2016 Tennessee Democratic presidential primary
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Results by county Clinton: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% Sanders: 50–60% |
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The 2016 Tennessee Democratic presidential primary took place on March 1 in the U.S. state of Tennessee as one of the Democratic Party's primaries ahead of the 2016 presidential election.
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Opinion polling
Poll source | Date | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Other |
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Primary results | March 1, 2016 | Hillary Clinton 66.1% |
Bernie Sanders 32.5% |
Others / Uncommitted 1.5% | |
SurveyMonkey[1]
Margin of error: ?
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February 22–29, 2016 | Hillary Clinton 54% |
Bernie Sanders 37% |
Others / Undecided 9% | |
NBC/WSJ/Marist[2]
Margin of error: ± 3.8
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February 22–25, 2016 | Hillary Clinton 60% |
Bernie Sanders 34% |
Other 6% | |
Public Policy Polling[3]
Margin of error: ± 4.4
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February 14–16, 2016 | Hillary Clinton 58% |
Bernie Sanders 32% |
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Vanderbilt/PSRA
Margin of error: 6.7%
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November 11–23, 2015 | Hillary Clinton 48% |
Bernie Sanders 28% |
Martin O'Malley 3% |
Undecided 10%, Other 5%, Wouldn't Vote 4% |
MTSU[4]
Margin of error: ± 4%
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October 25–27, 2015 | Hillary Clinton 44% |
Bernie Sanders 16% | Don't know 25% |
Results
Primary date: March 1, 2016
National delegates: 75
Tennessee Democratic primary, March 1, 2016 | |||||
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Candidate | Popular vote | Estimated delegates | |||
Count | Percentage | Pledged | Unpledged | Total | |
Hillary Clinton | 245,930 | 66.07% | 44 | 7 | 51 |
Bernie Sanders | 120,800 | 32.45% | 23 | 0 | 23 |
Martin O'Malley (withdrawn) | 2,025 | 0.54% | |||
Uncommitted | 3,467 | 0.93% | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Total | 372,222 | 100% | 67 | 8 | 75 |
Source: The Green Papers |
Results by county
County[5] | Clinton | Votes | Sanders | Votes |
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Anderson | 54.7% | 2,328 | 43.4% | 1,845 |
Bedford | 67.8% | 1,208 | 29.3% | 523 |
Benton | 63.5% | 560 | 32.5% | 287 |
Bledsoe | 60.7% | 398 | 32.8% | 215 |
Blount | 53.1% | 2,736 | 45.8% | 2,362 |
Bradley | 55.2% | 1,644 | 43.7% | 1,302 |
Campbell | 66.7% | 656 | 30.7% | 302 |
Cannon | 64.5% | 439 | 32.0% | 218 |
Carroll | 67.6% | 721 | 28.8% | 307 |
Carter | 47.6% | 774 | 51.0% | 828 |
Cheatham | 56.2% | 1,065 | 42.2% | 801 |
Chester | 69.0% | 342 | 28.8% | 143 |
Claiborne | 61.7% | 544 | 35.4% | 312 |
Clay | 70.9% | 270 | 27.0% | 103 |
Cocke | 55.6% | 436 | 43.3% | 361 |
Coffee | 62.5% | 1,503 | 34.6% | 831 |
Crockett | 78.5% | 424 | 19.1% | 103 |
Cumberland | 57.8% | 1,312 | 39.1% | 888 |
Davidson | 65.3% | 43,691 | 33.8% | 22,620 |
Decatur | 67.5% | 330 | 26.8% | 131 |
DeKalb | 69.1% | 641 | 30.9% | 286 |
Dickson | 67.1% | 1,497 | 31.2% | 696 |
Dyer | 71.5% | 822 | 26.5% | 304 |
Fayette | 84.1% | 2,003 | 15.2% | 362 |
Fentress | 63.2% | 352 | 34.3% | 191 |
Franklin | 64.8% | 1,590 | 33.0% | 809 |
Gibson | 76.8% | 1,549 | 21.2% | 427 |
Giles | 73.2% | 915 | 25.2% | 315 |
Grainger | 61.1% | 283 | 25.2% | 164 |
Greene | 53.4% | 1,079 | 44.2% | 892 |
Grundy | 64.8% | 445 | 29.7% | 204 |
Hamblen | 56.5% | 951 | 40.5% | 682 |
Hamilton | 64.4% | 15,598 | 34.7% | 8,411 |
Hancock | 53.7% | 80 | 44.3% | 66 |
Hardeman | 87.7% | 1,721 | 11.5% | 225 |
Hardin | 70.7% | 591 | 27.4% | 229 |
