2020 Idaho Democratic presidential primary

The 2020 Idaho Democratic presidential primary took place on Tuesday, March 10, 2020, as one of several states voting the week after Super Tuesday in the Democratic Party presidential primaries for the 2020 presidential election. The Idaho primary requires that voters be registered Democrats or unaffiliated, and awards 25 delegates, of whom 20 are pledged delegates allocated on the basis of the primary results.

2020 Idaho Democratic presidential primary

March 10, 2020
25 Democratic National Convention delegates (20 pledged, 5 unpledged) The number of pledged delegates won is determined by the popular vote
Candidate Joe Biden Bernie Sanders Home state Delaware Vermont Delegate count 12 8 Popular vote 53,151 46,114 Percentage 48.92% 42.44%
Election results by county   Joe Biden   Bernie Sanders   Tie

Joe Biden won the primary with 48.9% of the vote to Bernie Sanders's 42.4%.[1]

Procedure

Idaho is one of six states (and Democrats abroad) that held primaries on March 10, 2020, one week after Super Tuesday.[2] On June 30, 2018, the Idaho Democratic Party announced at its state convention that it would switch from using caucuses to a state-run primary in 2020.[3]

Voting took place throughout the state from 8:00 a.m. until 8:00 p.m. local time. In the primary, candidates must meet a threshold of 15% at the congressional district or statewide level in order to be considered viable. The 20 pledged delegates to the 2020 Democratic National Convention are allocated proportionally on the basis of the primary results. Of the 20 pledged delegates, between 6 and 7 are allocated to each of the state's 2 congressional districts and another 3 are allocated to party leaders and elected officials (PLEO delegates), in addition to 4 at-large pledged delegates. Bonus delegates will be allocated as Idaho shares a primary date with numerous other states holding contests the week after Super Tuesday; these numbers do not yet account for these delegates.[4]

At the April 4, 2020, county caucuses, delegates to the state convention were chosen. The state convention is on June 6, 2020, and will select the 20 pledged delegates to send to the Democratic National Convention as well as 5 unpledged PLEO delegates (5 members of the Democratic National Committee).[4]

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size[lower-alpha 1]	Margin of error	Joe Biden	Tulsi Gabbard	Bernie Sanders	Other	Undecided
Swayable	Mar 8–9, 2020	833 (LV)	± 7%	52%	2%	37%	9%	–
Data for Progress	Mar 7–9, 2020	329 (LV)	± 5.4%	51%	2%	47%	–	–

Results

2020 Idaho Democratic presidential primary[5]

Candidate	Votes	%	Delegates[6]
Joe Biden	53,151	48.92	12
Bernie Sanders	46,114	42.44	8
Elizabeth Warren (withdrawn)	2,878	2.65
Michael Bloomberg (withdrawn)	2,612	2.40
Pete Buttigieg (withdrawn)	1,426	1.31
Tulsi Gabbard	876	0.81
Amy Klobuchar (withdrawn)	774	0.71
Andrew Yang (withdrawn)	310	0.29
Tom Steyer (withdrawn)	112	0.10
Michael Bennet (withdrawn)	91	0.08
John Delaney (withdrawn)	65	0.06
Marianne Williamson (withdrawn)	57	0.05
Cory Booker (withdrawn)	55	0.05
Julian Castro (withdrawn)	49	0.05
Steve Burke	38	0.03
Roque De La Fuente III	22	0.02
Deval Patrick (withdrawn)	19	0.02
Total	108,649	100%	20

Notes

1. Key:
   A – all adults
   RV – registered voters
   LV – likely voters
   V – unclear

References

1. "Live Primary Election Results: Michigan, Washington and More". New York Times. Retrieved March 10, 2020.
2. Putnam, Josh. "The 2020 Presidential Primary Calendar". Frontloading HQ. Retrieved June 23, 2019.
3. Russell, Betsy Z. (June 30, 2018). "Idaho Dems to switch to presidential primary, rather than caucuses". The Idaho Press-Tribune. Retrieved June 23, 2019.
4. "Idaho Democratic Delegation 2020". The Green Papers. May 3, 2019. Retrieved June 23, 2019.
5. "2020 Presidential Primary – OFFICIAL ELECTION RESULTS". Idaho Elections Department. Retrieved June 11, 2020.
6. "2020 Presidential Primaries, Caucuses, and Conventions: Idaho Democrat". The Green Papers. Retrieved 4 July 2020.

External links

• The Green Papers delegate allocation summary
• Idaho Democratic Party delegate selection plan