- Democratic presidential hopefuls Pete Buttigieg and Bernie Sanders tied in the Iowa caucuses on Monday.
- Sanders won the popular vote but split the delegates with the former mayor of South Bend, Indiana.
- Elizabeth Warren placed third, followed by former vice president Joe Biden.
- President Donald Trump handily won the Republican caucuses, which also took place on Monday.
Results
First Alignment |
Final Alignment |
Delegates |
|
| Buttigieg | 37,596 (21.3%) | 43,274 (25%) | 14 |
| Sanders | 43,699 (24.8%) | 45,842 (26.6%) | 12 |
| Warren | 32,611 (18.5%) | 34,934 (20.2%) | 8 |
| Biden | 26,322 (14.9%) | 23,630 (13.7%) | 6 |
| Klobuchar | 22,474 (12.7%) | 21,121 (12.2%) | 1 |
| Yang | 8,929 (5%) | 1,759 (1%) | 0 |
| Steyer | 3,054 (1.7%) | 413 (.2%) | 0 |
1,991 delegates needed to win the nomination. Table does not list candidates who won under .5 percent, nor uncommitted caucusgoers.
Analysis
- Steve Keller: Buttigieg now needs to start overperforming in places that are far less suited to him than Iowa.
- Nick Ottens: If Biden doesn’t recover, and Buttigieg underperforms in Nevada and South Carolina, there would be a real opening for Bloomberg.