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This article serves as Ballotpedia’s hub for Super Tuesday 2016, a pivotal day in the presidential nominating process for both the Democratic and Republican parties. Super Tuesday took place on March 1, 2016. It featured the most electoral contests to take place in a single day in the 2016 presidential nominating process. Super Tuesday has historically proven to be one of the most reliable benchmarks for predicting the outcome of the presidential nominating process for both parties. The winners—by delegate count—of almost every Super Tuesday between 1988 and 2012 went on to secure their party’s nomination.

On the Democratic side, an estimated 865 pledged delegates were up for grabs in 11 states and one U.S. territory. This represents roughly 21.3 percent of the total number of pledged delegates in the Democratic Party’s 2016 nominating process. To win the 2016 Democratic nomination, a candidate needed a total of 2,383 delegates to secure the nomination. On the Republican side, an estimated 595 pledged delegates were at stake on Super Tuesday in 11 states. This represents roughly 25 percent of the total number of pledged delegates in the Republican Party’s 2016 nominating process. To win the 2016 Republican nomination, a candidate needed a total of 1,237 delegates to secure the nomination.

Click here to jump straight to results and state-by-state coverage.

2016’s Super Tuesday contest was significantly larger than 2012’s—especially since 2012 had contests for only one party, the Republicans—but was smaller than 2008’s. On March 6, 2012, the Republican candidates competed for 419 pledged delegates in ten states. Mitt Romney took the largest share with approximately 220, followed by Rick Santorum with approximately 85. The 2008 contest, which took place on February 5, 2008, featured 22 states and American Samoa and 1681 pledged delegates on the Democratic side; 21 states and 1065 pledged delegates on the Republican side. For the Democrats, Barack Obama edged out Hillary Clinton in the delegate count, estimated at 847 to 834. For the Republicans, John McCain bested Mitt Romney with 602 delegates to Romney’s 201.

There is no official date for Super Tuesday. In past presidential election years, it has typically been held on a Tuesday in early-to-mid March. In 2004 and 2008, however, it was held in early February after a number of states decided to move up the dates of their nominating contests. The first Super Tuesday contest took place on March 13, 1984.

See also Ballotpedia Senior Writer Jim Barnes' pre-Super Tuesday analyses here and here.

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

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States

Below are a list and map of all states and territories that participated in the 2016 Super Tuesday contest. To access results and information on each state, click the tabs beneath the map.

Note: Not included in the list and map below are the Wyoming and Colorado Republican caucuses. The Wyoming Republican precinct caucuses concluded on March 1. (But unlike Iowa, there was no presidential straw poll at this first stage in the Republican process.) Those precinct caucuses elected delegates to attend county conventions on March 12, where some of the state’s Republican National Convention delegates and alternates were chosen. The rest of the state’s national convention delegation were chosen at the Wyoming Republican Party state convention on April 16. In Colorado, Republican precinct caucuses were also held on March 1. The state GOP decided not to conduct a presidential straw poll. Colorado Republican National Convention delegates were chosen at party gatherings and the Colorado state GOP convention on April 8 and 9.

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Overview

Democrats The delegate counts and popular vote were last updated at 7:02 pm EST on March 5, 2016. Super Tuesday overall results, Democrats Candidate States won Pledged delegates awarded Average share of popular vote Hillary Clinton 8 520 55% Bernie Sanders 4 345 43% Super Tuesday state-by-state results, Democrats State Winner Pledged delegates awarded Pledged delegates at stake Alabama Clinton 44 53 Arkansas Clinton 22 32 American Samoa Clinton 4 6 Colorado Sanders 38 66 Georgia Clinton 74 102 Massachusetts Clinton 46 91 Minnesota Sanders 46 77 Oklahoma Sanders 21 38 Tennessee Clinton 44 67 Texas Clinton 149 222 Vermont Sanders 16 16 Virginia Clinton 61 95 Republicans The delegate counts and popular vote were last updated at 7:05 pm EST on March 5, 2016. Super Tuesday overall results, Republicans Candidate States won Pledged delegates awarded Average share of popular vote Ben Carson 0 3 6% Ted Cruz 3 217 25% John Kasich 0 21 8.5% Marco Rubio 1 97 23% Donald Trump 7 254 35% Super Tuesday state-by-state results, Republicans State Winner Pledged delegates awarded Pledged delegates at stake Alabama Trump 36 50 Alaska Cruz 12 28 Arkansas Trump 16 40 Georgia Trump 42 76 Massachusetts Trump 22 42 Minnesota Rubio 17 38 Oklahoma Cruz 15 43 Tennessee Trump 33 58 Texas Cruz 104 155 Vermont Trump 8 16 Virginia Trump 17 49

Alabama

Quick facts

Democrats: 2016 Democratic winner: Hillary Clinton Poll leader: Hillary Clinton 2008 Democratic winner: Barack Obama Type: Primary Delegate allocation: Proportional Pledged delegates at stake: 53 Total delegates at stake: 60

Republicans 2016 Republican winner: Donald Trump 2012 Republican winner: Rick Santorum Type: Primary Delegate allocation: Proportional* Pledged delegates at stake: 50 Total delegates at stake: 50

*The Alabama GOP includes a provision in its nominating rules allowing any candidate who wins 50 percent of the vote cast within the state or each of the congressional districts to receive all of the state’s at-large and congressional district delegates. For more on this provision, see here.

2016 primary results

See also: Presidential election in Alabama, 2016

Democrats

Alabama Democratic Primary, 2016
Candidate	Vote %	Votes	Delegates
Hillary Clinton	77.9%	309,071	44
Bernie Sanders	19.2%	76,059	9
Martin O'Malley	0.4%	1,479	0
Roque De La Fuente	0.2%	804	0
Other	2.4%	9,438	0
Totals		396,851	53
Source: AlabamaVotes.gov

Republicans

Alabama Republican Primary, 2016
Candidate	Vote %	Votes	Delegates
Donald Trump	43.4%	373,721	36
Ted Cruz	21.1%	181,479	13
Marco Rubio	18.7%	160,606	1
Ben Carson	10.2%	88,094	0
John Kasich	4.4%	38,119	0
Jeb Bush	0.5%	3,974	0
Chris Christie	0.1%	858	0
Carly Fiorina	0.1%	544	0
Lindsey Graham	0%	253	0
Mike Huckabee	0.3%	2,539	0
Rand Paul	0.2%	1,895	0
Rick Santorum	0.1%	617	0
Other	0.9%	7,953	0
Totals		860,652	50
Source: AlabamaVotes.gov

Delegate selection

See also: 2016 presidential nominations: calendar and delegate rules

Democratic Party

Alabama had 60 delegates at the 2016 Democratic National Convention. Of this total, 53 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.

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

Alabama had 50 delegates at the 2016 Republican National Convention. Of this total, 21 were district-level delegates (three for each of the state's seven congressional districts). Alabama's district-level delegates were allocated on a proportional basis; a candidate had to win at least 20 percent of the vote in a congressional district in order to have received any of that district's delegates. The highest vote-getter in a district was allocated two of the district's three delegates; the second highest vote-getter received the remaining delegate. If only one candidate met the 20 percent threshold in a district, he or she won all of the district's delegates. If no candidate won at least 20 percent of the vote, then the 20 percent threshold was discarded. If a candidate won more than 50 percent of the vote in a district, he or she received all three of that district's delegates.

Of the remaining 29 delegates, 26 served at large. At-large delegates were allocated on a proportional basis; a candidate must have won 20 percent of the statewide vote in order to have received a share of the state's at-large delegates. If a candidate won more than 50 percent of the statewide vote, he or she was allocated all of Alabama'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.

