1908 United States presidential election in Iowa
1908 United States presidential election in Iowa|
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County Results
Taft
40-50%
50-60%
60-70%
70-80%
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Bryan
40-50%
50-60%
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The 1908 United States presidential election in Iowa took place on November 3, 1908 as part of the 1908 United States presidential election. Voters chose 13 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
Iowa voted for the Republican nominees, Secretary of War William Howard Taft of Ohio and his running mate James S. Sherman of New York. They defeated the Democratic nominees, former U.S. Representative of Nebraska William Jennings Bryan and his running mate John W. Kern of Indiana. Taft won the state by a margin of 15.04%.
Bryan had previously lost Iowa to William McKinley in both 1896 and 1900.
Results
Results by county
County[2]
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William Howard Taft Republican
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William Jennings Bryan Democratic
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Eugene Wilder Chafin Prohibition
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Eugene Victor Debs Socialist
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Various candidates Other parties
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Margin
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Total votes cast
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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#
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%
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Adair
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2,185
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61.05%
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1,322
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36.94%
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45
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1.26%
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24
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0.67%
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3
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0.08%
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863
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24.11%
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3,579
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Adams
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1,595
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53.03%
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1,325
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44.05%
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57
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1.89%
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30
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1.00%
|
1
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0.03%
|
270
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8.98%
|
3,008
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Allamakee
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2,521
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58.67%
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1,725
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40.14%
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40
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0.93%
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7
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0.16%
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4
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0.09%
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796
|
18.52%
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4,297
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Appanoose
|
3,161
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55.00%
|
2,167
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37.71%
|
80
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1.39%
|
322
|
5.60%
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17
|
0.30%
|
994
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17.30%
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5,747
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Audubon
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1,701
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60.86%
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1,050
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37.57%
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33
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1.18%
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9
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0.32%
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2
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0.07%
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651
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23.29%
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2,795
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Benton
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3,180
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55.08%
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2,418
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41.88%
|
76
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1.32%
|
94
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1.63%
|
5
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0.09%
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762
|
13.20%
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5,773
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Black Hawk
