What is Super Tuesday in the United States, what does it vote for and why does it matter in elections?
It is an important new phase of the presidential primaries, when early contests end and voters in several states vote in primaries scheduled for the same date. It's called Super Tuesday and it's important even though neither Democratic President Joe Biden nor former President Donald Trump had to worry about competition this year.
Tuesday's primary may provide a last chance for former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley's lackluster efforts to challenge Trump for the Republican presidential nomination.
What happens on Super Tuesday?
Instead of a single primary or caucus, Super Tuesday brings together 15 Republican races and 16 Democratic races spread across the country.
More than a third of Republican delegates are up for grabs, a similarly large share of Democratic delegates. Biden was undefeated in this year's primaries, and Trump has only lost one game.
What countries have voting?
A large swath of the country will be contesting on Super Tuesday: red (Republican) states and blue (Democratic) states from the North, South, East and West.
The primaries at stake include the first three states of the alphabet, as any schoolboy should know: Alabama, Alaska (for Republicans), and Arkansas. In addition, there are California and Colorado. Maine, Massachusetts, and Minnesota; North Carolina; Oklahoma; Tennessee and Texas. Utah; Vermont and Virginia.
Tuesday also marks the end of the Democratic mail-in presidential preference process in Iowa and the Democratic caucus in American Samoa.
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