2016 United States presidential election in Iowa
2016 United States presidential election in Iowa Turnout 72.77%
County results
Congressional district results
Precinct results
Trump
40–50%
50–60%
60–70%
70–80%
80–90%
90–100%
Clinton
40–50%
50–60%
60–70%
70–80%
80–90%
Tie
Treemap of the popular vote by county
The 2016 United States presidential election in Iowa was held on Tuesday, November 8, 2016, as part of the 2016 United States presidential election in which all 50 states plus the District of Columbia participated. Iowa voters chose electors to represent them in the Electoral College via a popular vote, pitting the Republican Party 's nominee, businessman Donald Trump , and his running mate Indiana Governor Mike Pence against the Democratic Party nominee, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton , and her running mate Virginia Senator Tim Kaine . Iowa has six electoral votes in the Electoral College.[ 1]
Trump won the state with 51.15% of the vote, while Clinton received 41.74% (a margin of 9.41%). Clinton's performance in Iowa was the worst performance for a Democratic presidential candidate since 1980 . Trump, besides being the first Republican to carry the state since George W. Bush in 2004 , won over a dozen counties that had not voted Republican since Ronald Reagan was on the ticket; won two counties that had last voted Republican in Richard Nixon 's landslide victory in 1972 ; and also won Dubuque County , which had last voted Republican in 1956 .[ 2] Trump carried Iowa by the largest margin of any Republican candidate since Reagan in 1980, and he was the first Republican to win an outright majority of the state's vote since Reagan's historic 1984 landslide . Trump enjoyed the support of working-class whites in the agricultural industry, as well as the endorsement of Iowa's GOP establishment.[ 3] [ 4]
Caucuses
The incumbent President of the United States , Barack Obama , a Democrat and former U.S. Senator from Illinois , was first elected to the presidency in 2008 , running with U.S. Senator Joe Biden of Delaware. Defeating the Republican nominee, Senator John McCain of Arizona, with 52.9% of the popular vote and 68% of the electoral vote,[ 5] [ 6] Obama succeeded two-term Republican President George W. Bush , the former Governor of Texas . Obama and Biden were reelected in the 2012 presidential election , defeating former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney with 51.1% of the popular vote and 61.7% of electoral votes.[ 7] Although Barack Obama's approval rating in the RealClearPolitics poll tracking average remained between 40 and 50 percent for most of his second term, it experienced a surge in early 2016 and reached its highest point since 2012 during June of that year.[ 8] [ 9] Analyst Nate Cohn noted that a strong approval rating for President Obama would equate to a strong performance for the Democratic candidate, and vice versa.[ 10]
President Obama was not eligible to be re-elected after having served two terms. Obama's running-mate and two-term Vice President Biden decided not to enter the race for the Democratic presidential nomination either.[ 11]
Democratic caucuses
Procedure
There is no ballot; instead, a unique form of debate and groupings chose delegates to county conventions supporting Hillary Clinton , Martin O'Malley , and Bernie Sanders . The Iowa Democratic Party does not release vote counts or the numbers of these delegates.
Results of the Democratic caucuses by county. Hillary Clinton
Bernie Sanders
Tie
County Conventions
In early March, the delegates chosen in the Caucuses met chose delegates to the Congressional District Conventions.
Republican caucuses
Election results by county. Ted Cruz
Donald Trump
Marco Rubio
Tie between Cruz and Trump
Iowa Republican precinct caucuses, February 1, 2016
Candidate
Votes
Percentage
Actual delegate count
Bound
Unbound
Total
Ted Cruz
51,666
27.64%
8
0
8
Donald Trump
45,427
24.3%
7
0
7
Marco Rubio
43,165
23.12%
7
0
7
Ben Carson
17,395
9.3%
3
0
3
Rand Paul
8,481
4.54%
1
0
1
Jeb Bush
5,238
2.8%
1
0
1
Carly Fiorina
3,485
1.86%
1
0
1
John Kasich
3,474
1.86%
1
0
1
Mike Huckabee
3,345
1.79%
1
0
1
Chris Christie
3,284
1.76%
0
0
0
Rick Santorum
1,783
0.95%
0
0
0
Other
117
0.06%
0
0
0
Jim Gilmore
12
0.01%
0
0
0
Unprojected delegates:
0
0
0
Total:
186,932
100.00%
30
0
30
Source: "Iowa" . cnn.com . Retrieved November 23, 2016 .
