Iowa

Source data as of Oct 16, 2026 · UF Election Lab 2026 early-vote tracker (data file) · UF lists original source: Iowa Secretary of State

Ballots cast: 33,417
Change since Oct 17: +0
Mail returned: 1,418
In person early: 31,999
Share of 2022 final early vote: 9.8%
Share of 2024 final early vote: 5.3%
Days to Election Day: 18

UF note: Iowa's BALLOT_STATUS field is not fully documented - this site infers whether a mail ballot was accepted from whether it has a RECEIVED_DATE rather than from BALLOT_STATUS directly. Figures may be revised once the Iowa Secretary of State's office provides official field documentation.

Ballots cast so far, by days before Election Day

Cumulative. UF Election Lab snapshots (this script's runs + Wayback Machine archives). More points appear as updates accumulate.

2026 so far vs. past cycles

Past bars are final pre-election totals.

Mail vs. in person

Mail 4.2% 1,418
In person 95.8% 31,999

UF fields voted_all, accept_all (mail returned), inperson_all.

Party registration of voters who have voted

Democratic 53.9% 18,025
Republican 30.0% 10,037
Other / none 16.0% 5,355

Registration, not votes. 33,417 voters.

Age

18-25 3.6% 1,196
26-40 5.5% 1,840
41-65 26.3% 8,795
Over 65 64.6% 21,585

Source: UF Election Lab, as of Oct 16, 2026.

Sources and method

UF fields voted_all, accept_all (mail returned), inperson_all.

2022 final early vote: 341,237 (source)
2024 final early vote: 626,457 (source)

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