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The Math Behind the Democratic Delegate Allocation - 2024

Disclaimer:
These pages contain a combination of official, unofficial, and estimated data. The information posted here is subject to change and will be updated as official information becomes available.

The delegate selection processes herein, along with any and all dates and delegate counts associated therewith, are unofficial and based on either (1) information obtained from either Major Party, (2) Presidential Primary dates established by currently-effective State statute, or- where the foregoing information could not be obtained- (3) the state's 2020 delegate selection process and associated dates adjusted to the corresponding dates in 2024.

Democrats

  • The Democratic National Committee Rules and Bylaws Committee's 2 December 2022 recommendations for the "pre-window" dates have been used. Iowa is arbitrarily assigned a date of March 2024 for the time being.
  • Delegate counts reflect the DNC's 2024 Delegate Allocation document of 8 August 2022.
  • Democratic pledged delegate counts are determined by the jurisdiction's Presidential vote in 2012, 2016, and 2020; along with the jurisdiction's number of electors in 2024.
  • Democratic unpledged delegate counts are determined by the number of DNC Members, Democratic Governors, Democratic U.S. House members, and Democratic U.S. Senators serving at the time of the convention. The count for DNC Members, Distinguished Party Leaders is from the 2020 Convention. The tallies of Governors, Democratic U.S. House members, and Democratic U.S. Senators are the current officeholders.
  • Democratic Bonus Delegates and penalties are preliminary.

Republicans

  • Republican delegate counts are based on the number of Republicans elected to the State Legislatures, Governors chairs, U.S. House seats, and U.S. Senators seats through 31 December 2023. Republican unpledged delegate counts are determined by state (or equivalent) party rules. We have assumed that the policies of 2020 will apply in 2024.
  • The Republican district delegate count is based on the number of U.S. House members each state will elect in 2024.
  • Republican penalties for violating the timing window are not included in these delegate tallies.

References: Call for Convention for the 2024 Democratic National Convention (10 September 2022) and Delegate Selection Rules for the 2024 Democratic National Convention (10 September 2022).

Primary Calendar

Delegate selection primaries, caucuses, and conventions will begin on the first Tuesday in March (5 March 2024 [Delegate Selection Rules 12.A.]) and end on the second Tuesday in June (11 June 2024). States are required to complete their process by Saturday 22 June 2024 [Call Article III]. However,

On 2 December 2022, the Democratic National Committee Rules and Bylaws Committee announced their recommendations for the "pre-window" 2024 Presidential Primary states.

  • South Carolina on Saturday 3 February 2024 (at another point in the meeting, the date mentioned was Tuesday 6 February).
  • Nevada and New Hampshire on Tuesday 6 February (at another point in the meeting, the date mentioned was Tuesday 13 February).
  • Georgia on Tuesday 13 February (at another point in the meeting, the date was Tuesday 20 February).
  • Michigan on Tuesday 27 February.

The remaining states can begin on the first Tuesday in March (5 March 2024) through the second Tuesday in June (11 June).

By 5 January 2023, each of the early states must show that they are taking the necessary steps to meet the above dates. If they fail to do so, they will be required to move to the 5 March to 11 June window.

All states must submit their delegate selection plans for their "first determining step" by 1 March 2023. The full Delegate Selection Plans are due 3 May 2023.

The DNC will consider the proposal for ratification in February 2023.

  • Iowa can schedule its first tier caucuses 29 days before the window (Monday 5 February 2024 [Delegate Selection Rules 12.A.]),
  • New Hampshire can hold its primary 21 days before the window (Tuesday 13 February 2024),
  • Nevada can schedule its first tier caucuses 10 days before the window (Saturday 24 February 2024), and
  • South Carolina can hold its primary 3 days before the window (Saturday 2 March 2024).

A table listing the start date for each state is found here.

Delegate Allocation Overview

The pledged delegate "base" allocation is determined by the jurisdiction's Presidential vote in 2012, 2016, and 2020; and the jurisdiction's electoral vote allocation based on 2020 census. Jurisdictions beginning their process later in the cycle and neighboring states that concurrently begin their process (aka "clustering") receive bonus delegates [Call to Convention I.].

