Estimates according to MSNBC.com and CNN.com

WHO'S IN THE LEAD?

Questions? 

STATE BY STATE PRIMARY RESULTS (Top 3 Candidates):

ALABAMA

ALASKA

ARIZONA

ARKANSAS

CALIFORNIA

COLORADO

CONNECTICUT

DELAWARE

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

FLORIDA

GEORGIA

HAWAII

IDAHO

ILLINOIS

INDIANA

IOWA

KANSAS

KENTUCKY

LOUISIANA

MAINE

MARYLAND

MASSACHUSETTS

MICHIGAN

MINNESOTA

MISSISSIPPI

MISSOURI

MONTANA

NEBRASKA

NEVADA

NEW HAMPSHIRE

NEW JERSEY

NEW MEXICO

NEW YORK

NORTH CAROLINA

NORTH DAKOTA

OHIO

OKLAHOMA

OREGON

PENNSYLVANIA

RHODE ISLAND

SOUTH CAROLINA

SOUTH DAKOTA

TENNESSEE

TEXAS

UTAH

VERMONT

VIRGINIA

WASHINGTON

WEST VIRGINIA

WISCONSIN

WYOMING

QUESTIONS?

What is a delegate?
Delegates are individuals authorized both by the state and the national party to attend the national conventions and formally cast a vote for the candidate of the respective party. Each national party allocates a certain number of delegates to each state and territory, which varies depending on population and calculations of party strength and support in recent elections. These delegates are almost all "pledged" delegates which means they are bound to vote in the national convention for the candidate who won the primary in their county. The "unpledged"delegates consist of national committee members, members of congress, governors, and distinguished party leaders. They are also called "Super Delegates." Super delegate votes are not counted in the numbers above. For more detailed information on delegates, check out MSNBC.  

Why do some of the primary elections result in candidates receiving no delegates as was the case in Michigan?
The national parties set the guidelines for scheduling the primary elections. By tradition, Iowa and New Hampshire are the first caucus and primary and are held in mid-January. This election year, an unprecedented number of states moved up their primaries in order to have a greater influence on the election. The number of delegates was reduced (and/or completely withheld in some) states that held their primary before the party's official "window." The states affected are New Hampshire (GOP only), Michigan, Florida, South Carolina (GOP only), and Wyoming (GOP only). MSNBC    

Why do the winning candidates in some states receive all the delegates, while in other states he/she only gets a proportion?
The decision of how to allocate the delegates is up to the party. Many of the Republican primaries have a "winner takes all" format in which the candidate with the largest percentage of votes gets all the delegates for that state. Some states divide up the delegates based on the percentage of votes. For the Democrats, the allocation of delegates is standardized and are divided up amongst the top candidates who receive at least 15% of the votes.  MSNBC 

Where did Declare Yourself find these results?
There are two main sources for this information. The Associated Press counts the county by county primary votes, and The National Election Pool (NBC, ABC, CBS, CNN, FOX, and AP) provides exit polls, precinct votes in sample precincts, and analyzes the election information. All of this is available on the stated news sources' websites. Declare Yourself will be posting information as presented by MSNBC and CNN.