Trump wins Iowa: Why GOP caucus race was called in just 30 minutes
Updated: 10:50 PM CST Jan 15, 2024
WE ARE JUST, UH, NOW WATCHING DONALD TRUMP COME OUT. YOU CAN HEAR THE MUSIC BEHIND HIM THERE. AND HE’S GOT A PRETTY GOOD SIZED CROWD HERE. THERE ARE HIS TWO SONS, DONALD JR AND ERIC NEXT TO HIM. UH, THEY HAVE BEEN INSTRUMENTAL IN BEING SURROGATES HERE IN CENTRAL IOWA OVER THE LAST DAY OR TWO, UH, GOING OUT TO CAUCUS SITES, GOING OUT TO CAMPAIGN FOR THEIR FATHERS. SO THIS IS, UH, THE FIRST TIME WE’VE SEEN DONALD TRUMP TODAY. UM, OTHER THAN BEING AT A CAUCUS SITE TONIGHT. SO HE HAS NOT HAD ANY BIG RALLIES. UH, THERE’S A GOVERNOR BURGUM. UH, HE ALSO HAS ENDORSED DONALD TRUMP. HE WAS AT AN EVENT YESTERDAY IN INDIANOLA. SO THERE YOU CAN SEE MORE FAMILY MEMBERS, MORE SUPPORTERS. UM, THERE’S BRENNA BIRD SHE ALSO THE ATTORNEY GENERAL FOR IOWA, UH, WAS ONE OF THE FIRST TO ENDORSE, UH, FORMER PRESIDENT TRUMP HERE. AND NOW SHE IS, UM, RIGHT THERE ON STAGE. SHE’S IN THE RED JACKET THERE WITH THE BROWN HAIR. THERE. SO ANY MOMENT NOW, WHEN THIS SONG ENDS, I BELIEVE HE’LL SPEAK TO THE CROWD, CELEBRATE HIS VICTORY, AND PERHAPS TALK ABOUT WHAT COMES NEXT. AND AMERICAN FAMILIES. CAIRO. I BREMER. AND I HOPE YOU GET THE MEN WHO DIED WHO GAVE THAT RIGHT TO ME. AND I LOVE THIS DAY AND THE NEXT TO YOU. AND IT DENVER FOOTE HERE TODAY. COTTER AIN’T NO DOUBT I LOVE THIS MAN. AND I GUESS CLIVE YOU WILL PAY. ME? CRESCO RUN RUN RUN. COSTER. WELL, I WANT TO THANK. WELL, I WANT TO THANK EVERYBODY THIS HAS BEEN SOME PERIOD OF TIME AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, WE WANT TO THANK THE GREAT PEOPLE OF IOWA. THANK YOU. WE LOVE YOU ALL. WHAT A TURNOUT. WHAT A CROWD. AND I REALLY THINK THIS IS TIME NOW FOR EVERYBODY JODI OUR COUNTRY TO COME TOGETHER. WE WANT TO COME TOGETHER. UH, WHETHER IT’S REPUBLICAN OR DEMOCRAT OR LIBERAL OR CONSERVATIVE. IT WOULD BE SO NICE IF WE COULD COME TOGETHER AND STRAIGHTEN OUT THE WORLD AND STRAIGHTEN OUT THE PROBLEMS AND STRAIGHTEN OUT ALL OF THE DEATH AND DESTRUCTION THAT WE’RE WITNESSING. THAT’S PRACTICALLY NEVER BEEN LIKE THIS. IT’S JUST SO IMPORTANT. AND I WANT TO MAKE THAT A VERY BIG PART OF OUR MESSAGE. WE’RE GOING TO COME TOGETHER. IT’S GOING TO HAPPEN SOON TO. CAN I HAPPEN SOON. I WANT TO THANK SOME OF THE GREAT PEOPLE. WE HAVE SO MANY SENATORS. IF I GO THROUGH EVERY NAME, WE’LL BE HERE ALL NIGHT AND EVERYBODY’S GOING TO GET ANGRY AT ME. BUT THE SENATORS, THE CONGRESSMEN FROM WASHINGTON, THEY CAME DOWN FROM ALL DIFFERENT STATES. I WANT TO THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I WANT TO CONGRATULATE RON AND NIKKI FOR HAVING A GOOD A GOOD TIME TOGETHER. WE’RE ALL HAVING A GOOD TIME