Dnc Primary Calendar. Iowa, which has caucuses not a primary, and new hampshire were alone at the front of the line until the 2008 election cycle, when the dnc allowed south carolina and nevada to jump into. The dnc advanced a plan to reorder the early voting states in their primary calendar, putting south carolina first, jettisoning iowa and demoting new hampshire.
The plan, which was supported by president joe biden, makes south carolina the first state on the presidential primary calendar on feb. The democratic party decided to shake up its primary election calendar, making south carolina the first state to vote in the primary presidential election.