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Five states and one U.S. territory held presidential primary elections or caucuses for the Democratic and Republican parties on March 15, 2016. These events were the largest—and some of the most consequential—electoral contests in the presidential nominating process since Super Tuesday on March 1, 2016.

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On the Democratic side on March 15, 2016, an estimated 691 pledged delegates were up for grabs in 5 states. The eventual Democratic nominee needs a total of 2,383 delegates to secure the nomination. On the Republican side, an estimated 367 pledged delegates were at stake in 5 states and one U.S. territory. The states of Florida and Ohio, with 99 and 66 delegates respectively, are winner-take-all states for the Republicans. This means that the winners of those states received all of their pledged delegates. The eventual Republican nominee needs a total of 1,237 delegates to secure the nomination.

As of the end of the March 15 contests, over half of the Democratic pledged delegates and over 60 percent of the Republican pledged delegates had been allocated. For the Democrats, March 15 marked the third biggest day of the presidential nominating process, in terms of the number of delegates up for grabs. For Republicans, it marked the second biggest day.

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

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Florida

Quick facts

Democrats: 2016 Democratic winner: Hillary Clinton Poll leader: Hillary Clinton 2008 Democratic winner: Hillary Clinton Type: Closed Primary Delegate allocation: Proportional Pledged delegates at stake: 214

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: 99

Primary results

See also: Presidential election in Florida, 2016

Democrats

Florida Democratic Primary, 2016
Candidate	Vote %	Votes	Delegates
Hillary Clinton	64.4%	1,101,414	141
Bernie Sanders	33.3%	568,839	73
Martin O'Malley	2.3%	38,930	0
Totals		1,709,183	214
Source: The New York Times and Florida Department of State

Republicans

Florida Republican Primary, 2016
Candidate	Vote %	Votes	Delegates
Jeb Bush	1.8%	43,511	0
Ben Carson	0.9%	21,207	0
Chris Christie	0.1%	2,493	0
Ted Cruz	17.1%	404,891	0
Carly Fiorina	0.1%	1,899	0
Jim Gilmore	0%	319	0
Lindsey Graham	0%	693	0
Mike Huckabee	0.1%	2,624	0
John Kasich	6.8%	159,976	0
Rand Paul	0.2%	4,450	0
Marco Rubio	27%	638,661	0
Rick Santorum	0.1%	1,211	0
Donald Trump	45.7%	1,079,870	99
Totals		2,361,805	99
Source: The New York Times and Florida Department of State

Delegate selection

See also: 2016 presidential nominations: calendar and delegate rules

Democratic Party

Florida had 246 delegates at the 2016 Democratic National Convention. Of this total, 214 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.

Thirty-two 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.

Republican Party

Florida had 99 delegates at the 2016 Republican National Convention. Of this total, 81 were district-level delegates (three for each of the state's 27 congressional districts). District-level delegates were allocated on a winner-take-all basis; the candidate who won a plurality of the statewide vote received all of Florida's district delegates.

Of the remaining 18 delegates, 15 served at large. At-large delegates were allocated on a winner-take-all basis; the candidate who won a plurality of the statewide vote 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. The RNC delegates were required to pledge their support to the candidate who won the state's primary.

