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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

 
4,695 total delegate votes - 2,566 district / 893 at large; 490 Pledged PLEOs; 746 Unpledged PLEOs
Pledged/Unpledged delegate votes: 3,949 pledged, 746 unpledged.
Need to nominate (first ballot, pledged delegate votes only): 1,976.
Need to nominate (any ballot, all delegate votes): 2,348.0.
Rank (sort)
Date
(sort)
State
Biden, J Uncommitted (available) Palmer, J Allocation
(sort)
Hard
3,872
(sort)
Soft
3,748.0
(sort)
Hard
780
(sort)
Soft
32.0
(sort)
Hard
40
(sort)
Soft
912.0
(sort)
Hard
3
(sort)
Soft
3.0
(sort)
Pledged
(sort)
Unpledged
(sort)
Total
15 MarCalifornia424424.071  71.0  42471495
22 AprNew York268268.039  39.0  26839307
35 MarTexas244244.028  28.0  24428272
419 MarFlorida224224.030  30.0  22430254
523 AprPennsylvania159159.028  28.0  15928187
619 MarIllinois147147.030  30.0  14730177
74 JunNew Jersey122 19 4145.0  12619145
819 MarOhio123123.017 421.0  12717144
927 FebMichigan115115.0232.0 21.0  11721138
105 MarNorth Carolina115115.0191.0 18.0  11618134
1112 MarGeorgia108108.015  15.0  10815123
125 MarVirginia9999.020  20.0  9920119
1314 MayMaryland9595.023  23.0  9523118
145 MarMassachusetts9292.024  24.0  9224116
1512 MarWashington9292.019  19.0  9219111
162 AprWisconsin7878.013 417.0  821395
175 MarMinnesota6464.02911.0 18.0  751893
187 MayIndiana7979.09  9.0  79988
195 MarColorado7272.015  15.0  721587
2019 MarArizona7272.013  13.0  721385
2121 MayOregon6666.012  12.0  661278
222 AprConnecticut6058.014  16.0  601474
235 MarTennessee6363.09  9.0  63972
2423 MarMissouri6161.093.0 6.0  64670
253 FebSouth Carolina5555.010  10.0  551065
2628 AprPuerto Rico5555.05  5.0  55560
2721 MayKentucky4343.0168.0 8.0  53659
285 MarAlabama5252.06  6.0  52658
2923 MarLouisiana4848.05  5.0  48553
304 JunDistrict of Columbia2020.029  29.0  202949
316 FebNevada3636.013  13.0  361349
325 MarIowa4040.06  6.0  40646
334 JunNew Mexico3434.011  11.0  341145
345 MarOklahoma3636.05  5.0  36541
3512 MarMississippi3535.05  5.0  35540
3619 MarKansas3333.06  6.0  33639
375 MarArkansas3131.05  5.0  31536
382 AprRhode Island2323.09 312.0  26935
392 AprDelaware1919.015  15.0  191534
4014 MayNebraska2929.05  5.0  29534
4127 AprNew Hampshire  9 2534.0  25934
425 MarUtah3030.04  4.0  30434
435 MarMaine2424.08  8.0  24832
446 MarHawaii1515.0167.0 9.0  22931
4523 MayIdaho2323.04  4.0  23427
464 JunMontana2020.05  5.0  20525
4714 MayWest Virginia2020.05  5.0  20525
485 MarVermont1616.08  8.0  16824
4913 AprAlaska1515.05  5.0  15520
504 JunSouth Dakota1616.04  4.0  16420
5112 MarDemocrats Abroad1313.04  4.0  13417
5230 MarNorth Dakota1313.04  4.0  13417
5313 AprWyoming1313.04  4.0  13417
548 JunVirgin Islands77.06  6.0  7613
558 JunGuam77.05  5.0  7512
565 MarAmerican Samoa33.05  5.033.06511
5712 MarNorthern Marianas66.05  5.0  6511
5819 AugPUnassigned     0.0     
Convention3,8723,748.078032.040912.033.03,9497464,695
Rank Date State HardSoft HardSoft HardSoft HardSoft PledgedUnpledgedTotal
Biden, J Uncommitted (available) 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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