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The 2020 California Democratic presidential primary took place on March 3, 2020, as one of 15 contests scheduled on Super Tuesday in the Democratic Party primaries for the 2020 presidential election, following the South Carolina primary the weekend before. The California primary formed an unusual part of Super Tuesday as it had historically departed from its typical June date. It was a semi-closed primary, with the state awarding 494 delegates towards the 2020 Democratic National Convention, of which 415 were pledged delegates allocated on the basis of the results of the primary.
Senator Bernie Sanders won the highly desired primary, which bore the most delegates of the entire primary cycle by far, improving on his polling average by 3% and winning 36% of the vote and 225 delegates. [1] Former vice president Joe Biden, however, aided by among others the endorsements of Pete Buttigieg and Amy Klobuchar, also had a much stronger second-place finish than expected and took 28% of the vote and 172 delegates, matching his successful Super Tuesday momentum and minimizing his delegate deficit, which was also leveled by his other wins on that day. [2] Ultimately, his California loss did not hinder Biden from becoming the new frontrunner for the Democratic nomination. Elizabeth Warren and Michael Bloomberg did not surpass the 15% threshold and only got 11 and 7 delegates in a few districts, respectively.
California was one of 14 states and one territory that held its primaries on March 3, 2020, also known as "Super Tuesday", [3] having joined other states on the date after the signing of the Prime Time Primary Act by Governor Jerry Brown on September 27, 2017, moving the primary from its traditional June date in an effort to increase the influence of the delegate-rich state in the nomination process. [4]
Candidates were allowed to obtain ballot access in a number of ways. They needed to have.:
If they did not have at least one of those qualifications, they needed to submit petitions of 500 signatures from each of the state's congressional districts obtained between November 4 and December 13, 2019. The official list of qualified candidates was released on December 6, 2019. Unqualified candidates were required to submit their petitions by this date.
Military and overseas mail-in ballots were sent out on January 3, 2020, and domestic mail-in ballots were requested and sent out from February 3 to February 25. Early voting centers opened for business on February 22 and continued until March 3. Election day voting took place throughout the state from 7 a.m. until 8 p.m. In the semi-closed primary, candidates had to meet a threshold of 15 percent at the congressional district or statewide level in order to be considered viable. The 415 pledged delegates to the 2020 Democratic National Convention were allocated proportionally on the basis of the results of the primary. Of these, between 4 and 7 were allocated to each of the state's 53 congressional districts, and another 54 were allocated to party leaders and elected officials (PLEO delegates), in addition to 90 at-large delegates. [5] The Super Tuesday primary as part of Stage I on the primary timetable received no bonus delegates, in order to disperse the primaries between more different date clusters and keep too many states from hoarding on the first shared date or on a March date in general. [6]