The unpledged PLEO Democratic (aka Automatic) Delegates consist of Democratic Governors (and the Mayor of DC), Democratic U.S. House members, Democratic U.S. Senators (and the Statehood Senators of DC); DNC members; and distinguished party leaders (current and former Democratic Presidents, Democratic leadership of the U.S. House and Senate, and Chairpersons of the DNC) [Call to Convention IV.B.1.].

Elections, appointments, and deaths from now until the 2024 convention roll call will keep the unpledged delegate count in flux.

Click here to skip to the current allocation.


Computation of (intermediate) Base Votes
for Jurisdictions with Electoral Votes

The rules of the Democratic National Convention call for the following formula to be used in determining the allocation of delegate votes to each jurisdiction sending a delegation to the Convention.

Each jurisdiction with electoral votes is assigned a number of Base (delegate) votes based on an "Allocation Factor" multiplied by 3,200 [Call Rule I.B.] arrived at through a calculation involving the following factors:

  1. State's Democratic Vote (SDV): The jurisdiction's popular vote for the Democratic candidate for President in the last three Presidential Elections (2012, 2016, and 2020). Clarification: The table below uses the votes cast for the Democratic nominee regardless of the party label on the ballot. Source: The vote total source: 2012 (FEC, retrieved 28 March 2019), 2016 (FEC, retrieved 17 January 2017), The Green Papers 2020 Presidential vote.
  2. Total Democratic Vote (TDV): The total popular vote for the Democratic candidate for President in the last three Presidential Elections (2012, 2016, and 2020).
  3. The state's Electoral Vote (SEV) for 2020.
  4. The total Electoral Vote of all jurisdictions (538).

The formula for determining a jurisdiction's Allocation Factor is:

Allocation Factor = ½ × ( ( SDV ÷ TDV ) + ( SEV ÷ 538 ) )

The number of Base votes assigned to a state is Allocation Factor × 3,200 rounded to the nearest whole number (fractions 0.5 and above are rounded up).

To summarize, half of a jurisdiction's base vote is determined by the number of Presidential Electors assigned to that state and half are computed by the number of people who voted for the Democratic Presidential candidate in the last three elections.


Assignments of (intermediate) Base Votes
for Jurisdictions without Electoral Votes

Jurisdictions without Electoral votes receive the following: [Call to Convention I. E.]

  • American Samoa, Guam, Northern Marianas, and the Virgin Islands are each assigned 6 at-large delegate votes.
  • Democrats Abroad is assigned 12 at-large and 1 pledged PLEO delegate votes.
  • Puerto Rico is assigned 44 Base Votes.

Computation of Bonus Base Votes

Bonus Base votes for 10%, 15%, 20%, 25%, and 35% awards are computed by multiplying the Base votes × 0.10, 0.15, 0.20, 0.25, and 0.35 respectively then rounding to the nearest whole number (fractions 0.5 and above are rounded up) [Call to Convention I.C.2.].

 

Computation of Allocation Factor and (Intermediate) Base Votes

Some of our base delegate base votes ("TGP Base Votes") are different from those produced by the DNC ("DNC Base Votes"). The differences are noted by a strike through.

