It's primary season! Voters across the country are casting their ballots, and the prize for presidential candidates is their party's nomination. If you want to keep track of where the candidates stand, use the links below.
Primaries
You can get a schedule of the upcoming primaries by clicking on the interactive map at America.gov.
Delegates
Delegates are awarded to presidential candidates either proportionally or in a winner-take-all scenario. A Democratic candidate will need 2,025 delegates to secure the Democratic nomination for President. A Republication candidate will need 1,191 delegates to secure the Republican nomination.
Real Clear Politics has detailed information about the current delegate counts for each Democratic and Republican candidate. You can see the number of delegates for each state and which ones are already committed.
Polls
Wondering who's ahead in the polls in a particular state? The latest polls can be found at Real Clear Politics. There is also an interesting set of head-to-head polls that pitt today's frontrunners against each other. Who do the polls say will win in a McCain vs. Clinton presidential election? What about Romney vs. Obama?
The Money
Presidential candidates are raising record amounts for the 2008 election. Check out the Center for Responsive Politics web site to see the tally of how much the candidates have raised and how much they’ve spent. Use the links on this web site to also keep track of spending for congressional races across the country.
