New York Democratic primary, 2016

New York Democratic primary, 2016
New York
April 19, 2016 (2016-04-19)
 
Candidate Hillary Clinton Bernie Sanders
Home state New York Vermont
Delegate count 139 108
Popular vote 1,054,083 763,459
Percentage 58.0% 42.0%

Election results by county.
  Hillary Clinton
  Bernie Sanders

The 2016 New York Democratic primary was held on April 19 in the U.S. state of New York as one of the Democratic Party's primaries ahead of the 2016 presidential election.

The Republican Party also held their own New York primary on the same day. Apart from that, no other primaries were scheduled for that day by either party.

Campaign

The week before the primary, Sanders drew large crowds to campaign events in New York City: 28,000 heard Sanders speak in Brooklyn the weekend before the primary and 27,000 heard him speak in Manhattan the week before.[1] Clinton drew "appreciative crowds of respectable size" but did not approach the attendance of Sanders events.[1]

In early April, ahead of the primary, former President Bill Clinton visited western New York twice for campaign events, speaking at an event in Depew (attended by almost a thousand people) and addressing a room of activists and volunteers at Clinton's Buffalo campaign office.[2]

In total, the Sanders campaign spent about $2 million more than the Clinton campaign on television ads in New York.[3] In terms of campaign-expenditures per vote, Sanders' campaign spent about $9.03 per vote, while Clinton's campaign spent about $3.62 per vote. [4]

April 2016 presidential debate

A ninth debate was held on April 14, 2016 in Brooklyn, New York at the Duggal Greenhouse in Brooklyn Navy Yard. The debate was aired on CNN and NY1.[5] Wolf Blitzer of CNN served as moderator.[6]

Election Day irregularities

The New York Times reported the day after the primary:

The Democratic vote was marred by major irregularities at polling places across Brooklyn. The city comptroller's office announced that the Board of Elections had confirmed that more than 125,000 Democratic voters in Brooklyn were dropped between November and this month, while about 63,000 were added — a net loss that was not explained. Mayor Bill de Blasio described 'the purging of entire buildings and blocks of voters,' while the comptroller, Scott Stringer, said his office would audit the Board of Elections.[3]

Opinion polling

Results

New York Democratic primary, April 19, 2016
Candidate Popular vote Estimated delegates
Count Percentage Pledged Unpledged Total
Hillary Clinton 1,054,088 57.99% 139 39 178
Bernie Sanders 763,474 42.01% 108 108
Uncommitted N/A 5
Total 1,817,562 100% 247 44 291
Source: The Green Papers

Analysis

Clinton performed very well in Long Island and in the five boroughs of New York City, particularly in Manhattan, Queens and the Bronx. She performed best among female, black, and Hispanic voters.[3] Sanders won rural upstate New York counties, while upstate cities split evenly between Clinton and Sanders.[23][3] Sanders also performed well in the Hudson Valley, with a high concentration of liberals and college students.[3]

Exit polls showed that Sanders won among voters age 18-29, capturing 65% of this demographic, while Clinton won every other age group, performing better with older groups (53% of voters ages 30-44, 53% of voters aged 45-54, and 73% of voters aged 65 and over).[23]

References

  1. 1 2 Peter Nicholas, Five Reasons the New York Democratic Primary Felt Competitive, Wall Street Journal (April 20, 2016).
  2. ↑ Bill Clinton Rallies Hillary Backers in Final N.Y. Primary Push, Roll Call (April 18, 2016).
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 Patrick Healy & Maggie Haberman, Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton Win Easily in New York Primary, New York Times (April 19, 2016).
  4. ↑ Michael Beckel, Sanders spent $9 per vote in New York. Trump? About 13 cents., Center for Public Integrity (April 20, 2016).
  5. ↑ Stelter, Brian (April 4, 2016). "Clinton, Sanders to meet for Brooklyn debate". CNN. Retrieved April 5, 2016.
  6. ↑ Brian Stelter, Host (April 4, 2016). "Clinton, Sanders to meet for Brooklyn debate". CNN.
  7. ↑ "Clinton and Trump Poised to Regain Momentum in the Empire State; NY Looks Safe For Dems In General" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-04-18.
  8. ↑ "Poll: Clinton keeps New York edge, leads Sanders in California". Retrieved 2016-04-17.
  9. ↑ "Clinton Protects Big Lead Over Sanders in NY: NBC4/WSJ/Marist Poll". Retrieved 2016-04-14.
  10. ↑ "BLACK VOTES MATTER FOR CLINTON IN NEW YORK, QUINNIPIAC UNIVERSITY POLL FINDS; TRUMP SWEEPS ALL GROUPS AGAINST CRUZ OR KASICH" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-04-12.
  11. ↑ "New York Polling Results". 17 April 2016.
  12. ↑ "Bernie Narrows Gap; Hillary Still Leads By 10 Points; Trump Maintains Huge Lead, Kasich 2nd, Cruz 3rd" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-04-13.
  13. ↑ "NEW YORK: CLINTON LEADS BY 12" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-04-11.
  14. ↑ "New York Hates Ted Cruz; Trump, Clinton Lead Big" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-04-15.
  15. ↑ "NBC News/WSJ/Marist Poll April 2016 New York Questionnaire" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-04-11.
  16. ↑ "NY1/Baruch College Poll: Trump Leads Rivals by 43 Percentage Points". Retrieved 2016-04-15.
  17. ↑ "Clinton and Trump Lose Ground in NY, but Still in Control; Voters Weigh in on Open-Conventions". Retrieved 2016-04-08.
  18. ↑ "Fox News Poll: Trump, Clinton rule Empire State". Retrieved 2016-04-10.
  19. ↑ "CBS News 2016 Battleground TrackerNew York". Retrieved 2016-04-03.
  20. ↑ "CLINTON, TRUMP HAVE BIG LEADS IN NEW YORK PRIMARIES, QUINNIPIAC UNIVERSITY POLL FINDS; ADOPTED DAUGHTER THUMPS NATIVE SON, EDGES KASICH" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-03-31.
  21. ↑ "EMERSON POLL: TRUMP, CLINTON TROUNCING THEIR RIVALS IN NEW YORK; IN GENERAL ELECTION, HILLARY AND BERNIE LEAD THE DONALD" (PDF).
  22. ↑ "Quinnipiac NY poll" (PDF). quinnipiac.edu. Retrieved 2015-07-09.
  23. 1 2 New York Exit Polls (conducted by Edison Research of Somerville, New Jersey, for the National Election Pool which consists of ABC News, The Associated Press, CBS News, CNN, Fox News, and NBC News) (April 19, 2016).
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