2008 United States presidential election in Iowa

Template:Short description Template:Use American English Template:Use mdy dates Template:ElectionsIA The 2008 United States presidential election in Iowa took place on November 4, 2008, as part of the 2008 United States presidential election. Voters chose seven representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

Iowa was won by the Democratic nominee, Senator Barack Obama of Illinois, by a 9.54% margin of victory. Obama took 53.93% of the vote while his Republican opponent, Senator John McCain of Arizona, took 44.39%. Prior to the election, all 16 organizations considered this a state Obama would win, or otherwise considered it a safe blue state. In 2004, Republican George W. Bush very narrowly won Iowa in his reelection bid, although prior to that, the state had gone Democratic for four consecutive presidential elections. A Midwestern state where agriculture plays a critical role in the daily lives of its citizens, Iowa is nevertheless an independent state. However, due to Obama's popularity from the Iowa caucuses, the nationwide backlash against the Bush administration, and the poor state of the economy, the state easily fell into the Democratic column later in the election cycle. Obama's 828,940 votes are the most received by a Democratic presidential candidate in the state's history.

As of the 2024 presidential electionTemplate:Dated maintenance category (articles), this is the last election in which Adams County, Audubon County, Benton County, Carroll County, Crawford County, Delaware County, Emmet County, Franklin County, Greene County, Hamilton County, Hardin County, Iowa County, Kossuth County, Palo Alto County, Warren County, and Winnebago County voted for the Democratic candidate. This was also the last time a majority of Iowa's counties went to the Democratic presidential candidate.

Caucuses

The 2008 Iowa caucuses took place on January 3, 2008. They are an unofficial primary, with the delegates to the state convention selected proportionally via a straw poll. The Iowa caucuses mark the traditional formal start of the delegate selection process for the 2008 United States presidential election. It was the first election of the 2008 presidential election. Also referred to as "the First in the Nation Caucus," it was the first election of the primary season on both the Democratic and Republican sides.

Democratic caucuses

Of the eight major Democratic presidential candidates, then-U.S. Senator Barack Obama of Illinois received the most votes and was ultimately declared the winner of the Iowa Democratic Caucus of 2008, making him the first African American to win the caucus. Former U.S. Senator John Edwards of North Carolina came in second place and then-U.S. Senator Hillary Clinton of New York finished third, though Clinton received more delegates than Edwards. Campaigning had begun as early as two years before the event.

History

The Iowa Caucuses have historically been the first held in the United States. The caucus marked the traditional and formal start of the delegate selection process for the 2008 United States presidential election, and the process in which members of the Democratic Party gathered to make policy decisions.

Iowa state law mandates that its caucus must be held at least eight days before any other meeting, caucus, or primary for the presidential nominating process. Therefore, the Iowa Caucuses have always been traditionally the leading state in the nominating process. Not only did controversy brew between the candidates, but the caucuses themselves drew a large amount of media attention. The decisions of the Iowans often affect the rest of the campaign season. Barack Obama's victory in Iowa helped establish him as one of the Democratic frontrunners of 2008 and was a first step toward his eventual nomination.

Process

The caucuses followed the regular procedures of the Democratic Party process. Any voter who was a registered Democrat and a resident of Iowa was eligible to participate in the event. Individuals could have chosen to register or change their party affiliation at the door. It was estimated that 60 percent of the caucusgoers would have attended the caucuses for the first time. All of the caucusgoers met in public buildings or schools in their respective precincts and divided themselves into groups; each group represented a candidate. The voting was done publicly (viva voce). To be viable, each preference group/candidate must have had at least 15 percent of the caucusgoers' votes. If a candidate received less than 15 percent of the caucusgoers' votes, then the supporters of that non-viable candidate had 30 minutes to join a viable candidate's group, join another non-viable candidate's group to make the candidate viable, join an uncommitted group, or choose not to be counted as a voter.

In Iowa, there were 1,784 precincts for the caucuses. Each viable preference group at each caucus elected a certain number of delegates proportional to the group's size that would represent the candidate at the county conventions. There are 99 counties in Iowa, and their Democratic conventions took place on March 15, 2008. At these conventions, a subset of delegates were chosen to attend the district, then state conventions. At the Iowa Democratic Party State Convention on June 14, 2008, a subset of delegates were chosen to attend the Democratic National Convention held August 25–28, 2008, in Denver, Colorado. As in the precinct caucuses, the pledged delegates to the national convention proportionally represented the candidates compared to the results of the state caucus.

Delegate allocation

The delegate allocation to the Democratic National Convention was as follows: 29 district delegates proportionally represented a candidate's support at each congressional district. The First Congressional District receives six pledged delegates, the Second Congressional District receives seven, the Third Congressional District receives six, the Fourth Congressional District receives six, and the Fifth Congressional District receives four. All of these pledged delegates represent each congressional district independently; they are not affected by the results of the state convention.

At the Iowa Democratic Party State Convention, on the other hand, 16 pledged delegates proportionally represented the candidates' support. Ten of these delegates were designated as at-large, meaning that they represent the entire state as a whole. The other six were referred to as Party Leaders and Elected Officials (PLEO). These may include members of the Democratic National Committee (DNC), members of the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate, the Governor, and former party leaders. Not all of the PLEOs were pledged, but if they were, they would represent the state as a whole along with the at-large delegates. In total, the Democratic presidential candidates were allocated a total of 45 pledged delegates, depending on their support in each district and in the state.

Twelve delegates that did not represent caucus results were sent to the Democratic National Convention; they are referred to as unpledged. Eleven of them are PLEOs, which include six members of the DNC, one U.S. Senator, three U.S. Representatives, and one Governor. Because these unpledged delegates' profiles are usually high-profile elected officials, they are referred to as superdelegates. The other unpledged delegate is an add-on delegate, who is selected at the Iowa Democratic Party State Convention.

