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.
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37 Democratic National Convention delegates (32 pledged, 5 unpledged) The number of pledged delegates received is determined by the popular vote | |||||||||||||||||||
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 Results by county Clinton: 40-50% 50-60% 60-70% 70-80% 80-90% Sanders: 40-50% 50-60% | |||||||||||||||||||
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 |
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| 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 | 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: ± ? | 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: ± ? | August 6–7, 2013 | Hillary Clinton 59% | Joe Biden 14% | Others/Undecided 27% |
Results
Primary date: March 1, 2016
National delegates: 69
| Candidate | Popular vote | Estimated delegates | |||
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| 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| Martin O'Malley (withdrawn) | 2,785 | 1.26% | |||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]