Here are the official Iowa Caucus rules for assigning delegates. Read them and weep.
And ask yourself why this incredibly complicated system is still hung onto anywhere.
Here's a snippet from the rules -- STEP 6.
And remember -- it is usually party volunteers who are trying to figure all this out, many for the first time.
PS. I didn't insert exclamation points or frowning faces -- though the rules deserved them. That was the computer.
http://iowademocrats.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/IDP-Caucus-Math-One-Pager.pdf
Step 6: After rounding, total up the delegates awarded to each preference group and compare that number to the total number of delegates assigned to be elected at the precinct.
•! If the numbers match, move on to election of delegates.
•! If the total number of delegates is FEWER than the number to be elected, an additional delegate will be awarded to the
group(s) with the highest decimal below 0.5.
•! If the total number of delegates is GREATER than the number to be elected, a delegate will be subtracted from the
preference group(s) with the lowest decimal above 0.5. Note: a group cannot lose its only delegate.
Example: Precinct Alpha is to elect a total of 7 delegates. There are 100 eligible caucus attendees at the precinct. Five viable preference groups form. Group A has 20 members; group B has 18 members; group C has 27 members; group D has 19 members and Group E has 16 members. Here is how the delegates would be awarded:
Original
•! GroupA
20x7)÷ 100=1.40 roundto1
•! GroupB 18x7)÷ 100=1.26 roundto1
•! GroupC 27x7)÷ 100=1.89 roundto2
•! GroupD 19x7)÷ 100=1.33 roundto1
•! GroupE 16x7)÷ 100=1.12 roundto1
•! TOTAL = 6*
Adjusted
•! GroupA 20x7)÷ 100=1.40 roundto2* •! GroupB 18x7)÷ 100=1.26 roundto1 •! GroupC 27x7)÷ 100=1.89 roundto2 •! GroupD 19x7)÷ 100=1.33 roundto1 •! GroupE 16x7)÷ 100=1.12 roundto1 •! TOTAL = 7
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