Tuesday, January 16, 2024

2024 Iowa caucuses: When is a sweep not a sweep?

 
When just 15% of registered Republican voters participate in the 2024 Iowa caucuses, and when the winner receives the votes of 7.8% of this group.

HeadlineNew York Times, 1/16/2024
Caucus results New York Times

Haley won a plurality of the vote in Johnson County.
Mr. Trump’s sweep of the caucuses was broad and deep. He outperformed Mr. DeSantis in conservative strongholds, including northwest Iowa, which is home to many evangelical voters who were heavily courted by the Florida governor. And even in more moderate suburban counties surrounding Des Moines [that would pretty much be Dallas County], which were considered favorable terrain for Ms. Haley, Mr. Trump won, albeit with far tighter margins.

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