General election
Polling
Up until late August 2016, the election was close, with both Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton winning polls but neither taking a serious lead. In September 2016, Trump gained momentum, by winning a poll 44% to 39% in early September and then winning 3 more polls in a row by margins larger than 5%. From late September 2016 until election day, Trump won every poll but one. The final poll average showed Donald Trump ahead 44% to 41%, with many undecided voters that mostly swung to Donald Trump on election night.[ 14] The latest poll also showed Trump ahead by 46% to 39%.[ 15]
Predictions
Results
Chart of popular vote
Trump (51.15%)
Clinton (41.74%)
Johnson (3.78%)
Write-ins (1.13%)
McMullin (0.79%)
Stein (0.73%)
Others (0.67%)
2016 United States presidential election in Iowa
Party
Candidate
Running mate
Votes
Percentage
Electoral votes
Republican
Donald Trump
Mike Pence
800,983
51.15%
6
Democratic
Hillary Clinton
Tim Kaine
653,669
41.74%
0
Libertarian
Gary Johnson
Bill Weld
59,186
3.78%
0
Write-in
Various
Various
17,746
1.13%
0
Independent
Evan McMullin
Nathan Johnson
12,366
0.79%
0
Green
Jill Stein
Ajamu Baraka
11,479
0.73%
0
Constitution
Darrell L. Castle
Scott N. Bradley
5,335
0.34%
0
New Independent
Lynn Kahn
Jay Stolba
2,247
0.14%
0
Legal Marijuana Now
Dan Vacek
Mark Elworth
2,246
0.14%
0
Independent
Rocky De La Fuente
Michael Steinberg
451
0.03%
0
Socialism and Liberation
Gloria La Riva
Dennis J. Banks
323
0.02%
0
Totals
1,566,031
100.00%
6
Voter turnout (Voting age population)
72.0%
Source: Iowa Secretary of State
By county
County
Donald Trump Republican
Hillary Clinton Democratic
Various candidates Other parties
Margin
Total
#
%
#
%
#
%
#
%
Adair
2,461
64.58%
1,133
29.73%
217
5.69%
1,328
34.85%
3,811
Adams
1,395
66.24%
565
26.83%
146
6.93%
830
39.41%
2,106
Allamakee
4,093
59.12%
2,421
34.97%
409
5.91%
1,672
24.15%
6,923
Appanoose
4,033
65.73%
1,814
29.56%
289
4.71%
2,219
36.17%
6,136
Audubon
2,136
62.60%
1,080
31.65%
196
5.75%
1,056
30.95%
3,412
Benton
8,232
59.46%
4,678
33.79%
934
6.75%
3,554
25.67%
13,844
Black Hawk
27,476
42.66%
32,233
50.05%
4,696
7.29%
-4,757
-7.39%
64,405
Boone
7,484
52.72%
5,541
39.03%
1,171
8.25%
1,943
13.69%
14,196
Bremer
7,208
53.24%
5,356
39.56%
974
7.20%
1,852
13.68%
13,538
Buchanan
5,510
53.75%
3,970
38.72%
772
7.53%
1,540
15.03%
10,252
Buena Vista
4,903
59.23%
2,856
34.50%
519
6.27%
2,047
24.73%
8,278
Butler
4,921
65.50%
2,157
28.71%
435
5.79%
2,764
36.79%
7,513
Calhoun
3,468
67.22%
1,398
27.10%
293
5.68%
2,070
40.12%
5,159
Carroll
6,638
62.96%
3,309
31.38%
597
5.66%
3,329
31.58%
10,544
Cass
4,761
66.82%
1,951
27.38%
413
5.80%
2,810
39.44%
7,125
Cedar
5,295
55.50%
3,599
37.72%
647
6.78%
1,696
17.78%
9,541
Cerro Gordo
11,621
50.60%
9,862
42.94%
1,482
6.46%
1,759
7.66%
22,965
Cherokee
4,192
66.99%
1,679
26.83%
387
6.18%
2,513
40.16%
6,258
Chickasaw
3,742
58.15%
2,266
35.21%
427
6.64%
1,476
22.94%
6,435
Clarke
2,713
60.91%
1,465
32.89%
276
6.20%
1,248
28.02%
4,454
Clay
5,877
68.20%
2,249
26.10%
491
5.70%
3,628
42.10%
8,617
Clayton
5,317
58.24%
3,237
35.46%
575
6.30%
2,080
22.78%
9,129
Clinton
11,276
48.88%
10,095
43.76%
1,696
7.36%
1,181
5.12%
23,067
Crawford
4,617
66.58%
1,991
28.71%
327
4.71%
2,626
37.87%
6,935
