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The '''2020 Iowa Democratic caucuses''' are the first nominating contest in the [[Democratic Party]]'s series of presidential primaries for the [[2020 presidential election]]. They will take place in [[Iowa]] on Monday, February 3, 2020. As has frequently been the case in past election cycles, it is expected the winner of the caucus will have a significant advantage for the next stage of the primaries.

The '''2020 Iowa Democratic caucuses''' are the first nominating contest in the [[Democratic Party]]'s series of presidential primaries for the [[2020 presidential election]]. They will take place in [[Iowa]] on Monday, February 3, 2020. As has frequently been the case in past election cycles, it is expected the winner of the caucus will have a significant advantage for the next stage of the primaries.

The caucus vote is not the end of the delegate selection process, as the higher rounds of voting have yet to take place. The county conventions (this year on Saturday, March 21) will pick delegates for conventions in their respective congressional districts (to be held on Saturday, April 25) and the state Democratic convention (Saturday, June 13). These final two conventions will select the 41 delegates who (in addition to eight unpledged delegates) will represent Iowa at the 2020 Democratic National Convention.

The caucus vote is not the end of the delegate selection process, as the higher rounds of voting have yet to take place. The county conventions (this year on Saturday, March 21) will pick delegates for conventions in their respective congressional districts (to be held on Saturday, April 25) and the state Democratic convention (Saturday, June 13). These final two conventions will select the 41 delegates who (in addition to eight unpledged delegates) will represent Iowa at the 2020 Democratic National Convention.

[[File:Sanders.jpg|thumb|200px|right|Pro-socialist [[Vermont]] Senator and current Democratic frontrunner Bernie Sanders]]

[[File:Sanders.jpg|thumb|180px|right|Pro-socialist [[Vermont]] Senator and current Democratic frontrunner Bernie Sanders]]

After the results of the individual precinct votes are released, a winner is determined based on the total number of pledged delegates and the projected number of delegates this will translate to among those 41 pledged for the national convention. Since the slate of candidates on the date of the caucus will almost certainly change between the date of the caucus and the date of the convention, the convention will see some reshuffling of the share of delegates, as is true of those chosen in other state primaries and caucuses.

After the results of the individual precinct votes are released, a winner is determined based on the total number of pledged delegates and the projected number of delegates this will translate to among those 41 pledged for the national convention. Since the slate of candidates on the date of the caucus will almost certainly change between the date of the caucus and the date of the convention, the convention will see some reshuffling of the share of delegates, as is true of those chosen in other state primaries and caucuses.