With more than half the vote counted, Pete Buttigieg is ahead in the state delegate race, while Bernie Sanders leads in the popular vote
The results are disappointment for Biden, who leads in many national election polls and had hoped for a stronger finish in Iowa. Biden trails in state-level polls in New Hampshire and Nevada, the next two elections in the Democratic nomination gauntlet.
Again, it’s vital to note that the numbers released by the Iowa Democratic Party on Tuesday evening were not a final tally and remained an incomplete picture of the full turnout across Iowa’s 99 counties. Troy Price, the state party chairman, did not immediately say when the rest of the results would be announced.
In terms of turnout, Democrats have good reason to worry. The statistics coming out of Iowa suggest a modest level of turnout on Monday — on par with the 2016 Democratic caucus but well below the record turnout seen in the 2008 race between Obama and Hillary Clinton. For now, the Democratic primary is effectively a three-way tie between Sanders, Warren, and Buttigieg. That doesn’t mean it’ll stay that way. On the back of multiple prominent editorial board endorsements,is hoping to edge her way into the top tier. And Andrew Yang, the grassroots outsider who defied so many of his doubters, will hope that his considerable on-the-ground operation in New Hampshire will keep his campaign alive through the first four states.
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