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5,437
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59.67%
|
3,127
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34.32%
|
293
|
3.22%
|
244
|
2.68%
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11
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0.12%
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2,310
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25.35%
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9,112
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Boone
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3,368
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57.71%
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1,958
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33.55%
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151
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2.59%
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350
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6.00%
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9
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0.15%
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1,410
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24.16%
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5,836
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Bremer
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1,656
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45.30%
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1,925
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52.65%
|
56
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1.53%
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14
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0.38%
|
5
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0.14%
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-269
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-7.36%
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3,656
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Buchanan
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2,552
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55.76%
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1,889
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41.27%
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118
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2.58%
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16
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0.35%
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2
|
0.04%
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663
|
14.49%
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4,577
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Buena Vista
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2,337
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65.94%
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1,054
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29.74%
|
86
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2.43%
|
66
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1.86%
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1
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0.03%
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1,283
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36.20%
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3,544
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Butler
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2,467
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69.32%
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994
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27.93%
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79
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2.22%
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15
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0.42%
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4
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0.11%
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1,473
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41.39%
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3,559
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Calhoun
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2,353
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63.03%
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1,152
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30.86%
|
152
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4.07%
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64
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1.71%
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12
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0.32%
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1,201
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32.17%
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3,733
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Carroll
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1,865
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41.93%
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2,510
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56.43%
|
58
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1.30%
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12
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0.27%
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3
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0.07%
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-645
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-14.50%
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4,448
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Cass
