IOWA CAUCUS RESULTS: A MATTER OF COMPARISON

THE WINNERS AND THEIR PERCENTAGE OF THE VOTE

THE WINNERS AND THEIR MARGIN OF VICTORY

THE VOTER TURNOUT

THE WINNERS AND THEIR PERCENTAGE OF THE VOTE

Democrats 1996 Bill Clinton* 100% 1992 Tom Harkin 76% 2000 AL GORE 63% 1980 Jimmy Carter* 59% 1984 Walter Mondale 49% 1976 Uncommitted 38% 1972 Uncommitted 36% 1988 Richard Gephardt 31%

Republicans 1976 Gerald Ford* 45% 2000 GEORGE W. BUSH 41% 1988 Bob Dole 37% 1980 George Bush 32% 1996 Bob Dole 26%

THE WINNERS AND THEIR MARGIN OF VICTORY
(In Percentage Points in Contested Races)

Democrats YEAR WINNER MARGIN RUNNER-UP 1992 TOM HARKIN 64% Uncommitted 1984 WALTER MONDALE 32% Gary Hart 2000 AL GORE 29% Bill Bradley 1980 JIMMY CARTER 28% Edward Kennedy 1976 UNCOMMITTED 9% Jimmy Carter 1988 RICHARD GEPHARDT 5% Paul Simon 1972 UNCOMMITTED 0.3% Edmund Muskie

Republicans YEAR WINNER MARGIN RUNNER-UP 1988 BOB DOLE 13% Pat Robertson 2000 GEORGE W. BUSH 11% Steve Forbes 1996 BOB DOLE 3% Pat Buchanan 1976 GERALD FORD 3% Ronald Reagan 1980 GEORGE BUSH 2% Ronald Reagan

THE VOTER TURNOUT

Democrats (Estimated) 1988 126,000 1980 100,000 1984 75,000 2000 61,000 1996 50,000 1976 38,500 1992 30,000 1972 20,000

Republicans 1988 108,838 1980 106,051 1996 96,451 2000 85,947 (nearly complete) 1976 20,000 (estimated)

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