Democratic primary

Democratic Party presidential primary polling (Florida)
Poll	Hillary Clinton	Bernie Sanders	Unsure or Other	Margin of Error	Sample Size
Quinnipiac University March 8-13, 2016	60%	34%	6%	+/-4.3	519
American Research Group March 11-13, 2016	58%	37%	5%	+/-5	400
Public Policy Polling March 11-12, 2016	57%	32%	11%	+/-3.9	627
CBS News/YouGov March 9-11, 2016	62%	34%	4%	+/-4.5	796
NBC/WSJ/Marist March 4-10, 2016	61%	34%	5%	+/-4.4	500
Florida Atlantic University March 8-11, 2016	59%	31%	10%	+/-5	414
WTSP/Mason-Dixon March 7-9, 2016	68%	23%	9%	+/-4.5	500
CNN/ORC March 2-6, 2016	61%	34%	5%	+/-6	264
Quinnipiac March 2-7, 2016	62%	32%	6%	+/-4.3	511
News 13 (Orlando) March 4-6, 2016	61%	30%	9%	+/-3.4	823
Washington Post/Univision March 2-5, 2016	64%	26%	10%	+/-6	449
University of North Florida February 22-27, 2016	54%	24%	22%	+/-3.74	685
Public Policy Polling February 24-25, 2016	57%	32%	10%	+/-5	388
Quinnipiac University February 21-24, 2016	59%	33%	8%	+/-4.5	476
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.

Democratic Party presidential primary polling (Florida)
Poll	Hillary Clinton	Bernie Sanders	Martin O'Malley	Unsure or Other	Margin of Error	Sample Size
Florida Atlantic University January 15-18, 2016	62.2%	25.9%	3.9%	8.1%	+/-4.9	383
Florida Atlantic University November 15-16, 2015	65.5%	22.4%	4%	8.2%	+/-5.6	297
Bay News 9/News 13 October 28-November 1, 2015	66%	24%	3%	8%	+/-N/A	826
University of North Florida October 14-19, 2015	54.6%	15.9%	<1%	28.2%	+/-3.9	632
Quinnipiac University September 25-October 5, 2015	43%	19%	0%	38%	+/-4.8	411
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.

