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The 2020 United States presidential election in Iowa was held on Tuesday, November 3, 2020, as part of the 2020 United States presidential election in which all 50 states plus the District of Columbia participated.[1] Iowa voters chose electors to represent them in the Electoral College via a popular vote, pitting the Republican Party's nominee, incumbent President Donald Trump of Florida, and running mate Vice President Mike Pence of Indiana against Democratic Party nominee, former Vice President Joe Biden of Delaware, and his running mate California Senator Kamala Harris. Iowa has six electoral votes in the Electoral College.[2]
Trump won the state 53.1% to 44.9%. Prior to this election, most news organizations had considered Iowa as either leaning towards Trump or a tossup. As was the case in Ohio, this election has confirmed Iowa's trend from a Midwestern swing state toward the GOP column, à la neighboring Missouri starting in 2008. Iowa had voted Democratic in six of seven elections prior to 2016, with the exception being George W. Bush's narrow plurality win in 2004. In 2016, however, Iowa voted for Trump by an unexpectedly large margin of 9.4%, voting over ten points to the right of the nation overall, indicating a possible realignment of the previously Democratic-leaning state towards the GOP, much as in the case of West Virginia in 2000 and 2004. Even though Biden contested the state,[3] Trump ended up carrying it by an only slightly reduced margin of 8.15% even as his national margin of defeat grew by 2.4%, confirming this trend.
Biden became the first Democratic nominee since Jimmy Carter in 1976 to win the presidency without carrying Iowa, as well as the first since FDR in 1940 to win the presidency without carrying Dubuque County. Biden improved on Hillary Clinton's margins in the Des Moines and Cedar Rapids metropolitan areas and traditionally conservative western Iowa, the latter which borders Nebraska's 2nd congressional district (Omaha urban area), an electoral vote Trump won in 2016 but lost in 2020. Trump improved on his 2016 performance in populist northeast and south Iowa and became the first Republican to win Iowa in back to back elections since Ronald Reagan in 1980 and 1984. Prior to Trump's victory in 2016, Iowa had voted Democratic in six of the prior seven elections.
Per exit polling by the Associated Press, Trump's strength in Iowa came from White Iowans with no college degree, who comprised 62% of the electorate and supported Trump by 58%–40%. Trump also dominated amongst Christian voters, garnering 66% of Protestants, 54% of Catholics, and 76% of born-again/Evangelical Christians. 53% of voters believed Trump was better able to handle international trade.[4] Trump continued to win the cultural message among voters without college degrees in the Hawkeye State.[5]
During the primary season, there remained hope among Democrats that Iowa would still be a contestable state.[6] However, Trump's well-held victory in the state in the general election also saw Republican congressional candidates—from Senator Joni Ernst to two House seats, both held by Democrats (one vacated by Dave Loebsack in Iowa's 2nd district) -- winning their election.
Neither Biden nor Trump flipped any counties in the state, although Biden came within 2% of flipping Dallas County, a suburb of Des Moines. Jefferson County was also very close, having gone for Trump by a similarly tight margin four years earlier.
