Politics & Government

Marion Votes Santorum

How did the Marion Caucus sites perform? Which candidate did Marion go for?

 

If Marion decided Tuesday's Iowa Caucus, Rick Santorum would have been congratulated as the winner.

During the caucus, 1,739 out of 34,768 Marion residents cast their ballot in Marion, which amounts to a turn-out rate of a little over of five percent.

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If you are surprised/excited/happy/angry, remember, even though those who caucused did pick Santorum, only 5 percent of you went out an caucuased. So that is hardly representative of Marion on the whole, but it is still an interesting statistical point.

And for the 95 percent of you that didn't caucus, don't feel guilty — I didn't either.

Find out what's happening in Marionwith free, real-time updates from Patch.

Here's the breakdown by candidate.

  • Rick Santorum: 567 votes, 33 percent

  • Ron Paul: 326 votes, 19 percent

  • Mitt Romney: 228 votes, 13 percent

  • Michele Bachmann: 117 votes, 7 percent

  • Newt Gingrich: 159 votes, 9 percent

  • Jon Huntsman: 5 votes, .3 percent

  • Want to compare how Marion voted with the state?

    • Mitt Romney, 30,015, 24.6 percent

  • Rick Santorum, 30,007, 24.5 percent

  • Ron Paul, 26,219, 21.4 percent

  • Newt Gingrich, 16,251, 13.3 percent

  • Rick Perry, 12,604, 10.3 percent

  • Michele Bachmann, 6,073 percent

  • Jon Huntsman, 745, 0.6 percent


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