Democratic Party presidential favorability polling (Florida)
Poll	Hillary Clinton	Bernie Sanders	Joe Biden	Martin O'Malley	Jim Webb	Lincoln Chafee	Unsure or Other	Margin of Error	Sample Size
Public Policy Polling September 11-13, 2015	55%	18%	17%	2%	1%	1%	6%	+/-5.1	368
Loan Gravis Marketing Poll September 5-11, 2015	41.6%	12.5%	21.4%	1.5%	1.3%	<1%	21.3%	+/-4.0	693
Opinion Savvy Poll for Morris News Service September 1, 2015	52%	20%	15%	1%	1%	4%	7%	+/-5	419
Quinnipiac University August 7-18, 2015	48%	15%	11%	1%	1%	0%	24%	+/-5.3	345
Mason-Dixon July 20-23, 2015	58%	17%	0%	2%	0%	0%	23%	+/-4.5	500
Gravis Marketing June 16-20, 2015	64.8%	20.6%	0%	2.1%	<1%	<1%	11.2%	+/-3.3	881
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 (Florida)
Poll	Donald Trump	Marco Rubio	Ted Cruz	John Kasich	Ben Carson	Unsure or Other	Margin of Error	Sample Size
Monmouth University March 11-13, 2016	44%	27%	17%	9%	0%	3%	+/-4.9	405
American Research Group March 11-13, 2016	49%	24%	16%	8%	0%	3%	+/-4.9	400
Florida Times-Union March 13, 2016	44%	26%	18%	10%	0%	2%	+/-3.5	787
Trafalgar Group March 12-13, 2016	44%	24%	20%	9%	0%	3%	+/-2.6	1,500
Quinnipiac University March 8-13, 2016	46%	22%	14%	10%	0%	8%	+/-4	615
CBS News/YouGov March 9-11, 2016	44%	21%	24%	9%	0%	2%	+/-4.8	873
NBC/WSJ/Marist March 4-10, 2016	43%	22%	21%	9%	0%	5%	+/-4.3	511
Florida Atlantic University March 8-11, 2016	44%	21%	21%	9%	0%	5%	+/-3	852
WTSP/Mason-Dixon March 7-9, 2016	36%	30%	17%	8%	0%	9%	+/-3.8	700
Florida Times-Union March 9, 2016	42.8%	23.5%	20.9%	10.4%	0%	2.4%	+/-4	590
Trafalgar Group March 8-9, 2016	41.87%	23.1%	21.43%	10.94%	0%	2.66%	+/-2.83	1,280
Suffolk University March 7-9, 2016	36%	27%	19%	10%	0%	8%	+/-4.4	500
Fox News March 5-8, 2016	43%	20%	16%	10%	0%	11%	+/-3.5	813
UNF Public Opinion Research Lab March 2-7, 2016	35.5%	23.8%	15.5%	8.8%	0%	16.4%	+/-3.57	752
Quinnipiac University March 2-7, 2016	45%	22%	18%	8%	0%	7%	+/-3.8	657
CNN/ORC March 2-6, 2016	40%	24%	19%	5%	6%	6%	+/-5.5	313
News 13 (Orlando) March 4-6, 2016	42%	22%	17%	10%	0%	9%	+/-3.3	937
Monmouth March 3-6, 2016	38%	30%	17%	10%	1%	4%	+/-4.9	403
Washington Post/Univision March 2-5, 2016	38%	31%	19%	4%	0%	8%	+/-5.5	450
Public Policy Polling February 24-25, 2016	45%	25%	10%	8%	5%	7%	+/-4.6	464
Quinnipiac University February 21-24, 2016	44%	28%	12%	7%	4%	6%	+/-3.7	705
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 Party presidential primary polling (Georgia)
Poll	Donald Trump	Ted Cruz	Ben Carson	Marco Rubio	Jeb Bush	Carly Fiorina	Chris Christie	John Kasich	Mike Huckabee	Rand Paul	Unsure or Other	Margin of Error	Sample Size
News/YouGov January 18-21, 2016	39%	29%	6%	13%	2%	2%	2%	2%	2%	0%	3%	+/-6.2	494
Opinion Savvy January 17, 2016	33.4%	23.4%	7.3%	8.2%	7.1%	3.5%	3.7%	3.8%	3.2%	3.5%	2.7%	+/-3.4	803
Fox 5 Atlanta December 16, 2015	34.6%	15.8%	6.4%	12%	6%	5.1%	5.6%	2.3%	1.4%	2.1%	8.7%	+/-4.2	538
WSB/Landmark December 10, 2015	43.1%	16.2%	6.7%	10.6%	4.8%	1.8%	0%	1.5%	1.9%	<1%	12.9%	+/-3.3	800
Fox 5/Morris News Service November 9-10, 2015	8%	26%	4%	14%	6%	0%	2%	2%	1%	9%	4%	+/-4.7	674
WXIA-TV/Survey USA October 15-26, 2015	35%	8%	28%	12%	4%	3%	0%	2%	3%	0%	6%	+/-4	629
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 Party presidential favorability polling (Florida)
Poll	Jeb Bush	Donald Trump	Scott Walker	John Kasich	Ted Cruz	Rand Paul	Marco Rubio	Ben Carson	Carly Fiorina	Mike Huckabee	Unsure or Other	Margin of Error	Sample Size
Florida Chamber September 16-20, 2015	13%	25%	0%	0%	6%	0%	14%	9%	11%	0%	22%	+/-4	N/A
Public Policy Polling September 11-13, 2015	13%	28%	2%	5%	9%	<1%	10%	17%	7%	3%	6%	+/-5.1	377
Loan Gravis Marketing Poll September 5-11, 2015	15.2%	33.6%	1.1%	5.3%	5.7%	<1%	5.4%	22.4%	6.2%	1.8%	3.1%	+/-4.0	891
Opinion Savvy Poll for Morris News Service September 1, 2015	19%	29%	1%	3%	3%	0%	6%	25%	5%	2%	7%	+/-4	498
Quinnipiac University August 7-18, 2015	17%	21%	4%	3%	7%	4%	11%	11%	7%	4%	11%	+/-4.5	477
Florida Times-Union August 3, 2015	26%	27%	6%	3%	8%	2%	7%	8%	2%	4%	7%	+/-4.1	547
Mason-Dixon July 20-23, 2015	28%	11%	13%	3%	4%	3%	16%	1%	2%	5%	14%	+/-4.5	500
Gravis Marketing June 16-20, 2015	27.5%	0%	8.7%	0%	5.2%	8.8%	23%	0%	6.2%	4.5%	16.1%	+/-3.6	729
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 Florida
	Florida	U.S.
Total population:	20,244,914	316,515,021
Land area (sq mi):	53,625	3,531,905
Race and ethnicity**
White:	76%	73.6%
Black/African American:	16.1%	12.6%
Asian:	2.6%	5.1%
Native American:	0.3%	0.8%
Pacific Islander:	0.1%	0.2%
Two or more:	2.4%	3%
Hispanic/Latino:	23.7%	17.1%
Education
High school graduation rate:	86.9%	86.7%
College graduation rate:	27.3%	29.8%
Income
Median household income:	$47,507	$53,889
Persons below poverty level:	19.8%	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 Florida. **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 Florida

