Iowa

6 Electoral Votes

Iowa

Population 2010:                      3,046,355

State Rank:                               30^th

Change since 2000:                  up 4.1%

Urban:                                      60%

Cities:                                      

Des Moines                              203,433

Cedar Rapids                           126,326

Davenport                                  99,685

Sioux City                                  82,684

Median Income:                          48,457

Private Employment:                 79%

Government Employment:         14

Self-Employed:                             7

Poverty:                                    12

Blue Collar:                              25

White Collar:                            58

Median Age:                             38

Over 65:                                   15%

High School Graduates:            90%

College Graduates:                   25

Graduate Degree:                       7

Veterans:                                  11%

Registered Voters 2010:

Democrats                                   663,215

Republicans                                 618,614

Independents                               703,166

Voter Turnout -                        1,133,434

Turnout, Voting Age -              49%

White:                                      89%

Black:                                         3

Hispanic:                                    5

Asian:                                         2

2008 Presidential Vote:

Barack Obama (D) -                   828,940        54%

John McCain (R) -                       682,379        44

2004 Presidential Vote:

George W. Bush (R) -            751,957           50%

John Kerry (D) -                      741,898           49

Congressional Districts

2010 Congressional Districts:

112^th Congress:              3 Democrats               2 Republicans

111^th Congress:              3 Democrats                2 Republicans

Senators:                      1 Republican                Charles Grassley

                                       1 Democrat                  Tom Harkin

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2010 Congressional Districts:

1^st District       Democrat Congressman            50% of vote

President:         2008                Obama             58

                           2004                Kerry                53

City:                             Davenport

                                   

Urban                           66%

Median Income            47,020

Over 65                       15%

High School                  90%

College degree            23

Graduate degree             7

Blue Collar                   26%

White Collar                 56

White                           89%

Black                            5

Hispanic                         3

Asian                              1

2^nd District      Democrat Congressman            51% of vote

President:         2008                Obama             60

                           2004                Kerry               55

City:                             Cedar Rapids

                                   

Urban                           66%

Median Income            48,133

Over 65                       13%

High School                  91%

College degree            28

Graduate degree             9

Blue Collar                   24%

White Collar                 58

White                           88%

Black                             3

Hispanic                         5

Asian                              2

3^rd District      Democrat Congressman            51% of vote

President:         2008                Obama             54

                           2004                Bush                 50

City:                             Des Moines

                                   

Urban                           73%

Median Income            53,225

Over 65                       13%

High School                  91%

College degree            29

Graduate degree             8

Blue Collar                   21%

White Collar                 63

White                           86%

Black                             4

Hispanic                         6

Asian                              3

4^th District      Republican Congressman          66% of vote

President:         2008                Obama             53

                           2004                Bush                 51

City:                             Ames

                                   

Urban                           51%

Median Income            48,367

Over 65                       16%

High School                  91%

College degree            24

Graduate degree             7

Blue Collar                   26%

White Collar                 57

White                           92%

Black                             1

Hispanic                         5

Asian                              2

5^th District      Republican Congressman          66% of vote

President:         2008                McCain            54

                           2004                Bush                 60

City:                             Sioux City

                                   

Urban                           49%

Median Income            45,307

Over 65                       17%

High School                  88%

College degree            18

Graduate degree             5

Blue Collar                   28%

White Collar                 54

White                           90%

Black                             1

Hispanic                         7

Asian                              1