The 2020 Mississippi Democratic presidential primary took place on March 10, 2020, as one of several states voting the week after Super Tuesday in the Democratic Party primaries for the 2020 presidential election. The Mississippi primary was an open primary, with the state awarding 41 delegates towards the 2020 Democratic National Convention, of which 36 were pledged delegates allocated on the basis of the results of the primary.
Former vice president Joe Biden overwhelmingly won the primary in the southern state and every county with 81% of the vote, winning 34 of the 36 delegates, as he was the only candidate to get above 15% of the vote statewide. Senator Bernie Sanders narrowly missed the 15% threshold, and so he only received 2 district delegates.
Procedure Mississippi was one of six states (along with Democrats Abroad) which held primaries on March 10, 2020, one week after Super Tuesday. Voting took place throughout the state from 7:00 a.m. until 7:00 p.m. In the open primary, candidates had to meet a threshold of 15 percent at the congressional district or statewide level in order to be considered viable. The 36 pledged delegates to the 2020 Democratic National Convention were allocated proportionally on the basis of the results of the primary. Of these, between 4 and 9 were allocated to each of the state's 4 congressional districts and another 5 were allocated to party leaders and elected officials (PLEO delegates), in addition to 8 at-large delegates. The March primary as part of Stage I on the primary timetable received no bonus delegates, in order to disperse the primaries between more different date clusters and keep too many states from hoarding on a March date.
After county conventions on March 14, 2020, where congressional district and state convention delegates were elected, congressional district conventions were slated for successive weeks between April 4 and April 25, 2020, in each of the state's congressional districts, at which district delegates to the national convention were selected. The state convention was then held on May 16, 2020, to vote on the 8 at-large and 5 pledged PLEO delegates for the Democratic National Convention. The delegation also included 5 unpledged PLEO delegates: 4 members of the Democratic National Committee and the sole representative from Congress, Bennie Thompson. Pledged nationalconvention delegates Type CD1 5 CD2 9 CD3 5 CD4 4 5 At-large 8 Total pledged delegates 36
Candidates The following candidates qualified for the ballot in Mississippi:
Running
Joe Biden Tulsi Gabbard Bernie Sanders
Withdrawn
Michael Bloomberg Pete Buttigieg Amy Klobuchar Deval Patrick Tom Steyer Elizabeth Warren Andrew Yang
Polling +Polling aggregationSource of poll aggregationDate updatedDates polledJoeBidenBernieSandersTulsiGabbardOther/Undecided270toWin270toWinMarch 10, 2020March 4–9, 2020 72.5%25.0%0.5%2.0%FiveThirtyEightFiveThirtyEightMarch 10, 2020until March 9, 202070.7%23.4%0.4%5.5%Average71.6%24.2%0.5%3.7%Mississippi primary results (March 10, 2020)81.1%14.8%0.4%3.7% Tabulation of individual polls of the 2020 Mississippi Democratic primary Poll source Date(s)administered Samplesize Margin JoeBiden CoryBooker PeteButtigieg KamalaHarris BernieSanders ElizabethWarren Other UndecidedSwayableSwayable Mar 8–9, 2020 1,247 (LV) ± 4.0% 68% – – – 28% – 4% –Data for ProgressData for Progress Mar 4–7, 2020 340 (LV) ± 5.1% 77% – – – 22% – 1% – Mar 5, 2020 Warren withdraws from the race Mar 4, 2020 Bloomberg withdraws from the race Mar 2, 2020 Klobuchar withdraws from the race Mar 1, 2020 Buttigieg withdraws from the race Jan 13, 2020 Booker withdraws from the race Dec 3, 2019 Harris withdraws from the raceNBC News/SurveyMonkeyNBC News/SurveyMonkey Jul 2–16, 2019 282 (RV) ± 4.2% 47% 3% 3% 8% 21% 7% 5% 3%Chism Strategies/Millsaps CollegeChism Strategies/Millsaps College Jun 20–21, 2019 523 (LV) ± 4.3% 50% 2% 2% 5% 7% 7% 6% 21%
