The 2016 Nebraska Democratic presidential caucuses took place on March 5 in the U.S. state of
Nebraska as one of the
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's primaries ahead of the
2016 presidential election
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January
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.
On the same day,
Democratic primaries were held in
Kansas and in
Louisiana, while the
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held primaries in four states. The
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and
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Results
Analysis
Bernie Sanders beat Hillary Clinton by a wide margin in Nebraska (as
Barack Obama had done in the state
eight years earlier). The victory showcased his strength in
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states and in the
farm belt, as well as in states that held
caucus
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contests. Sanders won victories in the two biggest cities:
Omaha
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and
Lincoln, winning a commanding victory in populous
Douglas County.
He also swept most of the
rural, mostly
white and deeply
conservative counties of the state, including those in the
Nebraska Panhandle and the
Rainwater basin which are among the most radically conservative areas of the nation.
See also
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2016 Nebraska Republican presidential primary
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