While this process lasts for a period of approximately five months, the results of the state caucus are usually predictable by the results of the precincts' caucuses combined. Therefore, the results of the precinct caucuses provide a good measurement of Iowa's delegation to the Democratic National Convention.

Polls

Pre-caucus opinion polling statistics throughout the campaign season.

Pre-caucus opinion polling statistics throughout the campaign season.

Before the caucuses, the Des Moines Register reported that during a poll of 800 likely Democratic caucus goers from December 27 to December 30, 2007, the candidates had the following results:

• Barack Obama – 32%
• Hillary Clinton – 25%
• John Edwards – 24%
• Bill Richardson – 6%
• Joe Biden – 4%
• Christopher Dodd – 2%
• Dennis Kucinich – 1%
• Mike Gravel – 0%
• Not sure/Uncommitted – 6%

The above results have a margin of sampling error of ±3.5 percentage points.

Barack Obama's results in the opinion polls rose from 28% in the Des Moines Register's poll in late November 2007. This was in part a result of a "dramatic influx of first-time caucusgoers, including a sizable bloc of political independents." Hillary Rodham Clinton remained at a constant 25%, while John Edwards was almost unchanged when his ratings increased to 24% from 23% in November. Approximately one-third of likely caucusgoers said that they could have been persuaded to choose a different candidate before the caucuses.

The December results of the Des Moines Register's poll also showed a widened gap between the three-way contest for the lead — Clinton, Edwards, and Obama — and the rest of the Democratic candidates. No other Democrat received more than 6 percent support of caucusgoers.

Thirty percent of the sample population from the Des Moines Register's poll said that a candidate's ability to bring about change in the United States was the most important to them; 27% said that a candidate who would be most successful in unifying the country would have taken priority in their votes. Most caucusgoers also said that Obama was strong in both of these areas. Having the experience and competence to lead was considered the most important aspect of a candidate by 18 percent of the sample population; Hillary Clinton was rated best on this trait. Only 6 percent of the sample population said that being best able to win the general election was the top priority; Clinton, again, was rated best on this trait.

Results

Caucus results

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Iowa Democratic presidential caucuses

  Barack Obama

  John Edwards

  Hillary Clinton

  Tie

Caucus Date: January 3, 2008

National Pledged Delegates Determined: 0 (of 45)

Iowa Democratic Presidential Caucus Results – 2008
Party		Candidate	State Delegates	Percentage	Delegates
	Democratic	Barack Obama	940	37.6%	16
	Democratic	John Edwards	744	29.7%	14
	Democratic	Hillary Clinton	737	29.4%	15
	Democratic	Bill Richardson	53	2.1%	0
	Democratic	Joe Biden	23	0.9%	0
	Democratic	Uncommitted	3	0.2%	0
	Democratic	Christopher Dodd	1	0.0%	0
Totals			2,500	100.00%	45
Voter turnout			%		—

The Iowa Democratic Party does not release vote counts (it releases only the number of delegates to the state convention). Since Hillary Rodham Clinton had the highest delegate strength in Iowa's 5th congressional district (a district allocated four national convention delegates) and received the same amount of national delegates elsewhere, she was projected to receive one more national delegate than Edwards despite receiving fewer projected delegates to the state convention.

The Democratic National Committee gives the 50 states 794 superdelegates. According to a January 4, 2008 poll conducted by the Associated Press, most of the superdelegates were undecided, but 160 had endorsed Clinton, compared to 59 for Obama and 32 for Edwards. Along with the delegates that the candidates secured from Iowa, the numbers were as follows: 175 for Clinton, 75 for Obama, and 46 for Edwards. (To win the Democratic nomination for president, 2,025 delegates are needed.) Thus, Clinton initially retained an overall delegate lead following the Iowa results.

Dennis Kucinich and Barack Obama competed against each other in the Iowa Caucuses, but Kucinich asked that Iowans caucusing for him, should they fail to build a viable preference group on Caucus Night to realign to Barack Obama in the second round. Both had fought for the same priorities including ending the Iraq War, reforming Washington, D.C., and creating a better life for working families. In the 2004 Iowa Democratic Caucuses, Kucinich made a similar announcement in favor of John Edwards. At that caucus, Edwards's aides claimed that this request helped put him in second place. In the 2008 Iowa Caucus, however, Kucinich did not conduct much of a campaign in Iowa. He paid for no organizers nor offices in the state, and he was not invited to the Des Moines Register's debate in December 2007. Mike Gravel didn't conduct an active campaign in Iowa either.

While the 2008 Iowa Caucuses saw a record turnout for both parties, the Democratic caucus drew more than 239,000 voters, almost double the Republican total. Entrance polling indicated that a significant portion of the turnout came from first-time caucus attendees, as well as attendees under the age of 30; two groups of voters that primarily lent their support to Barack Obama. Women, previously expected to largely back Hillary Clinton, split their vote between Clinton and Obama, the latter of whom actually received slightly more support. In the aftermath of the results from the Iowa Caucuses, Chris Dodd and Joe Biden dropped out of the presidential race.

As a result of the Iowa Caucus, Barack Obama received a significant surge of support in the next competition, the New Hampshire Democratic Primary five days after. In New Hampshire pre-primary polls conducted from January 4 to January 6, 2008, Obama enjoyed a 13-point lead over Clinton.

