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Primary Rules
See Washington DC primary election type, who can vote in primaries, and historical 2024 Democratic and Republican delegate allocation details.
Who Can Vote
Washington DC is listed with a Closed primary classification for Democratic State, Democratic Presidential, Republican Presidential, and Republican State. Party registration or party eligibility may affect which ballot a voter can use.
Closed: Democratic State, Democratic Presidential, Republican Presidential, and Republican State.
Primary rules can vary by party, office, and election cycle. Confirm your current ballot eligibility with state election officials, your local election office, or the relevant political party.
The delegate totals on this page are historical 2024 presidential cycle data. They help explain the last presidential allocation cycle but should not be treated as current-cycle delegate counts.
Primary Type
DC has a closed primary process, where voters need to be registered with a party in order to vote in that parties primary.
Delegates
2024 Democratic Delegates
The Democratic Party in DC uses a proportional representation system based on the results of the Presidential Preference Election (Primary) for apportioning delegates to the Democratic National Convention. In 2024, DC's Democratic party will send a total of 48...
2024 Republican Delegates
The Republican Party in DC uses a Winner-Take-Most system based on the results of the Presidential Preference Election (Primary) for apportioning delegates to the Republican National Convention. National Convention Delegates run on the Citywide ballot. If a...
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Questions
Washington DC is listed with the following primary type classification: Closed.
Washington DC is listed with a Closed primary classification for Democratic State, Democratic Presidential, Republican Presidential, and Republican State. Party registration or party eligibility may affect which ballot a voter can use.
The model lists 48 Democratic delegate votes and 19 Republican delegate votes for the 2024 presidential cycle.
The delegate totals shown for Washington DC are historical 2024 presidential cycle data where listed. Confirm current-cycle delegate plans with official party materials or state election sources.
Use state election materials, party materials, and selected reference links where available. This page links to dcboe.org - Elections FAQs and www.ncsl.org - Primary Types.