Polls

Democratic primary

Democratic Party presidential primary polling (Alabama)
Poll	Hillary Clinton	Bernie Sanders	Unsure or Other	Margin of Error	Sample Size
Monmouth University February 25-28, 2016	71%	23%	6%	+/-5.7	300
Public Policy Polling February 14-16, 2016	59%	31%	10%	+/-4.4	500
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 Alabama
	Alabama	U.S.
Total population:	4,853,875	316,515,021
Land area (sq mi):	50,645	3,531,905
Race and ethnicity**
White:	68.8%	73.6%
Black/African American:	26.4%	12.6%
Asian:	1.2%	5.1%
Native American:	0.5%	0.8%
Pacific Islander:	0.1%	0.2%
Two or more:	1.7%	3%
Hispanic/Latino:	4%	17.1%
Education
High school graduation rate:	84.3%	86.7%
College graduation rate:	23.5%	29.8%
Income
Median household income:	$43,623	$53,889
Persons below poverty level:	23.3%	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 Alabama. **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 Alabama

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

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Alaska

Quick facts

Democrats: 2016 Democratic winner: Bernie Sanders 2008 Democratic winner: Barack Obama Type: Caucus Delegate allocation: Proportional Pledged delegates at stake: 16

Republicans 2016 Republican winner: Ted Cruz 2012 Republican winner: Mitt Romney Type: Caucus Delegate allocation: Proportional Pledged delegates at stake: 28

2016 caucus results

See also: Presidential election in Alaska, 2016

Republicans

Alaska Republican Caucus, 2016
Candidate	Vote %	Votes	Delegates
Ted Cruz	36.4%	7,973	12
Donald Trump	33.5%	7,346	11
Marco Rubio	15.1%	3,318	5
Ben Carson	10.9%	2,401	0
John Kasich	4.1%	892	0
Other	0%	0	0
Totals		21,930	28
Source: CNN and The New York Times

Delegate selection

See also: 2016 presidential nominations: calendar and delegate rules

Republican Party

Alaska had 28 delegates at the 2016 Republican National Convention. Of this total, three were district-level delegates (three for the state's single congressional district). District-level delegates were allocated on a proportional basis; a candidate had to win at least 13 percent of the statewide vote in order to be eligible to win a share of Alaska's district delegates.

Of the remaining 25 delegates, 22 served at large. At-large delegates were allocated on a proportional basis; a candidate had to win at least 13 percent of the statewide vote in order to be eligible to win a share of Alaska's at-large delegates. In addition, three national party leaders (identified on the chart below as RNC delegates) served as pledged delegates to the Republican National Convention.

State profile

Demographic data for Alaska
	Alaska	U.S.
Total population:	737,709	316,515,021
Land area (sq mi):	570,641	3,531,905
Race and ethnicity**
White:	66%	73.6%
Black/African American:	3.4%	12.6%
Asian:	5.9%	5.1%
Native American:	13.8%	0.8%
Pacific Islander:	1.2%	0.2%
Two or more:	8.4%	3%
Hispanic/Latino:	6.5%	17.1%
Education
High school graduation rate:	92.1%	86.7%
College graduation rate:	28%	29.8%
Income
Median household income:	$72,515	$53,889
Persons below poverty level:	11.3%	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 Alaska. **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 Alaska

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

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Arkansas

Quick facts

Democrats: 2016 Democratic winner: Hillary Clinton Poll leader: Hillary Clinton 2008 Democratic winner: Hillary Clinton Type: Primary Delegate allocation: Proportional Pledged delegates at stake: 32 Total delegates at stake: 37

Republicans 2016 Republican winner: Donald Trump Poll leader: Ted Cruz 2012 Republican winner: Mitt Romney Type: Primary Delegate allocation: Proportional* Pledged delegates at stake: 40 Total delegates at stake: 40

*The Arkansas GOP includes a provision in its nominating rules allowing any candidate who wins 50 percent of the vote cast within the state or each of the congressional districts to receive all of the state’s at-large and congressional district delegates. For more on this provision, see here.

2016 primary results

See also: Presidential election in Arkansas, 2016

Democrats

Arkansas Democratic Primary, 2016
Candidate	Vote %	Votes	Delegates
Hillary Clinton	66.3%	144,580	22
Bernie Sanders	29.7%	64,868	10
Martin O'Malley	1.3%	2,764	0
John Wolfe	1.2%	2,541	0
James Valentine	0.8%	1,687	0
Rocky De La Fuente	0.8%	1,680	0
Totals		218,120	32
Source: The New York Times

Republicans

Arkansas Republican Primary, 2016
Candidate	Vote %	Votes	Delegates
Donald Trump	32.8%	133,144	16
Ted Cruz	30.5%	123,873	15
Marco Rubio	24.9%	101,235	9
Ben Carson	5.7%	23,173	0
John Kasich	3.7%	15,098	0
Mike Huckabee	1.2%	4,703	0
Jeb Bush	0.6%	2,406	0
Rand Paul	0.3%	1,127	0
Chris Christie	0.2%	651	0
Carly Fiorina	0.1%	409	0
Rick Santorum	0.1%	286	0
Lindsey Graham	0.1%	250	0
Bobby Jindal	0%	167	0
Totals		406,522	40
Source: The New York Times

Delegate selection

See also: 2016 presidential nominations: calendar and delegate rules

Democratic Party

Arkansas had 37 delegates at the 2016 Democratic National Convention. Of this total, 32 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.

Five 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

Arkansas had 40 delegates at the 2016 Republican National Convention. Of this total, 12 were district-level delegates (three for each of the state's four congressional districts). District-level delegates were allocated on a proportional basis; the highest vote-getter in a district received two of that district's delegates, and the second highest vote-getter received the remaining delegate. If a candidate won more than 50 percent of the vote in a district, he or she received all three of that district's delegates.

Of the remaining 28 delegates, 25 served at large. At-large delegates were allocated on a proportional basis; a candidate had to win at least 15 percent of the statewide vote in order to receive any at-large delegates. Each candidate who met the 15 percent threshold received one delegate. If a candidate won more than 50 percent of the statewide vote, he or she was allocated the remaining at-large delegates. If no candidate won a majority of the statewide vote, the unallocated at-large delegates were divided proportionally among those candidates who met the 15 percent threshold. In addition, three national party leaders (identified on the chart below as RNC delegates) served as bound delegates to the Republican National Convention.

Polls

Democratic primary

Democratic Party presidential primary polling (Arkansas)
Poll	Hillary Clinton	Bernie Sanders	Unsure or Other	Margin of Error	Sample Size
Public Policy Polling February 14-16, 2016	57%	32%	11%	+/-4.3	525
Talk Business and Politics February 4, 2016	57%	25%	18%	+/-3.3	451
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 (Arkansas)
Poll	Ted Cruz	Marco Rubio	Donald Trump	Ben Carson	John Kasich	Jeb Bush	Unsure or Other	Margin of Error	Sample Size
Talk Business and Politics February 4, 2016	27%	23%	23%	11%	4%	1%	11%	+/-3.3	457
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 Arkansas
	Arkansas	U.S.
Total population:	2,977,853	316,515,021
Land area (sq mi):	52,035	3,531,905
Race and ethnicity**
White:	78%	73.6%
Black/African American:	15.5%	12.6%
Asian:	1.4%	5.1%
Native American:	0.6%	0.8%
Pacific Islander:	0.2%	0.2%
Two or more:	2.1%	3%
Hispanic/Latino:	6.9%	17.1%
Education
High school graduation rate:	84.8%	86.7%
College graduation rate:	21.1%	29.8%
Income
Median household income:	$41,371	$53,889
Persons below poverty level:	22.9%	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 Arkansas. **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 Arkansas

Arkansas voted Republican 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 Arkansas, accounting for 0.5 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. Arkansas had one Retained Pivot County, 0.55 percent of all Retained Pivot Counties.

