Huckabee share of Iowa Caucus votes

Of the record number of votes (nearly 350, 600) cast in yesterday’s caucuses, Republicans share was a little over 28%, i.e., more than 116,000. That is still just 20% of the all those who are registered as Republicans. And they have managed to change the direction of the GOP nomination by voting in record numbers for Huckabee (~39,800). Romney with a little over 29,000 votes came in 2nd and Thompson’s was 3rd finish with 15,500. However these numbers pale in comparison to those for Obama (~93,000), Edwards (~74,400) and Clintons (~73,600).

The top five counties with the most votes for Huckabee are:

County Vote
Polk ~8,040
Linn ~1,880
Story ~1,850
Dallas ~1,250
Scott ~1,240

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Huckabee share of Iowa Caucus votes, originally uploaded by rajkulkarni63.

Note: Bright red hues = Higher share, Dark red hues = Lower share