Early data from the NBCNews Entrance Poll: By decisive margin, voters attending IowaCaucuses on Monday night prefer a nominee who is more likely to win in November vs. someone who shares their positions on key issues.
The early data pointed to a generational divide as voters under 30 said they supported Sanders while voters aged 65 and over said they favored Joe Biden.
The entrance poll found Sanders capturing the support of roughly half of caucusgoers — 51 percent — aged 17-29, Buttigieg, Warren and Biden trailing well behind.But among seniors, the early story was nearly the exact opposite: Biden was supported by nearly 4 in 10 participants — 37 percent — aged 65 and over, followed by Buttigieg, Warren and Sanders.
Health care led the list of issues that mattered most to Iowa Democrats participating in the caucuses, with about 4 in 10 caucusgoers naming it as the most important policy matter on their minds when they decided whom to support. Three other issues — climate change, income inequality and foreign policy — all trailed far behind health care.
Self-described liberals made up nearly 7 in 10 of those participating in the caucuses Monday, according to the early data. That is about the same as four years ago, but a big leap from the previous contested Democratic caucuses in 2008, when liberals made up just 54 percent of Democrats who showed up.
Monday's caucuses saw an uptick in late-deciding Democrats from 2016. About one-third of those participating said they waited until the last few days to make up their mind about whom to support, according to early data. That marks a substantial jump from four years ago, when just 16 percent of caucusgoers said they waited until this late to decide.
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