Iowa is one of three states that voted twice for Barack Obama and Trump, the other two being Ohio and Florida. This was also the first time since 2000 when Iowa did not back the overall winner of the electoral college, and presidency. It is also the first time since 2004 that Iowa did not vote for the same candidate as neighboring Wisconsin.
Caucuses[]
The state's caucuses, traditionally the first major electoral event in the country, were held on February 3, 2020.[7]
Republican caucuses[]
Incumbent president Donald Trump received about 97 percent of the votes in the Republican caucuses, and received 39 of the GOP delegates, while Bill Weld received enough votes to clinch 1 delegate.[8]
Democratic caucuses[]
After a three-day delay in votes being reported, the Iowa Democratic Party declared that Pete Buttigieg had narrowly won the state delegate equivalent (SDE) count of the Democratic caucuses with 26.2 percent. Bernie Sanders came in second with 26.1 percent of the SDEs, despite the fact that he received more popular votes (26.5 percent) than Buttigieg (25.1 percent). Elizabeth Warren, Joe Biden, and Amy Klobuchar finished in third, fourth, and fifth place, respectively.[11]
| Candidate | Initial alignment |
Final alignment[a] |
State delegate equivalents |
Pledged national convention delegates[15][b] | |||
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| Votes | % | Votes | % | Number | % | ||
| Joe Biden | 26,291 | 14.9 | 23,605 | 13.7 | 340.3238 | 15.8 | [c]14 |
| Pete Buttigieg | 37,572 | 21.3 | 43,209 | 25.1 | 563 | 26.2 | [d]12 |
| Bernie Sanders | 43,581 | 24.7 | 45,652 | 26.5 | 562 | 26.1 | [e]9 |
| Elizabeth Warren | 32,589 | 18.5 | 34,909 | 20.3 | 388 | 18.1 | [f]5 |
| Amy Klobuchar | 22,454 | 12.7 | 21,100 | 12.2 | 264 | 12.3 | [g]1 |
| Andrew Yang | 8,914 | 5.1 | 1,758 | 1.0 | 22 | 1.0 | |
| Tom Steyer | 3,061 | 1.7 | 413 | 0.2 | 7 | 0.3 | |
| Michael Bloomberg (did not run yet) | 212 | 0.1 | 16 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Tulsi Gabbard | 341 | 0.2 | 16 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Michael Bennet | 164 | 0.1 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Deval Patrick | 9 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| John Delaney (withdrawn) | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Other / Write-in | 155 | 0.1 | 198 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | |
| Uncommitted | 1,009 | 0.6 | 1,420 | 0.8 | 4 | 0.2 | |
| Totals[h] | 176,352 | 100% | 172,300 | 100% | 2,151 | 100% | 41 |
Libertarian caucuses[]
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| Candidate | Votes | Percentage |
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| Jacob Hornberger | 133 | 47.52% |
| Lincoln Chafee | 36 | 12.77% |
| Jo Jorgensen | 18 | 6.38% |
| Adam Kokesh | 17 | 6.03% |
| Dan Behrman | 14 | 4.96% |
| John McAfee | 10 | 3.55% |
| Vermin Supreme | 9 | 3.19% |
| Other (write-in) | 8 | 2.84% |
| None of the above | 8 | 2.84% |
| Sam Robb | 7 | 2.48% |
| Max Abramson | 6 | 2.13% |
| Mark Whitney | 4 | 1.42% |
| Arvin Vohra | 3 | 1.06% |
| Ken Armstrong | 2 | 0.71% |
| Souraya Faas | 2 | 0.71% |
| Benjamin Leder | 1 | 0.35% |
| John Monds | 1 | 0.35% |
| Total | 281 | 100% |
The Libertarian Party of Iowa conducted their own caucuses on February 8, offering in-person caucus locations and an online virtual caucus. Only registered Libertarian voters were eligible to participate.[18][19]
