Thursday, May 9, 2013
Iowa had one of the highest voter participation rates among eligible voters in the country, according to new information released by the U.S. Census Bureau.
Iowa often gets questions about why the presidential election process should start here with the first in the nation Iowa Caucus. One reason could be that Iowans are among the most active voters in the country. A new report by the U.S. Census Bureau shows that 69.4 percent of eligible Iowans voted in the 2012 election, in which Barack Obama earned a second term in the White House. That percentage was one of the highest in the nation, according to new information released by the U.S. Census Bureau on Wednesday. Only eligible voters in Colorado, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Mississippi and Massachusetts had higher participation. Mississippi had the highest voter turnout at 74.5 percent, and West Virginia the lowest at 47.8 percent. A key point of…
Thursday, November 8, 2012
The presidential election is now over, but some moments from the past year and half we just can't forget - as hard as we may try.
After more than a year and a half, presidential campaigning here in Iowa has come to an end. So, for the next week until election 2016 visits begin, we are going to relax and try to recuperate. Still, there's a few moments from the 2012 campaign that are hard to forget - as hard as we may try. Here are some that stick out from our Patch editors in Iowa. I'll start with my own. 1. Michele Bachmann meets gay robot By late 2011, presidential candidates had seen it all: hecklers, protesters, haters of all shapes and sizes. As it turns out, not all. On a bitterly cold day, then-Republican hopeful Michele Bachmann (that's one l and two n's) visited Hamburg Inn No. 2 in the liberal confines of Iowa City. The Minnesota congresswoman, a hard-nosed …
Wednesday, November 7, 2012
This would be a big win for Democrats on hot-button issues, such as abortion restrictions and gay marriage.
This morning three Iowa Senate races remained extremely close, but while candidates declined to concede or declare themselves the winner, the Iowa Secretary of State figures now project victors in those races, which would mean Democrats hold enough seats to retain control of the Iowa Senate. The Associated Press is citing a statement by Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad, a Republican, that signaled Democrats would keep control of the Iowa Senate, which appeared up for grabs heading into Election Day. “Iowa voters once again chose divided government, and their message was unmistakable: They want us to work together in moving this state forward,” Branstad said in the statement, according to the Gazette. Republicans have control of the Iowa House and …
Tuesday, November 6, 2012
Voters in Iowa on Tuesday cast their ballot for Barack Obama, giving the president the state's six electoral votes to push him over the projected 270 he needed to win. Romney concedes,
President Barack Obama and Vice-President Joe Biden were re-elected to office Tuesday night, defeating Republican challenger Mitt Romney and his vice-presidential running mate Rep. Paul Ryan, according to network projections. Iowa gave its six Electoral College votes to the president. NBC News called the presidential election for Obama around 11:15 EST. The president sent a message on Twitter at 10:14 saying simply, "This happened because of you. Thank you." Romney conceded about 12:55 EST. The Obama campaign won the most expensive presidential race ever, with both parties raising about $2.6 billion. The race was filled with negative campaigning on both sides, from President Obama attacking Romney’s business experience with Bain Capital to…
Iowa's voting goes until 9 p.m., but some polls elsewhere close three hours earlier.
Iowa voters have until 9 p.m. to cast theirElection 2012 ballots, but voting in other key swing states ends as much as three hours before then, and exit polling could provide an early indication of whether President Obama or Mitt Romney wins the White House. The first key state to watch for is Virginia, where polls close at 6 p.m. Iowa time. Voting ends 30 minutes later in swing states Ohio and North Carolina. At 7 p.m. swing states Florida, Pennsylvania and New Hampshire close their polls. Nevada, the final swing state that could prove as pivotal as Iowa, also closes its voting at 9 p.m. Check here as Patch updates Election 2012 results as they come in.
Results form the presidential race in Iowa, judicial retention, congressional races and state Senate.
Check back here for live election updates as they come in. President Barack Obama won Iowa's six electoral votes on Tuesday defeating Republican Mitt Romney in an election that the former Massachusetts governor had spent years campaigning to win. In Iowa's four Congressional races, Tom Latham and Steve King were the Republican winners; Bruce Braley and David Loebsack won for the Democrats. On judicial retention, which became a referendum for the future of gay marriage in Iowa, Justice David Wiggins appeared to have the votes necessary to remain in office. Bob Vander Plaats, head of the Iowans For Freedom committee that spearheaded a campaign to oust Wiggins, conceded defeat late Tuesday, according to the Des Moines Register. However, he …
A wrapup of live election coverage and results from local and national races, including House Districts 37 and 38.
LIVE 2012 ELECTION RESULTS* Not all races were final as of 11:45 p.m. Tuesday night Indep./Pet. Candidate U.S. President, Iowa Results Obama-Biden * U.S. President, National Results David Loebsack * Christie Vilsack Kevin Koester * With less than two hours to go until Ankeny polls close, lines are dwindling and precincts are starting to slow down. But that doesn't mean people aren't still voting. At Ankeny's precinct 1, located at Ankeny First United Methodist Church – Christian Life Center, some residents were still registering to vote to make sure they could cast their ballots before the night is over. "We've seen a lot of people registering to vote today," said precinct captain Cynthia Johnson. "People have been coming and going all …
President Barack Obama ended his campaign last night in Des Moines, just steps from his former 2008 campaign headquarters, making a final push for Iowa voters with over 20,000 looking on.
President Obama brought the final campaign rally of his political career back to the place where it all began, asking voters Monday night to help him win a second term. More than 20,000 Iowans packed the streets in the East Village of Des Moines, and both the President and first lady were serenaded with chants of "Four more years!" as they spoke to supporters last night. The president brought Bruce Springsteen along with him. Springsteen, who has appeared alongside Obama through much of the campaign, came out to a rousing ovation. Urging Iowans to get out to vote, Springsteen told attendees that he was convinced Obama was the right choice for the country. Obama will spend the day in Chicago waiting for the election results to come in, …
Monday, November 5, 2012
Republican and Democratic leaders were racing across the battleground state of Iowa on Monday to rally activists making final pushes to turnout voters.
For rank-and-file activists across Iowa, Election Day began early. It began in living rooms like Rod Sullivan's, an Iowa City Democrat who was among President Barack Obama's earliest supporters in Iowa dating back to 2006. "This is more than an election to us. It's a personal matter," Iowa Democratic Party Chairwoman Sue Dvorsky told about 20 Obama supporters gathered at Sullivan's home on Monday - Election Eve. She was pepping up the troops for a final push, a 12-hour shift of door knocking, phone calls and passing out campaign material. Republicans had a similar game plan on Monday. RNC Chairman Reince Priebus was a headliner among a group of Republican leaders traveling the state rallying volunteers in Cedar Rapids, Coralville and …
Join in or just observe as Iowans react to the 2012 presidential Election Day. Come back to Patch for updated vote totals as they come in.
Election Day is here. Finally. Thankfully. Regrettably? Click on the live chat above and follow the observations from Patch staff, other media and the residents of Iowa and beyond. This has been a long run to the presidency in Iowa. The polls still have it razor thin between Mitt Romney and President Obama, and both candidates kept Iowa in their sights up to the last minute of campaigning. Who do you think is best to lead our country: Obama, Romney or a third party candidate?
Jan Lee
5:53 pm on Friday, November 9, 2012
Can we have intelligent articles instead of name calling, please?? more ›