IowaWatch interviews in three politically diverse counties in the state that hosts the first-in-the-nation presidential precinct caucuses revealed that, while residents there say civil conversation about politics is a common goal, polarization remains a powerful force that can halt any chance of som
owa voters have spoken, and loudly. Beyond the high-profile presidential election, though, they shifted the balance of power inside the state, too. What will the change in control of the Iowa Senate mean for public policy in Iowa?
Voters in battleground state revealed mixed feelings about whether or not they’ve heard Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump and Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton talk about issues about which those Iowans care.
Iowans had some clear ideas about what they wanted the current slate of candidates to do once in office. Now, as the prospect of one or even two open conventions is upon us, was anyone listening?
IowaWatch reporters Hannah Soyer and Danielle Wilde, spoke with assistant editor/data analyst/reporter Lauren Mills about the experience of covering their first Iowa caucuses in this podcast.
Although agriculture is a $31 billion industry in Iowa, it’s a topic absent from this election season’s share of presidential stump speeches. That’s not all too surprising, though. Instead of getting involved in presidential elections, major agribusinesses have historically chosen to pump their mone
Maps provide a glance at the 2016 Caucus returns. A comparison of the Democratic votes in 2008 and 2016 show little consistency with counties won or lost by Clinton in the two caucuses.
Several Iowa voters had varying views about life after Feb. 1 in Iowa in interviews conducted for an IowaWatch/College Media Voices of the Caucus project. Many said they will be glad when presidential candidates move on to New Hampshire Tuesday morning.
Candidates spent this week trying to get in the last word before Iowans head to the caucuses on Monday — the first time voters get to weigh in on the nomination process. These three questions should help you understand Iowa’s first-in-the-nation caucuses.
We continue our discussion with Iowa voters, with the presidential precinct caucuses just six weeks away. We examine the mood of the electorate, through the voices of voters.
We're just one year away from the 2016 election, and on this program, we'll hear what's on the mind of voters just three months from the Iowa Caucuses.