General election[]
Final predictions[]
| Source | Ranking |
|---|---|
| The Cook Political Report[20] | Tossup |
| Inside Elections[21] | Tossup |
| Sabato's Crystal Ball[22] | Lean R |
| Politico[23] | Tossup |
| RCP[24] | Tossup |
| Niskanen[25] | Tossup |
| CNN[26] | Tossup |
| The Economist[27] | Tossup |
| CBS News[28] | Tossup |
| 270towin[29] | Tossup |
| ABC News[30] | Tossup |
| NPR[31] | Tossup |
| NBC News[32] | Tossup |
| 538[33] | Lean R |
Polling[]
Graphical summary
Aggregate polls
| Source of poll aggregation |
Dates administered |
Dates updated |
Joe Biden Democratic |
Donald Trump Republican |
Other/ Undecided [i] |
Margin |
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| 270 to Win | October 31 – November 2, 2020 | November 3, 2020 | 46.2% | 47.8% | 6.0% | Trump +1.6 |
| Real Clear Politics | October 23 – November 2, 2020 | November 3, 2020 | 45.6% | 47.6% | 6.8% | Trump +2.0 |
| FiveThirtyEight | until November 2, 2020 | November 3, 2020 | 46.3% | 47.6% | 6.1% | Trump +1.3 |
| Average | 46.0% | 47.7% | 6.3% | Trump +1.5 | ||
Polls
| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size[j] |
Margin of error |
Donald Trump Republican |
Joe Biden Democratic |
Jo Jorgensen Libertarian |
Howie Hawkins Green |
Other | Undecided |
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| Public Policy Polling | Nov 1–2, 2020 | 871 (V) | – | 48% | 49% | – | – | 2%[k] | 1% |
| SurveyMonkey/Axios | Oct 20 – November 2, 2020 | 1,489 (LV) | ± 3.5% | 51%[l] | 48% | – | – | – | – |
| Change Research | Oct 29 – November 1, 2020 | 1,084 (LV) | ± 3.2% | 47% | 47% | 3% | 0% | 2%[m] | 1% |
| Civiqs/Daily Kos | Oct 29 – November 1, 2020 | 853 (LV) | ± 3.7% | 48% | 49% | – | – | 3%[n] | 0% |
| Data for Progress | Oct 27 – November 1, 2020 | 951 (LV) | ± 3.2% | 49% | 47% | 3% | 1% | 1%[o] | – |
| Emerson College | Oct 29–31, 2020 | 604 (LV) | ± 3.9% | 49%[p] | 47% | – | – | 4% | 0% |
| InsiderAdvantage/Center for American Greatness[A] | October 30, 2020 | 400 (LV) | ± 4.9% | 48% | 46% | 1% | – | – | 6% |
| Selzer & Co./Des Moines Register | Oct 26–29, 2020 | 814 (LV) | ± 3.4% | 48% | 41% | – | – | 8%[q] | 2%[r] |
| SurveyMonkey/Axios | Oct 1–28, 2020 | 3,005 (LV) | ± 2.5% | 50% | 49% | – | – | – | 2% |
| Quinnipiac University | Oct 23–27, 2020 | 1,225 (LV) | ± 2.8% | 47% | 46% | – | – | 1%[s] | 6% |
| RABA Research/WHO13 News | Oct 21–24, 2020 | 693 (LV) | ± 4% | 46% | 50% | – | – | 2%[k] | 1% |
| Emerson College | Oct 19–21, 2020 | 435 (LV) | ± 4.7% | 48%[p] | 48% | – | – | 4%[t] | 0% |
| RMG Research/PoliticalIQ | Oct 15–21, 2020 | 800 (LV) | ± 3.5% | 47%[u] | 47% | – | – | 2%[k] | 4% |
| 45%[v] | 49% | – | – | 2%[k] | 4% | ||||
| 49%[w] | 48% | – | – | 2%[k] | 4% | ||||
| Siena College/NYT Upshot | Oct 18–20, 2020 | 753 (LV) | ± 3.9% | 43% | 46% | 2% | 1% | 1%[x] | 7%[y] |
| Insider Advantage/Center for American Greatness[A] | Oct 18–19, 2020 | 400 (LV) | ± 4.9% | 45% | 45% | 2% | – | – | 8% |
| Monmouth University | Oct 15–19, 2020 | 501 (RV) | ± 4.4% | 48% | 47% | 1% | 0%[z] | 2%[aa] | 2% |
| 501 (LV)[ab] | 47% | 50% | – | – | – | – | |||
| 501 (LV)[ac] | 46% | 51% | – | – | – | – | |||
| David Binder Research/Focus on Rural America | Oct 10–13, 2020 | 200 (LV) | – | 50% | 44% | – | – | – | – |
| Data for Progress (D) | Oct 8–11, 2020 | 822 (LV) | ± 3.4% | 48% | 47% | 2% | 0% | – | 3% |
