Joe Biden's 'Uncommitted' Problem Is Getting Worse

President Joe Biden faced a growing effort by progressives to sway voters to withhold their support and vote "uncommitted" as 15 states and one U.S. territory held their Democratic primary elections on Super Tuesday.

Biden had been easily winning every Democratic primary election of the 2024 presidential race, despite this mounting push and being challenged for the party's nomination by author Marianne Williamson and Representative Dean Phillips from Minnesota. He continued his win streak on March 5, but thousands of voters cast their ballots in protest of the president.

While the specific ballot language for the "uncommitted" vote varies, eight of the 15 states holding Democratic primaries on Super Tuesday had an option to not support Biden or his long-shot rivals.

Newsweek reached out via email on Tuesday night to Biden's representatives for comment.

Last week, Biden faced some uncertainty in Michigan, a swing state that he narrowly won in 2020 and that now shows increasing discontent among its significant Muslim population over his administration's support of Israel in its war against Hamas in Gaza. More than 100,000 Michigan primary voters cast ballots for "uncommitted" in protest.

The momentum of the "uncommitted" movement spread to ballots in Alabama, Colorado, Iowa, Massachusetts, Minnesota, North Carolina, Tennessee and Vermont.

Alabama

Results: The race was called for Biden. The president received 89.2 percent of the vote while "uncommitted" garnered 6 percent with 11,077 votes and Phillips got 4.9 percent, according to results reported by the Associated Press (AP) at 8:45 p.m.

American Samoa

Results: Biden lost the Democratic contest in the U.S. territory in the South Pacific. Jason Palmer defeated the president in American Samoa, according to results from AP at 9:50 p.m.

Arkansas

Results: The race was called for Biden. The president received 92.3 percent of the vote while Williamson garnered 3.9 percent and Phillips got 2.3 percent, according to results from AP at 8:45 p.m.

California

Results: The race was called for Biden. The president received 91.9 percent of the vote, according to results from AP at 11:20 p.m.

Colorado

Results: The race was called for Biden. The president received 84.4 percent of the vote while ballot option "Noncommitted Delegate," with 37,039 votes, garnered 7.4 percent, Phillips got 3.1 percent and Williamson had 2.6 percent, according to results from AP at 11:45 p.m.

Iowa

Results: Iowa held an all-mail Democratic presidential caucus, and the race was called by AP shortly after 6 p.m. Biden received 90.9 percent of the vote while "uncommitted" garnered 3.9 percent with 480 votes and Phillips got 3 percent.

Maine

Results: The race was called for Biden. The president received 93.1 percent of the vote while Phillips got 6.9 percent, according to results from AP at 8:45 p.m.

Massachusetts

Results: The race was called for Biden. The president received 81.4 percent of the vote while ballot option "No Preference," with 41,482 votes, garnered 9 percent, Phillips got 4.6 percent and Williamson had 3.2 percent, according to results from AP at 11:45 p.m.

Minnesota

Results: The race was called for Biden. The president received 70.2 percent of the vote while "uncommitted" garnered 19.3 percent with 44,323 votes, according to results from AP at 11:40 p.m. Phillips got 7.9 percent and Williamson had 1.4 percent.

North Carolina

Results: The race was called for Biden. The president received 87.3 percent of the vote while the ballot option "No Preference" collected 12.7 percent with 87,775 votes, according to results from AP at 11:40 p.m.

Oklahoma

Results: The race was called for Biden. The president received 72.6 percent of the vote while Phillips and Williamson gathered 9.1 percent apiece, according to results from AP at 9:30 p.m.

Tennessee

Results: The race was called for Biden. The president received 92.1 percent of the vote while "uncommitted" garnered 7.9 percent with 10,443 votes, according to results from AP at 11:50 p.m.

Texas

Results: The race was called for Biden. The president received 86.6 percent of the vote, according to results from AP at 9:30 p.m.

Utah

Results: The race was called for Biden. The president received 88.3 percent of the vote, according to results from AP at 10:20 p.m.

Vermont

Results: The race was called for Biden. The president received 89.3 percent of the vote, while Williamson had 4.3 percent and Phillips garnered 3.2 percent, according to results from AP at 7:45 p.m.

Virginia

Results: The race was called for Biden. The president received 88.2 percent of the vote, while Williamson had 8.2 percent and Phillips garnered 3.6 percent, according to results from AP at 7:45 p.m.

Update 03/05/24, 11:55 p.m. ET: This article has been updated with additional information.