2016 Ohio Democratic presidential primary

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| <- 2008 | March 15, 2016 (2016-03-15) | 2020 ->

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Candidate  | Hillary Clinton | Bernie Sanders
Home state  | New York | Vermont
Delegate count  | 81 | 62
Popular vote  | 696,681 | 535,395
Percentage  | 56.12% | 43.13%

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Results by county:
Clinton: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70%
Sanders: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70%

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The 2016 Ohio Democratic presidential primary took place on March 15 in the U.S. state of Ohio as one of the Democratic Party's primaries prior to the 2016 presidential election.

The same day, the Democratic Party held primaries in Florida, Illinois, Missouri and North Carolina, while the Republican Party held primaries in the same five states and a caucus in the Northern Mariana Islands, as well as their own Ohio primary.

Clinton handily won the primary, putting her upset Rust Belt loss in Michigan behind her.[1] She earned congressional endorsements from Reps. Tim Ryan, Joyce Beatty, Marcia Fudge and Sen. Sherrod Brown, while Sanders earned one Ohio backer, Rep. Marcy Kaptur.[2]

## Background

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By the time Ohio held its primaries, voters from 21 states and two territories already cast their vote for the presidential nomination of the Democratic Party. As of the March 12 elections, Hillary Clinton was projected to have earned 775 pledged delegates to Bernie Sanders' 552.[3] Clinton gained significant victories in the Southern United States, often described as her "firewall",[4] including landslide victories in Mississippi and Alabama and Georgia.[5][6] Meanwhile, Bernie Sanders gained victories in the Midwestern United States,[7] where Ohio resides, including an upset victory in neighboring Michigan on March 8.[8][9] After the fact, Sanders' campaign took advantage of the momentum gained from the Michigan win, by targeting Illinois, Missouri and Ohio in the March 15 elections, hoping to repeat the same result. Sanders stated that "Not only is Michigan the gateway to the rest of the industrial Midwest, the results there show that we are a national campaign."[10]

Before the Michigan primaries, Clinton and Sanders had debated over economic policies relating to the industrial midwest states and the so-called "rust belt". The disagreements centered around trade deals, including the Trans-Pacific Partnership and Clinton's past support of the North American Free Trade Agreement, and its effect on economies such as Michigan and Ohio.[11][12]

## Controversy

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Ohio is one of at least seventeen states that has laws allowing voters who are 17 years of age, but will be 18 by the time of the general election, to vote in the presidential primaries.[13] However, Ohio Secretary of State Jon A. Husted had announced in December 2015 that 17 year olds would be outright barred from participating in the 2016 primaries. The rationale for the decision was based on an interpretation of the law in which 17 year olds could "nominate" officials for office, but not "elect". In the case of the presidential primaries, by definition, voters would be electing officials - delegates to each party's presidential nominating convention.[14] The decision was met with criticism by the public, after it was brought to mainstream attention by Representative Kathleen Clyde, after she condemned the rule in a statement released on March 5. Clyde described it as a "underhanded, backroom attack" against young voters.[15] Nine teenagers filed a lawsuit with the Ohio Courts of Common Pleas in Franklin County over the decision, stating that the decision contradicted state law and a decision by the Supreme Court of Ohio that allowed 17 year olds turning 18 by the general election to vote.[16]

Bernie Sanders' campaign, whose voter base includes the majority of young voters,[17][18] also filed a lawsuit against the decision, accusing Husted of "arbitrarily" and "unconsititutionally" discriminating against young African-American and Latino voters, citing data from the 2010 United States census that shows younger voters in Ohio where mostly African-American and Latino.[19][20] Husted, in response to Sanders' lawsuit, said in a public statement that he welcomed the lawsuit, further stating that "I am very happy to be sued on this issue because the law is crystal clear",[19] though, he later spoke out negatively against the lawsuit, claiming that it was "a last-minute political act", designed to "draw attention to his campaign."[21] Many Ohio officials, past and present, such as former Ohio Secretary of State Jennifer Brunner, came out in support of Sanders' lawsuit,[22] and had attracted protests by not only Bernie Sanders supporters, but also Donald Trump supporters as well.[23] In a decision handed down on March 11, an Ohio state judge ruled in favour of both lawsuits by the teenage group and the Sanders campaign, effectively lifting the ban on 17 year olds from voting in the Ohio presidential primaries.[24] Husted initially announced that he would appeal the ruling,[25] however, after learning that such an appeal wouldn't be heard by the court until the day before the primaries, he retracted his intent to appeal.[26]

