New York Democratic primary, 2016

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New York Democratic primary, 2016,
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Candidate Hillary Clinton Bernie Sanders
Home state New York Vermont
Delegate count 139 108
Popular vote 1,133,979 820,056
Percentage 57.5% 41.6%
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Election results by county.
  Hillary Clinton
  Bernie Sanders

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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

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Main article: Ninth Democratic Party presidential debate, April 2016 in Brooklyn, New York

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:

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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

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

Results

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See also: Results of the Democratic Party presidential primaries, 2016
New York Democratic primary, April 19, 2016
Candidate Popular vote Estimated delegates
Count Percentage Pledged Unpledged Total
Hillary Clinton 1,133,980 57.54% 139 40 179
Bernie Sanders 820,056 41.62% 108 0 108
Void / Blank Votes 16,664 0.84%
Uncommitted N/A 0 4 4
Total 1,970,900 100% 247 44 291
Source: Green Papers, New York State Board of Elections

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, 63% of voters aged 45-54, and 73% of voters aged 65 and over).[23]

References

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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 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. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 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).
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  23. ↑ 23.0 23.1 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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