2020 United States presidential election in Iowa

Last updated

2020 United States presidential election in Iowa
Flag of Iowa.svg
  2016 November 3, 2020 2024  
Turnout75.77%Increase2.svg
  Donald Trump official portrait (cropped).jpg Joe Biden presidential portrait (cropped).jpg
Nominee Donald Trump Joe Biden
Party Republican Democratic
Home state Florida Delaware
Running mate Mike Pence Kamala Harris
Electoral vote60
Popular vote897,672759,061
Percentage53.09%44.89%

Iowa Presidential Election Results 2020.svg
2020 United States presidential election in Iowa election results by congressional district.svg
IA President 2020.svg

President before election

Donald Trump
Republican

Elected President

Joe Biden
Democratic

The 2020 United States presidential election in Iowa was held on Tuesday, November 3, 2020, as part of the 2020 United States presidential election in which all 50 states plus the District of Columbia participated. [1] Iowa voters chose electors to represent them in the Electoral College via a popular vote, pitting the Republican Party's nominee, incumbent President Donald Trump of Florida, and running mate Vice President Mike Pence of Indiana against Democratic Party nominee, former Vice President Joe Biden of Delaware, and his running mate California Senator Kamala Harris. Iowa has six electoral votes in the Electoral College. [2]

Contents

Trump won the state 53.1% to Biden's 44.9%. Prior to this election, most news organizations had considered Iowa as either leaning towards Trump or a tossup. As was the case in Ohio, this election has confirmed Iowa's trend from a Midwestern swing state toward the GOP column, the same trend as neighboring Missouri starting in 2008. Iowa had voted Democratic in six of seven elections prior to 2016, the exception being George W. Bush's narrow plurality win in 2004. In 2016, however, Iowa voted for Trump by an unexpectedly large margin of 9.4%, voting over ten points to the right of the nation overall, indicating a possible realignment of the previously Democratic-leaning state towards the GOP, much as in the case of West Virginia in 2000 and 2004. Even though Biden contested the state, [3] Trump ended up carrying it by only a slightly reduced margin of 8.2% even as his national margin of defeat grew by 2.4%, meaning that the state voted even further to the right of the national average than it did in 2016.

This marked the first time since 2000 that the state voted for the national loser, and the first since 1988 that it voted for the loser of the popular and electoral vote. Biden improved on Hillary Clinton's margins in the Des Moines and Cedar Rapids metropolitan areas and traditionally conservative western Iowa, the latter of which borders Nebraska's 2nd congressional district (Omaha urban area), an electoral vote Trump won in 2016 but lost in 2020. Trump improved on his 2016 performance in populist northeast and south Iowa and became the first Republican to win Iowa in back-to-back elections since Ronald Reagan in 1980 and 1984.

Iowa is one of three states that voted twice for Barack Obama and Trump, the other two being Ohio and Florida. This is also the first time since 2004 that Iowa voted for a different candidate than neighboring Wisconsin.

Caucuses

The state's caucuses, traditionally the first major electoral event in the country, were held on February 3, 2020. [4]

Republican caucuses

Incumbent president Donald Trump received about 97 percent of the votes in the Republican caucuses, and received 39 of the GOP delegates, while Bill Weld received enough votes to clinch 1 delegate. [5]

2020IAGOPpresidentialcaucus.svg
Counties won by these popular vote results
Map legend
  •   Trump—100%
  •   Trump—≥95%
  •   Trump—90–95%
  •   Trump—85–90%
2020IAGOPcaucusCDvote.svg
Congressional districts won by these popular vote results
Map legend
  •   Trump—≥95%
2020 Iowa Republican presidential caucuses [6] [7]
CandidateVotes %Estimated
delegates
Donald Trump (incumbent)31,42197.1439
Bill Weld 4251.311
Joe Walsh 3481.080
Other1510.470
Total32,345100%40

Democratic caucuses

After a three-day delay in votes being reported, the Iowa Democratic Party declared that Pete Buttigieg had narrowly won the state delegate equivalent (SDE) count of the Democratic caucuses with 26.2 percent. Bernie Sanders came in second with 26.1 percent of the SDEs, despite the fact that he received more popular votes (26.5 percent) than Buttigieg (25.1 percent). Elizabeth Warren, Joe Biden, and Amy Klobuchar finished in third, fourth, and fifth place, respectively. [8]

2020 Iowa Democratic presidential caucuses [9] [10] [11]
CandidateInitial
alignment
Final
alignment [lower-alpha 1]
State delegate
equivalents [lower-alpha 2]
Pledged
national
convention
delegates [12] [lower-alpha 3]
Votes %Votes %Number %
Pete Buttigieg 37,57221.3143,20925.08562.9526.17 [lower-alpha 4] 14
Bernie Sanders 43,58124.7145,65226.50562.0226.13 [lower-alpha 5] 12
Elizabeth Warren 32,58918.4834,90920.26388.4418.06 [lower-alpha 6] 8
Joe Biden 26,29114.9123,60513.70340.3215.82 [lower-alpha 7] 6
Amy Klobuchar 22,45412.7321,10012.25263.8712.271
Andrew Yang 8,9145.051,7581.0221.861.02
Tom Steyer 3,0611.744130.246.620.31
Michael Bloomberg (did not run yet) [lower-alpha 8] 2120.12160.010.210.01
Tulsi Gabbard 3410.19160.010.110.01
Michael Bennet 1640.0940.000.000.00
Deval Patrick 90.0100.000.000.00
John Delaney (withdrawn)00.0000.000.000.00
Other 1550.091980.110.690.03
Uncommitted 1,0090.571,4200.823.730.17
Total [lower-alpha 9] 176,352100%172,300100%2,150.83100%41

Libertarian caucuses

2020 Iowa Libertarian presidential caucuses
Flag of Iowa.svg
February 8, 2020 2024  
  NH
MN  
  Jacob Hornberger by Gage Skidmore (cropped) (3).jpg Governor Lincoln Chafee (14116853474) (cropped).jpg
CandidateJacob Hornberger Lincoln Chafee
Home state Virginia Wyoming
Popular vote13336
Percentage47.52%12.77%

  Jo Jorgensen by Gage Skidmore 3 (50448627641) (crop 2).jpg Kokesh2013 (cropped).jpg
Candidate Jo Jorgensen Adam Kokesh
Home state South Carolina Indiana
Popular vote1817
Percentage6.38%6.03%

Libertarian Party presidential caucuses in Iowa results, 2020.svg
Election results by county
  Jacob Hornberger
  Lincoln Chafee
  Jo Jorgensen
  Adam Kokesh
  Dan Behrman
  John McAfee
  Vermin Supreme
  Sam Robb
  Ken Armstrong
  Tie
  No votes
Iowa Libertarian presidential caucus, February 8, 2020 [15]
CandidateVotesPercentage
Jacob Hornberger13347.52%
Lincoln Chafee3612.77%
Jo Jorgensen186.38%
Adam Kokesh176.03%
Dan Behrman144.96%
John McAfee103.55%
Vermin Supreme93.19%
Other (write-in)82.84%
None of the above82.84%
Sam Robb72.48%
Max Abramson62.13%
Mark Whitney41.42%
Arvin Vohra31.06%
Ken Armstrong20.71%
Souraya Faas20.71%
Benjamin Leder10.35%
John Monds10.35%
Total281100%