Florida voted Republican in five out of the 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, four are located in Florida, accounting for 1.94 percent of the total pivot counties.

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. Florida had three Retained Pivot Counties and one Boomerang Pivot County, accounting for 1.66 and 4.00 percent of all Retained and Boomerang Pivot Counties, respsectively.

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Illinois

Quick facts

Democrats: 2016 Democratic winner: Hillary Clinton Poll leader: Hillary Clinton 2008 Democratic winner: Barack Obama Type: Open Primary Delegate allocation: Proportional Pledged delegates at stake: 156

Republicans 2016 Republican winner: Donald Trump Poll leader: Donald Trump 2012 Republican winner: Mitt Romney Type: Open Primary Delegate allocation: Mixed Pledged delegates at stake: 69

Primary results

See also: Presidential election in Illinois, 2016

Democrats

Illinois Democratic Primary, 2016
Candidate	Vote %	Votes	Delegates
Hillary Clinton	50.6%	1,039,555	79
Bernie Sanders	48.6%	999,494	77
Willie Wilson	0.3%	6,565	0
Martin O'Malley	0.3%	6,197	0
Larry Cohen	0.1%	2,407	0
Roque De La Fuente	0.1%	1,802	0
David Formhals	0%	25	0
Brian O'Neill	0%	2	0
Totals		2,056,047	156
Source: The New York Times and Illinois State Board of Elections

Republicans

Illinois Republican Primary, 2016
Candidate	Vote %	Votes	Delegates
Donald Trump	38.8%	562,464	54
Ted Cruz	30.2%	438,235	9
John Kasich	19.7%	286,118	6
Marco Rubio	8.7%	126,681	0
Ben Carson	0.8%	11,469	0
Jeb Bush	0.8%	11,188	0
Rand Paul	0.3%	4,718	0
Chris Christie	0.2%	3,428	0
Mike Huckabee	0.2%	2,737	0
Carly Fiorina	0.1%	1,540	0
Rick Santorum	0.1%	1,154	0
JoAnn Breivogel	0%	16	0
Totals		1,449,748	69
Source: The New York Times and Illinois State Board of Elections

Delegate selection

See also: 2016 presidential nominations: calendar and delegate rules

Democratic Party

Illinois had 183 delegates at the 2016 Democratic National Convention. Of this total, 156 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.

Twenty-seven 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.

Republican Party

Illinois had 69 delegates at the 2016 Republican National Convention. Of this total, 54 were district-level delegates (three for each of the state's 18 congressional districts). According to the Republican National Committee, Illinois' district-level delegates were "elected directly on the primary ballot and bound to the candidate for whom they [declared] themselves."

Of the remaining 15 delegates, 12 served at large. Illinois' at-large delegates were allocated on a winner-take-all basis; the candidate who won a plurality of the statewide primary vote 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. The RNC delegates were required to pledge their support to the winner of the state's primary.

