February 3, 2020 - Iowa Precinct Caucuses

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49 Delegates (41 Pledged)
Summary: Fourteen major Democratic candidates made a show in Iowa, but by Caucus Day only seven were still active in the state. The debacle in reporting results of the caucuses brought a disappointing end to the long, intense campaign. The story dominated headlines on Caucus Night and over the next several days. Buttigieg and Sanders effectively tied, each claiming a win. Five candidates earned national delegates, but the results were underwhelming for Warren, who had seemed best organized, for Biden, who was after all the former vice president, and for Klobuchar, who hailed from neighboring Minnesota.

Iowa Precinct Caucuses (41 pledged delegates)

Official Results: State Delegate Equivalents (SDE) 1,765 of 1,765 precincts - Iowa Democratic Party   |  Main IA Caucus Page - Campaign Overview 

BUTTIGIEG
 SANDERS
 WARREN
 BIDEN
 KLOBUCHAR
 YANG
 STEYER
 B'BERG
 GABBARD
UNC./OTH
 TOTAL
First Vote
 37,572
(21.3%)
 43,581
(24.7%)
 32,589
(18.5%)
 26,291
(14.9%)
 22,454
(12.7%)





Final Vote
 43,209
(25.1%)
 45,652
(26.5%)
 34,909
(20.3%)
 23,605
(13.7%)
 21,100
(12.2%)





SDE
NatDel
 562.954
14
 562.021
12
 388.44
8
 340.324
6
 263.869
1
 21.856
 6.619
 0.21
 0.114
 3.732/0.693
 2,150
0 SDE: Bennet, Delaney, Patrick

OVERVIEW
Despite the criticism f the Iowa caucuses, they did allow the candidates to engage intense retail politicking, not only in individual candidate events but in multi candidate forums.  There were a surprising number of such events, far more than in any other state.

JANUARY 2020
Jan. 20, 2020 (Des Moines, IA) - Iowa Brown & Black Democratic Presidential Forum.

Jan. 19, 2020 (Ankeny, IA) - USCRI Presidential Forum on Immigration.

Jan. 19, 2020 (Des Moines, IA) - We The People 2020: Protecting our Democracy a Decade After Citizens United.

Jan. 18, 2020 (West Des Moines, IA) - ISEA Legislative Conference.

Jan. 12, 2020 (Davenport, IA) - The People's Caucus.

DECEMBER 2019
Dec. 7, 2019 (Cedar Rapids, IA) - Teamsters Presidential Candidate Forum.

Dec. 6, 2019 (Waterloo, IA) - Accelerator for America and U.S. Conference of Mayors Presidential Forum.

Dec. 6, 2019 (Grinnell, IA) - Forum at Iowa Farmers Union Annual Convention.

   

NOVEMBER 2019
Nov. 2, 2019 (Cedar Rapids, IA) - 1st Annual Finkenauer Fish Fry.

Nov. 2, 2019 (Cedar Rapids, IA) - Accessibility for All Presidential Candidate Forum.

Nov. 2, 2019 (Des Moines, IA) - NAACP Economic Freedom Presidential Town Hall.

*Nov. 1, 2019 (Des Moines, IA) - Iowa Democratic Party Liberty and Justice Celebration (formerly known as the JJ Dinner).

   

OCTOBER 2019
Oct. 24, 2019 (Des Moines, IA) - LULAC Presidential Town Hall.

Oct. 13, 2019 (Altoona, IA) - UFCW 2020 Presidential Forums (2 of 2).


SEPTEMBER 2019
Sept. 22, 2019 (Des Moines, IA) - Des Moines Public Schools/Des Moines Register Youth Voice Forum.

Sept. 21, 2019 (Des Moines, IA) - The People's Forum (Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement Action Fund and People’s Action).

*Sept. 21, 2019 (Des Moines, IA) - Polk County Steak Fry.

Sept. 20, 2019 (Cedar Rapids, IA) - GLAAD LGBTQ Presidential Forum.

AUGUST 2019
Aug. 21, 2019 (Altoona, IA) - Iowa Federation of Labor 63 Annual Convention.

Aug. 18-19, 2019 (Sioux City, IA) - Frank LaMere Native American Presidential Forum.

Aug. 8-18, 2019 (Des Moines, IA) - Des Moines Register Soap Box at the Iowa State Fair.

Aug. 10, 2019 (Des Moines, IA) - Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund Presidential Gun Sense Forum.

*Aug. 9, 2019 (Clear Lake, IA) - Iowa Democratic Wing Ding Dinner.


JULY 2019
July 15-20, 2019 (IA) - AARP/The Des Moines Register Iowa Presidential Candidate Forums.

July 14, 2019 (Cedar Rapids, IA) - Fifth Annual Progress Iowa Corn Feed.

[July 12, 2019 (IA) - The FAMiLY LEADER 2019 Family Leadership Summit]. no candidates


JUNE 2019
*June 9, 2019 (Cedar Rapids, IA) - Iowa Democratic Party Annual Hall of Fame Celebration.

June 8, 2019 (Des Moines, IA) - Capital City Pride Meet the Candidates Forum.


MARCH 2019
Mar. 30, 2019 (Storm Lake, IA) - Heartland Forum (Iowa Farmers Union, HuffPost, The Storm Lake Times and Open Markets Action Fund).


In addition to the new reporting of results, another new feature was the 87 satellite caucuses — 27 out of state including three overseas (Paris, France, Glasgow, Scotland, and Tbilisi, Georgia), 12 in CD-1, 17 in CD-2, 20 in CD-3, 11 in CD-4.