The Green Papers
Presidential Primaries 2020
Democratic Pledged and Unpledged Delegate Summary


 
Democratic Party Democratic
Pledged and Unpledged Delegate Summary
Sorted by Total Delegate Votes

 
4,749 total delegate votes - 2,583 district / 906 at large; 490 Pledged PLEOs; 770 Unpledged PLEOs
Pledged/Unpledged delegate votes: 3,979 pledged, 770 unpledged.
Need to nominate (first ballot, pledged delegate votes only): 1,990.
Need to nominate (any ballot, all delegate votes): 2,375.
Rank (sort)
Date
(sort)
State
Biden, J
2,716.0
Sanders, B
1,115.0
(available)
770.0
Warren, E
67.0
Bloomberg, M
49.0
Buttigieg, P
21.0
Klobuchar, A
7.0
Gabbard, T
2.0
Uncommitted
2.0
Allocation
(sort)
Pledged
2,716.0
Unpledged
 
(sort)
Pledged
1,115.0
Unpledged
 
Pledged
0.0
(sort)
Unpledged
770.0
(sort)
Pledged
67.0
Unpledged
 
(sort)
Pledged
49.0
Unpledged
 
(sort)
Pledged
21.0
Unpledged
 
(sort)
Pledged
7.0
Unpledged
 
(sort)
Pledged
2.0
Unpledged
 
(sort)
Pledged
2.0
Unpledged
 
(sort)
Pledged
(sort)
Unpledged
(sort)
Total
13 MarCalifornia172.0 225.0  79.011.0 7.0         41579494
223 JunNew York231.0 43.0  50.0            27450324
33 MarTexas113.0 99.0  32.05.0 11.0         22832260
417 MarFlorida162.0 57.0  30.0            21930249
52 JunPennsylvania151.0 35.0  24.0            18624210
617 MarIllinois95.0 60.0  27.0            15527182
728 AprOhio115.0 21.0  18.0            13618154
810 MarMichigan73.0 52.0  22.0            12522147
97 JulNew Jersey121.0 5.0  20.0            12620146
103 MarVirginia67.0 31.0  25.01.0           9925124
113 MarNorth Carolina68.0 37.0  12.02.0 3.0         11012122
122 JunMaryland96.0    24.0            9624120
139 JunGeorgia105.0    13.0            10513118
143 MarMassachusetts45.0 30.0  23.016.0           9123114
1510 MarWashington46.0 43.0  20.0            8920109
167 AprWisconsin56.0 28.0  13.0            841397
173 MarMinnesota38.0 27.0  16.010.0           751691
182 JunIndiana81.0 1.0  7.0            82789
1917 MarArizona38.0 29.0  13.0            671380
203 MarColorado21.0 29.0  12.08.0 9.0         671279
2110 MarMissouri44.0 24.0  11.0            681179
2211 AugConnecticut60.0    15.0            601575
2319 MayOregon46.0 15.0  13.0            611374
243 MarTennessee36.0 22.0  9.01.0 5.0         64973
2529 FebSouth Carolina39.0 15.0  10.0            541064
263 MarAlabama44.0 8.0  8.0            52860
2723 JunKentucky52.0    6.0          2.0 54660
2811 JulLouisiana54.0    6.0            54660
2912 JulPuerto Rico44.0 5.0  7.0  2.0         51758
303 FebIowa14.0 12.0  8.05.0   9.0 1.0     41849
3122 FebNevada9.0 24.0  13.0    3.0       361349
322 JunNew Mexico30.0 4.0  12.0            341246
332 JunDistrict of Columbia20.0    25.0            202545
342 MayKansas29.0 10.0  6.0            39645
353 MarOklahoma21.0 13.0  6.01.0 2.0         37643
3610 MarMississippi34.0 2.0  5.0            36541
373 MarArkansas19.0 9.0  5.0  3.0         31536
382 JunRhode Island25.0 1.0  9.0            26935
393 MarUtah7.0 16.0  5.03.0 3.0         29534
409 JunWest Virginia28.0    6.0            28634
4123 MayHawaii16.0 8.0  9.0            24933
4212 MayNebraska29.0    4.0            29433
4311 FebNew Hampshire  9.0  9.0    9.0 6.0     24933
447 JulDelaware21.0    11.0            211132
453 MarMaine11.0 9.0  8.04.0           24832
4610 MarIdaho12.0 8.0  5.0            20525
472 JunMontana18.0 1.0  6.0            19625
483 MarVermont5.0 11.0  8.0            16824
492 JunSouth Dakota13.0 3.0  5.0            16521
5011 AprAlaska8.0 7.0  4.0            15419
5110 MarNorth Dakota6.0 8.0  4.0            14418
524 AprWyoming10.0 4.0  4.0            14418
5310 MarDemocrats Abroad4.0 9.0  4.0            13417
546 JunGuam5.0 2.0  6.0            7613
556 JunVirgin Islands7.0    6.0            7613
563 MarAmerican Samoa     5.0  4.0     2.0   6511
5714 MarNorthern Marianas2.0 4.0  5.0            6511
58Circa JulPUnassigned    0.02.0             22
Convention2,716.0 1,115.0 0.0770.067.0 49.0 21.0 7.0 2.0 2.0 3,9797704,749
Rank Date State PledgedUnpledged PledgedUnpledged PledgedUnpledged PledgedUnpledged PledgedUnpledged PledgedUnpledged PledgedUnpledged PledgedUnpledged PledgedUnpledged PledgedUnpledgedTotal
Biden, J
2,716.0
Sanders, B
1,115.0
(available)
770.0
Warren, E
67.0
Bloomberg, M
49.0
Buttigieg, P
21.0
Klobuchar, A
7.0
Gabbard, T
2.0
Uncommitted
2.0
Allocation
 

P indicates presumably-- an unofficial date. An unconfirmed Presidential Primary established by currently-effective State statute or introduced bill; or- where the foregoing information could not be obtained- the state's prior delegate selection process and associated dates adjusted to the corresponding dates in the current year.

Pledged: Pledged, Bound, or Committed Delegates.
Unpledged: Unpledged, Not Bound, Unbound, or Uncommitted Delegates
Commentary: THE TIES THAT BIND-- OR DO THEY? or, Politicus Unbound

 
 


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