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    Iowa Republicans are ahead of Democrats in total voter registrations in November

    Eira Gwyneth Posted on

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    According to the Iowa Secretary of State’s Office, new voter registration totals ahead of Election Day show a significant advantage for Republicans across the state.

    Although Iowa allows voters to register at the polls on Election Day, the numbers released Nov. 1 provide a snapshot of the electorate in the final days of the race.

    According to the numbers, 669,053 people are registered as active Republicans in Iowa, accounting for about 40% of all registered voters.

    There are 495,751 people registered as active Democrats, making up about 29% of all registered voters.

    Unaffiliated voters make up about 30% of the electorate, including 502,243 people.

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    Libertarians and voters registered as “other” make up a small portion of the electorate, at about 0.7% and 0.1%, respectively.

    Republicans have cheered their voter registration totals as evidence that they are poised for a strong showing on Tuesday.

    Here’s a look at the current partisan breakdown in each congressional district.

    1st Congressional district

    • Republican: 156,375 – 36%
    • Democrats: 135,727 – 32%
    • No party: 134,823 – 31%
    • Libertarians: 2,736 – 1%
    • Other: 670 – 0%
    • In total: 430,331

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    2nd Congressional District

    • Republican: 156,094 – 37%
    • Democrats: 131,730 – 31%
    • No party: 135,754 – 32%
    • Libertarians: 2,803 – 1%
    • Other: 596 – 0%
    • In total: 426,977

    3rd Congressional District

    • Republican: 158,362 – 37%
    • Democrats: 139,879 – 33%
    • No party: 124,469 – 29%
    • Libertarians: 3,192 – 1%
    • Other: 606 – 0%
    • In total: 426,508

    4th Congressional District

    • Republican: 198,222 – 50%
    • Democrats: 88,415 – 22%
    • No party: 107,197 – 27%
    • Libertarians: 2,615 – 1%
    • Other: 538 – 0%
    • In total: 396,987

    Republicans are outperforming Democrats in rising registrations

    Since the start of the year, Republicans, who held their first presidential election in the country in January, have increased their active registration rolls by about 74,500 people.

    This puts them ahead of the Democrats, who have had around 24,700 active registrations since the beginning of the year. And around 60,000 active unaffiliated voters were added to the list.

    However, it is difficult to compare voter registration data with previous election cycles because of redistricting and changes to Iowa’s voter roll maintenance systems.

    Iowa completed its decennial redistricting process in 2021, which changed the boundaries of Iowa’s congressional districts.

    And while those maps were for the 2022 midterm elections, Iowa has since made changes to the way the secretary of state categorizes voters on its voter rolls.

    In 2021, Republicans passed a change to state law that now requires registered voters to be marked as inactive if they do not vote in the most recent general election.

    They were previously considered inactive after failing to vote in two consecutive general elections. In 2023, more than half a million registered voters in Iowa were placed on “inactive” status.

    Inactive voters also still have the opportunity to cast their vote on election day.

    Brianne Pfannenstiel is the chief politics reporter for the Des Moines Register. She also covers the 2024 presidential election for USA TODAY as a senior national campaign correspondent. Reach her at [email protected] or 515-284-8244. Follow her on Twitter at @brianneDMR.

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