The Libertarian Party of Iowa conducted their own caucuses on February 8, offering in-person caucus locations and an online virtual caucus. Only registered Libertarian voters were eligible to participate. [16] [17]

General election

Final predictions

SourceRanking
The Cook Political Report [18] Tossup
Inside Elections [19] Tossup
Sabato's Crystal Ball [20] Lean R
Politico [21] Tossup
RCP [22] Tossup
Niskanen [23] Tossup
CNN [24] Tossup
The Economist [25] Tossup
CBS News [26] Tossup
270towin [27] Tossup
ABC News [28] Tossup
NPR [29] Tossup
NBC News [30] Tossup
538 [31] Lean R

Polling

Graphical summary

Aggregate polls

Source of poll
aggregation
Dates
administered
Dates
updated
Joe
Biden

Democratic
Donald
Trump

Republican
Other/
Undecided
[lower-alpha 10]
Margin
270 to Win October 31 – November 2, 2020November 3, 202046.2%47.8%6.0%
Real Clear Politics October 23 – November 2, 2020November 3, 202045.6%47.6%6.8%
FiveThirtyEight until November 2, 2020November 3, 202046.3%47.6%6.1%
Average46.0%47.7%6.3%Trump +1.5

Polls

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered
Sample
size [lower-alpha 11]
Margin
of error
Donald
Trump

Republican
Joe
Biden

Democratic
Jo
Jorgensen

Libertarian
Howie
Hawkins

Green
Other Undecided
Public Policy Polling Nov 1–2, 2020871 (V)48%49%2% [lower-alpha 12] 1%
SurveyMonkey/Axios Oct 20 – Nov 2, 20201,489 (LV)± 3.5%51% [lower-alpha 13] 48%
Change Research Oct 29 – Nov 1, 20201,084 (LV)± 3.2%47%47%3%0%2% [lower-alpha 14] 1%
Civiqs/Daily Kos Oct 29 – Nov 1, 2020853 (LV)± 3.7%48%49%3% [lower-alpha 15] 0%
Data for Progress Oct 27 – Nov 1, 2020951 (LV)± 3.2%49%47%3%1%1% [lower-alpha 16]
Emerson College Oct 29–31, 2020604 (LV)± 3.9%49% [lower-alpha 17] 47%4%0%
InsiderAdvantage/Center for American Greatness Archived November 1, 2020, at the Wayback Machine [upper-alpha 1] October 30, 2020400 (LV)± 4.9%48%46%1%6%
Selzer & Co./Des Moines Register Oct 26–29, 2020814 (LV)± 3.4%48%41%8% [lower-alpha 18] 2% [lower-alpha 19]
SurveyMonkey/Axios Oct 1–28, 20203,005 (LV)± 2.5%50%49%2%
Quinnipiac University Oct 23–27, 20201,225 (LV)± 2.8%47%46%1% [lower-alpha 20] 6%
RABA Research/WHO13 News Oct 21–24, 2020693 (LV)± 4%46%50%2% [lower-alpha 12] 1%
Emerson College Oct 19–21, 2020435 (LV)± 4.7%48% [lower-alpha 17] 48%4% [lower-alpha 21] 0%
RMG Research/PoliticalIQ Oct 15–21, 2020800 (LV)± 3.5%47% [lower-alpha 22] 47%2% [lower-alpha 12] 4%
45% [lower-alpha 23] 49%2% [lower-alpha 12] 4%
49% [lower-alpha 24] 48%2% [lower-alpha 12] 4%
Siena College/NYT Upshot Oct 18–20, 2020753 (LV)± 3.9%43%46%2%1%1% [lower-alpha 25] 7% [lower-alpha 26]
Insider Advantage/Center for American Greatness Archived October 21, 2020, at the Wayback Machine [upper-alpha 1] Oct 18–19, 2020400 (LV)± 4.9%45%45%2%8%
Monmouth University Oct 15–19, 2020501 (RV)± 4.4%48%47%1%0% [lower-alpha 27] 2% [lower-alpha 28] 2%
501 (LV) [lower-alpha 29] 47%50%
501 (LV) [lower-alpha 30] 46%51%
David Binder Research/Focus on Rural America Oct 10–13, 2020200 (LV)50%44%
Data for Progress (D) Oct 8–11, 2020822 (LV)± 3.4%48%47%2%0%3%
YouGov/CBS Oct 6–9, 20201,035 (LV)± 3.5%49%49%2% [lower-alpha 31] 0%
Opinion Insight/American Action Forum [upper-alpha 2] Oct 5–8, 2020800 (LV)± 3.46%46% [lower-alpha 17] 47%3% [lower-alpha 32] 4% [lower-alpha 26]
Civiqs/Daily Kos Oct 3–6, 2020756 (LV)± 3.9%47%48%4% [lower-alpha 21] 1%
Quinnipiac University Oct 1–5, 20201,205 (LV)± 2.8%45%50%2% [lower-alpha 12] 3%
SurveyMonkey/Axios Sep 1–30, 20201,276 (LV)52%46%2%
Data for Progress (D) Sep 23–28, 2020743 (LV)± 3.6%47% [lower-alpha 22] 44%1%1%6%
50% [lower-alpha 33] 45%5%
Hart Research Associates/Human Rights Campaign [upper-alpha 3] Sep 24–27, 2020400 (LV)± 4.9%49%47%
RABA Research/WHO13 News Sep 23–26, 2020780 (LV)± 4%46%48%2% [lower-alpha 34] 4%
Monmouth University Sep 18–22, 2020402 (RV)± 4.9%50%44%2%0%1% [lower-alpha 35] 2%
402 (LV)49% [lower-alpha 29] 46%2%2% [lower-alpha 36] 2%
49% [lower-alpha 30] 46%2%2% [lower-alpha 36] 2%
Siena College/NYT Upshot Sep 16–22, 2020501 (LV)± 4.99%42%45%2%0%1% [lower-alpha 25] 10% [lower-alpha 26]
Selzer & Co./Des Moines Register Sep 14–17, 2020658 (LV)± 3.8%47%47%4% [lower-alpha 21] 3%
Fabrizio Ward/Hart Research Associates/AARP Aug 30 – Sep 5, 2020800 (LV)± 3.5%47%45%1% [lower-alpha 37] 6%
Opinion Insight/American Action Forum [upper-alpha 2] Aug 30 – Sep 2, 2020800 (LV)± 3.46%51% [lower-alpha 17] 43%3%1%2%
SurveyMonkey/Axios Aug 1–31, 2020983 (LV)53%46%2%
Monmouth University Jul 30 – Aug 3, 2020401 (RV)± 4.9%48%45%3%<1% [lower-alpha 38] 3%
401 (LV)48% [lower-alpha 29] 46%2%<1% [lower-alpha 39] 3%
47% [lower-alpha 30] 47%2%0% [lower-alpha 40] 3%
Data for Progress Jul 24 – Aug 2, 20201,101 (LV)44% [lower-alpha 22] 42%3%1%10%
46% [lower-alpha 33] 45%9%
David Binder Research/Focus on Rural America Jul 30–31, 2020200 (LV)43%49%
SurveyMonkey/Axios Jul 1–31, 20201,095 (LV)54%45%1%
RMG Research Jul 27–30, 2020500 (RV)± 4.5%41%40%7%13%
Public Policy Polling/AFSCME [upper-alpha 4] Jul 23–24, 20201,118 (V)48%47%6%
Spry Strategies/American Principles Project [upper-alpha 5] Jul 11–16, 2020701 (LV)± 3.7%46%48%7%
SurveyMonkey/Axios Jun 8–30, 2020455 (LV)50%48%2%
Selzer/Des Moines Register Jun 7–10, 2020674 (LV)± 3.8%44%43%10% [lower-alpha 41] 3%
Civiqs/Daily Kos Jun 6–8, 2020865 (RV)± 3.8%46%46%7% [lower-alpha 42] 1%
Public Policy Polling/Emily's List Archived November 13, 2020, at the Wayback Machine [upper-alpha 6] Jun 3–4, 2020963 (V)48%47%5%
Public Policy Polling Apr 30 – May 1, 20201,222 (V)± 2.8%48%46%6%
GBAO Strategies/PLUS Paid Family Leave Archived May 16, 2020, at the Wayback Machine Apr 13–16, 2020500 (LV)48%45%1%6%
Selzer/Des Moines Register Mar 2–5, 2020667 (LV)± 3.8%51%41%
The New York Times/Siena College Jan 20–23, 20201,689 (RV)± 2.8%46%44%5% [lower-alpha 43] 6%
Public Policy Polling Dec 29–31, 2019964 (V)49%46%5%
Emerson College Archived December 13, 2019, at the Wayback Machine Dec 7–10, 20191,043 (RV)± 3%49%45%6%
NYT Upshot/Siena College Oct 25–30, 20191,435 (RV)± 3.1%45%44%3%5%
Emerson College Oct 13–16, 2019888 (RV)± 3.2%51%49%
WPA Intelligence (R) Apr 27–30, 2019200 (LV)± 6.9%49%44%5%
Emerson College Archived May 20, 2020, at the Wayback Machine Mar 21–24, 2019707 (RV)± 3.6%47%53%
Emerson College Jan 30 – Feb 2, 2019831 (RV)± 3.4%49%51%
Former candidates