County convention results

Convention Date: March 15, 2008

National Pledged Delegates Determined: 0 (of 45)

Iowa Democratic Presidential County Convention Results – 2008
Party		Candidate	County Delegates	Percentage	National Delegates
	Democratic	Barack Obama	1,299	51.96%	25
	Democratic	Hillary Clinton	802	32.08%	14
	Democratic	John Edwards	388	15.52%	6
	Democratic	Uncommitted	11	0.42%	0
Totals			2,500	100.00%	45
Voter turnout			%		—

District convention results

Convention Date: April 26, 2008

National pledged delegates determined: 29 (of 45)

Iowa Democratic Presidential District Convention Results – 2008
Party		Candidate	District Delegates	Percentage	District Delegates	National Delegates
	Democratic	Barack Obama	16	55.17%	20	28
	Democratic	Hillary Clinton	9	31.03%	9	14
	Democratic	John Edwards	4	13.79%	0	3
Totals			29	100.00%	29	45
Voter turnout				%		—

Analysis

Barack Obama scored a major victory in the Iowa Democratic Caucuses due to a number of factors. According to exit polls, 93 percent of voters in the Iowa Democratic Caucus were Caucasian and 33% voted for Obama, 27 percent for Clinton, and 24 percent for Edwards; 4% of voters were African American and 72% voted for Obama, 16% for Clinton, and 8% for Edwards; 3% represented other races and they went 49% for Obama, 26% for Clinton, 10% for Richardson, and 5% for Edwards. Obama also won young voters ages 17–44 with 52% of the vote compared to 16% for both Clinton and Edwards. Edwards won middle-age voters ages 45–59 with 30% while Obama received 29% and Clinton took in 26% of their support. Clinton did best among elderly voters ages 60 and over with 40% of the vote while Edwards received 27% and Obama took in 19.5% of their support. Obama won self-identified Democrats by a margin of 32-31-23 (Obama-Clinton-Edwards), Independents backed Obama 41-23-17 (Obama-Edwards-Clinton), as well as self-identified Republicans who supported Obama 44-32-10 (Obama-Edwards-Clinton). Obama also won moderates and liberals but Edwards won conservatives. Socioeconomic class was not really a factor in how voters made their decisions, as Obama won all groups of family incomes.

Obama performed best in Eastern Iowa, which is considered to be the more liberal part of the state, and Central Iowa which is considered to be the more moderate part of the state. Clinton performed best in Western Iowa, which is considered to be the most conservative part of the state.

Republican caucuses

Prior to the 2008 caucuses, as in previous election cycles with a competitive presidential race, an unofficial Ames Straw Poll was held, on August 11, 2007. The official one, electing delegates to the state convention, was held on January 3, 2008, the same day as the Democratic contest. In the Ames Straw Poll, Mitt Romney finished first with 32% of the vote. In the January 2008 caucuses, Mike Huckabee finished first with 34% of the vote.

Process

Unlike the Democratic caucus, the Republican Party does not use voting rounds or have minimum requirements for a percent of votes. The Republican version is done with a straw vote of those attending the caucus. This vote is sometimes done by a show of hands or by dividing themselves into groups according to candidate. However, officially it is done with voters receiving a blank piece of paper with no names on it, and the voter writing a name and placing it in a ballot box.

Following the straw poll, delegates are then elected from the remaining participants in the room, as most voters leave once their vote is cast. All delegates are officially considered unbound, but media outlets either apportion delegates proportionally or apportion them in terms of winner-take-all by counties. In precincts that elect only one delegate, the delegate is chosen by majority vote and the vote must be by paper ballot. The state party strongly urges that delegates reflect the results of the preference poll, but there is no obligation that they do so.

The Ames Straw Poll

The 2007 Ames straw poll was held at Iowa State University (Ames)'s Hilton Coliseum on August 11, 2007. This was primarily a fundraising event for the state's Republican Party, and only Iowa residents who paid the $35 price for a ticket were eligible to vote. Tickets were available through the various presidential campaigns and the Iowa Republican Party's headquarters.

In general, the candidates bought large blocks of tickets and gave them out for free to whoever agreed to go and vote for that candidate. The candidates also rented buses to transport voters to Ames.

Mitt Romney finished first with 32% of the vote, followed by Mike Huckabee (18%), Sam Brownback (15%), Tom Tancredo (14%), and Ron Paul (10%). Six other candidates shared the remaining 14% of the vote.

Pre-caucus polls

Pre-caucus opinion polling statistics throughout the campaign season.

Pre-caucus opinion polling statistics throughout the campaign season.

Before the caucuses, the Des Moines Register reported the following results from a poll of 800 likely Republican caucus goers from December 27 to December 30, 2007:

• Mike Huckabee – 32%
• Mitt Romney – 26%
• John McCain – 13%
• Fred Thompson – 9%
• Ron Paul – 9%
• Rudy Giuliani – 5%
• Duncan Hunter – 1%
• Alan Keyes – 1%
• Not sure/Uncommitted – 4%

The above results have a margin of sampling error of ±3.5 percentage points.

Mike Huckabee's results in the opinion polls rose from 29% in the Des Moines Register's poll in late November 2007. Mitt Romney rose two points from 24% in November to 26% in December. John McCain enjoyed the biggest increase from November, increasing six points from 7% to 13%, while Rudy Giuliani suffered the biggest drop from November, decreasing eight points from 13% to 5%. Giuliani's large drop was attributed to his strategy of skipping early states such as Iowa and New Hampshire in favor of larger, delegate-rich states such as Florida, California, and New York. No other candidate polled more than 10%.

Huckabee's poll numbers in Iowa rose dramatically from October to December, in part due to his backing among evangelical voters, who accounted for almost one-half of those polled. Huckabee led Romney in that group 47%-20%. Huckabee also polled higher than Romney among the group who said it was more important to be a social conservative than a fiscal conservative, while Romney led Huckabee 29%-25% among the group who said that being fiscally conservative was most important. In addition, Romney also polled highest in the categories of experience and competence, the ability to bring about change, and electability.

Results

As of 11:05 p.m. EDT, January 3, 2008, with 100% of the votes reportedTemplate:Category handler, the results were:

100% of precincts reporting

Candidate	Votes	Percentage	Delegates
Mike Huckabee	40,954	34.36%	17
Mitt Romney	30,021	25.19%	12
Fred Thompson	15,960	13.39%	0
John McCain	15,536	13.03%	3
Ron Paul	11,841	9.93%	2
Rudy Giuliani	4,099	3.44%	0
Duncan Hunter	506	0.42%	0
Alan Keyes	247	0.21%	0
John Cox*	10	.01%	0
Hugh Cort	5	0%	0
Tom Tancredo*	5	0%	0
Vern Wuensche	2	0%	0
Sam Brownback*	1	0%	0
Cap Fendig	1	0%	0
Total	119,188	100%	34

*Candidate had already dropped out of the race prior to caucus.

