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The2016 Tennessee Democratic presidential primary took place on March 1 in theU.S. state ofTennessee as one of theDemocratic Party's primaries ahead of the2016 presidential election.
On the same day, dubbed "Super Tuesday,"Democratic primaries were held in ten other states plusAmerican Samoa, while theRepublican Party held primaries in eleven states including their own Tennessee primary.
| Poll source | Date | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Primary results[1] | March 1, 2016 | Hillary Clinton 66.1% | Bernie Sanders 32.5% | Others / Uncommitted 1.5% | |
| SurveyMonkey[2] Margin of error: ? | February 22–29, 2016 | Hillary Clinton 54% | Bernie Sanders 37% | Others / Undecided 9% | |
| NBC/WSJ/Marist[3] Margin of error: ± 3.8 | February 22–25, 2016 | Hillary Clinton 60% | Bernie Sanders 34% | Other 6% | |
| Public Policy Polling[4] Margin of error: ± 4.4 | February 14–16, 2016 | Hillary Clinton 58% | Bernie Sanders 32% | ||
| Vanderbilt/PSRA[5] Margin of error: 6.7% | November 11–23, 2015 | Hillary Clinton 48% | Bernie Sanders 28% | Martin O'Malley 3% | Undecided 10%, Other 5%, Wouldn't Vote 4% |
| MTSU[6] Margin of error: ± 4% | October 25–27, 2015 | Hillary Clinton 44% | Bernie Sanders 16% | Don't know 25% |
Primary date: March 1, 2016
National delegates: 75
| Tennessee Democratic primary, March 1, 2016 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Popular vote | Estimated delegates | |||
| Count | Percentage | Pledged | Unpledged | Total | |
| Hillary Clinton | 245,930 | 66.07% | 44 | 7 | 51 |
| Bernie Sanders | 120,800 | 32.45% | 23 | 0 | 23 |
| Martin O'Malley(withdrawn) | 2,025 | 0.54% | |||
| Uncommitted | 3,467 | 0.93% | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 372,222 | 100% | 67 | 8 | 75 |
| Source:[7] | |||||
| County[8] | Clinton | Votes | Sanders | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anderson | 54.7% | 2,328 | 43.4% | 1,845 |
| Bedford | 67.8% | 1,208 | 29.3% | 523 |
| Benton | 63.5% | 560 | 32.5% | 287 |
| Bledsoe | 60.7% | 398 | 32.8% | 215 |
| Blount | 53.1% | 2,736 | 45.8% | 2,362 |
| Bradley | 55.2% | 1,644 | 43.7% | 1,302 |
| Campbell | 66.7% | 656 | 30.7% | 302 |
| Cannon | 64.5% | 439 | 32.0% | 218 |
| Carroll | 67.6% | 721 | 28.8% | 307 |
| Carter | 47.6% | 774 | 51.0% | 828 |
| Cheatham | 56.2% | 1,065 | 42.2% | 801 |
| Chester | 69.0% | 342 | 28.8% | 143 |
| Claiborne | 61.7% | 544 | 35.4% | 312 |
| Clay | 70.9% | 270 | 27.0% | 103 |
| Cocke | 55.6% | 436 | 43.3% | 361 |
| Coffee | 62.5% | 1,503 | 34.6% | 831 |
| Crockett | 78.5% | 424 | 19.1% | 103 |
| Cumberland | 57.8% | 1,312 | 39.1% | 888 |
| Davidson | 65.3% | 43,691 | 33.8% | 22,620 |
| Decatur | 67.5% | 330 | 26.8% | 131 |
| DeKalb | 69.1% | 641 | 30.9% | 286 |
| Dickson | 67.1% | 1,497 | 31.2% | 696 |
| Dyer | 71.5% | 822 | 26.5% | 304 |
| Fayette | 84.1% | 2,003 | 15.2% | 362 |
| Fentress | 63.2% | 352 | 34.3% | 191 |
| Franklin | 64.8% | 1,590 | 33.0% | 809 |
| Gibson | 76.8% | 1,549 | 21.2% | 427 |
| Giles | 73.2% | 915 | 25.2% | 315 |
| Grainger | 61.1% | 283 | 25.2% | 164 |
| Greene | 53.4% | 1,079 | 44.2% | 892 |
| Grundy | 64.8% | 445 | 29.7% | 204 |
| Hamblen | 56.5% | 951 | 40.5% | 682 |
| Hamilton | 64.4% | 15,598 | 34.7% | 8,411 |
| Hancock | 53.7% | 80 | 44.3% | 66 |