Dallas
19,339
50.56%
15,701
41.05%
3,212
8.39%
3,638
9.51%
38,252
Davis
2,723
70.14%
977
25.17%
182
4.69%
1,746
44.97%
3,882
Decatur
2,296
61.49%
1,201
32.16%
237
6.35%
1,095
29.33%
3,734
Delaware
5,694
61.62%
2,957
32.00%
590
6.38%
2,737
29.62%
9,241
Des Moines
9,529
49.88%
8,212
42.99%
1,362
7.13%
1,317
6.89%
19,103
Dickinson
6,753
65.22%
3,056
29.52%
545
5.26%
3,697
35.70%
10,354
Dubuque
23,460
47.18%
22,850
45.96%
3,411
6.86%
610
1.22%
49,721
Emmet
3,124
65.73%
1,357
28.55%
272
5.72%
1,767
37.18%
4,753
Fayette
5,620
56.34%
3,689
36.98%
666
6.68%
1,931
19.36%
9,975
Floyd
4,375
54.28%
3,179
39.44%
506
6.28%
1,196
14.84%
8,060
Franklin
3,163
63.67%
1,493
30.05%
312
6.28%
1,670
33.62%
4,968
Fremont
2,407
66.95%
963
26.79%
225
6.26%
1,444
40.16%
3,595
Greene
2,820
58.49%
1,691
35.08%
310
6.43%
1,129
23.41%
4,821
Grundy
4,527
65.88%
1,856
27.01%
489
7.11%
2,671
38.87%
6,872
Guthrie
3,628
63.10%
1,732
30.12%
390
6.78%
1,896
32.98%
5,750
Hamilton
4,463
58.01%
2,726
35.43%
505
6.56%
1,737
22.58%
7,694
Hancock
3,977
67.74%
1,587
27.03%
307
5.23%
2,390
40.71%
5,871
Hardin
5,254
61.57%
2,787
32.66%
492
5.77%
2,467
28.91%
8,533
Harrison
4,902
65.67%
2,131
28.55%
432
5.78%
2,771
37.12%
7,465
Henry
5,779
61.45%
2,904
30.88%
721
7.67%
2,875
30.57%
9,404
Howard
2,611
57.27%
1,677
36.78%
271
5.95%
934
20.49%
4,559
Humboldt
3,568
70.14%
1,252
24.61%
267
5.25%
2,316
45.53%
5,087
Ida
2,655
73.50%
792
21.93%
165
4.57%
1,863
51.57%
3,612
Iowa
5,205
58.46%
3,084
34.64%
615
6.90%
2,121
23.82%
8,904
Jackson
5,824
56.49%
3,837
37.22%
649
6.29%
1,987
19.27%
10,310
Jasper
10,560
55.48%
7,109
37.35%
1,365
7.17%
3,451
18.13%
19,034
Jefferson
3,748
45.95%
3,710
45.49%
698
8.56%
38
0.46%
8,156
Johnson
21,044
27.35%
50,200
65.25%
5,696
7.40%
-29,156
-37.90%
76,940
Jones
5,720
56.45%
3,787
37.37%
626
6.18%
1,933
19.08%
10,133
Keokuk
3,390
68.00%
1,342
26.92%
253
5.08%
2,048
41.08%
4,985
Kossuth
5,653
65.68%
2,543
29.55%
411
4.77%
3,110
36.13%
8,607
Lee
8,803
54.50%
6,215
38.48%
1,133
7.02%
2,588
16.02%
16,151
Linn
48,390
41.32%
58,935
50.33%
9,773
8.35%
-10,545
-9.01%
117,098
Louisa
3,069
61.28%
1,648
32.91%
291
5.81%
1,421
28.37%
5,008
Lucas
2,877
66.08%
1,239
28.46%
238
5.46%
1,638
37.62%
4,354
Lyon
5,192
81.42%
920
14.43%
265
4.15%
4,272
66.99%
6,377
Madison
5,360
62.07%
2,678
31.01%
598
6.92%
2,682
31.06%
8,636
Mahaska
7,432
69.90%
2,619
24.63%
581
5.47%
4,813
45.27%
10,632
Marion
10,962
61.53%
5,482
30.77%
1,372
7.70%
5,480
30.76%
17,816
Marshall
9,146
50.87%
7,652
42.56%
1,182
6.57%
1,494
8.31%
17,980
Mills
5,067
65.82%
2,090
27.15%
541
7.03%
2,977
38.67%
7,698
Mitchell
3,190
58.89%
1,888
34.85%
339
6.26%
1,302
24.04%
5,417
Monona
3,120
68.24%
1,247
27.27%
205
4.49%
1,873
40.97%
4,572
Monroe
2,638
68.25%
1,056
27.32%
171
4.43%
1,582
40.93%
3,865
Montgomery
3,436
68.12%
1,314
26.05%
294
5.83%
2,122
42.07%
5,044
Muscatine
9,584
49.32%
8,368
43.06%
1,482
7.62%
1,216
6.26%
19,434
O'Brien
5,752
77.67%
1,315
17.76%
339
4.57%
4,437
59.91%
7,406
Osceola
2,531
78.77%
552
17.18%
130
4.05%
1,979
61.59%
3,213
Page
4,893
69.46%
1,807
25.65%
344
4.89%
3,086
43.81%
7,044
Palo Alto
3,081
65.51%
1,398
29.73%
224
4.76%
1,683
35.78%
4,703
Plymouth
9,680
73.39%
2,885
21.87%
625
4.74%
6,795
51.52%
13,190
Pocahontas
2,702
69.91%
963
24.92%
200
