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LIVE UPDATES: Polls just closed in Idaho's Democratic primary, see the full results and vote counts here.

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Polls just closed at 8 p.m. local Mountain Time and 10 p.m. ET. Follow along for live results.

Idaho Democratic primary results:

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Here's how Democrats will elect their presidential nominee over the next several months

What's at stake in the primary?

Democrats allocate most of their pledged delegates proportionally by legislative district, in addition to allocating at-large and PLEO (party leader and elected official) delegates based on the statewide vote breakdown.

Idaho allocates a very small share, with just 20 pledged delegates to the convention. Thirteen of Idaho's delegates are allocated between the state's two congressional districts and seven at-large and PLEO delegates are allocated statewide.

As in most other states, candidates must earn over the minimum threshold of 15% of the vote in a given district or statewide to earn any delegates at all. 

Who does the polling say is ahead?

A Data for Progress poll released on March 9, the only Idaho Democratic primary poll from this cycle, showed VP Joe Biden with the support of 51% of likely Idaho Democratic primary voters compared to 47% for Sen. Bernie Sanders. The poll, conducted from March 7 to March 9, had a margin of error of plus or minus 5.4 percentage points. 

FiveThirtyEight's primary election forecast projects that Biden has a 7 in 10 (70%) chance of winning the most delegates out of Idaho compared to a 1 in 3 (36%) chance for Sen. Bernie Sanders. 

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