2024 American Samoa Democratic presidential caucuses

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2024 American Samoa Democratic presidential caucuses
Flag of American Samoa.svg
  2020 March 5, 20242028 
  AR
CA  

11 delegates (6 pledged and 5 unpledged) to the Democratic National Convention
Turnout0.6% (registered voters) [1] Decrease2.svg 1.6 pp
  Jason Palmer, 2019.jpg Joe Biden presidential portrait (cropped).jpg
Candidate Jason Palmer Joe Biden
Home state Maryland Delaware
Delegate count33
Popular vote5140
Percentage56.0%44.0%

The 2024 American Samoa Democratic presidential caucuses were held on March 5, 2024, as part of the Democratic Party primaries for the 2024 presidential election. 11 delegates to the 2024 Democratic National Convention will be allocated to presidential candidates. [2] The contest was held on Super Tuesday alongside primaries in 14 other states and territories.

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Biden unexpectedly lost the popular vote to lesser-known candidate Jason Palmer, [3] making Biden the first incumbent president to lose a contested presidential primary since Jimmy Carter lost 12 primaries to Ted Kennedy in 1980. [4] Palmer had three campaign staffers on the island and held several virtual events prior to the caucuses. A Biden campaign official dismissed the loss as "silly news." [5] It was initially reported by the American Samoa Democratic Party that Palmer won four delegates, while Joe Biden won two. The same day, the delegate count was corrected, with Palmer and Biden winning three delegates each. [6]

Biden's loss in American Samoa makes it the only state/territory he never won in all four of his presidential and vice presidential bids. [7]

Results

American Samoa Democratic caucus, March 5, 2024 [8]
CandidateVotesPercentageActual delegate count
BoundUnboundTotal
Jason Palmer 5156.0%3
Joe Biden (incumbent)4044.0%3
Dean Phillips 00.0%
Total:91100.00%66

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