Hillary Clinton secures narrow win in Iowa

Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders has not conceded and the state Democratic Party has not responded to AP’s questions about whether they intend to do a recount of the caucus reports of candidate support. Young voters overwhelmingly backed Sanders.

Up next for Clinton and Sanders is the New Hampshire primary, the second contest on the road to the presidential nomination.

He added: “Iowa has sent a note that the next President will not be chosen by the media”.

Before the official call, Clinton touted the narrow margin as a win, while Sanders said the near tie was a victory over traditional political establishments.

Cruz’s win and Rubio’s strong showing could dent the momentum for Trump, whose candidacy has alarmed the Republican establishment and been marked by controversies ranging from his calls to ban Muslims temporarily from entering the U.S. to promising to build a wall on the USMexican border.

Cruz’s victory in the Iowa means he’ll collect eight delegates to the Republican National Convention. Ted Cruz and Donald Trump in Monday’s Iowa caucus was a big boost for the Florida senator, who now heads to New Hampshire for next week’s first-in-the-nation primary. In CNN’s most recent poll, Trump has a 25 point lead over Cruz in New Hampshire.

Ted Cruz kicked off his New Hampshire swing with a high energy event in Windham, New Hampshire.

If anything, the final tally – 28 per cent to Mr Cruz, 24 per cent to Mr Trump and 23 per cent to Florida Senator Marco Rubio – would probably do the most for Mr Rubio as he consolidated his position as the leading establishment candidate.

Despite the disappointment, Trump still took to the stage to thank his supporters.

“We will go on to get the Republican nomination, and we will go on to easily beat Hillary or Bernie or whoever the hell they throw up there”, Trump said.

“I will be our nominee because of what you have done here in this great state”, Rubio said Monday night, pledging to “unify this party and the conservative movement”.

“It’s hard there”, he said. “It was a jump ball and I’m glad it came down on our side of the coin”. But her team embraced the result as a significant win given her previous troubles in the state – she came in third place in the 2008 caucuses – and Sanders’ popularity with many liberals here. She said she’s now won and lost in Iowa and “it’s a lot better to win”.

Mrs Clinton managed just four more votes, or 49.9% to 49.6%, giving the former Secretary of State 22 delegates to Mr Sanders’ 21.