## Debates and forums

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March 13, 2016 – Columbus, Ohio

The ninth forum was held at 8:00 pm EDT on March 13, 2016, at the campus of Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio, and aired on CNN.[27]

March 14, 2016 – Columbus, Ohio and Springfield, Illinois

The tenth forum was held at 6:00 pm EDT on March 14, 2016, at the campus of Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio, and at the Old State Capitol State Historic Site in Springfield, Illinois. It aired on MSNBC. The first section of the town hall with Bernie Sanders was moderated by Chuck Todd; the second section of the town hall with Hillary Clinton was moderated by Chris Matthews.

## Opinion polling

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See also: Statewide opinion polling for the 2016 Democratic Party presidential primaries

Poll source  | Date  | 1st  | 2nd  | Other

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Primary results[28] | March 15, 2016  | Hillary Clinton
56.1% | Bernie Sanders
43.1%  | Other
0.8%
ARG[29]

Margin of error: ± 5.0%
Sample size: 400

| March 12–13, 2016  | Hillary Clinton
52% | Bernie Sanders
45% | Others / Undecided

Monmouth[30]

Margin of error: ± 5.6%
Sample size: 302

| March 11–13, 2016  | Hillary Clinton
54% | Bernie Sanders
40%  | Others / Undecided

Quinnipiac[31]

Margin of error: ± 4.2%
Sample size: 543

| March 8–13, 2016  | Hillary Clinton
51% | Bernie Sanders
46% | Others / Undecided

Public Policy Polling[32]

Margin of error: ± 4.4%
Sample size: 502

| March 11–12, 2016  | Hillary Clinton
46% | Bernie Sanders
41% | Others / Undecided
13%
CBS News/YouGov[33]

Margin of error: ± 5.3%
Sample size: 777

| March 9–11, 2016  | Hillary Clinton
52% | Bernie Sanders
43% | Others / Undecided

NBC News/Wall Street Journal/Marist[34]

Margin of error: ± 4.6%
Sample size: 453

| March 4–10, 2016  | Hillary Clinton
58% | Bernie Sanders
38%  | Others / Undecided

Quinnipiac[35]

Margin of error: ± 4.3%
Sample size: 521

| March 2–7, 2016  | Hillary Clinton
52% | Bernie Sanders
43%  | Others / Undecided

Public Polling Policy[36]

Margin of error: ± 4.4%
Sample size: 508

| March 4–6, 2016  | Hillary Clinton
56% | Bernie Sanders
35%  | Others / Undecided

CNN/ORC[37]

Margin of error: ± 5.5%
Sample size: 294

| March 2–6, 2016  | Hillary Clinton
63% | Bernie Sanders
33%  | Others / Undecided

Quinnipiac University[38]

Margin of error: ± 4.3%
Sample size: 518

| February 16–20, 2016  | Hillary Clinton
55% | Bernie Sanders
40%  | Others / Undecided

BW Community Research Institute[39]

Margin of error: ± 5%
Sample size: 385

| February 11–20, 2016  | Bernie Sanders
45% | Hillary Clinton
44% | Others / Undecided
11%
Public Policy Polling[40]

Margin of error: ± ?%
Sample size: 1,138

| January 12–14, 2016  | Hillary Clinton
53% | Bernie Sanders
37%  | Not sure 10%

Polls in 2015

Poll source  | Date  | 1st  | 2nd  | 3rd  | Other

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Quinnipiac University[41]

Margin of error: ± 4.9%
Sample size: 396

| September 25 – October 5, 2015  | Hillary Clinton
40% | Joe Biden
21%  | Bernie Sanders
19%  | Undecided 11%
Quinnipiac University[42]