TOGETHER AND AND I THINK THEY BOTH ACTUALLY DID VERY WELL, I REALLY DO. I THINK THEY BOTH DID VERY WELL. WE DON’T EVEN KNOW WHAT THE OUTCOME OF SECOND PLACE IS. AND I SEE KARI LAKE. CONGRATS, KARI. VERY GOOD, I SPOTTED HER. I HAVE TO ANNOUNCE BECAUSE SHE’S TERRIFIC, SHE’S GOING TO BE A SENATOR FOR A GREAT SENATOR, I PREDICT. RIGHT? YOU’RE GOING TO BE A GREAT SENATOR. AND AND, UH, I ALSO SO WANT TO CONGRATULATE VIVEK BECAUSE HE DID A HELL OF A JOB. HE CAME FROM, UH, ZERO, AND HE’S GOT A BIG PERCENT, PROBABLY 8%, ALMOST 8%. AND THAT’S AN AMAZING JOB THEY ALL DID. THEY’RE ALL VERY SMART, VERY SMART PEOPLE, VERY CAPABLE PEOPLE. I THINK MOST IMPORTANTLY, I WANT TO THANK MY INCREDIBLE WIFE, THE FIRST LADY. I’LL SAY FORMER AND MAYBE FUTURE. BUT MORE IMPORTANT THAN MELANIA, I WANT TO THANK HER INCREDIBLE, BEAUTIFUL MOTHER WHO PASSED AWAY A FEW DAYS AGO AND SHE’S UP THERE, WAY UP THERE. SHE’S LOOKING DOWN AND SHE’S SO PROUD OF US. AND I JUST WANT TO SAY TO AMALIA, YOU ARE SPECIAL. ONE OF THE MOST SPECIAL PEOPLE I’VE EVER KNOWN. AND THAT WAS A TOUGH PERIOD OF TIME FOR THE FAMILY. BUT SHE, UH, SHE’S AMAZING. SHE WAS AMAZING. SO I JUST WANT TO THANK WHAT SHE’S DONE FOR OUR FAMILY AND OUR HUSBAND, WHO’S HOME RIGHT NOW AND VERY LONELY. HE’S A LONELY MAN, BUT HE’S GOING TO BE OKAY. VICTOR. THEY’RE GREAT PEOPLE. GREAT, GREAT PARENTS TO ALL OF US. REALLY GREAT PARENTS. BUT ALSO GO TO BARRON. BOY, DID SHE TAKE CARE OF BARRON. THAT’S HOW HE GOT SO TALL. HE ONLY ATE HER FOOD. AND I WANT TO THANK MY FAMILY. WE GENERALLY, UH, THEY’VE WORKED SO HARD AND THEY’VE TAKEN SO MUCH ABUSE FOR BEING GOOD PEOPLE. I MEAN, GOOD PEOPLE. BUT, UH, ERIC AND DON AND. IT REALLY DID. THESE TWO HAVE BEEN WORKING SO HARD, AND THEY, UH, YOU KNOW, THEY HAVE ANOTHER JOB ALSO. SO THEY HAVE TO DO IT ALL. BUT THEY, THEY’VE BEEN WORKING SO HARD. AND I KNOW THAT IVANKA IS HOME AND TIFFANY’S HOME, THEY’RE WATCHING. AND I KNOW THAT BARON’S WATCHING GOOD OLD BARRON. HE’S THEY SAID YOU’RE GOING TO BE A BASKETBALL PLAYER. I SAID, WELL, I LIKE SOCCER, DAD. ACTUALLY. I SAID, AT YOUR HEIGHT, I LIKE BASKETBALL BETTER, BUT BUT YOU CAN’T SOMETIMES YOU CAN’T TALK THEM INTO EVERYTHING. BUT HE’S A SPECIAL BOY. BUT THE WHOLE FAMILY IS JUST INCREDIBLE. AND MY, UH, SISTER ELIZABETH, WHO’S, UH, JUST THE BIGGEST FAN, SHE’S JUST AN INCREDIBLE PERSON AND ALWAYS SUPPORTIVE. WE LOVE ELIZABETH SO MUCH. UH, ALSO, SO, UH, WE HAVE A WOMAN WHO TOOK A BIG CHANCE, YOU KNOW, IN MOST STATES, WE HAVE SUPPORT OF EVERYBODY. THE CONGRESS, THE SENATORS. WE HAD MARCO RUBIO, WE HAD RICK SCOTT THE OTHER DAY. WE HAVE, YOU KNOW, PROBABLY 50, 55% OF THE SENATORS. AND NOW THEY’RE ALL CALLING AND SAYING, WE WANT TO