2020 Wyoming Democratic presidential caucuses

The 2020 Wyoming Democratic presidential caucuses were scheduled to take place on April 4, 2020, in the Democratic Party presidential primaries for the 2020 presidential election. However, the in-person caucus was cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic, and mail-in voting was extended to April 17, 2020.[1]

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2020 Wyoming Democratic presidential caucuses
April 17, 2020
18 Democratic National Convention delegates (14 pledged, 4 unpledged)
The number of pledged delegates won is determined by the popular vote
 
Candidate Joe Biden Bernie Sanders
Home state Delaware Vermont
Delegate count 10 4
Popular vote 10,912 4,206
Percentage 72.2% 27.8%
Election results by county
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The Wyoming caucuses are a closed caucus, with the state awarding 18 delegates, of which 14 are pledged delegates allocated on the basis of the results of the caucuses. Voters cast ranked choice voting ballots, with a voter's ballot counting for a backup ranked choice if their first choice was in last place and below the 15 percent threshold for winning delegates. Joe Biden won the primary, taking 72.2% of the vote after the distribution of preferences compared to Bernie Sanders 27.8%.

Procedure

The Wyoming Democratic Party published its final approved delegate selection plan on October 9, 2019, outlining that April 4 would be the first determining date for its party-run 2020 caucuses, which shall be decided throughout the process by Ranked-Choice votes. Only registered Democrats (defined as all persons residing in the county and registered to vote as Democrats at least by March 20) will be able to vote in the election, and they could have either chosen to vote by: mail (originally from January 30 to March 20), at the voter station of their county on March 28, or at the caucus event itself on April 4. Voters who wished to participate in the Caucus event on April 4 and cast their vote by a specifically marked "Caucus Day Ballot", would not have been eligible to do so if they prior to the event had voted by mail or at a voter station.[2] Instead, all voting must occur by mail, and only ballots received by April 17 will be counted.[3]

County caucuses would have begun across the state at 11:00 a.m. on April 4. In the closed caucuses, candidates must meet a threshold of 15 percent statewide in order to be considered viable. The 14 pledged delegates to the 2020 Democratic National Convention will be allocated proportionally on the basis of the results of the caucus. Of the 14 pledged delegates, 8 correspond to the result of the statewide vote (coterminous with its sole congressional district) and another 2 are allocated to party leaders and elected officials (PLEO delegates), in addition to 3 at-large pledged delegates. However, instead of applying the 15 percent threshold within each category, the state's 14 pledged delegates will be pooled. These delegate totals do not account for pledged delegate bonuses or penalties from timing or clustering.[4]

The caucuses will also designate delegates to the state convention expected in June 2020, where all pledged delegates will be chosen. The 14 pledged delegates Wyoming sends to the national convention will be joined by 4 unpledged PLEO delegates (4 members of the Democratic National Committee).[4]

Results

2020 Wyoming Democratic presidential primary[5]
Candidate Votes % Delegates[6]
Joe Biden 10,912 72.2% 10
Bernie Sanders (suspended) 4,206 27.8% 4
Total 15,118 100% 14
Vote count by round[5]
Candidate Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 Round 5 Round 6 Round 7 Round 8
Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes %
Joe Biden 10,105 65.7% 10,118 65.8% 10,151 66.1% 10,163 66.7% 10,215 67.1% 10,294 67.7% 10,481 69.0% 10,912 72.2%
Bernie Sanders (suspended) 3,680 23.9% 3,685 24.0% 3,715 24.2% 3,729 24.5% 3,738 24.5% 3,773 24.8% 3,822 25.2% 4,206 27.8%
Elizabeth Warren (suspended) 689 4.5% 693 4.5% 698 4.5% 701 4.6% 745 4.9% 767 5.0% 877 5.8% Eliminated
Pete Buttigieg (suspended) 294 1.9% 299 1.9% 314 2.0% 322 2.1% 355 2.3% 382 2.5% Eliminated
Michael Bloomberg (suspended) 154 1.0% 162 1.1% 166 1.1% 167 1.1% 178 1.2% Eliminated
Amy Klobuchar (suspended) 140 0.9% 144 0.9% 156 1.0% 162 1.1% Eliminated
Undeclared 148 1.0% 149 1.0% 154 1.0% Eliminated
Tulsi Gabbard (suspended) 134 0.9% 136 0.9% Eliminated
Tom Steyer (suspended) 47 0.3% Eliminated
Total 15,391 100% 15,386 15,354 15,244 15,231 15,216 15,180 15,118 98.2%

Inactive votes in final round: 273 (1.8%)

Notes

    References
    1. "Wyoming Democratic Caucus moves to only mail-in voting". Wyoming Tribune Eagle. March 22, 2020. Retrieved March 23, 2020.
    2. "Wyoming Delegate Selection Plan - For the 2020 Democratic National Convention". Wyoming Democratic Party. October 9, 2019. Retrieved January 11, 2020.
    3. "2020 Caucus Information". www.wyodems.org. Wyoming Democratic Party. Retrieved March 23, 2020.
    4. "Wyoming Democratic Delegation 2020". The Green Papers. June 12, 2019. Retrieved June 23, 2019.
    5. "2020 Caucus Results". www.wyodems.org. Wyoming Democratic Party. Retrieved April 19, 2020.
    6. "Delegate Tracker". interactives.ap.org. Associated Press. Retrieved April 30, 2020.
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