Donald Trump vs. Michael Bloomberg

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered
Sample
size [lower-alpha 11]
Margin
of error
Donald
Trump (R)
Michael
Bloomberg (D)
OtherUndecided
Des Moines Register/Selzer & Co. Mar 2–5, 2020667 (LV)± 3.8%53% [lower-alpha 44] 34%
The New York Times/Siena College Jan 20–23, 20201,689 (RV)± 2.8%47%39%7% [lower-alpha 45] 8%

Donald Trump vs. Cory Booker

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered
Sample
size [lower-alpha 11]
Margin
of error
Donald
Trump (R)
Cory
Booker (D)
Undecided
Emerson College Archived May 20, 2020, at the Wayback Machine Mar 21–24, 2019707 (RV)± 3.6%52%48%

Donald Trump vs. Pete Buttigieg

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered
Sample
size [lower-alpha 11]
Margin
of error
Donald
Trump (R)
Pete
Buttigieg (D)
OtherUndecided
The New York Times/Siena College Jan 20–23, 20201,689 (RV)± 2.8%45%44%4% [lower-alpha 46] 7%
Public Policy Polling Jan 2–4, 2020964 (V)48%47%5%
Emerson College Archived December 13, 2019, at the Wayback Machine Dec 7–10, 20191,043 (RV)± 3%46%45%9%
NYT Upshot/Siena College Oct 25–30, 20191,435 (RV)± 3.1%45%41%3%8%

Donald Trump vs. Kirsten Gillibrand

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered
Sample
size [lower-alpha 11]
Margin
of error
Donald
Trump (R)
Kirsten
Gillibrand (D)
Undecided
Emerson College Jan 30 – Feb 2, 2019831 (RV)± 3.4%54%46%

Donald Trump vs. Kamala Harris

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered
Sample
size [lower-alpha 11]
Margin
of error
Donald
Trump (R)
Kamala
Harris (D)
Undecided
Emerson College Archived May 20, 2020, at the Wayback Machine Mar 21–24, 2019707 (RV)± 3.6%54%46%
Emerson College Jan 30 – Feb 2, 2019831 (RV)± 3.4%53%47%

Donald Trump vs. Amy Klobuchar

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered
Sample
size [lower-alpha 11]
Margin
of error
Donald
Trump (R)
Amy
Klobuchar (D)
OtherUndecided
The New York Times/Siena College Jan 20–23, 20201,689 (RV)± 2.8%46%41%5% [lower-alpha 43] 8%

Donald Trump vs. Beto O'Rourke

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered
Sample
size [lower-alpha 11]
Margin
of error
Donald
Trump (R)
Beto
O'Rourke (D)
Undecided
Emerson College Jan 30 – Feb 2, 2019831 (RV)± 3.4%53%47%

Donald Trump vs. Bernie Sanders

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered
Sample
size [lower-alpha 11]
Margin
of error
Donald
Trump (R)
Bernie
Sanders (D)
OtherUndecided
Des Moines Register/Selzer & Co. Mar 2–5, 2020667 (LV)± 3.8%53%41%
The New York Times/Siena College Jan 20–23, 20201,689 (RV)± 2.8%48%42%4% [lower-alpha 47] 6%
Public Policy Polling Dec 29–31, 2019964 (V)49%44%7%
Emerson College Archived December 13, 2019, at the Wayback Machine Dec 7–10, 20191,043 (RV)± 3%50%43%7%
NYT Upshot/Siena College Oct 25–30, 20191,435 (RV)± 3.1%47%43%3%4%
Emerson College Oct 13–16, 2019888 (RV)± 3.2%49%51%
Emerson College Archived May 20, 2020, at the Wayback Machine Mar 21–24, 2019707 (RV)± 3.6%49%51%
Emerson College Jan 30 – Feb 2, 2019831 (RV)± 3.4%51%50%