Following the primary, district-level delegates to the national convention were elected on June 7, 2020 (postponed from April 19 due to the COVID-19 pandemic) in the post-primary caucus. Should presidential candidates have been allocated more delegates based on the results of the primary than delegate candidates presented, then supplemental delegates would have been elected at caucuses on May 9, 2020. The national convention delegation meeting was subsequently held on June 28, 2020 (postponed from May 17) during the state convention, to vote on the 54 pledged PLEO and 90 at-large delegates for the Democratic National Convention. The delegation also included 79 unpledged PLEO delegates: 31 members of the Democratic National Committee, 47 members of Congress (both senators, including former candidate Kamala Harris, and 45 representatives, including former candidate Eric Swalwell), and the governor Gavin Newsom. [5]
Pledged national convention delegates [5] | |||||||
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Type | Del. | Type | Del. | Type | Del. | Type | Del. |
CD1 | 4 | CD14 | 6 | CD27 | 5 | CD40 | 5 |
CD2 | 6 | CD15 | 6 | CD28 | 6 | CD41 | 5 |
CD3 | 5 | CD16 | 4 | CD29 | 5 | CD42 | 5 |
CD4 | 5 | CD17 | 5 | CD30 | 6 | CD43 | 5 |
CD5 | 6 | CD18 | 6 | CD31 | 5 | CD44 | 5 |
CD6 | 5 | CD19 | 6 | CD32 | 5 | CD45 | 5 |
CD7 | 5 | CD20 | 5 | CD33 | 6 | CD46 | 4 |
CD8 | 4 | CD21 | 4 | CD34 | 5 | CD47 | 5 |
CD9 | 5 | CD22 | 4 | CD35 | 5 | CD48 | 5 |
CD10 | 4 | CD23 | 4 | CD36 | 4 | CD49 | 5 |
CD11 | 6 | CD24 | 5 | CD37 | 6 | CD50 | 4 |
CD12 | 7 | CD25 | 5 | CD38 | 5 | CD51 | 5 |
CD13 | 7 | CD26 | 5 | CD39 | 5 | CD52 | 6 |
PLEO | 54 | At-large | 90 | CD53 | 6 | ||
Total pledged delegates | 415 |
The following candidates appear in the Certified List of Statewide Candidates: [7]
Running
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Polling aggregation | |||||||||||
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Source of poll aggregation | Date updated | Dates polled | Bernie Sanders | Joe Biden | Elizabeth Warren | Michael Bloomberg | Tulsi Gabbard | Other/ Undecided [c] | |||
270 to Win [8] | March 3, 2020 | February 20 – March 1, 2020 | 33.0% | 20.0% | 14.4% | 15.0% | 1.2% | 16.4% | |||
RealClear Politics [9] | March 3, 2020 | February 28 – March 2, 2020 | 35.0% | 23.0% | 16.0% | 14.0% | 1.5% | 10.5% [d] | |||
FiveThirtyEight [10] | March 3, 2020 | until March 2, 2020 [e] | 31.2% | 21.7% | 14.9% | 14.7% | 0.7% | 16.8% | |||
Average | 33.1% | 21.6% | 15.1% | 14.6% | 1.1% | 14.5% | |||||
California primary results (March 3, 2020) | 36.0% | 27.9% | 13.2% | 12.1% | 0.6% | 10.2% |
Polling from January 1 to March 3, 2020 | |||||||||||||||
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Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size [f] | Margin of error | Joe Biden | Michael Bloomberg | Pete Buttigieg | Amy Klobuchar | Bernie Sanders | Tom Steyer | Elizabeth Warren | Andrew Yang | Other | Undecided | ||
Klobuchar withdraws from the race. | |||||||||||||||
Swayable [11] | March 1–2, 2020 | 3,388 (LV) | ± 2.0% | 20.8% | 19.3% | 8.4% | 3.3% | 28.7% | 4.0% | 9.6% | – | 6.0% [g] | – | ||
Data for Progress [12] | February 28 – March 2, 2020 | 516 (LV) | ± 4.3% | 25% | 17% | 5% | 3% | 32% | – | 16% | – | 1% [h] | – | ||
AtlasIntel [13] | February 24 – March 2, 2020 | 727 (LV) | ± 4.0% | 26% | 15% | 3% | 1% | 34% | – | 15% | – | 2% [i] | 4% | ||
Buttigieg withdraws from the race. | |||||||||||||||
Point Blank Political [14] | February 29 – March 1, 2020 | 1,220 (LV) | ± 4.1% | 22% | 10% | 6% | 3% | 34% | 1% | 14% | – | 1% [j] | 9% | ||
Emerson College/Nexstar [15] | February 29 – March 1, 2020 | 545 (LV) | ± 4.1% | 21% | 11% | 7% | 5% | 38% | 2% | 16% | – | 1% [k] | – | ||
South Carolina primary; Steyer withdraws from the race after close of polls. | |||||||||||||||
YouGov/CBS News [16] | February 27–29, 2020 | 1,411 (LV) | ± 4.0% | 19% | 12% | 9% | 4% | 31% | 3% | 18% | – | 4% [l] | – | ||
Suffolk University [17] | February 26–29, 2020 | 500 (LV) | ± 4.4% | 14% | 16% | 7% | 5% | 35% | 3% | 12% | – | 3% [m] | – | ||
