Hillary Clinton wins Democratic caucus in Iowa

Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders are neck in neck on the democratic side, while Ted Cruz pulled ahead of Donald Trump.

“There has never been a successful republican leaving Iowa to really make it a successful run here in New Hampshire”, noted Spradling.

Clinton said she had breathed “a big sigh of relief” Monday night in Iowa, but the first round has been tougher than expected for the former first lady.

Once the last precincts reported in the early hours of Tuesday, Mrs Clinton had 49.9 per cent to Mr Sanders’s 49.5 per cent.

Republicans also celebrated the historic nature of their caucuses. Sanders enters the primary with a double-digit lead over Clinton in the polls in a state that Clinton won in the 2008 primary.

However, when asked by NBC News what draws them to the candidate, voters across the US frequently bring up how much they appreciate and support Trump’s decision to self-fund. Some of the rest may join him, wait until after New Hampshire, or even stay in longer, but their realistic chances are over. Donald Trump (24 percent) finished a humbling second, while Marco Rubio (23 percent) gained praise for his strong third place finish.

Trump vowed to keep up his fight, telling cheering supporters that “we will go on to easily beat Hillary or Bernie or whoever the hell they throw up”.

Meanwhile, during his remarks in Keene to an audience of over 1,100, Sanders, who calls himself a democratic socialist, said to cheers was “perhaps the most progressive member of the United States Senate”.

Sanders said that the tremendous support he gained from Iowa just means that more people are sending a message to the political, economic and media establishments.

“Because I was told I could not do well in Iowa, I spent very little there – a fraction of Cruz & Rubio”, he tweeted, describing his finish as “a strong second” and “great honor”.

Sanders is leading Clinton in New Hampshire right now, which is the next state to vote.

It takes 2,382 delegates to win the Democratic nomination for president.

The former secretary of state received 700.59 state delegate equivalents, while the senator nabbed 696.82 delegates and former Gov. Martin O’Malley was awarded 7.61, according to the Iowa Democratic Party.