Superdelegates are elected officials and members of the Democratic National Committee who will vote at the Democratic National Convention for their preferred candidate . Also known as '' unpledged delegates , '' they comprise 15 % of the convention ( 712 votes out of 4,763 ) and they may change their preference at any time . The table below reflects current public endorsements of candidates by superdelegates , as detailed and sourced in the full list above . Because commonly referenced estimates of superdelegate support , including those by CNN and the AP , do not identify individual delegates as supporting a given candidate , their published tallies may differ from the totals computed here
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