Only three candidates won majorities in the individual counties: Mike Huckabee, Mitt Romney, and Ron Paul. The Giuliani campaign followed an unusual strategy of focusing on larger states that vote later in the process, and had done little if any campaigning in Iowa. Tancredo had already withdrawn from the presidential race two weeks earlier and endorsed Romney, but his name remained in the official list of candidates of the Iowa Republican Party.

Some 120,000 Iowa Republicans attended the 2008 caucuses, a new record. About 87,000 attended in 2000; in 2004, George W. Bush ran unopposed.

General election

Predictions

There were 16 organizations or websites that made state-by-state predictions of the election. Here are their last predictions before election day:

Source	Ranking
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Cook Political Report	Template:USRaceRating
The Takeaway	Template:USRaceRating
Electoral-vote.com	Template:USRaceRating
Washington Post	Template:USRaceRating
Politico	Template:USRaceRating
RealClearPolitics	Template:USRaceRating
FiveThirtyEight	Template:USRaceRating
CQ Politics	Template:USRaceRating
The New York Times	Template:USRaceRating
CNN	Template:USRaceRating
NPR	Template:USRaceRating
MSNBC	Template:USRaceRating
Fox News	Template:USRaceRating
Associated Press	Template:USRaceRating
Rasmussen Reports	Template:USRaceRating

Polling

Obama won every pre-election poll but one taken in the state. The final 3 polls averaged Obama leading 54% to 39%.

Fundraising

John McCain raised a total of $680,641 in the state. Barack Obama raised $2,250,696.

Advertising and visits

Obama and his interest groups spent $15,334,065. McCain and his interest groups spent $5,817,988. The Republican ticket visited the state 9 times. The Democratic ticket visited the state 4 times.

Analysis

Despite its closeness in recent elections, Iowa was not in close contention in the 2008 election. During primary season, Barack Obama had campaigned extensively in the state and won a substantial victory that established him as the Democratic front-runner and ultimately propelled him to victory over Hillary Clinton. In contrast, John McCain did not campaign at all in Iowa and ended up placing fourth in the Iowa Republican Caucus. Moreover, McCain's stand against congressional ethanol subsidies proved unpopular in a state with a large corn crop; conversely, Obama supported these subsidies. Polls consistently gave Barack Obama a double-digit lead in the state.

On Election Day, Obama won by a 9.54-point margin. The reliably Republican western part of the state turned out for McCain as expected. John Kerry failed to win any counties in this region in 2004, contributing substantially to Bush's narrow victory in the state. However, Obama significantly improved on Kerry's performance in the region. For instance, Pottawattamie County, home to Council Bluffs, went from an 18-point win for Bush to only a two-point win for McCain. Conversely, in traditionally Democratic Eastern Iowa, Obama did historically well. He was already familiar to many voters in the region, in part because the Quad Cities area spills into Obama's home state of Illinois. He also did very well in typically competitive central Iowa, anchored by the state capital of Des Moines. Every county in the state, except Clarke in central Iowa, voted more Democratic in 2008 than in 2004.

At the same time, incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Tom Harkin was reelected with 62.66% of the vote over Republican Christopher Reed, a businessman, who received 37.26%. At the state level, Democrats expanded their leads in the Iowa state legislature, picking up four seats in the Iowa House of Representatives and two seats in the Iowa Senate.

Results

2008 United States presidential election in Iowa
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage	Electoral votes
	Democratic	Barack Obama	828,940	53.93%	7
	Republican	John McCain	682,379	44.39%	0
	Peace and Freedom	Ralph Nader	8,014	0.52%	0
	N/A	Write-ins	6,737	0.44%	0
	Libertarian	Bob Barr	4,590	0.30%	0
	Constitution	Chuck Baldwin	4,445	0.29%	0
	Green	Cynthia McKinney	1,423	0.09%	0
	Socialist Workers	James Harris	292	0.02%	0
	Socialist	Brian Moore	182	0.01%	0
	Party for Socialism and Liberation	Gloria La Riva	121	0.01%	0
Totals			1,544,268	100%	7
Voter Turnout (Voting age/Registered)					69%/73%

