Republican primaries kick off in Iowa

Former President Donald Trump looks set to open the primaries for the Republican nomination with a big win in the Iowa caucus
 
                    IOWA POLL AVERAGE
Donald Trump
52.6%

Nikki Haley
17.0%

Ron DeSantis
15.6%

Vivek Ramaswamy
6.8%

Asa Hutchinson
0.3%
     
IOWA DELEGATES
Ramaswamy 3
Haley 7 
DeSantis 6
Undeclared 3
Trump 21
Total delegates 40

Iowa caucus allocates delegates proportionally between candidates
  
NATIONAL DISTRIBUTION OF DELEGATES
AK  WA MT ND
OR ID WY SD MN
MI NY VT NH ME RI
NV IA WI UT CO NE MO
PA CANMKS KYVADCMD
IN OK TN NC NJ DE
OH WV IL AZ MP TX AR 
LA AL GA SC FL HI
AS GU PR VI MS MA CT
  
Estimated 2,429 delegates nationally

Super Tuesday (Mar 2) and earlier 

Clear majority, threshold 1,215, needed to win nomination on first ballot 

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