Maine Democratic caucuses, 2016
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The 2016 Maine Democratic caucuses took place on March 6 in the U.S. state of Maine as one of the Democratic Party's primaries ahead of the 2016 presidential election.
While on the same day, the Democratic Party didn't hold any other primary, the Republican Party held its Puerto Rico primary the same day.
Clinton lost Maine's 2nd congressional district in the general election, against the Republican nominee Donald Trump, giving him 1 of the 4 electoral votes of Maine.
Opinion polling
| Poll source | Date | 1st | 2nd | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caucus results | March 6, 2016 | Bernie Sanders 64.3 |
Hillary Clinton 35.5% |
Other 0.2% |
| Critical Insights[1]
Margin of error: 4%
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September 24–30, 2015 | Bernie Sanders 28% |
Hillary Clinton 27% |
Other/DK/NR 45% |
Results
| Maine Democratic caucuses, March 6, 2016 | |||||
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| Candidate | State convention delegates | Estimated delegates | |||
| Count | Percentage | Pledged | Unpledged | Total | |
| Bernie Sanders | 2,226 | 64.17% | 17 | 1 | 18 |
| Hillary Clinton | 1,231 | 35.49% | 8 | 4 | 12 |
| Uncommitted | 12 | 0.35% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 3,469 | 100% | 25 | 5 | 30 |
| Source: The Green Papers | |||||
Analysis
Bernie Sanders scored a large two-to-one victory in Maine, thanks to support from a whiter electorate in a caucus contest (which favored Sanders) and one that had previously voted for Barack Obama over Hillary Clinton in the 2008 Maine Democratic Presidential Primary. Sanders won in the cities of Portland and Bangor quite comfortably, but his particular strength was in rural areas outside of the cities where he ran up big margins.
Sanders's landslide Maine victory limited Clinton's success in New England to a slim victory in Massachusetts and a more comfortable win in Connecticut on April 26.
Following his victory in the caucus, Sanders told supporters: "With another double-digit victory, we have now won by wide margins in states from New England to the Rocky Mountains and from the Midwest to the Great Plains [...] The pundits might not like it but the people are making history. We now have the momentum to go all the way to the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia."[2]
References
- ↑ "Residents' Views on Politics, the Economy, & Issues Facing the State of Maine". Retrieved 2015-10-16.
- ↑ "Sanders wins Maine decisively". POLITICO. Retrieved 2016-10-10.