2016 Virginia Democratic presidential primary
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Results by county Clinton: 50-60% 60-70% 70-80% 80-90% >90% Sanders: 50-60% 60-70% 70-80% |
Elections in Virginia |
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The 2016 Virginia Democratic presidential primary took place on March 1 in the U.S. state of Virginia as one of the Democratic Party's primaries ahead of the 2016 presidential election.
On the same day, dubbed "
Opinion polling
Poll source | Date | 1st | 2nd | Other |
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Primary results | March 1, 2016 | Hillary Clinton 64.3% |
Bernie Sanders 35.2% |
Other 0.5% |
SurveyMonkey[1]
Margin of error: ?
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February 22–29, 2016 | Hillary Clinton 57% |
Bernie Sanders 36% |
Others / Undecided 7% |
YouGov/CBS News[2]
Margin of error: 9.2%
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February 22–26, 2016 | Hillary Clinton 59% |
Bernie Sanders 39% |
Others / Undecided 2% |
Monmouth[3]
Margin of error: ± 5.6%
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February 22–24, 2016 | Hillary Clinton 60% |
Bernie Sanders 33% |
Others / Undecided 7% |
Roanoke College[4]
Margin of error: ± 4.8%
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February 16–24, 2016 | Hillary Clinton 50% |
Bernie Sanders 33% |
Others / Undecided 17% |
Public Policy Polling[5]
Margin of error: ± 4.4
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February 14–16, 2016 | Hillary Clinton 56% |
Bernie Sanders 34% |
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Christopher Newport University[6]
Margin of error: ± 4.3%
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February 3–14, 2016 | Hillary Clinton 52% |
Bernie Sanders 40% |
Others / Undecided 8% |
Poll source | Date | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Other |
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University of Mary Washington[7]
Registered voters:
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November 4–9, 2015 | Hillary Clinton 58% (RV) 63% (LV) |
Bernie Sanders 32% (RV) 27% (LV) |
Martin O'Malley 4% (RV) 5% (LV) |
Don't know/None/Refused/Wouldn't vote in that primary 7% (RV) 5% (LV) |
Christopher Newport University[8]
Margin of error: ± 5.1%
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September 29 –October 8, 2015 | Hillary Clinton 40% |
Bernie Sanders 23% |
Joe Biden 23% |
Jim Webb 5%, Martin O'Malley 2%, Lincoln Chafee <1%, Someone Else 1%, Undecided/Don't Know/Refused 5% |
Public Policy Polling[9]
Margin of error: ± 4.9%
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July 13–15, 2015 | Hillary Clinton 64% |
Bernie Sanders 14% |
Jim Webb 8% |
Lincoln Chafee 5%, Martin O'Malley 2%, Not sure 7% |
Christopher Newport University[10]
Margin of error: ± ?
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April 13–24, 2015 | Hillary Clinton 80% |
Jim Webb 6% |
Joe Biden 5% |
Bernie Sanders 2%, Martin O'Malley 1%, Lincoln Chafee<1%, Someone else 2%, Undecided 3% |
Christopher Newport University
Margin of error: ± ?
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January 30 – February 10, 2015 | Hillary Clinton 65% |
Jim Webb 10% |
Joe Biden 8% |
Elizabeth Warren 8%, Deval Patrick 2%, Bernie Sanders 2%, Andrew Cuomo 1%, Martin O'Malley 1%, Someone else 1%, Undecided 2% |
Poll source | Date | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Other |
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Christopher Newport University
Margin of error: ± 5%
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February 23–28, 2014 | Hillary Clinton 66% |
Joe Biden 19% |
Elizabeth Warren 7% |
Undecided 9% |
Poll source | Date | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Other |
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University of Mary Washington
Margin of error: ±?
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September 25–29, 2013 | Hillary Clinton 34% |
Mark Warner 16% |
Joe Biden 9% |
Elizabeth Warren 3%, Andrew Cuomo 2%, Martin O'Malley 1%, None 12%, Don't know 17% |
Public Policy Polling
Margin of error: ±5.2%
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July 11–14, 2013 | Hillary Clinton 51% |
Joe Biden 14% |
Mark Warner 11% |
Elizabeth Warren 6%, Cory Booker 4%, Martin O'Malley 3%, Andrew Cuomo 2%, Brian Schweitzer 1%, Kirsten Gillibrand 0%, Someone else/Undecided 8% |
Public Policy Polling
Margin of error: ± 4.8%
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May 24–26, 2013 | Hillary Clinton 56% |
Joe Biden 14% |
Mark Warner 11% |
Andrew Cuomo 3%, Elizabeth Warren 3%, Kirsten Gillibrand 1%, Martin O'Malley 1%, Deval Patrick 0%, Brian Schweitzer 0%, Someone else/Undecided 10% |
University of Mary Washington
Margin of error: ±?
