Feb. 5 Primaries And Caucuses
State |
Type |
Who can participate |
Dem delegates |
GOP delegates |
ALABAMA |
Open primary |
Registered voters are eligible to participate in either primary. |
52 in the primary Pledged district-level delegates are allocated according to CD primary vote, with a 15% threshold. Pledged statewide delegates are allocated proportionally to the state vote, with a 15% threshold. |
45 in the primary Pledged district-level delegates are winner-take-all by CD. Pledged statewide delegates are winner-take-all. |
ALASKA |
Closed caucus |
Only registered party members are eligible to participate in their party's caucus. There is caucus day registration. |
13 in the caucus Pledged district-level delegates are allocated according to caucus results in each CD, with a 15% threshold. |
26 in the caucus Pledged district-level and statewide delegates are both allocated according to straw poll. |
AMERICAN SAMOA |
Dem caucus |
American Somoa does not have party registration. To participate in the caucus, attendees most declare they are Democrats. |
3 in the primary |
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ARIZONA |
Closed primary |
Only registered party members can vote. |
56 in the primary Pledged district-level delegates are allocated according to the primary vote in each CD, with a 15% threshold. Statewide delegates are allocated according to the statewide vote, with a 15% threshold. |
50 in the primary Pledged district-level and statewide delegates are both winner-take-all by statewide vote. |
ARKANSAS |
Open primary |
Registered voters can participate in either primary. |
35 in the primary Pledged district-level delegates are allocated according to the primary vote in each CD, with a 15% threshold. Statewide delegates are allocated according to statewide vote, with a 15% threshold. |
31 in the primary Pledged district-level delegates are winner-take-all by CD if winner gets a majority. If no majority in a CD, the highest vote-getter in that district wins 2 delegates and runner-up gets 1 delegate. Statewide: Anyone who wins 10% gets one delegate. The statewide winner gets the remaining delegates if he/she wins a majority of the vote. If no majority, then the top three vote-getters statewide split proportionally. |
State |
Type |
Who can participate |
Dem delegates |
GOP delegates |
CALIFORNIA |
Semi-open primary for Dems; closed primary for GOP |
Independents and Dems may vote in the Dem primary. Only registered party members can vote in the GOP primary. |
370 in the primary Pledged district-level delegates are allocated according to the vote in each CD with a 15% threshold. Statewide delegates are allocated according to the statewide vote, with a 15% threshold. |
170 in the primary Pledged district-level delegates are winner-take-all by CD. Statewide delegates are winner-take-all by statewide vote. |
COLORADO |
Closed caucus |
Only registered party members can vote in their own party's caucus. |
55 in the caucus Pledged district-level delegates are allocated according to the caucus results in each CD, with a 15 percent threshold. Statewide delegates are allocated proportionally to the preferences of participants at the state convention, with a 15 percent threshold. |
43 in the caucus Unpledged delegates (district-level and statewide) run as individuals not officially allocated to a presidential candidate. |
CONNECTICUT |
Closed primary |
Only registered party members can vote in their own party's primary. |
48 in the primary Pledged district-level delegates are allocated according to the primary vote in each CD, with a 15% threshold. Statewide delegates are allocated according to the statewide vote with a 15% threshold. |
27 in the primary Pledged delegates (district-level and statewide) are winner-take-all by statewide vote. |
DELAWARE |
Closed primary |
Only registered party members may vote in their own party's primary. |
15 in the primary Pledged delegates (district-level and statewide) are allocated according to the statewide vote, with a 15% threshold. |
18 in the primary Pledged delegates (district-level and statewide) are winner-take-all according to statewide vote. |
GEORGIA |
Open primary |
Registered voters may participate in either primary. |
87 in the primary Pledged district level delegates are allocated according to the primary vote in each CD, with a 15% threshold. Pledged statewide delegates are allocated according to the statewide vote, with a 15% threshold. |
72 in the primary Pledged district level delegates are winner-take-all by CD. Pledged statewide delegates are winner-take-all by statewide vote. |
State |
Type |
Who can participate |
Dem delegates |
GOP delegates |
IDAHO |
Open Dem caucus |
Registered voters can participate in either party's caucus. (GOP primary is 5/27). |
18 in the caucus Pledged district-level delegates are allocated according to the caucus results in each CD, with a 15% threshold. Statewide delegates are allocated proportionally at the state convention, with a 15% threshold. |
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ILLINOIS |
Open primary |
Registered voters can participate in either primary. |
153 in the primary Pledged district-level delegates are allocated according to the primary vote in each CD, with a 15% threshold. Pledged statewide delegates are allocated according to the statewide vote, with a 15% threshold. |
57 in the primary Pledged district-level delegates face a direct election of delegates pledged to a particular candidate. Unpledged statewide delegates are chosen by the state convention. (Results of the primary vote do not affect this allocation). |
KANSAS |
Closed Dem caucus |
Only registered Dems can participate, but independent voters can register as Dems on caucus day. (GOP caucus is 2/9). |
32 in the caucus Pledged district-level delegates are allocated according to the caucus results in each CD with a 15% threshold. Pledged statewide delegates are allocated proportionally in a state convention, with a 15% threshold. |
