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RACE DETAILS
Parents > United States > Iowa > President
Parent RaceUS President - D Primaries
OfficePresident
HonorificPresident - Abbr: President
TypeDemocratic Primary Election
Filing Deadline January 01, 2008 - 12:00pm Central
Polls Open January 03, 2008 - 06:30pm Central
Polls Close January 03, 2008 - 08:00pm Central
Term Start January 20, 2009 - 12:00pm
Term End January 20, 2013 - 12:00pm
ContributorCOSDem
Last ModifiedM@ January 04, 2008 08:56pm
Data Sources[Link]
Description Caucuses set to start at 6:30 PM. [Link]
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyRepublican Won11/02/2004
NameGeorge W. Bush Votes751,957 (49.90%)
Term01/20/2005 - 01/20/2009 Margin10,059 (+0.67%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyDemocratic Won11/04/2008
NameBarack Obama Votes828,940 (53.93%)
Term01/20/2009 - 01/20/2013 Margin146,561 (+9.53%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
RaceIA US President 11/04/2008
LEANING PREDICTIONS    Detail
Leaning Graph
12/13/2006 01/03/2008
CandidateSlightLeanStrongSafe
Hillary Clinton 13 5 ----
John Edwards 13 2 ----
Barack Obama 20 2 ----
Leaning Call: Barack Obama (37.50%)
Weighted Call: Barack Obama (57.79%)
MATCHUP POLL GRAPH
Poll Graph

05/20/2006 01/02/2008

CANDIDATES
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Name Sen. Barack Obama Sen. John Edwards Sen. Hillary Clinton Gov. Bill Richardson Chairman Joe Biden Uncommitted Sen. Chris Dodd
PartyDemocratic Democratic Democratic Democratic Democratic Democratic Democratic
Campaign Logo
Certified Votes 940 (37.59%) 744 (29.75%) 737 (29.47%) 53 (2.12%) 23 (0.92%) 3 (0.12%) 1 (0.04%)
Margin0 (0.00%) -196 (-7.84%) -203 (-8.12%) -887 (-35.47%) -917 (-36.67%) -937 (-37.47%) -939 (-37.54%)
Predict Avg.16.52% 20.63% 17.08% 3.39% 6.77% 0.00% 0.66%
Cash On Hand $-- $-- $-- $-- $-- $-- $--
Website [Website] [Website] [Website] [Website] [Website]
Entry Date 01/20/2007 12/28/2006 01/20/2007 01/20/2007 01/10/2007 -- 01/10/2007
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MATCHUP POLLS (88 from 24 pollsters)
Adj Poll Avg27.83%-- 24.15%-- 28.38%-- 7.47%-- 4.99%-- 0.00%-- 1.31%--
American Research Group 
12/31/07-01/02/08
25.00% 2.0 21.00% 2.0 34.00% 9.0 6.00% 2.0 8.00% -- 0.00% -- 2.00% 1.0
Zogby International 
12/30/07-01/02/08
31.00% 5.0 27.00% 1.0 24.00% 6.0 7.00% 2.0 5.00% -- 0.00% -- 1.00% --
Zogby International 
12/30/07-01/01/08
28.00% 2.0 26.00% -- 28.00% 2.0 7.00% 2.0 4.00% 1.0 0.00% -- 1.00% --
Strategic Vision (R) 
12/28/07-12/30/07
32.00% 2.0 29.00% 1.0 27.00% 2.0 2.00% -- 5.00% -- 0.00% -- 1.00% --
Selzer & Co. 