Results
2020 Mississippi Democratic presidential primary Candidate Votes % Delegates Joe Biden 222,160 80.96 34 Bernie Sanders 40,657 14.82 2 Michael Bloomberg (withdrawn) 6,933 2.53 rowspan=8 Elizabeth Warren (withdrawn) 1,550 0.56 Tulsi Gabbard 1,003 0.37 Pete Buttigieg (withdrawn) 562 0.20 Andrew Yang (withdrawn) 450 0.16 Amy Klobuchar (withdrawn) 440 0.16 Tom Steyer (withdrawn) 378 0.14 Deval Patrick (withdrawn) 258 0.09 Total 274,391 100% 36
Results by county +2020 Mississippi Democratic primary (results per county)CountyJoe BidenBernie SandersMichael BloombergElizabeth WarrenTulsi GabbardPete ButtigiegAndrew YangAmy KlobucharTom SteyerDeval PatrickTotal votes castVotes%Votes%Votes%Votes%Votes%Votes%Votes%Votes%Votes%Votes%Adams3,44782.8250212.061463.51150.36190.4680.1980.1980.1950.1240.104,162Alcorn1,03679.3920916.02302.3040.31110.8430.2310.0850.3830.2330.231,305Amite1,24083.9016611.23402.7140.2750.3430.2050.3450.3460.4140.271,478Attala1,60980.2930815.37552.74100.50110.5520.1050.2500.0030.1510.052,004Benton53178.098612.65426.1840.5920.2950.7430.4410.1550.7410.15680Bolivar3,79983.3158012.721092.39260.57170.3780.1890.2050.1150.1120.044,560Calhoun73080.0412914.14293.18121.3220.2210.1120.2240.4420.2210.11912Carroll79179.1813813.81505.0130.3070.7020.2040.4010.1020.2010.10999Chickasaw1,61283.5221811.30653.3770.3680.4170.3600.0050.2670.3610.051,930Choctaw51980.597411.49324.9730.4771.0910.1630.4730.4700.0020.31644Claiborne1,49580.7223912.90824.4380.4360.3280.4340.2240.2230.1630.161,852Clarke1,30586.481248.22563.7190.6030.2030.2050.3330.2010.0700.001,509Clay2,75185.972788.691183.69200.63150.47100.3110.0330.0910.0330.093,200Coahoma2,45276.9147814.991023.20371.16401.2570.22280.88190.60170.5380.253,188Copiah3,06876.8372118.061393.48170.43160.4040.10100.2550.1360.1570.183,993Covington1,52885.4118510.34522.9160.3440.2250.2820.1120.1110.0640.221,789DeSoto8,62277.292,20219.741631.46750.67310.28200.18100.09190.17110.1020.0211,155Forrest4,87674.041,40521.331832.78580.88220.33110.17110.1760.0960.0980.126,586Franklin62475.5415518.77404.8420.2410.1220.2410.1200.0000.0010.12826George42575.6210518.68183.2061.0700.0020.3620.3620.3620.3600.00562Greene37685.65388.66153.4210.2310.2330.6810.2310.2320.4610.23439Grenada1,92782.952309.901034.43130.56160.6950.2260.26140.6050.2240.172,323Hancock1,42168.2254326.07341.63261.25281.34130.6240.19110.5320.1010.052,083Harrison9,80877.142,45719.322441.92820.64450.35300.24170.13150.12110.0960.0512,715Hinds36,52383.156,29114.325491.252110.481340.31540.12540.12460.10360.08260.0643,924Holmes3,25383.0547812.201303.32100.2660.15120.3170.1860.1570.1880.203,917Humphreys1,52081.5021311.42904.8380.43100.5470.3850.2760.3250.2710.051,865Issaquena17278.542812.79146.3910.4610.4600.0010.4610.4610.4600.00219Itawamba46774.6013521.57101.6010.1660.9630.4820.3200.0000.0020.32626Jackson6,71179.501,45317.211421.68520.62300.36210.25120.14140.1750.0620.028,442Jasper2,12185.282369.49933.7470.2850.2090.3620.0860.2450.2030.122,487Jefferson1,84583.5225511.54763.4480.3680.3660.2740.1800.0050.2320.092,209Jefferson