Elections / 2016 · Dem primary · TN
Clinton led Tennessee's 2016 Democratic presidential primary.
County-level returns aggregated statewide; Clinton led by 33.6 points. This is the Democratic nominating contest — the November result is on the general-election page.
Statewide result
Tennessee 2016 Democratic presidential primary — county returns aggregated statewide.
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Clinton | 245,930 | 66.1% |
| Sanders | 120,800 | 32.5% |
| Other | 5,492 | 1.5% |
By county (95)
Each row links to the county's full place page.
| County | Led by | Margin | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shelby County | Clinton | +60.8 | 83,279 |
| Davidson County | Clinton | +31.2 | 67,507 |
| Knox County | Clinton | +3.1 | 25,751 |
| Hamilton County | Clinton | +29.6 | 24,237 |
| Rutherford County | Clinton | +15.4 | 14,423 |
| Williamson County | Clinton | +21.3 | 10,039 |
| Montgomery County | Clinton | +31.9 | 8,527 |
| Sumner County | Clinton | +29.9 | 6,575 |
| Wilson County | Clinton | +29.3 | 6,052 |
| Madison County | Clinton | +62.1 | 5,396 |
| Washington County | Sanders | +7.3 | 5,338 |
| Blount County | Clinton | +7.2 | 5,158 |
| Sullivan County | Clinton | +10.9 | 5,003 |
| Anderson County | Clinton | +11.3 | 4,256 |
| Maury County | Clinton | +28.5 | 3,721 |
| Putnam County | Clinton | +6.1 | 3,691 |
| Bradley County | Clinton | +11.5 | 2,978 |
| Robertson County | Clinton | +39.0 | 2,800 |
| Sevier County | Clinton | +0.8 | 2,553 |
| Lawrence County | Clinton | +17.7 | 2,486 |
| Franklin County | Clinton | +31.8 | 2,458 |
| Roane County | Clinton | +22.2 | 2,421 |
| Coffee County | Clinton | +28.0 | 2,405 |
| Fayette County | Clinton | +68.8 | 2,384 |
| Cumberland County | Clinton | +18.7 | 2,269 |
| Dickson County | Clinton | +35.9 | 2,230 |
| Warren County | Clinton | +31.6 | 2,050 |
| Tipton County | Clinton | +43.0 | 2,045 |
| Greene County | Clinton | +9.3 | 2,019 |
| Gibson County | Clinton | +55.6 | 2,016 |
| Hardeman County | Clinton | +76.3 | 1,963 |
| Monroe County | Clinton | +32.8 | 1,938 |
| Cheatham County | Clinton | +13.9 | 1,898 |
| Bedford County | Clinton | +38.2 | 1,786 |
| Loudon County | Clinton | +22.9 | 1,696 |
| McMinn County | Clinton | +24.1 | 1,690 |
| Marion County | Clinton | +28.9 | 1,686 |
| Hamblen County | Clinton | +15.9 | 1,684 |
| Carter County | Sanders | +3.3 | 1,625 |
| Polk County | Clinton | +12.6 | 1,582 |
| Hawkins County | Clinton | +20.6 | 1,541 |
| Overton County | Clinton | +27.3 | 1,496 |
| Henry County | Clinton | +36.2 | 1,446 |
| Weakley County | Clinton | +29.9 | 1,362 |
| Jefferson County | Clinton | +10.5 | 1,357 |
| Haywood County | Clinton | +78.0 | 1,351 |
| Giles County | Clinton | +48.0 | 1,250 |
| Lauderdale County | Clinton | +67.3 | 1,249 |
| Marshall County | Clinton | +36.5 | 1,245 |
| Obion County | Clinton | +35.7 | 1,163 |
| Dyer County | Clinton | +45.2 | 1,147 |
| White County | Clinton | +25.2 | 1,137 |
| Humphreys County | Clinton | +37.2 | 1,088 |
| Lincoln County | Clinton | +37.0 | 1,081 |
| Carroll County | Clinton | +38.8 | 1,067 |
| Campbell County | Clinton | +35.8 | 985 |
| DeKalb County | Clinton | +36.8 | 965 |
| McNairy County | Clinton | +50.8 | 965 |
| Smith County | Clinton | +43.3 | 927 |
| Hickman County | Clinton | +24.7 | 892 |
| Benton County | Clinton | +30.9 | 882 |
| Claiborne County | Clinton | +26.2 | 882 |
| Rhea County | Clinton | +19.8 | 874 |
| Cocke County | Clinton | +11.7 | 837 |
| Hardin County | Clinton | +43.3 | 836 |
| Stewart County | Clinton | +35.5 | 798 |
| Grundy County | Clinton | +35.2 | 688 |
| Cannon County | Clinton | +32.3 | 682 |
| Bledsoe County | Clinton | +27.7 | 657 |
| Henderson County | Clinton | +39.3 | 644 |
| Jackson County | Clinton | +33.9 | 623 |
| Morgan County | Clinton | +21.6 | 606 |
| Fentress County | Clinton | +28.8 | 558 |
| Crockett County | Clinton | +59.4 | 540 |
| Meigs County | Clinton | +36.0 | 534 |
| Unicoi County | Sanders | +5.1 | 531 |
| Macon County | Clinton | +33.1 | 526 |
| Union County | Clinton | +22.8 | 526 |
| Chester County | Clinton | +39.6 | 498 |
| Decatur County | Clinton | +40.7 | 489 |
| Sequatchie County | Clinton | +13.8 | 487 |
| Houston County | Clinton | +37.5 | 477 |
| Johnson County | Clinton | +4.4 | 477 |
| Lewis County | Clinton | +0.9 | 472 |
| Scott County | Clinton | +19.9 | 468 |
| Grainger County | Clinton | +25.7 | 463 |
| Trousdale County | Clinton | +46.6 | 444 |
| Clay County | Clinton | +43.8 | 381 |
| Van Buren County | Clinton | +40.8 | 358 |
| Perry County | Clinton | +32.7 | 333 |
| Wayne County | Clinton | +28.8 | 330 |
| Moore County | Clinton | +36.1 | 321 |
| Pickett County | Clinton | +53.0 | 283 |
| Lake County | Clinton | +58.2 | 239 |
| Hancock County | Clinton | +9.4 | 149 |