Participation is open to all registered voter who wish to participate as Democrats and have not participated in the Presidential nominating process of any other political party.

Saturday 3 February 2024: South Carolina Primary. Hours 7:00a-7:00p EST (1200-0000 UTC). Delegate Pledging: Proportional Primary. Voter Eligibility: Open Primary.

Primary
Source: South Carolina State Election Commission.
Status: Official. Retrieved: Monday 26 February 2024.
Included in Nationwide vote.

55 of 65 delegates to the Democratic National Convention are pledged to presidential contenders based on the results of the voting in today's South Carolina Presidential Primary. A mandatory 15 percent threshold is required in order for a presidential contender to be allocated National Convention delegates at either the congressional district or statewide level. How the Democratic Proportional Delegate Allocation Math works.

• 36 district delegates are to be allocated proportionally to presidential contenders based on the primary results in each of the State's 7 congressional districts.
• In addition, 19 delegates are to be allocated to presidential contenders based on the primary vote statewide.
  • 12 at-large National Convention delegates
  • 7 Pledged PLEOs

Primary
Source: South Carolina State Election Commission.
Status: Official. Retrieved: Monday 26 February 2024.

Friday 1 March - Saturday 16 March 2024: County Democratic Conventions. The County Conventions elect delegates to the State Democratic Convention.

Wednesday 8 May 2024: Congressional District Caucuses. Hours 9:00a-9:00p EDT (1300-0100 UTC). National Convention District delegates are elected according to the results of the primary. Voting is conducted electronically.

Saturday 18 May 2024: State Convention.

National Convention Pledged PLEO and At-Large delegates are elected according to the results of the primary.

The remaining 10 National Convention delegates consist of

• 10 Unpledged PLEO delegates:
• 9 Democratic National Committee members.
• 1 Member of Congress (0 Senators and 1 Representative).
• 0 Governors.
• 0 Distinguished Party Leaders.

These 10 delegates and will go to the Democratic National Convention officially "Unpledged".

2 December 2022: The Democratic National Committee Rules and Bylaws Committee recommended a "pre-window" start date of Saturday 3 February 2024. The date was confirmed by the Party on 15 April 2023.