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The first 2020 presidential campaign votes will be cast in the 2020 Iowa caucuses on Monday, February 3. How demographically representative of the USA is Iowa, home to the nation's first and foremost caucus?
* Iowa is almost 40% rural, the US is just over 19% rural.
How accurate was your prediction?
What is the difference between a primary and a caucus anyway?
In what way is Iowa most demographically similar to the U.S. as a whole?
In what way is Iowa least demographically similar to the U.S. as a whole?
What story does this data tell?
What questions do you have about this information?
Why does Iowa get to vote first anyway?
Why do we even have primary elections to begin with?
Because Iowa picks first its power in chosing the president is amplified and is greater than any other state. Why do you think a significantly Whiter, older, and more rural state has so much more power than other states in choosing the president?
What is one consequence of having a Whiter, older, and more rural state choosing the president?
If you lived in Iowa, would you Caucus - out on a cold winter night and talk face-to-face with your neighbors about who should be president?
Why do you think that the winners of the Iowa caucus so rarely win the general election (see graphics below*)?
If you were to pick a state to be the most important in deciding the U.S. president explain which state you would pick.
In the comments section below predict who will win the 2020 Iowa caucuses:
When does your state hold its primary or caucus?
If you could vote in the Iowa caucus explain who you would vote for.
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Learning Extension
Check out the 2020 presidential primary calendar.
The 2020 election is nearing, and with that comes the caucuses and primary elections. But what's the difference? And what role does Iowa play in this process? RELATED VIDEO: https://youtu.be/VDZLyG1GvIc There are nearly two dozen hopefuls running in the 2020 election, each vying to become the next president.
Each US primary election season kicks off in Iowa. Learn the process behind one of the pivotal events of the general election. More information available at http://www.vox.com/2016/1/25/10817088/iowa-caucus-2016-poll-trump-sanders Subscribe to our channel! http://goo.gl/0bsAjO Vox.com is a news website that helps you cut through the noise and understand what's really driving the events in the headlines.
