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The States · 2026 outlook

Iowa

One state, every federal race and the provisional balance of power in its capitol.

2024 presidentR+13.3
SenateR+2.3
U.S. HouseD 1R 3
GovernorD+0.3
County by county · U.S. Senateprojected margin
County view
Projected margin
R+40R+20EvenD+20D+40
Striped = seat changes partyProjected county outcome

Counties colored by the projected margin — the 2024 result shifted by the state's projected swing, summing exactly to the forecast above. Hover a county for its numbers.

County numbers

Polk113,202 (59.6%)72,410 (38.2%)D+21.5189,787
Linn53,581 (59.0%)35,294 (38.8%)D+20.190,874
Scott35,840 (53.8%)29,339 (44.0%)D+9.866,645
Johnson46,418 (72.6%)16,092 (25.2%)D+47.463,916
Black Hawk26,275 (56.5%)19,229 (41.3%)D+15.146,528
Dallas23,859 (51.3%)21,631 (46.5%)D+4.846,513
Dubuque19,784 (50.7%)18,394 (47.1%)D+3.639,037
Story22,145 (60.6%)13,588 (37.2%)D+23.436,537
Pottawattamie14,437 (43.8%)17,818 (54.0%)R+10.332,981
Woodbury13,980 (44.1%)17,014 (53.7%)R+9.631,691
Warren10,600 (43.7%)13,122 (54.1%)R+10.424,256
Clinton8,260 (46.7%)9,035 (51.1%)R+4.417,684
Cerro Gordo8,345 (49.0%)8,317 (48.8%)D+0.217,037
Jasper6,148 (41.1%)8,486 (56.7%)R+15.614,963
Muscatine7,085 (48.4%)7,219 (49.4%)R+0.914,626
Marion5,031 (34.8%)9,125 (63.0%)R+28.314,474
Des Moines6,739 (47.8%)7,059 (50.0%)R+2.314,108
Sioux2,291 (16.3%)11,422 (81.5%)R+65.114,021
Marshall6,151 (48.1%)6,354 (49.7%)R+1.612,786
Webster4,915 (39.6%)7,218 (58.2%)R+18.612,406
Lee5,036 (42.0%)6,696 (55.8%)R+13.811,996
Boone5,033 (44.2%)6,112 (53.6%)R+9.511,396
Wapello4,310 (39.8%)6,273 (58.0%)R+18.110,821
Bremer4,749 (43.9%)5,823 (53.9%)R+9.910,810
Benton4,077 (37.9%)6,433 (59.9%)R+21.910,746
Plymouth2,712 (26.2%)7,405 (71.6%)R+45.410,345
Winneshiek4,398 (49.7%)4,264 (48.1%)D+1.58,857
Washington3,585 (41.8%)4,804 (56.0%)R+14.28,578
Dickinson2,886 (34.7%)5,242 (63.1%)R+28.48,311
Carroll2,698 (32.7%)5,378 (65.1%)R+32.58,258
Jones3,351 (41.2%)4,601 (56.6%)R+15.48,131
Mahaska2,211 (27.3%)5,713 (70.5%)R+43.28,102
Jackson3,096 (38.7%)4,735 (59.1%)R+20.58,007
Buchanan3,288 (41.3%)4,493 (56.5%)R+15.17,956
Cedar3,434 (43.5%)4,282 (54.3%)R+10.77,890
Delaware2,554 (34.0%)4,790 (63.8%)R+29.87,509
Madison2,556 (34.4%)4,704 (63.4%)R+28.97,423
Poweshiek3,372 (45.5%)3,870 (52.3%)R+6.77,405
Fayette2,939 (40.3%)4,191 (57.5%)R+17.27,290
Iowa2,815 (39.4%)4,170 (58.4%)R+19.07,142
Henry2,526 (35.5%)4,428 (62.3%)R+26.87,110
Clayton2,599 (37.3%)4,215 (60.5%)R+23.26,967
Tama2,695 (42.2%)3,547 (55.6%)R+13.36,382
Clay2,025 (32.0%)4,159 (65.8%)R+33.86,323
Hardin2,225 (35.5%)3,900 (62.3%)R+26.86,263
Kossuth1,974 (31.7%)4,109 (66.1%)R+34.36,220
Jefferson3,177 (51.4%)2,863 (46.4%)D+5.16,176
Mills2,020 (33.1%)3,953 (64.7%)R+31.76,107
Butler1,904 (31.9%)3,926 (65.9%)R+33.95,961