ENDORSE YOU, SIR. I SAID, OH, GREAT. AND THE SAME THING WITH THE CONGRESSMEN AND WOMEN. WE HAVE TREMENDOUS, MUCH MORE THAN ANYBODY PROBABLY HAS EVER HAD IN THIS POSITION. AND WE LOVE THEM ALL. THEY’RE GREAT. THEY’RE REALLY TRYING TO DO A GOOD JOB FOR OUR COUNTRY. BUT ONE WOMAN IN IOWA WHO REALLY STEPPED UP WAS YOUR ATTORNEY GENERAL. BRENNA BIRD. SHE REALLY, REALLY STEPPED UP. WHERE IS BREDA COMING. THANK YOU. YEAH. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. GLAD TO DO IT. WE NEED YOU. YES. SHE STEPPED UP. SHE’S GOING TO BE YOUR GOVERNOR SOMEDAY, I PREDICT. SO WE’LL SEE. WE’LL SEE. WE’LL BE WATCHING. BUT SHE REALLY DID. SHE BROKE AWAY FROM THE PACK AND SHE HAD TREMENDOUS COURAGE AND WASN’T EASY IN SOME STATES, IT’S EASY. IN OTHER STATES, IT’S A LITTLE BIT MORE DIFFICULT. BUT WE HAVE REALLY THE SUPPORT OF THE PEOPLE OF IOWA, WHICH HAS BEEN JUST INCREDIBLE. ANOTHER MAN WHO WAS ACTUALLY THE FIRST PERSON TO ENDORSE ME IN THE ENTIRE COUNTRY, HE’S A STATE SENATOR. HIS NAME IS BRAD ZAUN. HE LOOKS LIKE HE’S THE MOST HANDSOME GUY. I THINK. OH, YOU MADE IT. HE HAD A DRIVE FROM HIS CAUCUS LOCATION IN. YOU MADE IT. I CALL HIM THE MARLBORO MAN. HEY, BRAD, YOU WANT TO SAY SOMETHING? COME ON, GO UP. SAY SOMETHING. WELL, I’LL TELL YOU. I HAD TO ACTUALLY DO A TV INTERVIEW BRAGGING ABOUT YOU AND THE REASON WHY I WAS LATE IS BECAUSE OF THAT. BUT, UM, IS HE AWESOME OR WHAT? I AM HONORED TO BE THE FIRST PERSON IN THE UNITED STATES TO ENDORSE THIS GUY. THE NEXT PRESIDENT, THE 47TH PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, DONALD J. TRUMP. AND WHEN HE SAYS ENDORSE, WE’RE REALLY TALKING ABOUT 2015. HE ENDORSED ME BEFORE, ACTUALLY, LONG BEFORE I KNEW I WAS GOING TO RUN. I SAID, WHO’S THIS MAN IN IOWA? HE’S A SENATOR, A STATE SENATOR IS A GOOD LOOKING GUY, TOO. DOESN’T HE LOOK, HE COULD PAY HIM AND GIVE HIM A LOT OF MONEY AND BY THE WAY, MR. CHAIRMAN, I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. YOU ARE SO GREAT. COMES ALL THE WAY FROM MISSOURI, WHICH ISN’T THAT FAR. YOU CAN’T YOU CAN’T DRIVE AN ELECTRIC CAR THAT FAR, THOUGH. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I APPRECIATE IT VERY MUCH. THE, THE THE GROUP OF PEOPLE THAT WE HAVE ON THE STAGE IS JUST EMBLEMATIC OF THE TREMENDOUS GROUP THAT WE’VE HAD. WE’VE HAD SUCH A GREAT TEAM. YOU KNOW, WE DID WELL. WE WERE LOOKING REALLY GOOD IN 2016. AND, UH, JUST TO GO BACK TO THE SENATOR, HE WAS SAYING, I SAID, WHO IS THAT GUY BRAD? HIS NAME, WHO IS HE? HE KEEPS ENDORSING ME. HE KEEPS SAYING TRUMP. AND I DIDN’T EVEN KNOW I WAS RUNNING. HE ENDORSED ME FOUR MONTHS BEFORE I KNEW I WAS RUNNING, ABOUT FOUR MONTHS BEFORE THE ESCALADE RIDE DOWN WITH OUR GREAT FIRST