Feb. 25 Feb. 25 7 qualified Bernie Sanders Sanders Joseph R. Biden Jr. Biden Michael R. Bloomberg Bloomberg Elizabeth Warren Warren Pete Buttigieg Buttigieg Amy Klobuchar Klobuchar Tom Steyer Steyer Tulsi Gabbard Gabbard Note: Candidates are shown in order of their national polling average , from highest to lowest.

There are so many Democratic presidential candidates and debates that it can be hard to keep track of who’s in and who’s out. So we’re keeping track for you.

Seven candidates have qualified for the debate on Feb. 25 in South Carolina.

The Feb. 25 Debate

To score an invite, candidates have to meet one of two polling requirements:

two polls at 12 percent or more in South Carolina; or

four polls at 10 percent or more in South Carolina or in national surveys.

Only polls released between Feb. 4 and Feb. 24 will count.

Candidates can also qualify by earning at least one delegate in the Iowa caucuses on Feb. 3, in the New Hampshire primary on Feb. 11 or in the Nevada caucuses on Feb. 22.

At least 1 delegate State polls with 12% or more State or national polls with 10%

or more Qualified? Bernie Sanders Sanders yes 3 9 Joseph R. Biden Jr. Biden yes 3 9 Michael R. Bloomberg Bloomberg no 0 6 Elizabeth Warren Warren yes 1 7 Pete Buttigieg Buttigieg yes 0 5 Amy Klobuchar Klobuchar yes 0 0 Tom Steyer Steyer no 3 3 Tulsi Gabbard Gabbard no 0 0

The Previous Debates

The Democratic National Committee has made it progressively harder to qualify for debates, narrowing the field of candidates invited onstage.