2016 Iowa Democratic presidential caucuses

2016 Iowa Democratic presidential caucuses

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51 Democratic National Convention delegates
(44 pledged, 7 unpledged)
 
Candidate Hillary Clinton Bernie Sanders
Home state New York Vermont
Delegate count 23 21
SDEs 700.47 696.92
Percentage (of SDEs) 49.84% 49.59%

Iowa results by county (state delegate equivalents)

The 2016 Iowa Democratic presidential caucuses were held on Monday February 1 in Iowa, as usual marking the Democratic Party's first nominating contest in their series of presidential primaries ahead of the 2016 presidential election.

The Republican Party held its own Iowa caucuses on the same day.

Despite a close challenge, Hillary Clinton was able to defeat Bernie Sanders in the first-in-the-nation Iowa Caucus by the closest margin in the history of the contest: 49.8% to 49.6% (Clinton collected 700.47 state delegate equivalents to Sanders' 696.92, a difference of one quarter of a percentage point).[1] The victory, which was projected to award her 23 pledged national convention delegates (two more than Sanders), made Clinton the first woman to win the Caucus and marked a clear difference from 2008, where she finished in third place behind Obama and John Edwards.[2][3][4][5] Martin O'Malley suspended his campaign after a disappointing third-place finish with only 0.5% of the state delegate equivalents awarded, leaving Clinton and Sanders the only two major candidates in the race.[6] 171,517 people participated in the 2016 Iowa Democratic caucuses.[7]

Hillary Clinton launched her campaign in Iowa, April 2015
Bernie Sanders campaigns in Iowa in January 2016
Sanders supporters in Iowa, January 31, 2016
  1. ^ "Election 2016 - Iowa Democratic Presidential Caucus". RealClearPolitics. Retrieved March 28, 2016.
  2. ^ Hepker, Aaron (February 2, 2016). "All Precincts Reported: Clinton Defeats Sanders By Historically Small Margin". Des Moines, Iowa: WHO-TV. Archived from the original on March 17, 2018. Retrieved June 25, 2016.
  3. ^ Ennis, Dawn (February 2, 2016). "And the Winner of the Iowa Caucus Is: Hillary Clinton (Barely)". The Advocate. ISSN 0001-8996.
  4. ^ "Iowa Caucus Results". The New York Times. February 27, 2016. Retrieved February 28, 2016.
  5. ^ "Iowa Caucus 2016: Election Results". NBC News. February 2, 2016.
  6. ^ Taylor, Jessica (February 1, 2016). "Martin O'Malley Ends Presidential Bid". NPR. Retrieved February 1, 2016.
  7. ^ Statement from IDP Chair on Tonight’s Historically Close Caucus Results Iowa Democratic Party. 2 February 2016.