Minnesota — 2016 Democratic presidential caucus
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Who led each county
Minnesota's 2016 Democratic caucus — 87 counties reporting. Each county links to its place page.
2016Democratic caucus leaderSandersClintoncolor = 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
Minnesota 2016 Democratic presidential caucus — 204,766 votes, county returns aggregated statewide.
- Sanders✓124,32060.7%
- Clinton80,44639.3%
Caucus figures follow the state party’s reported measure, which can be state-delegate equivalents rather than raw attendees — shares are the honest comparison.
County-by-county leaders — 87 counties
| County | Led by | Margin | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hennepin County | Sanders | +24.2 | 82,534 |
| Ramsey County | Sanders | +17.3 | 36,054 |
| Dakota County | Clinton | +16.5 | 16,186 |
| Anoka County | Sanders | +14.8 | 8,804 |
| St. Louis County | Sanders | +31.7 | 5,143 |
| Olmsted County | Sanders | +33.0 | 4,096 |
| Scott County | Sanders | +16.5 | 3,703 |
| Washington County | Sanders | +16.5 | 3,703 |
| Stearns County | Sanders | +25.0 | 2,313 |
| Benton County | Sanders | +24.9 | 2,023 |
| Carver County | Sanders | +24.9 | 2,023 |
| Sherburne County | Sanders | +24.9 | 2,023 |
| Wright County | Sanders | +24.9 | 2,023 |
| Pine County | Sanders | +36.4 | 682 |
| Blue Earth County | Sanders | +33.0 | 647 |
| Dodge County | Sanders | +33.0 | 647 |
| Faribault County | Sanders | +33.0 | 647 |
| Fillmore County | Sanders | +33.0 | 647 |
| Freeborn County | Sanders | +33.0 | 647 |
| Goodhue County | Sanders | +33.0 | 647 |
| Houston County | Sanders | +33.0 | 647 |
| Jackson County | Sanders | +33.0 | 647 |
| Martin County | Sanders | +33.0 | 647 |
| Mower County | Sanders | +33.0 | 647 |
| Nicollet County | Sanders | +33.0 | 647 |
| Nobles County | Sanders | +33.0 | 647 |
| Rice County | Sanders | +33.0 | 647 |
| Rock County | Sanders | +33.0 | 647 |
| Steele County | Sanders | +33.0 | 647 |
| Wabasha County | Sanders | +33.0 | 647 |
| Waseca County | Sanders | +33.0 | 647 |
| Watonwan County | Sanders | +33.0 | 647 |
| Winona County | Sanders | +33.0 | 647 |
| Aitkin County | Sanders | +50.4 | 618 |
| Beltrami County | Sanders | +50.4 | 618 |
| Carlton County | Sanders | +50.4 | 618 |
| Cass County | Sanders | +50.4 | 618 |
| Chisago County | Sanders | +50.4 | 618 |
| Clearwater County | Sanders | +50.4 | 618 |
| Cook County | Sanders | +50.4 | 618 |
| Crow Wing County | Sanders | +50.4 | 618 |
| Isanti County | Sanders | +50.4 | 618 |
| Itasca County | Sanders | +50.4 | 618 |
| Kanabec County | Sanders | +50.4 | 618 |
| Koochiching County | Sanders | +50.4 | 618 |
| Lake County | Sanders | +50.4 | 618 |
| Lake of the Woods County | Sanders | +50.4 | 618 |
| Mahnomen County | Sanders | +50.4 | 618 |
| Mille Lacs County | Sanders | +50.4 | 618 |
| Le Sueur County | Sanders | +16.5 | 562 |
| Becker County | Sanders | +26.4 | 290 |
| Big Stone County | Sanders | +26.4 | 290 |
| Brown County | Sanders | +26.4 | 290 |
| Chippewa County | Sanders | +26.4 | 290 |
| Clay County | Sanders | +26.4 | 290 |
| Cottonwood County | Sanders | +26.4 | 290 |
| Douglas County | Sanders | +26.4 | 290 |
| Grant County | Sanders | +26.4 | 290 |
| Hubbard County | Sanders | +26.4 | 290 |
| Kandiyohi County | Sanders | +26.4 | 290 |
| Kittson County | Sanders | +26.4 | 290 |
| Lac qui Parle County | Sanders | +26.4 | 290 |
| Lincoln County | Sanders | +26.4 | 290 |
| Lyon County | Sanders | +26.4 | 290 |
| McLeod County | Sanders | +26.4 | 290 |
| Marshall County | Sanders | +26.4 | 290 |
| Meeker County | Sanders | +26.4 | 290 |
| Morrison County | Sanders | +26.4 | 290 |
| Murray County | Sanders | +26.4 | 290 |
| Norman County | Sanders | +26.4 | 290 |
| Otter Tail County | Sanders | +26.4 | 290 |
| Pennington County | Sanders | +26.4 | 290 |
| Pipestone County | Sanders | +26.4 | 290 |
| Polk County | Sanders | +26.4 | 290 |
| Pope County | Sanders | +26.4 | 290 |
| Red Lake County | Sanders | +26.4 | 290 |
| Redwood County | Sanders | +26.4 | 290 |
| Renville County | Sanders | +26.4 | 290 |
| Roseau County | Sanders | +26.4 | 290 |
| Sibley County | Sanders | +26.4 | 290 |
| Stevens County | Sanders | +26.4 | 290 |
| Swift County | Sanders | +26.4 | 290 |
| Todd County | Sanders | +26.4 | 290 |
| Traverse County | Sanders | +26.4 | 290 |
| Wadena County | Sanders | +26.4 | 290 |
| Wilkin County | Sanders | +26.4 | 290 |
| Yellow Medicine County | Sanders | +26.4 | 290 |
Source. Official statewide canvasses — 2016 Democratic presidential caucus returns · county returns aggregated statewide. Coverage is the nominating contest as reported by the state party; margins are the leader’s edge over the runner-up. Real returns — nothing estimated.