Massachusetts — 2016 Democratic presidential primary
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Who led each county
Massachusetts's 2016 Democratic primary — 14 counties reporting. Each county links to its place page.
2016Democratic primary leaderClintonSanderscolor = leader · depth = size of the lead
Counties with reported returns are filled by the candidate who led them; the surrounding faint geography is context, not coverage. This is the nominating contest — the November result is on the general-election page.
Statewide result
Massachusetts 2016 Democratic presidential primary — 1,215,970 votes, county returns aggregated statewide.
- Clinton✓606,82249.9%
- Sanders589,80348.5%
- All others19,3451.6%
County-by-county leaders — 14 counties
| County | Led by | Margin | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Middlesex County | Clinton | +4.7 | 329,411 |
| Suffolk County | Clinton | +15.2 | 139,327 |
| Norfolk County | Clinton | +7.5 | 136,499 |
| Essex County | Sanders | +0.6 | 134,515 |
| Worcester County | Sanders | +8.5 | 119,338 |
| Plymouth County | Sanders | +1.3 | 80,873 |
| Bristol County | Clinton | +0.5 | 75,727 |
| Hampden County | Clinton | +3.3 | 62,872 |
| Barnstable County | Sanders | +1.3 | 44,862 |
| Hampshire County | Sanders | +26.2 | 39,363 |
| Berkshire County | Sanders | +3.5 | 27,096 |
| Franklin County | Sanders | +41.3 | 18,882 |
| Dukes County | Sanders | +9.6 | 5,148 |
| Nantucket County | Sanders | +3.9 | 2,057 |
Source. Official statewide canvasses — 2016 Democratic presidential primary returns · county returns aggregated statewide. Coverage is the nominating contest as reported by the state; margins are the leader’s edge over the runner-up. Real returns — nothing estimated.