State profile

Demographic data for Illinois
	Illinois	U.S.
Total population:	12,839,047	316,515,021
Land area (sq mi):	55,519	3,531,905
Race and ethnicity**
White:	72.3%	73.6%
Black/African American:	14.3%	12.6%
Asian:	5%	5.1%
Native American:	0.2%	0.8%
Pacific Islander:	0%	0.2%
Two or more:	2.2%	3%
Hispanic/Latino:	16.5%	17.1%
Education
High school graduation rate:	87.9%	86.7%
College graduation rate:	32.3%	29.8%
Income
Median household income:	$57,574	$53,889
Persons below poverty level:	16.8%	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 Illinois. **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 Illinois

Illinois 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, 11 are located in Illinois, accounting for 5.34 percent of the total pivot counties.

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. Illinois had 11 Retained Pivot Counties, 6.08 percent of all Retained Pivot Counties.

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Missouri

Quick facts

Democrats: 2016 Democratic winner: Hillary Clinton 2008 Democratic winner: Barack Obama Type: Open Primary Delegate allocation: Proportional Pledged delegates at stake: 71

Republicans 2016 Republican winner: Donald Trump 2012 Republican winner: Rick Santorum Type: Open Primary Delegate allocation: Proportional Pledged delegates at stake: 52

Primary results

See also: Presidential election in Missouri, 2016

Democrats

Missouri Democratic Primary, 2016
Candidate	Vote %	Votes	Delegates
Hillary Clinton	49.6%	312,285	36
Bernie Sanders	49.4%	310,711	35
Henry Hewes	0.1%	650	0
Roque De La Fuente	0.1%	345	0
Keith Judd	0%	288	0
Willie Wilson	0%	307	0
Martin O'Malley	0.1%	442	0
John Wolfe	0%	247	0
Jon Adams	0.1%	433	0
Other	0.6%	3,717	0
Totals		629,425	71
Source: The New York Times and Missouri Secretary of State

Republicans

Missouri Republican Primary, 2016
Candidate	Vote %	Votes	Delegates
Chris Christie	0.2%	1,681	0
Jeb Bush	0.4%	3,361	0
Ben Carson	0.9%	8,233	0
Donald Trump	40.8%	383,631	37
Marco Rubio	6.1%	57,244	0
Ted Cruz	40.6%	381,666	15
Rick Santorum	0.1%	732	0
Carly Fiorina	0.1%	615	0
John Kasich	10.1%	94,857	0
Rand Paul	0.2%	1,777	0
Jim Lynch	0%	100	0
Mike Huckabee	0.2%	2,148	0
Other	0.3%	3,225	0
Totals		939,270	52
Source: The New York Times and Missouri Secretary of State

Delegate selection

See also: 2016 presidential nominations: calendar and delegate rules

Democratic Party

Missouri had 84 delegates at the 2016 Democratic National Convention. Of this total, 71 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.

Thirteen 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.

Republican Party

Missouri had 52 delegates at the 2016 Republican National Convention. Of this total, 24 were district-level delegates (three for each of the state's eight congressional districts). Of the remaining 28 delegates, 25 served at large. The state's district-level and at-large delegates were both allocated on a proportional basis. The plurality winner in each congressional district received all three of the district's delegates, as well as two at-large delegates. The remaining nine at-large delegates were allocated to the plurality winner of the statewide primary vote. If a candidate won more than 50 percent of the statewide vote, he or she received all of the state's district-level and 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.

State profile

Demographic data for Missouri
	Missouri	U.S.
Total population:	6,076,204	316,515,021
Land area (sq mi):	68,742	3,531,905
Race and ethnicity**
White:	82.6%	73.6%
Black/African American:	11.5%	12.6%
Asian:	1.8%	5.1%
Native American:	0.4%	0.8%
Pacific Islander:	0.1%	0.2%
Two or more:	2.4%	3%
Hispanic/Latino:	3.9%	17.1%
Education
High school graduation rate:	88.4%	86.7%
College graduation rate:	27.1%	29.8%
Income
Median household income:	$48,173	$53,889
Persons below poverty level:	18.2%	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 Missouri. **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 Missouri

Missouri voted Republican in all seven presidential elections between 2000 and 2024.