| YouGov/CBS | Oct 6–9, 2020 | 1,035 (LV) | ± 3.5% | 49% | 49% | – | – | 2%[ad] | 0% |
| Opinion Insight/American Action Forum[B] | Oct 5–8, 2020 | 800 (LV) | ± 3.46% | 46%[p] | 47% | – | – | 3%[ae] | 4%[y] |
| Civiqs/Daily Kos | Oct 3–6, 2020 | 756 (LV) | ± 3.9% | 47% | 48% | – | – | 4%[t] | 1% |
| Quinnipiac University | Oct 1–5, 2020 | 1,205 (LV) | ± 2.8% | 45% | 50% | – | – | 2%[k] | 3% |
| SurveyMonkey/Axios | Sep 1–30, 2020 | 1,276 (LV) | – | 52% | 46% | – | – | – | 2% |
| Data for Progress (D) | Sep 23–28, 2020 | 743 (LV) | ± 3.6% | 47%[u] | 44% | 1% | 1% | – | 6% |
| 50%[af] | 45% | – | – | – | 5% | ||||
| Hart Research Associates/Human Rights Campaign[C] | Sep 24–27, 2020 | 400 (LV) | ± 4.9% | 49% | 47% | – | – | – | – |
| RABA Research/WHO13 News | Sep 23–26, 2020 | 780 (LV) | ± 4% | 46% | 48% | – | – | 2%[ag] | 4% |
| Monmouth University | Sep 18–22, 2020 | 402 (RV) | ± 4.9% | 50% | 44% | 2% | 0% | 1%[ah] | 2% |
| 402 (LV) | 49%[ab] | 46% | 2% | – | 2%[ai] | 2% | |||
| 49%[ac] | 46% | 2% | – | 2%[ai] | 2% | ||||
| Siena College/NYT Upshot | Sep 16–22, 2020 | 501 (LV) | ± 4.99% | 42% | 45% | 2% | 0% | 1%[x] | 10%[y] |
| Selzer & Co./Des Moines Register | Sep 14–17, 2020 | 658 (LV) | ± 3.8% | 47% | 47% | – | – | 4%[t] | 3% |
| Fabrizio Ward/Hart Research Associates/AARP | Aug 30 – September 5, 2020 | 800 (LV) | ± 3.5% | 47% | 45% | – | – | 1%[aj] | 6% |
| Opinion Insight/American Action Forum[B] | Aug 30 – September 2, 2020 | 800 (LV) | ± 3.46% | 51%[p] | 43% | 3% | 1% | – | 2% |
| SurveyMonkey/Axios | Aug 1–31, 2020 | 983 (LV) | – | 53% | 46% | – | – | – | 2% |
| Monmouth University | Jul 30 – August 3, 2020 | 401 (RV) | ± 4.9% | 48% | 45% | 3% | – | <1%[ak] | 3% |
| 401 (LV) | 48%[ab] | 46% | 2% | <1%[al] | 3% | ||||
| 47%[ac] | 47% | 2% | 0%[am] | 3% | |||||
| Data for Progress | Jul 24 – August 2, 2020 | 1,101 (LV) | – | 44%[u] | 42% | 3% | 1% | – | 10% |
| 46%[af] | 45% | – | – | – | 9% | ||||
| David Binder Research/Focus on Rural America | Jul 30–31, 2020 | 200 (LV) | – | 43% | 49% | – | – | – | – |
| SurveyMonkey/Axios | Jul 1–31, 2020 | 1,095 (LV) | – | 54% | 45% | – | – | – | 1% |
| RMG Research | Jul 27–30, 2020 | 500 (RV) | ± 4.5% | 41% | 40% | – | – | 7% | 13% |
| Public Policy Polling/AFSCME[D] | Jul 23–24, 2020 | 1,118 (V) | – | 48% | 47% | – | – | – | 6% |
| Spry Strategies/American Principles Project[E] | Jul 11–16, 2020 | 701 (LV) | ± 3.7% | 46% | 48% | – | – | – | 7% |
| SurveyMonkey/Axios | Jun 8–30, 2020 | 455 (LV) | – | 50% | 48% | – | – | – | 2% |
| Selzer/Des Moines Register | Jun 7–10, 2020 | 674 (LV) | ± 3.8% | 44% | 43% | – | – | 10%[an] | 3% |
| Civiqs/Daily Kos | Jun 6–8, 2020 | 865 (RV) | ± 3.8% | 46% | 46% | – | – | 7%[ao] | 1% |
| Public Policy Polling/Emily's List[F] | Jun 3–4, 2020 | 963 (V) | – | 48% | 47% | – | – | – | 5% |
| Public Policy Polling[1] | Apr 30 – May 1, 2020 | 1,222 (V) | ± 2.8% | 48% | 46% | – | – | – | 6% |
| GBAO Strategies/PLUS Paid Family Leave | Apr 13–16, 2020 | 500 (LV) | – | 48% | 45% | – | – | 1% | 6% |
| Selzer/Des Moines Register | Mar 2–5, 2020 | 667 (LV) | ± 3.8% | 51% | 41% | – | – | – | – |
| The New York Times/Siena College | Jan 20–23, 2020 | 1,689 (RV) | ± 2.8% | 46% | 44% | – | – | 5%[ap] | 6% |
| Public Policy Polling | Dec 29–31, 2019 | 964 (V) | – | 49% | 46% | – | – | – | 5% |
| Emerson College | Dec 7–10, 2019 | 1,043 (RV) | ± 3% | 49% | 45% | – | – | – | 6% |
