Where do I caucus? How to find Democratic caucus locations, what to expect this year
The Iowa Democratic Party has released a list of caucus sites for party business to be conducted on Caucus Day on Jan. 15.
Presidential preference selections, however, will still be done by mail.
There's a two-part system for finding where you need to be at 7 p.m. caucus night:
- First, find your regular voting precinct at the Iowa Secretary of State's website.
- Then, find your caucus site on the Iowa Democratic Party's website.
Your caucus site's location will be listed under your county and your precinct. For example, a person who lives in the 035 DES MOINES 35 precinct will scroll to the precinct entry and learn that they will caucus in the Meredith Middle School cafeteria.
The list will continue to be updated between now and Caucus Day.
More:Everything you need to know about the Iowa caucuses ahead of the 2024 presidential race
How does the Democratic Party caucus work?
Democrats will not be choosing a presidential candidate in-person on Jan. 15. Instead, they will be conducting party business, including electing delegates and alternate delegates to county conventions, electing county central committee members and submitting platform resolutions for county conventions.
In an effort to simplify their process and make it more inclusive, Iowa Democrats have moved to an entirely mail-in system of casting their presidential preferences. Iowa Democrats can request an absentee presidential preference card, which functions like a ballot, that they can fill out and return to the state party until March 5, when results will be announced.
The last day to submit a request for a preference card is Feb. 19. Cards can be requested online at iowademocrats.org/caucus.
Where do Iowa Republicans caucus?
Information on Republican caucus sites:Where do I caucus? Republicans release Iowa Caucus sites for presidential nominations