2004 presidential result: George W. Bush with 50.0 percent
Primary results: Barack Obama (D): Margin of victory 8 percentage points Mike Huckabee (R): Margin of victory 10 percentage points
Demographics
Population 2,926,324: 93.9% White 2.1% Black 0.3% American Indian/Alaskan native 1.3% Asian 0.0% Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 1.1% Mixed race 1.3% Other race
Median household income: $39,469
Percentage income in poverty, 1999: 9.1%
Percentage age 65 and up: 14.9%
Percentage with college degree: 21.2%
Percentage Hispanic: 2.8%
Unemployment rate as of June 2008: 4.0%
Current government
Governor: Chet Culver (D) re-election 2010
U.S. senators: Tom Harkin (D) re-election 2008 Charles Grassley (R) re-election 2010
U.S. House delegation: 3 Democrats, 2 Republicans
State Senate: 30 Democrats, 20 Republicans
State House: 53 Democrats, 47 Republicans
Sources: CNN, Associated Press, Bureau of Labor Statistics
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