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Colorado

Quick facts

Democrats: 2016 Democratic winner: Bernie Sanders Poll leader: Hillary Clinton 2008 Democratic winner: Barack Obama Type: Caucus Delegate allocation: Proportional Pledged delegates at stake: 66

Republicans: 2016 Republican winner: Ted Cruz 2012 Republican winner: Rick Santorum Type: Caucus Delegate allocation: - Pledged delegates at stake: 34

See note above on the Colorado Republican caucuses.

2016 caucus results

See also: Presidential election in Colorado, 2016

Democrats

Colorado Democratic Caucus, 2016
Candidate	Vote %	Votes	Delegates
Bernie Sanders	59%	72,846	41
Hillary Clinton	40.3%	49,789	25
Other	0.7%	822	0
Totals		123,457	66
Source: Colorado Democratic Party and CNN

Delegate selection

See also: 2016 presidential nominations: calendar and delegate rules

Democratic Party

Colorado had 78 delegates at the 2016 Democratic National Convention. Of this total, 66 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 caucus results.

Twelve 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

Colorado had 37 delegates at the 2016 Republican National Convention. Of this total, 21 were district-level delegates (three for each of the state's seven congressional districts). Thirteen delegates served at large. In addition, three national party leaders (identified on the chart below as RNC delegates) served as delegates to the Republican National Convention.

In 2015, the Republican Party of Colorado decided not to conduct a presidential preference poll in 2016. As a result, according to the Republican National Committee, all delegates were bound according to the preferred candidates indicated on their intent-to-run forms. RNC delegates were unbound, meaning that they did not have to pledge their support to a given candidate.

Polls

Democratic primary

Democratic Party presidential primary polling (Colorado)
Poll	Hillary Clinton	Bernie Sanders	Martin O'Malley	Unsure or Other	Margin of Error	Sample Size
Quinnipiac University November 11-15, 2015	55%	27%	2%	15%	+/-4.9	404
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 (Colorado)
Poll	Ben Carson	Marco Rubio	Donald Trump	Ted Cruz	Carly Fiorina	Rand Paul	Jeb Bush	Chris Christie	Mike Huckabee	John Kasich	Unsure or Other	Margin of Error	Sample Size
Quinnipiac University November 11-15, 2015	25%	19%	17%	14%	5%	3%	2%	1%	1%	1%	12%	+/-4.5	474
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 Colorado
	Colorado	U.S.
Total population:	5,448,819	316,515,021
Land area (sq mi):	103,642	3,531,905
Race and ethnicity**
White:	84.2%	73.6%
Black/African American:	4%	12.6%
Asian:	2.9%	5.1%
Native American:	0.9%	0.8%
Pacific Islander:	0.1%	0.2%
Two or more:	3.5%	3%
Hispanic/Latino:	21.1%	17.1%
Education
High school graduation rate:	90.7%	86.7%
College graduation rate:	38.1%	29.8%
Income
Median household income:	$60,629	$53,889
Persons below poverty level:	13.5%	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 Colorado. **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 Colorado

Colorado voted for the Democratic candidate 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 Colorado, 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. Colorado 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, respectively.

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Georgia

Quick facts

Democrats: 2016 Democratic winner: Hillary Clinton Poll leader: Hillary Clinton 2008 Democratic winner: Barack Obama Type: Primary Delegate allocation: Proportional Pledged delegates at stake: 102

Republicans 2016 Republican winner: Donald Trump Poll leader: Donald Trump 2012 Republican winner: Newt Gingrich Type: Primary Delegate allocation: Proportional* Pledged delegates at stake: 76

*The Georgia GOP includes a provision in its nominating rules allowing any candidate who wins 50 percent of the vote cast within the state or each of the congressional districts to receive all of the state’s at-large and congressional district delegates. For more on this provision, see here.

2016 primary results

See also: Presidential election in Georgia, 2016

Democrats

Georgia Democratic Primary, 2016
Candidate	Vote %	Votes	Delegates
Hillary Clinton	71.3%	545,674	73
Bernie Sanders	28.2%	215,797	29
Martin O'Malley	0.3%	2,129	0
Michael Steinberg	0.2%	1,766
Totals		765,366	102
Source: Georgia Secretary of State and CNN

Republicans

Georgia Republican Primary, 2016
Candidate	Vote %	Votes	Delegates
Donald Trump	38.8%	502,994	42
Marco Rubio	24.4%	316,836	16
Ted Cruz	23.6%	305,847	18
John Kasich	5.6%	72,508	0
Ben Carson	6.2%	80,723	0
Jeb Bush	0.6%	7,686	0
Chris Christie	0.1%	1,486	0
Carly Fiorina	0.1%	1,146	0
Lindsey Graham	0%	428	0
Mike Huckabee	0.2%	2,625	0
George Pataki	0%	236	0
Rand Paul	0.2%	2,910	0
Rick Santorum	0%	539	0
Totals		1,295,964	76
Source: Georgia Secretary of State and CNN

Delegate selection

See also: 2016 presidential nominations: calendar and delegate rules

Democratic Party

Georgia had 117 delegates at the 2016 Democratic National Convention. Of this total, 102 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.

Fifteen 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

Georgia had 76 delegates at the 2016 Republican National Convention. Of this total, 42 were district-level delegates (three for each of the state's 14 congressional districts). District-level delegates were allocated proportionally; the highest vote-getter in a congressional district received two of that district's delegates, and the second highest vote-getter received the remaining delegate. If a candidate won more than 50 percent of the vote in a given district, he or she won all three of that district's delegates.

Of the remaining 34 delegates, 31 served at large. At-large delegates were allocated on a proportional basis; a candidate had to win at least 20 percent of the statewide vote in order to be eligible to win any of Georgia'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.

Polls

Democratic primary

Democratic Party presidential primary polling (Georgia)
Poll	Hillary Clinton	Bernie Sanders	Unsure or Other	Margin of Error	Sample Size
WSB-TV 2 February 28, 2016	70%	23%	7%	+/-3.5	800
NBC News/WSJ/Marist Poll February 2016 (No date range specified.)	64%	30%	5%	+/-4.6	461
CBS News/YouGov February 22-26, 2016	63%	35%	2%	+/-8.6	492
Landmark/RosettaStone February 26, 2016	68.2%	22.4%	9.4%	+/-3.5	800
SurveyUSA/TEGNA/11Alive Atlanta February 22-23, 2016	66%	27%	7%	+/-4.2	501
Opinion Savvy February 22-23, 2016	57%	28.6%	14.4%	+/-4.4	491
WSB-TV/Landmark February 21, 2016	72%	19.8%	8.1%	+/-3.7	700
Public Policy Polling February 14-16, 2016	60%	26%	13%	+/-4.4	500
WXIA-TV/Survey USA October 15-26, 2015	73%	16%	10%	+/-4	481
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.

Note: In October 2015, Joe Biden announced that he would not run for president in 2016. During the same month, Jim Webb, Lincoln Chafee and Lawrence Lessig ended their campaigns for the presidential election in 2016. The Democratic polls below reflect polling during the time when their campaigns were still active, and it was widely expected that Biden would run in 2016.

