They call it Super Tuesday for a reason. Fourteen states are set to vote on a single day, including California and Texas, the nation's two most populous. It's the most consequential day of primary season, and when it's over more than a third of all convention delegates will have been pledged.

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Winner

All times PT

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Biden
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Bloomberg
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Sanders
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Warren

The demographics of Super Tuesday

The 14 Super Tuesday states are home to nearly 40% of all Americans, roughly 130 million people. The two most populous states voting, California and Texas, are also the most diverse, home to the nation's largest Latino populations. The least diverse and most rural states in the country, Maine and Vermont, are also voting today.

Percent white

Calif. 38%

Maine and Vt. 93%

U.S. 61%

Least diverse

Most diverse

% of white population

U.S. 61%

ME 93%

Least

diverse

states

Most

diverse

CA 38%

Nearly half of the states voting today have a median income above $68,000, ranking among the highest in the nation. Voters are also going to the polls in Arkansas, where 1 in 5 families live in poverty.

Median household income

Ark. $46K

Mass. $77K

U.S median $60.2K

Wealthier states

Poorer states

Median household income

U.S. median: $60.2K

MA: $77K

Wealthier

states

Poorer

AR: 46K

Those wealthy states are also among the most educated, with the highest percentages of college graduates.

Percent with bachelor’s degree

Ark. 23%

Mass. 43%

U.S average 31.5%

Most college educated

Least college educated

% with bachelor’s degree

U.S. average: 31.5%

MA: 43%

Most

college

educated

AR: 23

Least