Florida Democratic primary, 2016

Florida Democratic primary, 2016

March 15, 2016

Candidate Hillary Clinton Bernie Sanders Home state New York Vermont Delegate count 141 73 Popular vote 1,101,175 568,634 Percentage 64.44% 33.28%

Election results by county.   Hillary Clinton   Bernie Sanders

The 2016 Florida Democratic primary took place on March 15 in the U.S. state of Florida as one of the Democratic Party's primaries ahead of the 2016 presidential election.

On the same day, the Democratic Party held primaries in Illinois, Missouri, North Carolina and Ohio, while the Republican Party held primaries in the same five states, including their own Florida primary, plus the Northern Mariana Islands.

Debates and forums

March 2016 debate in Miami

On March 9, 2016, the Democratic Party held an eighth presidential debate at Miami Dade College in Miami, Florida. It was broadcast through a partnership between Univision and The Washington Post.

Opinion polling

Poll source	Date	1st	2nd	Other
Primary results	March 15, 2016	Hillary Clinton 64.5%	Bernie Sanders 33.3%	Other 2.3%
ARG[1] Margin of error: ± 5.0% Sample size: 400	March 11–13, 2016	Hillary Clinton 58%	Bernie Sanders 37%	Others / Undecided 5%
Quinnipiac[2] Margin of error: ± 4.3% Sample size: 519	March 8–13, 2016	Hillary Clinton 60%	Bernie Sanders 34%	Others / Undecided 6%
Public Policy Polling[3] Margin of error: ± 3.9% Sample size: 627	March 11–12, 2016	Hillary Clinton 57%	Bernie Sanders 32%	Others / Undecided 11%
CBS News/YouGov[4] Margin of error: ± 4.5% Sample size: 796	March 9–11, 2016	Hillary Clinton 62%	Bernie Sanders 34%	Others / Undecided 4%
Florida Atlantic University[5] Margin of error: ± 5% Sample size: 414	March 8–11, 2016	Hillary Clinton 59%	Bernie Sanders 31%	Others / Undecided 10%
NBC News/Wall Street Journal/Marist[6] Margin of error: ± 4.4% Sample size: 500	March 4–10, 2016	Hillary Clinton 61%	Bernie Sanders 34%	Others / Undecided 5%
WTSP/Mason-Dixon[7] Margin of error: ± 4.5% Sample size: 500	March 7–9, 2016	Hillary Clinton 68%	Bernie Sanders 23%	Others / Undecided 9%
Quinnipiac[8] Margin of error: ± 4.3% Sample size: 511	March 2–7, 2016	Hillary Clinton 62%	Bernie Sanders 32%	Others / Undecided 6%
SurveyUSA/Bay News 9/News 13[9] Margin of error: ± 3.4% Sample size: 823	March 4–6, 2016	Hillary Clinton 61%	Bernie Sanders 30%	Others / Undecided 9%
CNN/ORC[10] Margin of error: ± 6.0% Sample size: 264	March 2–6, 2016	Hillary Clinton 61%	Bernie Sanders 34%	Others / Undecided 5%
Wash Post/Univision[11] Margin of error: ± 6.0% Sample size: 449	March 2-5, 2016	Hillary Clinton 64%	Bernie Sanders 26%	Others / Undecided 10%
University of North Florida[12] Margin of error: ± 3.7% Sample size: 685	February 22–27, 2016	Hillary Clinton 54%	Bernie Sanders 24%	Others / Undecided 22%
Public Policy Polling[13] Margin of error: ± 5% Sample size: 388	February 24–25, 2016	Hillary Clinton 57%	Bernie Sanders 32%	Others / Undecided 11%
Gravis Marketing[14] Margin of error: ± 4.3% Sample size: 514	February 24, 2016	Hillary Clinton 58%	Bernie Sanders 42%
Quinnipiac[15] Margin of error: ± 4.5% Sample size: 476	February 21–24, 2016	Hillary Clinton 59%	Bernie Sanders 33%	Others / Undecided 8%
Florida Southern College[16] Margin of error: ± 4.0% Sample Size: 608	January 30 – February 6, 2016	Hillary Clinton 43%	Bernie Sanders 26%	Others / Undecided 31%
Florida Atlantic University[17] Margin of error: ± 5.0% Sample Size: 371	January 15–18, 2016	Hillary Clinton 62%	Bernie Sanders 26%	Martin O'Malley 2% Not Reported