Margin of error: ± 5.2%
Sample size: 353

| August 7–18, 2015  | Hillary Clinton
47% | Bernie Sanders
17%  | Joe Biden
14%  | Jim Webb 1%, Martin O'Malley 0%, Lincoln Chafee 0%, Other 3%, Wouldn't vote 6%, Undecided 12%
Quinnipiac University[43]

Margin of error: ± 5%
Sample size: 388

| June 4–15, 2015  | Hillary Clinton
60% | Joe Biden
13%  | Bernie Sanders
10%  | Martin O'Malley 1%, Lincoln Chafee 0%, Jim Webb 0%, Other 1%, Wouldn't vote 3%, Undecided 11%
Public Policy Polling[44]

Margin of error: ± 5.2%
Sample size: 360

| June 4–7, 2015  | Hillary Clinton
61% | Bernie Sanders
13%  | Michael Bloomberg
7%  | Lincoln Chafee 2%, Martin O'Malley 2%, Jim Webb 1%, Not sure 13%
Quinnipiac University[45]

Margin of error: ± 5.4%
Sample size: 324

| March 17–28, 2015  | Hillary Clinton
54% | Elizabeth Warren
14%  | Joe Biden
9%  | Martin O'Malley 3%, Bernie Sanders 3%, Jim Webb 2%, Other 1%, Wouldn't vote 3%, Undecided 12%
Joe Biden
34% | Elizabeth Warren
25%  | Martin O'Malley
5%  | Bernie Sanders 5%, Jim Webb 2%, Other 1%, Wouldn't vote 3%, Undecided 24%
Quinnipiac University[46]

Margin of error: ± 5.5%
Sample size: 315

| January 22 – February 1, 2015  | Hillary Clinton
51% | Elizabeth Warren
14%  | Joe Biden
7%  | Bernie Sanders 5%, Martin O'Malley 1%, Jim Webb 0%, Other 2%, Wouldn't vote 4%, Undecided 15%
Joe Biden
28% | Elizabeth Warren
24%  | Bernie Sanders
7%  | Martin O'Malley 2%, Jim Webb 2%, Other 4%, Wouldn't vote 5%, Undecided 28%

## Results

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See also: Results of the 2016 Democratic Party presidential primaries

Ohio Democratic primary, March 15, 2016

Candidate  | Popular vote  | Estimated delegates
Count  | Percentage  | Pledged | Unpledged | Total
Hillary Clinton | 696,681  | 56.12%  | 81  | 14  | 95
Bernie Sanders | 535,395  | 43.13%  | 62  | 1  | 63
Rocky De La Fuente | 9,402  | 0.76%  |  |  |
Uncommitted  | —  |  | 2  | 2
Total  | 1,241,478  | 100%  | 143  | 17  | 160
Source: [47]
Ohio Democratic primary, March 15, 2016

District  | Delegates available  | Votes  | Delegates
Clinton  | Sanders  | De La Fuente  | Total  | Qualified total  | Clinton  | Sanders
1  | 4  | 42,600  | 29,747  | 272  | 72,619  | 72,347  | 2  | 2
2  | 4  | 39,061  | 30,597  | 483  | 70,141  | 69,658  | 2  | 2
3  | 12  | 59,740  | 43,898  | 302  | 103,940  | 103,638  | 7  | 5
4  | 4  | 29,317  | 25,831  | 677  | 55,825  | 55,148  | 2  | 2
5  | 4  | 32,068  | 32,279  | 544  | 64,891  | 64,347  | 2  | 2
6  | 4  | 32,611  | 27,413  | 1,545  | 61,569  | 60,024  | 2  | 2
7  | 4  | 33,596  | 27,823  | 745  | 62,164  | 61,419  | 2  | 2
8  | 4  | 26,463  | 21,879  | 413  | 48,755  | 48,342  | 2  | 2
9  | 8  | 55,401  | 42,141  | 680  | 98,222  | 97,542  | 5  | 3
10  | 4  | 41,641  | 31,089  | 350  | 73,080  | 72,730  | 2  | 2
11  | 17  | 91,235  | 43,124  | 382  | 134,741  | 134,359  | 12  | 5
12  | 4  | 38,046  | 34,109  | 352  | 72,507  | 72,155  | 2  | 2
13  | 8  | 56,933  | 45,981  | 1,055  | 103,969  | 102,914  | 4  | 4
14  | 4  | 43,317  | 33,627  | 537  | 77,481  | 76,944  | 2  | 2
15  | 4  | 33,764  | 32,516  | 516  | 66,796  | 66,280  | 2  | 2
16  | 4  | 40,888  | 33,341  | 549  | 74,778  | 74,229  | 2  | 2
Total | 93  | 696,681  | 535,395  | 9,402  | 1,241,478  | 1,232,076  | 52  | 41
PLEO | 19  | 11  | 8
At Large | 31  | 18  | 13
Gr. Total | 143  | 81  | 62
Total vote |  | 56.12%  | 43.13%  | 0.76%  | 100.00%  | 99.24%  |  |
Source: Ohio Secretary of State Presidential Preference Primary Precinct Level Official Results (Democrat)

