DES MOINES – Voters in Iowa did their job this past November in the general election, with the fifth-highest turnout of all the states.
Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate says Iowa’s 2016 election turnout surpassed 72%, “making us one of the top five in the entire nation.” There were 1,581,371 ballots cast in Iowa.
Pate announced that the voting results were now official and the state canvass for the 2016 election is complete. Donald Trump won Iowa 50-41 over Hillary Clinton (800,983 to 653,669) for President.
Voter registration stats show that Mr. Trump was likely buoyed by record high new Republican ranks. Democrats had 634,744 register to their side while Republicans had 671,713 (a record high). No Party had 717,794, while “Other” had 11,811, for a total of 2,036,062.
Harrison County county led the way at 88%.
Pate says approximately 1/3 of Iowa voters cast straight party ballots this year. Only 9 other states have straight party voting.