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This list tracks the support for given candidates among the 716 unpledged delegates (commonly known as superdelegates) who were eligible to cast a vote at the 2016 Democratic National Convention, held July 25–28, 2016, in Philadelphia.
Of all the delegates to the Democratic National Convention, slightly under 15% are superdelegates. [5] According to the Pew Research Center, superdelegates are "the embodiment of the institutional Democratic Party – everyone from former presidents, congressional leaders and big-money fundraisers to mayors, labor leaders and longtime local party functionaries."
The 2016 Democratic National Convention was a presidential nominating convention, held at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, from July 25 to 28, 2016.The convention gathered delegates of the Democratic Party, the majority of them elected through a preceding series of primaries and caucuses, to nominate a candidate for president and vice president in the 2016 United States ...
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Superdelegates are elected officials and members of the Democratic National Committee who vote at the Democratic National Convention for their preferred candidate. Also known as unpledged delegates, they comprise 15% of the convention (712 votes out of 4,763) and they may change their preference at any time.
A delegate is a person who will attend the Democratic or Republican National Convention in July. Each delegate will vote for a presidential candidate. How are delegates chosen? When you vote in a primary or caucus, you’re helping to select a pledged delegate. Pledged delegates have promised to vote for a specific candidate in the convention.
2016 Democratic Party's presidential nominating process in the District of Columbia – Summary of results – Candidate Popular vote Estimated delegates Count Percentage Pledged Unpledged Total; Hillary Clinton: 76,704 77.95% 16 23 39 Bernie Sanders: 20,361 20.69% 4 2 6 Roque "Rocky" De La Fuente: 213 0.22% Under votes 611 0.62% Write-in 485
At the 2016 Democratic convention in Philadelphia, Hillary Clinton became the first major party female presidential nominee, declaring, "When any barrier falls in America, for anyone, it clears ...