Harrison1,906 (32.3%)3,859 (65.5%)R+33.15,895
Floyd2,390 (42.2%)3,148 (55.6%)R+13.45,663
Hamilton2,158 (38.4%)3,342 (59.4%)R+21.15,624
Buena Vista2,165 (38.8%)3,294 (59.0%)R+20.25,582
O'Brien1,228 (22.0%)4,219 (75.7%)R+53.75,570
Allamakee2,018 (37.2%)3,286 (60.6%)R+23.45,423
Page1,642 (30.3%)3,658 (67.5%)R+37.25,419
Cass1,744 (32.6%)3,481 (65.2%)R+32.55,343
Grundy1,733 (32.7%)3,446 (65.1%)R+32.35,296
Lyon840 (16.2%)4,232 (81.6%)R+65.45,186
Crawford1,598 (33.0%)3,141 (64.8%)R+31.84,846
Guthrie1,635 (33.8%)3,096 (64.0%)R+30.24,837
Shelby1,509 (31.3%)3,202 (66.5%)R+35.14,817
Appanoose1,490 (31.0%)3,206 (66.8%)R+35.74,802
Chickasaw1,665 (36.0%)2,860 (61.8%)R+25.84,627
Cherokee1,430 (31.6%)2,993 (66.2%)R+34.64,522
Union1,599 (35.9%)2,756 (61.9%)R+26.04,453
Hancock1,294 (29.4%)3,015 (68.4%)R+39.14,406
Mitchell1,625 (38.0%)2,556 (59.8%)R+21.84,275
Wright1,469 (34.7%)2,675 (63.1%)R+28.54,237
Winnebago1,616 (38.7%)2,471 (59.1%)R+20.54,179
Sac1,091 (27.0%)2,866 (70.8%)R+43.94,046
Keokuk1,085 (28.4%)2,650 (69.4%)R+41.03,819
Louisa1,322 (34.7%)2,408 (63.1%)R+28.53,814
Calhoun1,139 (30.1%)2,560 (67.7%)R+37.63,782
Humboldt1,084 (28.8%)2,596 (69.0%)R+40.23,763
Montgomery1,217 (32.4%)2,458 (65.4%)R+33.03,758
Palo Alto1,203 (32.6%)2,411 (65.3%)R+32.73,695
Franklin1,229 (33.9%)2,319 (63.9%)R+30.13,628
Greene1,358 (37.5%)2,182 (60.3%)R+22.83,620
Howard1,374 (38.3%)2,139 (59.5%)R+21.33,592
Emmet1,182 (33.3%)2,294 (64.5%)R+31.33,554
Lucas1,020 (29.6%)2,349 (68.2%)R+38.63,445
Monona1,089 (31.8%)2,264 (66.0%)R+34.23,428
Clarke1,109 (33.5%)2,129 (64.3%)R+30.83,311
Worth1,243 (39.1%)1,864 (58.7%)R+19.63,177
Monroe863 (28.0%)2,148 (69.8%)R+41.73,079
Adair930 (30.8%)2,022 (67.0%)R+36.23,018
Davis770 (26.3%)2,098 (71.5%)R+45.32,933
Fremont853 (30.3%)1,896 (67.4%)R+37.12,811
Decatur868 (31.4%)1,839 (66.4%)R+35.12,768
Ida692 (25.6%)1,953 (72.2%)R+46.62,705
Van Buren664 (24.7%)1,967 (73.1%)R+48.42,690
Pocahontas692 (26.1%)1,903 (71.7%)R+45.62,653
Audubon814 (33.8%)1,538 (64.0%)R+30.12,405
Osceola457 (19.1%)1,881 (78.7%)R+59.62,391
Wayne573 (24.7%)1,692 (73.1%)R+48.32,316
Taylor561 (24.5%)1,675 (73.3%)R+48.72,286
Ringgold555 (27.9%)1,393 (69.9%)R+42.11,992
Adams471 (29.8%)1,077 (68.0%)R+38.21,583

Model benchmark — the 2024 result shifted by the state's projected swing, summing exactly to the forecast.

State government2026 outlook

Trifecta nowRepublican trifectaProjectedSplit control

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State legislative outlook · part modeledHouse carries the Call the Map state legislature forecast; Senate carries no published control probability in this edition.
Governor control: NCSL · 2026 State & Legislative Partisan Composition · Jan. 27, 2026Open the full Chamber Board →
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