A SH spouter asked, "Please help me understand how Sanders could win so many recent state elections and yet gets fewer delegates than Hillary? How is it possible that he wins seven primaries and caucuses and she winds up with the same number of committed delegates to the convention? Something similar is happening to Trump on the other side. What gives?" National parties allocate each state a certain number of delegates based on complex formulas that take into account how many electoral votes the state has. In some states, winner takes all, in others they get a share.