2016 Vermont Democratic presidential primary explained

Election Name:2016 Vermont Democratic presidential primary
Country:Vermont
Type:presidential
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:2012 United States presidential election in Vermont#Democratic primary
Previous Year:2012
Next Election:2020 Vermont Democratic presidential primary
Next Year:2020
Candidate1:Bernie Sanders
Color1:228B22
Home State1:Vermont
Popular Vote1:115,900
Percentage1:85.69%
Delegate Count1:16
Candidate2:Hillary Clinton
Color2:d4aa00
Home State2:New York
Popular Vote2:18,338
Percentage2:13.56%
Delegate Count2:0
Map Size:300px

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.

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

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

Results

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

Primary date: March 1, 2016
National delegates: 26

Results by county

CountyClinton%Sanders%OthersTotalsTurnoutMargin
1,11112.5%7,73287.0%
1,25517.9%5,65180.5%
52710.2%4,59889.0%
5,68714.9%32,24484.5%
14113.5%89085.1%
77810.2%6,74688.8%
23313.1%1,52985.6%
Lamoille 57411.3%4,47188.0%
Orange 64610.7%5,40288.8%
47211.7%3,54087.6%
1,58414.3%9,35484.6%
1,71712.2%12,31387.1%
1,41612.2%10,08587.2%
Windsor 2,19716.1%11,34583.3%
Total 18,33813.6%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.[1]

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."[2]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2016 Election Center. 2016-03-01. CNN. 2016-09-25.
  2. Web site: Bernie Sanders Wins Vermont. Martin. Jacquelyn. 2016-03-01. U.S. News & World Report. 2016-09-25.