Since only one candidate, President Obama, met the criteria to be listed on the ballot, there will be no primary. President Obama will receive all 73 pledged delegates.

Participation in Connecticut's delegate selection process is open to all voters who wish to participate as Democrats.

Tuesday 24 April 2012: 73 of 88 delegates to the Democratic National Convention are pledged to presidential contenders based on the results of the voting in today's Connecticut Presidential Primary. A mandatory 15 percent threshold is required in order for a presidential contender to be allocated National Convention delegates at either the congressional district or statewide level.

• 49 district delegates are to be pledged proportionally to presidential contenders based on the primary results in each of the State's 5 congressional districts. (the numbers below are from 4 February 2012)
• CD 1: 10
• CD 2: 9
• CD 3: 10
• CD 4: 10
• CD 5: 10
• In addition, 24 delegates are to be pledged to presidential contenders based on the primary vote statewide.
  • 16 at-large National Convention delegates
  • 8 Pledged PLEOs

Saturday 12 May 2012: State Convention.

Wednesday 30 May 2012: Congressional District Caucuses.

National Convention Pledged District-Level Dele­gates are elected according to the results of the primary.

Wednesday 6 June 2012: District Level Delegation Meeting

National Convention Pledged PLEO and At-Large delegates are elected, by a committee of National Convention District-level delegates, according to the results of the primary.

The remaining 15 National Convention delegates consist of

• 15 Unpledged PLEO delegates:
• 7 Democratic National Committee members.
• 6 Members of Congress (1 Senator and 5 Representatives).
• 1 Governor.
• 1 Distinguished Party Leader (former Senator Christopher J. Dodd, Chairman of the Democratic National Committee from 1995 to 1997, is a Distinguished Party leader.)
• Senator Joe Lieberman is NOT a Democratic unpledged PLEO. In 2006 Senator Lieberman ran for the U.S. Senate under the banner of "Connecticut For Lieberman" and defeated the Democratic Party's nominee.

These 15 delegates and will go to the Democratic National Convention officially "Unpledged".

Notes:

On 8 July 2011, Governor Dannel P. "Dan" Malloy (Democratic) signed HB 6532. The bill moves the state's Presidential Primary from the 1st Tuesday in February to the last Tuesday in April.