Polls in 2015 

Poll source	Date	1st	2nd	Other
Florida Atlantic University[17] Margin of error: ± 5.2% Sample Size: 355	November 15–16, 2015	Hillary Clinton 66%	Bernie Sanders 22%	Martin O'Malley 4% Other 4.5% Undecided 3.7%
Bay News 9/ News13[18] Margin of error: ± 3.9% Sample size: 826	October 28 – November 1, 2015	Hillary Clinton 66%	Bernie Sanders 24%	Martin O'Malley 3% Other 2% Undecided 6%
Saint Leo University Polling Institute[19] Margin of error: ±6.0% Sample size: 165	October 17–22, 2015	Hillary Clinton 50.9%	Joe Biden 15.2%	Bernie Sanders 13.3% Unsure/Don't Know 8.5%
Quinnipiac University[20] Margin of error: ± 4.8% Sample size: 411	September 25 – October 5, 2015	Hillary Clinton 43%	Joe Biden 19%	Bernie Sanders 19% Someone else/Undecided 13%
Public Policy Polling[21] Margin of error: ± 5.1% Sample size: 368	September 11–13, 2015	Hillary Clinton 55%	Bernie Sanders 18%	Joe Biden 17% Martin O'Malley 2% Jim Webb 1% Lincoln Chafee 1% Lawrence Lessig 0% Someone else/Undecided 6%
Gravis Marketing[22] Margin of error: ± 4% Sample size: 693	September 5–11, 2015	Hillary Clinton 41.6%	Joe Biden 21.4%	Bernie Sanders 12.5% Martin O'Malley 1.5% Jim Webb 1.3% Lincoln Chafee 0.4% Unsure 21.3%
Quinnipiac University[23] Margin of error: ± 5% Sample size: 419	Posted September 4, 2015	Hillary Clinton 52%	Bernie Sanders 20%	Joe Biden 15% Lincoln Chafee 4% Martin O'Malley 1% Jim Webb 1% Other 1% Undecided 6%
Quinnipiac University[24] Margin of error: ± 5.3% Sample size: 345	August 7–18, 2015	Hillary Clinton 48%	Bernie Sanders 15%	Joe Biden 11% Martin O'Malley 1% Jim Webb 1% Lincoln Chafee 0% Other 2% Wouldn't vote 6% Undecided 17%
St Pete Polls[25] Margin of error: ± 3.0% Sample size: 1080	July 18–28, 2015	Hillary Clinton 55%	Bernie Sanders 29%	Jim Webb 2% Martin O'Malley 1% Lincoln Chafee <1% Unsure or someone else 13%
Mason-Dixon[26] Margin of error: ± 4.5% Sample size: 500	July 20–23, 2015	Hillary Clinton 58%	Bernie Sanders 17%	Martin O'Malley 2% Lincoln Chafee 0% Jim Webb 0% Undecided 23%
Gravis Marketing[27] Margin of error: ± 3% Sample size: 881	June 16–20, 2015	Hillary Clinton 64.8%	Bernie Sanders 20.6%	Martin O'Malley 2.1% Bill De Blasio 1.7% Jim Webb 0.9% Lincoln Chafee 0.4% Unsure 9.5%
Quinnipiac University[28] Margin of error: ± 5% Sample size: 378	June 4–15, 2015	Hillary Clinton 64%	Joe Biden 9%	Bernie Sanders 8% Martin O'Malley 1% Lincoln Chafee 0% Jim Webb 0% Other 1% Wouldn't vote 5% Undecided 13%
Quinnipiac University[29] Margin of error: ± 5.3% Sample size: 344	March 17–28, 2015	Hillary Clinton 65%	Joe Biden 11%	Elizabeth Warren 7% Bernie Sanders 3% Jim Webb 2% Martin O'Malley 0% Other 1% Wouldn't vote 2% Undecided 10%
		Joe Biden 42%	Elizabeth Warren 19%	Bernie Sanders 6% Jim Webb 3% Martin O'Malley 1% Other 2% Wouldn't vote 4% Undecided 22%
Public Policy Polling[30] Margin of error: ± 5.1% Sample size: 371	March 19–22, 2015	Hillary Clinton 58%	Joe Biden 14%	Elizabeth Warren 10% Bernie Sanders 3% Martin O'Malley 2% Jim Webb 1% Other/Undecided 11%
[31] Margin of error: ± 5% Sample size: 435	February 24–25, 2015	Hillary Clinton 52%	Elizabeth Warren 14%	Joe Biden 9% Martin O'Malley 2% Mark Warner 2% Jim Webb 2% Undecided 18%
Quinnipiac University[32] Margin of error: ± 5.5% Sample size: 322	January 22 – February 1, 2015	Hillary Clinton 61%	Joe Biden 11%	Elizabeth Warren 9% Bernie Sanders 2% Martin O'Malley 1% Jim Webb 1% Other 2% Wouldn't vote 4% Undecided 10%
		Joe Biden 39%	Elizabeth Warren 22%	Bernie Sanders 3% Martin O'Malley 2% Jim Webb 2% Other 4% Wouldn't vote 5% Undecided 23%