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March 20–24, 2013 | Hillary Clinton 38% |
Mark Warner 18% |
Joe Biden 10% |
Andrew Cuomo 3%, Martin O'Malley 3%, Other 1%, None 12%, Don't know 12% |
Results
Primary date: March 1, 2016
National delegates: 95
Virginia Democratic primary, March 1, 2016 | |||||
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Candidate | Popular vote | Estimated delegates | |||
Count | Percentage | Pledged | Unpledged | Total | |
Hillary Clinton | 504,741 | 64.29% | 62
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13
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75
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Bernie Sanders | 276,370 | 35.20% | 33
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0
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33
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Martin O'Malley (withdrawn) | 3,930 | 0.50% | |||
Uncommitted | — | 0
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1
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1
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Total | 785,041 | 100% | 95 | 14 | 109 |
Source: The Green Papers, Virginia Department of Elections |
Results by county/Independent cities
County[11] | Clinton | Votes | Sanders | Votes |
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Accomack | 72.0% | 1,790 | 27.4% | 682 |
Albemarle | 54.6% | 8,288 | 45.0% | 6,844 |
Alexandria |
69.5% | 16,310 | 29.9% | 7,031 |
Alleghany | 63.3% | 433 | 36.0% | 246 |
Amelia | 78.8% | 671 | 21.0% | 179 |
Amherst | 65.2% | 1,044 | 34.1% | 546 |
Appomattox | 67.0% | 448 | 32.1% | 215 |
Arlington | 66.8% | 25,582 | 32.8% | 12,566 |
Augusta | 48.0% | 1,639 | 51.4% | 1,754 |
Bath | 63.0% | 148 | 36.6% | 86 |
Bedford | 56.5% | 1,876 | 42.9% | 1,424 |
Bland | 51.7% | 125 | 47.1% | 114 |
Botetourt | 55.7% | 888 | 43.6% | 695 |
Bristol | 56.3% | 428 | 42.6% | 324 |
Brunswick | 89.7% | 1,354 | 10.1% | 153 |
Buchanan | 70.3% | 523 | 28.4% | 211 |
Buckingham | 76.6% | 902 | 23.1% | 272 |
Buena Vista | 58.2% | 142 | 41.0% | 100 |
Campbell | 65.8% | 1,299 | 33.8% | 667 |
Caroline | 74.2% | 1,902 | 25.1% | 642 |
Carroll | 57.1% | 601 | 42.4% | 446 |
Charles City | 85.6% | 864 | 14.0% | 141 |
Charlotte | 79.1% | 162 | 20.2% | 162 |
Charlottesville | 46.3% | 3,889 | 53.4% | 4,483 |
Chesapeake | 74.1% | 16,133 | 25.5% | 5,558 |
Chesterfield | 66.0% | 22,617 | 33.6% | 11,514 |
Clarke | 51.4% | 625 | 47.7% | 581 |
Colonia Heights | 55.8% | 407 | 43.4% | 316 |
Covington | 73.6% | 237 | 25.5% | 82 |
Craig | 51.1% | 113 | 48.0% | 106 |
Culpeper | 54.7% | 1,421 | 44.4% | 1,154 |
Cumberland | 79.9% | 639 | 19.8% | 158 |
Danville | 79.9% | 2,677 | 19.6% | 656 |
Dickenson | 60.0% | 346 | 38.7% | 223 |
Dinwiddie | 83.3% | 1,935 | 16.2% | 375 |
Emporia | 88.7% | 407 | 10.9% | 50 |
Essex | 82.1% | 643 | 17.1% | 134 |
Fairfax (City) | 59.4% | 1,841 | 40.2% | 1,246 |
Fairfax (County) | 63.0% | 88,147 | 36.4% | 50,930 |
Falls Church |
61.2% | 1,588 | 38.5% | 1,000 |
Fauquier | 54.5% | 2,860 | 44.7% | 2,345 |
Floyd | 29.6% | 396 | 70.1% | 936 |
Fluvanna | 57.6% | 1,355 | 41.8% | 984 |
Franklin | 86.9% | 804 | 12.4% | 115 |
Franklin | 62.6% | 1,675 | 36.6% | 980 |
Frederick | 50.1% | 2,114 | 49.1% | 2,072 |
Fredericksburg | 52.7% | 1,400 | 46.7% | 1,241 |
Galax | 57.9% | 129 | 41.3% | 92 |
Giles | 55.7% | 405 | 43.6% | 317 |
Gloucester | 59.1% | 1,448 | 40.5% | 993 |
Goochland | 71.5% | 1,574 | 28.3% | 624 |
Grayson | 49.3% | 265 | 50.0% | 269 |