12/27/07-12/30/07
32.00% 4.0 24.00% 1.0 25.00% -- 6.00% 3.0 4.00% 2.0 0.00% -- 2.00% 1.0
Zogby International 
12/28/07-12/30/07
26.00% 1.0 26.00% 2.0 30.00% 1.0 5.00% -- 5.00% -- 0.00% -- 1.00% --
Opinion Research Corporation (CNN) 
12/26/07-12/30/07
31.00% 3.0 22.00% 4.0 33.00% 3.0 0.00% 7.0 0.00% 3.0 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Insider Advantage 
12/28/07-12/29/07
22.00% -- 29.00% -- 30.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Zogby International 
12/26/07-12/29/07
27.00% 2.0 24.00% 3.0 31.00% 3.0 5.00% 4.0 5.00% 2.0 0.00% -- 1.00% --
American Research Group 
12/26/07-12/28/07
24.00% 5.0 24.00% 4.0 31.00% 3.0 5.00% -- 5.00% 3.0 0.00% -- 3.00% 1.0
Mason-Dixon 
12/26/07-12/28/07
22.00% 3.0 24.00% 3.0 23.00% 4.0 12.00% 3.0 8.00% 3.0 0.00% -- 2.00% 1.0
Research 2000 
12/26/07-12/27/07
29.00% -- 29.00% -- 28.00% -- 7.00% -- 3.00% -- 0.00% -- 1.00% --
Strategic Vision (R) 
12/26/07-12/27/07
30.00% -- 28.00% 1.0 29.00% 2.0 2.00% 1.0 5.00% -- 0.00% -- 1.00% --
Los Angeles Times/Bloomberg 
12/20/07-12/23/07
26.00% -- 25.00% -- 29.00% -- 6.00% -- 4.00% -- 0.00% -- 1.00% --
Los Angeles Times/Bloomberg 
12/20/07-12/23/07
22.00% 3.0 25.00% 2.0 31.00% 3.0 7.00% 3.0 6.00% 4.0 0.00% -- 1.00% --
American Research Group 
12/20/07-12/23/07
19.00% 6.0 20.00% 2.0 34.00% 5.0 5.00% 2.0 8.00% -- 0.00% -- 2.00% 1.0
American Research Group 
12/16/07-12/19/07
25.00% 2.0 18.00% 2.0 29.00% 1.0 7.00% 6.0 8.00% 7.0 0.00% -- 3.00% 2.0
Strategic Vision (R) 
12/16/07-12/18/07
30.00% 3.0 27.00% 3.0 27.00% 2.0 3.00% 1.0 5.00% 1.0 0.00% -- 1.00% --
Opinion Research Corporation (CNN) 
12/14/07-12/18/07
28.00% -- 26.00% -- 30.00% -- 7.00% -- 3.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Washington Post/ABC News 
12/13/07-12/17/07
33.00% 3.0 20.00% 2.0 29.00% 3.0 8.00% 3.0 4.00% -- 0.00% -- 1.00% --
Rasmussen Reports 
12/17/07-12/17/07
27.00% 1.0 22.00% -- 31.00% 2.0 9.00% 2.0 5.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Insider Advantage 
12/16/07-12/17/07
27.00% -- 26.00% -- 24.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Research 2000 
12/10/07-12/13/07
33.00% 8.0 24.00% 3.0 24.00% 3.0 9.00% 1.0 3.00% 1.0 0.00% -- 1.00% --
Financial Dynamics 
12/07/07-12/12/07
27.00% -- 22.00% -- 27.00% -- 8.00% -- 5.00% -- 0.00% -- 1.00% --
Rasmussen Reports 
12/10/07-12/10/07
26.00% 1.0 22.00% 2.0 29.00% 2.0 7.00% 3.0 5.00% 1.0 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Strategic Vision (R) 
12/07/07-12/09/07
33.00% 1.0 24.00% 1.0 25.00% -- 4.00% 1.0 4.00% 1.0 0.00% -- 0.00% 1.0
Princeton Survey Research Associates 
12/05/07-12/06/07
35.00% 7.0 18.00% 4.0 29.00% 5.0 9.00% 1.0 4.00% 1.0 0.00% -- 0.00% 1.0
Mason-Dixon 
12/03/07-12/06/07
25.00% -- 21.00% -- 27.00% -- 9.00% -- 5.00% -- 0.00% -- 1.00% --
Global Strategy Group (D) 
12/03/07-12/05/07
22.00% -- 24.00% -- 27.00% -- 9.00% -- 6.00% -- 0.00% -- 1.00% --
Strategic Vision (R) 
11/30/07-12/02/07
32.00% 3.0 25.00% 2.0 25.00% 4.0 3.00% 3.0 5.00% 1.0 0.00% -- 1.00% --
Zogby International 
11/29/07-12/01/07
24.00% 5.0 21.00% 2.0 27.00% 3.0 8.00% 2.0 5.00% 2.0 0.00% -- 0.00% --
American Research Group 
11/26/07-11/29/07
27.00% 6.0 23.00% 3.0 25.00% 2.0 4.00% 8.0 8.00% 3.0 0.00% -- 3.00% --
Selzer & Co. 
