2016 Puerto Rico Democratic presidential primary

2016 Puerto Rico Democratic presidential primary

June 5, 2016 (2016-06-05)

Candidate Hillary Clinton Bernie Sanders Home state New York Vermont Popular vote 54,839 33,958 Percentage 61.14% 37.86%

Results by municipality   Hillary Clinton   Bernie Sanders   No votes

The 2016 Puerto Rico Democratic presidential primary took place on June 5 in the U.S. territory of Puerto Rico as one of the Democratic Party's primaries ahead of the 2016 presidential election.

Clinton was a heavy favorite to win the territory's primary. In her two terms as United States Senator from New York, the state with the largest population of Puerto Rican-Americans, she gained a strong degree of familiarity with the island. Those connections helped her build institutional support from top Puerto Rico Democrats, including then-Governor Alejandro García Padilla.^[1]

No other Democratic or Republican primaries took place on the same day. The Republican Party's Puerto Rico primary took place on March 6, 2016.

Results

See also: Results of the Democratic Party presidential primaries, 2016

Puerto Rico Democratic caucuses, June 5, 2016
Candidate	Popular vote		Estimated delegates
	Count	Percentage	Pledged	Unpledged	Total
Hillary Clinton	52,658	59.74%	36	7	42
Bernie Sanders	33,368	37.85%	24	0	24
Rocky De La Fuente	300	0.35%
Total	88,149	100%	60	7	67
Source: [2]

Results By Districts

County [3]	Clinton	Votes	Sanders	Votes
San Juan I	49.4%	6,472	46.4%	6,080
Bayamon II	56.9%	6,525	42.7%	4,897
Arecibo III	66.3%	8,011	33.1%	4,004
Mayagüez IV	57.6%	5,756	41.8%	4,176
Ponce V	65.7%	6,472	32.5%	3,199
Guayama VI	61.8%	6,574	28.6%	3,043
Humacao VII	61.6%	4,960	37.8%	3,046
Carolina VIII	61.1%	7,888	38.0%	4,923
Total	59.7%	52,658	37.9%	33,368

References

1. Strauss, Daniel. "Clinton wins Puerto Rico primary". POLITICO. Retrieved April 14, 2022.
2. The Green Papers
3. "Comisión Estatal de Elecciones". Primarias Presidenciales Demócratas 2016 (in Spanish). Retrieved March 25, 2021.