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Iowa Early Vote: 2026 General Election
Unofficial. Source: civicAPI and Call the Map (callthemap.com/early-vote), republishing Iowa Secretary of State counts. Official data: sos.iowa.gov.
Data as of October 30, 2026. Election Day is November 3, 2026. Party is voter registration, not how anyone voted. "Other" combines No Party and minor parties. Counts only; no individual voter data is shown.
407,374Ballots cast early (mail returned plus in person)
266,340In person early
141,034Mail ballots returned
87.2%Mail return rate (161,814 requested)
Statewide by party
| Party | Mail requested | Mail returned | In person | Total cast | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | 74,775 | 67,014 | 124,667 | 191,681 | 47.1% |
| Republican | 60,793 | 52,392 | 85,441 | 137,833 | 33.8% |
| No Party / Other | 26,246 | 21,628 | 56,232 | 77,860 | 19.1% |
| Total | 161,814 | 141,034 | 266,340 | 407,374 | 100% |
Registered party gap among ballots cast: D+13.2 points.
Map: party lead among early ballots cast
R leadEvenD lead
Shading: registered Democrats minus registered Republicans among early ballots cast (mail returned plus in person), by county. County shapes: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary file cb_2023_us_county_20m.
The same early vote layer appears on the Iowa U.S. Senate, governor and Iowa U.S. House race pages.
By county
| County | Mail requested | Mail returned | Return rate | In person | Total cast | D / Other / R share of cast |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Polk | 26,477 | 22,976 | 86.8% | 39,922 | 62,898 | 58.0% / 19.0% / 23.0% |
| Linn | 11,634 | 10,328 | 88.8% | 19,211 | 29,539 | 55.9% / 20.8% / 23.3% |
| Johnson | 7,020 | 5,784 | 82.4% | 23,328 | 29,112 | 67.3% / 20.2% / 12.5% |
| Scott | 8,758 | 7,584 | 86.6% | 19,021 | 26,605 | 47.0% / 22.8% / 30.2% |
| Black Hawk | 7,014 | 6,297 | 89.8% | 9,308 | 15,605 | 54.3% / 18.7% / 27.0% |
| Dubuque | 7,521 | 6,815 | 90.6% | 8,611 | 15,426 | 54.8% / 14.8% / 30.4% |
| Dallas | 7,411 | 6,311 | 85.2% | 8,503 | 14,814 | 44.1% / 21.6% / 34.3% |
| Story | 4,720 | 4,092 | 86.7% | 7,414 | 11,506 | 52.6% / 22.8% / 24.6% |
| Woodbury | 3,872 | 3,147 | 81.3% | 6,853 | 10,000 | 43.9% / 16.6% / 39.5% |
| Warren | 3,111 | 2,682 | 86.2% | 5,844 | 8,526 | 42.5% / 19.6% / 37.9% |
| Pottawattamie | 4,346 | 3,799 | 87.4% | 4,714 | 8,513 | 43.0% / 16.8% / 40.3% |
| Clinton | 2,922 | 2,596 | 88.8% | 4,307 | 6,903 | 44.8% / 22.3% / 32.9% |
| Cerro Gordo | 1,863 | 1,662 | 89.2% | 4,227 | 5,889 | 46.4% / 22.0% / 31.7% |
| Marshall | 1,739 | 1,576 | 90.6% | 3,774 | 5,350 | 43.4% / 18.6% / 38.1% |
