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Iowa

Presidential Caucus Preference:

 

Iowa
Likely Democratic Caucus Goers Nov 10-14 Nov 26-29 Dec 16-19 Dec 20-23 Dec 26-28 Dec 31- Jan 2
Biden 5% 8% 8% 8% 5% 8%
Clinton 27% 25% 29% 34% 31% 34%
Dodd 3% 3% 3% 2% 3% 2%
Edwards 20% 23% 18% 20% 24% 21%
Gravel - - - - - 1%
Kucinich 2% 2% 2% 2% 1% 1%
Obama 21% 27% 25% 19% 24% 25%
Richardson 12% 4% 7% 5% 5% 6%
Undecided 10% 8% 8% 10% 7% 2%
  • 12% of likely caucus participants are undecided (2%) or say that they could switch candidates between now and the January 3 caucus (10%).
  • 84% of those saying they support Clinton say their support is definite.
  • 93% of those saying they support Edwards say their support is definite.
  • 97% of those saying they support Obama say their support is definite.
  • Among men, Clinton is at 29%, Edwards 18%, and Obama 26%.
  • Among women, Clinton is at 38%, Edwards 23%, and Obama 24%.

 

Iowa
Likely Democratic Caucus Goers Dec 06 Jan 07 Feb 07 Mar 07 Apr 07 May 07 Jun 07 Jul 07 Aug 07 Sep 07 Oct 07
Biden 2% 2% 2% 2% 6% 3% 2% 3% 1% 3% 5%
Clark 1% 2% 1% 2% - 1% 1% - ni ni ni
Clinton 31% 35% 31% 34% 23% 31% 32% 30% 28% 30% 32%
Dodd 2% 1% 1% 1% 2% 2% 2% 1% 1% 1% 2%
Edwards 20% 18% 27% 33% 27% 25% 29% 21% 20% 19% 15%
Gravel 1% - - - - 1% 1% - - - -
Kerry 2% ni ni ni ni ni ni ni ni ni ni
Kucinich 5% 2% 1% 1% 2% 4% 1% 2% 3% 1% 1%
Obama 10% 14% 23% 16% 19% 11% 13% 15% 23% 24% 22%
Richardson 1% 1% 1% 1% 5% 8% 5% 13% 13% 10% 7%
Vilsack 17% 12% ni ni ni ni ni ni ni ni ni
Undecided 8% 13% 14% 10% 16% 14% 14% 15% 11% 13% 16%

 

Preference by party:

 

Iowa
Likely Democratic Caucus Goers Democrats (83%) No party (17%)
Biden 6% 15%
Clinton 38% 15%
Dodd 2% -
Edwards 21% 19%
Gravel 1% -
Kucinich 1% -
Obama 21% 45%
Richardson 7% 4%
Undecided 3% 2%

 


About this Survey -

Survey Sponsor: American Research Group, Inc.

The American Research Group has been conducting surveys of voters since 1985.

Sample Size: 600 completed telephone interviews among a random sample of likely Democratic caucus goers living in Iowa (496 Democrats and 104 no party (independent) voters).

Sample Dates: December 31, 2007-January 2, 2008

Margin of Error: ± 4 percentage points, 95% of the time, on questions where opinion is evenly split.

Incidence of Likely Democratic Caucus Participation: 12% of Democratic and no party voters.

Question Wording:

If the 2008 Democratic presidential caucus were being held today between (names rotated) Joe Biden, Hillary Clinton, Christopher Dodd, John Edwards, Mike Gravel, Dennis Kucinich, Barack Obama, and Bill Richardson, for whom would you vote?

Would you say that you definitely plan to participate in the 2008 Democratic presidential caucus, that you might participate in the 2008 Democratic presidential caucus, or that you will probably not participate in the 2008 Democratic presidential caucus?

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