How the 2016 Minnesota Caucuses Worked

[MineralMan]

4. Yes, except that Iowa has two gatherings of attendees,

eliminating the candidates who don't get enough caucus-goers to select a delegate. In the past, that second gathering is the only one officially counted for the record.

Minnesota held a single straw vote and that vote is recorded. Non-viable candidates are simply eliminated and state convention delegate selection is done proportionally, based on the ballot count numbers, later at the congressional district convention. I've been a delegate to that convention, as well, and have even been a state delegate once.