State2012201620202012 +
2016 +
2020 SDV
SDV÷TDV2024
SEV
SEV÷538Allocation
Factor
TGP
Base
Votes
DNC
Base
Votes
Bonus Base Votes
SDVSEVSDVSEVSDVSEV10%15%20%25%35%
Alaska122,640116,454153,7783392,8720.00184430.0055760.003710121212234
Alabama795,696729,547849,62492,374,8670.01114890.0167290.01393845455791116
Arkansas394,409380,494423,93261,198,8350.00562760.0111520.008390272734579
Arizona1,025,2321,161,1671,672,143113,858,5420.018112110.0204460.019279626369131622
California7,854,2858,753,79211,110,2505427,718,3270.130110540.1003720.11524136936937557492129
Colorado1,323,1021,338,8701,804,352104,466,3240.020965100.0185870.019776636369131622
Connecticut905,083897,5721,080,83172,883,4860.01353570.0130110.01327342434691115
District of Columbia267,070282,830317,3233867,2230.00407130.0055760.004823151522345
Delaware242,584235,603296,2683774,4550.00363530.0055760.004606151522345
Florida4,237,7564,504,9755,297,0453014,039,7760.065903300.0557620.0608321951952029394968
Georgia1,773,8271,877,9632,473,633166,125,4230.028753160.0297400.0292469494914192433
Hawaii306,658266,891366,1304939,6790.00441140.0074350.005923191923457
Iowa822,544653,669759,06162,235,2740.01049260.0111520.0108223535457912
Idaho212,787189,765287,0214689,5730.00323740.0074350.005336171723346
Illinois3,019,5123,090,7293,471,915199,582,1560.044979190.0353160.0401471281281319263245
Indiana1,152,8871,033,1261,242,416113,428,4290.016093110.0204460.018270585869121520
Kansas440,726427,005570,32361,438,0540.00675060.0111520.0089512929346710
Kentucky679,370628,854772,47482,080,6980.00976780.0148700.01231839394681014
Louisiana809,141780,154856,03482,445,3290.01147880.0148700.01317442424681115
Massachusetts1,921,2901,995,1962,382,202116,298,6880.029566110.0204460.0250068080812162028
Maryland1,677,8441,677,9281,985,023105,340,7950.025070100.0185870.0218297070711141825
Maine401,306357,735435,07241,194,1130.00560540.0074350.006520212123457
Michigan2,564,5692,268,8392,804,040157,637,4480.035850150.0278810.0318661021021015202636
Minnesota1,546,1671,367,7161,717,077104,630,9600.021738100.0185870.0201636565710131623
Missouri1,223,7961,071,0681,253,014103,547,8780.016654100.0185870.017621565668111420
Mississippi562,949485,131539,39861,587,4780.00745260.0111520.0093023030356811
Montana201,839177,709244,7864624,3340.00293140.0074350.005183171412345
North Carolina2,178,3912,189,3162,684,292167,051,9990.033102160.0297400.0314211011011015202535
North Dakota124,82793,758114,9023333,4870.00156530.0055760.003571111112234
Nebraska302,081284,494374,5835961,1580.00451250.0092940.006903222223468
New Hampshire369,561348,526424,93741,143,0240.00536540.0074350.006400202023457
New Jersey2,125,1012,148,2782,608,335146,881,7140.032303140.0260220.0291639393914192333
New Mexico415,335385,234501,61451,302,1830.00611250.0092940.007703252534569
Nevada531,373539,260703,48661,774,1190.00832860.0111520.0097403131356811
New York4,485,7414,556,1185,230,9852814,272,8440.066997280.0520450.0595211901911929384867
Ohio2,827,7092,394,1642,679,165177,901,0380.037087170.0315990.0343431101101117222839
Oklahoma443,547420,375503,89071,367,8120.00642170.0130110.0097163131356811
Oregon970,4881,002,1061,340,38383,312,9770.01555180.0148700.015210494957101217
Pennsylvania2,990,2742,926,4413,458,229199,374,9440.044006190.0353160.0396611271271319253244
Rhode Island279,677252,525307,4864839,6880.00394140.0074350.005688181823456
South Carolina865,941855,3731,091,54192,812,8550.01320490.0167290.014966484857101217
South Dakota145,039117,458150,4713412,9680.00193830.0055760.003757121212234
Tennessee960,709870,6951,143,711112,975,1150.013965110.0204460.017206555568111419
Texas3,308,1243,877,8685,259,1264012,445,1180.058417400.0743490.0663832122122132425374
Utah251,813310,676560,28261,122,7710.00527060.0111520.008211262634579
Virginia1,971,8201,981,4732,413,568136,366,8610.029886130.0241640.0270258686913172230
Vermont199,239178,573242,8203620,6320.00291330.0055760.004245141412345
Washington1,755,3961,742,7182,369,612125,867,7260.027543120.0223050.0249248080812162028
Wisconsin1,620,9851,382,5361,630,866104,634,3870.021754100.0185870.0201716565710131623
West Virginia238,269188,794235,9844663,0470.00311240.0074350.005274171723346
Wyoming69,28655,97373,4913198,7500.00093330.0055760.003255101012234
Electoral Vote
Sub Total
65,915,79553865,853,51453881,268,924538213,038,2331.0000005381.0000002.0000003,2003,2003244816398081,122
 