| NYT Upshot/Siena College | Oct 25–30, 2019 | 1,435 (RV) | ± 3.1% | 45% | 44% | – | – | 3% | 5% |
| Emerson College | Oct 13–16, 2019 | 888 (RV) | ± 3.2% | 51% | 49% | – | – | – | – |
| WPA Intelligence (R) | Apr 27–30, 2019 | 200 (LV) | ± 6.9% | 49% | 44% | – | – | – | 5% |
| Emerson College | Mar 21–24, 2019 | 707 (RV) | ± 3.6% | 47% | 53% | – | – | – | – |
| Emerson College | Jan 30 – February 2, 2019 | 831 (RV) | ± 3.4% | 49% | 51% | – | – | – | – |
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Results[]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Republican | Donald Trump Mike Pence |
897,672 | 53.09% | +1.94% | |
| Democratic | Joe Biden Kamala Harris |
759,061 | 44.89% | +3.15% | |
| Libertarian | Jo Jorgensen Spike Cohen |
19,637 | 1.16% | -2.62% | |
| Independent | Kanye West Michelle Tidball |
3,210 | 0.19% | N/A | |
| Green | Howie Hawkins Angela Walker |
3,075 | 0.18% | -0.55% | |
| Constitution | Don Blankenship William Mohr |
1,707 | 0.10% | -0.24% | |
| Alliance | Rocky De La Fuente Darcy Richardson |
1,082 | 0.06% | N/A | |
| Genealogy Know Your Family History | Ricki Sue King Dayna Chandler |
546 | 0.03% | N/A | |
| Independent | Brock Pierce Karla Ballard |
544 | 0.03% | N/A | |
| Write-in | 4,337 | 0.38% | -1.09% | ||
| Total votes | 1,690,871 | 100.00% | |||
Results by county[]
| County | Donald Trump Republican |
Joe Biden Democratic |
Jo Jorgensen Libertarian |
Other votes | Total votes | ||||
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| Adair | 69.83% | 2,917 | 28.68% | 1,198 | 0.84% | 35 | 0.65% | 27 | 4,177 |
| Adams | 70.83% | 1,530 | 27.31% | 590 | 1.25% | 27 | 0.60% | 13 | 2,160 |
| Allamakee | 63.80% | 4,735 | 34.71% | 2,576 | 0.96% | 71 | 0.54% | 40 | 7,422 |
| Appanoose | 69.24% | 4,512 | 29.02% | 1,891 | 1.10% | 72 | 0.63% | 41 | 6,516 |
| Audubon | 67.11% | 2,295 | 31.32% | 1,071 | 0.94% | 32 | 0.64% | 22 | 3,420 |
| Benton | 62.75% | 9,188 | 35.24% | 5,160 | 1.27% | 186 | 0.74% | 108 | 14,642 |
| Black Hawk | 44.51% | 29,640 | 53.53% | 35,647 | 1.08% | 722 | 0.88% | 584 | 66,593 |
| Boone | 56.68% | 8,695 | 41.09% | 6,303 | 1.29% | 198 | 0.94% | 144 | 15,340 |
| Bremer | 57.02% | 8,294 | 40.96% | 5,958 | 1.27% | 185 | 0.75% | 109 | 14,546 |
| Buchanan | 59.59% | 6,420 | 38.70% | 4,169 | 0.89% | 96 | 0.83% | 89 | 10,774 |
| Buena Vista | 61.91% | 5,056 | 36.26% | 2,961 | 0.81% | 66 | 1.03% | 84 | 8,167 |
| Butler | 68.44% | 5,542 | 29.93% | 2,424 | 0.84% | 68 | 0.79% | 64 | 8,098 |
| Calhoun | 70.16% | 3,689 | 27.96% | 1,470 | 1.12% | 59 | 0.76% | 40 | 5,258 |
| Carroll | 68.26% | 7,737 | 30.47% | 3,454 | 0.60% | 68 | 0.67% | 76 | 11,335 |
| Cass | 68.29% | 4,969 | 30.25% | 2,201 | 0.84% | 61 | 0.62% | 45 | 7,276 |
| Cedar | 57.56% | 6,161 | 40.52% | 4,337 | 1.16% | 124 | 0.76% | 81 | 10,703 |
| Cerro Gordo | 52.28% | 12,442 | 45.97% | 10,941 | 0.82% | 196 | 0.93% | 222 | 23,801 |
| Cherokee | 68.96% | 4,495 | 29.70% | 1,936 | 0.74% | 48 | 0.60% | 39 | 6,518 |
| Chickasaw | 64.97% | 4,308 | 33.68% | 2,233 | 0.71% | 47 | 0.65% | 43 | 6,631 |
| Clarke | 67.32% | 3,144 | 31.39% | 1,466 | 0.73% | 34 | 0.56% | 26 | 4,670 |
| Clay | 68.42% | 6,137 | 29.68% | 2,662 | 1.13% | 101 | 0.77% | 69 | 8,969 |
| Clayton | 63.64% | 6,106 | 34.81% | 3,340 | 0.85% | 82 | 0.69% | 66 | 9,594 |
| Clinton | 54.13% | 13,361 | 43.81% | 10,812 | 1.27% | 314 | 0.79% | 194 | 24,681 |
| Crawford | 67.85% | 4,854 | 31.03% | 2,220 | 0.59% | 42 | 0.53% | 38 | 7,154 |
