All eyes will be on\u00a0Iowa\u00a0on Monday as\u00a0the state\u2019s caucuses\u00a0kick off the\u00a0Republican presidential nominating calendar.<\/p>\n
The caucuses, unlike most\u00a0primary elections<\/a>, are run by the state parties.\u00a0There is no set list of authorized candidates for the Iowa Republican caucuses, so caucusgoers may write in any person they prefer. Most, however, will choose between the current GOP candidates:\u00a0former President Donald Trump,\u00a0former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis,\u00a0entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy, former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson and entrepreneur Ryan Binkley.<\/p>\n Both the Republican and Democratic parties will hold their caucuses Monday night, but only Republicans will vote for a 2024 presidential nominee. Registered Republicans will cast their vote for who they want to be president, while registered Democrats will\u00a0meet to conduct party business and will not hold a presidential preference vote.<\/p>\n HALEY KNOCKS MEDIA OVER EXPECTATIONS BUT PREDICTS \u2018BIG SHOWING\u2019 IN IOWA CAUCUSES<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n So, how do the caucuses work?<\/p>\n The Iowa caucuses have been the first-in-the-nation balloting since the 1970s.\u00a0Unlike on Election Day,<\/a> the caucuses take place at night, and voters must typically attend in person to vote.\u00a0<\/p>\n Starting at about\u00a07 p.m. local time (CST),\u00a0registered Republican voters will arrive and sign in at their respective precincts in 99 counties statewide, where they will hear brief speeches by representatives of each candidate.\u00a0<\/p>\n The caucusgoers will then cast their ballots for who they want to be president, and the ballots will be counted immediately and in view of the caucusgoers and campaign representatives.<\/p>\n FIREBRAND HOUSE REPUBLICAN SEES \u2018MASSIVE SURGE\u2019 FOR DESANTIS IN IOWA: \u2018CLOSER THAN PEOPLE THINK\u2019<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n The results from each precinct will then be entered into an online system by each precinct chair, where they will be tallied by\u00a0Republican Party of Iowa\u00a0staffers and reported via the party’s official website.<\/p>\n “It will be a very perfected operation, very slick,” Steve Scheffler, an Iowa caucuses precinct chair, told Fox News\u2019 Martha MacCallum<\/a> on Wednesday.\u00a0“It\u2019s pretty straightforward.”<\/p>\n “It\u2019s pretty simple, it\u2019s a grassroots effort,” added Randy Weisheit, another chair. “They\u2019ll be able to check in, they\u2019ll get a slip of paper, they\u2019ll be able to easily vote their preference for a presidential candidate. There\u2019s county business that also goes on that we essentially look at, electing representatives to our county party as well as delegates to our county party. That\u2019s it.”<\/p>\n The goal is for the GOP to avoid the same reporting issues faced by the\u00a0Iowa Democratic Party\u00a0during the 2020 Democratic caucuses, when it didn\u2019t certify the winner \u2013 then-Mayor Pete Buttigieg \u2013 until weeks later.<\/p>\n The debacle led to several changes by the Iowa Democratic Party, including demoting the state to Super Tuesday status instead of first in the nation. As a result, Iowa Democrats will mail-in their pick for the presidential nominee and have until March 5 \u2013\u00a0Super Tuesday \u2013\u00a0to do so.<\/p>\n On Monday, Iowa Republican voters will choose their presidential nominee, and the results of that vote will determine how many of the state\u2019s 40 convention delegates each candidate will receive. Candidates win national convention delegates in direct proportion to the percentage of the vote they receive.\u00a0<\/p>\n While the Iowa caucuses will give the winning candidate an early lead in the delegate race, it does not necessarily predict who will become the party\u2019s nominee. Iowa makes up only 1.6% of the total number of Republican delegates nationwide, but because it is the first to vote in the country, the results can have a significant effect on a campaign and have the potential to further winnow the Republican primary field.<\/p>\n The New Hampshire primary will be held just eight days after the caucuses.<\/p>\n Fox News\u2019 Paul Steinhauser and\u00a0the Associated Press contributed to this report.<\/p>\n Get the latest updates from the 2024 campaign trail, exclusive interviews and more at our Fox News Digital election hub.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" All eyes will be on\u00a0Iowa\u00a0on Monday as\u00a0the state\u2019s caucuses\u00a0kick off the\u00a0Republican presidential nominating calendar. The caucuses, unlike most\u00a0primary elections, are run by the state parties.\u00a0There is no set list of authorized candidates for the Iowa Republican caucuses, so caucusgoers may write in any person they prefer. 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