11/25/07-11/28/07
28.00% -- 23.00% -- 25.00% -- 9.00% -- 6.00% -- 0.00% -- 1.00% --
Rasmussen Reports 
11/26/07-11/27/07
25.00% 1.0 24.00% 1.0 27.00% 2.0 10.00% -- 4.00% 1.0 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Strategic Vision (R) 
11/23/07-11/25/07
29.00% 2.0 23.00% 3.0 29.00% -- 6.00% 1.0 4.00% 1.0 0.00% -- 1.00% --
Pew Research 
11/07/07-11/25/07
26.00% -- 19.00% -- 31.00% -- 10.00% -- 2.00% -- 0.00% -- 1.00% --
Washington Post/ABC News 
11/14/07-11/18/07
30.00% -- 22.00% -- 26.00% -- 11.00% -- 4.00% -- 0.00% -- 1.00% --
Iowa State University 
11/06/07-11/18/07
20.00% -- 24.00% -- 31.00% -- 11.00% -- 4.00% -- 0.00% -- 1.00% --
Research 2000 
11/12/07-11/14/07
25.00% 9.0 21.00% 6.0 27.00% 5.0 10.00% 1.0 4.00% 1.0 0.00% -- 1.00% 1.0
American Research Group 
11/10/07-11/14/07
21.00% -- 20.00% -- 27.00% -- 12.00% -- 5.00% -- 0.00% -- 3.00% --
American Research Group 
11/10/07-11/14/07
21.00% -- 20.00% -- 27.00% -- 12.00% -- 5.00% -- 0.00% -- 3.00% --
Strategic Vision (R) 
11/09/07-11/12/07
27.00% 4.0 20.00% -- 29.00% 1.0 7.00% 2.0 5.00% 1.0 0.00% -- 1.00% --
New York Times - CBS News 
11/02/07-11/12/07
22.00% -- 23.00% -- 25.00% -- 12.00% -- 4.00% -- 0.00% -- 1.00% --
Rasmussen Reports 
11/12/07-11/12/07
24.00% -- 25.00% -- 29.00% -- 10.00% -- 3.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Zogby International 
11/06/07-11/06/07
25.00% -- 21.00% -- 28.00% -- 9.00% -- 3.00% -- 0.00% -- 1.00% --
University of Iowa 
10/17/07-10/24/07
27.00% -- 20.00% -- 29.00% -- 7.00% -- 5.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Strategic Vision (R) 
10/12/07-10/14/07
23.00% 2.0 20.00% 2.0 28.00% 4.0 9.00% 4.0 6.00% 2.0 0.00% -- 1.00% --
Iowa Poll 
10/01/07-10/03/07
22.00% -- 23.00% -- 29.00% -- 8.00% -- 5.00% -- 0.00% -- 1.00% --
Princeton Survey Research Associates 
09/26/07-09/27/07
28.00% -- 22.00% -- 24.00% -- 10.00% -- 5.00% -- 0.00% -- 1.00% --
Strategic Vision (R) 
09/21/07-09/23/07
21.00% -- 22.00% -- 24.00% -- 13.00% -- 4.00% -- 0.00% -- 1.00% --
Los Angeles Times/Bloomberg 
09/06/07-09/10/07
19.00% -- 23.00% -- 28.00% -- 10.00% -- 2.00% -- 0.00% -- 1.00% --
American Research Group 
08/26/07-08/29/07
23.00% 8.0 20.00% 1.0 28.00% 2.0 13.00% -- 1.00% 2.0 0.00% -- 1.00% --
TIME Poll - SRBI Public Affairs 
08/22/07-08/26/07
22.00% -- 29.00% -- 24.00% -- 11.00% -- 5.00% -- 0.00% -- 1.00% --
Zogby International 
08/17/07-08/19/07
19.00% 3.0 23.00% 3.0 30.00% 6.0 10.00% 4.0 3.00% 1.0 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Strategic Vision (R) 
08/17/07-08/19/07
22.00% 1.0 23.00% 3.0 21.00% 1.0 14.00% 3.0 5.00% 1.0 0.00% -- 1.00% 1.0
University of Iowa 
07/29/07-08/05/07
22.00% 8.0 22.00% 14.0 27.00% 7.0 9.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Hart Research (D) 
08/02/07-08/03/07
18.00% -- 30.00% -- 22.00% -- 13.00% -- 5.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Washington Post/ABC News 
07/26/07-07/31/07
27.00% -- 26.00% -- 26.00% -- 11.00% -- 2.00% -- 0.00% -- 1.00% --
American Research Group 
07/26/07-07/30/07
15.00% 2.0 21.00% 8.0 30.00% 2.0 13.00% 8.0 3.00% 1.0 0.00% -- 1.00% 1.0
Research 2000 
07/23/07-07/25/07
