The 2016 Delaware Democratic presidential primary were held on April 26 in the U.S. state of Delaware as one of the Democratic Party's primaries ahead of the 2016 presidential election.
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The Democratic Party's primaries in Connecticut, Maryland, Pennsylvania and Rhode Island were held the same day, as were Republican primaries in the same five states.
Opinion polling
edit| Poll source | Date | 1st | 2nd | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Official Primary results[2] | April 26, 2016 | Hillary Clinton 59.8% |
Bernie Sanders 39.2% |
Other 1.1% |
| Gravis Marketing[3]
Margin of error: ± 3.1%
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April 17–18, 2016 | Hillary Clinton 45% |
Bernie Sanders 38% |
Others / Undecided 17% |
Results
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| Candidate | Popular vote | Estimated delegates | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | Percentage | Pledged | Unpledged | Total | |
| Hillary Clinton | 55,954 | 59.75% | 12 | 11 | 23 |
| Bernie Sanders | 36,662 | 39.15% | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| Roque De La Fuente | 1,024 | 1.09% | |||
| Uncommitted | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 93,640 | 100% | 21 | 11 | 32 |
| Source: [4][5] | |||||
Results by county
edit| County[6] | Clinton | % | Sanders | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kent | 7,338 | 58.8% | 4,980 | 39.9% |
| New Castle | 38,580 | 59.5% | 25,738 | 39.7% |
| Sussex | 10,032 | 61.4% | 5,941 | 36.4% |
| Total | 55,954 | 59.8% | 36,662 | 39.2% |
Analysis
editWith a coalition of African Americans and college-educated, affluent Caucasian progressive/liberal professionals, Delaware was a state Hillary Clinton was expected to win in the so-called "Acela Primaries" on April 26. Clinton swept all three counties in the state and the largest cities of Wilmington and Dover, winning the primary by 19 points. This marked a clear difference from 2008, when she had lost Delaware to Barack Obama.