<P> Since the 1970s, states have held increasingly early primaries to maximize their leverage (see Front - loading and compression below). In reaction to these moves, both the Democratic and Republican National Committees imposed a timing tier system of scheduling rules, stripping states of delegates if they move their primaries early, such as the case in both the Florida Democratic primary and the Florida Republican primary in 2008 . </P> <P> The election dates for 2016, up to and including Super Tuesday are as follows: </P> <Ul> <Li> February 1: Iowa caucus (both parties) </Li> <Li> February 9: New Hampshire primary (both parties) </Li> <Li> February 20: Nevada Democratic caucuses and South Carolina Republican primary </Li> <Li> February 23: Nevada Republican caucuses </Li> <Li> February 27: South Carolina Democratic primary </Li> <Li> March 1: Super Tuesday: Primaries / caucuses for both parties in several states </Li> </Ul> <Li> February 1: Iowa caucus (both parties) </Li>

Where is the first caucus held for each presidential campaign