Jurisdictions without electoral votes.
State2012201620202012 +
2016 +
2020 SDV
SDV÷TDV2024
SEV
SEV÷538Allocation
Factor
TGP
Base
Votes
DNC
Base
Votes
Bonus Base Votes
SDVSEVSDVSEVSDVSEV10%15%20%25%35%
American SamoaAmerican Samoa has 6 at-large delegate votes.6611122
Democrats AbroadDemocrats Abroad has 12 at-large and 1 pledged PLEO delegate votes.121212234
GuamGuam has 6 at-large delegate votes.6611122
Northern MarianasNorthern Marianas has 6 pledged and 5 unpledged (DNC member) delegate votes.6611122
Puerto RicoPuerto Rico has 44 base votes.44444791115
UnassignedUnassigned has no pledged and a discretionary number of unpledged delegate votes as determined by the party leadership.0000000
Virgin IslandsThe Virgin Islands has 6 at-large delegate votes.6611122
Non Electoral Vote
Sub Total
           8080913152227
 
Grand Total           3,2803,2803334946548301,149
 
 

Computation of Delegate Votes

The 50 States and Puerto Rico are allocated District, At-Large, and PLEO delegates as follows [Delegate Selection Rules: Rule 8. C., D.; Call to Convention: I. D.]:

  • At-Large Delegate Votes = Base Votes × 0.25. (Fractions 0.5 and above are rounded to the next highest integer.)
  • District Delegate Votes = Base Votes - At-Large Delegate Votes. (Fractions 0.5 and above are rounded to the next highest integer.)
  • The number of District delegates plus the number of At-Large delegates must equal the Base. In most states, the rounding favors the statewide At-Large allocation. Differences are noted under each state's listing.
  • PLEO Delegate Votes = Base Votes × 0.15. (Fractions 0.5 and above are rounded to the next highest integer.) In 2020, the DNC assigned Louisiana 7 Pledged PLEO votes, however, Louisiana has 43 base votes: 43 base votes * 0.15 = 6.45, the DNC rounded to 7. In 2022, the DNC assigned Montana 3 Pledged PLEO votes, however, Montana has 14 base votes: 14 base votes * 0.15 = 2.1, the DNC rounded to 3.

American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, and the Virgin Islands are allocated 6 At-Large Delegate Votes. [Call I. E.]

Democrats Abroad is directly allocated 12 at-large and 1 pledged PLEO delegates. [Call I. E.]

Puerto Rico is directly allocated 44 base delegate votes. [Call I. E.]

Bonus delegate votes are awarded as pledged District and At-Large Delegate Votes.


Bonus Allocation

Bonus delegates are awarded to

  • Jurisdictions holding their First Determining Step (start their delegate allocation process) later in the cycle and
  • Neighboring jurisdictions who concurrently begin their process, a.k.a. clustering.

The bonus is awarded as a percentage of the pledged delegate base allocation in additional district and at-large delegates. The bonus does NOT apply to unpledged delegates.