Democratic Party presidential favorability polling (Georgia)
Poll	Hillary Clinton	Bernie Sanders	Joe Biden	Martin O'Malley	Jim Webb	Lincoln Chafee	Unsure or Other	Margin of Error	Sample Size
OpinionSavvy/Insider Advantage Poll for FOX 5 and the Morris News Service September 2, 2015	51%	24%	15%	0%	0%	5%	5%	+/-4.8	413
WSB/Landmark August 5, 2015	56%	11%	18%	1%	2%	0%	12%	+/-4	600
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 (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
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 (Georgia)
Poll	Donald Trump	Jeb Bush	Scott Walker	Ben Carson	Mike Huckabee	Ted Cruz	Marco Rubio	John Kasich	Chris Christie	Rand Paul	Unsure or Other	Margin of Error	Sample Size
Landmark Communications/Rosetta Stone September 23, 2015	30.8%	7.5%	0%	17.9%	4.4%	7.9%	9.4%	1.9%	0%	1.1%	19.1%	+/-4.0	600
OpinionSavvy/Insider Advantage Poll for FOX 5 and the Morris News Service September 2, 2015	34%	11%	2%	25%	5%	6%	2%	3%	2%	0%	10%	+/-3.8	664
WSB/Landmark August 5, 2015	34%	12%	10%	8%	8%	5%	5%	5%	3%	2%	8%	+/-4	600
FOX 5/Morris News August 3, 2015	30%	17%	5%	10%	7%	6%	3%	3%	3%	3%	13%	+/-4.1	569
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 Georgia
	Georgia	U.S.
Total population:	10,199,398	316,515,021
Land area (sq mi):	57,513	3,531,905
Race and ethnicity**
White:	60.2%	73.6%
Black/African American:	30.9%	12.6%
Asian:	3.6%	5.1%
Native American:	0.3%	0.8%
Pacific Islander:	0%	0.2%
Two or more:	2.1%	3%
Hispanic/Latino:	9.1%	17.1%
Education
High school graduation rate:	85.4%	86.7%
College graduation rate:	28.8%	29.8%
Income
Median household income:	$49,620	$53,889
Persons below poverty level:	21.1%	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 Georgia. **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 Georgia

Georgia 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, five are located in Georgia, accounting for 2.43 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. Georgia had five Retained Pivot Counties, 2.76 percent of all Retained Pivot Counties.

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Massachusetts

Quick facts

Democrats: 2016 Democratic winner: Hillary Clinton Poll leader: Hillary Clinton 2008 Democratic winner: Hillary Clinton Type: Primary Delegate allocation: Proportional Pledged delegates at stake: 91 Total delegates at stake: 116

Republicans 2016 Republican winner: Donald Trump Poll leader: Donald Trump 2012 Republican winner: Mitt Romney Type: Primary Delegate allocation: Proportional Pledged delegates at stake: 42 Total delegates at stake: 42

2016 primary results

See also: Presidential election in Massachusetts, 2016

Democrats

Massachusetts Democratic Primary, 2016
Candidate	Vote %	Votes	Delegates
Hillary Clinton	49.7%	606,822	46
Bernie Sanders	48.3%	589,803	45
Martin O'Malley	0.4%	4,783	0
Roque De La Fuente	0.1%	1,545	0
Other	0.4%	4,927	0
No preference	0.7%	8,090	0
Blank votes	0.4%	4,326	0
Totals		1,220,296	91
Source: Massachusetts Elections Division and CNN

Republicans

Massachusetts Republican Primary, 2016
Candidate	Vote %	Votes	Delegates
Donald Trump	49%	312,425	22
Marco Rubio	17.7%	113,170	8
Ted Cruz	9.5%	60,592	4
John Kasich	17.9%	114,434	8
Ben Carson	2.6%	16,360	0
Jeb Bush	1%	6,559	0
Chris Christie	0.3%	1,906	0
Rand Paul	0.3%	1,864	0
Carly Fiorina	0.2%	1,153	0
Jim Gilmore	0.1%	753	0
Mike Huckabee	0.1%	709	0
George Pataki	0.1%	500	0
Rick Santorum	0%	293	0
Other	0.4%	2,325	0
No preference	0.5%	3,220	0
Blank votes	0.2%	1,440	0
Totals		637,703	42
Source: Massachusetts Elections Division and CNN

Delegate selection

See also: 2016 presidential nominations: calendar and delegate rules

Democratic Party

Massachusetts had 115 delegates at the 2016 Democratic National Convention. Of this total, 91 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-four 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

Massachusetts had 42 delegates at the 2016 Republican National Convention. Of this total, 27 were district-level delegates (three for each of the state's nine congressional districts). District-level delegates were allocated on a proportional basis; a candidate had to win at least 5 percent of the statewide primary vote in order to be eligible to receive any of the state's district delegates.

Of the remaining 15 delegates, 12 served at large. At-large delegates were allocated on a proportional basis; a candidate had to at least 5 percent of the statewide primary vote in order to be eligible to win any 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.

Polls

Democratic Primary

Democratic Party presidential primary polling (Massachusetts)
Poll	Hillary Clinton	Bernie Sanders	Unsure or Other	Margin of Error	Sample Size
Suffolk University February 25-27, 2016	49.6%	41.8%	8.6%	+/-4.4	500
UMass Amherst February 19-25, 2016	47%	44%	9%	+/-6.5	400
WBUR/Mass Inc February 21-23, 2016	49%	44%	8%	+/-4.9	418
Emerson College February 19-21, 2016	46%	46%	8%	+/-4.75	417
Public Policy Polling February 14-16, 2016	42%	49%	8%	+/-4.2	538
Boston Globe/Suffolk University November 19-22, 2015	54%	29%	15%	+/-6.3	241
Emerson October 16-18, 2015	59.1%	25.3%	15.6%	+/-6	265
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 (Massachusetts)
Poll	Donald Trump	Marco Rubio	Ben Carson	Ted Cruz	Jeb Bush	Carly Fiorina	Chris Christie	John Kasich	Rand Paul	Lindsey Graham	Unsure or Other	Margin of Error	Sample Size
Boston Globe/Suffolk University November 19-22, 2015	32.09%	17.91%	5.22%	10.45%	7.46%	4.48%	4.48%	2.24%	1.49%	0%	14.18%	+/-N/A	134
Emerson October 16-18, 2015	47.8%	11.8%	13.9%	5.1%	7.1%	6.5%	2.3%	2.8%	<1%	<1%	1.4%	+/-5.9	271
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 Massachusetts
	Massachusetts	U.S.
Total population:	6,784,240	316,515,021
Land area (sq mi):	7,800	3,531,905
Race and ethnicity**
White:	79.6%	73.6%
Black/African American:	7.1%	12.6%
Asian:	6%	5.1%
Native American:	0.2%	0.8%
Pacific Islander:	0%	0.2%
Two or more:	2.9%	3%
Hispanic/Latino:	10.6%	17.1%
Education
High school graduation rate:	89.8%	86.7%
College graduation rate:	40.5%	29.8%
Income
Median household income:	$68,563	$53,889
Persons below poverty level:	13.1%	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 Massachusetts. **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 Massachusetts

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

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Minnesota

Quick facts

Democrats: 2016 Democratic winner: Bernie Sanders Poll leader: Hillary Clinton 2008 Democratic winner: Barack Obama Type: Caucus Delegate allocation: Proportional Pledged delegates at stake: 77 Total delegates at stake: 93

Republicans 2016 Republican winner: Marco Rubio Poll leader: Marco Rubio 2012 Republican winner: Rick Santorum Type: Caucus Delegate allocation: Proportional Pledged delegates at stake: 38 Total delegates at stake: 38

2016 caucus results

See also: Presidential election in Minnesota, 2016

Democrats

Minnesota Democratic Caucus, 2016
Candidate	Vote %	Votes	Delegates
Hillary Clinton	38.1%	78,317	31
Bernie Sanders	61.2%	125,635	46
Martin O'Malley	0.1%	153	0
Roque De La Fuente	0%	53	0
Other	0.1%	213	0
Uncommitted	0.5%	1,067	0
Totals		205,438	77
Source: Minnesota Secretary of State and CNN

Republicans

Minnesota Republican Caucus, 2016
Candidate	Vote %	Votes	Delegates
Donald Trump	21.4%	24,473	8
Marco Rubio	36.2%	41,397	17
Ted Cruz	29%	33,181	13
John Kasich	5.7%	6,565	0
Ben Carson	7.4%	8,422	0
Other	0.2%	207	0
Totals		114,245	38
Source: Minnesota Secretary of State and CNN

Delegate selection

See also: 2016 presidential nominations: calendar and delegate rules

Democratic Party

Minnesota had 93 delegates at the 2016 Democratic National Convention. Of this total, 77 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 caucus results.

