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Background

Iowa, the Hawkeye state, was the 29th state to join the union, on December 28, 1846. The state capital is Des Moines, which is also the largest city. The state flower is the wild rose, the state tree is the oak, the state bird is the eastern goldfinch, and the state rock is the geode. Iowa has roughly 3 million people; 94% of them are white, and 97% were born in the US. The state was settled by immigrants from the Ohio Valley and New England states, Germany, Bohemia, Norway, Sweden and The Netherlands.

Politically, the state is known for choosing its Presidential nominees in the Iowa caucus, which is held in January of Presidential election years. In recent years, the state has been one of the most evenly divided in the country; it voted for Gore by 4000 votes in 2000, then voted for Bush by 12000 votes in 2004. Iowa has high levels of citizen participation, and the article Iowa: Running for Office has guidelines for candidates and voters.

Iowa is produces more renewable fuels, like ethanol, than any other state, and it is also the second largest per capita producer of wind energy.

The state hosts two iconic entertainment events every summer: the Iowa State Fair and RAGBRAI (the Register's Annual Great Bike Ride Across Iowa).

Iowa has produced one President - Herbert Hoover, and one Vice President - Henry A. Wallace.

Facts

Iowa Presidential Results

  • 2004: Bush 50.3 / Kerry 49.7
  • 2000: Gore 50.1 / Bush 49.9

U.S. Congress

See Iowa Congressional Delegations.

U.S. Senators

U.S. Representatives

Statewide Officials

The next election will be in 2010. See Iowa Statewide Officials.

State Legislature

Boards and Commissions

Upcoming Elections

Past Elections

State Government Links

Local Government

Blogs

Iowa Democratic Party

Other Statewide Groups

International Organizations

See also

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Iowa

President: 2004, 2008

Congress: IA-Sen, IA-01, IA-02, IA-03, IA-04, IA-05

State: IA-Gov, Iowa Senate, Iowa House, Iowa elections, 2008

Counties: Adair, Adams, Allamakee, Appanoose, Audubon, Benton, Black Hawk, Boone, Bremer, Buchanan, Buena Vista, Butler, Calhoun, Carroll, Cass, Cedar, Cerro Gordo, Cherokee, Chickasaw, Clarke, Clay, Clayton, Clinton, Crawford, Dallas, Davis, Decatur, Delaware, Des Moines, Dickinson, Dubuque, Emmet, Fayette, Floyd, Franklin, Fremont, Greene, Grundy, Guthrie, Hamilton, Hancock, Hardin, Harrison, Henry, Howard, Humboldt, Ida, Iowa, Jackson, Jasper, Jefferson, Johnson, Jones, Keokuk, Kossuth, Lee, Linn, Louisa, Lucas, Lyon, Madison, Mahaska, Marion, Marshall, Mills, Mitchell, Monona, Monroe, Montgomery, Muscatine, O'Brien, Osceola, Page, Palo Alto, Plymouth, Pocahontas, Polk, Pottawattamie, Poweshiek, Ringgold, Sac, Scott, Shelby, Sioux, Story, Tama, Taylor, Union, Van Buren, Wapello, Warren, Washington, Wayne, Webster, Winnebago, Winneshiek, Woodbury, Worth, Wright

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United States of America

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Party Control By State

Non-States: District of Columbia | American Samoa | Guam | Northern Mariana Islands | Puerto Rico | Virgin Islands

Branches of Government: Executive Branch | Judicial Branch | Legislative Branch:
110th United States Congress (composition) | Senate Committees | House Committees | List of Congressional Districts

Democrats: DNC, DSCC, DCCC, Young Democrats of America, College Democrats of America

Activist organizations: Democracy for America, USDemocrat Network, Progressive Democrats of America, Progressive States, Progressive Majority

Important U.S. elections: United States presidential election, 2004, United States elections, 2008

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