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The Northern Mariana Islands did not participate in the November 8, 2016 general election for President of the United States, because it is a territory and not a state. However, the five non-incorporated territories that send delegates to the House of Representatives participated in the presidential primaries of both major parties.
In the presidential primaries, voters expressed their preferences for the Democratic and Republican 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. The caucuses for both parties were held in March 2016.
Prior to the Republican caucus, Ralph Torres, the Governor of Northern Mariana Islands, endorsed Donald Trump.[1] The Republican caucus took place on March 15, 2016:
| Candidate | Votes | Percentage | Actual delegate count | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bound | Unbound | Total | |||
| Donald Trump | 343 | 72.82% | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| Ted Cruz | 113 | 23.99% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Kasich | 10 | 2.12% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marco Rubio | 5 | 1.06% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unprojected delegates: | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total: | 471 | 100.00% | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| Sources: The Green Papers | |||||
On January 11, 2016, Northern Mariana Islander delegate Gregorio Sablan endorsed Hillary Clinton.[2] The Democratic caucus took place on March 12, 2016.
This was the first time that the Northern Mariana Islands participated in the Democratic caucuses.
| Northern Marianas Democratic caucus, March 12, 2016 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Popular vote | Estimated delegates | |||
| Count | Percentage | Pledged | Unpledged | Total | |
| Hillary Clinton | 102 | 53.97% | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| Bernie Sanders | 65 | 34.39% | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Uncommitted | 22 | 11.64% | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Total | 189 | 100% | 6 | 5 | 11 |
| Source: The Green Papers | |||||