The Presidential nomination cycle is divided into several stages:

  • The pre-window begins with Iowa (no earlier than 5 February 2024 [Delegate Selection Rules 12.A.]), New Hampshire (no earlier than 13 February [12.A.]), Nevada (no earlier than 24 February [12.A.]), and South Carolina (no earlier than 2 March [12.A.]).
  • Stage I begins on 5 March [Call to Convention I.C.1.] and runs through 31 March [I.C.1., I.C.2.]. No "late start" bonuses are associated with these dates.
  • Stage II runs from 1 through 30 April [I.C.1.]. States beginning their process during this period receive a 10% bonus to the base allocation split between the district and at-large delegates [I. C.2.a.].
  • Stage III runs from 1 May through 18 16 June [I.C.1.]. States beginning their process during this period receive a 20% bonus to the base allocation split between the district and at-large delegates [I.C.2.a.].
  • Beginning on the 4th Tuesday in March, Tuesday 26 March 2024 [I.C.b.ii.], a 15% bonus to the base delegate allocation is awarded when clusters of 3 or more neighboring states begin on the same date. For jurisdictions with electoral votes, Puerto Rico, and Democrats Abroad, the bonus is applied as district and At-large delegates. For American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, and the Virgin Islands the bonus is applied as At-Large delegates since these jurisdictions have no district delegates. [I.C.2.b.i]
    • Maine is considered a neighboring state of Vermont and Massachusetts. [TBD Regulations of the Rules and Bylaws Committee 5.1.A]
    • Alaska and Hawaii are considered neighboring states of Washington and Oregon. [TBD Regulations of the Rules and Bylaws Committee 5.1.B]
    • American Samoa, Guam, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands are considered neighboring states of each other. [TBD Regulations of the Rules and Bylaws Committee 5.1.C]

The bonus is computed as (Base × percentage) then rounded to the nearest whole number.

Example: If a state has 10 Base Votes and receives a Stage 3 bonus (20%) and a Cluster bonus (15%), the state would receive a 35% bonus-- 4 additional delegate votes.

  • District and At-Large Bonus = round(10 base votes × 0.35)
  • = round(3.5)
  • = 4

Splitting bonus delegates between the District and At-Large categories.

  • The Bonus for At-Large Delegate Votes = Bonus × 0.25. Fractions 0.5 and above are rounded to the next highest integer. Should the rounding result in 0, set the Bonus for At-Large Delegate Votes to 1.
  • The bonus for District Delegate Votes = Bonus - Bonus for At-Large Delegate Votes. Hence, the rounding favors the statewide At-Large allocation.
  • There may be exceptions to the above-- in 2008, South Dakota's bonus delegate was awarded as a District rather than an At-Large delegate. In 2012, Kentucky's 10 bonus delegates were awarded as 8 District and 2 At-Large rather than 7 District and 3 At-Large. Rhode Island's 6 bonus delegates were awarded as 5 District and 1 At-Large rather than 4 District and 2 At-Large. Oregon's 10 bonus delegates are awarded as 8 District and 2 At-Large rather than 7 District and 3 At-Large.

Delegate Selection Rule 21.C.1. - Sanctions

If a jurisdiction begins their delegate selection process before the "window", that jurisdiction's pledged delegate allocation is reduced by 50% and their unpledged delegates are not allowed to vote at the National Convention.

If a candidate campaigns in violation of the "window" that candidate may receive neither pledged delegates nor delegate votes from the state where the violation occurred.

Text of Rule 21.C.1.