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2,799
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61.19%
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1,655
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36.18%
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47
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1.03%
|
64
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1.40%
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9
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0.20%
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1,144
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25.01%
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4,574
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Cedar
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2,455
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54.17%
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1,986
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43.82%
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67
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1.48%
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22
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0.49%
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2
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0.04%
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469
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10.35%
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4,532
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Cerro Gordo
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2,990
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64.05%
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1,520
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32.56%
|
98
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2.10%
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60
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1.29%
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0
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0.00%
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1,470
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31.49%
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4,668
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Cherokee
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2,300
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66.07%
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1,084
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31.14%
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68
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1.95%
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24
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0.69%
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5
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0.14%
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1,216
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34.93%
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3,481
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Chickasaw
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1,571
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44.87%
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1,877
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53.61%
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35
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1.00%
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15
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0.43%
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3
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0.09%
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-306
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-8.74%
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3,501
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Clarke
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1,624
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58.00%
|
1,134
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40.50%
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37
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1.32%
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3
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0.11%
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2
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0.07%
|
490
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17.50%
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2,800
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Clay
|
1,921
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69.68%
|
778
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28.22%
|
41
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1.49%
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16
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0.58%
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1
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0.04%
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1,143
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41.46%
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2,757
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Clayton
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2,773
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47.04%
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3,026
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51.33%
|
61
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1.03%
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30
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0.51%
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5
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0.08%
|
