GOP -— From 1976-2012, 6 of 10 GOP Iowa winners have won the nomination. Of those, 3 have won the General Election (Clinton 1996, Obama 2008, Obama 2012).
Dem -— From 1972-2012, 7 of 11 Dem Iowa winners have won the nomination. Of those, 3 have won the General Election (Reagan 1984, Bush 2000, Bush 2004).
LOLOLOLOLOLOL!!!
You’ve flipped the winners & party IDs.
Bush in 04, and Reagan in 84 are running for 2nd terms, and running unopposed. Those dont count. Even 76 (Ford) almost doesn’t count because he was a sitting president.
So it seems like 2000 is the only example.