Five states held presidential primary elections for the Democratic and Republican parties on April 26, 2016. Collectively, the April 26 primaries—also known as "Northeastern Super Tuesday"—were one of the biggest nights of the presidential nominating process since the primaries and caucuses of March 15, 2016. They came as Bernie Sanders sought to close the delegate gap between himself and frontrunner Hillary Clinton in the Democratic race and Republicans Ted Cruz and John Kasich sought to prevent Donald Trump from amassing the 1,237 delegates needed to secure the Republican nomination at the Republican National Convention in July.

On the Democratic side on April 26, 2016, an estimated 384 pledged delegates were up for grabs. A total of 2,383 delegates were needed to secure the Democratic nomination. On the Republican side, an estimated 118 pledged delegates were at stake. A total of 1,237 delegates were needed to secure the Republican nomination.

By the end of the April 26 contests, three-quarters of the Democratic and Republican pledged delegates had been allocated. For the Democrats, April 26 marked the fourth biggest day of the presidential nominating process, in terms of the number of delegates up for grabs. For Republicans, it marked the sixth biggest day.

Overall and state-by-state results can be found below.

For a running count of the total number of delegates awarded to all candidates in both parties throughout the presidential nominating process, click here.

Overall results

2016 Presidential Election
Date: November 8, 2016

Candidates
Winner: Donald Trump (R)
Hillary Clinton (D) • Jill Stein (G) • Gary Johnson (L) • Vice presidential candidates

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Connecticut

Quick facts

Democrats:

2016 Democratic winner: Hillary Clinton
Poll leader: Hillary Clinton
2008 Democratic winner: Barack Obama
Type: Closed Primary
Delegate allocation: Proportional
Pledged delegates at stake: 55

Republicans

2016 Republican winner: Donald Trump
Poll leader: Donald Trump
2012 Republican winner: Mitt Romney
Type: Closed Primary
Delegate allocation: Winner take all
Pledged delegates at stake: 28

Primary results

See also: Presidential election in Connecticut, 2016

Democrats

Connecticut Democratic Primary, 2016
Candidate	Vote %	Votes	Delegates
Hillary Clinton	51.8%	170,048	28
Bernie Sanders	46.4%	152,395	27
Roque De La Fuente	0.3%	960	0
Other	1.5%	4,872	0
Totals		328,275	55
Source: The New York Times and Connecticut Secretary of State

Republicans

Connecticut Republican Primary, 2016
Candidate	Vote %	Votes	Delegates
Donald Trump	57.9%	123,484	28
John Kasich	28.4%	60,503	0
Ted Cruz	11.7%	24,978	0
Ben Carson	0.8%	1,731	0
Other	1.3%	2,676	0
Totals		213,372	28
Source: The New York Times and Connecticut Secretary of State

Delegate selection

See also: 2016 presidential nominations: calendar and delegate rules

Democratic Party

Connecticut had 71 delegates at the 2016 Democratic National Convention. Of this total, 55 were pledged delegates. National party rules stipulated how Democratic delegates in all states were allocated. Pledged delegates were allocated to a candidate in proportion to the votes he or she received in a state's primary or caucus. A candidate was eligible to receive a share of the state's pledged delegates if he or she won at least 15 percent of the votes cast in the primary or caucus. There were three types of pledged Democratic delegates: congressional district delegates, at-large delegates, and party leaders and elected officials (PLEOs). Congressional district delegates were allocated proportionally based on the primary or caucus results in a given district. At-large and PLEO delegates were allocated proportionally based on statewide primary results.^[1]^[2]

Sixteen party leaders and elected officials served as unpledged delegates. These delegates were not required to adhere to the results of a state's primary or caucus.^[1]^[3]

Republican Party

Connecticut had 28 delegates at the 2016 Republican National Convention. Of this total, 15 were district-level delegates (three for each of the state's five congressional districts). Connecticut's district delegates were allocated on a winner-take-all basis; the candidate who won a plurality of the vote in a district received all of that district's delegates. If a candidate won more than 50 percent of the statewide primary vote, he or she received all of the state's district delegates.^[4]^[5]

Of the remaining 13 delegates, 10 served at large. At-large delegates were allocated on a proportional basis; a candidate had to win at least 20 percent of the statewide primary vote in order to be eligible to receive any of the state's at-large delegates. If a candidate won more than 50 percent of the statewide vote, he or she received all of the state's at-large delegates. In addition, three national party leaders (identified on the chart below as RNC delegates) served as bound delegates to the Republican National Convention.^[4]^[5]

