Why AP called Iowa's Democratic contest for Biden: Race call explained
The Associated Press has declared President Joe Biden the winner of Iowa’s first vote-by-mail Democratic presidential preference vote based on near-complete results released by the Iowa Democratic Party
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Associated Press was able to declare President Joe Biden the winner of Iowa’s first vote-by-mail Democratic presidential preference contest based on near-complete vote results released Tuesday by the Iowa Democratic Party that showed him receiving nine out of every 10 votes.
In the Iowa results released Tuesday, Biden received about 91% of the vote, with “uncommitted" in a very distant second place with 4% and U.S. Rep. Dean Phillips and self-help author Marianne Williams each with less than 3% of the total vote.
In addition to the commanding lead, the results showed Biden winning with similar margins in every geographic region of the state. He won with more than 90% of the vote among Democratic voters who live in both heavily Democratic areas and heavily Republican areas, as well as the more moderate areas in between.