Davis1,40481.1624213.99623.5860.3550.2930.1720.1200.0030.1730.171,730Jones3,56383.4855212.931062.48140.3360.1470.1660.1440.0950.1250.124,268Kemper1,25086.331248.56533.6630.2140.2820.1430.2120.1430.2140.281,448Lafayette3,04967.141,22827.04901.98992.18280.62180.4070.15130.2960.1330.074,541Lamar2,48074.4570221.07782.34190.57180.54110.3390.27110.3330.0900.003,331Lauderdale5,21886.3061110.111532.53170.28120.2070.1270.1290.1540.0780.136,046Lawrence1,14882.8916111.62503.6190.6540.2940.2910.0720.1410.0750.361,385Leake1,74280.0933915.59652.99110.5150.2320.0910.0510.0570.3220.092,175Lee4,47179.3495716.981302.31380.67140.2570.1290.1650.0920.0420.045,635LeFlore2,85787.722848.72792.43130.4030.0980.2530.0930.0970.2100.003,257Lincoln2,12979.5342315.80873.25110.4170.26100.3700.0010.0440.1550.192,677Lowndes5,01185.0371712.171061.80250.42110.1970.1270.1220.0360.1010.025,893Madison10,84982.092,00215.151801.36720.54410.31240.18130.10110.08170.1370.0513,216Marion1,72885.1221910.79673.3060.3020.1030.1510.0510.0530.1500.002,030Marshall3,34382.7948612.041463.62190.47130.3240.1090.2280.2080.2020.054,038Monroe2,41984.6130910.81802.80200.70130.4520.0770.2450.1710.0330.102,859Montgomery93777.2516413.52816.6890.7430.2560.4930.2580.6600.0020.161,213Neshoba1,21382.1320313.74352.37110.7440.2730.2050.3420.1410.0700.001,477Newton1,33884.9017210.91543.4330.1910.0600.0000.0030.1920.1330.191,576Noxubee1,55184.2018510.04774.1870.3860.3390.4930.1610.0500.0030.161,842Oktibbeha3,56474.2297120.221362.83561.17250.52180.37130.27140.2950.1000.004,802Panola3,08482.3742911.461584.22190.51110.2960.1680.2190.24160.4340.113,744Pearl River1,24074.1635321.11301.79140.84150.9050.3050.3020.1250.3030.181,672Perry53680.848312.52365.4300.0000.0000.0020.3020.3020.3020.30663Pike3,47181.6957013.411323.11240.56130.31150.3550.1250.1260.1480.194,249Pontotoc95776.1322417.82383.0280.64110.8880.6420.1630.2440.3220.161,257Prentiss89981.1414813.36242.17121.0890.8150.4530.2750.4510.0920.181,108Quitman91179.3613912.11635.4970.6130.2610.0980.7050.4470.6140.351,148Rankin7,61179.341,74518.191151.20380.40370.39150.16110.11110.1180.0820.029,593Scott2,15681.9834413.08762.89150.5770.2730.1150.1910.04110.42120.462,630Sharkey76782.6510711.53373.9940.4350.5420.2220.2220.2210.1110.11928Simpson1,94082.2033114.03562.37120.5160.2530.1320.0820.0830.1350.212,360Smith79481.1912813.09414.1950.5130.3120.2010.1020.2020.2000.00978Stone68079.9113515.86232.7030.3510.1210.1220.2410.1230.3520.24851Sunflower2,75482.8338511.581193.58150.45220.6660.1820.06100.3070.2150.153,325Tallahatchie1,36878.8921312.28995.71110.63140.8150.2980.4670.4050.2940.231,734Tate1,45580.0826314.47633.47120.6670.3900.0010.06110.6130.1720.111,817Tippah68380.5411914.03283.3070.8310.1250.5910.1200.0020.2420.24848Tishomingo40671.1013423.47122.1050.8840.7010.1840.7030.5320.3500.00571Tunica78980.7613513.82363.6840.4140.4140.4100.0010.1010.1030.31977Union75777.0117117.40404.0720.2070.7120.2020.2010.1010.1000.00983Walthall1,20584.8014410.13493.4580.5650.3530.2120.1420.1420.1410.071,421Warren4,40881.2580914.911162.14340.63280.52120.22100.1830.0620.0430.065,425Washington4,80185.5358410.401713.05160.29210.3740.0750.0960.1130.0520.045,613Wayne1,68983.4921110.43874.30110.5440.2070.3540.2040.2020.1040.202,023Webster45179.547312.87264.5920.3530.5330.5320.3530.5300.0040.71567Wilkinson1,03983.3914111.32423.37110.8800.0020.1630.2430.2440.3210.081,246Winston1,80284.3222310.44763.56130.6150.2320.0950.2340.1960.2810.052,137Yalobusha1,23878.5522614.34714.5160.3890.5730.1950.3250.3260.3870.441,576Yazoo2,40182.0938012.991033.52180.6260.2170.2420.0710.0350.1720.072,925Total222,16080.9640,65714.826,9332.531,5500.561,0030.375620.204500.164400.163780.142580.09274,391
See also 2020 Mississippi Republican presidential primary
Notes Additional candidates
References
External links The Green Papers delegate allocation summary