The 2016 Colorado Democratic presidential caucuses took place on March 1 in the U.S. state of

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as one of the Democratic Party's primaries ahead of the 2016 presidential election. On the same day, dubbed "

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," Democratic primaries were held in ten other states plus

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, while the Republican Party held primaries in eleven states including their own Colorado caucuses.

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and Latino caucus-goers delivered a win for Bernie Sanders.

Opinion polling

Results

Results of the precinct caucus

Caucus date: March 1, 2016

Detailed estimates per congressional district

Results of the county assemblies

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Results of the congressional district conventions

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Results of the state convention

State convention date: April 16, 2016

Analysis

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had similarly done eight years earlier in the state, Bernie Sanders won a convincing 19-point victory in the Colorado caucus, relying on turnout from young adult voters in a majority

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electorate. He ran up big margins in the capital city of

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and in Denver County at large, as well as in

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in El Paso County and Fort Collins in

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. Sanders also performed very strongly in the western parts of the state along the

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, in regions such as the

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and Northwestern Colorado which are

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and sparsely populated. Clinton won in the city of

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in Pueblo County. Sanders gained more delegates over Clinton with a large turnout from supporters at the conventions in April.

References

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