Donald Trump's majority win in Monday night's Iowa Reopublican presidential caucuses was driven by rural and small-city caucus-goers, who have him 57 percent of their votes compared to 47 percent of those in cities and suburbs, according to the entrance poll for news organizations. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, the second-place finisher, did best in suburbs, getting 27 percent; former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley, who finished a close third, did best in cities, with 27 percent.
Other findings in the poll reflected Trump's rural dominance. He got 55 percent of white evangelicals, 63 percent of those with no college degree, and 74 percent of those who had never been to college.
Presidential campaigning in Iowa has traditionally been about "championing policies aimed at helping the state’s farm-driven economy. But this year, the Republicans seeking their party’s presidential nomination have largely avoided over-the-top pandering to local priorities — and any such attempts appear not to be as effective as in the past, report Anjali Huynh and Kellen Browning of The New York Times. The main reason is "Trump, who has run in the style of an incumbent, has dominated the state while barely setting foot in it. Though he refers to Iowa farmers in his speeches and talks about how he has poured money into the state, Mr. Trump has eschewed the classic retail politicking that is a mainstay of the caucuses in favor of larger rallies while focusing his message more on national issues. . . . Local issues have instead served more as a differentiator among the candidates competing for second place, rather than part of a winning strategy."
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