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.

Republican Party

Minnesota had 38 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). District-level delegates were allocated on a proportional basis; a candidate had to win at least 10 percent of the vote in a district in order to be eligible to receive any of that district's delegates.

Of the remaining 14 delegates, 11 served at large. At-large delegates were allocated on a proportional basis; a candidate had to win at least 10 percent of the statewide vote in order to be eligible to receive any of the state's at-large delegates. If a candidate won more than 85 percent of the statewide caucus vote, he or she received all of the state's at-large and district-level delegates. In addition, three national party leaders (identified on the chart below as RNC delegates) served as bound delegates to the Republican National Convention.

Polls

Democratic primary

Democratic Party presidential primary polling (Minnesota)
Poll	Hillary Clinton	Bernie Sanders	Martin O'Malley	Unsure or Other	Margin of Error	Sample Size
Star Tribune/Mason-Dixon January 18-20, 2016	59%	25%	1%	15%	+/-5.7	307
Public Policy Polling July 30-August 2, 2015	50%	32%	4%	14%	+/-4.9	426
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 (Minnesota)
Poll	Marco Rubio	Ted Cruz	Donald Trump	Ben Carson	Jeb Bush	Chris Christie	Carly Fiorina	John Kasich	Rand Paul	Rick Santorum	Unsure or Other	Margin of Error	Sample Size
Star Tribune/Mason-Dixon January 18-20, 2016	23%	21%	18%	11%	7%	5%	2%	2%	1%	1%	9%	+/-6.5	236
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 (Minnesota)
Poll	Scott Walker	Donald Trump	Jeb Bush	Ben Carson	Ted Cruz	Mike Huckabee	Marco Rubio	Rand Paul	Chris Christie	John Kasich	Unsure or Other	Margin of Error	Sample Size
Public Policy Polling July 30-August 2, 2015	19%	18%	15%	11%	7%	6%	5%	5%	4%	3%	7%	+/-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.

State profile

Demographic data for Minnesota
	Minnesota	U.S.
Total population:	5,482,435	316,515,021
Land area (sq mi):	79,627	3,531,905
Race and ethnicity**
White:	84.8%	73.6%
Black/African American:	5.5%	12.6%
Asian:	4.4%	5.1%
Native American:	1%	0.8%
Pacific Islander:	0%	0.2%
Two or more:	2.7%	3%
Hispanic/Latino:	5%	17.1%
Education
High school graduation rate:	92.4%	86.7%
College graduation rate:	33.7%	29.8%
Income
Median household income:	$61,492	$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 Minnesota. **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 Minnesota

Minnesota 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, 19 are located in Minnesota, accounting for 9.22 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. Minnesota had 15 Retained Pivot Counties and four Boomerang Pivot Counties, accounting for 8.29 and 16.00 percent of all Retained and Boomerang Pivot Counties, respectively.

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Oklahoma

Quick facts

Democrats: 2016 Democratic winner: Bernie Sanders Poll leader: Hillary Clinton 2008 Democratic winner: Hillary Clinton Type: Primary Delegate allocation: Proportional Pledged delegates at stake: 38 Total delegates at stake: 42

Republicans 2016 Republican winner: Ted Cruz Poll leader: Donald Trump 2012 Republican winner: Rick Santorum Type: Primary Delegate allocation: Proportional* Pledged delegates at stake: 43 pledged Total delegates at stake: 43

*The Oklahoma GOP includes a provision in its nominating rules allowing any candidate who wins 50 percent of the vote cast within the state or each of the congressional districts to receive all of the state’s at-large and congressional district delegates. For more on this provision, see here.

2016 primary results

See also: Presidential election in Oklahoma, 2016

Democrats

Oklahoma Democratic Primary, 2016
Candidate	Vote %	Votes	Delegates
Hillary Clinton	41.5%	139,443	17
Bernie Sanders	51.9%	174,228	21
Michael A. Steinberg	1.2%	4,171	0
Keith Judd	1.3%	4,386	0
Roque De La Fuente	0.7%	2,485	0
Martin O'Malley	2.3%	7,672	0
Star Locke	1%	3,458	0
Totals		335,843	38
Source: Oklahoma State Election Board and CNN

Republicans

Oklahoma Republican Primary, 2016
Candidate	Vote %	Votes	Delegates
Donald Trump	28.3%	130,267	13
Rand Paul	0.4%	1,666	0
Carly Fiorina	0.1%	610	0
Marco Rubio	26%	119,633	12
Rick Santorum	0.1%	375	0
Ted Cruz	34.4%	158,078	15
Jeb Bush	0.5%	2,091	0
Chris Chrisie	0.1%	545	0
Mike Huckabee	0.3%	1,308	0
Ben Carson	6.2%	28,601	0
Lindsey Graham	0%	224	0
John Kasich	3.6%	16,524	0
Totals		459,922	40
Source: Oklahoma State Election Board and CNN

Delegate selection

See also: 2016 presidential nominations: calendar and delegate rules

Democratic Party

Oklahoma had 42 delegates at the 2016 Democratic National Convention. Of this total, 38 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.

Four 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

Oklahoma had 43 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). District-level delegates were allocated on a proportional basis; a candidate had to win at least 15 percent of the district vote in order to be eligible to receive any of that district's delegates. If only one candidate broke the 15 percent threshold, he or she received all of the district's delegates. If two candidates broke this threshold, the highest vote-getter received two delegates and the second-place finisher received one delegate. If three or more candidates received more than 15 percent of the vote in a congressional district, the top three candidates each received one of the district's delegates. If a candidate received more than 50 percent of the vote in a district, he or she received all of the district's delegates.

Of the remaining 28 delegates, 25 served at large. At-large delegates were allocated on a proportional basis; a candidate had to win at least 15 percent of the statewide primary vote in order to be eligible to receive any 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.

Polls

Democratic primary

Democratic Party presidential primary polling (Oklahoma)
Poll	Hillary Clinton	Bernie Sanders	Unsure or Other	Margin of Error	Sample Size
Monmouth University February 25-28, 2016	43%	48%	9%	+/-5.7	300
News9/Newson6 February 23-25, 2016	40%	31%	29%	+/-4.3	510
Public Policy Polling February 14-16, 2016	46%	44%	9%	+/-4.2	542
The Oklahoman February 6-9, 2016	41.5%	28.1%	28.1%	+/-5.01	360
News 9/News on 6 November 12-15, 2015	46.6%	12.2%	41.3%	+/-5.1	369
The Oklahoman October 19-22, 2015	30%	21%	48%	+/-4.3	500
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 (Oklahoma)
Poll	Donald Trump	Ted Cruz	Marco Rubio	Ben Carson	John Kasich	Jeb Bush	Unsure or Other	Margin of Error	Sample Size
Monmouth University February 25-28, 2016	35%	23%	22%	7%	8%	0%	5%	+/-4.9	403
News9/Newson6 February 23-25, 2016	34%	18%	21%	9%	6%	0%	12%	+/-4.2	540
The Oklahoman February 22-23, 2016	29%	20%	21%	6%	5%	0%	19%	+/-4.9	400
The Oklahoman February 6-9, 2016	30%	25%	21%	5.7%	3%	5%	10.3%	+/-4.81	414
News 9/News on 6 November 12-15, 2015	27.1%	18.3%	16.3%	17.5%	<1%	2.2%	35%	+/-5.1	389
The Oklahoman October 19-22, 2015	19%	7%	9%	25%	2%	3%	35%	+/-4.3	500
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 Oklahoma
	Oklahoma	U.S.
Total population:	3,907,414	316,515,021
Land area (sq mi):	68,595	3,531,905
Race and ethnicity**
White:	73.1%	73.6%
Black/African American:	7.2%	12.6%
Asian:	1.9%	5.1%
Native American:	7.3%	0.8%
Pacific Islander:	0.1%	0.2%
Two or more:	7.8%	3%
Hispanic/Latino:	9.6%	17.1%
Education
High school graduation rate:	86.9%	86.7%
College graduation rate:	24.1%	29.8%
Income
Median household income:	$46,879	$53,889
Persons below poverty level:	19.7%	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 Oklahoma. **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 Oklahoma

