Tuesday, January 3
Number of Delegates

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
Past_results_checkmark 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%
Results
Updated Jan. 22  |  99% reporting
All Counties
Candidate Votes Percent Pct.   Votes Pct.   Delegates*
Rick-santorum_50
Rick Santorum Santorum
29,839 24.6%
Mitt-romney_50
Mitt Romney Romney
29,805 24.5   
5
Ron-paul_50
Ron Paul Paul
26,036 21.4   
22
Newt-gingrich_50
Newt Gingrich Gingrich
16,163 13.3   
Rick-perry_50
Rick Perry Perry
12,557 10.3   
Michele-bachmann_50
Michele Bachmann Bachmann
6,046 5.0   
Jon-huntsman_50
Jon Huntsman Huntsman
739 0.6   
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Others Others
316 0.3   
Others_50
No Preference No Preference
147 0.1   
Others_50
Other Other
107 0.1   
Herman-cain_50
Herman Cain Cain
45 0.0   
Buddy-roemer_50
Buddy Roemer Roemer
17 0.0   
* While the Iowa caucuses are nonbinding, The A.P. provides estimates for 25 of the 28 delegates based on vote totals. The other three are unpledged party leaders. The state total includes the preference of 2 superdelegates, party leaders who are free to support any candidate they choose.
County Leaders
Size of Lead
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Winner in 2008
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Demographics
>90% White
>5% Black
>10% Hispanic
Median Income
$0-40,000
$40,000-50,000
$50,000 or more
Other
>25% College Degree
Urban Areas
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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%