| Des Moines | 2,079 | 1,845 | 88.7% | 3,248 | 5,093 | 51.9% / 17.0% / 31.1% |
| Cedar | 1,031 | 913 | 88.6% | 4,072 | 4,985 | 34.2% / 19.5% / 46.3% |
| Muscatine | 1,974 | 1,737 | 88.0% | 3,233 | 4,970 | 46.6% / 17.9% / 35.6% |
| Jasper | 1,786 | 1,576 | 88.2% | 3,233 | 4,809 | 43.7% / 17.7% / 38.6% |
| Winneshiek | 1,101 | 961 | 87.3% | 3,748 | 4,709 | 43.7% / 23.2% / 33.1% |
| Boone | 1,617 | 1,461 | 90.4% | 2,798 | 4,259 | 41.6% / 20.9% / 37.5% |
| Dickinson | 1,238 | 1,078 | 87.1% | 3,161 | 4,239 | 25.7% / 19.0% / 55.3% |
| Marion | 2,257 | 1,977 | 87.6% | 2,262 | 4,239 | 33.2% / 18.5% / 48.3% |
| Lee | 1,753 | 1,583 | 90.3% | 2,536 | 4,119 | 50.2% / 16.9% / 32.9% |
| Bremer | 1,400 | 1,244 | 88.9% | 2,341 | 3,585 | 39.5% / 25.7% / 34.8% |
| Plymouth | 1,351 | 1,181 | 87.4% | 2,084 | 3,265 | 23.0% / 17.3% / 59.7% |
| Wapello | 1,213 | 1,092 | 90.0% | 2,160 | 3,252 | 47.3% / 16.3% / 36.4% |
| Webster | 1,429 | 1,259 | 88.1% | 1,934 | 3,193 | 45.0% / 15.1% / 39.8% |
| Washington | 1,185 | 1,072 | 90.5% | 2,110 | 3,182 | 37.5% / 18.6% / 43.9% |
| Jefferson | 856 | 715 | 83.5% | 2,298 | 3,013 | 57.9% / 15.1% / 27.0% |
| Sioux | 1,529 | 1,385 | 90.6% | 1,360 | 2,745 | 10.6% / 8.9% / 80.5% |
| Carroll | 1,079 | 865 | 80.2% | 1,856 | 2,721 | 33.5% / 22.6% / 43.8% |
| Jones | 1,271 | 1,131 | 89.0% | 1,569 | 2,700 | 37.1% / 25.1% / 37.7% |
| Poweshiek | 1,045 | 916 | 87.7% | 1,695 | 2,611 | 49.5% / 21.3% / 29.3% |
| Mahaska | 1,053 | 892 | 84.7% | 1,588 | 2,480 | 25.7% / 16.6% / 57.7% |
| Jackson | 1,318 | 1,168 | 88.6% | 1,235 | 2,403 | 44.3% / 15.6% / 40.1% |
| Buchanan | 912 | 796 | 87.3% | 1,584 | 2,380 | 42.1% / 23.3% / 34.6% |
| Clay | 683 | 587 | 85.9% | 1,739 | 2,326 | 28.4% / 16.6% / 55.0% |
| Madison | 718 | 586 | 81.6% | 1,717 | 2,303 | 32.8% / 19.1% / 48.1% |
| Benton | 1,059 | 923 | 87.2% | 1,237 | 2,160 | 35.3% / 19.4% / 45.3% |
| Iowa | 860 | 782 | 90.9% | 1,360 | 2,142 | 35.0% / 23.9% / 41.0% |
| Delaware | 976 | 883 | 90.5% | 1,165 | 2,048 | 34.5% / 21.6% / 43.9% |
| Fayette | 1,043 | 940 | 90.1% | 1,090 | 2,030 | 42.4% / 19.8% / 37.9% |
| Hamilton | 688 | 612 | 89.0% | 1,365 | 1,977 | 36.0% / 16.9% / 47.0% |
| Buena Vista | 551 | 453 | 82.2% | 1,474 | 1,927 | 34.5% / 19.0% / 46.5% |
| Chickasaw | 795 | 697 | 87.7% | 1,228 | 1,925 | 39.0% / 19.2% / 41.8% |
| Hardin | 903 | 758 | 83.9% | 1,105 | 1,863 | 31.9% / 17.2% / 50.9% |
| Kossuth | 863 | 747 | 86.6% | 1,115 | 1,862 | 33.4% / 17.2% / 49.4% |
| Mills | 633 | 536 | 84.7% | 1,325 | 1,861 | 28.8% / 13.8% / 57.4% |
| Allamakee | 636 | 560 | 88.1% | 1,229 | 1,789 | 35.6% / 15.7% / 48.7% |
