Florida was generally viewed as a state Hillary Clinton would win, given her strong performance in previous contests with older voters (who comprised 65% of the Democratic electorate in Florida, the largest in any contest) and non-white voters (who made up 52% of the electorate). Clinton won the Florida Primary by 31 points, winning older voters by a margin of 71–26, and non-white voters by a margin of 74–25. Specifically, she won
Hispanic/Latino voters by a margin of 68-32 (who made up 20% of the electorate), and
African American voters 81-18 (who comprised 27% of the electorate). Clinton also won
white voters by a narrower margin of 53–43. She won across all income and educational attainment levels. In terms of religious affiliation, Clinton won
Protestants in Florida 69-29 (36% of the electorate),
Catholics 69-29 (22% of the electorate), and other religious affiliations 68-31 (
Jews were 4% of the electorate but were unaccounted for in exit polls). Sanders won voters who identified as
agnostic/
atheist 56–31. In terms of political ideology, Clinton won liberals 59-41 and moderates/conservatives 70–26. And while Clinton won
Democrats 71–28, Sanders won self-identified
Independents 55–41. Clinton won in
Miami and along the
Gold Coast 73–26, where there is a larger population of
Hispanic/Latino voters who in South Florida are predominantly of
Cuban or
Nicaraguan descent. Clinton also won the
Gulf Coast and Mid-Florida 64–35, the
Tampa Bay Area 63–37, the
Orlando area 62–34, and the
Northern Panhandle which is whiter, more conservative and more rural by a smaller margin of 58–37. ==References==