The Democrats had a phenomenal turnout in the Iowa caucuses last night, getting some 236,00 through the turnstiles, double last time’s turnout. The real news of the night though is that the Republican winner placed fourth overall.
If you take the number of Democratic voters and run them through the percentage of delegates won reported by the NYTimes, you get some interesting numbers.
| Candidate | % in Own Party | Votes |
| 1. Obama | 37.6% | 88.736 |
| 2. Edwards | 29.7% | 70,092 |
| 3. Clinton | 29.5% | 69,620 |
| 4. Huckabee | 34.3% | 39,814 |
| 5. Romney | 25.3% | 29,405 |
We’re dealing with delegates percentages here, not votes, so this isn’t an exact science. But it can’t be far off. It will be interesting to see if this continues in New Hampshire, where voters can also cross party lines to vote.
Here’s some different interesting numbers. I got them from “Group News Blog”. (poster is “Hubris Sonic”) (note that it’s percentage of total voters — both parties.)
Iowa Wrap Up:
Total Voter Turnout (approximate)
356,000
Percentage of total vote
24.5% Obama
20.5% Edwards
19.8% Clinton
11.4% Huckabee (R)
Being a LIBERAL state, this is FAR from surprising. The same will happen in CA, VT, etc…get it? What would have been a surprise is if that had happened in Wyoming. That would actually be news and something for the lib’s to crow about.