2024 Iowa Democratic presidential caucuses
The 2024 Iowa Democratic presidential caucuses will be held in March 2024[lower-alpha 1], as part of the Democratic Party primaries for the 2024 presidential election. 46 delegates to the Democratic National Convention will be allocated to presidential candidates.[1]
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Incumbent President Joe Biden announced on April 25, 2023, his bid for a second term. He faces a primary challenge from author, progressive activist, and 2020 presidential candidate Marianne Williamson, and environmental lawyer Robert F. Kennedy Jr.[2][3][4]
Background
The Iowa caucuses operate very differently from primary elections used by most other states (see U.S. presidential primary). The caucuses are generally defined as "gatherings of neighbors". Rather than going to polls and casting ballots, Iowans gather at a set location in each of Iowa's precincts. Typically, these meetings occur in schools, churches, public libraries, or even individuals' houses. Caucuses are held quadrennially, during the presidential election seasons.
The rules of the caucus process to determine delegates to national conventions are determined by the party and differ substantially from cycle to cycle. The district caucuses select delegates to district conventions, who in turn select delegates to the state convention, who at last select those to the national convention.
Polling
- With Biden
| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size[lower-alpha 2] |
Margin of error |
Joe Biden |
Other | Undecided |
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| Victory Insights | April 8, 2021 | 600 (V) | – | 63% | 11%[lower-alpha 3] | 26% |
- Without Biden
| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size[lower-alpha 2] |
Margin of error |
Pete Buttigieg |
Kamala Harris |
John Kerry |
Amy Klobuchar |
Michelle Obama |
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez |
Bernie Sanders |
Elizabeth Warren |
Other | Undecided |
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| Victory Insights | April 8, 2021 | 600 (V) | – | 15% | 28% | 7% | 9% | 12% | 2% | 2% | 3% | 5% | 16% |
See also
Notes
- As of April 29, 2023, there is no specific date set for the Iowa caucuses.
- Key:
A – all adults
RV – registered voters
LV – likely voters
V – unclear - "Someone else" with 11%
References
- "Iowa Democratic Delegation 2024". www.thegreenpapers.com. Retrieved 2023-04-29.
- "Joe Biden announces he is running for president again, setting up possible Trump rematch". ABC News. Retrieved 2023-05-05.
- Press, WILL WEISSERT Associated (2023-03-04). "Marianne Williamson begins longshot 2024 challenge to Biden". San Diego Union-Tribune. Retrieved 2023-05-05.
- Garrity, Kelly. "Robert F. Kennedy Jr. running for president in 2024". POLITICO. Retrieved 2023-05-05.