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Presidential Primaries 2024
Democratic Hard and Soft Count Delegate Summary


 
Democratic Party Democratic
Hard and Soft Count Delegate Summary
Sorted by Total Delegate Votes

 
4,674 total delegate votes - 2,557 district / 889 at large; 488 Pledged PLEOs; 740 Unpledged PLEOs
Pledged/Unpledged delegate votes: 3,934 pledged, 740 unpledged.
Need to nominate (first ballot, pledged delegate votes only): 1,968.
Need to nominate (any ballot, all delegate votes): 2,338.
Rank (sort)
Date
(sort)
State
Biden, J (available) Uncommitted Palmer, J Allocation
(sort)
Hard
3,310
(sort)
Soft
3,310.0
(sort)
Hard
1,338
(sort)
Soft
1,338.0
(sort)
Hard
23
(sort)
Soft
23.0
(sort)
Hard
3
(sort)
Soft
3.0
(sort)
Pledged
(sort)
Unpledged
(sort)
Total
15 MarCalifornia424424.07171.0    42471495
22 AprNew York268268.03737.0    26837305
35 MarTexas244244.02929.0    24429273
419 MarFlorida224224.03030.0    22430254
523 AprPennsylvania159159.02727.0    15927186
619 MarIllinois147147.03030.0    14730177
74 JunNew Jersey  146146.0    12620146
819 MarOhio123123.02222.0    12718145
927 FebMichigan115115.02222.022.0  11722139
105 MarNorth Carolina116116.01818.0    11618134
1112 MarGeorgia108108.01515.0    10815123
125 MarVirginia9999.02020.0    9920119
1314 MayMaryland  117117.0    9522117
145 MarMassachusetts9292.02424.0    9224116
1512 MarWashington9292.01919.0    9219111
162 AprWisconsin7878.01717.0    821395
175 MarMinnesota6060.02222.01111.0  751893
187 MayIndiana7979.099.0    79988
195 MarColorado7272.01515.0    721587
2019 MarArizona7272.01313.0    721385
2121 MayOregon  7878.0    661278
222 AprConnecticut5858.01616.0    601474
2323 MarMissouri6161.066.033.0  64670
245 MarTennessee6363.077.0    63770
253 FebSouth Carolina5555.01010.0    551065
2628 AprPuerto Rico  6060.0    55560
2721 MayKentucky  5959.0    53659
285 MarAlabama5252.066.0    52658
2923 MarLouisiana4848.066.0    48654
304 JunDistrict of Columbia  5151.0    203151
316 FebNevada3636.01313.0    361349
325 MarIowa4040.066.0    40646
334 JunNew Mexico  4545.0    341145
345 MarOklahoma3636.055.0    36541
3512 MarMississippi3535.055.0    35540
3619 MarKansas3333.066.0    33639
375 MarArkansas3131.055.0    31536
382 AprRhode Island2323.01212.0    26935
392 AprDelaware1919.01515.0    191534
4014 MayNebraska  3434.0    29534
415 MarUtah3030.044.0    30434
425 MarMaine2424.088.0    24832
436 MarHawaii1515.099.077.0  22931
4423 MayIdaho  2727.0    23427
454 JunMontana  2525.0    20525
4614 MayWest Virginia  2525.0    20525
475 MarVermont1616.088.0    16824
4813 AprAlaska1515.055.0    15520
494 JunSouth Dakota  2020.0    16420
5012 MarDemocrats Abroad1313.044.0    13417
5130 MarNorth Dakota1313.044.0    13417
5213 AprWyoming1313.044.0    13417
538 JunVirgin Islands  1313.0    7613
548 JunGuam  1212.0    7512
555 MarAmerican Samoa33.055.0  33.06511
5612 MarNorthern Marianas66.055.0    6511
5723 JanNew Hampshire  1010.0    10 10
5819 AugPUnassigned  22.0     22
Convention3,3103,310.01,3381,338.02323.033.03,9347404,674
Rank Date State HardSoft HardSoft HardSoft HardSoft PledgedUnpledgedTotal
Biden, J (available) Uncommitted Palmer, J 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.

Soft: Soft count, estimated delegate preferences prior to the convention.
Hard: Hard count, the preference as originally assigned. (Note: unpledged delegates are hard counted as "Uncommitted".)
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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