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

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Tennessee

Quick facts

Democrats: 2016 Democratic winner: Hillary Clinton Poll leader: Hillary Clinton 2008 Democratic winner: Hillary Clinton Type: Primary Delegate allocation: Proportional Pledged delegates at stake: 67 Total delegates at stake: 75

Republicans 2016 Republican winner: Donald Trump 2012 Republican winner: Rick Santorum Type: Primary Delegate allocation: Proportional Pledged delegates at stake: 58 Total delegates at stake: 58

2016 primary results

See also: Presidential election in Tennessee, 2016

Democrats

Tennessee Democratic Primary, 2016
Candidate	Vote %	Votes	Delegates
Hillary Clinton	66.1%	245,374	44
Bernie Sanders	32.4%	120,360	23
Martin O'Malley	0.6%	2,121	0
Other	0.9%	3,466	0
Totals		371,321	67
Source: Tennessee Secretary of State and CNN

Republicans

Tennessee Republican Primary, 2016
Candidate	Vote %	Votes	Delegates
Donald Trump	38.9%	332,823	33
Ted Cruz	24.7%	211,234	16
Marco Rubio	21.2%	181,059	9
Ben Carson	7.6%	64,855	0
John Kasich	5.3%	45,258	0
Jeb Bush	1.1%	9,548	0
Mike Huckabee	0.3%	2,418	0
Rand Paul	0.3%	2,349	0
Other	0.2%	1,849	0
Chris Christie	0.1%	1,254	0
Carly Fiorina	0.1%	717	0
Rick Santorum	0.1%	713	0
Jim Gilmore	0%	269	0
Lindsey Graham	0%	257	0
George Pataki	0%	189	0
Totals		854,792	58
Source: Tennessee Secretary of State and CNN

Delegate selection

See also: 2016 presidential nominations: calendar and delegate rules

Democratic Party

Tennessee had 75 delegates at the 2016 Democratic National Convention. Of this total, 67 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.

Eight 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

Tennessee had 58 delegates at the 2016 Republican National Convention. Of this total, 27 were district-level delegates (three for each of the state's nine congressional districts). District-level delegates were allocated on a proportional basis; a candidate had to win at least 20 percent of the district vote in order to be eligible to receive any of a district's delegates. If a candidate won more than 66 percent of the vote in a district, he or she received all of the district's delegates. If the winning candidate in a district won between 20 and 66 percent of the district vote, he or she received two of the district's delegates; the second place finisher received the remaining delegate (if the second place finisher did not meet the 20 percent threshold, all three delegates were allocated to the first place finisher). If no candidate met the 20 percent threshold in a district, the top three finishers each received one of the district's delegates.

Of the remaining 31 delegates, 28 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 at-large delegates. If a candidate won more than 66 percent of the statewide primary 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.

Polls

Democratic primary

Democratic Party presidential primary polling (Tennessee)
Poll	Hillary Clinton	Bernie Sanders	Unsure or Other	Margin of Error	Sample Size
NBC News/WSJ/Marist February 18-23, 2016	60%	34%	6%	+/-4.9	405
Public Policy Polling February 14-16, 2016	58%	32%	10%	+/-4.4	500
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 Tennessee
	Tennessee	U.S.
Total population:	6,595,056	316,515,021
Land area (sq mi):	41,235	3,531,905
Race and ethnicity**
White:	77.8%	73.6%
Black/African American:	16.8%	12.6%
Asian:	1.6%	5.1%
Native American:	0.3%	0.8%
Pacific Islander:	0.1%	0.2%
Two or more:	2%	3%
Hispanic/Latino:	4.9%	17.1%
Education
High school graduation rate:	85.5%	86.7%
College graduation rate:	24.9%	29.8%
Income
Median household income:	$45,219	$53,889
Persons below poverty level:	21.4%	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 Tennessee. **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 Tennessee

Tennessee voted Republican 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 Tennessee, accounting for 0.5 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. Tennessee had one Retained Pivot County, 0.55 percent of all Retained Pivot Counties.

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Texas

Quick facts

Democrats: 2016 Democratic winner: Hillary Clinton Poll leader: Hillary Clinton 2008 Democratic winner: Hillary Clinton Type: Primary Delegate allocation: Proportional Pledged delegates at stake: 222 pledged Total delegates at stake: 251

Republicans 2016 Republican winner: Ted Cruz Poll leader: Ted Cruz 2012 Republican winner: Mitt Romney Type: Primary Delegate allocation: Proportional* Pledged delegates at stake: 155 pledged Total delegates at stake: 155

*The Texas GOP includes a provision in its nominating rules allowing any candidate who wins 50 percent of the vote cast within the state or each of the congressional districts to receive all of the state’s at-large and congressional district delegates. For more on this provision, see here.

2016 primary results

See also: Presidential election in Texas, 2016

Democrats

Texas Democratic Primary, 2016
Candidate	Vote %	Votes	Delegates
Hillary Clinton	65.2%	936,004	147
Bernie Sanders	33.2%	476,547	75
Roque De La Fuente	0.6%	8,429	0
Calvin Hawes	0.1%	2,017	0
Keith Judd	0.2%	2,569	0
Star Locke	0.1%	1,711	0
Martin O'Malley	0.4%	5,364	0
Willie Wilson	0.2%	3,254	0
Totals		1,435,895	222
Source: Texas Secretary of State and CNN

Republicans

Texas Republican Primary, 2016
Candidate	Vote %	Votes	Delegates
Jeb Bush	1.2%	35,420	0
Ben Carson	4.2%	117,969	0
Chris Christie	0.1%	3,448	0
Ted Cruz	43.8%	1,241,118	104
Carly Fiorina	0.1%	3,247	0
Lindsey Graham	0.1%	1,706	0
Elizabeth Gray	0.2%	5,449	0
Mike Huckabee	0.2%	6,226	0
John Kasich	4.2%	120,473	0
Rand Paul	0.3%	8,000	0
Marco Rubio	17.7%	503,055	3
Rick Santorum	0.1%	2,006	0
Donald Trump	26.8%	758,762	48
Other	1%	29,609	0
Totals		2,836,488	155
Source: Texas Secretary of State and CNN

Delegate selection

See also: 2016 presidential nominations: calendar and delegate rules

Democratic Party

Texas had 251 delegates at the 2016 Democratic National Convention. Of this total, 222 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-nine 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

Texas had 155 delegates at the 2016 Republican National Convention. Of this total, 108 were district-level delegates (three for each of the state's 36 congressional districts). District-level delegates were allocated on a proportional basis; a candidate had to win at least 20 percent of the primary vote in a district in order to be eligible to receive any of that district's delegates. If only one candidate met the 20 percent threshold in a district, he or she won all of the district's delegates. If two candidates met this threshold, the first place finisher received two of the district's delegates; the second place finisher received the remaining delegate. If no candidate won 20 percent of the vote, the top three finishers in a district each received one of the district's delegates. If a candidate won more than 50 percent of the vote in a district, he or she received all of the district's delegates.