### Results by county

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County[48] | Clinton  | Votes  | Sanders  | Votes

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Adams | 56.8% | 877 | 41.3% | 638
Allen | 56.6% | 3,670 | 42.1% | 2,730
Ashland | 49.1% | 1,451 | 49.5% | 1,465
Ashtabula | 54.9% | 5,320 | 43.9% | 4,256
Athens | 38.2% | 3,533 | 61.2% | 5,663
Auglaize | 51.0% | 1,031 | 47.1% | 952
Belmont | 53.1% | 3,982 | 43.5% | 3,263
Belmont | 58.3% | 1,562 | 39.8% | 1,067
Butler | 53.4% | 12,874 | 46.0% | 11,102
Carroll | 51.4% | 1,084 | 46.2% | 976
Champaign | 51.9% | 1,226 | 46.6% | 1,099
Clark | 58.7% | 7,107 | 40.5% | 4,905
Clermont | 49.4% | 5,642 | 50.0% | 5,710
Clinton | 48.5% | 909 | 50.3% | 942
Columbiana | 52.6% | 4,106 | 45.8% | 3,573
Coshocton | 53.6% | 1,358 | 44.5% | 1,128
Crawford | 51.4% | 1,344 | 43.6% | 1,141
Cuyahoga | 63.2% | 125,914 | 36.3% | 72,297
Darke | 54.2% | 1,246 | 43.4% | 999
Defiance | 50.6% | 1,507 | 48.2% | 1,435
Delaware | 57.9% | 9,552 | 41.8% | 6,891
Erie | 55.3% | 5,449 | 43.6% | 4,299
Fairfield | 55.3% | 6,408 | 43.8% | 5,074
Fayette | 58.3% | 760 | 40.9% | 533
Franklin | 55.3% | 84,654 | 44.4% | 67,855
Fulton | 48.7% | 1,480 | 50.3% | 1,528
Gallia | 47.7% | 945 | 48.8% | 966
Geauga | 54.0% | 4,171 | 45.5% | 3,516
Greene | 49.4% | 6,672 | 50.0% | 6,759
Guernsey | 53.0% | 1,440 | 45.2% | 1,228
Hamilton | 59.5% | 57,687 | 40.2% | 38,956
Hancock | 44.9% | 2,062 | 54.2% | 2,490
Hardin | 52.6% | 771 | 45.7% | 669
Harrison | 53.2% | 818 | 43.8% | 674
Henry | 50.0% | 977 | 48.7% | 952
Highland | 55.2% | 1,119 | 43.1% | 873
Hocking | 52.3% | 1,204 | 46.0% | 1,060
Holmes | 48.8% | 561 | 48.5% | 558
Huron | 50.9% | 2,036 | 47.7% | 1,907
Jackson | 58.3% | 1,010 | 40.1% | 694
Jefferson | 54.7% | 4,328 | 42.3% | 3,353
Knox | 48.5% | 1,902 | 50.6% | 1,987
Lake | 54.3% | 12,506 | 44.9% | 10,351
Lawrence | 55.4% | 2,654 | 41.6% | 1,994
Licking | 53.3% | 6,785 | 45.9% | 5,849
Logan | 49.6% | 1,012 | 48.9% | 998
Lorain | 56.1% | 21,144 | 42.9% | 16,154
Lucas | 56.9% | 32,137 | 42.7% | 24,111
Madison | 56.8% | 1,225 | 42.8% | 923
Mahoning | 59.3% | 21,000 | 39.7% | 14,066
Marion | 56.9% | 2,585 | 42.0% | 1,909
Medina | 53.1% | 7,913 | 46.3% | 6,888
Meigs | 49.9% | 800 | 47.2% | 757
Mercer | 53.5% | 1,037 | 44.4% | 860
Miami | 53.2% | 3,155 | 45.6% | 2,706
Monroe | 48.1% | 1,191 | 45.9% | 1,138
Montgomery | 59.4% | 33,352 | 40.1% | 22,538
