title: Straw polls for the 2016 Democratic Party presidential primaries
text: # Straw polls for the 2016 Democratic Party presidential primaries
  
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  The following is a list of notable straw polls for the 2016 Democratic Party's presidential nomination.
  
  ## October 8-18, 2015 - Georgia National Fair "Peanut Poll" Straw Poll
  
  | Finish | Candidate | Votes | Percentage |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Hillary Clinton | 2,513 | 48.10% |
  | 2 | Bernie Sanders | 929 | 17.78% |
  | 3 | Joe Biden | 396 | 7.58% |
  | 4 | Jim Webb | 110 | 2.11% |
  | 5 | Lincoln Chafee | 56 | 1.07% |
  | 6 | Martin O'Malley | 56 | 1.07% |
  | 7 | Undecided | 1,170 | 22.39% |
  
  ## 2015 Democratic Party of Wisconsin Straw Poll
  
  511 delegates, alternates, and registered guests at the Wisconsin party convention on June 6, 2015.
  
  | Finish | Candidate | Percentage | Votes |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Hillary Clinton | 49% | 252 |
  | 2 | Bernie Sanders | 41% | 208 |
  | 3 | Joe Biden | 3% | 16 |
  | 4 | Martin O'Malley | 3% | 16 |
  | 5 | Jim Webb | 2% | 8 |
  | 6 | Lincoln Chafee | 1% | 5 |
  | 7 | Elizabeth Warren* | 1% | 4 |
  | 8 | Tom Vilsack* | <1% | 1 |
  
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  ## 2014 Democratic Party of Wisconsin Straw Poll
  
  323 delegates, June 7th
  
  | Finish | Candidate | Percentage | Votes |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Hillary Clinton | 57% | 185 |
  | 2 | Elizabeth Warren | 25% | 81 |
  | 3 | Joe Biden | 6% | 18 |
  | 4 | Bernie Sanders | 3% | 10 |
  | 5 | Martin O'Malley | 3% | 9 |
  | 6 | Brian Schweitzer | 2% | 6 |
  | 7 | Amy Klobuchar | 1% | 4 |
  | 8 | Andrew Cuomo | 1% | 2 |
  | 9 | Kirsten Gillibrand | 1% | 2 |
  | 10 | Mark Warner | 1% | 2 |
  | 11 | Russ Feingold | 1% | 2 |
  | 12 | Deval Patrick | <1% | 1 |
  | 13 | John Hickenlooper | <1% | 1 |
  