2016 North Dakota Democratic presidential caucuses

The 2016 North Dakota Democratic presidential caucuses were held on June 7 in the U.S. state of North Dakota as one of the Democratic Party's primaries ahead of the 2016 presidential election.

2016 North Dakota Democratic presidential caucuses

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Candidate Bernie Sanders Hillary Clinton Home state Vermont New York Delegate count 13[1] 5 Popular vote 253 101 Percentage 64.21% 25.63%

Election results by state legislative district Sanders   50 – 60%   60 – 70%   70 – 80%   80 – 90%   100% Clinton   50 – 60%   60 – 70%   70 – 80% Tie   40 – 50%   50%

The Republican Party did not hold a caucus; Republican presidential delegates were chosen at a party convention on April 2–3.^[2][3] However, Democratic Party's primaries in California, Montana, New Jersey, New Mexico and South Dakota were held the same day, as were Republican primaries in the same five states.

Opinion polling

See also: Statewide opinion polling for the 2016 Democratic Party presidential primaries

No polls were conducted.

Results

See also: Results of the 2016 Democratic Party presidential primaries

North Dakota Democratic caucuses, June 7, 2016
Candidate	District delegates		State delegates
	Count	Percentage	Pledged	Unpledged	Total
Bernie Sanders	253	64.21%	13	1	14
Hillary Clinton	101	25.63%	5	1	6
Uncommitted	40	10.15%	0	0	0
Total	394	100%	18	5	23
Source: The Green Papers

Analysis

As he had in other caucus states and among other largely white, rural electorates in the farm belt, Sanders won a large victory over Hillary Clinton in North Dakota. Sanders won in the cities of Fargo, Bismarck, and Grand Forks where he had campaigned heavily, and he also swept most other rural, conservative counties in the state. The caucus did not require participants to register before voting due to the state's small population.^[4]

Analyst for the New York Times Nate Cohn summarized the results: "A Sanders win in North Dakota isn’t much of a surprise. It’s a caucus state and it’s a small state, worth just 18 delegates. He’s won every caucus since Nevada."^[5]

References

1. "North Dakota Democratic Party - Official Delegates Allocation". Archived from the original on July 1, 2016. Retrieved June 21, 2016.
2. "Why North Dakota GOP voters don't vote in the presidential nomination process". CBS News.
3. "Presidential election in North Dakota, 2016".
4. Reporter, Jessica Schulberg Foreign Affairs; Post, The Huffington (June 7, 2016). "Bernie Sanders Wins North Dakota Caucus". The Huffington Post. Retrieved October 11, 2016.
5. The New York Times (June 7, 2016). "California and New Jersey: Highlights and Analysis". The New York Times - The New York Times. Retrieved October 10, 2016.