YouGov/Hoover Institution/Stanford University [18] | February 26–28, 2020 | 1,020 (LV) | – | 19% | 13% | 9% | 6% | 28% | 4% | 18% | – | 3% [n] | – | ||
Point Blank Political [19] | February 26–28, 2020 | 2,276 (LV) | ± 2.9% | 14% | 12% | 9% | 3% | 34% | 3% | 14% | – | 1% [o] | 10% | ||
40% [p] | – | – | – | 50% | – | – | – | – | 11% | ||||||
– | 32% [q] | – | – | 57% | – | – | – | – | 11% | ||||||
– | – | – | – | 46% [r] | – | 36% | – | – | 16% | ||||||
CNN/SSRS [20] | February 22–26, 2020 | 488 (LV) | ± 5.2% | 13% | 12% | 7% | 6% | 35% | 3% | 14% | – | 3% [s] | 8% | ||
Tenth Democratic primary debate | |||||||||||||||
Point Blank Political [21] | February 23–25, 2020 | 2,098 (LV) | ± 3.0% | 11% | 11% | 9% | 4% | 34% | 3% | 13% | – | 2% [t] | 13% | ||
Berkeley IGS/LA Times [22] | Feb 20–25, 2020 | 3,002 (LV) | ± 2.0% | 8% | 12% | 11% | 6% | 34% | 2% | 17% | 1% | 2% [u] | 7% | ||
Nevada caucuses | |||||||||||||||
Change Research/KQED News [23] | February 20–23, 2020 | 1,069 (LV) | ± 3.4% | 12% | 6% | 11% | 5% | 37% | 3% | 20% | 4% [v] | 3% [w] | – | ||
University of Massachusetts Lowell [24] | February 12–20, 2020 | 450 (LV) | ± 6.7% | 13% | 12% | 12% | 7% | 24% | 2% | 16% | – | 7% [x] | 6% | ||
Monmouth University [25] | February 16–19, 2020 | 408 (LV) | ± 4.9% | 17% | 13% | 9% | 4% | 24% | 5% | 10% | – | 3% [y] | 13% | ||
36% [z] | – | – | – | 44% | – | – | – | 15% [aa] | 5% | ||||||
– | 31% [ab] | – | – | 48% | – | – | – | 14% [ac] | 6% | ||||||
– | – | 26% [ad] | – | 51% | – | – | – | 16% [ae] | 7% | ||||||
– | – | – | 24% [af] | 54% | – | – | – | 16% [ag] | 6% | ||||||
Public Policy Institute of California [26] | February 7–17, 2020 | 573 (LV) | ± 5.7% | 14% | 12% | 12% | 5% | 32% | 3% | 13% | – | 2% [ah] | 8% | ||
SurveyUSA [27] | February 13–16, 2020 | 520 (LV) | ± 4.8% | 15% | 21% | 12% | 6% | 25% | 3% | 9% | – | 1% [ai] | 9% | ||
YouGov/USC [28] | February 1–15, 2020 | – | – | 21% | 8% | 6% | 3% | 29% | 2% | 20% | – | 2% [aj] | 9% [ak] | ||
New Hampshire primary; Yang withdraws from the race after close of polls. | |||||||||||||||
Capitol Weekly [29] | February 6–9, 2020 | 843 (LV) | – | 8% [al] | 8% | 15% | 7% | 25% | 4% | 19% | 5% | 6% [am] | 3% [an] | ||
11% | 13% | 14% | 5% | 29% | 3% | 16% | 4% | 5% [ao] | 1% [ap] | ||||||
Iowa Caucuses | |||||||||||||||
Change Research/KQED News [30] | January 25–27, 2020 | 1,967 (LV) | – | 15% | 4% | 8% | 3% | 30% | 2% | 16% | 5% | 4% [aq] | 13% | ||
Berkeley IGS/LA Times [31] | January 15–21, 2020 | 2,895 (LV) | ± 2.5% | 15.0% | 6.0% | 7.2% | 4.9% | 26.3% | 1.8% | 19.6% | 3.9% | 3.6% [ar] | 11.7% | ||
SurveyUSA [32] | January 14–16, 2020 | 565 (LV) | ± 5.1% | 30% | 6% | 8% | 2% | 20% | 4% | 20% | 4% | 2% [as] | 4% | ||
Booker withdraws from the race. | |||||||||||||||
Public Policy Institute of California/Mercury News [33] | January 3–12, 2020 | 530 (LV) | ± 6.5% | 24% | 1% | 6% | 4% | 27% | – | 23% | 3% | 5% [at] | 7% | ||
Tulchin Research/USC Rossier/The Hill [34] | January 3–10, 2020 | 1,121 (LV) | – | 25% | 7% | 8% | 2% | 29% | 3% | 12% | 5% | 2% [au] | 6% | ||
Capitol Weekly [35] | January 1–9, 2020 | 1,053 (LV) | – | 20% | 6% | 11% | 5% | 24% | 2% | 21% | 7% | 3% [av] | – | ||
Polling before 1 January 2020 | |||||||||||||
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Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size [f] | Margin of error | Joe Biden | Cory Booker | Pete Buttigieg | Kamala Harris | Beto O'Rourke | Bernie Sanders | Elizabeth Warren | Andrew Yang | Other | Undecided |
Change Research/KQED News [36] | December 6–10, 2019 | 862 (LV) | ± 3.3% | 19% | 3% | 12% | – | – | 26% | 23% | 4% | 13% [aw] | – |
