You can see a map of the democratic delegates by state at www.demconvention.com/delegate-map
Delegates are chosen by State Primaries and caucuses!
by the number of delegates for each state by the number of delegates for each state
Independence Hall in Philadelphia, PA
How many delegates a party distributes to each state is the individual party's choice. However, Republicans tend to run "winner take all" states, Democrats divide it up according to % of votes per candidate - Originally it was probably thought better to have more delegates so that if a state winner had to share the delegates in a split, having more would make it easier for one candidate to break ahead and win. The originators probably didn't anticipate such a close race moving from state to state.
i believe seven had been governors of their states
most heavily populated states
party members from each state
Delegates are representatives chosen by state political parties, who attend political conventions. A Democratic or Republican delegate is a representative of his or her state political party, who convenes with fellow delegates at the party's political convention to select a political candidate who will represent the party in upcoming elections.
The democratic party in each state elects the delegates.
Louisiana has 46 total delegates as of 2014. The total number of delegates each state has varies from state to state.
Party Delegates
The Democratic and Republican National convententions are where the delegates of each party meet to nominate their Presidential and Vice-Presidential nominees. The nominees get delegates by winning each state's primary or caucus.
and its past voter support for party candidates (awarded bonus delegates)
Delegates are chosen by State Primaries and caucuses!
Most often a primary is used to directly decide a candidate at the state and local level. To decide a party's candidate for President, states may use a variety of means -- chiefly primaries and caucuses -- to choose delegates to a national convention. These delegates, often pledged to a particular candidate, will choose the party's national candidate. (A state party may also hold its own convention of local delegates to choose the party's delegates to the national convention.)Study island answer: Polls
Primaries are elections held by political parties to choose their candidates for an upcoming election. A convention is a meeting where party delegates officially nominate their candidates and finalize their party platform for the election. Primaries are usually held before the convention to determine the candidates who will be officially endorsed at the convention.
West Virginia has a total of 29 delegates in the Democratic National Convention and 34 delegates in the Republican National Convention, making a total of 63 delegates. The allocation of these delegates is determined by the state's primary election results, with a portion being awarded proportionally and others on a winner-takes-all basis.