Donald Trump vs. Elizabeth Warren

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered
Sample
size [lower-alpha 11]
Margin
of error
Donald
Trump (R)
Elizabeth
Warren (D)
OtherUndecided
Des Moines Register/Selzer & Co. Mar 2–5, 2020667 (LV)± 3.8%52% [lower-alpha 44] 40%
The New York Times/Siena College Jan 20–23, 20201,689 (RV)± 2.8%47%42%5% [lower-alpha 43] 7%
Public Policy Polling Jan 2–4, 2020964 (V)49%44%7%
Emerson College Archived December 13, 2019, at the Wayback Machine Dec 7–10, 20191,043 (RV)± 3%50%43%± 3%7%
NYT Upshot/Siena College Oct 25–30, 20191,435 (RV)± 3.1%47%40%2%7%
Emerson College Oct 13–16, 2019888 (RV)± 3.2%51%49%
Emerson College Archived May 20, 2020, at the Wayback Machine Mar 21–24, 2019707 (RV)± 3.6%51%49%
Emerson College Jan 30 – Feb 2, 2019831 (RV)± 3.4%52%48%
Hypothetical polling

with Donald Trump and Sherrod Brown

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered
Sample
size [lower-alpha 11]
Margin
of error
Donald
Trump (R)
Sherrod
Brown (D)
Undecided
Emerson College Jan 30 – Feb 2, 2019831 (RV)± 3.4%55%46%

with Donald Trump and Nancy Pelosi

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered
Sample
size [lower-alpha 11]
Margin
of error
Donald
Trump (R)
Nancy
Pelosi (D)
Undecided
Emerson College Jan 30 – Feb 2, 2019831 (RV)± 3.4%55%45%

with Donald Trump, Bernie Sanders, and Howard Schultz

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered
Sample
size [lower-alpha 11]
Margin
of error
Donald
Trump (R)
Bernie
Sanders (D)
Howard
Schultz (I)
Undecided
Emerson College Archived May 20, 2020, at the Wayback Machine Mar 21–24, 2019707 (RV)± 3.6%47%46%8%

with Donald Trump, Elizabeth Warren, and Howard Schultz

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered
Sample
size [lower-alpha 11]
Margin
of error
Donald
Trump (R)
Elizabeth
Warren (D)
Howard
Schultz (I)
Undecided
Emerson College Archived May 20, 2020, at the Wayback Machine Mar 21–24, 2019707 (RV)± 3.6%48%45%7%
Emerson College Jan 30 – Feb 2, 2019831 (RV)± 3.4%49%40%11%

with Donald Trump and generic Democrat

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered
Sample
size [lower-alpha 11]
Margin
of error
Donald
Trump (R)
Generic
Democrat
Undecided
Public Policy Polling/End Citizens United [upper-alpha 7] Dec 13–15, 2019944 (V)47%49%3%
Public Policy Polling Apr 29–30, 2019780 (V)± 3.5%48%48%

Results

2020 United States presidential election in Iowa [32]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Donald Trump
Mike Pence
897,672 53.09% +1.94%
Democratic Joe Biden
Kamala Harris
759,06144.89%+3.15%
Libertarian Jo Jorgensen
Spike Cohen
19,6371.16%−2.62%
Independent Kanye West
Michelle Tidball
3,2100.19%N/A
Green Howie Hawkins
Angela Walker
3,0750.18%−0.55%
Constitution Don Blankenship
William Mohr
1,7070.10%−0.24%
Alliance Rocky De La Fuente
Darcy Richardson
1,0820.06%N/A
Genealogy Know Your Family HistoryRicki Sue King
Dayna Chandler
5460.03%N/A
Independent Brock Pierce
Karla Ballard
5440.03%N/A
Write-in 4,3370.38%−1.09%
Total votes1,690,871 100.00%