| Hardeman | 87.7% | 1,721 | 11.5% | 225 |
| Hardin | 70.7% | 591 | 27.4% | 229 |
| Hawkins | 58.7% | 906 | 38.0% | 587 |
| Haywood | 88.6% | 1,197 | 10.6% | 143 |
| Henderson | 68.9% | 443 | 29.7% | 191 |
| Henry | 66.2% | 957 | 30.0% | 434 |
| Hickman | 60.9% | 543 | 36.2% | 323 |
| Houston | 67.1% | 320 | 29.6% | 141 |
| Humphreys | 67.7% | 737 | 30.5% | 332 |
| Jackson | 65.3% | 407 | 31.5% | 196 |
| Jefferson | 54.2% | 735 | 43.6% | 592 |
| Johnson | 51.6% | 245 | 46.9% | 223 |
| Knox | 51.0% | 13,137 | 47.9% | 12,334 |
| Lake | 77.8% | 186 | 19.7% | 47 |
| Lauderdale | 82.9% | 1,035 | 15.5% | 194 |
| Lawrence | 53.6% | 1,332 | 35.9% | 893 |
| Lewis | 49.2% | 232 | 48.3% | 228 |
| Lincoln | 67.3% | 728 | 30.3% | 328 |
| Loudon | 60.5% | 1,026 | 37.6% | 638 |
| Macon | 65.2% | 343 | 32.1% | 169 |
| Madison | 80.7% | 4,351 | 18.5% | 999 |
| Marion | 62.0% | 1,046 | 33.0% | 559 |
| Marshall | 67.4% | 838 | 30.9% | 384 |
| Maury | 63.6% | 2,366 | 35.1% | 1,305 |
| McMinn | 60.8% | 1,027 | 36.6% | 619 |
| McNairy | 74.5% | 719 | 23.7% | 229 |
| Meigs | 66.3% | 354 | 30.3% | 162 |
| Monroe | 63.6% | 1,232 | 30.8% | 596 |
| Montgomery | 65.2% | 5,555 | 33.2% | 2,833 |
| Moore | 65.1% | 209 | 29.0% | 93 |
| Morgan | 58.7% | 356 | 37.1% | 225 |
| Obion | 65.3% | 760 | 29.7% | 345 |
| Overton | 59.1% | 885 | 31.9% | 477 |
| Perry | 65.0% | 215 | 32.6% | 108 |
| Pickett | 75.6% | 214 | 22.6% | 64 |
| Polk | 47.9% | 757 | 35.2% | 557 |
| Putnam | 51.9% | 1,916 | 45.9% | 1,692 |
| Rhea | 57.6% | 503 | 37.9% | 331 |
| Roane | 60.1% | 1,454 | 37.9% | 916 |
| Robertson | 68.5% | 1,918 | 29.5% | 827 |
| Rutherford | 57.2% | 8,243 | 41.7% | 6,016 |
| Scott | 58.3% | 273 | 38.5% | 180 |
| Sequatchie | 56.1% | 273 | 42.3% | 206 |
| Sevier | 49.4% | 1,259 | 48.6% | 1,241 |
| Shelby | 80.1% | 66,465 | 19.3% | 15,985 |
| Smith | 70.6% | 654 | 27.3% | 253 |
| Stewart | 66.0% | 527 | 30.6% | 244 |
| Sullivan | 54.1% | 2,653 | 43.9% | 2,153 |
| Sumner | 64.3% | 4,225 | 34.4% | 2,262 |
| Tipton | 71.1% | 1,454 | 28.1% | 574 |
| Trousdale | 72.5% | 321 | 25.5% | 113 |
| Unicoi | 46.0% | 244 | 51.3% | 272 |
| Union | 60.1% | 316 | 37.3% | 196 |
| Van Buren | 67.6% | 242 | 26.8% | 96 |
| Warren | 64.3% | 1,318 | 32.7% | 671 |
| Washington | 45.8% | 2,444 | 53.1% | 2,833 |
| Wayne | 63.0% | 208 | 34.2% | 113 |
| Weakley | 63.2% | 860 | 33.2% | 452 |
| White | 60.6% | 688 | 35.3% | 401 |
| Williamson | 60.3% | 6,055 | 39.0% | 3,911 |
| Wilson | 64.1% | 3,873 | 34.8% | 2,102 |
| Total | 66.1% | 245,304 | 32.4% | 120,333 |
Clinton swept Tennessee, winning the primary in a 34-point-routing over Bernie Sanders. The intensity of her victory in the primary was delivered byAfrican American voters, who comprised 32% of the electorate and backed Clinton over Sanders by a margin of 89-10. Clinton also won thewhite vote 57-42. Clinton swept all income levels and educational attainment levels in Tennessee. And though Sanders won theyouth vote, Clinton won amongvoters over the age of 45 by a margin of 78-21.
Her strong support among African American voters handed Clinton an 82-18 showing in theMemphis area. She also won inNashville 66-33, inCentral Tennessee 66-35, and inEastern Tennessee which is whiter and considered to be an extension ofAppalachia by a margin of 58-42.[9]
