Hillary Rodham Clinton can once again count on her adopted home turf of Arkansas for support in her White House bid next year, with all of the state's Democratic superdelegates saying they plan to support her.

The state's five superdelegates told The Associated Press they plan to back the former secretary of state at the Democratic Party's national convention next year. She's running against U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont and former Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley for the nomination.

Clinton, who served 12 years as Arkansas' first lady when former President Bill Clinton was governor, remains a popular figure among the state's top Democrats. She won the state's primary in her unsuccessful White House bid in 2008, and has made a handful of campaign appearances in the state over the past year.

"She's the hometown candidate. We're getting to do this again," said state Democratic Party Chairman Vince Insalaco, a longtime friend of the Clintons who is backing her bid for the nomination. Insalaco said his support wasn't an endorsement by the party.

"I believe very strongly she will be the best person to push the principles of the Democratic Party ahead," he said.

Former Attorney General Dustin McDaniel, who chaired Clinton's 2008 bid, said he's again supporting her campaign. McDaniel said he's known Clinton since he was a kid and believes she's the most qualified.

The Associated Press recently contacted all 712 Democratic superdelegates and asked which candidate they plan to support at the convention next summer. Among the more than 80 percent who responded, 359 are backing Clinton, eight are backing Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders and two are backing former Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley.

Superdelegates are Democratic National Convention delegates who can support the candidate of their choice, regardless of what happens in primaries and caucuses. They are members of Congress and other elected officials, party leaders and DNC members.

Republicans hold both U.S. Senate seats and all four U.S. House seats in Arkansas. They also control all seven constitutional offices and a majority in both chambers of the state Legislature.

The race for the Republican presidential nomination features another candidate with Arkansas ties. Former Gov. Mike Huckabee, who won the state's 2008 Republican primary in his unsuccessful White House bid, has already won endorsements from most of the state's top Republicans.