By county

County	Barack Obama Democratic		John McCain Republican		Various candidates Other parties		Margin		Total votes cast
	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%
style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| Adair	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 1,924	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 47.47%	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| 2,060	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| 50.83%	Template:Party shading/Others| 69	Template:Party shading/Others| 1.70%	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| -136	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| -3.36%	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| 4,053
style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| Adams	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 1,118	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 50.68%	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| 1,046	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| 47.42%	Template:Party shading/Others| 42	Template:Party shading/Others| 1.91%	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 72	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 3.26%	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 2,206
style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| Allamakee	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 3,971	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 56.23%	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| 2,965	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| 41.99%	Template:Party shading/Others| 126	Template:Party shading/Others| 1.77%	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 1,006	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 14.24%	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 7,062
style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| Appanoose	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 2,970	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 48.07%	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| 3,086	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| 49.94%	Template:Party shading/Others| 123	Template:Party shading/Others| 1.97%	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| -116	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| -1.87%	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| 6,179
style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| Audubon	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 1,739	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 50.61%	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| 1,634	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| 47.56%	Template:Party shading/Others| 63	Template:Party shading/Others| 1.83%	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 105	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 3.05%	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 3,436
style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| Benton	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 7,058	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 51.45%	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| 6,447	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| 47.00%	Template:Party shading/Others| 212	Template:Party shading/Others| 1.54%	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 611	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 4.45%	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 13,717
style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| Black Hawk	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 39,184	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 60.48%	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| 24,662	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| 38.07%	Template:Party shading/Others| 941	Template:Party shading/Others| 1.45%	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 14,522	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 22.41%	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 64,787
style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| Boone	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 7,356	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 52.80%	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| 6,293	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| 45.17%	Template:Party shading/Others| 282	Template:Party shading/Others| 2.02%	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 1,063	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 7.63%	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 13,931
style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| Bremer	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 6,940	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 53.92%	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| 5,741	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| 44.60%	Template:Party shading/Others| 191	Template:Party shading/Others| 1.48%	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 1,199	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 9.32%	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 12,872
style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| Buchanan	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 6,050	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 58.50%	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| 4,139	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| 40.02%	Template:Party shading/Others| 153	Template:Party shading/Others| 1.48%	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 1,911	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 18.48%	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 10,342
style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| Buena Vista	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 4,075	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 48.40%	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| 4,223	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| 50.15%	Template:Party shading/Others| 122	Template:Party shading/Others| 1.45%	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| -148	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| -1.75%	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| 8,420
style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| Butler	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 3,364	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 46.94%	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| 3,700	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| 51.63%	Template:Party shading/Others| 102	Template:Party shading/Others| 1.43%	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| -336	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| -4.69%	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| 7,166
style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| Calhoun	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 2,341	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 45.06%	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| 2,741	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| 52.76%	Template:Party shading/Others| 113	Template:Party shading/Others| 2.18%	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| -400	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| -7.70%	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| 5,195
style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| Carroll	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 5,302	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 51.01%	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| 4,922	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| 47.35%	Template:Party shading/Others| 171	Template:Party shading/Others| 1.65%	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 380	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 3.66%	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 10,395
style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| Cass	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 3,211	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 43.68%	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| 4,006	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| 54.49%	Template:Party shading/Others| 135	Template:Party shading/Others| 1.83%	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| -795	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| -10.81%	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| 7,352
style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| Cedar	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 5,221	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 54.02%	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| 4,289	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| 44.38%	Template:Party shading/Others| 155	Template:Party shading/Others| 1.60%	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 932	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 9.64%	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 9,665
style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| Cerro Gordo	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 14,405	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 59.67%	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| 9,375	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| 38.83%	Template:Party shading/Others| 363	Template:Party shading/Others| 1.50%	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 5,030	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 20.84%	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 24,143
style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| Cherokee	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 2,890	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 45.38%	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| 3,372	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| 52.95%	Template:Party shading/Others| 106	Template:Party shading/Others| 1.67%	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| -482	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| -7.57%	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| 6,368
style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| Chickasaw	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 3,923	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 59.57%	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| 2,557	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| 38.82%	Template:Party shading/Others| 106	Template:Party shading/Others| 1.61%	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 1,366	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 20.75%	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 6,586
style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| Clarke	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 2,218	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 49.90%	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| 2,118	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| 47.65%	Template:Party shading/Others| 109	Template:Party shading/Others| 2.44%	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 100	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 2.25%	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 4,445
style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| Clay	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 3,925	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 46.72%	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| 4,355	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| 51.83%	Template:Party shading/Others| 122	Template:Party shading/Others| 1.45%	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| -430	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| -5.11%	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| 8,402
style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| Clayton	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 5,195	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 57.79%	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| 3,651	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| 40.61%	Template:Party shading/Others| 144	Template:Party shading/Others| 1.61%	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 1,544	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 17.18%	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 8,990
style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| Clinton	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 15,018	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 60.75%	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| 9,324	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| 37.72%	Template:Party shading/Others| 380	Template:Party shading/Others| 1.54%	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 5,694	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 23.03%	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 24,722
style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| Crawford	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 3,715	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 51.66%	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| 3,345	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| 46.52%	Template:Party shading/Others| 131	Template:Party shading/Others| 1.82%	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 370	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 5.14%	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 7,191
style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| Dallas	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 15,149	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 46.41%	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| 16,954	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| 51.94%	Template:Party shading/Others| 540	Template:Party shading/Others| 1.65%	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| -1,805	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| -5.53%	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| 32,643
style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| Davis	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 1,680	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 44.00%	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| 2,029	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| 53.14%	Template:Party shading/Others| 109	Template:Party shading/Others| 2.85%	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| -349	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| -9.14%	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| 3,818
style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| Decatur	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 1,986	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 48.37%	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| 2,020	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| 49.20%	Template:Party shading/Others| 100	Template:Party shading/Others| 2.43%	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| -34	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| -0.83%	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| 4,106
style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| Delaware	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 4,649	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 52.22%	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| 4,113	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| 46.20%	Template:Party shading/Others| 141	Template:Party shading/Others| 1.58%	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 536	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 6.02%	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 8,903
style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| Des Moines	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 12,462	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 60.57%	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| 7,721	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| 37.53%	Template:Party shading/Others| 391	Template:Party shading/Others| 1.90%	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 4,741	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 23.04%	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 20,574
style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| Dickinson	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 4,625	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 46.68%	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| 5,162	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| 52.10%	Template:Party shading/Others| 120	Template:Party shading/Others| 1.20%	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| -537	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| -5.42%	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| 9,907
style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| Dubuque	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 28,611	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 59.65%	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| 18,651	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| 38.89%	Template:Party shading/Others| 701	Template:Party shading/Others| 1.46%	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 9,960	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 20.76%	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 47,963
style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| Emmet	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 2,570	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 51.25%	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| 2,373	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| 47.32%	Template:Party shading/Others| 72	Template:Party shading/Others| 1.44%	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 197	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 3.93%	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 5,015
style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| Fayette	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 5,908	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 57.57%	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| 4,205	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| 40.98%	Template:Party shading/Others| 149	Template:Party shading/Others| 1.45%	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 1,703	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 16.59%	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 10,262
