Who will delegates support to be the Democratic nominee? AP’s survey tracks who they’re backing

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s withdrawal from his reelection bid and his endorsement of Vice President Kamala Harris to take on Republican Donald Trump in November scrambled what had once been a settled and suspense-free contest for the Democratic presidential nomination.

To help understand what will come next, The Associated Press is surveying the nearly 4,000 pledged delegates to the Democratic National Convention to determine which candidate they plan to support to be the party’s presidential nominee or if they remain undecided. Results will be updated regularly.

Unlike the AP’s count of delegates won during the party’s primaries and nominating contests, the survey is an unofficial tally and is only an indication of who the party will pick to replace Biden at the top of the Democratic ticket against Trump, the former president.

Under Democratic Party rules, delegates are free to support any candidate they choose or change their minds until Democrats conduct an official vote to pick a nominee later this summer. The convention is scheduled for Aug. 19-22 in Chicago.

The AP is conducting the survey by contacting delegates individually by phone, email, social media accounts or personal interviews. If a delegate makes a public statement indicating support for a candidate, that information is also included in the overall tally. Confirmation from state parties that their entire delegation plans to support a candidate or that a specific number of their delegates support a candidate are also counted.

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