Expectations for turnout at the Iowa caucuses had been high heading into the year, following record-shattering attendance in the last competitive GOP contest. But just over 110,000 voters participated in the 2024 caucuses, falling well below the high expectations for turnout in 2024. Former ...
They can cast an absentee ballot if they can't make it to the polls on Election Day, and in some states, people may vote before Election Day. On the other hand, the Iowa caucuses are held in the evening, and voters must attend in person to participate, except in a few isolated inst...
Iowa Might Not Be Key to the 2016 Nomination Every election cycle, Iowa is put under a magnifying glass. Every candidate who wants a chance at their party’s nomination turns to the Iowa caucus, the first for both Democrats and Republicans. It’s critical that candidates do well in the st...
How Iowa Caucus-Goers Looked at Their ChoicesJENNIFER AGIESTA
Iowa Might Not Be Key to the 2016 Nomination Every election cycle, Iowa is put under a magnifying glass. Every candidate who wants a chance at their party’s nomination turns to the Iowa caucus, the first for both Democrats and Republicans. It’s critical that candidates do well in the st...
It's been bitterly cold and snowy in Iowa, with white-out gusts and wind chill numbers reaching the negative double digits ahead of Monday night's Republican caucuses
What are caucuses and why is the first in Iowa so important? What is Super Tuesday? Why one day of the US election matters so much What are primary elections? Primaries are like mini-elections to select candidates in the two main parties for the general election. ...
18, 2023, in Nevada, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall) HOW ARE CAUCUSES DIFFERENT FROM PRIMARIES? One of the main differences between caucuses and primaries is the amount of time allotted for voting to occur and the methods by which people can vote. In a primary, people can show up ...
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Days before the Iowa caucuses, Democratic Party activist Lindsey Ellickson prepared to run her Cedar Rapids precinct by downloading the new smartphone app designed to calculate and report results. But her planning ran into a problem: Her phone was ruined when she accide...
On January 15, Trump captured support from 51% of Iowa caucusgoers, leaving a wide chasm between him and the rest of the field. From there, Trump marched to the GOP nomination, losing only the Vermont and Washington, DC, primaries. ...