Title: 2008 United States presidential election in Iowa - Wikipedia
Headings: 2008 United States presidential election in Iowa
2008 United States presidential election in Iowa
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Contents
Caucuses
Democratic caucuses
History
Process
Delegate allocation
Polls
Results
Caucus results
District convention results
Analysis
Republican caucuses
2008 Iowa Republican caucuses
Process
The Ames Straw Poll
Pre-caucus polls
Results
General election
Predictions
Polling
Fundraising
Advertising and visits
Analysis
Results
By county
By congressional district
Electors
See also
References
External links

Content: Barack Obama's victory in Iowa helped establish him as one of the Democratic frontrunners of 2008 and was a first step toward his eventual nomination. Process
The caucuses followed the regular procedures of the Democratic Party process. Any voter who was a registered Democrat and a resident of Iowa was eligible to participate in the event. Individuals could have chosen to register or change their party affiliation at the door. It was estimated that 60 percent of the caucusgoers would have attended the caucuses for the first time. All of the caucusgoers met in public buildings or schools in their respective precincts and divided themselves into groups; each group represented a candidate. The voting was done publicly ( viva voce ). To be viable, each preference group/candidate must have had at least 15 percent of the caucusgoers' votes. If a candidate received less than 15 percent of the caucusgoers' votes, then the supporters of that non-viable candidate had 30 minutes to join a viable candidate's group, join another non-viable candidate's group to make the candidate viable, join an uncommitted group, or choose not to be counted as a voter.