DISAPPOINTING FINISHES IN THE CAUCUSES. CANDIDATES WERE HOPING IOWANS WOULD BRAVE THE COLD TO CAUCUS LAST NIGHT, AND MORE THAN 100,000 DID. vlog IS OPHELIA JACOBSON TAKES A CLOSER LOOK AT CAUCUS NIGHT NUMBERS. OPHELIA. WELL, STACY. BEN, THERE WERE CONCERNS THAT CAUCUS GOERS WOULD STAY HOME BECAUSE OF THE EXTREME COLD. NOW WE’RE GETTING A CLEAR LOOK AT WHO SHOWED UP AND WHERE. THERE ARE A LITTLE OVER 750,000 REGISTERED REPUBLICANS IN THE STATE OF IOWA, CLOSE TO 600,000 OF THEM ARE CONSIDERED ACTIVE, ACCORDING TO THE SECRETARY OF STATE. ON MONDAY NIGHT, 110,000 REPUBLICANS TURNED OUT TO VOTE IN THE FIRST IN THE NATION CAUCUS. THAT’S 15% OF ALL REGISTERED REPUBLICANS AND 18% OF ACTIVE REGISTERED REPUBLICANS. I THINK I THINK THIS SAYS SOMETHING ABOUT WHY IOWA’S FIRST IN THE NATION. I THINK WE SHOWED. THE REST OF THE COUNTRY ACTUALLY, IN MANY WAYS, THE WORLD THAT PEOPLE CARE. REPUBLICAN PARTY OF IOWA CHAIRMAN JEFF KAUFFMAN SAYS HE’S HAPPY WITH TURNOUT, EVEN THOUGH IT WAS THE LOWEST IN MORE THAN A DECADE. IN 2016, OVER 180,000 PEOPLE SHOWED UP TO CAUCUS IN BOTH 2012 AND 2008. THAT NUMBER WAS 120,000. KAUFFMAN ARGUES TWO FACTORS CONTRIBUTED TO LAST NIGHT’S TURNOUT. I DIDN’T KNOW WHAT TO EXPECT LAST NIGHT, TO BE HONEST WITH YOU, BECAUSE YOU KNOW, WE HAD ONE OF OUR CANDIDATES THAT WAS, YOU KNOW, AHEAD IN THE POLLS, CONSISTENT EARLY. WE HAD THESE, UH, YOU KNOW, THE TWO DAYS BEFORE MONDAY WHEN WE HAVE ALL THESE TERRIBLE WEATHER CONDITIONS, SOME INDIVIDUAL COUNTIES HAD A HIGHER TURNOUT THAN THE STATEWIDE AVERAGE. FOR EXAMPLE, IN POLK COUNTY, THERE ARE CLOSE TO 90,000 REGISTERED REPUBLICANS. 19% OF THEM TURNED OUT ON. MONDAY. AND OVER IN DALLAS COUNTY, 20% OF THEIR REGISTERED REPUBLICANS DID, TOO. KELLY KOCH, THE CHAIR OF DALLAS COUNTY GOP, SAYS SHE WAS SHOCKED BY THE NUMBERS. WE KNEW WE’D HAVE A CROWD, BUT IT WAS A BIG TURNOUT. WE WERE HAPPY ABOUT THAT. I WAS VERY HAPPY. KOCH ALSO SAYS THEY HAD A LOT OF PEOPLE WHO FLIPPED THEIR PARTY AFFILIATION. TO BE A REPUBLICAN. MONDAY NIGHT WE GOT ALL THE VOTER REGISTRATION. IT’S LITERALLY ABOUT A FOOT THICK. I’M NOT EXAGGERATING. AND THOSE NEW REPUBLICANS WHO REGISTERED AT LAST NIGHT’S CAUCUSES ARE NOT INCLUDED IN THE TOTAL NUMBER OF REPUBLICANS IN THE STATE YET THAT’S BECAUSE THE DATA WE HAVE IS FROM JANUARY. SECOND. PARTY LEADERS SAY IT WILL TAKE SOME TIME BEFORE WE HAVE AN ACTUAL COUNT OF HOW MANY N
A look at how many Iowa Republicans turned out to caucus in 2024
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Updated: 7:58 AM CST Jan 17, 2024
More than 100,000 Iowa Republicans showed up to caucus on Monday night — which is the lowest turnout in more than a decade.There are 752,249 registered Republicans in the state of Iowa as of Jan. 2. Of that number, 594,533 are considered active Republicans, and 157,716 are considered inactive, according to the Iowa Secretary of State's Office. A total of 110,298 Republicans showed up at more than 1,000 different caucus sites to support who they want to be president. That's less than 15% of registered Republicans in the state and 18% of active, registered Republicans in Iowa."I think this says something about why Iowa is first in the nation," Jeff Kaufmann, chairman of the Republican Party of Iowa, said. "I think we showed the rest of the country — actually, in many ways, —the world that people care."Kaufmann said he's happy with turnout, even though it was the lowest in more than a decade. In 2016, over 180,000 Republicans showed up to caucus. In both 2012 and 2008, 120,000 Republicans showed up to caucus.Kaufmann