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North Carolina

Quick facts

Democrats: 2016 Democratic winner: Hillary Clinton Poll leader: Hillary Clinton 2008 Democratic winner: Barack Obama Type: Mixed Primary Delegate allocation: Proportional Pledged delegates at stake: 107

Republicans 2016 Republican winner: Donald Trump Poll leader: Donald Trump 2012 Republican winner: Mitt Romney Type: Mixed Primary Delegate allocation: Proportional Pledged delegates at stake: 72

Primary results

See also: Presidential election in North Carolina, 2016

Democrats

North Carolina Democratic Primary, 2016
Candidate	Vote %	Votes	Delegates
Hillary Clinton	54.5%	622,915	60
Bernie Sanders	40.9%	467,018	47
Martin O'Malley	1.1%	12,122	0
Roque De La Fuente	0.3%	3,376	0
Other	3.3%	37,485	0
Totals		1,142,916	107
Source: The New York Times and North Carolina State Board of Elections

Republicans

North Carolina Republican Primary, 2016
Candidate	Vote %	Votes	Delegates
Donald Trump	40.2%	462,413	29
Ted Cruz	36.8%	422,621	27
John Kasich	12.7%	145,659	9
Marco Rubio	7.7%	88,907	6
Ben Carson	1%	11,019	1
Jeb Bush	0.3%	3,893	0
Mike Huckabee	0.3%	3,071	0
Rand Paul	0.2%	2,753	0
Chris Christie	0.1%	1,256	0
Carly Fiorina	0.1%	929	0
Rick Santorum	0.1%	663	0
Jim Gilmore	0%	265	0
Other	0.5%	6,081	0
Totals		1,149,530	72
Source: The New York Times and North Carolina Board of Elections

Delegate selection

See also: 2016 presidential nominations: calendar and delegate rules

Democratic Party

North Carolina had 120 delegates at the 2016 Democratic National Convention. Of this total, 107 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.

Thirteen 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.

Republican Party

North Carolina had 72 delegates at the 2016 Republican National Convention. Of this total, 39 were district-level delegates (three for each of the state's 13 congressional districts). District-level delegates were allocated proportionally according to the statewide vote.

Of the remaining 33 delegates, 30 served at large. North Carolina's at-large delegates were allocated on a proportional basis according to the statewide primary vote. In addition, three national party leaders (identified on the chart below as RNC delegates) served as bound delegates to the Republican National Convention.

State profile

Demographic data for North Carolina
	North Carolina	U.S.
Total population:	10,035,186	316,515,021
Land area (sq mi):	48,618	3,531,905
Race and ethnicity**
White:	69.5%	73.6%
Black/African American:	21.5%	12.6%
Asian:	2.5%	5.1%
Native American:	1.2%	0.8%
Pacific Islander:	0.1%	0.2%
Two or more:	2.4%	3%
Hispanic/Latino:	8.8%	17.1%
Education
High school graduation rate:	85.8%	86.7%
College graduation rate:	28.4%	29.8%
Income
Median household income:	$46,868	$53,889
Persons below poverty level:	20.5%	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 North Carolina. **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 North Carolina

North Carolina voted Republican in six out of the 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, six are located in North Carolina, accounting for 2.91 percent of the total pivot counties.

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. North Carolina had six Retained Pivot Counties, 3.31 percent of all Retained Pivot Counties.

