IOWA | 7 Electoral Votes |
Population
(Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Iowa Secretary of State)
Iowa has: 99 counties, 949 cities. Five largest counties: Polk, Linn, Scott, Black Hawk, Johnson. Five largest cities: Des Moines, Cedar Rapids, Davenport, Sioux City, Waterloo. Government
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State
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Democratic Party
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2004
Overview
Iowans saw much of Sen. Kerry during the caucuses campaign. Kerry later gave close consideration to Gov. Tom Vilsack as a potential running mate. In the closing weeks of the campaign the candidates and surrogates made frequent visits. When the votes were counted, Iowa had flipped Republican; Bush-Cheney narrowly won with a plurality of 10,059 votes (0.67 percentage points). Bush carried 67 counties to Kerry's 32. 191,345 more votes were cast in the presidential race than in 2000. General Election Details | Photos Kerry/Allies | Bush-Cheney '04 |
Past Results |
1996
1992
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2000
Turnout as a percentage of voting age population was 60.77%. (U.S. avg. 53.76%)...l |
2000
Overview
The Gore-Lieberman ticket eked out a narrow win, finishing with a plurality of just 4,144 votes (0.32 percentage points). Bush carried 68 counties to Gore's 31. Typically in Iowa Democratic candidates do well East of I-35, the main North-South highway, and Republicans do well in the West. This held true in 2000 as Bush swept all counties in the Western-most quarter of the state, while Gore did well in counties along the Mississippi River in the East, as well as in the Des Moines-Fort Dodge and Mason City areas. General Election Activity |
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The January 19,
2004 precinct caucuses are the first determining step in the selection
of 29 District level delegates and 5 alternates. The
threshhold for viable groups in a precinct caucus is 15 percent.
Saturday, March 13, 2004 - County Conventions Saturday, April 24, 2004 - District Conventions Saturday, June 26, 2004 -
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124,331 people participated. Registered Democrats (active) as of Jan. 1, 2004: 533,107. |
56
Delegates (Pledged 45, Unpledged 11) and 8 Alternates.
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Republican - Precinct
Caucuses: Monday, January 19, 2004; County Conventions: Saturday, March
6, 2004; CD Caucuses (stat.): Saturday, April 24, 2004; CD Pres. Caucuses:
Friday, June 11, 2004; State Convention: Saturday, June 12, 2004.
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Delegates and 29 Alternates.
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2004, 2005 Eric M. Appleman/Democracy in Action.