This year looks different, though because Democrats have moved their first votes to other states, and because a single candidate so dominates the Republican field.
Though primaries and caucuses are often lumped together, they are not the same. Primaries operate the way most elections do: Voters cast ballots privately through early-voting or mail-in options, or at a polling site on Election Day. Caucuses, by contrast, require voters to attend at a specific hour and discuss their preferences publicly.
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