CNN/SSRS [37] | December 4–8, 2019 | 508 (LV) | ± 5.2% | 21% | 3% | 9% | – | – | 20% | 17% | 6% | 12% [ax] | 11% |
Capitol Weekly [38] | December 3–7, 2019 | 581 (LV) | – [ay] | 19% | 2% | 14% | – | – | 19% | 23% | 5% | 17% [az] | 1% |
19% | 2% | 13% | 4% | – | 19% | 21% | 5% | 17% [ba] | 0% | ||||
Harris withdraws from the race. | |||||||||||||
Berkeley IGS/LA Times [39] | November 21–27, 2019 | 1,252 (LV) | – | 14% | 1% | 12% | 7% | – | 24% | 22% | 3% | 12% [bb] | 9% |
SurveyUSA [40] | November 20–22, 2019 | 558 (LV) | ± 4.8% | 28% | 3% | 8% | 10% | – | 18% | 13% | 5% | 11% [bc] | 5% |
Capitol Weekly [41] | November 1–12, 2019 | 695 (LV) | – | 18% | 1% | 14% | 6% | – | 21% | 27% | 4% | 8% [bd] | 1% |
[[Public Policy Institute of<br ]]/[[>California]] [42] | November 3–12, 2019 | 682 (LV) | – | 24% | 1% | 7% | 8% | – | 17% | 23% | 5% | 6% [be] | 9% |
O'Rourke withdraws from the race. | |||||||||||||
Change Research [43] | October 15–18, 2019 | 1,631 (LV) | – | 19% | 1% | 9% | 8% | 1% | 24% | 28% | 3% | 6% [bf] | – |
SurveyUSA [44] | October 15–16, 2019 | 553 (LV) | ± 6.9% | 33% | 2% | 4% | 8% | 2% | 17% | 18% | 4% | 5% [bg] | 8% |
Capitol Weekly [45] | October 1–14, 2019 | 590 (LV) | – | 21% | 2% | 6% | 8% | 0% | 15% | 35% | 3% | 9% [bh] | – |
[[Public Policy Institute of<br ]]/[[>California]] [46] | September 16–25, 2019 | 692 (LV) | ± 4.9% | 22% | 2% | 6% | 8% | 1% | 21% | 23% | 3% | 7% [bi] | 9% |
Berkeley IGS/LA Times [47] | September 13–18, 2019 | 2,272 | – | 20% | 1% | 6% | 8% | 3% | 19% | 29% | 2% | 5% [bj] | 8% |
Emerson College [48] | September 13–16, 2019 | 424 | ± 4.7% | 26% | 1% | 4% | 6% | 5% | 26% | 20% | 7% | 4% [bk] | – |
SurveyUSA [49] | September 13–15, 2019 | 547 | ± 4.8% | 27% | 2% | 3% | 13% | 2% | 18% | 16% | 7% | 4% [bl] | 7% |
Change Research/KQED [50] | September 12–15, 2019 | 3,325 | ± 1.7% | 18% | 2% | 10% | 11% | 2% | 23% | 25% | 3% | 5% [bm] | – |
Capitol Weekly [51] | September 1–13, 2019 | 599 | – | 18% | 1% | 7% | 11% | 2% | 21% | 29% | 4% | 5% [bn] | – |
Capitol Weekly [52] | September 1–13, 2019 | 5,510 | – | 18% | 1% | 8% | 11% | 2% | 17% | 33% | 3% | 7% [bo] | – |
SurveyUSA [53] | August 1–5, 2019 | 528 | ± 6.3% | 25% | 1% | 6% | 17% | 0% | 18% | 21% | 1% | 1% [bp] | 10% |
PPIC [54] | July 14–23, 2019 | 766 | ± 4.4% | 11% | – | 5% | 19% | – | 12% | 15% | – | 14% [bq] | 25% |
YouGov/CBS News [55] | July 9–18, 2019 | 1,514 | ± 2.9% | 24% | 1% | 6% | 23% | 1% | 16% | 19% | 1% | 9% [br] | – |
Quinnipiac University [56] | July 10–15, 2019 | 519 | ± 5.7% | 21% | 1% | 3% | 23% | 1% | 18% | 16% | 2% | 2% [bs] | 10% |
Capitol Weekly [52] | July 1–15, 2019 | 816 | – | 20% | 1% | 8% | 20% | 2% | 16% | 25% | 1% | 7% [bt] | – |
Change Research [57] | July 9–11, 2019 | 1,609 | ± 2.5% | 17% | 1% | 8% | 23% | 2% | 20% | 22% | 2% | 5% [bu] | – |
Swalwell withdraws from the race. | |||||||||||||
Capitol Weekly [58] | June 1–30, 2019 | 813 | – | 23% | 2% | 8% | 14% | 2% | 19% | 23% | 2% | 9% [bv] | – |
UC Berkeley [59] | June 4–10, 2019 | 2,131 | ± 3.0% | 22% | 1% | 10% | 13% | 3% | 17% | 18% | 1% | 3% [bw] | 11% |
Capitol Weekly [58] | May 1–31, 2019 | 1,180 | – | 29% | 2% | 9% | 17% | 4% | 22% | 11% | 0% | 6% [bx] | – |
Change Research [60] | May 25–28, 2019 | 1,649 | ± 2.4% | 30% | 1% | 12% | 15% | 3% | 23% | 12% | 1% | 2% [by] | – |
Capitol Weekly [58] | April 15–30, 2019 | 1,204 | – | 20% | 2% | 19% | 17% | 4% | 20% | 10% | – | 9% [bz] | – |
Biden announces his candidacy. | |||||||||||||
Buttigieg announces his candidacy. | |||||||||||||
Change Research [61] | April 6–9, 2019 | 2,003 | ± 2.2% | 21% | 3% | 9% | 19% | 10% | 22% | 8% | 1% | 7% [ca] | – |
– | 5% | 11% | 27% | 16% | 28% | 9% | 1% | 5% [cb] | – | ||||
Swalwell announces his candidacy. | |||||||||||||