| Dallas | 49.96% | 27,987 | 47.98% | 26,879 | 1.33% | 744 | 0.73% | 412 | 56,022 |
| Davis | 73.92% | 3,032 | 24.70% | 1,013 | 0.73% | 30 | 0.66% | 27 | 4,102 |
| Decatur | 68.74% | 2,615 | 29.44% | 1,120 | 0.76% | 29 | 1.05% | 40 | 3,804 |
| Delaware | 66.64% | 6,666 | 31.56% | 3,157 | 0.87% | 87 | 0.93% | 93 | 10,003 |
| Des Moines | 53.08% | 10,592 | 44.56% | 8,893 | 1.38% | 275 | 0.98% | 196 | 19,956 |
| Dickinson | 66.15% | 7,438 | 32.56% | 3,661 | 0.82% | 92 | 0.47% | 53 | 11,244 |
| Dubuque | 50.47% | 27,214 | 47.58% | 25,657 | 1.03% | 556 | 0.93% | 499 | 53,926 |
| Emmet | 67.28% | 3,265 | 31.32% | 1,520 | 0.74% | 36 | 0.66% | 32 | 4,853 |
| Fayette | 60.33% | 6,145 | 37.65% | 3,835 | 1.00% | 102 | 1.02% | 104 | 10,186 |
| Floyd | 58.91% | 4,732 | 39.49% | 3,172 | 0.78% | 63 | 0.81% | 65 | 8,032 |
| Franklin | 66.71% | 3,422 | 31.70% | 1,626 | 0.88% | 45 | 0.72% | 37 | 5,130 |
| Fremont | 70.29% | 2,711 | 28.00% | 1,080 | 0.96% | 37 | 0.75% | 29 | 3,857 |
| Greene | 63.73% | 3,223 | 34.98% | 1,769 | 0.71% | 36 | 0.57% | 29 | 5,057 |
| Grundy | 67.74% | 4,929 | 30.32% | 2,206 | 1.20% | 87 | 0.74% | 54 | 7,276 |
| Guthrie | 67.05% | 4,272 | 31.16% | 1,985 | 1.24% | 79 | 0.55% | 35 | 6,371 |
| Hamilton | 62.39% | 4,956 | 35.79% | 2,843 | 0.89% | 71 | 0.92% | 73 | 7,943 |
| Hancock | 71.13% | 4,390 | 27.27% | 1,683 | 0.79% | 49 | 0.81% | 50 | 6,172 |
| Hardin | 65.08% | 5,850 | 33.11% | 2,976 | 1.17% | 105 | 0.65% | 58 | 8,989 |
| Harrison | 68.29% | 5,569 | 29.92% | 2,440 | 1.04% | 85 | 0.75% | 61 | 8,155 |
| Henry | 65.19% | 6,507 | 32.81% | 3,275 | 1.28% | 128 | 0.72% | 72 | 9,982 |
| Howard | 63.07% | 3,127 | 35.74% | 1,772 | 0.46% | 23 | 0.73% | 36 | 4,958 |
| Humboldt | 71.69% | 3,819 | 27.07% | 1,442 | 0.73% | 39 | 0.51% | 27 | 5,327 |
| Ida | 74.82% | 2,880 | 23.82% | 917 | 0.70% | 27 | 0.65% | 25 | 3,849 |
| Iowa | 61.68% | 6,009 | 36.41% | 3,547 | 1.05% | 102 | 0.87% | 84 | 9,742 |
| Jackson | 62.33% | 6,940 | 36.18% | 4,029 | 0.71% | 79 | 0.78% | 87 | 11,135 |
| Jasper | 59.87% | 12,084 | 38.33% | 7,737 | 1.03% | 207 | 0.77% | 156 | 20,184 |
| Jefferson | 49.59% | 4,443 | 48.21% | 4,319 | 1.06% | 95 | 1.14% | 102 | 8,959 |
| Johnson | 27.34% | 22,925 | 70.57% | 59,177 | 1.15% | 964 | 0.94% | 785 | 83,851 |
| Jones | 59.81% | 6,572 | 38.34% | 4,213 | 1.07% | 118 | 0.78% | 86 | 10,989 |
| Keokuk | 71.60% | 3,797 | 26.66% | 1,414 | 0.96% | 51 | 0.77% | 41 | 5,303 |
| Kossuth | 69.03% | 6,275 | 29.66% | 2,696 | 0.67% | 61 | 0.64% | 58 | 9,090 |
| Lee | 58.40% | 9,773 | 39.09% | 6,541 | 1.43% | 240 | 1.08% | 180 | 16,734 |
| Linn | 41.87% | 53,364 | 55.61% | 70,874 | 1.58% | 2,015 | 0.94% | 1,205 | 127,458 |
| Louisa | 65.64% | 3,500 | 32.37% | 1,726 | 1.26% | 67 | 0.73% | 39 | 5,332 |
| Lucas | 70.99% | 3,287 | 27.73% | 1,284 | 0.65% | 30 | 0.63% | 29 | 4,630 |
| Lyon | 83.16% | 5,707 | 15.55% | 1,067 | 0.82% | 56 | 0.48% | 33 | 6,863 |
| Madison | 66.24% | 6,507 | 31.90% | 3,134 | 1.26% | 124 | 0.60% | 59 | 9,824 |
| Mahaska | 72.76% | 8,297 | 25.38% | 2,894 | 1.18% | 134 | 0.69% | 79 | 11,404 |
| Marion | 65.84% | 12,663 | 32.12% | 6,178 | 1.21% | 233 | 0.82% | 158 | 19,232 |
| Marshall | 52.77% | 9,571 | 45.08% | 8,176 | 1.19% | 216 | 0.95% | 173 | 18,136 |
| Mills | 67.55% | 5,585 | 30.33% | 2,508 | 1.21% | 100 | 0.90% | 75 | 8,268 |
| Mitchell | 63.16% | 3,677 | 35.26% | 2,053 | 0.96% | 56 | 0.62% | 36 | 5,822 |