LADY. AND THAT WAS BRAD. I SAID, WHO IS HE? SO HE WAS THE FIRST ONE. BUT WE HAVE PEOPLE THAT ARE SO INCREDIBLE. YOU’RE REPUBLICAN PARTY CHAIRMAN BOBBY KAUFMAN AND HIS SON, WHO IS A BRILLIANT GUY, AND HE WORKED WITH US AT AND I WILL TELL YOU, THAT IS A FAMILY OF REAL PROFESSIONALS. MATT WHITAKER, WHO WAS THE VERY TALENT. KID AND VERY GOOD ATTORNEY GENERAL. WHERE IS MADDIE’S? AROUND HERE. SOMEPLACE. AND HE’S BEEN WITH US ALL THE WAY. YOU KNOW, WE HAVE A MAN THAT WAS VERY IMPRESSIVE. AND I SAY, THERE’S NOTHING WRONG WITH IT. HE’S SO SOLID AND SO GOOD THAT HE DIDN’T CATCH ON. SOMETIMES BEING. A LITTLE CONTROVERSIAL IS GOOD. HE’S SO PERFECT. ALTHOUGH HE DID BREAK HIS LEG DURING THE CAMPAIGN. THAT WASN’T SO GOOD. BUT IT SORT OF STOOD OUT A LITTLE BIT. DOUG. BUT DOUG BURGUM FROM NORTH DAKOTA, THE GOVERNOR AND HIS BEAUTIFUL WIFE, CATHERINE, AND HE GOT OUT OF THE RACE. WHAT PEOPLE DON’T KNOW IS THAT HE ACTUALLY SUPPORTED ME ON THE OTHER SIDE TWICE ALREADY. RIGHT. THEN HE DECIDED TO DO IT AND HE WAS OUTSTANDING. BUT BUT, UH, THE TRACTION IS NEVER EASY, RIGHT? YOU NEED CONTROVERSY FOR TRACTION. SOMETIMES. AND THIS GUY IS THE MOST SOLID GUY. THERE’S NO CONTROVERSY WHATSOEVER. AND HE’S ONE OF THE BEST GOVERNORS IN OUR COUNTRY. AND I HOPE THAT I’M GOING TO BE ABLE TO CALL ON HIM TO BE A PIECE OF THE ADMINISTRATION, A VERY IMPORTANT PIECE OF THE ADMINISTRATION IN. AND ALSO JUST TO CONCLUDE WITH THIS, THE ENTIRE TRUMP TEAM, AND THAT INCLUDES MY TWO BOYS WHO ARE REALLY HERE ALL THE TIME. WHENEVER WE NEEDED THEM, WHENEVER WE NEEDED THEM. THEY ARE A GREAT ERIC AND DON AND LOOK AT ALL THESE PEOPLE. OH, SUSIE, I HAVE TO SAY, AND CHRIS AND CHRIS AND THEY WANT NO ACCOLADES. THEY JUST WANT A VICTORY. AND THEY WANT TO MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN. THAT’S ALL THEY WANT. ACTUALLY, THEY DON’T WANT TO BE SPEAKING. THEY DON’T WANT TO HAVE PICTURES. THEY JUST WANT TO DO THEIR JOB RIGHT. I WANT TO THANK YOU VERY MUCH, JASON. EVERYBODY, YOU’RE REALLY FANTASTIC. WHAT A JOB YOU’VE DONE. THANK YOU. SO WE’RE GOING TO COME TOGETHER. WE’RE GOING TO DRILL BABY DRILL RIGHT AWAY. YEAH. DRILL BABY DRILL. WE’RE GOING TO SEAL UP THE BORDER. BECAUSE RIGHT NOW WE HAVE AN INVASION. WE HAVE AN INVASION OF MILLIONS AND MILLIONS OF PEOPLE THAT ARE COMING INTO OUR COUNTRY. I CAN’T IMAGINE WHY THEY THINK THAT’S A GOOD THING. IT’S A VERY BAD THING. I THINK IT’S A GROUP OF PEOPLE THAT PROBABLY LARGER IN NUMBER THAN NEW YORK STATE. AND WE CAN’T HAVE THAT. WE CAN’T HAVE THAT. IT’S NOT SUSTAINABLE AS A COUNTRY. IT’S HORRIBLE. AND YOU KNOW, THEY’RE COMING FROM PRISONS AND JAILS. THEY’RE COMING FROM ALL OVER. THEY’RE COMING FROM COUNTRIES THAT MOST PEOPLE HAVE