The 2016 Vermont Democratic presidential primary was held on March 1, 2016, in the state of
Vermont
Vermont () is a U.S. state, state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It borders Massachusetts to the south, New Hampshire to the east, New York (state), New York to the west, and the Provinces and territories of Ca ...
as one of the
Democratic Party's primaries ahead of the
2016 presidential election.
On the same day, dubbed "
Super Tuesday
Super Tuesday is the United States presidential primary election day in February or March when the greatest number of U.S. states hold primary elections and caucuses. Approximately one-third of all delegates to the presidential nominatin ...
,"
Democratic primaries were held in ten other states plus
American Samoa
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, while the
Republican Party held primaries in eleven states including their own
Vermont primary.
Senator
Bernie Sanders
Bernard Sanders (born September8, 1941) is an American politician and activist who is the Seniority in the United States Senate, senior United States Senate, United States senator from the state of Vermont. He is the longest-serving independ ...
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
*
2016 Vermont Republican presidential primary
References
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Vermont
Vermont () is a U.S. state, state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It borders Massachusetts to the south, New Hampshire to the east, New York (state), New York to the west, and the Provinces and territories of Ca ...
Democratic primary
2016
2016 was designated as:
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March 2016 in the United States