| Monona | 68.70% | 3,248 | 29.76% | 1,407 | 0.76% | 36 | 0.79% | 37 | 4,728 |
| Monroe | 72.77% | 2,975 | 26.37% | 1,078 | 0.51% | 21 | 0.34% | 14 | 4,088 |
| Montgomery | 68.69% | 3,659 | 29.72% | 1,583 | 0.94% | 50 | 0.66% | 35 | 5,327 |
| Muscatine | 52.36% | 10,823 | 45.34% | 9,372 | 1.42% | 293 | 0.89% | 183 | 20,671 |
| O'Brien | 77.62% | 5,861 | 20.78% | 1,569 | 1.02% | 77 | 0.58% | 44 | 7,551 |
| Osceola | 80.83% | 2,690 | 18.06% | 601 | 0.54% | 18 | 0.57% | 19 | 3,328 |
| Page | 70.66% | 5,319 | 27.71% | 2,086 | 1.01% | 76 | 0.62% | 47 | 7,528 |
| Palo Alto | 67.97% | 3,370 | 30.64% | 1,519 | 0.87% | 43 | 0.52% | 26 | 4,958 |
| Plymouth | 73.95% | 10,492 | 24.63% | 3,494 | 0.79% | 112 | 0.63% | 90 | 14,188 |
| Pocahontas | 73.92% | 2,826 | 24.40% | 933 | 0.97% | 37 | 0.71% | 27 | 3,823 |
| Polk | 41.27% | 106,800 | 56.52% | 146,250 | 1.28% | 3,322 | 0.93% | 2,383 | 258,755 |
| Pottawattamie | 57.38% | 26,247 | 40.61% | 18,575 | 1.21% | 552 | 0.81% | 370 | 45,744 |
| Poweshiek | 55.79% | 5,657 | 42.47% | 4,306 | 0.89% | 90 | 0.86% | 87 | 10,140 |
| Ringgold | 72.51% | 1,968 | 26.12% | 709 | 0.66% | 18 | 0.70% | 19 | 2,714 |
| Sac | 73.37% | 4,061 | 25.09% | 1,389 | 0.85% | 47 | 0.69% | 38 | 5,535 |
| Scott | 47.17% | 43,683 | 50.68% | 46,926 | 1.21% | 1,124 | 0.94% | 866 | 92,599 |
| Shelby | 69.12% | 4,697 | 28.83% | 1,959 | 1.22% | 83 | 0.82% | 56 | 6,795 |
| Sioux | 82.31% | 15,680 | 15.85% | 3,019 | 0.89% | 170 | 0.96% | 182 | 19,051 |
| Story | 39.85% | 20,340 | 57.16% | 29,175 | 1.81% | 924 | 0.78% | 599 | 51,038 |
| Tama | 58.61% | 5,303 | 39.53% | 3,577 | 0.96% | 87 | 0.90% | 81 | 9,048 |
| Taylor | 75.81% | 2,463 | 22.96% | 746 | 0.52% | 17 | 0.71% | 23 | 3,249 |
| Union | 64.83% | 4,010 | 33.32% | 2,061 | 0.99% | 61 | 0.86% | 53 | 6,185 |
| Van Buren | 75.42% | 2,859 | 23.08% | 875 | 0.61% | 23 | 0.90% | 34 | 3,791 |
| Wapello | 60.87% | 9,516 | 37.24% | 5,821 | 1.28% | 200 | 0.61% | 96 | 15,633 |
| Warren | 57.29% | 17,782 | 40.51% | 12,574 | 1.39% | 430 | 0.82% | 253 | 31,039 |
| Washington | 59.25% | 6,971 | 38.77% | 4,561 | 1.22% | 144 | 0.76% | 89 | 11,765 |
| Wayne | 75.20% | 2,338 | 23.38% | 727 | 0.64% | 20 | 0.77% | 24 | 3,109 |
| Webster | 61.37% | 10,938 | 37.11% | 6,613 | 0.72% | 128 | 0.80% | 143 | 17,822 |
| Winnebago | 62.09% | 3,707 | 35.76% | 2,135 | 1.21% | 72 | 0.94% | 56 | 5,970 |
| Winneshiek | 51.68% | 6,235 | 46.56% | 5,617 | 0.93% | 112 | 0.83% | 100 | 12,064 |
| Woodbury | 57.63% | 25,736 | 41.23% | 18,704 | 0.96% | 435 | 1.07% | 487 | 45,362 |
| Worth | 61.97% | 2,738 | 36.12% | 1,596 | 0.86% | 38 | 1.04% | 46 | 4,418 |
| Wright | 66.13% | 4,136 | 31.92% | 1,996 | 1.12% | 70 | 0.83% | 52 | 6,254 |
Results by congressional district[]
| District | Trump | Biden | Representative |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 50.79% | 47.38% | Abby Finkenauer |
| Ashley Hinson | |||
| 2nd | 51.10% | 47.10% | Dave Loebsack |
| Mariannette Miller-Meeks | |||
| 3rd | 49.15% | 49.02% | Cindy Axne |
| 4th | 62.68% | 35.73% | Steve King |
| Randy Feenstra |
See also[]
- United States presidential elections in Iowa
- 2020 Iowa elections
- 2020 United States presidential election
- 2020 Democratic Party presidential primaries
- 2020 Republican Party presidential primaries
- 2020 United States elections
Notes[]
- ^ Final vote after votes for candidates below the 15% viability threshold in each precinct are reallocated to other viable candidates.