style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| Floyd	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 4,822	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 59.58%	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| 3,051	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| 37.70%	Template:Party shading/Others| 219	Template:Party shading/Others| 2.71%	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 1,771	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 21.88%	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 8,093
style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| Franklin	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 2,575	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 50.01%	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| 2,501	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| 48.57%	Template:Party shading/Others| 73	Template:Party shading/Others| 1.42%	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 74	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 1.44%	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 5,149
style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| Fremont	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 1,848	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 47.43%	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| 1,989	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| 51.05%	Template:Party shading/Others| 59	Template:Party shading/Others| 1.52%	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| -141	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| -3.62%	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| 3,896
style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| Greene	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 2,371	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 49.35%	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| 2,349	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| 48.90%	Template:Party shading/Others| 84	Template:Party shading/Others| 1.74%	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 22	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 0.45%	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 4,804
style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| Grundy	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 2,790	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 40.86%	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| 3,945	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| 57.77%	Template:Party shading/Others| 94	Template:Party shading/Others| 1.37%	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| -1,155	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| -16.91%	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| 6,829
style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| Guthrie	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 2,625	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 44.88%	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| 3,074	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| 52.56%	Template:Party shading/Others| 150	Template:Party shading/Others| 2.57%	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| -449	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| -7.68%	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| 5,849
style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| Hamilton	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 4,018	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 49.72%	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| 3,913	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| 48.42%	Template:Party shading/Others| 150	Template:Party shading/Others| 1.86%	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 105	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 1.30%	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 8,081
style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| Hancock	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 2,805	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 47.30%	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| 3,016	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| 50.86%	Template:Party shading/Others| 109	Template:Party shading/Others| 1.85%	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| -211	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| -3.56%	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| 5,930
style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| Hardin	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 4,393	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 49.58%	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| 4,315	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| 48.70%	Template:Party shading/Others| 153	Template:Party shading/Others| 1.73%	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 78	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 0.88%	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 8,861
style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| Harrison	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 3,555	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 46.88%	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| 3,909	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| 51.55%	Template:Party shading/Others| 119	Template:Party shading/Others| 1.57%	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| -354	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| -4.67%	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| 7,583
style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| Henry	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 4,349	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 46.36%	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| 4,822	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| 51.41%	Template:Party shading/Others| 209	Template:Party shading/Others| 2.22%	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| -473	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| -5.05%	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| 9,380
style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| Howard	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 2,941	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 62.19%	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| 1,722	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| 36.41%	Template:Party shading/Others| 66	Template:Party shading/Others| 1.40%	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 1,219	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 25.78%	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 4,729
style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| Humboldt	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 2,160	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 42.16%	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| 2,895	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| 56.51%	Template:Party shading/Others| 68	Template:Party shading/Others| 1.32%	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| -735	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| -14.35%	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| 5,123
style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| Ida	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 1,454	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 40.99%	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| 2,036	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| 57.40%	Template:Party shading/Others| 57	Template:Party shading/Others| 1.61%	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| -582	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| -16.41%	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| 3,547
style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| Iowa	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 4,202	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 49.16%	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| 4,188	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| 48.99%	Template:Party shading/Others| 158	Template:Party shading/Others| 1.85%	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 14	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 0.17%	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 8,548
style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| Jackson	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 6,102	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 61.28%	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| 3,673	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| 36.89%	Template:Party shading/Others| 182	Template:Party shading/Others| 1.82%	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 2,429	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 24.39%	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 9,957
style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| Jasper	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 10,250	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 52.78%	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| 8,794	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| 45.28%	Template:Party shading/Others| 378	Template:Party shading/Others| 1.95%	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 1,456	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 7.50%	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 19,422
style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| Jefferson	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 5,070	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 58.73%	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| 3,324	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| 38.51%	Template:Party shading/Others| 238	Template:Party shading/Others| 2.76%	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 1,746	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 20.22%	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 8,632
style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| Johnson	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 51,027	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 69.91%	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| 20,732	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| 28.40%	Template:Party shading/Others| 1,230	Template:Party shading/Others| 1.69%	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 30,295	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 41.51%	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 72,989
style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| Jones	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 5,446	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 54.42%	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| 4,405	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| 44.01%	Template:Party shading/Others| 157	Template:Party shading/Others| 1.57%	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 1,041	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 10.41%	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 10,008
style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| Keokuk	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 2,518	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 46.96%	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| 2,712	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| 50.58%	Template:Party shading/Others| 132	Template:Party shading/Others| 2.46%	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| -194	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| -3.62%	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| 5,362
style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| Kossuth	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 4,625	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 50.82%	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| 4,329	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| 47.57%	Template:Party shading/Others| 146	Template:Party shading/Others| 1.60%	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 296	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 3.25%	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 9,100
style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| Lee	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 9,821	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 57.00%	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| 7,062	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| 40.99%	Template:Party shading/Others| 347	Template:Party shading/Others| 2.01%	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 2,759	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 16.01%	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 17,230
style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| Linn	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 68,037	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 60.01%	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| 43,626	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| 38.48%	Template:Party shading/Others| 1,706	Template:Party shading/Others| 1.50%	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 24,411	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 21.53%	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 113,369
style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| Louisa	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 2,523	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 51.27%	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| 2,314	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| 47.02%	Template:Party shading/Others| 84	Template:Party shading/Others| 1.71%	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 209	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 4.25%	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 4,921
style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| Lucas	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 2,029	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 45.33%	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| 2,330	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| 52.06%	Template:Party shading/Others| 117	Template:Party shading/Others| 2.61%	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| -301	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| -6.73%	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| 4,476
style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| Lyon	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 1,675	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 26.93%	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| 4,471	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| 71.88%	Template:Party shading/Others| 74	Template:Party shading/Others| 1.19%	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| -2,796	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| -44.95%	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| 6,220
style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| Madison	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 3,733	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 44.02%	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| 4,579	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| 53.99%	Template:Party shading/Others| 169	Template:Party shading/Others| 1.99%	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| -846	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| -9.97%	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| 8,481
style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| Mahaska	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 4,464	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 40.83%	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| 6,271	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| 57.35%	Template:Party shading/Others| 199	Template:Party shading/Others| 1.82%	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| -1,807	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| -16.52%	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| 10,934
style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| Marion	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 7,421	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 43.57%	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| 9,256	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| 54.34%	Template:Party shading/Others| 355	Template:Party shading/Others| 2.09%	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| -1,835	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| -10.77%	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| 17,032
style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| Marshall	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 10,023	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 53.71%	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| 8,278	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| 44.36%	Template:Party shading/Others| 362	Template:Party shading/Others| 1.93%	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 1,745	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 9.35%	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 18,663
style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| Mills	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 2,976	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 40.86%	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| 4,183	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| 57.44%	Template:Party shading/Others| 124	Template:Party shading/Others| 1.70%	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| -1,207	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| -16.58%	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| 7,283
style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| Mitchell	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 3,179	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 55.13%	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| 2,469	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| 42.82%	Template:Party shading/Others| 118	Template:Party shading/Others| 2.05%	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 710	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 12.31%	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 5,766