  • a. Violation of timing: In the event the Delegate Selection Plan of a state party provides or permits a meeting, caucus, convention or primary which constitutes the first determining stage in the presidential nominating process to be held prior to or after the dates for the state as provided in Rule 11 of these rules, or in the event a state holds such a meeting, caucus, convention or primary prior to or after such dates, the number of pledged delegates elected in each category allocated to the state pursuant to the Call for the National Convention shall be reduced by fifty (50%) percent, and the number of alternates shall also be reduced by fifty (50%) percent. In addition, none of the members of the Democratic National Committee and no other automatic delegate allocated pursuant to Rule 9.A. from that state shall be permitted to vote as members of the state's delegation. In determining the actual number of delegates or alternates by which the state's delegation is to be reduced, any fraction below .5 shall be rounded down to the nearest whole number, and any fraction of .5 or greater shall be rounded up to the next nearest whole number.
  • b. A presidential candidate who campaigns in a state where the state party is in violation of the timing provisions of these rules, or where a primary or caucus is set by a state’s government on a date that violates the timing provisions of these rules, shall not receive pledged delegates or delegate votes from that state. Candidates may, however, campaign in such a state after the primary or caucus that violates these rules. “Campaigning” for purposes of this section includes, but is not limited to, placing a candidate's name on the ballot or failing to take action to remove it from the ballot, purchasing print, internet, or electronic advertising that reaches a significant 1 percentage of the voters in the aforementioned state; hiring campaign workers; opening an office; making public appearances; holding news conferences; coordinating volunteer activities; sending mail, other than fundraising requests that are also sent to potential donors in other states; using paid or volunteer phones or automated calls to contact voters; sending emails or establishing a website specific to that state; holding events to which Democratic voters are invited; attending events sponsored by state or local Democratic organizations; or paying for campaign materials to be used in such a state. The Rules and Bylaws Committee will determine whether candidate activities are covered by this section.

Distribution of District Delegates between Districts

Each congressional or legislative district is apportioned a percentage of the District delegates based on Democratic performance in that district. The formula is decided by the state and is some combination of (1) the vote for Democratic candidates in the two most recent presidential elections; (2) the vote for the Democratic candidates in the most recent presidential and gubernatorial elections; and (3) Democratic party registration/enrollment [Delegate Selection Rules, Rule 8. A.].


A table, to be added at future time, will detail the date of each jurisdiction's 2024 First Determining Step, the corresponding stage (I, II, or III), and its clustering status.

The Bonus Delegate Detail shows the number of delegates each jurisdiction would receive with No Bonus, Stage I with Clustering, Stage II, Stage II with Clustering, Stage III, and Stage III with Clustering. The current bonus is shown in black with other options in gray.

   

Automatic (formerly Unpledged) Delegates

About 1 in 6 of the delegate votes at the convention will come from "automatic" (a.k.a. "unpledged", "unbound", or "Superdelegates"). These delegates serve because of the office they hold or office(s) they have held. The presidential preference of these delegates is not a factor in their selection as delegates. Automatic delegates are [Call for Convention: I. F., G., H., J.]:

  • The approximately 447 elected members of the Democratic National Committee (DNC).
    • The size of each member's vote is the same as cast at meetings of the DNC -- those with fractional votes are the 8 DNC members from Democrats Abroad. Each casts ½ vote.
  • Democratic Governors of the 50 states along with the following officeholders (assuming, of course, that they are Democrats):
    • the territorial Governor of American Samoa
    • the Mayor of the District of Columbia
    • the territorial Governor of Guam
    • the Governor of Puerto Rico
    • the territorial Governor of the Virgin Islands
  • Democratic Senators and House members from the 50 states plus the following Non-voting members of the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives (again, assuming that they are Democrats):
    • the House Delegate from American Samoa
    • the House Delegate from the District of Columbia
    • the two "Shadow" Senators from the District of Columbia
    • the House Delegate from Guam
    • the Resident Commissioner (House Delegate) from Puerto Rico
    • the House Delegate from the Virgin Islands
    • the House Delegate from the Northern Marianas.
  • Distinguished Party Leaders (current and former U.S. Presidents and Vice-Presidents who were elected as Democrats, former Democratic Leaders of the U.S. Senate and U.S. House [including former Democratic Speakers of the House and former Democratic Leaders in both houses of Congress], and former National and General Chairs of the Democratic National Committee. The weight of each DNC member's vote (1 whole vote or a fraction of a vote) is the same as (s)he is allowed to cast at DNC meetings.

These "Automatic" delegates go to the Convention officially "Unpledged" (that is, not committed- ahead of time- to vote for any particular presidential contender), though it is well known that many- if not most- of these may very well be privately supporting a presidential contender.