-253
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-4.29%
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5,895
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Clinton
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4,836
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48.68%
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4,821
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48.53%
|
80
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0.81%
|
191
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1.92%
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6
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0.06%
|
15
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0.15%
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9,934
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Crawford
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2,169
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47.28%
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2,322
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50.61%
|
69
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1.50%
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22
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0.48%
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6
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0.13%
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-153
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-3.33%
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4,588
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Dallas
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3,132
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59.94%
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1,871
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35.81%
|
142
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2.72%
|
78
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1.49%
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2
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0.04%
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1,261
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24.13%
|
5,225
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Davis
|
1,484
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44.98%
|
1,749
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53.02%
|
40
|
1.21%
|
20
|
0.61%
|
6
|
0.18%
|
-265
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-8.03%
|
3,299
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Decatur
|
2,149
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52.53%
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1,809
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44.22%
|
56
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1.37%
|
58
|
1.42%
|
19
|
0.46%
|
340
|
8.31%
|
4,091
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Delaware
|
2,396
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60.35%
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1,471
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37.05%
|
65
|
1.64%
|
36
|
0.91%
|
2
|
0.05%
|
925
|
23.30%
|
3,970
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Des Moines
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4,153
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48.92%
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3,975
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46.83%
|
103
|
1.21%
|
233
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2.74%
|
25
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0.29%
|
178
|
2.10%
|
8,489
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Dickinson
|
1,109
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66.57%
|
503
|
30.19%
|
26
|
1.56%
|
25
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1.50%
|
3
|
0.18%
|
606
|
36.37%
|
1,666
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Dubuque
|
4,708
|
39.71%
|
6,645
|
56.05%
|
53
|
0.45%
|
427
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3.60%
|
22
|
0.19%
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-1,937
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-16.34%
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11,855
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Emmet
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1,401
|
70.58%
|
522
|
26.30%
|
24
|
1.21%
|
38
|
1.91%
|
0
|
0.00%
|
879
|
44.28%
|
1,985
|
Fayette
|
3,369
|
56.83%
|
2,281
|
38.48%
|
179
|
3.02%
|
86
|
1.45%
|
13
|
0.22%
|
1,088
|
18.35%
|
5,928
|
Floyd
|
2,462
|
65.13%
|
1,250
|
33.07%
|
48
|
1.27%
|
15
|
0.40%
|
5
|
0.13%
|
1,212
|
32.06%
|
3,780
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Franklin
|
2,154
|
73.02%
|
737
|
24.98%
|
50
|
1.69%
|
5
|
0.17%
|
4
|
0.14%
|
1,417
|
48.03%
|
2,950
|
Fremont
|
1,949
|
48.63%
|
1,979
|
49.38%
|
59
|
1.47%
|
21
|
0.52%
|
0
|
0.00%
|
-30
|
-0.75%
|
4,008
|
Greene
|
2,574
|
67.28%
|
1,152
|
30.11%
|
84
|
2.20%
|
16
|
0.42%
|
0
|
0.00%
|
1,422
|
37.17%
|
3,826
|
Grundy
|
1,861
|
61.77%
|
1,105
|
36.67%
|
45
|
1.49%
|
1
|
0.03%
|
1
|
0.03%
|
756
|
25.09%
|
3,013
|
Guthrie
|
2,560
|
61.44%
|
1,532
|
36.77%
|
60
|
1.44%
|
11
|
0.26%
|
4
|
0.10%
|
1,028
|
24.67%
|
4,167
|
Hamilton
|
2,765
|
68.17%
|
1,145
|
28.23%
|
109
|
2.69%
|
34
|
0.84%
|
3
|
0.07%
|
1,620
|
39.94%
|
4,056
|
Hancock
|
1,750
|
67.15%
|
804
|
30.85%
|
49
|
1.88%
|
3
|
0.12%
|
0
|
0.00%
|
946
|
36.30%
|
2,606
|
Hardin
|
3,123
|
69.76%
|
1,187
|
26.51%
|
146
|
3.26%
|
19
|
0.42%
|
2
|
0.04%
|
1,936
|
43.24%
|
4,477
|
Harrison
|
2,914
|
52.40%
|
2,425
|
43.61%
|
111
|
2.00%
|
108
|
1.94%
|
3
|
0.05%
|
489
|
8.79%
|
5,561
|
Henry
|
2,653
|
60.90%
|
1,606
|
36.87%
|
82
|
1.88%
|
11
|
0.25%
|
4
|
0.09%
|
1,047
|
24.04%
|
4,356
|
Howard
|
1,530
|
50.10%
|
1,408
|
46.10%
|
57
|
1.87%
|
55
|
1.80%
|
4
|
0.13%
|
122
|