Quinnipiac University [62] | April 3–8, 2019 | 482 | ± 5.9% | 26% | 2% | 7% | 17% | 4% | 18% | 7% | 1% | 6% [cc] | 13% |
O'Rourke announces his candidacy. | |||||||||||||
Sanders announces his candidacy. | |||||||||||||
Change Research [63] | February 9–11, 2019 | 948 | – | 26% | 3% | 1% | 26% | 8% | 20% | 7% | 0% | 7% [cd] | – |
– | 7% | 2% | 53% | – | – | 23% | 1% | 15% [ce] | – |
2020 California Democratic presidential primary [64] | |||
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Candidate | Votes | % | Delegates [5] |
Bernie Sanders | 2,080,846 | 35.97 | 225 |
Joe Biden | 1,613,854 | 27.90 | 172 |
Elizabeth Warren | 762,555 | 13.18 | 11 |
Michael Bloomberg | 701,803 | 12.13 | 7 |
Pete Buttigieg (withdrawn) [b] | 249,256 | 4.31 | |
Amy Klobuchar (withdrawn) [b] | 126,961 | 2.19 | |
Tom Steyer (withdrawn) [b] | 113,092 | 1.96 | |
Andrew Yang (withdrawn) [a] | 43,571 | 0.75 | |
Tulsi Gabbard | 33,769 | 0.58 | |
Julian Castro (withdrawn) | 13,892 | 0.24 | |
Michael Bennet (withdrawn) [a] | 7,377 | 0.13 | |
Marianne Williamson (withdrawn) | 7,052 | 0.12 | |
Cory Booker (withdrawn) | 6,000 | 0.10 | |
John Delaney (withdrawn) | 4,606 | 0.08 | |
Joe Sestak (withdrawn) | 3,270 | 0.06 | |
Deval Patrick (withdrawn) [a] | 2,022 | 0.03 | |
Other candidates / Write-in | [cf] 14,438 | 0.25 | |
Total | 5,784,364 | 100% | 415 |
District | Bernie Sanders | Joe Biden | Michael Bloomberg | Elizabeth Warren | Total delegates | District region | Largest city | ||||
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1st | 34% | 2 | 23.7% | 2 | 10.3% | 0 | 12.9% | 0 | 4 | Shasta Cascade | Chico, Redding |
2nd | 33.3% | 3 | 25.3% | 2 | 13.5% | 0 | 15.9% | 1 | 6 | North Coast | Eureka |
3rd | 34.3% | 3 | 29.3% | 2 | 12% | 0 | 12% | 0 | 5 | Sacramento Valley | Fairfield |
4th | 26.1% | 2 | 29.6% | 3 | 14.7% | 0 | 11.4% | 0 | 5 | Sierras | Roseville |
5th | 32.7% | 3 | 27.2% | 3 | 14.9% | 0 | 12.6% | 0 | 6 | Wine Country | Santa Rosa |
6th | 35.8% | 3 | 28.1% | 2 | 10.7% | 0 | 14.3% | 0 | 5 | Sacramento Valley | Sacramento |
7th | 30.9% | 2 | 31.4% | 3 | 13% | 0 | 11.2% | 0 | 5 | Sacramento Valley | Elk Grove |
8th | 35.7% | 2 | 31.2% | 2 | 11.8% | 0 | 8.8% | 0 | 4 | Eastern Desert | Victorville |
9th | 32.9% | 2 | 32.5% | 2 | 15.9% | 1 | 7% | 0 | 5 | San Joaquin Valley | Stockton |
10th | 35.5% | 2 | 29.1% | 1 | 15.3% | 1 | 7.2% | 0 | 4 | San Joaquin Valley | Modesto |
11th | 29% | 2 | 30.7% | 3 | 15.3% | 1 | 14.7% | 0 | 6 | Bay Area | Concord |
12th | 33.8% | 3 | 23.9% | 2 | 11% | 0 | 23.4% | 2 | 7 | San Francisco Bay Area | San Francisco |
13th | 38.7% | 3 | 22.4% | 2 | 8.1% | 0 | 24.7% | 2 | 7 | Bay Area | Oakland |
14th | 31.9% | 3 | 26.4% | 2 | 15.6% | 1 | 14.8% | 0 | 6 | Bay Area | Daly City |
15th | 34.1% | 3 | 29.5% | 3 | 14.4% | 0 | 11.5% | 0 | 6 | Bay Area | Hayward |
16th | 40.9% | 3 | 26.2% | 1 | 12.6% | 0 | 7.2% | 0 | 4 | San Joaquin Valley | Fresno, Merced |
17th | 36.1% | 3 | 25.9% | 2 | 14.3% | 0 | 12.5% | 0 | 5 | Bay Area | Fremont, Santa Clara |
18th | 26.6% | 2 | 29% | 2 | 15.4% | 1 | 17.1% | 1 | 6 | Bay Area | Sunnyvale |
19th | 38.9% | 4 | 25.9% | 2 | 13.6% | 0 | 10.7% | 0 | 6 | Bay Area | San Jose |
20th | 39.8% | 3 | 25.5% | 2 | 10.9% | 0 | 13% | 0 | 5 | Central Coast | Salinas |
21st | 43.2% | 3 | 25.3% | 1 | 13.7% | 0 | 5.1% | 0 | 4 | San Joaquin Valley | Kings, Kern, SW Fresno |
22nd | 34.4% | 2 | 29.1% | 2 | 13% | 0 | 8.8% | 0 | 4 | San Joaquin Valley | Visalia |
23rd | 34.9% | 2 | 30.2% | 2 | 12.2% | 0 | 9% | 0 | 4 | South Central California | Bakersfield |
24th | 35.3% | 3 | 26.8% | 2 | 10.5% | 0 | 14.7% | 0 | 5 | Central Coast | Santa Maria |
25th | 35.6% | 3 | 33.6% | 2 | 10% | 0 | 10% | 0 | 5 | LA County | Santa Clarita |
26th | 34.4% | 3 | 31.1% | 2 | 12.1% | 0 | 11.5% | 0 | 5 | Central Coast | Oxnard |
