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Trump Breaks Record for Biggest Win in History of Iowa Republican Caucuses

Former President Donald Trump now owns the report for the biggest margin of victory in the historical past of contested Iowa Republican caucuses, greater than doubling the earlier mark.

Citing the Trump marketing campaign, Reuters reported Friday that late Senate Majority Leader Bob Dole (R-KS) beforehand held the report in contested Republican Iowa caucuses at 12.8 p.c.

As of 11:35 p.m. ET, the New York Times reported Trump had garnered 51 p.c of the vote, with 95 p.c reporting. He sat 29.7 factors forward of Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) at 21.3 p.c as of this writing. The mammoth margin, which can change barely a technique or one other because the final 5 p.c of the vote is tabulated, shatters Dole’s report by roughly 17 factors as issues presently stand.

What is extra, Trump seems to have garnered the very best vote share in Iowa Republican caucus historical past. Former President George Bush had carried out the perfect of any Republican candidate going again to 1972 with 41 p.c, information from the Des Moines Public Library shows.

Below is a breakdown of the highest two performing Republicans in each Iowa caucus going again to Dole’s record-setting yr in 1988, in accordance with the library.

2016: Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) Cruz Beats Trump by 3.3 Percent

Cruz: 27.6 p.c
Trump 24.3 p.c

2012: Former Sen. Rick Santorum (R-PA) and former Gov. Mitt Romney (R-MA) Tie

Santorum: 24.6 p.c
Romney: 24.6 p.c

2008: Former Gov. Mike Huckabee (R-AR) Beats Romney by 9.2 Percent

Huckabee: 34.4 p.c
Romney: 25.2 p.c

2000: Former President George Bush Beats Forbes Editor-in-Chief Steve Forbes by 9 Percent

Bush: 41 p.c
Forbes 30 p.c

1996: Dole Beats Presidential Consultant Pat Buchanan by 3 Percent

Dole: 26 p.c
Buchanan: 23 p.c

1988: Dole Beats Televangelist Pat Robertson by 12.8 p.c, as Reuters noted.

Dole took roughly 37 p.c of the vote that yr.

Trump’s win was so decisive on Monday that the Associated Press, CNN, and different main shops called the race solely half-hour after the caucuses started as outcomes have been simply starting to trickle in. In truth, lower than one p.c of the vote had been tabulated.

President Trump in Iowa: “I really think this is time now for everybody — our country, to come together.” pic.twitter.com/32rlyqy2yb

— MAGA War Room (@MAGAIncWarRoom) January 16, 2024

The historic victory illustrates the plain vitality behind Trump from the Republican grassroots as Trump and his beleaguered opponents head to New Hampshire.

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