Trump Has The Biggest Caucus In Iowa!

4. Turnout: 110,000
Iowans are known for being passionate about their quadrennial caucuses, which regularly bring out many to participate in the first-in-the-nation vote. But historically poor weather conditions posed a barrier even to voters used to the cold of January.

Iowa Republican Party Chair Jeff Kaufmann expressed optimism about voter turnout, telling The Hill he was feeling “good” about participation given that the streets were being plowed and the snow had stopped. He said he did not expect the number to reach the record of nearly 187,000 but felt “good with where we’re at,” as of earlier in the day.

Decision Desk HQ projected that about 110,000 voters participated in the caucuses. That number is a notable drop from the 2016 contest that set the record but down only slightly from the roughly 120,000 who voted in both 2012 and 2008.

“Iowans braved record-low temperatures after a blizzard blanketed their state just days earlier to deliberate with members of their community about the future of our country and participate in true, grassroots democracy,” Kaufman said in a statement toward the end of the night.