2016 Rhode Island Democratic presidential primary
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The 2016 Rhode Island Democratic presidential primary were held on April 26 in the U.S. state of Rhode Island as one of the Democratic Party's primaries ahead of the 2016 presidential election.
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April 26, 2016
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Sanders: 50-60% 60-70% Clinton: 40-50% 50-60% | |||||||||||||||||||
The Democratic Party's primaries in Connecticut, Delaware, Maryland and Pennsylvania were held the same day, as were Republican primaries in the same five states, including their own Rhode Island primary.
Opinion polling
| Poll source | Date | 1st | 2nd | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Certified Primary results[2] | April 26, 2016 | Bernie Sanders 54.7% |
Hillary Clinton 43.1% |
Others / Uncommitted 2.2% |
| Public Policy Polling[3]
Margin of error: ± 3.8%
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April 22–24, 2016 | Bernie Sanders 49% |
Hillary Clinton 45% |
Others / Undecided 6% |
| Brown University[4]
Margin of error: ± 4.0%
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April 19–21, 2016 | Hillary Clinton 43% |
Bernie Sanders 34% |
Others / Undecided 23% |
| Brown University[5]
Margin of error: ± ?%
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February 22–23, 2016 | Hillary Clinton 49% |
Bernie Sanders 40% |
Others / Undecided 11% |
| Brown University[5]
Margin of error: ± ?%
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February 17–20, 2016 | Bernie Sanders 48% |
Hillary Clinton 41% |
Others / Undecided 11% |
Results
| Rhode Island Democratic primary, April 26, 2016 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Popular vote | Estimated delegates | |||
| Count | Percentage | Pledged | Unpledged | Total | |
| Bernie Sanders | 66,993 | 54.71% | 13 | 0 | 13 |
| Hillary Clinton | 52,749 | 43.08% | 11 | 9 | 20 |
| Mark Stewart | 236 | 0.19% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rocky De La Fuente | 145 | 0.12% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Write-in | 673 | 0.55% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Uncommitted | 1,662 | 1.36% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 122,458 | 100% | 24 | 9 | 33 |
| Source: [6][7][8] | |||||
Results by county
| County[9] | Clinton | Votes | Sanders | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bristol | 47.3% | 3,210 | 51.6% | 3,507 |
| Kent | 40.0% | 7,162 | 58.1% | 10,404 |
| Newport | 42.5% | 4,433 | 56.4% | 5,891 |
| Providence | 44.6% | 29,158 | 53.6% | 35,019 |
| Washington | 37.9% | 6,136 | 60.8% | 9,858 |
| Total | 43.1% | 52,749 | 54.7% | 66,993 |
Analysis
With its socially liberal coalition of mostly white Irish Catholic/Portuguese Catholic/Italian Catholic voters, Rhode Island was seen as Bernie Sanders's best chance at victory in the so-called "Acela Primaries" on April 26. He pulled out an 11-point win in Rhode Island on election day. He carried all municipalities but four, winning in the major cities of Providence and Warwick.
Sanders's Rhode Island win limited Clinton's success in New England to slimmer victories in Massachusetts and Connecticut.