5.17%
1,739
44.99%
3,865
Polk
93,492
40.38%
119,804
51.74%
18,259
7.88%
-26,312
-11.36%
231,555
Pottawattamie
24,447
57.28%
15,355
35.98%
2,878
6.74%
9,092
21.30%
42,680
Poweshiek
4,946
50.30%
4,304
43.77%
583
5.93%
642
6.53%
9,833
Ringgold
1,824
67.38%
753
27.82%
130
4.80%
1,071
39.56%
2,707
Sac
3,703
71.05%
1,270
24.37%
239
4.58%
2,433
46.68%
5,212
Scott
39,149
45.41%
40,440
46.90%
6,631
7.69%
-1,291
-1.49%
86,220
Shelby
4,362
68.48%
1,662
26.09%
346
5.43%
2,700
42.39%
6,370
Sioux
14,785
81.26%
2,300
12.64%
1,109
6.10%
12,485
68.62%
18,194
Story
19,458
38.40%
25,709
50.74%
5,500
10.86%
-6,251
-12.34%
50,667
Tama
4,971
56.80%
3,196
36.52%
585
6.68%
1,775
20.28%
8,752
Taylor
2,111
69.69%
758
25.02%
160
5.29%
1,353
44.67%
3,029
Union
3,525
60.44%
1,922
32.96%
385
6.60%
1,603
27.48%
5,832
Van Buren
2,527
70.96%
845
23.73%
189
5.31%
1,682
47.23%
3,561
Wapello
8,715
57.53%
5,594
36.93%
840
5.54%
3,121
20.60%
15,149
Warren
14,814
54.26%
10,411
38.14%
2,075
7.60%
4,403
16.12%
27,300
Washington
6,173
56.48%
3,943
36.08%
813
7.44%
2,230
20.40%
10,929
Wayne
2,069
70.37%
719
24.46%
152
5.17%
1,350
45.91%
2,940
Webster
10,056
57.69%
6,305
36.17%
1,069
6.14%
3,751
21.52%
17,430
Winnebago
3,447
59.56%
1,931
33.37%
409
7.07%
1,516
26.19%
5,787
Winneshiek
5,344
47.03%
5,254
46.24%
764
6.73%
90
0.79%
11,362
Woodbury
24,727
56.56%
16,210
37.08%
2,781
6.36%
8,517
19.48%
43,718
Worth
2,453
57.62%
1,530
35.94%
274
6.44%
923
21.68%
4,257
Wright
3,800
63.06%
1,896
31.46%
330
5.48%
1,904
31.60%
6,026
Totals
800,983
51.15%
653,669
41.74%
111,379
7.11%
147,314
9.41%
1,566,031
Swing by county
Democratic — +>15%
Democratic — +12.5-15%
Democratic — +10-12.5%
Democratic — +5-7.5%
Democratic — +2.5-5%
Democratic — +0-2.5%
Republican — +0-2.5%
Republican — +2.5-5%
Republican — +5-7.5%
Republican — +7.5-10%
Republican — +10-12.5%
Republican — +12.5-15%
Republican — +>15%
Trend relative to the state by county
Democratic — +>15%
Democratic — +12.5-15%
Democratic — +10-12.5%
Democratic — +5-7.5%
Democratic — +2.5-5%
Democratic — +0-2.5%
Republican — +0-2.5%
Republican — +2.5-5%
Republican — +5-7.5%
Republican — +7.5-10%
Republican — +10-12.5%
Republican — +12.5-15%
Republican — +>15%
County flips
Democratic
Hold
Republican
Hold
Gain from Democratic
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican
[ 23]
By congressional district
Trump won all 4 of the congressional districts, including one held by a Democrat.[ 24]
Analysis
The difference of 9.4% points was the largest winning margin for Trump in a state that had voted for Barack Obama in 2012 . This was also the first time since 1976 that Iowa voted to the right of Texas, which Trump won in this election by 8.99 points. Trump carried 93 out of 99 counties, the most for a Republican presidential nominee in the state since 1980, and he flipped 32 counties won by Obama in 2012, the most out of any state.[ 23] This was the first time since 1988 in which Iowa did not go for the winner of the popular vote. It was also the first time since 2004 (and only the second since 1984 ) that Iowa would vote for a Republican candidate. This is also the first election since 1980 in which a non-incumbent Republican won the state.
See also
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