The Iowa caucuses officially kick off the 2020 Democratic primary elections tonight. Here's what to expect

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• Iowa voters will officially kick off the 2020 Democratic primary races with tonight's caucuses. 
• Iowa is a relatively small state that allocates just 1% of the delegates candidates earn on their way to the nomination.
• Still, it holds disproportionate significance in the process as it's the first state to cast its ballots for the presidential nomination.
• The eventual Democratic nominee won the Iowa caucuses in six out of the past eight competitive Democratic presidential primaries.
• Sen. Bernie Sanders holds a narrow lead in the primary polling, but anything is possible. 
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Iowa, the first state to hold an election in the Democratic primary, casts its ballots tonight. At 7 p.m. central time — or 8 p.m. Eastern — Iowans will gather at a local space in their election precinct and hold a caucus.

This is a complex, collaborative process, and you can read more about it below, as it's unlike any election most Americans have taken a part in. 

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