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Things to Know About Delegates at Stake in Iowa Caucuses
DEMOCRATS HAVE 44 DELEGATES AT STAKE
Iowa Democrats award delegates proportionally, based on the statewide vote as well as the vote in individual congressional districts.
Candidates must get at least 15 percent of the statewide vote to win any statewide delegates. They must win at least 15 percent of the vote in individual congressional districts to win the delegates allocated to those districts.
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DO DELEGATES HAVE TO SUPPORT THE CANDIDATE WHO WINS THEM?
For Democrats, Monday's caucuses are the first step of a multi-step process of winning delegates to the party's national convention. The final step of the process is the state party convention in June.
The Associated Press will allocate national convention delegates based on the results of Monday's caucuses. If the Democratic nomination is still in doubt when Iowa Democrats meet at their state convention, AP will update the delegate totals after that.
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory/things-delegates-stake-iowa-caucuses-36634904
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