Democratic presidential caucuses explained

Election Name:2016 U.S. Virgin Islands Democratic presidential caucuses
Country:United States Virgin Islands
Type:presidential
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:United States Virgin Islands Democratic caucuses, 2012
Previous Year:2012
Next Election:2020 United States Virgin Islands Democratic caucuses
Next Year:2020
Candidate1:Hillary Clinton
Color1:D2B55B
Home State1:New York
Popular Vote1:1,326
Percentage1:87.12%
Delegate Count1:12
Candidate2:Bernie Sanders
Color2:228B22
Home State2:Vermont
Popular Vote2:196
Percentage2:12.88%
Delegate Count2:0

The 2016 U.S. Virgin Islands Democratic presidential caucuses were held on June 4 in the U.S. territory of the United States Virgin Islands as one of the Democratic Party's primaries ahead of the 2016 presidential election.

Neither the Democratic Party nor the Republican Party held any other primaries on that day, with the Republican Party's own Virgin Islands caucus having taken place on March 10.

Seven of Virgin Islands' 12 Democratic delegates are pledged to presidential contenders based on the results of the voting in the Virgin Islands Territorial Convention. A mandatory 15 percent threshold is required in order for a presidential contender to be pledged National Convention delegates.[1] [2]

The At-Large delegates are to be pledged proportionally to presidential contenders based on the Caucus results on each of the three islands: four from St Thomas and St. John jointly, and three from St. Croix. Hillary Clinton won the Virgin Islands Democratic Caucuses, which was her biggest margin in the primaries.[3]

This is the only primary where Bernie Sanders receives zero delegates. In 2008, the primary of the same place was where Hillary Clinton received zero delegates.

Results

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

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Clinton moves closer to nomination, sweeps in Virgin Islands. Hope. Yen. Associated Press. June 6, 2016. June 5, 2016.
  2. Web site: Delegate Tracker. Associated Press. June 6, 2016. June 6, 2016.
  3. Web site: Hillary Clinton Wins Virgin Islands Democratic Caucuses. ABC News. June 4, 2016.