Hawkins | 58.7% | 906 | 38.0% | 587 |
Haywood | 88.6% | 1,197 | 10.6% | 143 |
Henderson | 68.9% | 443 | 29.7% | 191 |
Henry | 66.2% | 957 | 30.0% | 434 |
Hickman | 60.9% | 543 | 36.2% | 323 |
Houston | 67.1% | 320 | 29.6% | 141 |
Humphreys | 67.7% | 737 | 30.5% | 332 |
Jackson | 65.3% | 407 | 31.5% | 196 |
Jefferson | 54.2% | 735 | 43.6% | 592 |
Johnson | 51.6% | 245 | 46.9% | 223 |
Knox | 51.0% | 13,137 | 47.9% | 12,334 |
Lake | 77.8% | 186 | 19.7% | 47 |
Lauderdale | 82.9% | 1,035 | 15.5% | 194 |
Lawrence | 53.6% | 1,332 | 35.9% | 893 |
Lewis | 49.2% | 232 | 48.3% | 228 |
Lincoln | 67.3% | 728 | 30.3% | 328 |
Loudon | 60.5% | 1,026 | 37.6% | 638 |
Macon | 65.2% | 343 | 32.1% | 169 |
Madison | 80.7% | 4,351 | 18.5% | 999 |
Marion | 62.0% | 1,046 | 33.0% | 559 |
Marshall | 67.4% | 838 | 30.9% | 384 |
Maury | 63.6% | 2,366 | 35.1% | 1,305 |
McMinn | 60.8% | 1,027 | 36.6% | 619 |
McNairy | 74.5% | 719 | 23.7% | 229 |
Meigs | 66.3% | 354 | 30.3% | 162 |
Monroe | 63.6% | 1,232 | 30.8% | 596 |
Montgomery | 65.2% | 5,555 | 33.2% | 2,833 |
Moore | 65.1% | 209 | 29.0% | 93 |
Morgan | 58.7% | 356 | 37.1% | 225 |
Obion | 65.3% | 760 | 29.7% | 345 |
Overton | 59.1% | 885 | 31.9% | 477 |
Perry | 65.0% | 215 | 32.6% | 108 |
Pickett | 75.6% | 214 | 22.6% | 64 |
Polk | 47.9% | 757 | 35.2% | 557 |
Putnam | 51.9% | 1,916 | 45.9% | 1,692 |
Rhea | 57.6% | 503 | 37.9% | 331 |
Roane | 60.1% | 1,454 | 37.9% | 916 |
Robertson | 68.5% | 1,918 | 29.5% | 827 |
Rutherford | 57.2% | 8,243 | 41.7% | 6,016 |
Scott | 58.3% | 273 | 38.5% | 180 |
Sequatchie | 56.1% | 273 | 42.3% | 206 |
Sevier | 49.4% | 1,259 | 48.6% | 1,241 |
Shelby | 80.1% | 66,465 | 19.3% | 15,985 |
Smith | 70.6% | 654 | 27.3% | 253 |
Stewart | 66.0% | 527 | 30.6% | 244 |
Sullivan | 54.1% | 2,653 | 43.9% | 2,153 |
Sumner | 64.3% | 4,225 | 34.4% | 2,262 |
Tipton | 71.1% | 1,454 | 28.1% | 574 |
Trousdale | 72.5% | 321 | 25.5% | 113 |
Unicoi | 46.0% | 244 | 51.3% | 272 |
Union | 60.1% | 316 | 37.3% | 196 |
Van Buren | 67.6% | 242 | 26.8% | 96 |
Warren | 64.3% | 1,318 | 32.7% | 671 |
Washington | 45.8% | 2,444 | 53.1% | 2,833 |
Wayne | 63.0% | 208 | 34.2% | 113 |
Weakley | 63.2% | 860 | 33.2% | 452 |
White | 60.6% | 688 | 35.3% | 401 |
Williamson | 60.3% | 6,055 | 39.0% | 3,911 |
Wilson | 64.1% | 3,873 | 34.8% | 2,102 |
Total | 66.1% | 245,304 | 32.4% | 120,333 |
Analysis
Clinton swept Tennessee, winning the primary in a 34-point-routing over Bernie Sanders. The intensity of her victory in the primary was delivered by African American voters, who comprised 32% of the electorate and backed Clinton over Sanders by a margin of 89-10. Clinton also won the white vote 57-42. Clinton swept all income levels and educational attainment levels in Tennessee. And though Sanders won the youth vote, Clinton won among voters over the age of 45 by a margin of 78-21.
Her strong support among African American voters handed Clinton an 82-18 showing in the Memphis area. She also won in Nashville 66-33, in Central Tennessee 66-35, and in Eastern Tennessee which is whiter and considered to be an extension of Appalachia by a margin of 58-42.[6]
See also
- 2016 Tennessee Republican presidential primary
- 2016 Democratic Party presidential primaries
- 2016 United States presidential election in Tennessee
- 2016 Tennessee elections
References
- ^ "Trump's Lead Looks Steady in Run-Up to Super Tuesday". Retrieved March 1, 2016.
- ^ "Polls: Trump, Clinton Ahead in Super Tuesday States".
- ^ "Subject: Clinton leads in 10 of 12 Early March Primaries; Benefits From Overwhelming Black Support" (PDF).
- ^ "Carson leads the presidential field in Tennessee, but many still unsure, and more oppose than favor other top candidates". mtsupoll.org.
- ^ "2016 Election Center". CNN. Retrieved June 4, 2018.
- ^ "2016 Election Center". CNN. Retrieved October 18, 2016.