Tennessee Democratic primary, 2016

Tennessee Democratic primary, 2016

March 1, 2016

Candidate Hillary Clinton Bernie Sanders Home state New York Vermont Delegate count 44 23 Popular vote 245,930 120,800 Percentage 66.07% 32.45%

Election results by county.   Hillary Clinton   Bernie Sanders

The 2016 Tennessee Democratic 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.

On the same day, dubbed "Super Tuesday," Democratic primaries were held in ten other states plus American Samoa, while the Republican Party held primaries in eleven states including their own Tennessee primary.

Opinion polling

Poll source	Date	1st	2nd	3rd	Other
Primary results	March 1, 2016	Hillary Clinton 66.1%	Bernie Sanders 32.5%		Others / Uncommitted 1.5%
SurveyMonkey[1] Margin of error: ? Sample size: 533	February 22–29, 2016	Hillary Clinton 54%	Bernie Sanders 37%		Others / Undecided 9%
NBC/WSJ/Marist[2] Margin of error: ± 3.8 Sample size: 405	February 22–25, 2016	Hillary Clinton 60%	Bernie Sanders 34%		Other 6%
Public Policy Polling[3] Margin of error: ± 4.4 Sample size: 500	February 14–16, 2016	Hillary Clinton 58%	Bernie Sanders 32%
Vanderbilt/PSRA Margin of error: 6.7% Sample size: 346	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% Sample size: 603	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
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Martin O'Malley (withdrawn)	2,025	0.54%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

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.^[5]

References

1. "Trump's Lead Looks Steady in Run-Up to Super Tuesday". Retrieved 2016-03-01.
2. "Polls: Trump, Clinton Ahead in Super Tuesday States".
3. "Subject: Clinton leads in 10 of 12 Early March Primaries; Benefits From Overwhelming Black Support" (PDF).
4. "Carson leads the presidential field in Tennessee, but many still unsure, and more oppose than favor other top candidates". mtsupoll.org.
5. "2016 Election Center". CNN. Retrieved 2016-10-18.