"Mark your calendars: Iowa Republican caucus scheduled for Jan. 15, 2024"
The Iowa Republican Party has scheduled the first-in-the-nation Iowa caucuses for January 15, 2024, about three weeks earlier than the past two primary cycles. This decision, combined with Democrats' efforts to rearrange their early-state order, means that the New Hampshire primary will likely be held on January 23, eight days after the Iowa caucuses. However, this could leave a significant gap between Iowa and New Hampshire for the Republican presidential nomination race. The state GOP in South Carolina has set its primary date for February 24, and Nevada's plans have not been finalized yet. Iowa's state Democratic Party intends to hold its caucuses on the same day as the Republicans, despite potential non-compliance with the Democratic National Committee's delegate rules.