Results by county

CountyDonald Trump
Republican
Joe Biden
Democratic
Various candidates
Other parties
MarginTotal
#%#%#%#%
Adair 2,91769.83%1,19828.68%621.49%1,71941.15%4,177
Adams 1,53070.83%59027.31%401.86%94043.52%2,160
Allamakee 4,73563.80%2,57634.71%1111.49%2,15929.09%7,422
Appanoose 4,51269.24%1,89129.02%1131.74%2,62140.22%6,516
Audubon 2,29567.11%1,07131.32%541.57%1,22435.79%3,420
Benton 9,18862.75%5,16035.24%2942.01%4,02827.51%14,642
Black Hawk 29,64044.51%35,64753.53%1,3061.96%-6,097-9.02%66,593
Boone 8,69556.68%6,30341.09%3422.23%2,39215.59%15,340
Bremer 8,29457.02%5,95840.96%2942.02%2,33616.06%14,546
Buchanan 6,42059.59%4,16938.70%1851.71%2,25120.89%10,774
Buena Vista 5,05661.91%2,96136.26%1501.83%2,09525.65%8,167
Butler 5,54268.44%2,42429.93%1321.63%3,11838.51%8,098
Calhoun 3,68970.16%1,47027.96%991.88%2,21942.20%5,258
Carroll 7,73768.26%3,45430.47%1441.27%4,28337.79%11,335
Cass 4,96968.29%2,20130.25%1061.46%2,76838.04%7,276
Cedar 6,16157.56%4,33740.52%2051.92%1,82417.04%10,703
Cerro Gordo 12,44252.28%10,94145.97%4181.75%1,5016.31%23,801
Cherokee 4,49568.96%1,93629.70%871.34%2,55939.26%6,518
Chickasaw 4,30864.97%2,23333.68%901.35%2,07531.29%6,631
Clarke 3,14467.32%1,46631.39%601.29%1,67835.93%4,670
Clay 6,13768.42%2,66229.68%1701.90%3,47538.74%8,969
Clayton 6,10663.64%3,34034.81%1481.55%2,76628.83%9,594
Clinton 13,36154.12%10,81243.80%5142.08%2,54910.32%24,687
Crawford 4,85467.85%2,22031.03%801.12%2,63436.82%7,154
Dallas 27,98749.96%26,87947.98%1,1562.06%1,1081.98%56,022
Davis 3,03273.92%1,01324.70%571.38%2,01949.22%4,102
Decatur 2,61568.74%1,12029.44%691.82%1,49539.30%3,804
Delaware 6,66666.64%3,15731.56%1801.80%3,50935.08%10,003
Des Moines 10,59253.08%8,89344.56%4712.36%1,6998.52%19,956
Dickinson 7,43866.15%3,66132.56%1451.29%3,77733.59%11,244
Dubuque 27,21450.47%25,65747.58%1,0551.95%1,5572.89%53,926
Emmet 3,26567.28%1,52031.32%681.40%1,74535.96%4,853
Fayette 6,14560.33%3,83537.65%2062.02%2,31022.68%10,186
Floyd 4,73258.91%3,17239.49%1281.60%1,56019.42%8,032
Franklin 3,42266.71%1,62631.70%821.59%1,79635.01%5,130
Fremont 2,71170.29%1,08028.00%661.71%1,63142.29%3,857
Greene 3,22363.73%1,76934.98%651.29%1,45428.75%5,057
Grundy 4,92967.74%2,20630.32%1411.94%2,72337.42%7,276
Guthrie 4,27267.05%1,98531.16%1141.79%2,28735.89%6,371
Hamilton 4,95662.39%2,84335.79%1441.82%2,11326.60%7,943
Hancock 4,39071.13%1,68327.27%991.60%2,70743.86%6,172
Hardin 5,85065.08%2,97633.11%1631.81%2,87431.97%8,989
Harrison 5,56968.29%2,44029.92%1461.79%3,12938.37%8,155
Henry 6,50765.19%3,27532.81%2002.00%3,23232.38%9,982
Howard 3,12763.07%1,77235.74%591.19%1,35527.33%4,958
Humboldt 3,81971.69%1,44227.07%661.24%2,37744.62%5,327
Ida 2,88074.82%91723.82%521.36%1,96351.00%3,849
Iowa 6,00961.68%3,54736.41%1861.91%2,46225.27%9,742
Jackson 6,94062.33%4,02936.18%1661.49%2,91126.15%11,135
Jasper 12,08459.87%7,73738.33%3631.80%4,34721.54%20,184
Jefferson 4,44349.59%4,31948.21%1972.20%1251.38%8,959
Johnson 22,92527.34%59,17770.57%1,7492.09%-36,252-43.23%83,851
Jones 6,57259.81%4,21338.34%2041.85%2,35921.47%10,989
Keokuk 3,79771.60%1,41426.66%921.74%2,38344.94%5,303
Kossuth 6,27569.03%2,69629.66%1191.31%3,57939.37%9,090
Lee 9,77358.40%6,54139.09%4202.51%3,23219.31%16,734
Linn 53,36441.87%70,87455.61%3,2202.52%-17,510-13.74%127,458
Louisa 3,50065.64%1,72632.37%1061.99%1,77433.27%5,332
Lucas 3,28770.99%1,28427.73%591.28%2,00343.26%4,630
Lyon 5,70783.16%1,06715.55%891.29%4,64067.61%6,863
Madison 6,50766.24%3,13431.90%1831.86%3,37334.34%9,824
Mahaska 8,29772.76%2,89425.38%2131.86%5,40347.38%11,404
Marion 12,66365.84%6,17832.12%3912.04%6,48533.72%19,232
Marshall 9,57152.77%8,17645.08%3892.15%1,3957.69%18,136
Mills 5,58567.55%2,50830.33%1752.12%3,07737.22%8,268
Mitchell 3,67763.16%2,05335.26%921.58%1,62427.90%5,822
Monona 3,24868.70%1,40729.76%731.54%1,84138.94%4,728
Monroe 2,97572.77%1,07826.37%350.86%1,89746.40%4,088
Montgomery 3,65968.69%1,58329.72%851.59%2,07638.97%5,327
Muscatine 10,82352.36%9,37245.34%4762.30%1,4517.02%20,671
O'Brien 5,86177.62%1,56920.78%1211.60%4,29256.84%7,551
Osceola 2,69080.83%60118.06%371.11%2,08962.77%3,328
Page 5,31970.66%2,08627.71%1231.63%3,23342.95%7,528
Palo Alto 3,37067.97%1,51930.64%691.39%1,85137.33%4,958
Plymouth 10,49273.95%3,49424.63%2021.42%6,99849.32%14,188
Pocahontas 2,82673.92%93324.40%641.68%1,89349.52%3,823
Polk 106,80041.27%146,25056.52%5,7052.21%-39,450-15.25%258,755
Pottawattamie 26,24757.38%18,57540.61%9222.01%7,67216.77%45,744
Poweshiek 5,65755.79%4,30642.47%1771.74%1,35113.32%10,140
Ringgold 1,96872.51%70926.12%371.37%1,25946.39%2,714
Sac 4,06173.37%1,38925.09%851.54%2,67248.28%5,535
Scott 43,68347.17%46,92650.68%1,9902.15%-3,243-3.51%92,599
Shelby 4,69769.12%1,95928.83%1392.05%2,73840.29%6,795
Sioux 15,68082.31%3,01915.85%3521.84%12,66166.46%19,051
Story 20,34039.85%29,17557.16%1,5232.99%-8,835-17.31%51,038
Tama 5,30358.61%3,57739.53%1681.86%1,72619.08%9,048
Taylor 2,46375.81%74622.96%401.23%1,71752.85%3,249
Union 4,01064.83%2,06133.32%1141.85%1,94931.51%6,185
Van Buren 2,85975.42%87523.08%571.50%1,98452.34%3,791
Wapello 9,51660.87%5,82137.24%2961.89%3,69523.63%15,633
Warren 17,78257.29%12,57440.51%6832.20%5,20816.78%31,039
Washington 6,97159.25%4,56138.77%2331.98%2,41020.48%11,765
Wayne 2,33875.20%72723.38%441.42%1,61151.82%3,109
Webster 10,93861.37%6,61337.11%2711.52%4,32524.26%17,822
Winnebago 3,70762.09%2,13535.76%1282.15%1,57226.33%5,970
Winneshiek 6,23551.68%5,61746.56%2121.76%6185.12%12,064
Woodbury 25,73656.73%18,70441.23%9222.04%7,03216.40%45,362
Worth 2,73861.97%1,59636.12%841.91%1,14225.85%4,418
Wright 4,13666.13%1,99631.92%1221.95%2,14034.21%6,254
Totals897,67253.09%759,06144.89%34,1382.02%138,6118.20%1,690,871
Iowa County Swing 2020.svg
Iowa counties trend 2016-2020.svg

Results by congressional district

Trump won all 4 of the state's congressional districts, including one that elected a Democrat.

DistrictTrumpBidenRepresentative
1st 50.79%47.38% Abby Finkenauer
Ashley Hinson
2nd 51.10%47.10% Dave Loebsack
Mariannette Miller-Meeks
3rd 49.15%49.02% Cindy Axne
4th 62.68%35.73% Steve King
Randy Feenstra

Analysis

Per exit polling by the Associated Press, Trump's strength in Iowa came from White Iowans with no college degree, who comprised 62% of the electorate and supported Trump by 58%–40%. Trump also dominated amongst Christian voters, garnering 66% of Protestants, 54% of Catholics, and 76% of born-again/Evangelical Christians. 53% of voters believed Trump was better able to handle international trade. [33] Trump continued to win the cultural message among voters without college degrees in Iowa. [34]

During the primary season, there remained hope among Democrats that Iowa would still be a contestable state. [35] However, Trump's well-held victory in the state in the general election also saw Republican congressional candidates—from Senator Joni Ernst to two House seats, both held by Democrats (one vacated by Dave Loebsack in Iowa's 2nd district)—winning their election.

Neither Biden nor Trump flipped any counties in the state, although Biden came within 2% of flipping Dallas County, a suburb of Des Moines. Jefferson County was also very close, having gone for Trump by a similarly tight margin four years earlier.

Biden became the first Democratic nominee since Jimmy Carter in 1976 to win the presidency without carrying Iowa, the first since 1916 to win without carrying Wapello County, as well as the first since FDR in 1940 to win the presidency without carrying Dubuque County and Howard County.

