New York has 236 pledged and 49 unpledged delegates. Of the 236 pledged delegates, 154 are district-level delegates (based on results of a given district's binding primary), 51 are at-large delegates and 31 are "party leader and elected official" (PLEO) delegates. Of the 49 unpledged delegates, 45 are PLEO delegates and four are at-large delegates chosen at the state Democratic convention on May 17, 2004.
For more about the delegate selection process, click here.
How does CNN project winners in races? Click here.
Exit polls are a survey of selected voters taken soon after they leave their voting place. Pollsters use this sample information, collected from a small percentage of voters, to track and project how all voters or specific segments of the voters sided on a particular race or ballot measure. For more on how to read exit polls, click here.