| Floyd | 719 | 620 | 86.2% | 1,135 | 1,755 | 42.4% / 24.4% / 33.2% |
| Clayton | 797 | 698 | 87.6% | 1,008 | 1,706 | 39.7% / 20.2% / 40.2% |
| Shelby | 623 | 561 | 90.0% | 1,098 | 1,659 | 28.9% / 13.3% / 57.8% |
| Cherokee | 536 | 483 | 90.1% | 1,160 | 1,643 | 25.2% / 14.4% / 60.4% |
| Union | 701 | 629 | 89.7% | 909 | 1,538 | 36.5% / 17.9% / 45.6% |
| Butler | 791 | 706 | 89.3% | 793 | 1,499 | 27.4% / 17.2% / 55.4% |
| Cass | 486 | 397 | 81.7% | 1,074 | 1,471 | 30.1% / 16.7% / 53.2% |
| Page | 707 | 612 | 86.6% | 850 | 1,462 | 26.3% / 13.1% / 60.5% |
| Guthrie | 627 | 523 | 83.4% | 922 | 1,445 | 31.2% / 18.7% / 50.1% |
| Appanoose | 700 | 609 | 87.0% | 830 | 1,439 | 36.9% / 14.8% / 48.3% |
| Grundy | 782 | 693 | 88.6% | 703 | 1,396 | 29.1% / 15.4% / 55.5% |
| Mitchell | 498 | 459 | 92.2% | 868 | 1,327 | 37.9% / 19.6% / 42.5% |
| Crawford | 605 | 506 | 83.6% | 802 | 1,308 | 34.1% / 14.3% / 51.6% |
| Greene | 326 | 287 | 88.0% | 1,004 | 1,291 | 36.3% / 19.7% / 44.1% |
| Tama | 650 | 538 | 82.8% | 727 | 1,265 | 35.8% / 22.1% / 42.1% |
| Harrison | 524 | 466 | 88.9% | 725 | 1,191 | 32.7% / 14.4% / 52.9% |
| Wright | 552 | 474 | 85.9% | 681 | 1,155 | 30.8% / 17.0% / 52.2% |
| Humboldt | 452 | 391 | 86.5% | 726 | 1,117 | 31.6% / 17.4% / 51.0% |
| Palo Alto | 446 | 360 | 80.7% | 724 | 1,084 | 38.6% / 16.3% / 45.1% |
| Louisa | 388 | 341 | 87.9% | 737 | 1,078 | 37.0% / 18.6% / 44.3% |
| Lucas | 339 | 306 | 90.3% | 738 | 1,044 | 30.8% / 20.0% / 49.1% |
| Monroe | 304 | 257 | 84.5% | 729 | 986 | 35.0% / 17.0% / 48.0% |
| Winnebago | 454 | 380 | 83.7% | 602 | 982 | 37.8% / 19.0% / 43.2% |
| Howard | 350 | 309 | 88.3% | 662 | 971 | 41.8% / 28.2% / 30.0% |
| Franklin | 394 | 351 | 89.1% | 616 | 967 | 31.0% / 16.1% / 52.8% |
| Montgomery | 480 | 406 | 84.6% | 560 | 966 | 32.3% / 11.8% / 55.9% |
| Hancock | 442 | 396 | 89.6% | 569 | 965 | 34.6% / 11.3% / 54.1% |
| Clarke | 317 | 279 | 88.0% | 685 | 964 | 38.3% / 17.7% / 44.0% |
| O'Brien | 597 | 508 | 85.1% | 446 | 954 | 20.2% / 10.3% / 69.5% |
| Adair | 302 | 266 | 88.1% | 658 | 924 | 27.8% / 18.7% / 53.5% |
| Calhoun | 435 | 365 | 83.9% | 550 | 915 | 29.9% / 19.1% / 50.9% |
| Lyon | 518 | 429 | 82.8% | 432 | 861 | 14.4% / 8.4% / 77.2% |
| Emmet | 279 | 242 | 86.7% | 600 | 842 | 39.9% / 18.4% / 41.7% |
| Monona | 333 | 267 | 80.2% | 574 | 841 | 35.4% / 14.6% / 49.9% |
| Sac | 373 | 320 | 85.8% | 497 | 817 | 26.4% / 15.8% / 57.8% |
| Keokuk | 415 | 350 | 84.3% | 465 | 815 | 33.4% / 17.1% / 49.6% |
| Davis | 309 | 261 | 84.5% | 548 | 809 | 36.7% / 10.9% / 52.4% |
| Decatur | 259 | 220 | 84.9% | 502 | 722 | 33.9% / 16.1% / 50.0% |