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MASS. |
Semi-open primary |
Registered party members can only vote in their own party's primary, but independents may vote in either contest. |
93 in the primary Pledged district-level delegates are allocated according to the primary vote in each CD with a 15% threshold. Pledged statewide delegates are allocated according to the statewide vote, with a 15% threshold. |
40 in the primary Pledged district-level delegates are allocated proportionally, with a 15% threshold. Statewide delegates are allocated according to the statewide vote with a 15% threshold. |
MINNESOTA |
Open caucus |
Registered voters may participate in either party's caucus. |
72 in the caucus Pledged district-level delegates are allocated according to the caucus results in each CD with a 15% threshold. Statewide delegates are allocated proportionally at a state convention, with a 15% threshold. |
38 in the caucus Unpledged delegates (district-level and statewide) run as individuals not officially allocated to a presidential candidate. |
State |
Type |
Who can participate |
Dem delegates |
GOP delegates |
MISSOURI |
Open primary |
Registered voters may participate in either primary. |
72 in the primary Pledged district-level delegates are allocated according to the primary vote in each CD with a 15% threshold. Statewide delegates are allocated according to the statewide vote with a 15% threshold. |
58 in the primary All delegates (district-level, statewide and RNC members) are winner-take-all by statewide vote. |
MONTANA |
Closed GOP "preference" caucus |
Only GOP members and officials can participate. (This is binding. A non-binding GOP primary and binding Dem primary will take place on 6/3). |
25 in the caucus All delegates (district-level, statewide and RNC members) are winner-take-all by vote at the 2/5 county-level caucuses. | |
NEW JERSEY |
Semi-open primary |
Registered party members may only vote in their own party's primary. Independents, newly registered and first-time primary votes may vote in either primary. |
107 in the primary Pledged district-level delegates are allocated according to the primary vote in each CD with a 15% threshold. Pledged statewide delegates are allocated according to the statewide vote with a 15% threshold. |
52 in the primary All delegates (district-level, statewide and RNC members) are winner-take-all by the statewide vote. |
NEW MEXICO |
Closed Dem primary |
Only registered Democrats can vote in their primary. |
26 in the primary Pledged district-level delegates are allocated according to the primary vote in each CD with a 15% threshold. Pledged statewide delegates are allocated according to the statewide vote with a 15% threshold. |
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NEW YORK |
Closed primary |
Only registered party members may vote in their own party's primary. |
232 in the primary Pledged district-level delegates are allocated according to the primary vote in each CD with a 15% threshold. Pledged statewide delegates are allocated according to the statewide vote with a 15% threshold. |
101 in the primary All delegates (district-level, statewide and RNC members) are winner-take-all by statewide vote. |
State |
Type |
Who can participate |
Dem delegates |
GOP delegates |
NORTH DAKOTA |
Open caucus |
Open to any voting-aged person. The state has no voter registration system. |
13 in the caucus Pledged district-level delegates are allocated according to the caucus results in the CD with a 15% threshold. Pledged statewide delegates are allocated proportionally at a state convention with a 15% threshold. |
23 in the caucus Pledged delegates (district-level and statewide) are proportional to the statewide vote if the candidate meets the 15% threshold. If one candidate receives more than 2/3 total statewide vote, then it's winner-take-all. |
OKLAHOMA |
Closed primary |
Only registered party members may vote. |
38 in the primary Pledged district-level delegates are allocated according to the primary vote in each CD with a 15% threshold. Pledged statewide delegates are allocated according to the statewide vote, with a 15% threshold. |
38 in the primary Pledged district-level delegates are winner-take-all by CD. Pledged statewide delegates are winner-take-all by statewide vote. |
TENNESSEE |
Open primary |
Registered voters may participate in either primary. |
68 in the primary Pledged district-level delegates are allocated according to the primary vote in each CD with a 15% threshold. Pledged statewide delegates are allocated according to the statewide vote with a 15% threshold. |
52 in the primary Pledged district-level delegates are winner-take-all by CD vote if winner receives at least 2/3 of the vote in that CD. If not, delegates are allocated proportionally with a 20% threshold. Pledged statewide delegates are winner-take-all by statewide vote if the winner receives at least 2/3 of the vote. If not, delegates are allocated proportionally with a 20% threshold. |
UTAH |
Semi-open Dem primary; Closed GOP primary |
Dems and unaffiliated voters may vote in the Dem primary. Only GOPers may vote in the GOP primary, but unaffiliated voters may register with the GOP on election day. |
23 in the primary Pledged district-level delegates are allocated according to the primary vote in each CD with a 15% threshold. Pledged statewide delegates are allocated according to the statewide vote with a 15% threshold. |
36 in the primary All delegates (district-level, statewide and RNC members) are winner-take-all by statewide vote. |
WEST VIRGINIA |
Closed GOP convention |
18 statewide delegates at the 2/5 convention. (Another 9 delegates will be awarded in the 5/13 primary). District-level are allocated by winner-take-all by CD in the 5/13 primary. Statewide delegates go to the majority winner of the 2/5 convention. |