NEVER HEARD OF. AND THEY’RE COMING FROM MENTAL INSTITUTE SESSIONS AND INSANE ASYLUMS. THEY’RE BEING EMPTIED OUT INTO OUR COUNTRY AND THEY’RE TERRORISTS. MANY TERRORISTS ARE COMING IN, YOU KNOW, IN 2019, I SAW JUST RECENTLY ON A POLL THAT THEY HAD NONE IN IN 29, NO TERRORISTS. NOW, I EVEN SAY THERE’S GOT TO BE SOME, BUT THEY HAVE NONE. AND THEN AS SOON AS THIS GROUP TOOK OVER, THEY HAVE HUNDREDS AND HUNDREDS OF TERRORISTS COMING IN, KNOWN TERRORISTS, SOME OF THEM REALLY BAD, AND MANY OF THEM ARE IN AND THEY CAME IN AND NOBODY KNOWS WHERE THEY ARE. THIS IS NOT A GOOD THING. AND WE’RE GOING TO HAVE TO DEPORT. WE’RE GOING TO HAVE TO HAVE A DEPORTATION ARDON LEVEL THAT WE HAVEN’T SEEN IN THIS COUNTRY FOR A LONG TIME, SINCE DWIGHT EISENHOWER ACTUALLY. SO I DON’T WANT TO BE OVERLY, UH, ROUGH ON THE PRESIDENT. BUT I HAVE TO SAY THAT HE IS THE WORST PRESIDENT THAT WE’VE HAD IN THE HISTORY OF OUR COUNTRY. HE’S DESTROYING OUR COUNTRY. AND, YOU KNOW, MY WIFE ATTENDED THE FUNERAL TWO MONTHS AGO OF ROSALYNN CARTER. AND IT WAS BEAUTIFUL. AND JIMMY CARTER WAS THERE. AND I THOUGHT TO MYSELF, JIMMY CARTER IS HAPPY NOW BECAUSE HE WILL GO DOWN AS BEING A BRILLIANT PRESIDENT BY COMPARISON TO JOE BIDEN. HE’LL BE A BRILLIANT PRESIDENT. IT’S GOING TO BE HE’S GOING TO BE KNOWN AS BRILLIANT BY COMPARISON. SO WE HAVE TO STOP THE INVASION. WE HAVE TO BRING DOWN OUR ENERGY. WE HAVE TO. YOU KNOW, WE HAVE, I SAY ALL THE TIME, WE HAVE MORE LIQUID GOLD UNDER OUR FEET THAN ANY OTHER NATION ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD. AND WE HAVE TO STOP THE CRIME, AND WE HAVE TO HELP REBUILD OUR CITIES AND WE HAVE TO REBUILD THE CAPITAL, WASHINGTON DC. I WAS THERE ON ONE OF THE BIDEN INDICTED TRIALS. YOU KNOW, I GOT IT THIS IS THE ONLY PERSON THIS NEVER HAPPENED BEFORE. BUT I GO TO A LOT OF COURTHOUSES BECAUSE OF BIDEN, BECAUSE THEY’RE USING THAT FOR ELECTION INTERFERENCE. AND IT’S ON THINGS LIKE ELECTION. AND I DON’T KNOW IF YOU KNOW, BUT THEY DID POLLS TONIGHT ON THE ELECTION OF 2020. DO YOU BELIEVE IT WAS HONEST OR NOT, 82% SAID 82% SAID IT WAS NOT. AND WE CAN’T HAVE THAT CHAIRMAN. WE CAN’T HAVE THAT. YOU CAN’T HAVE A SITUATION LIKE THAT. SO, UH, WE’RE GOING TO STRAIGHTEN OUT OUR ELECTIONS. WE’RE GOING TO DO A LOT OF GREAT THINGS. WE’RE GOING TO TRY AND GO TO PAPER BALLOTS AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. VOTER ID ONE DAY, ONE DAY ELECTIONS. YOU KNOW, WE HAVE THESE ELECTIONS THAT LAST FOR 62 DAYS. AND IF YOU NEED SOME MORE TIME, TAKE AS MUCH TIME AS YOU WANT AND SO MANY BAD THINGS HAPPEN. WE HAVE TO GET RID OF MAIL IN BALLOTS BECAUSE ONCE YOU HAVE HAVE MAIL IN BALLOTS, YOU HAVE CROOKED ELECTIONS. ACTUALLY, JIMMY CARTER’S