Of the remaining 47 delegates, 44 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 only one candidate broke the 20 percent threshold, the second place finisher still received a portion 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.

Polls

Democratic polls

Democratic Party presidential primary polling (Texas)
Poll	Hillary Clinton	Bernie Sanders	Unsure or Other	Margin of Error	Sample Size
Emerson College February 26-28, 2016	68%	26%	6%	+/-5.9	275
American Research Group February 26-28, 2016	58%	38%	4%	+/-5	400
CBS News/YouGov February 22-26, 2016	61%	37%	2%	+/-6.9	750
Monmouth University February 22-24, 2016	64%	30%	6%	+/-5.6	304
NBC News/WSJ/Marist February 18-23, 2016	59%	38%	3%	+/-5	381
Emerson College February 21-23, 2016	56%	40%	4%	+/-5.4	328
SurveyUSA February 21-22, 2016	61%	32%	7%	+/-4.1	569
Austin American-Statesman February 19-22, 2016	66%	26%	7%	+/-5	411
KTVT-CBS 11/Dixie Strategies February 22, 2016	60.71%	29.26%	10.03%	+/-3.77	675
Texas Tribune February 12-19, 2016	54%	44%	2%	+/-5.44	324
Public Policy Polling February 14-16, 2016	57%	34%	9%	+/-4.3	514
University of Texas - Austin/Texas Tribune October 30, 2015-November 8, 2015	61%	30%	8%	+/-5.76	459
KTVT-CBS 11 Dixie Strategies October 23-24, 2015	58.73%	9.72%	31.54%	+/-2.16	1,008
Texas Lyceum September 8-21, 2015	36%	24%	40%	+/-7.15	185
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 polls

Republican Party presidential primary polling September 2015-January 2016 (Texas)
Poll	Ted Cruz	Donald Trump	Ben Carson	Jeb Bush	Marco Rubio	Carly Fiorina	Mike Huckabee	Rand Paul	Chris Christie	John Kasich	Unsure or Other	Margin of Error	Sample Size
CBS News/YouGov January 18-21, 2016	45%	30%	5%	4%	8%	1%	1%	2%	2%	1%	1%	+/-4.4	984
University of Texas - Austin/Texas Tribune October 30, 2015-November 8, 2015	27%	27%	13%	4%	9%	4%	2%	4%	1%	1%	5%	+/-4.72	542
KTVT-CBS 11 Dixie Strategies October 23-24, 2015	14.27%	22.17%	22.93%	12.65%	6.57%	4.57%	3.14%	1.33%	2.47%	0%	9.9%	+/-3.09	1,051
Texas Lyceum September 8-21, 2015	16%	21%	12%	10%	3%	6%	4%	1%	0%	1%	25%	+/-6.01	261
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 Texas
	Texas	U.S.
Total population:	27,429,639	316,515,021
Land area (sq mi):	261,232	3,531,905
Race and ethnicity**
White:	74.9%	73.6%
Black/African American:	11.9%	12.6%
Asian:	4.2%	5.1%
Native American:	0.5%	0.8%
Pacific Islander:	0.1%	0.2%
Two or more:	2.5%	3%
Hispanic/Latino:	38.4%	17.1%
Education
High school graduation rate:	81.9%	86.7%
College graduation rate:	27.6%	29.8%
Income
Median household income:	$53,207	$53,889
Persons below poverty level:	19.9%	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 Texas. **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 Texas

Texas voted Republican 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 Texas, accounting for 0.5 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. Texas had one Retained Pivot County, 0.55 percent of all Retained Pivot Counties.

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Vermont

Quick facts

Democrats: 2016 Democratic winner: Bernie Sanders Poll leader: Bernie Sanders 2008 Democratic winner: Barack Obama Type: Primary Delegate allocation: Proportional Pledged delegates at stake: 16 Total delegates at stake: 26

Republicans 2016 Republican winner: Donald Trump 2012 Republican winner: Mitt Romney Type: Primary Delegate allocation: Proportional Pledged delegates at stake: 16 Total delegates at stake: 16

2016 primary results

See also: Presidential election in Vermont, 2016

Democrats

Vermont Democratic Primary, 2016
Candidate	Vote %	Votes	Delegates
Bernie Sanders	85.7%	115,900	16
Hillary Clinton	13.6%	18,338	0
Martin O'Malley	0.2%	282	0
Roque De La Fuente	0.1%	80	0
Other	0.2%	238	0
Spoiled votes	0.1%	158	0
Blank votes	0.2%	260
Totals		135,256	16
Source: Vermont Secretary of State and CNN

Republicans

Vermont Republican Primary, 2016
Candidate	Vote %	Votes	Delegates
Donald Trump	32.3%	19,974	8
John Kasich	30%	18,534	8
Marco Rubio	19.1%	11,781	0
Ted Cruz	9.6%	5,932	0
Ben Carson	4.1%	2,551	0
Jeb Bush	1.8%	1,106	0
Rand Paul	0.7%	423	0
Chris Christie	0.6%	361	0
Carly Fiorina	0.3%	212	0
Rick Santorum	0.3%	164	0
Other	0.6%	390	0
Spoiled votes	0.2%	137	0
Blank votes	0.3%	191	0
Totals		61,756	16
Source: Vermont Secretary of State and CNN

Delegate selection

See also: 2016 presidential nominations: calendar and delegate rules

Democratic Party

Vermont had 26 delegates at the 2016 Democratic National Convention. Of this total, 16 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.

10 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

Vermont had 16 delegates at the 2016 Republican National Convention. Of this total, three were district-level delegates (all for the state's single congressional district). District-level delegates were allocated proportionally; a candidate had to win at least 20 percent of the statewide vote in order to be eligible to receive any district delegates. If a candidate received more than 50 percent of the statewide vote, he or she received all of the state's district delegates.

Of the remaining 13 delegates, 10 served at large. At-large delegates were allocated proportionally; a candidate had to win at least 20 percent of the statewide 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.

Polls

Democratic primary

Democratic Party presidential primary polling (Vermont)
Poll	Bernie Sanders	Hillary Clinton	Unsure or Other	Margin of Error	Sample Size
Castleton University February 3-17, 2016	83%	9%	8%	+/-6.09	258
Public Policy Polling February 14-16, 2016	86%	10%	4%	+/-3.7	693
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 Vermont
	Vermont	U.S.
Total population:	626,088	316,515,021
Land area (sq mi):	9,217	3,531,905
Race and ethnicity**
White:	94.9%	73.6%
Black/African American:	1.1%	12.6%
Asian:	1.4%	5.1%
Native American:	0.3%	0.8%
Pacific Islander:	0%	0.2%
Two or more:	1.9%	3%
Hispanic/Latino:	1.7%	17.1%
Education
High school graduation rate:	91.8%	86.7%
College graduation rate:	36%	29.8%
Income
Median household income:	$55,176	$53,889
Persons below poverty level:	13.2%	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 Vermont. **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 Vermont

Vermont 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 Vermont, accounting for 0.5 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. Vermont had one Retained Pivot County, 0.55 percent of all Retained Pivot Counties.

