Bernie Sanders easily won Monday’s primary vote by Democrats abroad, defeating Hillary Clinton in many areas of the world, from Afghanistan to Vietnam.
The turnout was up 50 percent from 2008, with 34,570 American expats in more than 170 countries giving Sanders a blowout win, 69 percent to 31 percent.
“This political revolution that is gaining momentum across America is now resonating all over the world,” Sanders said. “There is a clear path to victory as we begin the second half of the delegate selection process. We are waging a strong campaign and plan to take it all the way to the Democratic National Convention this summer in Philadelphia.”
Sanders won the votes of Americans in nearly every region of the world that voted, except for Singapore, Nigeria and the Dominican Republic, where Clinton prevailed. Voters in the primary include members of the military and business communities.
The number of allocated delegates in the primary is small, at 13. Sanders is expected to pick up nine delegates and Clinton four.
Clinton remains the overall delegate leader among the Democrats, holding roughly 300 more delegates than Sanders. When superdelegates are penciled in, Clinton’s lead grows much wider, 1,606 to 851, according to The New York Times.
Monday’s results don’t alter the contours of the race, though Sanders faces opportunities in states voting soon.
On Tuesday, Arizona, Idaho and Utah will vote, and the Vermont senator has been feverishly campaigning in those states in recent days.
Another round of contests occurs Saturday, including the delegate-rich state of Washington, where Sanders attracted more than 35,000 in his three appearances Sunday.
The polling out of most of the upcoming primary states is scant, though Clinton holds a lead in many of the surveys that have been released.
A full list of the American abroad primary results can be viewed here.
