2016 Utah Democratic presidential caucuses
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Election results by county.
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Elections in Utah |
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The 2016 Utah Democratic presidential caucuses took place on March 22 in the U.S. state of
On the same day, the
Opinion polling
Poll source | Date | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Other |
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Caucus results | March 24, 2016 | Bernie Sanders 79.21% |
Hillary Clinton 20.33% |
Other 0.46% | |
Dan Jones & Associates[1]
Margin of error: ± 7%
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March 8–15, 2016 | Bernie Sanders 52% |
Hillary Clinton 44% |
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Dan Jones & Associates[2]
Margin of error: ± ?
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February 10–15, 2016 | Hillary Clinton 51% |
Bernie Sanders 44% |
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SurveyUSA[3]
Margin of error: ± 7.2%
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January 6–13, 2016 | Hillary Clinton 50% |
Bernie Sanders 40% |
Other/Undecided 10% | |
Dan Jones & Associates[4]
Margin of error: ± 3.9%
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November 5–14, 2015 | Hillary Clinton 54% |
Bernie Sanders 34% |
Martin O'Malley 3% | Don't Know 5% |
Dan Jones & Associates[5]
Margin of error: ?
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September 8–17, 2015 | Bernie Sanders 31% |
Hillary Clinton 30% |
Joe Biden 20% |
Other/Undecided 19% |
Dan Jones & Associates[6]
Margin of error: ± ?
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July 14–21, 2015 | Hillary Clinton 50% |
Bernie Sanders 30% |
Joe Biden 12% |
Other/Undecided 8% |
Dan Jones & Associates[7]
Margin of error: ± ?
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March 3–5, 2015 | Hillary Clinton 56% |
Elizabeth Warren 25% |
Joe Biden 4% |
Other/Undecided 15% |
Results
Utah Democratic caucuses, March 22, 2016 | |||||
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Candidate | Popular vote | Estimated delegates | |||
Count | Percentage | Pledged | Unpledged | Total | |
Bernie Sanders | 62,992 | 79.21% | 27 | 2 | 29 |
Hillary Clinton | 16,166 | 20.33% | 6 | 2 | 8 |
Others | 34 | 0.04% | |||
Uncommitted | 334 | 0.42% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 79,526 | 100% | 33 | 4 | 37 |
Source: Utah Democratic Party |
Analysis
Sanders defeated Clinton by a landslide margin in Utah's caucus, winning almost 80 percent of the vote to Clinton's 20 percent. Sanders had held several rallies in Utah and spent $300,000 on TV advertising ahead of the state's caucuses, as well as those in Idaho and Arizona that were held on the same day. Though Clinton had been endorsed by some of the most prominent Democrats in Utah, such as then-Mayor of
References
- ^ Lisa Riley Roche. "Cruz, Sanders top picks in Tuesday's Utah caucuses, poll says". ksl.com.
- ^ Lisa Riley Roche. "Cruz, Sanders are Utahns' pick for president; Trump announces Utah organization". desertnews.com.
- ^ Lee Davidson. "Poll: 4-way tie among GOP presidential candidates in Utah". sltrib.com.
- ^ Bryan Schott. "Poll Shows Sanders Leads the Democratic Field Overall in Utah; Utah Democrats Back Clinton". utahpolicy.com.
- ^ "Carson, Sanders Top Picks Among Utahns for 2016". Retrieved September 21, 2015.
- ^ "Utahns Still Mostly Undecided on Presidential Field; Bush and Clinton in the Lead". Retrieved August 15, 2015.
- ^ Schott, Bryan. "Bush, Clinton are Frontrunners for 2016 Nomination Among Utahns". Retrieved July 9, 2015.
- ^ "'Feeling the Bern': Utah Dems give Sanders near 80 percent of their votes against Clinton". Salt Lake Tribune. March 23, 2016. Retrieved September 20, 2019.
- ^ ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved September 20, 2019.
- ^ Park, Benjamin E. (March 25, 2016). "Why Utah Felt the Bern: Mormonism's Forgotten Progressive Past". Retrieved September 20, 2019.