2020 American Samoa presidential caucuses

Although American Samoa did not participate in the 2020 presidential election because it is a territory and not a state, it still participated in the U.S. presidential caucuses and primaries.[3]

2020 United States presidential caucuses in American Samoa
2020 American Samoa Democratic presidential caucuses
March 3, 2020
11 Democratic National Convention delegates (6 pledged, 5 unpledged)
The number of pledged delegates won is determined by the popular vote
 
Candidate Michael Bloomberg Tulsi Gabbard
Home state New York Hawaii
Delegate count 4[1] 2[1]
Popular vote 175 103
Percentage 49.9% 29.3%
 
Candidate Bernie Sanders Joe Biden
Home state Vermont Delaware
Delegate count 0 0
Popular vote 37 31
Percentage 10.5% 8.8%
2020 American Samoa Republican presidential caucuses
March 18, 2020
9 unpledged delegates
 
Candidate Donald Trump
Home state Florida[2]
Delegate count 9

Democratic caucuses
Main article: 2020 Democratic Party presidential primaries

The 2020 American Samoa Democratic presidential caucuses took place on Super Tuesday, March 3, 2020, in the Democratic Party primaries for the 2020 presidential election. The American Samoa caucuses were an open caucus, with the territory awarding 11 delegates towards the 2020 Democratic National Convention, of which 6 are pledged delegates allocated on the basis of the results of the caucuses. Michael Bloomberg won the caucus and netted four delegates (his only primary win), with Tulsi Gabbard coming in second, and winning two delegates.[4][5]

Procedure

When the American Samoa Democratic Party published its draft delegate selection plan on July 3, 2019, it specified a Super Tuesday, March 3, date for the 2020 caucuses; this date was finalized via Facebook on February 1, 2020.[6][7]

In the open caucuses, candidates must have met a threshold of 15 percent across the territory to be considered viable. The 6 pledged delegates to the 2020 Democratic National Convention were allocated proportionally on the basis of the results of the caucuses. Of the 6 pledged delegates, all 6 were at-large pledged delegates.[8]

The 6 pledged delegates American Samoa sends to the national convention will be joined by 5 unpledged PLEO delegates (4 members of the Democratic National Committee and the governor).[8]

Candidates

The following people were on the ballot in American Samoa.[7]

Running

Withdrawn


Results
2020 American Samoa Democratic caucuses[9][10]
Candidate Votes % Delegates
Michael Bloomberg 175 49.86 4
Tulsi Gabbard 103 29.34 2
Bernie Sanders 37 10.54 0
Joe Biden 31 8.83 0
Elizabeth Warren 5 1.42 0
Total 351 100% 6

Republican caucuses

The 2020 American Samoa Republican presidential caucuses took place on March 18, 2020, in the Republican Party presidential primaries for the 2020 presidential election.[6] The 9 delegates to the 2020 Republican National Convention are unpledged, unless instructed otherwise by a resolution passed by the American Samoa Republican Party. The territory's party officially endorsed incumbent President Donald Trump, and thus all 9 delegates are expected to vote for him at the national convention.[11]

References
  1. "Democratic Delegate Count". Politico. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
  2. Choi, Matthew (October 31, 2019). "Trump, a symbol of New York, is officially a Floridian now". Politico. Retrieved March 11, 2020.
  3. Murriel, Maria (November 1, 2016). "Millions of Americans can't vote for president because of where they live". PRI.
  4. Axelrod, Tal (March 3, 2020). "Gabbard claims her first delegates of primary race". TheHill.
  5. Sullivan, Kate (March 5, 2020). "Tulsi Gabbard is still running for president". CNN.
  6. Putnam, Josh. "The 2020 Presidential Primary Calendar". Frontloading HQ. Retrieved September 7, 2019.
  7. "Democratic Party of American Samoa". Facebook. 2020-02-01. Retrieved 2020-03-02.
  8. "American Samoa Democratic Delegation 2020". The Green Papers. June 4, 2019. Retrieved June 23, 2019.
  9. "American Samoa Caucus Results | 2020 Presidential Primary Elections". www.nbcnews.com.
  10. "View American Samoa's 2020 caucus results". www.cnn.com.
  11. "American Samoa Republican Delegation 2020". The Green Papers. Retrieved February 11, 2020.
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