16.00% 6.0 27.00% 1.0 22.00% 6.0 11.00% 4.0 3.00% 1.0 0.00% -- 2.00% --
American Research Group 
06/26/07-06/30/07
13.00% 2.0 29.00% 4.0 32.00% 1.0 5.00% 3.0 2.00% 1.0 0.00% -- 2.00% --
Strategic Vision (R) 
06/22/07-06/24/07
21.00% 3.0 26.00% 3.0 20.00% 4.0 11.00% 2.0 4.00% 1.0 0.00% -- 2.00% --
Fairbanks, Maslin, Maullin & Associates (D) 
06/18/07-06/20/07
17.00% -- 34.00% -- 24.00% -- 13.00% -- 2.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Mason-Dixon 
06/13/07-06/16/07
18.00% -- 21.00% -- 22.00% -- 6.00% -- 4.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Public Policy Polling 
05/30/07-05/30/07
17.00% -- 31.00% -- 17.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
American Research Group 
05/23/07-05/25/07
11.00% 8.0 25.00% 2.0 31.00% 8.0 8.00% 3.0 3.00% 3.0 0.00% -- 2.00% --
ENDORSEMENTS
Endorsements
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MORE CANDIDATES
Photo  
Name Sen. Mike Gravel Rep. Dennis J. Kucinich  
PartyDemocratic Democratic  
Campaign Logo  
Certified Votes 0 (0.00%) 0 (0.00%)  
Margin-940 (-37.58%) -940 (-37.58%)  
Predict Avg.0.00% 1.81%  
Cash On Hand $-- $--  
Website [Website] [Website]  
Entry Date 05/05/2006 12/11/2006  
MATCHUP POLLS (88 from 24 pollsters)
Adj Poll Avg0.62%-- 1.15%--  
American Research Group 
12/31/07-01/02/08
1.00% -- 1.00% 1.0
Zogby International 
12/30/07-01/02/08
0.00% -- 1.00% --
Zogby International 
12/30/07-01/01/08
0.00% -- 1.00% --
Strategic Vision (R) 
12/28/07-12/30/07
0.00% -- 1.00% --
Selzer & Co. 
12/27/07-12/30/07
0.00% -- 1.00% --
Zogby International 
12/28/07-12/30/07
0.00% -- 1.00% --
Opinion Research Corporation (CNN) 
12/26/07-12/30/07
0.00% -- 0.00% --
Insider Advantage 
12/28/07-12/29/07
0.00% -- 0.00% --
Zogby International 
12/26/07-12/29/07
0.00% 1.0 1.00% --
American Research Group 
12/26/07-12/28/07
0.00% -- 1.00% 1.0
Mason-Dixon 
12/26/07-12/28/07
1.00% -- 1.00% --
Research 2000 
12/26/07-12/27/07
0.00% -- 1.00% --
Strategic Vision (R) 
12/26/07-12/27/07
0.00% -- 1.00% --
Los Angeles Times/Bloomberg 
12/20/07-12/23/07
0.00% -- 2.00% --
Los Angeles Times/Bloomberg 
12/20/07-12/23/07
0.00% -- 2.00% --
American Research Group 
12/20/07-12/23/07
0.00% -- 2.00% --
American Research Group 
12/16/07-12/19/07
0.00% -- 2.00% 1.0
Strategic Vision (R) 
12/16/07-12/18/07
0.00% -- 1.00% --
Opinion Research Corporation (CNN) 
12/14/07-12/18/07
0.00% -- 0.00% --
Washington Post/ABC News 
12/13/07-12/17/07
0.00% -- 1.00% 1.0
Rasmussen Reports 
12/17/07-12/17/07
0.00% -- 0.00% --
Insider Advantage 
12/16/07-12/17/07
0.00% -- 0.00% --
Research 2000 
12/10/07-12/13/07
0.00% -- 1.00% --
Financial Dynamics 
12/07/07-12/12/07
0.00% -- 1.00% --
Rasmussen Reports 
12/10/07-12/10/07
0.00% -- 0.00% --
Strategic Vision (R) 
12/07/07-12/09/07
0.00% -- 0.00% 1.0
Princeton Survey Research Associates 
12/05/07-12/06/07
0.00% -- 0.00% 1.0
Mason-Dixon 
12/03/07-12/06/07
0.00% -- 1.00% --
Global Strategy Group (D) 
12/03/07-12/05/07
0.00% -- 2.00% --
Strategic Vision (R) 
11/30/07-12/02/07
0.00% -- 1.00% --
Zogby International 
11/29/07-12/01/07
0.00% -- 2.00% 1.0
American Research Group 
11/26/07-11/29/07
0.00% -- 2.00% --
Selzer & Co. 
