More evidence of how Obama's victory in the Iowa Democratic caucuses was propelled by younger voters, provided by CQ Politics' senior reporter Greg Giroux. Obama won nine of the 10 Iowa counties with the lowest median age. They include Story and Johnson counties, which are home, respectively, to Iowa State University in Ames and the University of Iowa in Iowa City. Also on the list is Polk County, which includes the state capital of Des Moines and is the most populous jurisdiction in Iowa.
The exception was Woodbury County, which includes Sioux City on Iowa's western border: Clinton won there.
Second-place finisher John Edwards had strong appeal at the other end of the age spectrum. Of the 10 counties with the highest median age, Edwards won five and Obama and Clinton won two apiece. Clinton and Obama tied in one of the 10 counties.
Overall, Obama won the highest share of projected state convention delegates in 41 of Iowa's 99 counties. Edwards finished first in 29 counties and Clinton won 25 counties. Edwards and Clinton tied for first in three counties, and Obama and Clinton tied for first in one county.
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