2016 Rhode Island Democratic presidential primary

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Candidate  | Bernie Sanders | Hillary Clinton
Home state  | Vermont | New York
Delegate count  | 13 | 11
Popular vote  | 66,993[1] | 52,749
Percentage  | 54.71% | 43.08%

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Results by county

Results by municipality

Sanders: 50-60% 60-70%
Clinton: 40-50% 50-60%

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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.

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[edit]

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

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

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Certified Primary results | April 26, 2016  | Bernie Sanders
54.7% | Hillary Clinton
43.1%  | Others / Uncommitted
2.2%
Public Policy Polling[2]

Margin of error: ± 3.8%
Sample size: 668

| April 22–24, 2016  | Bernie Sanders
49% | Hillary Clinton
45%  | Others / Undecided

Brown University[3]

Margin of error: ± 4.0%
Sample size: 436

| April 19–21, 2016  | Hillary Clinton
43% | Bernie Sanders
34%  | Others / Undecided
23%
Brown University[4]

Margin of error: ± ?%
Sample size: 394

| February 22–23, 2016  | Hillary Clinton
49% | Bernie Sanders
40%  | Others / Undecided
11%
Brown University[4]

Margin of error: ± ?%
Sample size: 396

| February 17–20, 2016  | Bernie Sanders
48% | Hillary Clinton
41%  | Others / Undecided
11%

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## Results[edit]

See also: Results of the 2016 Democratic Party presidential primaries

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: The Green Papers, Rhode Island Board of Elections and
Rhode Island Democratic Party - Official Pledged Delegates Allocation

### Results by county[edit]

County[5] | Clinton  | Votes  | Sanders  | Votes

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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[edit]

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' Rhode Island win limited Clinton's success in New England to slimmer victories in Massachusetts and Connecticut.

## References[edit]

1. ^ Rhode Island Board of Elections
2. ^ "Clinton, Sanders close in CT/PA/RI; Trump Headed for Big Wins" (PDF). Public Policy Polling. April 25, 2016. Retrieved April 25, 2016.
3. ^ "Taubman Center poll: Clinton, Trump lead in Rhode Island, but many voters undecided". Retrieved April 24, 2016.
4. ^ a b "Statewide Presidential primary poll: Trump strong, Clinton rising". Taubman Center for American Politics and Policy. Retrieved March 1, 2016.
5. ^ "Rhode Island Election Results 2016: President Live Map by County, Real-Time Voting Updates - POLITICO".

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