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Originally posted by nnnnnn
What decides whether a state is WTA or proportional?
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All democratic primaries/caucuses are proportional. However, some states have a threshold, meaning that if a candidate does not reach it (i.e Hillary in Vermont, missed 15%), then they do not qualify for any delegates.
Republicans have a mixed system, with early states proportional/some hybrid (i.e. proportional to an extent until a threshold has been passed, after which its winner-takes-all, or where the winner takes a certain percentage for sure and then additional depending on proportion). Later on, big states such as Florida and Ohio become WTA because they are designed to put someone ahead in 2 man race.