Polls, Observers Say Haley Got Boost From ‘Crossover’ Democrats In GOP’s Iowa Caucus

Published on January 17, 2024

DES MOINES, Iowa—Nikki Haley was in the air and headed for New Hampshire before all Iowa caucuses had reported results Jan.15, leaving behind a third-place finish and speculation about how many of the nearly 21,100 votes she received statewide were cast by Democrats playing “Republican for a day.” Former President Donald Trump cruised to a dominant win in the first presidential preference vote of the 2024 election cycle, garnering 56,260, or 51 percent, of the 110,300 votes by Iowans registered as Republicans in the one-day, in-person, paper ballot election. Mr. Trump won the GOP vote in 98 of Iowa’s 99 counties. While Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis finished a distant second with 23,420 votes, or 21.2 percent, edging past Ms. Haley by 1.1 percent, she was the only other candidate not named Trump to win a county....

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