United States presidential election in Wyoming, 2016
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The 2016 United States presidential election in Wyoming will take place on November 8, 2016, as part of the 2016 General Election in which all 50 states plus The District of Columbia participate. Wyoming voters will choose electors to represent them in the Electoral College via a popular vote.
On March 1 and April 9, 2016, in the presidential primaries, Wyoming voters expressed their preferences for the Democratic, Republican, Libertarian, and Constitution parties' respective nominees for President. Registered members of each party only voted in their party's primary, while voters who were unaffiliated chose any one primary in which to vote. Wyoming has not voted for a Democrat in a presidential election since it went for Lyndon B. Johnson in 1964.
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Background
National situation
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The incumbent President of the United States, Barack Obama, a Democrat and former U.S. Senator of Illinois, was first elected president in the 2008 election, running with former Senator Joe Biden of Illinois. Defeating the Republican nominee, Senator John McCain of Arizona, with 52.9% of the popular vote and 68% of the electoral vote,[1][2] Obama succeeded two-term Republican President George W. Bush, the former Governor of Texas. Obama and Biden were reelected in the 2012 presidential election, defeating former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney with 51.1% of the popular vote and 61.7% of electoral votes.[3] Since the end of 2009, polling companies such as Gallup have found Obama's approval ratings to be between 40 and 50 percent.[4][5]
Following his second term, President Obama is not eligible for another reelection. In October 2015, Obama's running-mate and two-term Vice President Biden decided not to enter the race for the Democratic Presidential nomination either.[6] With their term expiring on January 20, 2017, the electorate is asked to elect a new president, the 45th President and 48th Vice President of the United States, respectively.
Political landscape in Wyoming
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Wyoming is the least populous of all 50 U.S. states. With almost 60% of the population identifying with or leaning towards the Republican Party, compared to less than 30% identifying with or leaning towards the Democrats, it is also the most solid Republican state, ahead of Idaho and Utah.[7] In the 2012 presidential election, incumbent President Barack Obama received less than 28% of the votes, trailing Mitt Romney by more than 40 points.
Primary elections
Republican caucuses
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| Wyoming Republican county conventions, March 12, 2016 | |||||
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| Candidate | Votes | Percentage | Actual delegate count | ||
| Bound | Unbound | Total | |||
 Ted Cruz |
1,128 | 70.94% | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| Marco Rubio | 231 | 14.53% | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Donald Trump | 112 | 7.04% | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| John Kasich | 42 | 2.64% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Others | 2 | 0.13% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Undeclared | 75 | 4.72% | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Unprojected delegates: | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total: | 1,590 | 100% | 12 | 0 | 12 |
| Source: The Green Papers and Wyoming Republican Party | |||||
| Wyoming Republican state convention, April 14-16, 2016 | |||||
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| Candidate | Votes | Percentage | Actual delegate count | ||
| Bound | Unbound | Total | |||
| Ted Cruz |
14 | 1 | 15 | ||
| (available) | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||
| Unprojected delegates: | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total: | 14 | 3 | 17 | ||
| Source: The Green Papers and Wyoming Republican Party | |||||
Democratic caucuses
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| Wyoming Democratic caucuses, April 9, 2016 | |||||
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| Candidate | County delegates | Estimated national delegates |
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| Count | Percentage | Pledged | Unpledged | Total | |
| Bernie Sanders | 156 | 55.7% | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Hillary Clinton | 124 | 44.3% | 7 | 4 | 11 |
| Uncommitted | N/A | – | – | – | |
| Total | 100% | 14 | 4 | 18 | |
| Source: The Green Papers | |||||
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