If an Automatic delegates is elected as a Pledged delegate, that individual will serve as a Pledged and not as an Automatic delegate.

The number of "Automatic" delegates to the Democratic National Convention is subject to change due to deaths, resignations from office (for those PLEOs who hold an elective office) or accession- by a Democrat- to an elective office through an intervening election or special election. In addition, any Automatic PLEO who shall subsequently become a Pledged PLEO may further alter the number of Automatic National Convention delegates within a given delegation.


Awarding Delegates to candidates

During the primaries, caucuses, and conventions delegates are "won" by candidates as follows:

  • In primary states, the delegates are allocated according to the statewide primary vote. In non-primary states, the delegates are allocated according to the vote in the first determining step (very first caucus).
  • District Delegates are proportionally allocated according to the vote in each Congressional (or other) District.
  • At-Large Delegates are proportionally allocated according to the statewide vote. (Fine point: If a presidential candidate is no longer a candidate at the time of selection of the at-large delegates, that candidate receives NO at-large delegates [Delegate Selection Rules: Rule 11.C.]. In most jurisdictions, the delegates are selected [according to the results of the primary or caucus] some time after the primary.)
  • Pledged PLEO Delegates are proportionally allocated according to the statewide vote.
  • Automatic Delegates vote their conscience.
 

Official Allocation
Sorted Alphabetically

Rank (sort)
State
Pledged Delegate Votes Unpledged Delegate Votes (sort)
Total
Delegate
Votes
District
Delegate
Votes
At-
Large
Delegate
Votes
PLEO
Delegate
Votes
(sort)
Total
Pledged
Delegate
Votes
DNC
Members
Senate House Governor Distin-
guished
Party
Leaders
(sort)
Total
Unpledged
Delegate
Votes
1Alabama34117526 1  759
2Alaska932144 1  519
3American Samoa 6 64  1 511
4Arizona47169728231 1486
5Arkansas2074316    637
6California2779255424282401172496
7Colorado4716972625111587
8Connecticut3211649525111463
9Delaware1142171221111734
10Democrats Abroad 121134    417
11District of Columbia11421724211 2845
12Florida146492922418 8 127251
13Georgia712314108825 116124
Rounding was done to favor the District Delegates: District (70.5 rounded to 71), At-Large (23.5 rounded to 23).
14Guam 6 65 11 713
15Hawaii1453224221 931
16Idaho1343204    424
17Illinois963219147122141130177
18Indiana44149677 2  976
19Iowa2695406    646
20Kansas2274334 11 639
21Kentucky29106454 11 651
22Louisiana32106484 11 654
Rounding was done to favor the District Delegates: District (31.5 rounded to 32), At-Large (10.5 rounded to 10).
23Maine16532441211933
24Maryland5317118110271222103
Rounding was done to favor the District Delegates: District (52.5 rounded to 53), At-Large (17.5 rounded to 17).
25Massachusetts6020129210291325117
26Michigan77251511712271 22139
Rounding was done to favor the District Delegates: District (76.5 rounded to 77), At-Large (25.5 rounded to 25).
27Minnesota491610751024111893
28Mississippi2375354 1  540
Rounding was done to favor the District Delegates: District (22.5 rounded to 23), At-Large (7.5 rounded to 7).
29Missouri42148644 2 1771
30Montana10431741   522
The PLEO Delegate Votes (14 base delegates × 0.15 = 2.1) was rounded to 3.
31Nebraska1753254    429
32Nevada238536823 11450
33New Hampshire155323622  1033
34New Jersey7023141078291 20127
35New Mexico196429523111241
36New York1434829220202151139259
37North Carolina7625151168 71 16132
38North Dakota832134    417
39Northern Marianas 6 64    410
40Ohio832717127915 116143
Rounding was done to favor the District Delegates: District (82.5 rounded to 83), At-Large (27.5 rounded to 27).
41Oklahoma2385364    440
42Oregon37127565241 1268
43Pennsylvania95321914615291128174
44Puerto Rico33117514  1 556
45Rhode Island1443213221 829
Rounding was done to favor the District Delegates: District (13.5 rounded to 14), At-Large (4.5 rounded to 4).
46South Carolina36127558 1  964
47South Dakota932144   1519
48Tennessee41148635 1 1770
49Texas159533224418 13  31275
50Unassigned    2    22
51Utah2064304    434
Rounding was done to favor the District Delegates: District (19.5 rounded to 20), At-Large (6.5 rounded to 6).
52Vermont113216422 1925
Senator Bernard "Bernie" Sanders who was elected as an Independent in 2012 and 2018 is counted as a Democratic Unpledged PLEO.
53Virgin Islands 6 64 11 612
54Virginia652113991225 120119
Rounding was done to favor the District Delegates: District (64.5 rounded to 65), At-Large (21.5 rounded to 21).
55Washington602012928281 19111
56West Virginia13432041   525
57Wisconsin491610758121 1287
58Wyoming822124    416
Rounding was done to favor the District Delegates: District (7.5 rounded to 8), At-Large (2.5 rounded to 2).
Totals2,4388424903,7704335321629247554,525
Rank State District
Delegate
Votes
At-
Large
Delegate
Votes
PLEO
Delegate
Votes
Total
Pledged
Delegate
Votes
DNC
Members
Senate House Governor Distin-
guished
Party
Leaders
Total
Unpledged
Delegate
Votes
Total
Delegate
Votes
 

