The Iowa caucus has unusual rules that mean the candidate with the most votes won't necessarily win the most delegates

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• Iowa has 41 delegates being allocated to the primary contenders. 
• In a normal election, you might expect the candidates to split the votes proportionately, but that's not how it works in Iowa.
• Votes in Iowa don't directly translate into delegates to the convention
• They instead translate into county delegates, which translate into state delegates and district delegates.
• Those state delegates decide which candidates Iowa delegates to the DNC.
• However, the map is skewed in Iowa to favor rural areas.
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The Iowa caucus is today, with 41 delegates up for grabs. Considering how the caucus works, it's entirely possible we're headed towards a late night, a murky outcome, and a few candidates basically leaving the state with about the same amount of delegates. 

In the Democratic primary, delegates are awarded to candidates that break 15% in the polls at the congressional district level and the statewide level. 

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