• Live updates: New Hampshire primary 2024

    Live updates: New Hampshire primary 2024

    Jan 23, 2024 02:34 PM EST

    WASHINGTON — The Associated Press declared Trump the winner based on an analysis of initial vote returns as well as the results of AP VoteCast, a survey of Republican primary voters. Both indicated Trump was running ahead of Haley by an insurmountable margin. Initial results from more than 25 townships showed ...

  • Haley hopes to beat Trump in New Hampshire, but faces an uphill battle

    Haley hopes to beat Trump in New Hampshire, but faces an uphill battle

    Jan 22, 2024 06:23 PM EST

    ... Trump Republicans had said they wanted. But some evidence suggests Trump could be better positioned to capitalize on DeSantis’ exit than Haley. According to AP VoteCast, DeSantis supporters in Iowa overwhelmingly described themselves as conservative and Trump outperformed Haley 53% to 13% among that group. DeSantis immediately endorsed Trump upon ...

  • Republican strategist discusses Trump's grip on GOP after Iowa win

    Republican strategist discusses Trump's grip on GOP after Iowa win

    Jan 16, 2024 11:55 PM EST

    ... s what they said. They declared Trump the winner of the caucuses based on both an analysis of early returns, as well as their AP VoteCast, which is a survey of voters who planned to caucus. Both, they say, showed Trump with an insurmountable lead. Kevin, they make these calls ...

  • Next Republican debate canceled after Haley says she'll only participate if Trump does

    Next Republican debate canceled after Haley says she'll only participate if Trump does

    Jan 16, 2024 10:29 PM EST

    ... always knew that would be contingent on the candidates and the outcome of the race,” ABC News spokesperson Van Scott said in a statement. AP VOTECAST: Most Trump supporters in Iowa caucuses say they knew they’d support him all along Haley's decision also casts doubt on another New ...

  • Why AP quickly called Iowa for Trump

    Why AP quickly called Iowa for Trump

    Jan 16, 2024 05:17 AM EST

    ... Iowa Republican caucuses. The Associated Press declared the former president the winner based on an analysis of initial returns as well as results of AP VoteCast, a survey of voters who planned to caucus on Monday night. Both showed Trump with an insurmountable lead. LIVE RESULTS: Iowa Republican Caucuses Initial ...

  • Here are the key takeaways from the 2024 Iowa caucuses

    Here are the key takeaways from the 2024 Iowa caucuses

    Jan 16, 2024 02:59 AM EST

    ... him. The education divide More than half of Haley’s voters had at least a college degree and roughly half of DeSantis’ did, according to VoteCast. But only about 2 in 10 of Trump’s did. Education has been a major dividing line among white voters during the Trump era ...

  • Trump called winner of Iowa caucuses as DeSantis edges Haley for second place

    Trump called winner of Iowa caucuses as DeSantis edges Haley for second place

    Jan 16, 2024 01:39 AM EST

    Trump showed significant strength among Iowa's urban, small-town and rural communities, according to AP VoteCast. He also performed well with evangelical Christians and those without a college degree. And a majority of caucusgoers said that they identify with Trump’s “Make America Great Again” movement. One relative weakness ...

  • Live updates: The 2024 Republican Iowa caucuses

    Live updates: The 2024 Republican Iowa caucuses

    Jan 15, 2024 11:26 PM EST

    ... VoteCast also shows Trump with sizable leads among both men and women, as well as every age group and geographic regions throughout the state. AP VoteCast is a survey conducted by the AP-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research of more than 1,500 voters who said they planned to ...

  • What to expect in the 2024 Iowa caucuses

    What to expect in the 2024 Iowa caucuses

    Jan 12, 2024 11:39 PM EST

    ... GOP caucus on Monday night. Instead, AP will review returns from caucus sites across Iowa and declare a winner only after those results, along with VoteCast and other evidence, make it unquestionably clear who has won. Severe weather and its impact on voter turnout may be a wildcard in the ...

  • Election officials prepare for a range of threats in 2024, from hostile countries to conspiracy theorists

    Election officials prepare for a range of threats in 2024, from hostile countries to conspiracy theorists

    Dec 28, 2023 09:52 PM EST

    ... Improvements since the 2016 election, in which Trump beat Democrat Hillary Clinton, include replacing outdated and vulnerable voting machines that lacked paper records of every vote cast. In 2020, an estimated 93 percent of ballots cast nationwide produced a paper record, up from 82 percent four years earlier. After 2016 ...