OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska’s March 5 Democratic caucus brings with it a chance for the state’s Democrats to influence who will get the party’s presidential nomination for 2016.

That influence is a welcomed change for Democrats whose votes may often seem to count for little in Nebraska. No Democrats hold statewide office and only one holds a seat among the state’s five-member congressional delegation.

Nebraska Democratic Party Chairman Vince Powers says the caucus — the third since the party’s first in 2008 — offers state Democrats a chance for their pick to be relevant, as opposed to voting in a May primary after the presidential nomination has been decided.

Former U.S. Senator and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders are locked in a tight race for the Democratic nomination.