2016 Presidential Election Date:November 8, 2016

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

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Possible and declared candidates

See also:Democratic presidential candidates, 2016

Nominated
Hillary Clintond

Dropped out
Lincoln Chafee
Lawrence Lessig
Martin O'Malley
Bernie Sanders
Jim Webb

Declined to run
Joe Biden
Andrew Cuomo
Al Gore
Dennis Kucinich
Brian Schweitzer
Elizabeth Warren

Primary dates

See also:Important dates in the 2016 presidential race

State caucus and primary dates

See also:Ballot access for presidential candidates

The maps below detail the election dates and candidate filing deadlines for the Democratic and Republican presidential primaries and caucuses in 2016. The states that have earlier deadlines are shaded in darker colors. A table listing the same information can be found below the maps.

Polling

See also:Presidential election, 2016/Polls

The following polls measure public favorability of each of the top potential Democratic Party candidates.

Note: "0%" results are representative of the candidate not being included in the poll.

Democratic Party presidential favorability polling (2014)
Poll	Hillary Clinton	Joe Biden	Elizabeth Warren	Kirsten Gillibrand	Brian Schweitzer	Margin of Error	Sample Size
CNN/ORC December 18-21, 2014	66%	8%	9%	0%	0%	+/-3.0	1,011
Fox News Poll December 7-9, 2014	62%	10%	12%	0%	0%	+/-3.0	1,043
McClatchy/Marist December 3-9, 2014	62%	11%	9%	0%	0%	+/-2.9	1,140
CNN/ORC November 21-23, 2014	65%	9%	10%	0%	0%	+/-3.0	1,045
Quinnipiac Polling June 24-30, 2014	48%	42%	24%	0%	3%	+/-2.6	1,446
Fox News Poll April 13-15, 2014	49%	0%	0%	0%	0%	+/-3.0	1,012
Public Policy Polling March 6-9, 2014	47%	40%	26%	0%	0%	+/-2.9	1,152
Public Policy Polling January 23-26, 2014	45%	34%	23%	0%	0%	+/-3.4	845
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 toeditor@ballotpedia.org.

Democratic Party presidential favorability polling (2013)
Poll	Hillary Clinton	Joe Biden	Martin O'Malley	Kirsten Gillibrand	Brian Schweitzer	Margin of Error	Sample Size
Quinnipiac Polling December 3-9, 2013	53%	37%	3%	0%	3%	+/-1.9	2,692
Monmouth University Polling June 25-30, 2013	52%	35%	0%	0%	0%	+/-3.4	850
Quinnipiac Polling June 28-July 8, 2013	55%	38%	0%	0%	0%	+/-2.2	2,014
Quinnipiac Polling May 22-28, 2013	52%	37%	0%	0%	0%	+/-2.6	1,419
Public Policy Polling May 6-9, 2013	51%	41%	7%	12%	3%	+/-3.0	1,099
Public Policy Polling March 27-30, 2013	50%	40%	7%	11%	5%	+/-2.8	1,247
Public Policy Polling January 31-February 3, 2013	49%	48%	6%	11%	4%	+/-3.5	800
Public Policy Polling January 3-6, 2013	54%	48%	8%	11%	5%	+/-3.0	1,100
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 toeditor@ballotpedia.org.

Convention

See also:Democratic National Convention, 2016

Philadelphia, Pennyslvania, hosted the 2016 Convention during the week of July 25, 2016.DNC ChairwomanDebbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL) provided the following reason for the decision: "Philadelphia's strength in particular was the proximity of their arena and venue to the hotel rooms."^[1]

Recent news

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See also

• Presidential candidates, 2016
• Presidential election, 2016
• Democratic National Convention, 2016

External links

• Democratic National Committee website
• Library of Congress: Democratic National Political Conventions, 1832-2008

Footnotes

v • e 2016 United States Presidential Election Overviews 2016 presidential election •2016 presidential candidates •2016 presidential nominations: calendar and delegate rules •2016 vice presidential candidates •Possible vice presidential picks Candidate profiles Hillary Clinton Donald Trump Jill Stein Gary Johnson Path to the presidency Republican Convention •Republican Primary Democratic Convention •Democratic Primary Policy positions Abortion •Defunding Planned Parenthood •Agricultural subsidies •Black Lives Matter movement •Budgets •Education •Energy and environmental policy •Federal assistance programs •Federalism •Foreign affairs •LGBTQ rights •Government regulations •Healthcare •Immigration •DACA and DAPA •International trade •Rural policy •Taxes On the campaign trail Ballotpedia's battleground poll • Campaign preparations • Political and leadership attributes •Presidential campaign trackers and opposition researchers Campaign staff Presidential campaign staff transfers, resignations and terminations •Staff leaks from 2016 presidential campaigns Clinton staffers •O'Malley staffers •Sanders staffers Bush staffers •Carson staffers •Christie staffers •Cruz staffers •Fiorina staffers •Huckabee staffers •Kasich staffers •Paul staffers •Rubio staffers •Santorum staffers •Trump staffers Debates PBS, February 11, 2016 (Milwaukee) •PBS, February 4, 2016 (Durham, N.H.) •NBC News, January 17, 2016 (Charleston, S.C.) •ABC, December 19, 2015 (Manchester, N.H.) •CBS, November 14, 2015 (Des Moines) •CNN, October 13, 2015](Las Vegas) February 13, 2016 (Greenville, S.C.) •ABC, February 6, 2016 (Manchester, N.H.) •Fox News, January 28, 2016 (Des Moines) •Fox Business, January 14, 2016 (North Charleston, S.C.) •CNN, December 15, 2015 (Las Vegas) •Fox Business, November 10, 2015 (Milwaukee) •CNBC, October 28, 2015 (Boulder) •CNN, September 16, 2015 (Reagan Library) •Fox News, August 6, 2015 (Cleveland) Analysis The media's coverage of Donald Trump •The media's coverage of Hillary Clinton Post-debate analysis overview Democratic:April 14, 2016 (CNN) •March 9, 2016 (Univision) •March 6, 2016 (CNN) •February 11, 2016 (PBS) •February 4, 2016 (MSNBC) •January 17, 2016 (NBC) •December 19, 2015 (ABC) •November 14, 2015 (CBS) •October 13, 2015 (CNN) Republican:March 10, 2016 (CNN) •March 3, 2016 (FNC) •February 25, 2016 (CNN) •February 13, 2016 (CBS) •February 6, 2016 (ABC) •January 28, 2016 (FNC) •January 14, 2016 (FBN) •December 15, 2015 (CNN) •November 10, 2015 (FBN) •October 28, 2015 (CNBC) •September 16, 2015 (CNN) Insiders Poll: First Democratic debate (October 13, 2015) •Presidential Nominating Index: Clinton remains choice of Democratic Insiders •Presidential Nominating Index: Bush remains choice of Republican Insiders •Insiders Poll: Winners and losers from the Fox News Republican Debate