caucusgoers
Party meeting attendees
Caucusgoers are people who attend a political caucus—a local meeting where party members gather to select candidates or delegates.
The term appears mainly during U.S. presidential primary season, when Iowa caucusgoers receive outsized attention as the first voters in the nominating process: Caucusgoers braved subzero temperatures to cast their votes.
Great Plains farming state
- NevadaSilver State out west
- precinctAdministrative jurisdiction zone
- realignmentAdjusting relative positions
- viabilityCapacity to succeed
threshold · speeches · persuasion · deliberation · allocation · apportionment · platform · resolutions
Those who cast ballots
- attendeesPeople at an event
- delegatesChosen representatives or assigns
- supportersPeople who back something
- participantsThose actively involved
precinct · turnout · registration · eligibility · first-time · undecided · committed · realignment
Left-wing American party
- RepublicansConservative American party members
- primariesIntraparty nomination contests
- endorsementsFormal declarations of support
- campaignsOrganized efforts toward goals
candidates · frontrunner · nominee · electability · platforms · partisanship · independents · moderates
People working for causes
- volunteersUnpaid willing workers
- neighborsThose dwelling nearby
- communityCollective of connected people
- localOf this area
door-to-door · canvassing · organizing · engagement · outreach · mobilization · enthusiasm · dedication
Iowa
Great Plains farming state
- NevadaSilver State out west
- precinctAdministrative jurisdiction zone
- realignmentAdjusting relative positions
viability · threshold · speeches · persuasion · deliberation · allocation · apportionment · platform · resolutions · preferences
voters
Those who cast ballots
- attendeesPeople at an event
- delegatesChosen representatives or assigns
- supportersPeople who back something
participants · precinct · turnout · registration · eligibility · first-time · undecided · committed · realignment · viability
Democrats
Left-wing American party
- RepublicansConservative American party members
- primariesIntraparty nomination contests
- endorsementsFormal declarations of support
campaigns · candidates · frontrunner · nominee · electability · platforms · partisanship · independents · moderates · progressives
activists
People working for causes
- volunteersUnpaid willing workers
- neighborsThose dwelling nearby
- communityCollective of connected people
local · door-to-door · canvassing · organizing · engagement · outreach · mobilization · enthusiasm · dedication · commitment
caucusgoersprimary voters
Electorate choosing party nominees
mail-in voters · absentee voters · poll voters · early voters