The Des Moines Register

Results of a new Des Moines Register/CNN/Mediacom Iowa Poll on Democratic presidential candidates will be released online at 7 p.m. CST Saturday.

The poll, which will be published at DesMoinesRegister.com, asks likely Democratic Iowa caucusgoers their top choice for president among 23 potential candidates for their party’s nomination. Results will be aired by CNN, posted at CNN.com Saturday night and appear in the Des Moines Sunday Register.

The Iowa Poll will also test likely Democratic caucusgoers’ opinions on a range of issues, from free tuition plans to potential impeachment of President Donald Trump to restoration of voting rights for felons. In the coming days, the Register and CNN will also release results on which issues are non-negotiable for caucus attendees, which traits voters find desirable in a candidate and what likely Democratic caucus participants think of the size of the candidate field.

The Iowa Poll, a Register exclusive since 1943, is a closely watched indicator of candidate strength in the first-in-the-nation caucus state. This year, the poll results also will be used by the Democratic National Committee as a factor in whether the candidates will be included in nationally televised Democratic presidential debates.

Selzer & Co., an Iowa polling firm rated highly by political insiders and the FiveThirtyEight blog, conducts the Iowa Poll.

The Iowa caucuses are scheduled for Feb. 3, 2020.

The Register and CNN have joint control over deciding poll questions, when results are released and related content. Their partnership is also in collaboration with Mediacom, the largest cable company in Iowa and the nation’s fifth-largest cable company based on video customers.

You can see results from past Iowa Polls at DesMoinesRegister.com/IowaPoll.

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