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Ohio

Quick facts

Democrats: 2016 Democratic winner: Hillary Clinton Poll leader: Hillary Clinton 2008 Democratic winner: Hillary Clinton Type: Open Primary Delegate allocation: Proportional Pledged delegates at stake: 143

Republicans 2016 Republican winner: John Kasich Poll leader: Donald Trump 2012 Republican winner: Mitt Romney Type: Open Primary Delegate allocation: Winner take all Pledged delegates at stake: 66

Primary results

See also: Presidential election in Ohio, 2016

Democrats

Ohio Democratic Primary, 2016
Candidate	Vote %	Votes	Delegates
Hillary Clinton	56.1%	696,681	81
Bernie Sanders	43.1%	535,395	62
Roque De La Fuente	0.8%	9,402	0
Totals		1,241,478	143
Source: The New York Times and Ohio Secretary of State

Republicans

Ohio Republican Primary, 2016
Candidate	Vote %	Votes	Delegates
Jeb Bush	0.3%	5,398	0
Ben Carson	0.7%	14,351	0
Chris Christie	0.1%	2,430	0
Ted Cruz	13.3%	264,640	0
Carly Fiorina	0.1%	2,112	0
Mike Huckabee	0.2%	4,941	0
John Kasich	47%	933,886	66
Marco Rubio	2.3%	46,478	0
Rick Santorum	0.1%	1,320	0
Donald Trump	35.9%	713,404	0
Totals		1,988,960	66
Source: The New York Times and Ohio Secretary of State

Delegate selection

See also: 2016 presidential nominations: calendar and delegate rules

Democratic Party

Ohio had 160 delegates at the 2016 Democratic National Convention. Of this total, 143 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.

Seventeen 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.

Republican Party

Ohio had 66 delegates at the 2016 Republican National Convention. Of this total, 48 were district-level delegates (three for each of the state's 16 congressional districts). Ohio's district delegates were allocated on a winner-take-all basis; the candidate who won a plurality of the statewide primary vote received all of the state's district delegates.

Of the remaining 18 delegates, 15 served at large. Ohio's at-large delegates were allocated on a winner-take-all basis; the candidate who won a plurality of the statewide primary vote 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. The RNC delegates were required to pledge their support to the winner of the state's primary.

State profile

Demographic data for Ohio
	Ohio	U.S.
Total population:	11,605,090	316,515,021
Land area (sq mi):	40,861	3,531,905
Race and ethnicity**
White:	82.4%	73.6%
Black/African American:	12.2%	12.6%
Asian:	1.9%	5.1%
Native American:	0.2%	0.8%
Pacific Islander:	0%	0.2%
Two or more:	2.5%	3%
Hispanic/Latino:	3.4%	17.1%
Education
High school graduation rate:	89.1%	86.7%
College graduation rate:	26.1%	29.8%
Income
Median household income:	$49,429	$53,889
Persons below poverty level:	19.6%	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 Ohio. **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 Ohio

Ohio voted Republican in five out of the 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, nine are located in Ohio, accounting for 4.37 percent of the total pivot counties.

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. Ohio had eight Retained Pivot Counties and one Boomerang Pivot County, accounting for 4.42 and 4.00 percent of all Retained and Boomerang Pivot Counties, respectively.

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Democratic primary

Democratic Party presidential primary polling (Ohio)
Poll	Hillary Clinton	Bernie Sanders	Unsure or Other	Margin of Error	Sample Size
American Research Group March 12-13, 2016	52%	45%	3%	+/-5	400
Monmouth University March 11-13, 2016	54%	40%	6%	+/-5.6	302
Quinnipiac University March 8-13, 2016	51%	46%	3%	+/-4.2	543
Public Policy Polling March 11-13, 2016	46%	41%	13%	+/-4.4	502
CBS News/YouGov March 9-11, 2016	52%	43%	5%	+/-5.3	777
NBC/WSJ/Marist March 4-10, 2016	58%	38%	4%	+/-4.6	453
CNN/ORC March 2-6, 2016	63%	33%	4%	+/-5.5	294
Quinnipiac March 2-7, 2016	52%	43%	5%	+/-4.3	521
Public Policy Polling March 4-6, 2016	56%	35%	9%	+/-4.4	508
Quinnipiac University February 16-20, 2016	55%	40%	5%	+/-4.3	518
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.