style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| Monona	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 2,295	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 47.84%	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| 2,411	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| 50.26%	Template:Party shading/Others| 91	Template:Party shading/Others| 1.90%	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| -116	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| -2.42%	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| 4,797
style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| Monroe	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 1,798	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 46.41%	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| 2,000	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| 51.63%	Template:Party shading/Others| 76	Template:Party shading/Others| 1.96%	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| -202	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| -5.22%	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| 3,874
style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| Montgomery	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 2,326	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 43.98%	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| 2,887	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| 54.58%	Template:Party shading/Others| 76	Template:Party shading/Others| 1.44%	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| -561	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| -10.60%	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| 5,289
style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| Muscatine	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 10,920	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 57.11%	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| 7,929	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| 41.47%	Template:Party shading/Others| 271	Template:Party shading/Others| 1.42%	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 2,991	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 15.64%	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 19,120
style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| O'Brien	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 2,338	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 31.88%	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| 4,894	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| 66.74%	Template:Party shading/Others| 101	Template:Party shading/Others| 1.38%	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| -2,556	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| -34.86%	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| 7,333
style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| Osceola	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 1,037	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 33.14%	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| 2,027	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| 64.78%	Template:Party shading/Others| 65	Template:Party shading/Others| 2.08%	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| -990	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| -31.64%	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| 3,129
style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| Page	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 2,900	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 39.41%	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| 4,351	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| 59.12%	Template:Party shading/Others| 108	Template:Party shading/Others| 1.47%	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| -1,451	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| -19.71%	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| 7,359
style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| Palo Alto	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 2,428	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 50.50%	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| 2,294	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| 47.71%	Template:Party shading/Others| 86	Template:Party shading/Others| 1.79%	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 134	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 2.79%	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 4,808
style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| Plymouth	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 4,629	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 36.99%	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| 7,765	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| 62.05%	Template:Party shading/Others| 121	Template:Party shading/Others| 0.96%	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| -3,136	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| -25.06%	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| 12,515
style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| Pocahontas	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 1,800	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 44.87%	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| 2,138	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| 53.29%	Template:Party shading/Others| 74	Template:Party shading/Others| 1.84%	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| -338	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| -8.42%	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| 4,012
style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| Polk	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 120,984	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 56.43%	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| 89,668	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| 41.82%	Template:Party shading/Others| 3,757	Template:Party shading/Others| 1.75%	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 31,316	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 14.61%	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 214,409
style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| Pottawattamie	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 20,436	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 48.28%	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| 21,237	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| 50.18%	Template:Party shading/Others| 651	Template:Party shading/Others| 1.54%	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| -801	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| -1.90%	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| 42,324
style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| Poweshiek	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 5,519	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 55.01%	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| 4,340	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| 43.26%	Template:Party shading/Others| 174	Template:Party shading/Others| 1.73%	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 1,179	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 11.75%	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 10,033
style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| Ringgold	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 1,236	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 45.97%	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| 1,401	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| 52.10%	Template:Party shading/Others| 52	Template:Party shading/Others| 1.93%	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| -165	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| -6.13%	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| 2,689
style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| Sac	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 2,256	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 44.65%	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| 2,705	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| 53.53%	Template:Party shading/Others| 92	Template:Party shading/Others| 1.82%	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| -449	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| -8.88%	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| 5,053
style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| Scott	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 48,927	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 56.64%	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| 36,365	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| 42.10%	Template:Party shading/Others| 1,086	Template:Party shading/Others| 1.26%	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 12,562	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 14.54%	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 86,378
style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| Shelby	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 2,863	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 44.35%	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| 3,488	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| 54.04%	Template:Party shading/Others| 104	Template:Party shading/Others| 1.61%	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| -625	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| -9.69%	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| 6,455
style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| Sioux	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 3,030	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 18.18%	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| 13,490	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| 80.95%	Template:Party shading/Others| 145	Template:Party shading/Others| 0.87%	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| -10,460	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| -62.77%	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| 16,665
style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| Story	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 26,548	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 56.99%	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| 18,995	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| 40.78%	Template:Party shading/Others| 1,038	Template:Party shading/Others| 2.23%	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 7,553	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 16.21%	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 46,581
style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| Tama	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 4,899	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 55.34%	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| 3,820	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| 43.15%	Template:Party shading/Others| 133	Template:Party shading/Others| 1.51%	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 1,079	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 12.19%	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 8,852
style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| Taylor	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 1,347	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 44.51%	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| 1,607	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| 53.11%	Template:Party shading/Others| 72	Template:Party shading/Others| 2.38%	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| -260	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| -8.60%	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| 3,026
style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| Union	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 3,000	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 50.73%	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| 2,781	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| 47.02%	Template:Party shading/Others| 133	Template:Party shading/Others| 2.25%	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 219	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 3.71%	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 5,914
style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| Van Buren	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 1,546	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 42.80%	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| 1,986	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| 54.98%	Template:Party shading/Others| 80	Template:Party shading/Others| 2.21%	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| -440	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| -12.18%	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| 3,612
style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| Wapello	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 8,820	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 55.33%	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| 6,663	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| 41.80%	Template:Party shading/Others| 457	Template:Party shading/Others| 2.87%	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 2,157	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 13.53%	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 15,940
style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| Warren	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 12,299	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 49.42%	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| 12,144	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| 48.79%	Template:Party shading/Others| 446	Template:Party shading/Others| 1.79%	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 155	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 0.63%	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 24,889
style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| Washington	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 5,170	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 48.64%	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| 5,247	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| 49.36%	Template:Party shading/Others| 212	Template:Party shading/Others| 2.00%	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| -77	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| -0.72%	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| 10,629
style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| Wayne	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 1,357	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 45.52%	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| 1,565	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| 52.50%	Template:Party shading/Others| 59	Template:Party shading/Others| 1.98%	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| -208	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| -6.98%	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| 2,981
style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| Webster	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 9,917	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 53.44%	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| 8,337	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| 44.93%	Template:Party shading/Others| 302	Template:Party shading/Others| 1.63%	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 1,580	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 8.51%	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 18,556
style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| Winnebago	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 3,254	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 53.48%	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| 2,730	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| 44.86%	Template:Party shading/Others| 101	Template:Party shading/Others| 1.66%	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 524	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 8.62%	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 6,085
style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| Winneshiek	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 6,829	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 60.52%	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| 4,273	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| 37.87%	Template:Party shading/Others| 182	Template:Party shading/Others| 1.61%	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 2,556	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 22.65%	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 11,284
style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| Woodbury	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 21,983	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 49.05%	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| 22,219	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| 49.58%	Template:Party shading/Others| 613	Template:Party shading/Others| 1.37%	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| -236	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| -0.53%	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| 44,815
style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| Worth	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 2,567	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 60.27%	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| 1,612	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| 37.85%	Template:Party shading/Others| 80	Template:Party shading/Others| 1.88%	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 955	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 22.42%	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 4,259
style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| Wright	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 3,102	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 48.51%	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| 3,198	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| 50.01%	Template:Party shading/Others| 95	Template:Party shading/Others| 1.48%	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| -96	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| -1.50%	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| 6,395
Total	828,940	53.93%	682,379	44.39%	25,804	1.68%	146,561	9.54%	1,537,123

