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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 Hard Delegate Votes for (available)

 
4,672 total delegate votes - 2,557 district / 889 at large; 488 Pledged PLEOs; 738 Unpledged PLEOs
Pledged/Unpledged delegate votes: 3,934 pledged, 738 unpledged.
Need to nominate (first ballot, pledged delegate votes only): 1,968.
Need to nominate (any ballot, all delegate votes): 2,337.
Rank (sort)
Date
(sort)
State
Biden, J (available) Uncommitted Palmer, J Allocation
(sort)
Hard
2,607
(sort)
Soft
2,607.0
(sort)
Hard
2,042
(sort)
Soft
2,042.0
(sort)
Hard
20
(sort)
Soft
20.0
(sort)
Hard
3
(sort)
Soft
3.0
(sort)
Pledged
(sort)
Unpledged
(sort)
Total
362 AprNew York  305305.0    26837305
4323 AprPennsylvania  185185.0    15926185
344 JunNew Jersey  146146.0    12620146
2414 MayMaryland  118118.0    9523118
572 AprWisconsin  9595.0    821395
187 MayIndiana  8888.0    79988
4221 MayOregon  7878.0    661278
82 AprConnecticut  7474.0    601474
65 MarCalifornia424424.07070.0    42470494
4428 AprPuerto Rico  6060.0    55560
2121 MayKentucky  5959.0    53659
114 JunDistrict of Columbia  5252.0    203252
354 JunNew Mexico  4545.0    341145
3114 MayNebraska  3434.0    29534
452 AprRhode Island  3434.0    26834
1719 MarIllinois147147.03030.0    14730177
1219 MarFlorida224224.02929.0    22429253
495 MarTexas244244.02929.0    24429273
1623 MayIdaho  2727.0    23427
304 JunMontana  2525.0    20525
5614 MayWest Virginia  2525.0    20525
255 MarMassachusetts9292.02424.0    9224116
2627 FebMichigan115115.02222.022.0  11722139
275 MarMinnesota6060.02222.01111.0  751893
213 AprAlaska  2020.0    15520
4019 MarOhio123123.02020.0    12716143
474 JunSouth Dakota  2020.0    16420
545 MarVirginia9999.02020.0    9920119
5512 MarWashington9292.01919.0    9219111
375 MarNorth Carolina116116.01717.0    11617133
3830 MarNorth Dakota  1717.0    13417
5813 AprWyoming  1717.0    13417
75 MarColorado7272.01515.0    721587
92 AprDelaware1919.01515.0    191534
1312 MarGeorgia108108.01515.0    10815123
419 MarArizona7272.01313.0    721385
326 FebNevada3636.01313.0    361349
538 JunVirgin Islands  1313.0    7613
148 JunGuam  1212.0    7512
3323 JanNew Hampshire  1010.0    10 10
463 FebSouth Carolina5555.01010.0    551065
156 MarHawaii1515.099.077.0  22931
235 MarMaine2424.088.0    24832
525 MarVermont1616.088.0    16824
15 MarAlabama5252.077.0    52759
485 MarTennessee6363.077.0    63770
195 MarIowa4040.066.0    40646
2019 MarKansas3333.066.0    33639
2223 MarLouisiana4848.066.0    48654
2923 MarMissouri6464.066.0    64670
35 MarAmerican Samoa33.055.0  33.06511
55 MarArkansas3131.055.0    31536
2812 MarMississippi3535.055.0    35540
3912 MarNorthern Marianas66.055.0    6511
415 MarOklahoma3636.055.0    36541
1012 MarDemocrats Abroad1313.044.0    13417
5019 AugPUnassigned  44.0     44
515 MarUtah3030.044.0    30434
Convention2,6072,607.02,0422,042.02020.033.03,9347384,672
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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