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California
587
Texas
383
Florida
341
New York
274
Pennsylvania
274
Illinois
222
Ohio
218
Michigan
198
Georgia
181
North Carolina
181
New Jersey
175
Indiana
140
Wisconsin
136
Maryland
134
Massachusetts
132
Washington
132
Arizona
124
Missouri
122
Tennessee
122
Minnesota
114
Colorado
104
Alabama
102
Kentucky
100
Louisiana
100
Virginia
99
Oregon
89
Connecticut
88
Iowa
81
Oklahoma
80
Mississippi
76
Arkansas
71
Utah
69
Nebraska
65
West Virginia
63
Nevada
61
New Mexico
56
South Carolina
54
Idaho
52
Kansas
51
Maine
46
Montana
46
New Hampshire
46
Rhode Island
45
South Dakota
45
North Dakota
43
Wyoming
43
District of Columbia
39
Delaware
37
Vermont
33
Hawaii
24
Alaska
15

Delegate Count by State 2024

Delegate Count by State 2024

Delegates are essential during political primaries. The political primaries' goal is to choose the party's candidate for president, who must win delegates to receive the nomination.

Delegates are either won by proportion, where the candidate receives a proportionate number of delegates to the number of votes in the state's primary, or by a winner-takes-all method, where the candidate with the majority of votes in a state wins all of that state's delegates. Some states are hybrids, and some are proportional with a trigger, where the state will follow the proportional rules but allows for a winner-take-all allocation should a candidate reach a certain majority threshold.

The Democratic Party

The Democratic Party uses pledged delegate and superdelegates. There are a total of 4,750 Democratic delegates for 2020.

Pledged delegates are elected or chosen at the state level with the understanding that they will support a particular candidate, although their support is not binding. There are 3,979 current pledged delegates for 2020.

Superdelegates, also known as automatic delegates, are typically members of Congress, Governors, former Presidents, and other party leaders and elected officials. Unlike pledged delegates, superdelegates are not elected to this position and are not required to pledge their support to a specific presidential candidate, nor are they bound by the results of their state's presidential caucus or primary. There are 771 Democratic superdelegates for 2020.

Delegates will select the 2020 Democratic presidential nominee to the Democratic National Convention. To win the Democratic nomination, a presidential candidate must earn support from a majority of pledged delegates – a minimum of 1,991. President Joe Biden received 2,671 delegates in 2020 to secure his nomination for the presidential election.

The Republican Party

The Republican Party uses pledged and unpledged delegates. There are a total of 2,551 Republican delegates for 2020.

Like the Democratic Party, the Republican Party has pledged delegates that are elected or chosen at the state level with the understanding that they will support a particular candidate. There are 2,441 pledged Republican delegates.

The Republican Party also has unpledged delegates, who are each state's Republican National Committee members. Unpledged delegates must vote for the candidates that their state votes for. There are 110 unpledged Republican delegates.

Delegates will select the 2020 Republican presidential nominee to the Republican National Convention. To win the Republican nomination, a presidential candidate must earn support from a majority of delegates – a minimum of 1,276 delegates.

How Many Delegates Does Each State Have?

The number of delegates in each state depends on that state's population, similar to how the number of electoral votes depends on that state's population.

Given this, California has the highest number of delegates, with 494 for the Democratic convention and 172 for the Republican convention. California is a key state for candidates because it is the most delegate-rich state in the U.S, followed by New York, with 320 Democratic and 94 Republican, and Texas, with 228 and 155 Republican.

Wyoming and North Dakota have the fewest number of delegates, with 18 Democratic and 29 Republican each. Alaska has the next fewest delegates with 19 Democratic and 28 Republican.

U.S. territories, such as American Samoa and Guam, have the least number of delegates, anywhere from 11 to 13 delegates each for the primary, despite not voting in the general election.

Delegate Count by State 2024

- Delegate counts taken from 2020 primaries. 2024 counts may differ.
- The Democratic and Republican parties each have two types of delegate:
- Democratic delegates are either pledged delegates, who are required to pledge their support to a specific presidential candidate (typically the one with the strongest popular support); or unpledged delegates, also called superdelegates, who are not required to pledge their support to a candidate (but often do).
- Republican delegates are either bound delegates, who are obligated to support the candidate chosen in their state primaries or caucuses; and unbound delegates (again also called superdelegates), who are free to support any candidate they choose.
- The number of voting representatives in the House is fixed by law at no more than 435, proportionally representing the population of the 50 states.
Currently, there are five delegates representing the District of Columbia, the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.

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State
Total Delegate Count
Democrat Pledged
Democrat Super
Republican Bound
Republican Unbound
Current # of Representatives
Electoral Votes
California5874157917205254
Texas3832283315503840
Florida3412192912202830
New York274274469402628
Pennsylvania2741862434541719
Illinois222155296701719
Ohio218136178201517
Michigan198125227301315
Georgia181105157601416
North Carolina181110127101416
New Jersey175126204901214
Indiana140827580911
Wisconsin1368413520810
Maryland1349623380810
Massachusetts1329123410911
Washington13289194301012
Arizona1246712540911
Missouri1226810540810
Tennessee122649580911
Minnesota1147516390810
Colorado1046713370810
Alabama10252950079
Kentucky10054646068
Louisiana10054746068
Virginia9999254801113
Oregon89611428068
Connecticut88601428057
Iowa8141840046
Oklahoma8037543057
Mississippi7636540046
Arkansas7131540046
Utah6929640046
Nebraska6529436035
West Virginia6328635024
Nevada61361225046
New Mexico56341122035
South Carolina545490079
Idaho5220532024
Kansas5139612046
Maine4624822024
Montana4619627024
New Hampshire4624922024
Rhode Island45261019024
South Dakota4516529013
North Dakota4314429013
Wyoming4314429013
District of Columbia3920261903
Delaware37211216013
Vermont3316817013
Hawaii2424919024
Alaska1515426013
United States61133889733235454435538
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Delegate Count by State 2024

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