Edison exit polls

2020 presidential election in Iowa by demographic subgroup (Edison exit polling) [36] [37]
Demographic subgroupBidenTrump% of

total vote

Total vote44.8953.09100
Ideology
Liberals 90920
Moderates 593841
Conservatives 89039
Party
Democrats 93726
Republicans 79336
Independents 504638
Gender
Men395848
Women514852
Race/ethnicity
White 435592
Black 76222
Latino 67314
Asian 1
Other2
Age
18–24 years old583910
25–29 years old39555
30–39 years old445013
40–49 years old504814
50–64 years old406028
65 and older455428
Sexual orientation
LGBT 4
Not LGBT445596
Education
High school or less376319
Some college education465326
Associate's degree 395917
Bachelor's degree 494826
Postgraduate degree583913
Income
Under $30,000584115
$30,000–49,999474923
$50,000–99,999396035
$100,000–199,999465122
Over $200,0005
Issue regarded as most important
Racial inequality 91810
Coronavirus 881019
Economy 108736
Crime and safety138612
Health care 791913
Region
Eastern Cities544427
East Central425619
Des Moines Area544424
Central356416
West316715
Area type
Urban564232
Suburban485129
Rural356339
Family's financial situation today
Better than four years ago168246
Worse than four years ago871013
About the same603841

See also

Notes

  1. Final vote after votes for candidates below the 15% viability threshold in each precinct are reallocated to other viable candidates.
  2. The official results included four decimal digits.
  3. In Iowa, the presidential caucuses only are the first determining step for the delegate distribution, the final step are the decisions on the district conventions and the much later state convention. According to the provisions set by the Iowa Democratic Party's "Delegate Selection Plan", statewide delegates preliminarily awarded to other candidates had to be reallocated at the state convention on June 13, as their pledged candidates had dropped out, while the already early decided district delegates remain fixed.
  4. Due to his withdrawal in March, 2 of the 5 statewide delegates mathematically won by Buttigieg were reallocated to Biden at the state convention on June 13. [12] [13]
  5. Due to his withdrawal in April, 3 of the 4 statewide delegates mathematically won by Sanders were reallocated to Biden at the state convention on June 13. [12] [13]
  6. Due to her withdrawal in March, all of the 3 statewide delegates mathematically won by Warren were reallocated to Biden at the state convention on June 13. [12] [13]
  7. 8 of the 12 statewide delegates initially awarded to Buttigieg (2), Sanders (3) and Warren (3), who had withdrawn in the meantime, were reallocated to Biden as the sole remaining viable contender and were added to his own 2 statewide delegates at the state convention on June 13. [12] [13]
  8. Michael Bloomberg officially announced his candidacy for the Democratic nomination on November 24, 2019, but chose not to contest the first four nominating contests of the primary season, including the Iowa caucuses. [14]
  9. Per the Iowa Democratic Party official report. [10]
  10. Calculated by taking the difference of 100% and all other candidates combined.
  11. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Key:
    A – all adults
    RV – registered voters
    LV – likely voters
    V – unclear
  12. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Someone else" with 2%
  13. Overlapping sample with the previous SurveyMonkey/Axios poll, but more information available regarding sample size
  14. "Don't recall" with 2%
  15. "Someone else" with 3%
  16. "Other candidate or write-in" with 1%
  17. 1 2 3 4 With voters who lean towards a given candidate
  18. "Refused" with 5%; "Someone else" with 3%; would not vote with 0%
  19. Includes "Do not remember"
  20. "Someone else" with 1%
  21. 1 2 3 "Someone else" with 4%
  22. 1 2 3 Standard VI response
  23. Results generated with high Democratic turnout model
  24. Results generated with high Republican turnout model
  25. 1 2 "Someone else" with 1%; would not vote with 0%
  26. 1 2 3 Includes "Refused"
  27. No voters
  28. "Another candidate" and "No one" with 1%
  29. 1 2 3 With a likely voter turnout model featuring higher turnout than in the 2016 presidential election
  30. 1 2 3 With a likely voter turnout model featuring lower turnout than in the 2016 presidential election
  31. "Other third party" with 2%
  32. "One of the other candidates" with 2%; West (B) with 1%
  33. 1 2 If the only candidates were Biden and Trump
  34. "Other candidate" with 2%
  35. "Another candidate" with 1%; "No one" with no voters
  36. 1 2 "Hawkins/Other" with 2%
  37. Would not vote with 1%
  38. "Other" and "No-one" with <1%
  39. "Other" with <1%
  40. "Other" with 0%
  41. "Someone else" with 9%; would not vote with 1%
  42. "Someone else" with 7%
  43. 1 2 3 Other with 2%; would not vote with 3%
  44. 1 2 Additional data sourced from FiveThirtyEight
  45. Other with 3%; would not vote with 4%
  46. Other with 1%; would not vote with 3%
  47. Other and would not vote with 2%
Partisan clients
  1. 1 2 The Center for American Greatness is a pro-Trump organization
  2. 1 2 The American Action Forum is a 501 organisation which usually supports Republican candidates
  3. The Human Rights Campaign endorsed Biden prior to this poll's sampling period
  4. AFSCME endorsed Biden prior to this poll's sampling period
  5. This poll's sponsor is the American Principles Project, a 501(c)(4) organization that supports the Republican Party.
  6. Emily's List is an organisation that supports Democratic female candidates
  7. End Citizens United PAC has exclusively endorsed Democratic candidates

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Iowa caucuses</span> United States electoral event

The Iowa caucuses are quadrennial electoral events for the Democratic and Republican parties in the U.S. state of Iowa. Unlike primary elections, where registered voters cast ballots at polling places on election day, Iowa caucuses are meetings where voters gather to discuss and select candidates for their registered party. Political parties hold the caucuses, in contrast to most state-run primaries. Both presidential and midterm elections in Iowa use caucuses. The caucuses are also held to select delegates to county conventions and party committees, among other party activities.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Nevada presidential caucuses</span> Electoral event

The Nevada presidential caucuses are an electoral event in which citizens met in precinct caucuses to elect delegates to the corresponding county conventions. In 2021, Harry Reid passed legislation (AB321) to include primaries in hopes of increasing voter turn-out. Nevada has for decades and still does have a caucus. The caucus is where the delegates receive the votes that will be carried to the National Convention and not the primaries. There are 17 counties in Nevada and the state has 26 delegates. The Nevada caucuses began in 1981. The Kerry/Dean caucus was held on February 14, 2004. In 2008 the DNC gave Nevada the official first in the west status reflecting the growing importance of the West as well as Nevada's electoral bellwether status. The 2008 Nevada caucuses were the third major electoral event in the nominating process for President of the United States. In 2016, the Democratic caucus was held on February 20 and the Republican caucus was held on February 23.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2016 United States presidential election in Nebraska</span> Election in Nebraska

The 2016 United States presidential election in Nebraska was held on Tuesday, November 8, 2016, as part of the 2016 United States presidential election in which all 50 states plus the District of Columbia participated. Nebraska voters chose electors to represent them in the Electoral College via a popular vote, pitting the Republican Party's nominee, businessman Donald Trump, and running mate Indiana Governor Mike Pence against Democratic Party nominee, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, and her running mate Virginia Senator Tim Kaine. Nebraska has five electoral votes in the Electoral College, two from the state at large, and one each from the three congressional districts.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2020 Democratic Party presidential primaries</span> Selection of the Democratic Party nominee

Presidential primaries and caucuses were organized by the Democratic Party to select the 3,979 pledged delegates to the 2020 Democratic National Convention held on August 17–20 to determine the party's nominee for president in the 2020 United States presidential election. The elections took place in all 50 U.S. states, the District of Columbia, five U.S. territories, and through Democrats Abroad, and occurred between February 3 and August 11.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2020 Iowa Democratic presidential caucuses</span> Democratic caucus in the 2020 election