| Pocahontas | 350 | 289 | 82.6% | 426 | 715 | 28.8% / 16.1% / 55.1% |
| Audubon | 340 | 285 | 83.8% | 428 | 713 | 33.0% / 17.1% / 49.9% |
| Henry | 787 | 688 | 87.4% | 5 | 693 | 40.0% / 14.9% / 45.2% |
| Fremont | 271 | 249 | 91.9% | 405 | 654 | 33.3% / 13.3% / 53.4% |
| Van Buren | 238 | 192 | 80.7% | 462 | 654 | 26.3% / 14.2% / 59.5% |
| Ringgold | 244 | 209 | 85.7% | 435 | 644 | 29.3% / 11.3% / 59.3% |
| Wayne | 235 | 206 | 87.7% | 417 | 623 | 29.7% / 14.4% / 55.9% |
| Worth | 291 | 260 | 89.3% | 353 | 613 | 44.7% / 15.2% / 40.1% |
| Ida | 271 | 238 | 87.8% | 339 | 577 | 28.9% / 13.7% / 57.4% |
| Taylor | 276 | 236 | 85.5% | 299 | 535 | 21.1% / 14.6% / 64.3% |
| Adams | 168 | 149 | 88.7% | 368 | 517 | 28.4% / 19.3% / 52.2% |
| Osceola | 240 | 208 | 86.7% | 203 | 411 | 17.0% / 13.4% / 69.6% |
Statewide by age
| Age | Mail requested | Mail returned | In person | Total cast | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 to 25 | 8,675 | 5,458 | 13,779 | 19,237 | 4.7% |
| 26 to 40 | 13,634 | 10,207 | 26,591 | 36,798 | 9.0% |
| 41 to 65 | 44,841 | 38,098 | 92,634 | 130,732 | 32.1% |
| Over 65 | 94,651 | 87,258 | 133,336 | 220,594 | 54.2% |
Age is reported separately from party (no party by age breakdown is published). Sex and race are not published for Iowa.
Statewide by day
| Date | Total cast | In person | Democratic | Republican | No Party / Other | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-30 | 407,374 | 141,034 | 266,340 | 191,681 | 137,833 | 77,860 |
| 2026-10-29 | 407,374 | 141,034 | 266,340 | 191,681 | 137,833 | 77,860 |
| 2026-10-28 | 373,386 | 133,704 | 239,682 | 178,663 | 124,738 | 69,985 |
| 2026-10-27 | 306,956 | 112,635 | 194,321 | 151,784 | 99,582 | 55,590 |
| 2026-10-26 | 265,710 | 91,467 | 174,243 | 134,366 | 83,845 | 47,499 |
| 2026-10-25 | 265,710 | 91,467 | 174,243 | 134,366 | 83,845 | 47,499 |
| 2026-10-24 | 207,774 | 71,145 | 136,629 | 105,744 | 66,522 | 35,508 |
| 2026-10-23 | 207,774 | 71,145 | 136,629 | 105,744 | 66,522 | 35,508 |
| 2026-10-22 | 167,195 | 51,288 | 115,907 | 86,418 | 52,424 | 28,353 |
| 2026-10-21 | 124,444 | 28,568 | 95,876 | 65,553 | 37,760 | 21,131 |
| 2026-10-20 | 93,169 | 15,664 | 77,505 | 49,898 | 27,387 | 15,884 |
| 2026-10-19 | 93,169 | 15,664 | 77,505 | 49,898 | 27,387 | 15,884 |
| 2026-10-15 | 33,418 | 1,293 | 32,125 | 18,026 | 10,037 | 5,355 |
| 2026-10-14 | 17,385 | 1,203 | 16,182 | 9,811 | 4,990 | 2,584 |
Daily totals from Call the Map; the latest row may be the civicAPI county sum. Some days repeat the prior count when no new report was published. Figures may differ from the official Secretary of State reports, which remain the authoritative source.