These are the topline results of a YouGov/Huffington Post survey of 1000 US adults interviewed January 25-27, 2016 on the impact of Iowa. The margin of error is 4.4%.
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Do you think voters in states like Iowa and New Hampshire have too much influence on who wins the party nominations for president, not enough influence, or about the right amount of influence on who wins the party nominations for president?
Too much influence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43%
Not enough influence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5%
About the right amount of influence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27%
Not sure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25%
In terms of representing the country, do you think that Iowa is a good place or a bad place to begin selecting the next president?
A good place . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27%
A bad place . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23%
Not sure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50%
If Bernie Sanders wins the Iowa Democratic caucus, do you think that would be:
A temporary victory for his campaign . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35%
A sign that he is a serious challenger to win the Democratic nomination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44%
Not sure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21%
If Hillary Clinton loses the Iowa Democratic caucus, do you think that would be:
A temporary setback for her campaign . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37%
A sign that her campaign is in serious trouble . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45%
Not sure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18%
If Donald Trump wins the Iowa Republican caucus, do you think that would be:
A temporary victory for his campaign . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29%
A sign that he is a serious challenger to win the Republican nomination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52%
Not sure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19%
