Originally shared by Shelenn Ayres
State parties run their own primaries and caucuses. When there is a dispute, they consult both the caucus goers and the DNC when necessary. All candidates know the rules for each state up front and plan their strategies accordingly. All candidates agree to the authority of the state and national parties. While the popular vote does factor in, the delegates are what matters for the nomination. Now that the results for IA are in, let’s examine them:
IA gets 44 national pledged delegates and 8 national unpledged delegates.
IDP Rules on State Delegate Math:
First each precinct has a viability number to be awarded delegates
Caucuses that elect 1 delegate -> majority rule
Caucuses that elect 2 delegates -> eligible attendees times 0.25 and round up
Caucuses that elect 3 delegates -> eligible attendees divided by 6 and round up
Caucuses that elect 4 or more delegates -> eligible attendees times 0.15 and round up
Second, except for single delegate precincts, a formula is applied to each viable candidate group to award state delegates
(group members times delegates available)/attendees = delegates group elects
The official state delegate results are:
Clinton Caucus: 700.59 state delegate equivalents
Sanders Caucus: 696.82 state delegate equivalents
O’Malley Caucus: 7.61 state delegate equivalents
Uncommitted Caucus: 0.46 state delegate equivalents
15% minimum per DNC rules is required for pledged national delegates to be awarded and pledged national delegates are awarded proportionally. The official results as of Feb 2, 2016 are:
Clinton: 23
Sanders: 21
For the unpledged delegates, the current standing is:
Clinton: 7
Sanders: 0
Uncommitted: 1
Combined delegate count for IA’s 52 convention delegates:
Clinton:30
Sanders: 21
Uncommitted: 1
Final analysis:
Clinton won the popular vote
Clinton won the state delegate vote
Clinton won the pledged delegate vote
Clinton won the unpledged delegate vote
Clinton won the combined delegate vote
Clinton won Iowa