Polls in 2014 

Poll source	Date	1st	2nd	Other
Quinnipiac University[33] Margin of error: ± 4.6% Sample size: 457	July 17–21, 2014	Hillary Clinton 67%	Joe Biden 8%	Elizabeth Warren 8% Andrew Cuomo 1% Martin O'Malley 0% Brian Schweitzer 0% Other 1% Wouldn't vote 3% Undecided 11%
Public Policy Polling[34] Margin of error: ± 6.2% Sample size: 251	June 6–9, 2014	Hillary Clinton 66%	Elizabeth Warren 8%	Joe Biden 7% Cory Booker 5% Andrew Cuomo 4% Mark Warner 1% Kirsten Gillibrand 0% Martin O'Malley 0% Brian Schweitzer 0% Someone else/Undecided 9%
Quinnipiac University[35] Margin of error: ± 4.4% Sample size: 501	April 23–28, 2014	Hillary Clinton 64%	Joe Biden 11%	Elizabeth Warren 6% Andrew Cuomo 1% Martin O'Malley 1% Brian Schweitzer 1% Other 1% Wouldn't vote 3% Undecided 13%
Quinnipiac University[36] Margin of error: ± 4.3% Sample size: 529	January 22–27, 2014	Hillary Clinton 64%	Joe Biden 9%	Elizabeth Warren 5% Andrew Cuomo 1% Martin O'Malley 1% Mark Warner 1% Other 2% Wouldn't vote 2% Undecided 16%

Polls in 2013 

Poll source	Date	1st	2nd	Other
Quinnipiac University[37] Margin of error: ± 4.2% Sample size: 544	November 12–17, 2013	Hillary Clinton 70%	Joe Biden 9%	Elizabeth Warren 4% Andrew Cuomo 2% Martin O'Malley 1% Mark Warner 1% Other 2% Wouldn't vote 2% Undecided 10%
Public Policy Polling Margin of error: ± 5.7% Sample size: 300	March 15–18, 2013	Hillary Clinton 62%	Joe Biden 12%	Andrew Cuomo 5% Elizabeth Warren 3% Martin O'Malley 1% Brian Schweitzer 1% Mark Warner 1% Kirsten Gillibrand 0% Deval Patrick 0% Someone Else/Undecided 14%
Public Policy Polling Margin of error: ± 4.9% Sample size: 401	January 11–13, 2013	Hillary Clinton 65%	Joe Biden 15%	Andrew Cuomo 4% Elizabeth Warren 4% Deval Patrick 1% Mark Warner 1% Kirsten Gillibrand 0% Martin O'Malley 0% Brian Schweitzer 0% Someone Else/Undecided 11%
		Andrew Cuomo 22%	Elizabeth Warren 15%	Deval Patrick 5% Martin O'Malley 4% Kirsten Gillibrand 3% Mark Warner 2% Brian Schweitzer 1% Someone Else/Undecided 48%

Results

Florida Democratic primary, March 15, 2016
Candidate	Popular vote		Estimated delegates
	Count	Percentage	Pledged	Unpledged	Total
Hillary Clinton	1,101,175		141	23	164
Bernie Sanders	568,634		73	2	75
Martin O'Malley (withdrawn)
Uncommitted	N/A		0	7	7
Total	1,708,736	100%	214	32	246
Source: The Green Papers

Florida Democratic primary, March 15, 2016
	District	Delegates	Votes Clinton	Votes Sanders	Votes Qualified	Clinton delegates	Sanders delegates
	1	3	26987	18497	45484	2	1
	2	6	50190	34073	84263	4	2
	3	4	32070	27974	60044	2	2
	4	4	33920	22765	56685	2	2
	5	6	55855	18639	74494	4	2
	6	5	37995	24443	62438	3	2
	7	5	37410	26795	64205	3	2
	8	5	39384	24376	63760	3	2
	9	5	40609	19880	60489	3	2
	10	5	38011	22213	60224	3	2
	11	5	38061	21590	59651	3	2
	12	5	35498	23172	58670	3	2
	13	6	44121	29707	73828	4	2
	14	6	49146	23617	72763	4	2
	15	5	32793	20712	53505	3	2
	16	6	43921	25856	69777	4	2
	17	4	29899	17045	46944	3	1
	18	6	42804	20620	63424	4	2
	19	4	31958	17235	49193	3	1
	20	7	61998	15761	77759	6	1
	21	7	57723	22100	79823	5	2
	22	6	49602	22209	71811	4	2
	23	6	44510	19974	64484	4	2
	24	8	59274	13893	73167	6	2
	25	3	24897	9287	34184	2	1
	26	4	32069	14148	46217	3	1
	27	4	30709	12258	42967	3	1
	Total	140	1101414	568839	1670253	93	47
	PLEO	28	1101414	568839	1670253	18	10
	At Large	46	1101414	568839	1670253	30	16
	Gr. Total	214	1101414	568839	1670253	141	73
	Total vote		64.44%	33.28%	1,709,183
Source: Florida Department of State Division of Elections

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