Greene | 48.7% | 579 | 50.8% | 603 |
Greensville | 87.7% | 832 | 11.9% | 113 |
Halifax | 80.8% | 1,756 | 18.6% | 403 |
Hampton | 77.9% | 13,542 | 21.7% | 3,770 |
Hanover | 59.9% | 4,916 | 39.7% | 3,255 |
Harrisonburg | 33.6% | 1,482 | 66.1% | 2,914 |
Henrico | 69.8% | 28,170 | 29.7% | 11,994 |
Henry | 72.7% | 1,810 | 26.7% | 664 |
Highland | 49.4% | 86 | 50.6% | 88 |
Hopewell | 77.4% | 1,177 | 22.2% | 337 |
Isle of Wight | 73.9% | 2,449 | 25.7% | 853 |
James City | 65.1% | 5,213 | 34.3% | 2,752 |
King and Queen | 78.7% | 477 | 20.8% | 126 |
King George | 59.4% | 916 | 39.7% | 612 |
King William | 72.0% | 843 | 26.9% | 315 |
Lancaster | 74.4% | 823 | 24.8% | 275 |
Lee | 63.5% | 317 | 34.1% | 170 |
Lexington | 61.2% | 403 | 37.9% | 250 |
Loudoun | 58.6% | 21,180 | 40.8% | 14,730 |
Louisa | 65.5% | 1,630 | 34.1% | 849 |
Lunenburg | 83.5% | 736 | 16.0% | 141 |
Lynchburg | 61.6% | 3,105 | 38.2% | 1,923 |
Madison | 59.1% | 538 | 40.7% | 370 |
Manassas | 58.0% | 1,813 | 41.1% | 1,284 |
Manassas Park | 57.4% | 581 | 42.2% | 427 |
Martinsville | 75.3% | 834 | 23.8% | 264 |
Mathews | 63.2% | 435 | 35.9% | 247 |
Mecklenburg | 80.3% | 1,589 | 19.2% | 379 |
Middlesex | 64.4% | 509 | 35.4% | 280 |
Montgomery | 40.7% | 3,507 | 59.0% | 5,090 |
Nelson | 56.2% | 992 | 43.1% | 761 |
New Kent | 67.8% | 951 | 31.4% | 440 |
Newport News | 73.0% | 4,553 | 26.6% | 4,553 |
Norfolk | 69.2% | 15,760 | 30.5% | 6,936 |
Northampton | 72.5% | 868 | 27.1% | 324 |
Northumberland | 75.1% | 823 | 24.2% | 265 |
Norton | 53.8% | 86 | 45.0% | 72 |
Nottoway | 78.1% | 829 | 21.1% | 224 |
Orange | 59.9% | 1,322 | 39.4% | 870 |
Page | 53.4% | 411 | 46.0% | 353 |
Patrick | 48.9% | 361 | 50.3% | 372 |
Petersburg | 85.4% | 4,100 | 14.3% | 688 |
Pittsylvania | 75.2% | 2,371 | 24.3% | 766 |
Poquoson | 46.5% | 295 | 52.8% | 335 |
Portsmouth | 78.5% | 9,469 | 21.1% | 2,541 |
Powhatan | 64.4% | 1,079 | 35.3% | 592 |
Prince Edward | 75.9% | 1,366 | 23.3% | 420 |
Prince George | 77.7% | 1,994 | 22.1% | 566 |
Prince William | 63.9% | 26,443 | 35.5% | 14,701 |
Pulaski | 58.3% | 837 | 41.0% | 588 |
Radford | 41.6% | 472 | 57.7% | 655 |
Richmond (City) | 60.6% | 21,828 | 39.2% | 14,117 |
Richmond (County) | 80.1% | 333 | 19.2% | 80 |
Roanoke (City) | 59.0% | 4,784 | 40.8% | 3,302 |
Roanoke (County) | 54.3% | 3,325 | 45.1% | 2,761 |
Rockbridge | 57.1% | 902 | 42.8% | 676 |
Rockingham | 47.0% | 1,735 | 52.6% | 1,943 |
Russell | 59.9% | 557 | 38.8% | 361 |
Salem | 50.9% | 765 | 48.4% | 727 |
Scott | 56.2% | 305 | 42.9% | 233 |
Shenandoah | 50.5% | 960 | 48.8% | 929 |
Smyth | 58.7% | 527 | 40.2% | 361 |
Southampton | 83.8% | 1,199 | 15.1% | 216 |
Spotsylvania | 60.4% | 5,399 | 38.9% | 3,480 |
Stafford | 60.9% | 6,439 | 38.2% | 4,042 |
Staunton | 44.8% | 1,115 | 54.8% | 1,365 |
Suffolk | 79.5% | 7,537 | 20.0% | 1,895 |
Surry | 81.8% | 812 | 17.5% | 174 |
Sussex | 90.5% | 957 | 9.3% | 98 |
Tazewell | 57.6% | 683 | 40.6% | 481 |
Virginia Beach | 63.1% | 22,362 | 36.6% | 12,983 |
Warren | 48.0% | 942 | 51.4% | 1,008 |
Washington | 54.1% | 1,185 | 45.0% | 984 |
Waynesboro | 50.3% | 788 | 49.0% | 769 |
Westmoreland | 74.5% | 879 | 25.0% | 295 |
Williamsburg | 49.0% | 1,159 | 50.7% | 1,199 |
Winchester | 50.9% | 950 | 48.4% | 903 |
Wise | 46.8% | 519 | 52.3% | 579 |
Whythe | 55.3% | 529 | 44.2% | 423 |
York | 61.4% | 3,292 | 38.1% | 2,041 |
Total | 64.3% | 504,741 | 35.2% | 276,370 |
Analysis
After losing the state badly to
Clinton won most of the major cities in Virginia. She won
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