- ^ In Iowa, the presidential caucuses only are the first determining step for the delegate distribution, the final step are the decisions on the district conventions and the much later state convention. According to the provisions set by the Iowa Democratic Party's "Delegate Selection Plan", statewide delegates preliminarily awarded to other candidates had to be reallocated at the state convention on June 13, as their pledged candidates had dropped out, while the already early decided district delegates remain fixed.
- ^ Originally placed fourth with 6 delegates. 8 of the 12 statewide delegates initially awarded to Buttigieg (2), Sanders (3) and Warren (3), who had withdrawn in the meantime, had to be reallocated to Biden as the sole remaining viable contender and were added to his own 2 statewide delegates at the state convention on June 13.[15][16]
- ^ Original winner with 14 delegates. Due to his withdrawal in March, 2 of the 5 statewide delegates mathematically won by Buttigieg were reallocated to Biden at the state convention on June 13.[15][16]
- ^ Original runner-up with 12 delegates. Due to his withdrawal in April, 3 of the 4 statewide delegates mathematically won by Sanders were reallocated to Biden at the state convention on June 13.[15][16]
- ^ Originally placed third with 8 delegates. Due to her withdrawal in March, all of the 3 statewide delegates mathematically won by Warren were reallocated to Biden at the state convention on June 13.[15][16]
- ^ Falling short of 15% on state level and in three of four districts, Klobuchar only surpassed the threshold in one district and won 1 delegate there.
- ^ Per the Iowa Democratic Party official report.[13]
- ^ Calculated by taking the difference of 100% and all other candidates combined.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o Key:
A – all adults
RV – registered voters
LV – likely voters
V – unclear - ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f "Someone else" with 2%
- ^ Overlapping sample with the previous SurveyMonkey/Axios poll, but more information available regarding sample size
- ^ "Don't recall" with 2%
- ^ "Someone else" with 3%
- ^ "Other candidate or write-in" with 1%
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d With voters who lean towards a given candidate
- ^ "Refused" with 5%; "Someone else" with 3%; would not vote with 0%
- ^ Includes "Do not remember"
- ^ "Someone else" with 1%
- ^ Jump up to: a b c "Someone else" with 4%
- ^ Jump up to: a b c Standard VI response
- ^ Results generated with high Democratic turnout model
- ^ Results generated with high Republican turnout model
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Someone else" with 1%; would not vote with 0%
- ^ Jump up to: a b c Includes "Refused"
- ^ No voters
- ^ "Another candidate" and "No one" with 1%
- ^ Jump up to: a b c With a likely voter turnout model featuring higher turnout than in the 2016 presidential election
- ^ Jump up to: a b c With a likely voter turnout model featuring lower turnout than in the 2016 presidential election
- ^ "Other third party" with 2%
- ^ "One of the other candidates" with 2%; West (B) with 1%
- ^ Jump up to: a b If the only candidates were Biden and Trump
- ^ "Other candidate" with 2%
- ^ "Another candidate" with 1%; "No one" with no voters
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Hawkins/Other" with 2%
- ^ Would not vote with 1%
- ^ "Other" and "No-one" with <1%
- ^ "Other" with <1%
- ^ "Other" with 0%
- ^ "Someone else" with 9%; would not vote with 1%
- ^ "Someone else" with 7%
- ^ Jump up to: a b c Other with 2%; would not vote with 3%
- ^ Jump up to: a b Additional data sourced from FiveThirtyEight
- ^ Other with 3%; would not vote with 4%
- ^ Other with 1%; would not vote with 3%
- ^ Other and would not vote with 2%
- Partisan clients
- ^ Jump up to: a b The Center for American Greatness is a pro-Trump organization
- ^ Jump up to: a b The American Action Forum is a 501 organisation which usually supports Republican candidates
- ^ The Human Rights Campaign endorsed Biden prior to this poll's sampling period
- ^ AFSCME endorsed Biden prior to this poll's sampling period
- ^ This poll's sponsor is the American Principles Project, a 501(c)(4) organization that supports the Republican Party.
- ^ Emily's List is an organisation that supports Democratic female candidates
- ^ End Citizens United PAC has exclusively endorsed Democratic candidates
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Further reading[]
- Summary: State Laws on Presidential Electors (PDF), Washington DC: National Association of Secretaries of State, August 2020,
Iowa
- David Wasserman (October 6, 2020), "The 10 Bellwether Counties That Show How Trump Is in Serious Trouble", Nytimes.com. (Describes bellwether Marshall County, Iowa)
External links[]
- "League of Women Voters of Iowa". (State affiliate of the U.S. League of Women Voters)
- Government Documents Round Table of the American Library Association, "Iowa", Voting & Elections Toolkits
- "Iowa: Election Tools, Deadlines, Dates, Rules, and Links", Vote.org, Oakland, CA
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