2016 Indiana Democratic presidential primary Election results by county.
Sanders
50 – 60%
60 – 70%
Clinton
50 – 60%
The 2016 Indiana Democratic presidential primary took place on May 3 in the U.S. state of Indiana as one of the Democratic Party's primaries ahead of the 2016 presidential election .
The Republican Party held their own Indiana primary on the same day. Other primaries were not held that day.
List of polls Delegate count: 83 Pledged, 9 Unpledged Winner: Bernie Sanders Primary date: May 3, 2016
Poll source Date 1st 2nd Other Official Primary Results [ 2] May 3, 2016 Bernie Sanders 52.5% Hillary Clinton 47.5% ARG[ 3] Margin of error: ± 5% Sample size: 400
April 27–28, 2016 Hillary Clinton 51% Bernie Sanders 43% Others / Undecided 6% NBC/WSJ/Marist[ 4] Margin of error: ± 3.9% Sample size: 645
April 26–28, 2016 Hillary Clinton 50% Bernie Sanders 46% Others / Undecided 4% IPFW/Mike Downs Center[ 5] Margin of error: ± 4.9% Sample size: 400
April 13–27, 2016 Hillary Clinton 55% Bernie Sanders 40% Others / Undecided 5% IPFW/Downs Center[ 6] Margin of error: ± 4.9% Sample size: 400
April 18–23, 2016 Hillary Clinton 54% Bernie Sanders 41% Others / Undecided 5% CBS/YouGov[ 7] Margin of error: ± 8.2% Sample size: 439
April 20–22, 2016 Hillary Clinton 49% Bernie Sanders 44% Others / Undecided 7% FOX News[ 8] Margin of error: ± 4% Sample size: 603
April 18–21, 2016 Hillary Clinton 46% Bernie Sanders 42% Others / Undecided 12% WTHR News[ 9] Margin of error: ± 4.47% Sample size: 500
April 18–21, 2016 Hillary Clinton 48% Bernie Sanders 45% Others / Undecided 7%
Sanders managed a five-percentage point upset win in Indiana, despite not leading in a single poll ahead of the primary. He won men 57-43, tied women with Clinton 50-50, beat Clinton 68-32 among voters under the age of 45 , and won a resounding 59-41 victory with white voters, who made up 71% of the Democratic electorate in Indiana. He also won self-identified Independents 72-28 and won across all income levels. Clinton performed best with African Americans who she won 74-26, and older voters who she won 60-40.
Sanders performed well statewide in Indiana, winning most of the rural counties. He performed well in Marion County , winning 51-49 according to exit polls. Marion contains the state capital and largest city of Indianapolis , and the Indianapolis Suburbs which he won 56-44. Sanders won Northeast Indiana, which is anchored in Allen County by Fort Wayne . Sanders carried East Central Indiana and Northern Indiana . He carried St. Joseph County which contains South Bend and University of Notre Dame by a wide margin, likely thanks to his support from younger voters. He also won Monroe County which contains the city of Bloomington which is home to Indiana University . Sanders also won Vanderburgh County which contains Evansville as well as Vigo County which contains Terre Haute .
Clinton won Lake County in Northwest Indiana (a region she won by a narrow 51-49) which contains the heavily African American city of Gary and is a part of the Chicago Metropolitan Area, and performed well in Southern Indiana along the Ohio River with neighboring Kentucky .
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