COMMISSION SAID THAT A LONG TIME AGO. WE’RE GOING TO RESCUE OUR ECONOMY. WE’RE GOING TO SAVE OUR ECONOMY. WE HAD HAD THE GREATEST ECONOMY IN THE HISTORY OF OUR COUNTRY, AND WE ARE LISTENING TO, I THINK IT’S FAIR TO SAY, A JOVIAL DONALD TRUMP TONIGHT, THE PROJECTED WINNER OF THE IOWA CAUCUSES, HE THANKED A LOT OF PEOPLE, HAD A LOT TO SAY. A PART OF IT, THOUGH, THAT A BIG PART OF HIS MESSAGE IS COME TOGETHER. IT WIL
Trump wins Iowa: Why GOP caucus race was called in just 30 minutes
Updated: 10:50 PM CST Jan 15, 2024
The Associated Press declared Trump the winner of the Iowa caucuses based on an analysis of early returns as well as results of AP VoteCast, a survey of voters who planned to caucus on Monday night. Both showed Trump with an insurmountable lead.Initial results from eight counties showed Trump with far more than half of the total votes counted as of 7:31 p.m., with the rest of the field trailing far behind. These counties include rural areas that are demographically and politically similar to a large number of counties that have yet to report.GET LIVE CAUCUS RESULTS HERE MONDAY NIGHTAP VoteCast also shows Trump with sizable leads among both men and women, as well as every age group and geographic regions throughout the state.AP VoteCast is a survey conducted by the AP-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research of more than 1,500 voters who said they planned to take part in Monday’s Republican caucuses in Iowa.Among voters who identify as born-again Christians, the survey found that Trump was favored by 58% voters intending to caucus, compared to 18% for DeSantis and 13% for Nikki Haley. Polls showed that was a relatively weak group of backers for Trump in Iowa in 2016.So far, Trump is significantly outperforming his second-place 2016 caucus finish, when he received 24% of the vote, compared to 28% for Ted Cruz. Vivek Ramaswamy suspends campaign, endorses Donald Trump2024 Iowa Caucus: Republican results statewide, county by countyIf you don’t see caucus results below, click here. PGlmcmFtZSBjbGFzcz0iYXAtZW1iZWQiIHRpdGxlPSJMaXZlIGVsZWN0aW9uIHJlc3VsdHMgdmlhIHRoZSBBc3NvY2lhdGVkIFByZXNzIiBzcmM9Imh0dHBzOi8vaW50ZXJhY3RpdmVzLmFwLm9yZy9lbGVjdGlvbi1yZXN1bHRzL2N1c3RvbWVycy9sYXlvdXRzL29yZ2FuaXphdGlvbi1sYXlvdXRzL3B1Ymxpc2hlZC8xMDQ4OTkvOTY5OC5odG1sIiB3aWR0aD0iMTAwJSIgZnJhbWVib3JkZXI9IjAiIHNjcm9sbGluZz0ibm8iIG1hcmdpbmhlaWdodD0iMCI+PC9pZnJhbWU+PHNjcmlwdCBkZWZlciBzcmM9Imh0dHBzOi8vaW50ZXJhY3RpdmVzLmFwLm9yZy9lbGVjdGlvbi1yZXN1bHRzL2Fzc2V0cy9taWNyb3NpdGUvcmVzaXplQ2xpZW50LmpzIj48L3NjcmlwdD4=PAST CAUCUS RESULTSWhy no results from the Iowa Democratic Caucus?While both the state Republican and Democratic parties will