New Iowa Poll to be released Saturday, will show how presidential candidates are faring in first-in-the-nation caucus state

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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 caucusgoers their top choice for president among 17 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 caucusgoers’ opinions on where they think the candidates fall on the ideological spectrum and whether their minds are made made up on their choices, among other issues.

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.

In subsequent days, the Register will release polling information reflecting opinions of registered Republicans on President Donald Trump and other party leaders as well as Iowans’ opinions on the impeachment inquiry.

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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