27th | 35.9% | 2 | 29.2% | 2 | 10.2% | 0 | 15.7% | 1 | 5 | LA County | San Gabriel Valley |
28th | 40% | 3 | 22.7% | 2 | 7.5% | 0 | 21.7% | 1 | 6 | LA County | Glendale |
29th | 49.8% | 3 | 21.5% | 2 | 7.7% | 0 | 11.2% | 0 | 5 | LA County | San Fernando Valley |
30th | 32.6% | 3 | 31.2% | 2 | 11.2% | 0 | 15.4% | 1 | 6 | LA County | San Fernando Valley |
31st | 39.1% | 3 | 32.3% | 2 | 11% | 0 | 8.3% | 0 | 5 | Southern California | San Bernardino |
32nd | 44.7% | 3 | 28.2% | 2 | 10.5% | 0 | 7.5% | 0 | 5 | LA County | El Monte |
33rd | 26.2% | 2 | 34.2% | 3 | 14.3% | 0 | 16.1% | 1 | 6 | LA County | Santa Monica, Coastal LA |
34th | 53.7% | 4 | 16.8% | 1 | 8.1% | 0 | 14.7% | 0 | 5 | LA County | Downtown Los Angeles |
35th | 46.6% | 2 | 28.2% | 2 | 10.9% | 0 | 6.2% | 0 | 4 | Southern California | Fontana |
36th | 27.5% | 1 | 29.8% | 2 | 15.4% | 1 | 8.1% | 0 | 4 | Eastern Desert | Indio |
37th | 35.6% | 3 | 31.3% | 2 | 10.1% | 0 | 16.2% | 1 | 6 | LA County | West LA |
38th | 41.7% | 3 | 30.8% | 2 | 10.5% | 0 | 7.6% | 0 | 5 | LA County | Norwalk |
39th | 36.7% | 3 | 30.5% | 2 | 12.6% | 0 | 9.6% | 0 | 5 | Southern California | Fullerton |
40th | 56.4% | 4 | 20.9% | 1 | 8.9% | 0 | 5.4% | 0 | 5 | LA County | East Los Angeles |
41st | 45% | 3 | 27.9% | 2 | 10.7% | 0 | 7.5% | 0 | 5 | Southern California | Riverside |
42nd | 37% | 3 | 31.6% | 2 | 12.4% | 0 | 7.9% | 0 | 5 | Southern California | Corona |
43rd | 36.5% | 3 | 34.3% | 2 | 10% | 0 | 10.3% | 0 | 5 | LA County | Inglewood |
44th | 44% | 3 | 29.6% | 2 | 6.2% | 0 | 9.6% | 0 | 5 | Los Angeles County | Compton |
45th | 34% | 3 | 29.1% | 2 | 13.5% | 0 | 12% | 0 | 5 | Southern California | Irvine |
46th | 53.7% | 2 | 20% | 2 | 10.5% | 0 | 7.7% | 0 | 4 | Southern California | Anaheim |
47th | 38.5% | 3 | 27.3% | 2 | 10.6% | 0 | 12.2% | 0 | 5 | Southern California | Long Beach |
48th | 30.4% | 2 | 30.3% | 2 | 16.3% | 1 | 11% | 0 | 5 | Southern California | Huntington Beach |
49th | 30.6% | 3 | 30.5% | 2 | 14.6% | 0 | 12.2% | 0 | 5 | Southern California | Oceanside |
50th | 34.9% | 2 | 27.6% | 2 | 13% | 0 | 11.3% | 0 | 4 | Southern California | Escondido |
51st | 49.2% | 3 | 23.7% | 2 | 11.3% | 0 | 6.8% | 0 | 5 | Southern California | Downtown San Diego and Border Communities |
52nd | 30.6% | 3 | 30% | 3 | 13.4% | 0 | 14.6% | 0 | 6 | Southern California | North San Diego |
53rd | 37.8% | 3 | 27.3% | 3 | 10.1% | 0 | 14.5% | 0 | 6 | Southern California | Eastern San Diego and suburbs |
Total | 36.0% | 144 | 27.9% | 109 | 12.1% | 7 | 13.2% | 11 | 271 |
Delegate type | Bernie Sanders | Joe Biden | Michael Bloomberg | Elizabeth Warren |
---|---|---|---|---|
At-large | 51 | 39 | 0 | 0 |
PLEO | 30 | 24 | 0 | 0 |
District-level | 144 | 109 | 7 | 11 |
Total | 225 | 172 | 7 | 11 |
The 2020 New Hampshire Democratic presidential primary took place on February 11, 2020, as the second nominating contest in the Democratic Party primaries for the 2020 presidential election, following the Iowa caucuses the week before. The New Hampshire primary was a semi-closed primary, meaning that only Democrats and independents were allowed to vote in this primary. New Hampshire sent 33 delegates to the national convention, of which 24 were pledged delegates allocated on the basis of the results of the primary, and the other 9 were unpledged delegates preselected independently of the primary results.