Polls

Democratic primary

Democratic Party presidential primary polling (Connecticut)
Poll	Hillary Clinton	Bernie Sanders	Martin O'Malley	Unsure or Other	Margin of Error	Sample Size

Public Policy Polling April 22-24, 2016	48%	46%	0%	6%	+/-3.7	709
Quinnipiac University April 12-18, 2016	51%	42%	0%	7%	+/-3	1,037
Emerson April 10-11, 2016	49%	43%	0%	8%	+/-5.2	356
Emerson College November 13-16, 2015	49.5%	30.7%	9.1%	10.7%	+/-6	251
Quinnipiac University October 7-11, 2015	37%	25%	0%	38%	+/-4	610
Note: A "0%" finding means the candidate was not a part of the poll. The polls above may not reflect all polls that have been conducted in this race. Those displayed are a random sampling chosen by Ballotpedia staff. If you would like to nominate another poll for inclusion in the table, send an email to editor@ballotpedia.org.

Republican primary

Republican Party presidential primary polling (2015) (Connecticut)
Poll	Donald Trump	John Kasich	Ted Cruz	Ben Carson	Marco Rubio	Jeb Bush	Carly Fiorina	Rand Paul	Chris Christie	George Pataki	Unsure or Other	Margin of Error	Sample Size

Emerson College November 13-16, 2015	24.7%	10.4%	6.1%	9.1%	14.3%	10.1%	3.6%	6.2%	2.4%	<1%	12.5%	+/-4.6	445
Quinnipiac University October 7-11, 2015	34%	4%	6%	14%	7%	6%	11%	1%	4%	1%	12%	+/-4.6	464
Note: A "0%" finding means the candidate was not a part of the poll. The polls above may not reflect all polls that have been conducted in this race. Those displayed are a random sampling chosen by Ballotpedia staff. If you would like to nominate another poll for inclusion in the table, send an email to editor@ballotpedia.org.

State profile

Demographic data for Connecticut
	Connecticut	U.S.
Total population:	3,584,730	316,515,021
Land area (sq mi):	4,842	3,531,905
Race and ethnicity**
White:	77.3%	73.6%
Black/African American:	10.3%	12.6%
Asian:	4.2%	5.1%
Native American:	0.2%	0.8%
Pacific Islander:	0%	0.2%
Two or more:	2.8%	3%
Hispanic/Latino:	14.7%	17.1%
Education
High school graduation rate:	89.9%	86.7%
College graduation rate:	37.6%	29.8%
Income
Median household income:	$70,331	$53,889
Persons below poverty level:	12.2%	11.3%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2010-2015) Click here for more information on the 2020 census and here for more on its impact on the redistricting process in Connecticut. **Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.

Presidential voting pattern

See also: Presidential voting trends in Connecticut

Connecticut voted for the Democratic candidate in all seven presidential elections between 2000 and 2024.

Pivot Counties (2016)

Ballotpedia identified 206 counties that voted for Donald Trump (R) in 2016 after voting for Barack Obama (D) in 2008 and 2012. Collectively, Trump won these Pivot Counties by more than 580,000 votes. Of these 206 counties, one is located in Connecticut, accounting for 0.5 percent of the total pivot counties.^[6]

Pivot Counties (2020)

In 2020, Ballotpedia re-examined the 206 Pivot Counties to view their voting patterns following that year's presidential election. Ballotpedia defined those won by Trump won as Retained Pivot Counties and those won by Joe Biden (D) as Boomerang Pivot Counties. Nationwide, there were 181 Retained Pivot Counties and 25 Boomerang Pivot Counties. Connecticut had one Retained Pivot County, 0.55 percent of all Retained Pivot Counties.

More Connecticut coverage on Ballotpedia

Delaware

Quick facts

Democrats:

2016 Democratic winner: Hillary Clinton
2008 Democratic winner: Barack Obama
Type: Closed Primary
Delegate allocation: Proportional
Pledged delegates at stake: 21

Republicans

2016 Republican winner: Donald Trump
2012 Republican winner: Mitt Romney
Type: Closed Primary
Delegate allocation: Winner take all
Pledged delegates at stake: 16