See main article: 2000 Democratic Party presidential primaries.
| Election Name: | 2000 Iowa Democratic presidential caucuses |
| Country: | Iowa |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1992 Iowa Democratic presidential caucuses |
| Previous Year: | 1992 |
| Next Election: | 2004 Iowa Democratic presidential caucuses |
| Next Year: | 2004 |
| Election Date: | January 24th, 2000 |
| Elected Members: | NH |
| Votes For Election: | 57 Democratic National Convention delegates (47 pledged; 10 unpledged) The number of pledged delegates won is determined by the number of state delegate equivalents (SDEs) won |
| 2Blank: | Percentage (of SDEs) |
| Candidate1: | Al Gore |
| Color1: | 3333FF |
| Home State1: | Tennessee |
| Delegate Count1: | 29 |
| 1Data1: | 1,257 |
| 2Data1: | 62.85% |
| Candidate2: | Bill Bradley |
| Color2: | FA8320 |
| Home State2: | New Jersey |
| Delegate Count2: | 18 |
| 1Data2: | 732 |
| 2Data2: | 36.60% |
| Map Size: | 260px |
The 2000 Iowa Democratic presidential caucuses occurred on January 24, and was the state caucuses of the Iowa Democratic Party. It was the first election for the Democrats of the 2000 presidential election.
Vice President Al Gore was seen as the frontrunner for the nomination. Bill Bradley was seen as a non-threat. Al Gore campaigned in Des Moines, Iowa in May 1999. Bradley, knowing he was the outsider, campaigned tirelessly. Gore successfully painted Bradley as aloof and indifferent to the plight of farmers in rural America. The Vice President received the endorsement from the Governor of Iowa Tom Vilsack and Senator Tom Harkin and had a tremendous lead over Senator Bradley. But a devastating loss for the Gore camp was when Bradley got the endorsement of the Des Moines Register. Bradley started to gain momentum and the race become closer. A week before the caucus polls had it 40% to 49% in Gore’s favor. On January 23, 2000, a day before the primary polls had Al Gore winning by 2 or 3 points.
Caucus date: January 24, 2000
National pledged delegates determined: 47 (of 57)
| 2000 Iowa Democratic presidential caucus results | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes (State Delegate Equivalents) | Percentage | Pledged National Delegates | ||
| Democratic | Al Gore | 1,257 | 62.85% | 29 | ||
| Democratic | Bill Bradley | 732 | 36.60% | 18 | ||
| Democratic | Uncommitted | 11 | 0.55% | 0 | ||
| Democratic | Unallocated | 0 | 0.0% | 10 | ||
| Totals | 2,000 | 100.00% | 47 | |||
| Voter turnout | % | — | ||||