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Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

• Adams (largest city: Corning)
• Audubon (largest city: Audubon)
• Allamakee (largest city: Waukon)
• Bremer (largest city: Waverly)
• Carroll (largest city: Carroll)
• Cedar (largest city: Tipton)
• Crawford (largest city: Denison)
• Delaware (largest city: Manchester)
• Emmet (largest city: Estherville)
• Franklin (largest city: Hampton)
• Greene (largest city: Jefferson)
• Hamilton (largest city: Webster City)
• Hardin (largest city: Iowa Falls)
• Iowa (largest city: Williamsburg)
• Kossuth (largest city: Algona)
• Louisa (largest city: Wapello)
• Marshall (largest city: Marshalltown)
• Palo Alto (largest city: Emmetsburg)
• Union (largest city: Creston)
• Warren (largest city: Indianola)
• Winnebago (largest city: Forest City)

By congressional district

Barack Obama carried 4 out of the state's 5 congressional districts, including one district held by a Republican.

District	McCain	Obama	Representative
style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|Template:Ushr	40.72%	58.24%	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|Bruce Braley
style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|Template:Ushr	38.57%	60.18%	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|Dave Loebsack
style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|Template:Ushr	44.66%	54.03%	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|Leonard Boswell
style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|Template:Ushr	45.53%	53.11%	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|Tom Latham
style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|Template:Ushr	54.60%	44.25%	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|Steve King

Electors

Technically the voters of Iowa cast their ballots for electors: representatives to the Electoral College. Iowa is allocated 7 electors because it has 5 congressional districts and 2 senators. All candidates who appear on the ballot or qualify to receive write-in votes must submit a list of 7 electors, who pledge to vote for their candidate and his or her running mate. Whoever wins the majority of votes in the state is awarded all 7 electoral votes. Their chosen electors then vote for president and vice president. Although electors are pledged to their candidate and running mate, they are not obligated to vote for them. An elector who votes for someone other than his or her candidate is known as a faithless elector.

The electors of each state and the District of Columbia met on December 15, 2008, to cast their votes for president and vice president. The Electoral College itself never meets as one body. Instead the electors from each state and the District of Columbia met in their respective capitols.

The following were the members of the Electoral College from the state. All 7 pledged to Barack Obama and Joe Biden:

1. Elwood Thompson
2. Slayton Thompson
3. Kathleen O'Leary
4. Jon Heitland
5. Dennis Ryan
6. Joe Judge
7. Audrey Linville

See also

• United States presidential elections in Iowa
• 2008 Democratic Party presidential primaries
• 2008 Republican Party presidential primaries

References

• https://web.archive.org/web/20080516092625/http://articles.citypages.com/2008-01-09/feature/the-wizards-of-odds/

External links

• Polling results from Real Clear Politics
• Polling data from Pollster.com
• Iowa Delegate Selection and Affirmative Action Plan
• Iowa Caucus Explained and Analyzed in the Creepy Sleepy Show podcast
• Covered using talk radio and social media by the Talk Radio News Service
• Complete Obama victory speech video and transcription in English, French and Spanish
• http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2008/president/ia/iowa_republican_caucus-207.html
• https://web.archive.org/web/20080509091509/http://www.pollster.com/08-IA-Rep-Pres-Primary.php
• http://www.iowacaucus.org/iacaucus.html Template:Webarchive A FAQ about the Iowa Caucus.
• Article titleTemplate:Category handler Official results