Viewer's Guide to the Iowa Caucuses

VOTE 2012 -- January 3, 2012 at 1:44 PM EDT

Viewer's Guide to the Iowa Caucuses

Former Massachusetts Gov. and Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney greets supporters during a campaign rally; Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

Mitt Romney greets supporters during a rally Monday at the Weber Paper Company in Dubuque, Iowa. Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images.

On Tuesday evening, Iowa's Republicans will gather at 1,774 precincts to select their choice to be the GOP's presidential nominee.

Join the PBS NewsHour live online and on air as we report on the results from the caucuses -- and what they mean for the race for the Republican nomination.

Watch the PBS NewsHour live from 6 to 7 p.m. ET, the West Coast edition from 9 to 10 p.m. ET and a results special from 11 to 11:30 p.m. ET -- here or on your local station's website.

See the links below for what to watch for and how to follow along tonight:

Follow live results in our Vote 2012 map center .
Gwen Ifill shares the five things to watch for in the Iowa results.
Catch up on all of the candidates' views with this series of NewsHour interviews.
Follow the PBS NewsHour's politics team on Twitter as they tweet from Iowa.
'Snap' the most interesting parts of PBS NewsHour's special to share with others. Hari Sreenivasan explains how here.
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