Morgan | 56.2% | 566 | 42.7% | 430
Morrow | 52.1% | 1,164 | 46.3% | 1,035
Muskingum | 56.6% | 3,066 | 42.4% | 2,299
Noble | 53.9% | 522 | 41.7% | 404
Ottawa | 55.4% | 2,566 | 43.4% | 2,012
Paulding | 55.8% | 723 | 41.7% | 540
Perry | 56.7% | 1,465 | 41.4% | 1,070
Pickaway | 55.6% | 2,097 | 43.2% | 1,631
Pike | 56.8% | 1,336 | 40.3% | 949
Portage | 49.0% | 8,665 | 50.2% | 8,877
Preble | 52.2% | 1,176 | 46.4% | 1,046
Putnam | 45.3% | 811 | 52.3% | 936
Richland | 55.5% | 5,225 | 43.3% | 4,080
Ross | 57.2% | 3,582 | 41.4% | 2,595
Sandusky | 53.4% | 2,866 | 45.7% | 2,456
Scioto | 53.7% | 3,499 | 44.6% | 2,903
Seneca | 49.6% | 2,081 | 49.2% | 2,064
Shelby | 52.3% | 1,284 | 45.2% | 1,110
Stark | 56.5% | 21,515 | 42.6% | 16,235
Summit | 56.6% | 38,874 | 42.9% | 29,451
Trumbull | 53.9% | 17,903 | 44.4% | 14,726
Tuscarawas | 51.6% | 4,479 | 46.3% | 4,019
Union | 50.8% | 1,580 | 48.3% | 1,501
Van Wert | 51.9% | 710 | 45.4% | 621
Vinton | 49.5% | 515 | 47.7% | 496
Warren | 53.3% | 6,970 | 46.3% | 6,054
Washington | 50.5% | 2,557 | 47.6% | 2,411
Wayne | 51.3% | 3,448 | 48.0% | 3,225
Williams | 45.8% | 1,007 | 52.6% | 1,156
Wood | 45.8% | 6,108 | 53.7% | 7,165
Wyandot | 49.7% | 661 | 48.6% | 647
Total | 56.5% | 679,266 | 42.7% | 513,549

## Analysis

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Clinton received a commanding win in the Ohio primary which mirrored her 2008 performance. Clinton won the white vote 53–47 which comprised 74% of the Ohio electorate. She also won the African American vote, 71–28. And while Sanders won men 51–48 and voters under the age of 45 65–34, Clinton won women 63–36 (including white women 61–38 who made up 41% of the electorate, and won both married and unmarried women) and she won older voters 70–29. She swept all income levels and educational attainment levels in Ohio. She also won unions, an important demographic in the industrial Rust Belt, by a margin of 55–45.

In terms of political ideology, Clinton swept all groups: liberals, moderates, and conservatives. She won Democrats 64–35, but lost Independents 66–33 to Sanders.

Clinton swept most counties in the state, winning urban areas 61–38, suburban areas 63–36, and rural areas by a modest 51–48. Clinton won in the Cleveland area 63–35, in Northern Ohio 57–43, in the Ohio Valley and Western Ohio 52–47, in the Columbus area 52–47, and in Cincinnati/Dayton, 55–45.[49]

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