May 8, 2016 West Virginia Primary Polls 2016: Democratic Results Project Bernie Sanders Victory
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May 8, 2016 West Virginia Primary Polls 2016: Democratic Results Project Bernie Sanders Victory
Zachary Volkert
With the 2016 West Virginia primary polls indicating a win for Bernie Sanders, the relatively small state is being closely watched by the Democratic Socialist candidate’s supporters.
West Virginia is generally too late in the primary game to warrant much attention to its polling data. That lack of weight isn’t exactly aided by the fact that it offers a comparatively small 37 delegates — one of the least significant prizes of the entire Democratic contest. Additionally, eight of those are superdelegates.
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 <img src="http://cdn.inquisitr.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/westvirginiaprimarypolls20162-670x475.jpg" />In West Virginia, primary polls predict a loss for Hillary Clinton. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)Luckily for West Virginia primary voters, the 2016 race for the presidency has been unlike any other. Bernie and Hillary Clinton are continuing to battle it out with just a few months remaining until the Democratic convention in Philadelphia at the end of July. That’s partially because Sanders — despite lagging significantly behind Hillary in both pledged and unpledged delegate counts — is set to have a strong May ahead of him if polls are accurate.
In West Virginia, Bernie is ahead in both of the state’s most recent primary polls. Last week, Public Policy Polling released its findings from a survey of 549 likely Democratic voters. In that poll, Sanders came out ahead of Clinton by eight percentage points, snagging 45 percent compared to her 37 percent. Even with the 3.9 percent margin of error, Bernie will still easily triumph over Hillary if these numbers prove to be accurate.
Another poll from Repass Research and Strategic Consulting and MetroNews that was released the day after the PPP data indicates a similar outcome. In that West Virginia primary head-to-head, Bernie managed to walk away with 47 percent of the vote to Clinton’s 43 percent. Still, 11 percent of respondents said that they were still undecided.
While Sanders has gained ground in national polls as the primary season has worn on, he actually lost some of his lead between the latest survey and the MetroNews’ February version. At that time, Bernie had 57 percent support among West Virginia voters, nearly double Hillary’s 29 percent share.
Rex Repass, CEO of Repass Research and director of the MetroNews West Virginia primary poll, stated that the final results would largely depend on whose key demographics had the strongest showing on Tuesday.
“The key, of course, for Sanders is a high turnout with young voters, while Clinton’s support is generally older, those with a college degree or post-graduate degree and upper income Democrats.”
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