2016 Arkansas Democratic presidential primary

The 2016 Arkansas Democratic presidential primary took place on March 1 in the U.S. state of Arkansas as one of the Democratic Party's primaries ahead of the 2016 presidential election.

2016 Arkansas Democratic presidential primary

March 1, 2016 (2016-03-01)

37 Democratic National Convention delegates (32 pledged, 5 unpledged)
The number of pledged delegates received is determined by the popular vote
 
Candidate Hillary Clinton Bernie Sanders
Home state New York Vermont
Delegate count 22 10
Popular vote 146,057 66,236
Percentage 66.08% 29.97%

Election results by county.
  Hillary Clinton
  Bernie Sanders

On the same day, dubbed "Super Tuesday," Democratic primaries were held in ten other states plus American Samoa, while the Republican Party held primaries in eleven states including their own Arkansas primary.

Opinion polling

Poll source Date 1st 2nd Other
Primary results March 1, 2016 Hillary Clinton
66.1%
Bernie Sanders
30.0%
Others
4.0%
Public Policy Polling[1]

Margin of error: ± 4.3
Sample size: 525

February 14–16, 2016 Hillary Clinton
57%
Bernie Sanders
32%
Talk Business/Hendrix[2]

Margin of error: ± 3.3% Sample size: 451

February 4, 2016 Hillary Clinton
57%
Bernie Sanders
25%
Don't Know 18%
Suffolk University[3]

Margin of error: ± ?
Sample size: 209

September 20–23, 2014 Hillary Clinton
71%
Joe Biden
8%
Andrew Cuomo 5%
Elizabeth Warren 3%
Martin O’Malley 2%
Undecided/Refused 10%
Polling Company/WomenTrend[4]

Margin of error: ± ?
Sample size: ?

August 6–7, 2013 Hillary Clinton
59%
Joe Biden
14%
Others/Undecided 27%

Results

Primary date: March 1, 2016
National delegates: 69

 2016 Democratic Party's presidential nominating process in Arkansas
– Summary of results –
Candidate Popular vote Estimated delegates
Count Percentage Pledged Unpledged Total
Hillary Clinton 146,057 66.08% 22 5 27
Bernie Sanders 66,236 29.97% 10 0 10
Martin O'Malley (withdrawn) 2,785 1.26%
John Wolfe Jr. 2,556 1.16%
James Valentine 1,702 0.77%
Rocky De La Fuente 1,684 0.76%
Total 221,020 100% 32 5 37
Sources: The Green Papers and Official County results (provisional) Arkansas Secretary of State

Analysis

Arkansas, the state where Hillary Clinton served as First Lady during her husband Bill Clinton’s tenure as governor, gave Clinton one of her largest victories during the course of the Democratic Primary. She swept the state among every major demographic – gender, race, income, and educational attainment. According to exit polls, 67 percent of voters in the Arkansas Democratic Primary were white and they opted for Clinton by a margin of 62-35 compared to the 27 percent of African Americans who backed Clinton by an even larger margin of 91-6.[5]

After his landslide defeat, the Sanders campaign reported that Hillary Clinton had notched wins in southern states including Arkansas because Bernie Sanders did not compete with her, although this claim was widely debunked.[6]

References

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