11/25/07-11/28/07
0.00% -- 1.00% --
Rasmussen Reports 
11/26/07-11/27/07
0.00% -- 0.00% --
Strategic Vision (R) 
11/23/07-11/25/07
0.00% -- 1.00% --
Pew Research 
11/07/07-11/25/07
0.00% -- 1.00% --
Washington Post/ABC News 
11/14/07-11/18/07
0.00% -- 2.00% --
Iowa State University 
11/06/07-11/18/07
0.00% -- 1.00% --
Research 2000 
11/12/07-11/14/07
0.00% 1.0 1.00% 1.0
American Research Group 
11/10/07-11/14/07
0.00% -- 2.00% --
American Research Group 
11/10/07-11/14/07
0.00% -- 2.00% --
Strategic Vision (R) 
11/09/07-11/12/07
0.00% -- 1.00% --
New York Times - CBS News 
11/02/07-11/12/07
0.00% -- 1.00% --
Rasmussen Reports 
11/12/07-11/12/07
0.00% -- 0.00% --
Zogby International 
11/06/07-11/06/07
1.00% -- 1.00% --
University of Iowa 
10/17/07-10/24/07
0.00% -- 0.00% --
Strategic Vision (R) 
10/12/07-10/14/07
0.00% -- 1.00% --
Iowa Poll 
10/01/07-10/03/07
0.00% -- 1.00% --
Princeton Survey Research Associates 
09/26/07-09/27/07
0.00% -- 1.00% --
Strategic Vision (R) 
09/21/07-09/23/07
0.00% -- 1.00% --
Los Angeles Times/Bloomberg 
09/06/07-09/10/07
0.00% -- 2.00% --
American Research Group 
08/26/07-08/29/07
0.00% -- 3.00% 1.0
TIME Poll - SRBI Public Affairs 
08/22/07-08/26/07
0.00% -- 2.00% --
Zogby International 
08/17/07-08/19/07
0.00% -- 1.00% --
Strategic Vision (R) 
08/17/07-08/19/07
0.00% -- 1.00% --
University of Iowa 
07/29/07-08/05/07
0.00% -- 0.00% --
Hart Research (D) 
08/02/07-08/03/07
0.00% -- 1.00% --
Washington Post/ABC News 
07/26/07-07/31/07
0.00% -- 2.00% --
American Research Group 
07/26/07-07/30/07
0.00% 1.0 2.00% 1.0
Research 2000 
07/23/07-07/25/07
1.00% -- 2.00% --
American Research Group 
06/26/07-06/30/07
1.00% -- 1.00% 3.0
Strategic Vision (R) 
06/22/07-06/24/07
0.00% -- 1.00% --
Fairbanks, Maslin, Maullin & Associates (D) 
06/18/07-06/20/07
0.00% -- 2.00% --
Mason-Dixon 
06/13/07-06/16/07
0.00% -- 0.00% --
Public Policy Polling 
05/30/07-05/30/07
0.00% -- 0.00% --
American Research Group 
05/23/07-05/25/07
1.00% -- 4.00% 2.0
ENDORSEMENTS
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