{"id":28240,"date":"2016-02-10T11:44:57","date_gmt":"2016-02-10T17:44:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/?p=28240"},"modified":"2016-02-10T12:04:43","modified_gmt":"2016-02-10T18:04:43","slug":"a-look-inside-an-iowa-caucus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/a-look-inside-an-iowa-caucus\/","title":{"rendered":"A look inside an Iowa Caucus (Photo gallery)"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Caroline Kenny<\/strong><\/p>\n

ANKENY, Iowa —\u00a0<\/strong>The Briarwood Golf Club in Ankeny, Iowa was the caucus location for 237 Democrats on Monday night. The player’s lounge of the golf club was packed to the brim with voters in an unprecedented turnout for the precinct, which was not expected to happen. The north side of the room featured 158 Hillary Clinton supporters, while the south side was home to 67 Bernie Sanders voters. In the middle were the 12 Martin O’Malley caucus-goers, who were told after the first period of caucusing that 12 was not viable, since it did not meet the 15% threshold, and they would have to realign themselves with another candidate.<\/p>\n

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The caucus itself was a two-hour ordeal where presidential candidates were not the only matter of business. The caucus chair for the precinct for the year ahead was determined and several delegates for the state party were appointed. The event was also a family affair, as children stood up on chairs in the “observer” section, watching the 18 and over crowd play their part in American democracy.<\/p>\n

There are 1,681 precincts in the state of Iowa where caucuses took place on Monday night, and this location in Ankeny was just one of 15 in the town. Hillary Clinton won the Iowa caucuses overall with 49.9% of the vote and Bernie Sanders came in a very close second with 49.6%. Martin O’Malley, who dropped out the night of the caucuses, finished with just 0.6% of the caucus votes.<\/p>\n

\"Caucus<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div>
Stickers indicating support for Hillary Clinton greeted caucus-goers at check-in (Caroline Kenny\/MEDILL)<\/figcaption><\/figure>
\"Baby<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div>
A family arrives to caucus with their newborn in tow in Ankeny, Iowa (Caroline Kenny\/MEDILL)<\/figcaption><\/figure>
\"Signing<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div>
A caucus goer signs in to voice his vote in Ankeny, Iowa (Caroline Kenny\/MEDILL)<\/figcaption><\/figure>
\"Child<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div>
A child observes the 237 caucus-goers at Briarwood Golf Club in Ankeny, Iowa on caucus night (Caroline Kenny\/MEDILL)<\/figcaption><\/figure>
\"Bernie<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div>
A Bernie Sanders precinct captain motivating undecided supporters to join her side of the caucus room in Ankeny, Iowa (Caroline Kenny\/MEDILL)<\/figcaption><\/figure>
\"Old<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div>
Caucus goers of all ages took to the Briarwood Golf Club in Ankeny to voice their vote (Caroline Kenny\/MEDILL)<\/figcaption><\/figure>
\"Caucus<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div>
Precinct captains are responsible for managing their voters and convincing undecideds to join their candidate’s side (Caroline Kenny\/MEDILL)<\/figcaption><\/figure>
\"Boys<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div>
Young boys discuss the caucus process going on in front of them at Briarwood Golf Club in Ankeny (Caroline Kenny\/MEDILL)<\/figcaption><\/figure>
\"Caucus<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div>
The timeline for caucus night at Briarwood Golf Club in Ankeny, Iowa (Caroline Kenny\/MEDILL)<\/figcaption><\/figure>
\"Caucus<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div>
The caucus chairman at Briarwood Golf Club in Ankeny, Iowa explicitly lays out the rules for the voting process (Caroline Kenny\/MEDILL)<\/figcaption><\/figure>
\"Hands<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div>
All of those who caucused for Hillary Clinton in Ankeny, Iowa raise their hands to have their vote counted (Caroline Kenny\/MEDILL)<\/figcaption><\/figure>
\"Bernie<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div>
A young Bernie Sanders supporter waves a sign during the caucus process (Caroline Kenny\/MEDILL)<\/figcaption><\/figure>
\"Caucus<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div>
A caucus-goer enjoys a beverage during the two-hour long voting process in Ankeny, Iowa (Caroline Kenny\/MEDILL)<\/figcaption><\/figure>
\"Hillary<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div>
A Hillary Clinton precinct captain trying to win the support of undecided voters on caucus night (Caroline Kenny\/MEDILL)<\/figcaption><\/figure>
\"Hillary<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div>
Deborah Adams of Ankeny served as a precinct captain for Hillary Clinton and spread ehr message of why Hillary is the candidate to choose to undecided and realigning caucus-goers (Caroline Kenny\/MEDILL)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/div>\n

 <\/p>\n

Photo at top: A Hillary Clinton precinct captain trying to win the support of undecided voters on caucus night (Caroline Kenny\/MEDILL)<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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