The 2020 Iowa Democratic presidential caucuses, the first nominating contest in the Democratic Party primaries for the 2020 presidential election, took place on February 3, 2020. Pete Buttigieg received the most state delegate equivalents (SDEs) and therefore the most delegates, with one SDE and two delegates more than Bernie Sanders, who had narrowly won the popular vote with 26.5%. It was the first time that the Iowa caucuses published the popular vote results of their contest. Buttigieg became the first openly gay person to ever earn the most delegates in a state's presidential contest in the United States. The Iowa caucuses were closed caucuses, wherein only registered members of a party were eligible to vote, and awarded 49 delegates to the 2020 Democratic National Convention, of which 41 were pledged delegates allocated on the basis of the results of the caucuses.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2020 United States presidential election in California</span> Election in California

The 2020 United States presidential election in California was held on Tuesday, November 3, 2020, as part of the 2020 United States presidential election in which all 50 states plus the District of Columbia participated. California voters chose electors to represent them in the Electoral College via a popular vote, pitting the Republican Party's nominee, incumbent President Donald Trump, and running mate Vice President Mike Pence against Democratic Party nominee, former Vice President Joe Biden, and his running mate Kamala Harris, the junior senator from California. California had, in the 2020 election 55 electoral votes in the Electoral College, the most of any state. California was one of six states where Trump received more percentage of the two-party vote than he did in 2016. This election also marked the first time since 2004 that the Republican candidate won more than one million votes in Los Angeles County, due to increased turnout statewide.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2020 United States presidential election in Florida</span> Election in Florida

The 2020 United States presidential election in Florida was held on Tuesday, November 3, 2020, as part of the 2020 United States presidential election, in which all 50 states and the District of Columbia participated. Florida voters chose electors to represent them in the Electoral College via a popular vote, pitting the Republican Party's nominee, incumbent president Donald Trump, and his running mate, Vice President Mike Pence, against Democratic Party nominee, former vice president Joe Biden, and his running mate, United States senator Kamala Harris, of California. Florida had 29 electoral votes in the Electoral College.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2020 United States presidential election in New York</span>

The 2020 United States presidential election in New York was held on Tuesday, November 3, 2020, as part of the 2020 United States presidential election in which all 50 states plus the District of Columbia participated. New York voters chose electors to represent them in the Electoral College via a popular vote, pitting the Republican Party's nominee, incumbent President Donald Trump, and running mate Vice President Mike Pence against Democratic Party nominee, former Vice President Joe Biden, and his running mate California Senator Kamala Harris. New York had 29 electoral votes in the Electoral College. Trump announced that Florida would be his home state for this election, rather than New York as it had been previously. This was the first presidential election in New York to allow no-excuse absentee voting.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2020 United States presidential election in Maine</span> Election in Maine

The 2020 United States presidential election in Maine was held on Tuesday, November 3, 2020, as part of the 2020 United States presidential election in which all 50 states plus the District of Columbia participated. Maine voters chose electors to represent them in the Electoral College via a popular vote, pitting the Republican Party's nominee, incumbent President Donald Trump, and running mate Vice President Mike Pence against Democratic Party nominee, former Vice President Joe Biden, and his running mate California Senator Kamala Harris. Maine has four electoral votes in the Electoral College. Unlike all other states except Nebraska, Maine awards two electoral votes based on the statewide vote, and one vote for each congressional district.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2020 United States presidential election in Tennessee</span> Election in Tennessee

The 2020 United States presidential election in Tennessee was held on Tuesday, November 3, 2020, as part of the 2020 United States presidential election in which all 50 states plus the District of Columbia participated. Tennessee voters chose electors to represent them in the Electoral College via a popular vote, pitting the Republican Party's nominee, incumbent President Donald Trump, and running mate Vice President Mike Pence against Democratic Party nominee, former Vice President Joe Biden, and his running mate California Senator Kamala Harris. Tennessee has 11 electoral votes in the Electoral College.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2020 United States presidential election in Virginia</span> Election in Virginia

The 2020 United States presidential election in Virginia was held on Tuesday, November 3, 2020, as part of the 2020 United States presidential election in which all 50 states plus the District of Columbia participated. Virginia voters chose electors to represent them in the Electoral College via a popular vote, pitting the Republican Party's nominee, incumbent President Donald Trump, and running mate Vice President Mike Pence against Democratic Party nominee, former Vice President Joe Biden, and his running mate California Senator Kamala Harris. Virginia has 13 electoral votes in the Electoral College.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2020 United States presidential election in Wyoming</span> Election in Wyoming

The 2020 United States presidential election in Wyoming was held on Tuesday, November 3, 2020, as part of the 2020 United States presidential election in which all 50 states and the District of Columbia participated. Wyoming voters chose electors to represent them in the Electoral College via a popular vote, pitting the Republican Party's nominee, incumbent President Donald Trump and running mate Vice President Mike Pence, against Democratic Party nominee, former Vice President Joe Biden and his running mate California Senator Kamala Harris. Wyoming has three electoral votes in the Electoral College. Trump, the Republican nominee and incumbent president of the United States, won the state's three electoral votes.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2020 United States presidential election in Nevada</span> Election in Nevada

The 2020 United States presidential election in Nevada was held on Tuesday, November 3, 2020, as part of the 2020 United States presidential election in which all 50 states plus the District of Columbia participated. Nevada voters chose electors to represent them in the Electoral College via a popular vote, pitting the Republican Party's nominee, incumbent President Donald Trump, and running mate Vice President Mike Pence against Democratic Party nominee, former Vice President Joe Biden, and his running mate California Senator Kamala Harris. Nevada has six votes in the Electoral College.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2020 United States presidential election in Massachusetts</span> Election in Massachusetts

The 2020 United States presidential election in Massachusetts was held on Tuesday, November 3, 2020, as part of the 2020 United States presidential election in which all 50 states plus the District of Columbia participated. Massachusetts voters chose electors to represent them in the Electoral College via a popular vote, pitting the Republican Party's nominee, incumbent President Donald Trump, and running mate Vice President Mike Pence against Democratic Party nominee, former Vice President Joe Biden, and his running mate California Senator Kamala Harris. Massachusetts has 11 electoral votes in the Electoral College.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2020 United States presidential election in Nebraska</span> Election in Nebraska

The 2020 United States presidential election in Nebraska was held on Tuesday, November 3, 2020, as part of the 2020 United States presidential election in which all 50 states plus the District of Columbia participated. Nebraska voters chose electors to represent them in the Electoral College via a popular vote, pitting the Republican Party's nominee, incumbent President Donald Trump, and running mate Vice President Mike Pence against Democratic Party nominee, former Vice President Joe Biden, and his running mate California Senator Kamala Harris. Nebraska has five electoral votes in the Electoral College, two from the state at large, and one each from the three congressional districts.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2020 United States presidential election in Minnesota</span> Election in Minnesota

The 2020 United States presidential election in Minnesota was held on Tuesday, November 3, 2020, as part of the 2020 United States presidential election in which all 50 states plus the District of Columbia participated. Minnesota voters chose electors to represent them in the Electoral College via a popular vote, pitting the Republican Party's nominee, incumbent President Donald Trump, and running mate Vice President Mike Pence against the Democratic Party nominee, former Vice President Joe Biden, and his running mate California Senator Kamala Harris. Minnesota has ten electoral votes in the Electoral College.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2020 United States presidential election in Montana</span> Election in Montana

