1976 Iowa Democratic presidential caucuses

1976 Iowa Democratic presidential caucuses

← 1972 January 19, 1976 1980 →
 
Candidate Uncommitted Jimmy Carter Birch Bayh
Home state N/A Georgia Indiana
Delegate count 1,070 940 257
Popular vote 14,508 10,764 5,148
Percentage 37.2% 27.6% 13.2%

 
Candidate Fred R. Harris Mo Udall Sargent Shriver
Home state Oklahoma Arizona Maryland
Delegate count 173 88 32
Popular vote 3,861 2,340 1,287
Percentage 9.9% 6.0% 3.3%

The 1976 Iowa Democratic presidential caucuses were held on January 19, 1976, the first nominating contest in the Democratic presidential primaries for the 1976 presidential election. It had the little-known Governor of Georgia Jimmy Carter campaign heavily and end up capturing 27.7% of the vote, the highest of the five candidates. An outpouring of media coverage of Carter soon emerged.