As shown on the Nov. 30 episode of "With All Due Respect," Iowa vote counts derived from a total turnout number and percentages based on the latest Quinnipiac poll. The totals on the left are based on the 2012 caucus turnout for Republicans; the ones on the right are based on a turnout of 150,000. As you can see, the hard count for each candidate is relatively low. Screenshot by Austin Cannon.
Low Turnout Ups the Stakes Even More
Posted: December 2, 2015 | By: Iowa Caucus Project Staff
Tagged: Blog
Will all the buildup, money spent and inundating media coverage, it’s sometimes easy to forget that the turnout for the Iowa caucuses is quite, quite low. In 2012, 19.76 percent of registered Iowa Republicans showed up to caucus, so it’s not much of a surprise that Rick Santorum won that night with only 29,839 votes, […]