Democratic Party presidential favorability polling (Ohio)
Poll	Hillary Clinton	Bernie Sanders	Joe Biden	Jim Webb	Lincoln Chafee	Martin O'Malley	Unsure or Other	Margin of Error	Sample Size
Quinnipiac University Sep. 25–Oct. 5, 2015	40%	19%	21%	0%	0%	0%	20%	+/-4.9	396
Quinnipiac University August 7-18, 2015	47%	17%	14%	1%	0%	0%	21%	+/-5.2	353
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 (Ohio)
Poll	John Kasich	Donald Trump	Ted Cruz	Marco Rubio	Ben Carson	Unsure or Other	Margin of Error	Sample Size
American Research Group March 12-13, 2016	40%	35%	15%	5%	0%	5%	+/-5	400
Monmouth University March 11-13, 2016	40%	35%	15%	5%	0%	5%	+/-4.4	503
Quinnipiac University March 8-13, 2016	38%	38%	16%	3%	0%	5%	+/-3.7	721
CBS News/YouGov March 9-11, 2016	33%	33%	27%	5%	0%	2%	+/-4.4	805
NBC/WSJ/Marist March 4-10, 2016	39%	33%	19%	6%	0%	3%	+/-4.1	564
Fox News March 5-8, 2016	34%	29%	19%	7%	0%	11%	+/-3.5	806
Quinnipiac University March 2-7, 2016	32%	38%	16%	9%	0%	5%	+/-3.7	685
CNN/ORC March 2-6, 2016	35%	41%	15%	7%	1%	1%	+/-5	359
Public Policy Polling March 4-6, 2016	35%	38%	15%	5%	0%	5%	+/-3.9	638
Quinnipiac University February 16-20, 2016	26%	31%	21%	13%	5%	5%	+/-3.6	759
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 Party presidential favorability polling (Ohio)
Poll	John Kasich	Donald Trump	Scott Walker	Ben Carson	Jeb Bush	Marco Rubio	Ted Cruz	Mike Huckabee	Carly Fiorina	Rand Paul	Unsure or Other	Margin of Error	Sample Size
Quinnipiac University Sep. 25–Oct. 5, 2015	13%	23%	0%	18%	4%	7%	11%	2%	10%	3%	9%	+/-4.7	433
Quinnipiac University August 7-18, 2015	27%	21%	2%	6%	5%	7%	7%	3%	5%	2%	15%	+/-5.1	371
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.

Northern Mariana Islands

Quick facts

Democrats: 2016 Democratic winner: Hillary Clinton 2008 Democratic winner: - Type: Caucus Delegate allocation: Proportional Pledged delegates at stake: 6

Republicans 2016 Republican winner: Donald Trump 2012 Republican winner: Mitt Romney Type: Caucus Delegate allocation: Proportional Pledged delegates at stake: 9

Note: The CNMI Democratic caucuses took place on March 12, 2016.

2016 primary results

See also: Presidential election in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, 2016

Republicans

CNMI Republican Caucuses, 2016
Candidate	Vote %	Votes	Delegates
Donald Trump	72.8%	343	9
Ted Cruz	24%	113	0
John Kasich	2.1%	10	0
Marco Rubio	1.1%	5	0
Totals		471	9
Source: CNMI GOP

Primary election delegate totals

The delegate counts below are totals for the Democratic and Republican nomination races.

See also

• Super Tuesday presidential primaries, 2016
• Presidential candidates, 2016
• Early presidential polling, 2016
• Presidential straw polls, 2016
• Presidential election, 2016
• Important dates in the 2016 presidential race
• 2016 presidential nominations: calendar and delegate rules