Iowa
Iowa. The first primary of the election season.
The first binding event, in which a candidate can secure convention delegates, is traditionally the Iowa caucus, usually held in late January or early February of the presidential election year.
No, it is not. The Iowa Caucus awards delegates proportionally.
The Iowa Caucus is so called because it does not function like a normal primary. In Iowa they have mini town meetings amongst political party members that are called Caucuses. At these meetings they decide which candidate they will be backing as their presidential nominee. For more information about caucuses see: http://www.answers.com/topic/caucus = =
Iowa holds the first caucus and New Hampshire holds the first primary.
Iowa is the first caucus, which is held in January.
Because of the uniqueness of the caucus system used, as opposed to the primary system in most other states.
New Hampshire. Iowa holds the first election, but it is a Caucus.
There are only 10 states that use the caucus system, these states are Alaska, Colorado, Hawaii, Kansas, Maine, Minnesota, Nevada, North Dakota, Wyoming and Iowa. Virginia uses primary for election purposes.
The Iowa caucuses come first. Next is the New Hampshire primary, followed by South Carolina.
Approximately 121,503 people participated in the 2012 Iowa Caucus.