The 2016 Vermont Democratic presidential primary was held on March 1, 2016, in the state of
Vermont as one of the
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's primaries ahead of the
2016 presidential election
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On the same day, dubbed "
Super Tuesday,"
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were held in ten other states plus
American Samoa, while the
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held primaries in eleven states including their own
Vermont primary.
Senator
Bernie Sanders
Bernard Sanders (born September8, 1941) is an American politician who has served as the junior United States senator from Vermont since 2007. He was the U.S. representative for the state's at-large congressional district from 1991 to 2007 ...
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
Results
Primary date: March 1, 2016
National delegates: 26
Results by county
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.
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."
See also
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2016 Vermont Republican presidential primary
The 2016 Vermont Republican presidential primary was held on March 1, 2016, along with ten other state nominating contests during Super Tuesday.
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March 2016 events in the United States