Rhode Island Democratic primary, 2016

Rhode Island Democratic primary, 2016

April 26, 2016

Candidate Bernie Sanders Hillary Clinton Home state Vermont New York Delegate count 13 11 Popular vote 66,993 52,749 Percentage 54.7 43.1

Election results by county.   Hillary Clinton   Bernie Sanders

The 2016 Rhode Island Democratic primary were held on April 26 in the U.S. state of Rhode Island as one of the Democratic Party's primaries ahead of the 2016 presidential election.

The Democratic Party's primaries in Connecticut, Delaware, Maryland and Pennsylvania were held the same day, as were Republican primaries in the same five states, including their own Rhode Island primary.

Opinion polling

Poll source	Date	1st	2nd	Other
Certified Primary results	April 26, 2016	Bernie Sanders 54.7%	Hillary Clinton 43.1%	Others / Uncommitted 2.2%
Public Policy Polling[1] Margin of error: ± 3.8% Sample size: 668	April 22–24, 2016	Bernie Sanders 49%	Hillary Clinton 45%	Others / Undecided 6%
Brown University[2] Margin of error: ± 4.0% Sample size: 436	April 19–21, 2016	Hillary Clinton 43%	Bernie Sanders 34%	Others / Undecided 23%
Brown University[3] Margin of error: ± ?% Sample size: 394	February 22–23, 2016	Hillary Clinton 49%	Bernie Sanders 40%	Others / Undecided 11%
Brown University[3] Margin of error: ± ?% Sample size: 396	February 17–20, 2016	Bernie Sanders 48%	Hillary Clinton 41%	Others / Undecided 11%

Results

Rhode Island Democratic primary, April 26, 2016
Candidate	Popular vote		Estimated delegates
	Count	Percentage	Pledged	Unpledged	Total
Bernie Sanders	66,993	54.7%	13	0	13
Hillary Clinton	52,749	43.1%	11	9	20
Uncommitted	1,662	1.4%	0	0	0
Write-in	673	0.5%	0	0	0
Mark Stewart	236	0.2%	0	0	0
Rocky De La Fuente	145	0.1%	0	0	0
Total	121,275	100%	24	9	33
Source: The Green Papers

References

1. "Clinton, Sanders close in CT/PA/RI; Trump Headed for Big Wins" (PDF). Public Policy Polling. April 25, 2016. Retrieved April 25, 2016.
2. "Taubman Center poll: Clinton, Trump lead in Rhode Island, but many voters undecided". Retrieved 2016-04-24.
3. "Statewide Presidential primary poll: Trump strong, Clinton rising". Taubman Center for American Politics and Policy. Retrieved 1 March 2016.