Today, March 3, is Super Tuesday, when 16 different Democratic party primaries and caucuses happen on the same day.
allocates 415 pledged delegates to the convention, making up 10.7% of the total. Polls close at 8 p.m. PT , but final results may be delayed for days as officials count mail-in and absentee ballots.allocates six pledged delegates to the convention. Because American Samoa is six hours behind Eastern Time, we won't have results until Tuesday afternoon.vote absentee between March 3 and 10 and account for 13 pledged delegates to the convention, making up 0.3% of total delegates.
Democrats allocate most of their pledged delegates proportionally by legislative district, in addition to allocating at-large and PLEO delegates based on the statewide vote breakdown. Most states allocate their delegates by congressional districts, but some, like Texas and New Jersey, use state legislative districts instead.the minimum threshold to earn delegates is 15% of the vote
. This means candidates must break 15% of the vote at either the district or state level to earn any delegates at all.a simple majority of 1,991 out of 3,979
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