The 2020 Iowa Democratic presidential caucuses, the first nominating contest in the Democratic Party primaries for the 2020 presidential election, took place on February 3, 2020. Pete Buttigieg received the most state delegate equivalents (SDEs) and therefore the most delegates, with one SDE and two delegates more than Bernie Sanders, who had narrowly won the popular vote with 26.5%. It was the first time that the Iowa caucuses published the popular vote results of their contest. Buttigieg became the first openly gay person to ever earn the most delegates in a state's presidential contest in the United States. The Iowa caucuses were closed caucuses, wherein only registered members of a party were eligible to vote, and awarded 49 delegates to the 2020 Democratic National Convention, of which 41 were pledged delegates allocated on the basis of the results of the caucuses.
This is a list of nationwide public opinion polls that were conducted relating to the Democratic primaries for the 2020 United States presidential election. The persons named in the polls were declared candidates or had received media speculation about their possible candidacy.
The 2020 Nevada Democratic presidential caucuses took place on February 22, 2020, with early voting on February 14–18, and was the third nominating contest in the Democratic Party primaries for the 2020 presidential election, following the New Hampshire primary the week before. The Nevada caucuses were a closed caucus, meaning that only registered Democrats could vote in this caucus. The state awarded 49 delegates towards the national convention, of which 36 were pledged delegates allocated on the basis of the results of the caucuses.
The 2020 South Carolina Democratic presidential primary took place on February 29, 2020, and was the fourth nominating contest in the Democratic Party primaries for the 2020 presidential election. The South Carolina primary was an open primary and awarded 64 delegates to the 2020 Democratic National Convention, of which 54 were pledged delegates allocated on the basis of the results of the primary. Former vice president Joe Biden and senator Bernie Sanders were the only candidates to earn delegates. Biden won 48.7% of the popular vote and notably placed first in every county in the state; it was his first ever win in a presidential primary. Sanders came in second place and won 19.8% of the popular vote. Businessman Tom Steyer, who had staked his entire campaign on the state, placed third but did not surpass the threshold and dropped out of the race, endorsing Biden.
The 2020 Alabama Democratic presidential primary took place on March 3, 2020, as one of 15 contests scheduled on Super Tuesday in the Democratic Party primaries for the 2020 presidential election. The open primary allocated 52 pledged delegates towards the 2020 Democratic National Convention, distributed in proportion to the results of the primary, statewide and within each congressional district. The state was also given an additional 8 unpledged delegates (superdelegates), whose votes at the convention were not bound to the result of the primary.
The 2020 Colorado Democratic presidential primary took place on March 3, 2020, as one of 15 contests scheduled on Super Tuesday in the Democratic Party primaries for the 2020 presidential election, following the South Carolina primary the weekend before. The Colorado primary, the first in the state since 2000, was a semi-closed primary and awarded 79 delegates towards the 2020 Democratic National Convention, of which 67 were pledged delegates allocated on the basis of the results of the primary.
The 2020 Massachusetts Democratic presidential primary took place on March 3, as one of 15 contests scheduled on Super Tuesday in the Democratic Party primaries for the 2020 presidential election, following the South Carolina primary the weekend before. The Massachusetts primary was a semi-closed primary, with the state awarding 114 delegates towards the 2020 Democratic National Convention, of which 91 were pledged delegates allocated on the basis of the results of the primary.
