Democratic Polls April 1 2016 Clinton Sanders

As the democratic primaries enter the home straight, the battle intensifies. Hillary Clinton is current leading  having secured more delegates than her opponent Bernie Sanders.

Sanders however is not giving up, suggesting that his strongest states are still to come and a flow of victories for his side could alter the allegiances of the superdelegates that are currently supporting Clinton in overwhelming numbers.

During April a number of vital states go to the polls:

April 5

Wisconsin

April 9

Wyoming

April 19

New York

April 26

Connecticut, Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island


Clinton Currently has won 1,243 delegates compared with 980 for Sanders, however Clinton has the loyalty of 469 superdelegates while only 31 support Sanders, meaning the estimated count is 1,712-1,011.

Democratic Polls March 24 2016 Clinton Sanders

As the democratic primary process rolls on Hillary Clinton is in the ascendancy as demonstrated by the delegate count, leading with 1,681 delegates while Sanders has only 937.

The next states to go to the polls are Alaska, Hawaii and Washington.

There is not much polling date available from these states, a poll was conducted in Alaska a few months ago suggesting a slight edge for Clinton.

These three states go to the polls on March 26 and will be a vital step towards who will become the democratic nominee to face the republican candidate in November.