Iowa Republican Caucuses
28 delegates
The Race in Iowa
Rick Santorum’s campaign claimed a belated victory in the Iowa caucuses on Jan. 19 — more than two weeks after the contest — when certified results showed him leading Mitt Romney by 34 votes, a reversal from the eight-vote edge than Mr. Romney held on caucus night. But Matt Strawn, the chairman of Iowa’s Republican Party, said that an actual winner could not be determined in the caucuses because results from eight of 1,774 precincts could not be located for certification. Of the votes that could be reviewed by the party, the officials said, Mr. Santorum finished narrowly ahead of Mr. Romney. Read More »
2012 Caucus Process
Delegate Allocation: None of Iowa's 28 delegates will be bound to any candidate as a result of the Jan. 3 precinct caucuses. As in 2008, the state's delegates will be elected at district caucuses and at the state convention, which is scheduled for later in the year. The January caucuses will elect delegates to the county conventions currently scheduled for March.
Eligibility: Iowans who will be 18 years old by the general election in November are eligible to participate, and attendees can register up to the day of the caucuses.
2008 Results
Candidate | Vote | Percent | |
---|---|---|---|
Mike Huckabee | 40,841 | 34.4% | |
Mitt Romney | 29,949 | 25.2% | |
Fred Thompson | 15,904 | 13.4% | |
John McCain | 15,559 | 13.1% | |
Ron Paul | 11,817 | 10.0% | |
Rudy Giuliani | 4,097 | 3.5% | |
Others | 529 | 0.4% |
Iowa Entrance Poll: Where the Candidates Found Support
Top Candidate | Bachmann | Gingrich | Huntsman | Paul | Perry | Romney | Santorum | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sex | Male | 4% | 14% | 1% | 24% | 10% | 23% | 23% |
Female | 5% | 12% | 0% | 19% | 10% | 25% | 27% | |
Tea Party | Support | 6% | 15% | 0% | 19% | 11% | 19% | 29% |
Neutral | 2% | 10% | 1% | 28% | 9% | 32% | 17% | |
Oppose | 3% | 9% | 3% | 21% | 8% | 43% | 13% | |
Born-again or evangelical Christian | Yes | 6% | 14% | 1% | 18% | 14% | 14% | 32% |
No | 3% | 12% | 1% | 26% | 5% | 38% | 14% |