Iowa Caucus History
In 1846, Iowa's political parties adopted a caucus and convention system, but the events held in March or April were obscure local events that fell in the middle of the national presidential nominating schedule. A lot has changed and now Iowa finds itself as the first crucial test on the path to the presidential nomination.
DEMOCRATIC PARTY RESULTS
2012
Barack Obama (Unopposed)
2008
Barack Obama
John Edwards
Hillary Clinton
2004
John Kerry
John Edwards
Howard Dean
2000
Al Gore
Bill Bradley
1996
Bill Clinton (Unopposed)
1992
Tom Harkin
Uncommitted
Paul Tsongas
Bill Clinton
1988
Richard Gephardt
Paul Simon
Michael Dukakis
1984
Walter Mondale
Gary Hart
George McGovern
1980
Jimmy Carter
Ted Kennedy
1976
Uncommitted
Jimmy Carter
REPUBLICAN PARTY RESULTS
2012
Rick Santorum
Mitt Romney
Ron Paul
Newt Gingrich
Rick Perry
Michele Bachmann
Jon Huntsman
2008
Mike Huckabee
Mitt Romney
Fred Thompson
John McCain
2004
George W. Bush (Unopposed)
2000
George W. Bush
Steve Forbes
Alan Keyes
1996
Bob Dole
Pat Buchanan
1992
George H.W. Bush (Unopposed)
1988
Bob Dole
Pat Robertson
George H.W. Bush
1984
Ronald Reagan (Unopposed)
1980
George H.W. Bush
Ronald Reagan
1976
Gerald Ford
Ronald Reagan
