Everything You Need to Know About the Iowa Caucuses
Iowa caucuses play a large role in presidential politics but are little understood outside the Hawkeye State. Here’s what you need to know and why it matters.
The Iowa caucuses are the first major contests in each presidential election. However, caucuses differ from the primary elections held in most states in two important ways.
First, a caucus involves a local group meeting, rather than a polling place to cast ballots.