DNC Members

"In a relative handful of cases, a Member of Congress or a Governor is also a member of the Democratic National Committee (in some of these cases, such as that of the Democrats' Congressional Leaders- House Minority Leader and Senate Majority Leader- Members of Congress are DNC members ex-officio; in other cases, however, they represent various associated committees or organizations affiliated with the DNC: for example, U.S. Senators sit on the DNC as representatives of the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee- likewise, Congressmen and Governors sit on the DNC as representatives of, respectively, the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee and the Democratic Governors' Association); the Democratic Party lists these Unpledged PLEOs who are DNC members as well as holders of elective office solely as DNC members (in other words, as far as the Party is concerned, these people are "Party Leaders" more than "Elected Officials"). However, it is the considered opinion of "The Green Papers" that the average user of this web site is going to think of these few Unpledged PLEOs who are in the unique position of being both PLs AND EOs more in terms of their elected office than their DNC membership: as a result, "The Green Papers" has "converted" DNC members who happen also to be Governors, Senators and Representatives to their political office from their DNC membership. Therefore, the breakdown in each state or other jurisdiction of Unpledged PLEOs as posted on "The Green Papers" may differ somewhat from that put out by the Democratic Party itself: where this is the case, it is so indicated on the appropriate DEMOCRAT page for the affected state or other jurisdiction."


Replacing Automatic Delegates

Automatic delegates shall not be entitled to a replacement, nor shall the state be entitled to a replacement, except under the following conditions:

  1. Members of Congress and Democratic Governors shall not be entitled to name a replacement. In the event of changes or vacancies in the state's Congressional Delegation, following the official confirmation and prior to the commencement of the national convention, the DNC Secretary shall recognize only such changes as have been officially recognized by the Democratic Caucus of the U. S. House of Representatives or the Democratic Conference of the U. S. Senate. In the event of a change or vacancy in the state's office of Governor, the DNC shall recognize only such changes as have been officially recognized by the Democratic Governors' Association.
  2. Members of the DNC shall not be entitled to a replacement, nor shall the state be entitled to a replacement, except in the case of death of such delegates. In the case where the state's DNC membership changes following the DNC Secretary's official confirmation, but prior to the commencement of the Democratic National Convention, acknowledgment by the Secretary of the new DNC member certification shall constitute verification of the corresponding change of automatic delegates.
  3. Distinguished Party Leader delegates allocated to the state shall not be entitled to name a replacement, nor shall the state be entitled to name a replacement.
  4. In no case may an alternate cast a vote for an automatic delegate.
   
 


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