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Virginia

Quick facts

Democrats: 2016 Democratic winner: Hillary Clinton Poll leader: Hillary Clinton 2008 Democratic winner: Barack Obama Type: Primary Delegate allocation: Proportional Pledged delegates at stake: 95 Total delegates at stake: 109

Republicans 2016 Republican winner: Donald Trump Poll leader: Donald Trump 2012 Republican winner: Mitt Romney Type: Primary Delegate allocation: Proportional Pledged delegates at stake: 49 Total delegates at stake: 49

2016 primary results

See also: Presidential election in Virginia, 2016

Democrats

Virginia Democratic Primary, 2016
Candidate	Vote %	Votes	Delegates
Hillary Clinton	64.3%	504,741	62
Bernie Sanders	35.2%	276,370	33
Martin O'Malley	0.5%	3,930	0
Totals		785,041	95
Source: CNN and Virginia Department of Elections

Republicans

Virginia Republican Primary, 2016
Candidate	Vote %	Votes	Delegates
Marco Rubio	32%	327,918	16
Lindsey Graham	0%	444	0
Ben Carson	5.9%	60,228	3
Rand Paul	0.3%	2,917	0
Mike Huckabee	0.1%	1,458	0
Ted Cruz	16.7%	171,150	8
Donald Trump	34.8%	356,840	17
Jim Gilmore	0.1%	653	0
Chris Christie	0.1%	1,102	0
Jeb Bush	0.4%	3,645	0
Rick Santorum	0%	399	0
John Kasich	9.5%	97,784	5
Carly Fiorina	0.1%	914	0
Totals		1,025,452	49
Source: CNN and Virginia Department of Elections

Delegate selection

See also: 2016 presidential nominations: calendar and delegate rules

Democratic Party

Virginia had 108 delegates at the 2016 Democratic National Convention. Of this total, 95 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

Virginia had 49 delegates at the 2016 Republican National Convention. Of this total, 33 were district-level delegates (three for each of the state's 11 congressional districts). District-level delegates were allocated proportionally in accordance with the statewide vote.

Of the remaining 16 delegates, 13 served at large. At-large delegates were allocated proportionally in accordance with the statewide vote. In addition, three national party leaders (identified on the chart below as RNC delegates) served as bound delegates to the Republican National Convention.

Polls

Democratic primary

Democratic Party presidential primary polling (Virginia)
Poll	Hillary Clinton	Bernie Sanders	Unsure or Other	Margin of Error	Sample Size
CBS News/YouGov February 22-26, 2016	59%	39%	1%	+/-9.2	471
Roanoke College February 16-24, 2016	50%	33%	17%	+/-4.8	415
Monmouth University February 22-24, 2016	60%	33%	7%	+/-5.6	302
Christopher NewPort University February 3-14, 2016	52%	40%	8%	+/-7.3	286
Public Policy Polling February 14-16, 2016	56%	34%	10%	+/-4.4	500
University of Mary Washington November 4-9, 2015	58%	32%	11%	+/-N/A	357
Christopher Newport University September 29-October 8, 2015	40%	23%	36%	+/-5.1	407
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 (Virginia)
Poll	Hillary Clinton	Bernie Sanders	Joe Biden	Jim Webb	Lincoln Chafee	Martin O'Malley	Unsure or Other	Margin of Error	Sample Size
Public Policy Polling July 13-15, 2015	64%	14%	0%	8%	5%	2%	7%	+/-4.9	409
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 (Virginia)
Poll	Donald Trump	Marco Rubio	Ted Cruz	John Kasich	Ben Carson	Unsure or Other	Margin of Error	Sample Size
CBS News/YouGov February 22-26, 2016	40%	27%	22%	6%	4%	1%	+/-8.6	481
Roanoke College February 16-24, 2016	38%	13%	15%	8%	8%	19%	+/-4.5	466
Monmouth University February 22-24, 2016	41%	27%	14%	7%	7%	4%	+/-4.8	421
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 (Virginia)
Poll	Jeb Bush	Donald Trump	Scott Walker	Ben Carson	Mike Huckabee	Marco Rubio	Ted Cruz	Chris Christie	Carly Fiorina	Rand Paul	Unsure or Other	Margin of Error	Sample Size
Public Policy Polling July 13-15, 2015	18%	14%	14%	10%	8%	7%	5%	5%	5%	5%	9%	+/-4.4	502
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 Virginia
	Virginia	U.S.
Total population:	8,367,587	316,515,021
Land area (sq mi):	39,490	3,531,905
Race and ethnicity**
White:	69%	73.6%
Black/African American:	19.2%	12.6%
Asian:	6%	5.1%
Native American:	0.3%	0.8%
Pacific Islander:	0.1%	0.2%
Two or more:	3.2%	3%
Hispanic/Latino:	8.6%	17.1%
Education
High school graduation rate:	88.3%	86.7%
College graduation rate:	36.3%	29.8%
Income
Median household income:	$65,015	$53,889
Persons below poverty level:	13%	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 Virginia. **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 Virginia

Virginia voted for the Democratic candidate 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, five are located in Virginia, accounting for 2.43 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. Virginia had five Retained Pivot Counties, 2.76 percent of all Retained Pivot Counties.

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American Samoa

Quick facts

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

Republicans 2016 Republican winner: TBD 2012 Republican winner: Mitt Romney Type: Territorial convention Delegate allocation: Proportional Delegates at stake: 9

2016 caucus results

See also: Presidential election in American Samoa, 2016

Democrats

American Samoa Democratic Caucus, 2016
Candidate	Vote %	Votes	Delegates
Hillary Clinton	72.6%	162	4
Bernie Sanders	27.4%	61	2
Totals		223	6
Source: ABC News

Voter turnout

Democrats

Most of the Democratic primaries were not very competitive on Super Tuesday and predictably the turnout was far below previous high marks, which were almost all set in 2008. However, in Massachusetts, where both Clinton and Sanders ran a vigorous race, the turnout was not that far off the state’s 2008 Democratic presidential primary record. But in most of the southern states, where voters could cast ballots in either party’s primary, more were drawn to participate in the GOP contest.

Super Tuesday Dem primary turnout by state
State	Previous high	Year of high turnout	2016 turnout	% Precincts reporting
Alabama	536,656	2008	397,890	100%
Arkansas	502,617	1992	213,317	95%
Georgia	1,060,851	2008	753,562	99%
Massachusetts	1,258,923	2008	1,165,848	96%
Oklahoma	417,207	2008	335,554	100%
Tennessee	624,764	2008	371,082	99%
Texas	2,874,986	2008	1,341,125	91%
Vermont	154,960	2008	130,487	97%
Virginia	986,203	2008	783,986	100%

In the two Democratic caucuses on Super Tuesday, which were competitive between Clinton and Sanders, turnout was relatively high. With more than 121,000 caucus-goers, a new record was set in Colorado in 2016.

Super Tuesday Dem Caucus turnout by state
State	Previous high	Year of high turnout	2016 turnout	% Precincts reporting
Colorado	120,411	2008	121,596	98%
Minnesota	214,066	2008	185,314	86%

Republicans

Turnout was a big story for Republicans on Super Tuesday. The GOP set records in eight of the nine states that held primaries. In some places, they smashed previous highs, like Arkansas, Texas and Virginia. Only in Vermont did Republicans fall short in setting a record.

In 2012, the turnout in the same nine primaries was 4,702,524. For 2016, an estimated 8,375,000 Republicans came to vote along with an estimated 5,830,000 Democratis.

Super Tuesday GOP primary turnout by state
State	Previous high	Year of high turnout	2016 turnout	% Precincts reporting
Alabama	622,084	2012	807,837	94%
Arkansas	229.153	2008	395,446	95%
Georgia	963,541	2008	1,283,201	98%
Massachusetts	500,550	2008	596,703	95%
Oklahoma	335,054	2008	459,542	100%
Tennessee	554,573	2012	853,571	99%
Texas	1,449,477	2012	2,460,714	80%
Vermont	81,355	2000	58,572	95%
Virginia	664,093	2000	1,025,252	99%

The story was much the same in the GOP caucuses.

Super Tuesday GOP Caucus turnout by state
State	Previous high	Year of high turnout	2016 turnout	% Precincts reporting
Minnesota	62,828	2008	111,698	92%
Alaska	13,219	2012	21,930	97%

Primary election delegate counts

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

See also

• March 5 presidential primary elections and caucuses, 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