Virginia does not provide for registration by party. Participation in Virginia's delegate selection process is open to all voters who wish to participate as Democrats. Voters will publicly declare their Party preference and that preference will be publicly recorded.

Tuesday 5 March 2024: Virginia Primary. Hours reportedly 6:00a-7:00p EST (1100-0000 UTC). Delegate Pledging: Proportional Primary. Voter Eligibility: Open Primary.

Primary (preliminary)
Included in Nationwide vote.
Estimate updated 8 March 2024 06:15p EST with about 96% of the vote in.

99 of 119 delegates to the Democratic National Convention are pledged to presidential contenders based on the results of the voting in today's Virginia 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. Write-ins are not allowed. How the Democratic Proportional Delegate Allocation Math works.

• 65 district delegates are to be allocated proportionally to presidential contenders based on the primary results in each of the State's 11 congressional districts.
• 34 delegates are to be pledged to presidential contenders based on the primary results statewide.
• 21 at-large National Convention delegates
• 13 Pledged PLEOs

Primary
Estimate updated 8 March 2024 06:15p EST with about 96% of the vote in.

Saturday 20 April - Monday 22 April 2024: Local County and City Caucuses. Caucuses elect delegates to the congressional District Conventions and the State Convention in proportion to the percentage each candidate received in the primary..

All delegates shall in good conscience reflect the sentiments of the presidential candidate to whom they are pledged in that candidate's caucus on the first ballot at the district convention and again at the State Convention.

District and State Convention delegates who do not form a candidate caucus that that reaches a 15% threshold at the district or state level may join another candidate caucus and pledge to that candidate. After joining another candidate caucus, however, the delegates shall remain committed to that candidate throughout the process.

Saturday 11 May - Saturday 25 May 2024: Congressional District Conventions meet on 11, 18, or 25 May. National Convention District Level delegates are selected during the District Conventions according to the results of the Primary.

Saturday 22 June - Sunday 23 June 2024: State Convention. The State Convention elects the pledged PLEO and at-large National Convention delegates according to the results of the Primary.

The remaining 20 National Convention delegates consist of

• 20 Unpledged PLEO delegates:
• 11 Democratic National Committee members.
• 8 Members of Congress (2 Senators and 6 Representatives). (Senator Timothy Michael "Tim" Kaine is also a Distinguished Party Leader having been DNC Chairman).
• 0 Governors.
• 1 Distinguished Party Leader (former Democratic National Committee Chairman [2001-2005] and former Governor Terence Richard "Terry" McAuliffe).

These 20 delegates and will go to the Democratic National Convention officially "Unpledged".