The Green Papers
Presidential Primaries 2016
Democratic Delegate Vote Allocation


 
Democratic Party Democratic
Delegate Vote Allocation
Sorted by Total Delegate Votes
Rank (sort)
State
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Pledged
(sort)
Unpledged
(sort)
Total
Details of Allocation
1California47576551317 district / 105 at large; 53 Pledged PLEOs;
76 Unpledged PLEOs
2New York24744291163 district / 54 at large; 30 Pledged PLEOs;
44 Unpledged PLEOs
3Texas22229251145 district / 48 at large; 29 Pledged PLEOs;
29 Unpledged PLEOs
4Florida21432246140 district / 46 at large; 28 Pledged PLEOs;
32 Unpledged PLEOs
5Pennsylvania18919208127 district / 42 at large; 20 Pledged PLEOs;
19 Unpledged PLEOs
6Illinois15627183102 district / 34 at large; 20 Pledged PLEOs;
27 Unpledged PLEOs
7Ohio1431716093 district / 31 at large; 19 Pledged PLEOs;
17 Unpledged PLEOs
8Michigan1301714785 district / 28 at large; 17 Pledged PLEOs;
17 Unpledged PLEOs
9New Jersey1261614284 district / 28 at large; 14 Pledged PLEOs;
16 Unpledged PLEOs
10North Carolina1071312070 district / 23 at large; 14 Pledged PLEOs;
13 Unpledged PLEOs
11Georgia1021511767 district / 22 at large; 13 Pledged PLEOs;
15 Unpledged PLEOs
12Washington1011711867 district / 22 at large; 12 Pledged PLEOs;
17 Unpledged PLEOs
13Maryland952512064 district / 21 at large; 10 Pledged PLEOs;
25 Unpledged PLEOs
14Virginia951310862 district / 21 at large; 12 Pledged PLEOs;
13 Unpledged PLEOs
15Massachusetts912411559 district / 20 at large; 12 Pledged PLEOs;
24 Unpledged PLEOs
16Wisconsin86109657 district / 19 at large; 10 Pledged PLEOs;
10 Unpledged PLEOs
17Indiana8399256 district / 18 at large; 9 Pledged PLEOs;
9 Unpledged PLEOs
18Minnesota77169350 district / 17 at large; 10 Pledged PLEOs;
16 Unpledged PLEOs
19Arizona75108550 district / 16 at large; 9 Pledged PLEOs;
10 Unpledged PLEOs
20Missouri71138447 district / 15 at large; 9 Pledged PLEOs;
13 Unpledged PLEOs
21Tennessee6787544 district / 14 at large; 9 Pledged PLEOs;
8 Unpledged PLEOs
22Colorado66127843 district / 14 at large; 9 Pledged PLEOs;
12 Unpledged PLEOs
23Oregon61137441 district / 13 at large; 7 Pledged PLEOs;
13 Unpledged PLEOs
24Puerto Rico6076740 district / 13 at large; 7 Pledged PLEOs;
7 Unpledged PLEOs
25Connecticut55167136 district / 12 at large; 7 Pledged PLEOs;
16 Unpledged PLEOs
26Kentucky5556037 district / 12 at large; 6 Pledged PLEOs;
5 Unpledged PLEOs
27Alabama5376035 district / 11 at large; 7 Pledged PLEOs;
7 Unpledged PLEOs
28South Carolina5365935 district / 11 at large; 7 Pledged PLEOs;
6 Unpledged PLEOs
29Louisiana5185933 district / 11 at large; 7 Pledged PLEOs;
8 Unpledged PLEOs
30Iowa4475129 district / 9 at large; 6 Pledged PLEOs;
7 Unpledged PLEOs
31Oklahoma3844225 district / 8 at large; 5 Pledged PLEOs;
4 Unpledged PLEOs
32Mississippi3654123 district / 8 at large; 5 Pledged PLEOs;
5 Unpledged PLEOs
33Nevada3584323 district / 7 at large; 5 Pledged PLEOs;
8 Unpledged PLEOs
34New Mexico3494323 district / 7 at large; 4 Pledged PLEOs;
9 Unpledged PLEOs
35Kansas3343722 district / 7 at large; 4 Pledged PLEOs;
4 Unpledged PLEOs
36Utah3343722 district / 7 at large; 4 Pledged PLEOs;
4 Unpledged PLEOs
37Arkansas3253721 district / 7 at large; 4 Pledged PLEOs;
5 Unpledged PLEOs
38West Virginia2983720 district / 6 at large; 3 Pledged PLEOs;
8 Unpledged PLEOs
39Hawaii2593416 district / 6 at large; 3 Pledged PLEOs;
9 Unpledged PLEOs
40Maine2553017 district / 5 at large; 3 Pledged PLEOs;
5 Unpledged PLEOs
41Nebraska2553017 district / 5 at large; 3 Pledged PLEOs;
5 Unpledged PLEOs
42New Hampshire2483216 district / 5 at large; 3 Pledged PLEOs;
8 Unpledged PLEOs
43Rhode Island2493315 district / 6 at large; 3 Pledged PLEOs;
9 Unpledged PLEOs
44Idaho2342715 district / 5 at large; 3 Pledged PLEOs;
4 Unpledged PLEOs
45Delaware21113214 district / 5 at large; 2 Pledged PLEOs;
11 Unpledged PLEOs
46Montana2162715 district / 4 at large; 2 Pledged PLEOs;
6 Unpledged PLEOs
47District of Columbia20244413 district / 5 at large; 2 Pledged PLEOs;
24 Unpledged PLEOs
48South Dakota2052514 district / 4 at large; 2 Pledged PLEOs;
5 Unpledged PLEOs
49North Dakota1852312 district / 4 at large; 2 Pledged PLEOs;
5 Unpledged PLEOs
50Alaska1642010 district / 4 at large; 2 Pledged PLEOs;
4 Unpledged PLEOs
51Vermont16102611 district / 3 at large; 2 Pledged PLEOs;
10 Unpledged PLEOs
52Wyoming144188 district / 4 at large; 2 Pledged PLEOs;
4 Unpledged PLEOs
53Democrats Abroad1341712 at large; 1 Pledged PLEO;
4 Unpledged PLEOs
54Guam75127 at large;
5 Unpledged PLEOs
55Virgin Islands75127 at large;
5 Unpledged PLEOs
56American Samoa65116 at large;
5 Unpledged PLEOs
57Northern Marianas65116 at large;
5 Unpledged PLEOs
58Unassigned 111 Unpledged PLEO (who must be a DNC member)
Convention4,0517124,7632,650 district / 910 at large; 491 Pledged PLEOs;
712 Unpledged PLEOs
 
 


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