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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 Unpledged Delegate Votes

 
4,696 total delegate votes - 2,566 district / 893 at large; 490 Pledged PLEOs; 747 Unpledged PLEOs
Pledged/Unpledged delegate votes: 3,949 pledged, 747 unpledged.
Need to nominate (first ballot, pledged delegate votes only): 1,976.
Need to nominate (any ballot, all delegate votes): 2,348.5.
Rank (sort)
Date
(sort)
State
Biden, J (available) Uncommitted Palmer, J Allocation
(sort)
Hard
3,753
(sort)
Soft
3,748.0
(sort)
Hard
908
(sort)
Soft
913.0
(sort)
Hard
32
(sort)
Soft
32.0
(sort)
Hard
3
(sort)
Soft
3.0
(sort)
Pledged
(sort)
Unpledged
(sort)
Total
15 MarCalifornia424424.07171.0    42471495
22 AprNew York268268.03939.0    26839307
319 MarFlorida224224.03030.0    22430254
419 MarIllinois147147.03030.0    14730177
54 JunDistrict of Columbia2020.02929.0    202949
65 MarTexas244244.02929.0    24429273
723 AprPennsylvania159159.02828.0    15928187
85 MarMassachusetts9292.02424.0    9224116
914 MayMaryland9595.02323.0    9523118
1027 FebMichigan115115.02121.022.0  11721138
115 MarVirginia9999.02020.0    9920119
124 JunNew Jersey  145145.0    12619145
1312 MarWashington9292.01919.0    9219111
145 MarMinnesota6464.01818.01111.0  751893
155 MarNorth Carolina115115.01818.011.0  11618134
1619 MarOhio123123.02222.0    12718145
175 MarColorado7272.01515.0    721587
182 AprDelaware1919.01515.0    191534
1912 MarGeorgia108108.01515.0    10815123
202 AprConnecticut5858.01616.0    601474
2119 MarArizona7272.01313.0    721385
226 FebNevada3636.01313.0    361349
232 AprWisconsin7878.01717.0    821395
2421 MayOregon6666.01212.0    661278
254 JunNew Mexico3434.01111.0    341145
263 FebSouth Carolina5555.01010.0    551065
276 MarHawaii1515.099.077.0  22931
287 MayIndiana7979.099.0    79988
2927 AprNew Hampshire  3434.0    25934
302 AprRhode Island2323.01212.0    26935
315 MarMaine2424.088.0    24832
325 MarTennessee6363.088.0    63871
335 MarVermont1616.088.0    16824
345 MarAlabama5252.066.0    52658
355 MarIowa4040.066.0    40646
3619 MarKansas3333.066.0    33639
3721 MayKentucky4343.088.088.0  53659
3823 MarMissouri6161.066.033.0  64670
398 JunVirgin Islands77.066.0    7613
4013 AprAlaska1515.055.0    15520
415 MarAmerican Samoa33.055.0  33.06511
425 MarArkansas3131.055.0    31536
438 JunGuam77.055.0    7512
4423 MarLouisiana4848.055.0    48553
4512 MarMississippi3535.055.0    35540
464 JunMontana2020.055.0    20525
4714 MayNebraska2929.055.0    29534
4812 MarNorthern Marianas66.055.0    6511
495 MarOklahoma3636.055.0    36541
5028 AprPuerto Rico5555.055.0    55560
5114 MayWest Virginia2520.0 5.0    20525
5212 MarDemocrats Abroad1313.044.0    13417
5323 MayIdaho2323.044.0    23427
5430 MarNorth Dakota1313.044.0    13417
554 JunSouth Dakota1616.044.0    16420
565 MarUtah3030.044.0    30434
5713 AprWyoming1313.044.0    13417
5819 AugPUnassigned  00.0       
Convention3,7533,748.0908913.03232.033.03,9497474,696
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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