Participation in ALASKA's delegate selection process is open to all voters who wish to participate as Democrats. Persons who wish to become Democrats shall be afforded the opportunity to register or re-register as a Democrat.

Tuesday 10 April - Saturday 14 April 2012: Tier 1 Precinct/House District Caucuses. All precincts within House Districts combine to hold House District-wide Caucuses to choose delegates to the State Convention. Such delegates are allocated to presidential contenders in proportion to the percentage of the support each candidate receives at the Caucus. There are multiple rounds of voting call "fan-outs". In each round candidates receiving less than 15% of the vote are eliminated. The apportionment of delegates to the National Convention by Presidential Preference will be determined by the delegates at the State Convention but can be estimated using the results of today's caucuses.

Friday 11 May - Sunday 13 May 2012: Tier 2 - State Convention. The Alaska State Democratic Convention convenes. 19 of 24 delegates to the Democratic National Convention are pledged to presidential contenders in proportion to the percentage of support each candidate receives at the State Convention.

• 12 National Convention District delegates are pledged to presidential contenders in proportion to the percentage of support each candidate receives at the State Convention as a whole. Alaska has one Congressional District. A mandatory 15 percent threshold is required for such allocations.
• 7 National Convention District delegates are pledged to presidential contenders in proportion to the percentage of support each candidate receives at the State Convention as a whole. A mandatory 15 percent threshold is required for such allocations.
• 5 at-large National Convention delegates
• 2 Pledged PLEOs

The Alaska State Convention elects the delegates to the National Convention.

The remaining 5 National Convention delegates consist of

• 5 Unpledged PLEO delegates:
• 4 Democratic National Committee members.
• 1 Member of Congress (1 Senator and 0 Representatives).
• 0 Governors.
• 0 Distinguished Party Leaders.

These 5 delegates and will go to the Democratic National Convention officially "Unpledged".

293 people attended the 2012 Convention and all Presidential Preference votes were for President Obama. Randall Terry was disqualified. Source: Alaska Democrats, 10 February 2013.