said two factors could be to blame."I didn't know what to expect last night to be honest with you," he said. "We had one of our candidates that was ahead in the polls consistently. We had two days before Monday where we had all these terrible weather conditions."Some individual counties had a higher turnout than the statewide average. In Polk County, 19% of its registered Republicans showed up. In Dallas County, 20% of its registered Republicans showed up. Kelley Koch, chair of Dallas County GOP, said she was shocked by those numbers."We knew we'd have a crowd, but it was a big turnout," Koch said. "We were happy about that. I was very happy."She said they also had a lot of people who flipped their party affiliation to be a Republican Monday night. She added that they have a stack of voter registration forms "a foot thick" to sort through.Those new Republicans, who registered at Monday's caucuses were not included in the data that was released Tuesday. Party leaders say it will take some time before we have an actual count of how many new Republicans registered on the day of the caucuses.IOWA CAUCUS PRIMERRepublican presidential candidates, campaigns clear out of Iowa for New Hampshire primaryRecap from vlog on caucus nightWhat you need to know about 2024 caucuses2024 US presidential caucuses, primaries, explainedMaps: A look at Iowa caucus results from the past 20 yearsHow will the Iowa Republican caucuses work in 2024?How will the Iowa Democratic caucuses work in 2024?
DES MOINES, Iowa — More than 100,000 Iowa Republicans showed up to caucus on Monday night — which is the lowest turnout in more than a decade.
There are 752,249 registered Republicans in the state of Iowa as of Of that number, 594,533 are considered active Republicans, and 157,716 are considered inactive,
A total of showed up at more than 1,000 different caucus sites to support who they want to be president. That's less than 15% of registered Republicans in the state and 18% of active, registered Republicans in Iowa.
"I think this says something about why Iowa is first in the nation," Jeff Kaufmann, chairman of the Republican Party of Iowa, said. "I think we showed the rest of the country — actually, in many ways, —the world that people care."
Kaufmann said he's happy with turnout, even though it was the lowest in more than a decade. In over 180,000 Republicans showed up to caucus. In both 120,000 Republicans showed up to caucus.
Kaufmann said two factors could be to blame.
"I didn't know what to expect last night to be honest with you," he said. "We had one of our candidates that was ahead in the polls consistently. We had two days before Monday where we had all these terrible weather conditions."
Some individual counties had a higher turnout than the statewide average. In Polk County, of its showed up. In Dallas County, of its showed up.
Kelley Koch, chair of Dallas County GOP, said she was shocked by those numbers.
"We knew we'd have a crowd, but it was a big turnout," Koch said. "We were happy about that. I was very happy."
She said they also had a lot of people who flipped their party affiliation to be a Republican Monday night. She added that they have a stack of voter registration forms "a foot thick" to sort through.
Those new Republicans, who registered at Monday's caucuses were not included in the data that was released Tuesday. Party leaders say it will take some time before we have an actual count of how many new Republicans registered on the day of the caucuses.
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