hold caucuses on Jan. 15, only the Republican event will have an immediate, binding impact on the presidential race. In a departure from previous years, the Democratic caucuses will be held only to conduct administrative party business and to start the process of choosing delegates to the national conventions. Iowa Democrats will express their preferences for their party’s presidential nominee through a mail-in voting process, the results of which will not be known until Super Tuesday, March 5.
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The Associated Press declared Trump the winner of the Iowa caucuses based on an analysis of early returns as well as results of AP VoteCast, a survey of voters who planned to caucus on Monday night. Both showed Trump with an insurmountable lead.
Initial results from eight counties showed Trump with far more than half of the total votes counted as of 7:31 p.m., with the rest of the field trailing far behind. These counties include rural areas that are demographically and politically similar to a large number of counties that have yet to report.
AP VoteCast also shows Trump with sizable leads among both men and women, as well as every age group and geographic regions throughout the state.
AP VoteCast is a survey conducted by the AP-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research of more than 1,500 voters who said they planned to take part in Monday’s Republican caucuses in Iowa.
Among voters who identify as born-again Christians, the survey found that Trump was favored by 58% voters intending to caucus, compared to 18% for DeSantis and 13% for Nikki Haley. Polls showed that was a relatively weak group of backers for Trump in Iowa in 2016.
So far, Trump is significantly outperforming his second-place 2016 caucus finish, when he received 24% of the vote, compared to 28% for Ted Cruz.
Vivek Ramaswamy suspends campaign, endorses Donald Trump
2024 Iowa Caucus: Republican results statewide, county by county
If you don’t see caucus results below, click here.
PAST CAUCUS RESULTS
Why no results from the Iowa Democratic Caucus?
While both the state Republican and Democratic parties will hold caucuses on Jan. 15, only the Republican event will have an immediate, binding impact on the presidential race. In a departure from previous years, the Democratic caucuses will be held only to conduct administrative party business and to start the process of choosing delegates to the national conventions. Iowa Democrats will express their preferences for their party’s presidential nominee through a mail-in voting process, the results of which will not be known until Super Tuesday, March 5.