The 2020 United States presidential election in Montana was held on Tuesday, November 3, 2020, as part of the 2020 United States presidential election in which all 50 states plus the District of Columbia participated. Montana voters chose electors to represent them in the Electoral College via a popular vote, pitting the Republican Party's nominee, incumbent President Donald Trump and running mate Vice President Mike Pence, against Democratic Party nominee, former Vice President Joe Biden, and his running mate California Senator Kamala Harris. Montana had three electoral votes in the Electoral College for the 2020 election.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2020 United States presidential election in New Hampshire</span> Election in New Hampshire

The 2020 United States presidential election in New Hampshire was held on Tuesday, November 3, 2020, as part of the 2020 United States presidential election in which all 50 states and the District of Columbia participated. New Hampshire voters chose electors to represent them in the Electoral College via a popular vote, pitting the Republican Party's nominees, incumbent President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence, against the Democratic Party's nominees, former Vice President Joe Biden and his running mate, Senator Kamala Harris. New Hampshire has four electoral votes in the Electoral College.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2020 Nevada Democratic presidential caucuses</span> Democratic caucus in the 2020 election

The 2020 Nevada Democratic presidential caucuses took place on February 22, 2020, with early voting on February 14–18, and was the third nominating contest in the Democratic Party primaries for the 2020 presidential election, following the New Hampshire primary the week before. The Nevada caucuses were a closed caucus, meaning that only registered Democrats could vote in this caucus. The state awarded 49 delegates towards the national convention, of which 36 were pledged delegates allocated on the basis of the results of the caucuses.

This article contains the results of the 2020 Democratic Party presidential primaries and caucuses, the processes by which the Democratic Party selected delegates to attend the 2020 Democratic National Convention from August 17–20, 2020. The series of primaries, caucuses, and state conventions culminated in the national convention, where the delegates cast their votes to formally select a candidate. A simple majority (1,990) of the total delegate votes (3,979) was required to become the nominee.

References

  1. Kelly, Ben (August 13, 2018). "US elections key dates: When are the 2018 midterms and the 2020 presidential campaign?" . The Independent . Archived from the original on August 2, 2018. Retrieved January 3, 2019.
  2. "Distribution of Electoral Votes". National Archives and Records Administration . Retrieved January 3, 2019.
  3. Pfannenstiel, Brianne. "Joe Biden, Mike Pence to campaign in Iowa this week, underscoring competitive presidential race". Des Moines Register. Retrieved January 18, 2021.
  4. Pfannenstiel, Brianne (August 25, 2018). "Countdown begins to 2020: Date of Iowa Democratic caucuses set for Feb. 3". The Des Moines Register . Retrieved January 3, 2019.
  5. "Live Results:Iowa Republican Caucuses". The New York Times . February 3, 2020. Retrieved February 3, 2020.
  6. "Iowa Republican Delegation 2020". The Green Papers. Retrieved February 12, 2020.
  7. "2020 Iowa Republican caucuses results". The Washington Post . Retrieved March 12, 2022.
  8. "Iowa caucus results: Buttigieg, Sanders in a near tie, with 100% of results published". USA TODAY. February 6, 2020. Retrieved February 7, 2020.
  9. Lee, Jasmine C.; Lieberman, Rebecca; Aufrichtig, Aliza; Bloch, Matthew (February 4, 2020). "Live: Iowa Caucus Results 2020". The New York Times . Retrieved February 27, 2020.
  10. 1 2 "Iowa democratic Caucus Results". Des Moines Register . Retrieved July 15, 2021.
  11. Levy, Adam; Merica, Dan (March 1, 2020). "Iowa Democratic Party certifies Buttigieg's Iowa lead amid Sanders challenge". CNN. Retrieved March 1, 2020.
  12. 1 2 3 4 5 "2020 Presidential Primaries, Caucuses, and Conventions: Iowa Democrat". The Green Papers. Retrieved July 4, 2020.
  13. 1 2 3 4 "Iowa Democratic Party Announces Delegation to National Convention". iowademocrats.org. June 13, 2020. Retrieved August 20, 2020.
  14. Gonyea, Don (February 14, 2020). "Mike Bloomberg Storms Super Tuesday States, Pledging To 'Get It Done'". NPR. Retrieved December 12, 2021.
  15. Howe, Joseph (February 8, 2020). "Libertarian Party Of Iowa Presidential Caucus Winner And Results". Libertarian Party of Iowa . Retrieved February 8, 2020.
  16. "Libertarian's announce caucus results". Knoxville Journal Express. February 10, 2020. Retrieved February 18, 2020.
  17. McDaniel, Tiffany (February 10, 2020). "Low voter turnout at the Iowa Libertarian Party Caucus". The Oskaloosa Herald . Retrieved February 18, 2020.
  18. "2020 POTUS Race ratings" (PDF). The Cook Political Report. Retrieved May 21, 2019.
  19. "POTUS Ratings | Inside Elections". insideelections.com. Retrieved May 21, 2019.
  20. "Larry J. Sabato's Crystal Ball » 2020 President". crystalball.centerforpolitics.org. Retrieved November 2, 2020.
  21. "2020 Election Forecast". Politico. November 19, 2019.
  22. "Battle for White House". RCP. April 19, 2019.
  23. 2020 Bitecofer Model Electoral College Predictions Archived April 23, 2020, at the Wayback Machine , Niskanen Center, March 24, 2020, retrieved: April 19, 2020.
  24. David Chalian; Terence Burlij (June 11, 2020). "Road to 270: CNN's debut Electoral College map for 2020". CNN. Retrieved June 16, 2020.
  25. "Forecasting the US elections". The Economist. Retrieved July 7, 2020.
  26. "2020 Election Battleground Tracker". CBS News. July 12, 2020. Retrieved July 13, 2020.
  27. "2020 Presidential Election Interactive Map". 270 to Win.
  28. "ABC News Race Ratings". CBS News. July 24, 2020. Retrieved July 24, 2020.
  29. Montanaro, Domenico (August 3, 2020). "2020 Electoral Map Ratings: Trump Slides, Biden Advantage Expands Over 270 Votes". NPR.org. Retrieved August 3, 2020.
  30. "Biden dominates the electoral map, but here's how the race could tighten". NBC News. August 6, 2020. Retrieved August 6, 2020.
  31. "2020 Election Forecast". FiveThirtyEight. August 12, 2020. Retrieved August 14, 2020.
  32. "Election Canvass Summary" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. Retrieved November 30, 2020.
  33. "Iowa Voter Surveys: How Different Groups Voted". The New York Times. November 3, 2020. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved November 9, 2020.
  34. "Down on the farm with Trump". Bleeding Heartland. April 16, 2020. Retrieved November 9, 2020.
  35. Alberta, Tim (February 3, 2020). "Whoever Wins Iowa, They Won't Be Back". POLITICO. Retrieved January 4, 2021.
  36. "Iowa 2020 President exit polls". www.cnn.com. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
  37. "Iowa Exit Polls: How Different Groups Voted". www.nytimes.com. Retrieved December 28, 2020.

Further reading