The 2020 North Carolina Democratic presidential primary took place on March 3, 2020, as one of 15 contests scheduled on Super Tuesday in the Democratic Party primaries for the 2020 presidential election, following the South Carolina primary the weekend before. The North Carolina primary was a semi-closed primary, with the state awarding 122 delegates towards the 2020 Democratic National Convention, of which 110 were pledged delegates allocated on the basis of the results of the primary.
The 2020 Tennessee Democratic presidential primary took place on March 3, 2020, as one of 15 contests scheduled on Super Tuesday in the Democratic Party primaries for the 2020 presidential election, following the South Carolina primary the weekend before. The Tennessee primary was an open primary, with the state awarding 73 delegates towards the 2020 Democratic National Convention, of which 64 were pledged delegates allocated on the basis of the results of the primary.
The 2020 Virginia Democratic presidential primary took place on March 3, 2020, as one of 15 contests scheduled on Super Tuesday in the Democratic Party primaries for the 2020 presidential election, following the South Carolina primary the weekend before. The Virginia primary was an open primary, wherein any registered voter can vote, regardless of party registration. The state awarded 124 delegates towards the 2020 Democratic National Convention, of which 99 were pledged delegates allocated at the local level.
The 2020 Michigan Democratic presidential primary took place on March 10, 2020, as one of several states voting the week after Super Tuesday in the Democratic Party primaries for the 2020 presidential election. The Michigan primary was an open primary, with the state awarding 147 delegates towards the 2020 Democratic National Convention, of which 125 were pledged delegates allocated on the basis of the results of the primary.
The 2020 Mississippi Democratic presidential primary took place on March 10, 2020, as one of several states voting the week after Super Tuesday in the Democratic Party primaries for the 2020 presidential election. The Mississippi primary was an open primary, with the state awarding 41 delegates towards the 2020 Democratic National Convention, of which 36 were pledged delegates allocated on the basis of the results of the primary.
The 2020 Ohio Democratic presidential primary took place through April 28, 2020, as part of the Democratic Party primaries for the 2020 presidential election. In-person voting, originally scheduled for March 17, 2020, had been cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Ohio primary was a semi-open primary and awarded 154 delegates towards the 2020 Democratic National Convention, of which 136 were pledged delegates allocated based on the results of the primary.
The 2020 Florida Democratic presidential primary took place on March 17, 2020, the third primary Tuesday of the month, as one of three states voting on the same day in the Democratic Party primaries for the 2020 presidential election, while the contest in Ohio had been postponed for roughly a month. The Florida primary was a closed primary, with the state awarding the fourth-largest amount of delegates towards the 2020 Democratic National Convention and the third-largest amount up to that point: 249 delegates, of which 219 were pledged delegates allocated on the basis of the results of the primary.
The 2020 Illinois Democratic presidential primary took place on March 17, 2020, the third primary Tuesday of the month, as one of three states voting on the same day in the Democratic Party primaries for the 2020 presidential election, while the contest in Ohio had been postponed for roughly a month. The Illinois primary was an open primary, with the state awarding 182 delegates to the 2020 Democratic National Convention, of which 155 were pledged delegates allocated on the basis of the results of the primary.
The 2020 Wisconsin Democratic presidential primary took place on April 7, 2020, in the midst of the global COVID-19 pandemic, along with the Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice election, as part of the Democratic Party primaries for the 2020 presidential election. The Wisconsin primary was an open primary, with the state awarding 97 delegates to the 2020 Democratic National Convention, of which 84 were pledged delegates allocated on the basis of the results of the primary. Although all forms of voting had to take place on or until April 7, full results were not allowed to be released before April 13, in accordance with a district court ruling.
The 2020 Pennsylvania Democratic presidential primary took place on June 2, 2020, after being postponed due to concerns about the COVID-19 pandemic, as one of eight delayed and regular primaries on the same day in the Democratic primaries for the 2020 presidential election. It was originally planned to take place on April 28, 2020, as one of several northeastern states in the "Acela primary". The Pennsylvania primary was a closed primary, with the state awarding 210 delegates, of whom 186 were pledged delegates allocated on the basis of the primary results.
The 2020 Georgia Democratic presidential primary was held on June 9, 2020, alongside the West Virginia primary, as part of the Democratic Party primaries for the 2020 presidential election. It was originally scheduled for March 24, 2020, but was moved to June 9 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and previously cast early mail-in votes were disallowed and separately counted. The election coincided with primaries for Georgia's Class 2 Senate seat and Georgia's U.S. House of Representatives seats. The Georgia primary was an open primary, which awarded 118 delegates to the 2020 Democratic National Convention, of whom 105 were pledged delegates allocated on the basis of the primary results.
This is a list of statewide public opinion polls that have been conducted relating to the Democratic primaries for the 2020 United States presidential election. The persons named in the polls are declared candidates or have received media speculation about their possible candidacy.