Iowa is small, white and Republican. Why is it the epicenter of the 2020 Democratic race? by info@share.sv | Jul 18, 2019 | Political Iowa is small, white and Republican. Why is it the epicenter of the 2020 Democratic race? Iowa doesn’t reflect America, but it will have 3,000 candidate events by its Feb. 3 caucuses. Democrats know a bad loss could end their campaigns.