3.99%
|
3,054
|
Humboldt
|
1,818
|
73.66%
|
587
|
23.78%
|
54
|
2.19%
|
9
|
0.36%
|
0
|
0.00%
|
1,231
|
49.88%
|
2,468
|
Ida
|
1,367
|
52.98%
|
1,181
|
45.78%
|
19
|
0.74%
|
13
|
0.50%
|
0
|
0.00%
|
186
|
7.21%
|
2,580
|
Iowa
|
2,230
|
52.58%
|
1,907
|
44.97%
|
83
|
1.96%
|
19
|
0.45%
|
2
|
0.05%
|
323
|
7.62%
|
4,241
|
Jackson
|
2,542
|
48.51%
|
2,545
|
48.57%
|
35
|
0.67%
|
109
|
2.08%
|
9
|
0.17%
|
-3
|
-0.06%
|
5,240
|
Jasper
|
3,543
|
53.03%
|
2,889
|
43.24%
|
152
|
2.28%
|
91
|
1.36%
|
6
|
0.09%
|
654
|
9.79%
|
6,681
|
Jefferson
|
2,271
|
58.29%
|
1,439
|
36.94%
|
166
|
4.26%
|
17
|
0.44%
|
3
|
0.08%
|
832
|
21.36%
|
3,896
|
Johnson
|
2,758
|
44.84%
|
3,314
|
53.88%
|
50
|
0.81%
|
14
|
0.23%
|
15
|
0.24%
|
-556
|
-9.04%
|
6,151
|
Jones
|
2,453
|
52.11%
|
2,176
|
46.23%
|
52
|
1.10%
|
23
|
0.49%
|
3
|
0.06%
|
277
|
5.88%
|
4,707
|
Keokuk
|
2,728
|
50.71%
|
2,459
|
45.71%
|
151
|
2.81%
|
40
|
0.74%
|
2
|
0.04%
|
269
|
5.00%
|
5,380
|
Kossuth
|
2,612
|
58.28%
|
1,826
|
40.74%
|
35
|
0.78%
|
9
|
0.20%
|
0
|
0.00%
|
786
|
17.54%
|
4,482
|
Lee
|
4,262
|
46.61%
|
4,706
|
51.47%
|
73
|
0.80%
|
86
|
0.94%
|
17
|
0.19%
|
-444
|
-4.86%
|
9,144
|
Linn
|
6,938
|
54.22%
|
5,493
|
42.93%
|
213
|
1.66%
|
121
|
0.95%
|
30
|
0.23%
|
1,445
|
11.29%
|
12,795
|
Louisa
|
2,025
|
65.92%
|
978
|
31.84%
|
46
|
1.50%
|
19
|
0.62%
|
4
|
0.13%
|
1,047
|
34.08%
|
3,072
|
Lucas
|
1,757
|
55.41%
|
1,267
|
39.96%
|
109
|
3.44%
|
35
|
1.10%
|
3
|
0.09%
|
490
|
15.45%
|
3,171
|
Lyon
|
1,650
|
58.93%
|
1,064
|
38.00%
|
29
|
1.04%
|
56
|
2.00%
|
1
|
0.04%
|
586
|
20.93%
|
2,800
|
Madison
|
2,425
|
59.54%
|
1,404
|
34.47%
|
182
|
4.47%
|
56
|
1.37%
|
6
|
0.15%
|
1,021
|
25.07%
|
4,073
|
Mahaska
|
3,326
|
48.51%
|
3,035
|
44.27%
|
395
|
5.76%
|
92
|
1.34%
|
8
|
0.12%
|
291
|
4.24%
|
6,856
|
Marion
|
2,625
|
46.12%
|
2,739
|
48.12%
|
160
|
2.81%
|
154
|
2.71%
|
14
|
0.25%
|
-114
|
-2.00%
|
5,692
|
Marshall
|
3,887
|
61.34%
|
1,941
|
30.63%
|
309
|
4.88%
|
195
|
3.08%
|
5
|
0.08%
|
1,946
|
30.71%
|
6,337
|
Mills
|
1,959
|
55.01%
|
1,522
|
42.74%
|
55
|
1.54%
|
17
|
0.48%
|
8
|
0.22%
|
437
|
12.27%
|
3,561
|
Mitchell
|
1,932
|
65.09%
|
988
|
33.29%
|
36
|
1.21%
|
9
|
0.30%
|
3
|
0.10%
|
944
|
31.81%
|
2,968
|
Monona
|
1,977
|
52.58%
|
1,732
|
46.06%
|
35
|
0.93%
|
15
|
0.40%
|
1
|
0.03%
|
245
|
6.52%
|
3,760
|
Monroe
|
2,686
|
51.58%
|
1,979
|
38.01%
|
112
|
2.15%
|
418
|
8.03%
|
12
|
0.23%
|
707
|
13.58%
|
5,207
|
Montgomery
|
2,553
|
64.44%
|
1,282
|
32.36%
|
74
|
1.87%
|
49
|
1.24%
|
4
|
0.10%
|
1,271
|
32.08%
|
3,962
|
Muscatine
|
3,525
|
49.43%
|
3,038
|
42.60%
|
85
|
1.19%
|
475
|
6.66%
|
8
|
0.11%
|
487
|
6.83%
|
7,131
|
O'Brien
|
1,912
|
57.69%
|
1,326
|
40.01%
|
36
|
1.09%
|
36
|
1.09%
|
4
|
0.12%
|
586
|
17.68%
|
3,314
|
Osceola
|
1,000
|
55.34%
|
777
|
43.00%
|
18
|
1.00%
|
11
|
0.61%
|
1
|
0.06%
|
223
|
12.34%
|
1,807
|
Page
|
3,141
|
60.77%
|
1,726
|
33.39%
|
196
|
3.79%
|
101
|
1.95%
|
5
|
0.10%
|
1,415
|
27.37%
|
5,169
|
Palo Alto
|
1,639
|
52.82%
|
1,340
|
43.18%
|
59
|
1.90%
|
61
|
1.97%
|
4
|
0.13%
|
299
|
9.64%
|
3,103
|
Plymouth
|
2,622
|
53.18%
|
2,168
|
43.98%
|
99
|
2.01%
|
39
|
0.79%
|
2
|
0.04%
|
454
|
9.21%
|
4,930
|
Pocahontas
|
1,857
|
57.42%
|
1,315
|
40.66%
|
35
|
1.08%
|
22
|
0.68%
|
5
|
0.15%
|
542
|
16.76%
|
3,234
|
Polk
|
12,555
|
58.02%
|
7,924
|
36.62%
|
527
|
2.44%
|
601
|
2.78%
|
33
|
0.15%
|
4,631
|
21.40%
|
21,640
|
Pottawattamie
|
6,137
|
51.16%
|
5,520
|
46.02%
|
169
|
1.41%
|
162
|
1.35%
|
7
|
0.06%
|
617
|
5.14%
|
11,995
|
Poweshiek
|
2,794
|
59.73%
|
1,661
|
35.51%
|
184
|
3.93%
|
33
|
0.71%
|
6
|
0.13%
|
1,133
|
24.22%
|
4,678
|
Ringgold
|
1,940
|
61.94%
|
1,092
|
34.87%
|
83
|
2.65%
|
15
|
0.48%
|
2
|
0.06%
|
848
|
27.08%
|
3,132
|
Sac
|
2,366
|
64.02%
|
1,230
|
33.28%
|
74
|
2.00%
|
21
|
0.57%
|
5
|
0.14%
|
1,136
|
30.74%
|
3,696
|
Scott
|
6,845
|
50.75%
|
5,845
|
43.33%
|
71
|
0.53%
|
667
|
4.94%
|
61
|
0.45%
|
1,000
|
7.41%
|
13,489
|
Shelby
|
1,973
|
49.34%
|
1,935
|
48.39%
|
53
|
1.33%
|
33
|
0.83%
|
5
|
0.13%
|
38
|
0.95%
|
3,999
|
Sioux
|
2,697
|
58.10%
|
1,891
|
40.74%
|
32
|
0.69%
|
22
|
0.47%
|
0
|
0.00%
|
806
|
17.36%
|
4,642
|
Story
|
3,790
|
71.05%
|
1,195
|
22.40%
|
293
|
5.49%
|
52
|
0.97%
|
4
|
0.07%
|
2,595
|
48.65%
|
5,334
|
Tama
|
2,774
|
49.78%
|
2,550
|
45.76%
|
151
|
2.71%
|
38
|
0.68%
|
59
|
1.06%
|
224
|
4.02%
|
5,572
|
Taylor
|
2,460
|
58.77%
|
1,585
|
37.86%
|
94
|
2.25%
|
46
|
1.10%
|
1
|
0.02%
|
875
|
20.90%
|
4,186
|
Union
|
2,207
|
52.36%
|
1,843
|
43.72%
|
124
|
2.94%
|
37
|
0.88%
|
4
|
0.09%
|
364
|
8.64%
|
4,215
|
Van Buren
|
2,133
|
53.86%
|
1,730
|
43.69%
|
77
|
1.94%
|
17
|
0.43%
|
3
|
0.08%
|
403
|
10.18%
|
3,960
|
Wapello
|
4,541
|
50.69%
|
3,724
|
41.57%
|
124
|
1.38%
|
551
|
6.15%
|
19
|
0.21%
|
817
|
9.12%
|
8,959
|
Warren
|
2,589
|
58.59%
|
1,645
|
37.23%
|
163
|
3.69%
|
19
|
0.43%
|
3
|
0.07%
|
944
|
21.36%
|
4,419
|
Washington
|
2,631
|
53.81%
|
2,119
|
43.34%
|
122
|
2.50%
|
17
|
0.35%
|
0
|
0.00%
|
512
|
10.47%
|
4,889
|
Wayne
|
2,092
|
52.09%
|
1,756
|
43.73%
|
119
|
2.96%
|
45
|
1.12%
|
4
|
0.10%
|
336
|
8.37%
|
4,016
|
Webster
|
3,658
|
56.52%
|
2,374
|
36.68%
|
241
|
3.72%
|
192
|
2.97%
|
7
|
0.11%
|
1,284
|
19.84%
|
6,472
|
Winnebago
|
1,710
|
76.07%
|
489
|
21.75%
|
40
|
1.78%
|
9
|
0.40%
|
0
|
0.00%
|
1,221
|
54.31%
|
2,248
|
Winneshiek
|
2,767
|
56.79%
|
2,008
|
41.22%
|
65
|
1.33%
|
29
|
0.60%
|
3
|
0.06%
|
759
|
15.58%
|
4,872
|
Woodbury
|
6,587
|
53.52%
|
5,222
|
42.43%
|
256
|
2.08%
|
230
|
1.87%
|
12
|
0.10%
|
1,365
|
11.09%
|
12,307
|
Worth
|
1,433
|
74.33%
|
449
|
23.29%
|
30
|
1.56%
|
16
|
0.83%
|
0
|
0.00%
|
984
|
51.04%
|
1,928
|
Wright
|
2,498
|
72.34%
|
866
|
25.08%
|
77
|
2.23%
|
10
|
0.29%
|
2
|
0.06%
|
1,632
|
47.26%
|
3,453
|
Totals |
275,209 |
55.62% |
200,771 |
40.58% |
9,837 |
1.99% |
8,287 |
1.67% |
665 |
0.13% |
74,438 |
15.05% |
494,769
|
See also
References
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