President election in the US begin with Iowa Caucuses.

 The caucuses are part of a four-stage election of state delegates to send to the national convention of each party. These delegates then officially nominate their national candidate. The caucuses are held in 10 US states (out of 50) — Iowa, Alaska, Colorado, Hawaii, Kansas, Maine, Minnesota, Nevada, North Dakota and Wyoming. In the remaining 40 states, primaries, a statewide process in which voters cast secret ballots, are used.

The Iowa caucus marked the start of the US presidential race. It’s the first time that voters got to have a say in the electioneering process of their parties. Registered voters physically assembled in 1,681 precincts, including churches, libraries and other smaller venues, across the state.

Republican Ted Cruz, the maverick Texas senator, used his formidable ground game to beat the bombastic property tycoon Donald Trump into second place in the Republican race, with Mark Rubio still in the third place.

Hilary Clinton on the other hand was paused to the limit when she had to satisfy herself with a tie with Bernie Sanders.