Here’s a break-down of The Iowa Caucus results going back to 1972:
Democrats: Barack Obama 37.6%, John Edwards 29.8%, Hillary Clinton 29.5%, Bill Richardson 2.1%, Joe Biden 0.9%, Others 0.2%
Eventual nominee: Barack Obama
Republicans: Mike Huckabee 34.4%, Mitt Romney 25.2%, Fred Thompson 13.4%, John McCain 13%, Ron Paul 9.9%, Rudy Giuliani 3.4%
Eventual nominee: John McCain
Barack Obama won the presidentcy
Democrats: John Kerry 37.6%, John Edwards 31.9%, Howard Dean 18%, Dick Gephardt 10.6%, Dennis Kucinich 1.3%, Wesley Clark .1%, Uncommitted .1%, Joe Lieberman 0%, Al Sharpton 0% Eventual nominee: John Kerry
Republicans: President George W. Bush unopposed
George W. Bush won the presidentcy
Democrats: Al Gore 63%, Bill Bradley 35%, Uncommitted 2%
Eventual nominee: Al Gore
Republicans: George W. Bush 41%, Steve Forbes 30%, Alan Keyes 14%, Gary Bauer 9%, John McCain 5%, Orrin Hatch 1%
Eventual nominee: George W. Bush
George Bush won the presidentcy
Democrats: No caucuses, President Bill Clinton unopposed.
Republicans: Bob Dole (26%), Pat Buchanan (23%), Lamar Alexander (18%), Steve Forbes (10%), Phil Gramm (9%), Alan Keyes (7%), Richard Lugar (4%), and Morry Taylor (1%)
Eventual nominee: Bob Dole
Bill Clinton won the presidentcy
Democrats: Tom Harkin 76.4%, Uncommitted 11.9%, Paul Tsongas 4.1%, Bill Clinton 2.8%, Bob Kerrey 2.4%, Jerry Brown 1.6%, Others .6%
Eventual nominee: Bill Clinton
Republicans: No caucuses, President George H. Bush unopposed.
Bill Clinton won the presidentcy
Democrats: Richard Gephardt 31.3%, Paul Simon 26.7%, Michael Dukakis 22.2%, Jesse Jackson 8.8%, Bruce Babbitt 6.1%, Uncommitted 4.5%, Gary Hart .3%, Al Gore 0%
Eventual nominee: Michael Dukakis
Republicans: Robert Dole 37.4%, Pat Robertson 24.6%, George H. Bush 18.6%, Jack Kemp 11.1%, Pete DuPont 7.3%, No preference .7%, Alexander Haig .3%
Eventual nominee: George H. W. Bush
George H. W. Bush won the presidentcy
Democrats: Walter Mondale 48.9%, Gary Hart 16.5%, George McGovern 10.3%, Uncommitted 9.4%, Alan Cranston 7.4%, John Glenn 3.5%, Reuben Askew 2.5%, Jesse Jackson 1.5%, Ernest Hollings 0%
Eventual nominee: Walter Mondale
Republicans: No caucuses, President Ronald Reagan unopposed.
Ronald Reagan won the presidentcy
Democrats: Jimmy Carter 59.1%, Edward Kennedy 31.2%, Uncommitted 9.6%
Eventual nominee: Jimmy Carter
Republicans: George Bush 31.6%, Ronald Reagan 29.5%, Howard Baker 15.3%, John Connally 9.3%, Phil Crane 6.7%, John Anderson 4.3%, No Preference 1.7%, Robert Dole 1.5%
Eventual nominee: Ronald Reagan
Ronald Reagan won the presidentcy
Democrats: Uncommitted 37.2%, Jimmy Carter 27.6%, Birch Bayh 13.2%, Fred Harris 9.9%, Morris Udall 6%, Sargent Shriver 3.3%, Others 1.8%, Henry Jackson 1.1%
Eventual nominee: Jimmy Carter
Republicans: Gerald Ford (1st), Ronald Reagan (2nd)
Eventual nominee: Gerald Ford
Jimmy Carter won the presidentcy
Democrats: Uncommitted 35.8%, Edmund Muskie 35.5%, George McGovern 22.6%, Others 7%, Hubert Humphrey 1.6%, Eugene McCarthy 1.4%, Shirley Chisolm 1.3%, Henry Jackson 1.1%
Eventual winner: George McGovern
Richard M. Nixon won the presidentcy