Iowa school board elections, 2019
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2019 Iowa School Board Elections | |||||||
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District | Primary | General Election | General Runoff Election | Regular term length | Seats up for election | Total board seats | 2016-17 enrollment |
Des Moines Public Schools | N/A | 11/5/2019 | N/A | 4 | 4 | 7 | 34,656 |
Academic performance
- See also: Public education in Iowa
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NAEP scores
- See also: NAEP scores by state for a full comparison of all states.
The National Center for Education Statistics provides state-by-state data on student achievement levels in mathematics and reading in the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP). The chart below presents the percentage of fourth and eighth grade students that scored at or above proficient in reading and math during school year 2012-2013. Compared to three neighboring states (Minnesota, Missouri, and Illinois), Iowa students performed better or equal to those in Missouri and Illinois, but fell behind those in Minnesota. According to the Iowa "Annual Condition of Education Report for 2013," National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) results remain unchanged. Iowa fourth and eighth grade NAEP results in mathematics and reading were also similar from the prior years, with no significant gains in either content area or grade level. See the table below for a full comparison.
Percent of students scoring at or above proficient, 2012-2013 | ||||
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Math - Grade 4 | Math - Grade 8 | Reading - Grade 4 | Reading - Grade 8 | |
Iowa | 48% | 36% | 38% | 37% |
Illinois | 39% | 36% | 34% | 36% |
Minnesota | 59% | 47% | 41% | 41% |
Missouri | 39% | 33% | 35% | 36% |
U.S. averages | 41% | 34% | 34% | 34% |
Source: United States Department of Education, ED Data Express, "State Tables" |
Graduation, ACT and SAT comparisons
The following table shows the graduation rates and average composite ACT and SAT scores for Iowa and surrounding states during the 2012-2013 school year. All statements made in this section refer to that school year.[1][2][3]
In the United States, public schools reported graduation rates that averaged to about 81.4 percent. About 54 percent of all students in the country took the ACT, while 50 percent reported taking the SAT. The average national composite scores for those tests were 20.9 out of a possible 36 for the ACT, and 1498 out of a possible 2400 for the SAT.[4]
Iowa schools reported a graduation rate of 89.7 percent during the 2012-2013 school year, highest among its neighboring states.
In Iowa, more students took the ACT than the SAT in 2013, earning an average ACT score of 22.1.
Comparison table for graduation rates and test scores, 2012-2013 | |||||||
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State | Graduation rate, 2013 | Average ACT composite, 2013 | Average SAT composite, 2013 | ||||
Percent | Quintile ranking** | Score | Participation rate | Score | Participation rate | ||
Iowa | 89.7% | First | 22.1 | 66% | 1763 | 3% | |
Illinois | 83.2% | Third | 20.6 | 100% | 1807 | 5% | |
Minnesota | 79.8% | Fourth | 23 | 74% | 1780 | 6% | |
Missouri | 85.7% | Second | 21.6 | 74% | 1773 | 4% | |
United States | 81.4% | 20.9 | 54% | 1498 | 50% | ||
**Graduation rates for states in the first quintile ranked in the top 20 percent nationally. Similarly, graduation rates for states in the fifth quintile ranked in the bottom 20 percent nationally. Sources: United States Department of Education, "ED Data Express" ACT.org, "2013 ACT National and State Scores" The Commonwealth Foundation, "SAT scores by state, 2013" |
Dropout rate
- See also: Public high school dropout rates by state for a full comparison of dropout rates by group in all states
The high school event dropout rate indicates the proportion of students who were enrolled at some time during the school year and were expected to be enrolled in grades nine through 12 in the following school year but were not enrolled by October 1 of the following school year. Students who have graduated, transferred to another school, died, moved to another country, or who are out of school due to illness are not considered dropouts. The average public high school event dropout rate for the United States remained constant at 3.3 percent for both school year 2010–2011 and school year 2011–2012. The event dropout rate for Iowa was slightly higher than the national average at 3.4 percent in the 2010-2011 school year. Iowa's event dropout rate was lower during the 2011-2012 school year though, at 3.2 percent.[5]
State profile
State profile
- See also: Iowa and Iowa elections, 2019
Partisan data
The information in this section was current as of May 7, 2019
Presidential voting pattern
- Iowa voted for the Democratic candidate in three out of the six presidential elections between 2000 and 2020.
Congressional delegation
- Following the 2018 elections, both U.S. Senators from Iowa were Republicans.
- Iowa had three Democratic and one Republican U.S. Representatives.
State executives
- Democrats held three and Republicans held four of Iowa's 14 state executive offices. Elections for the other offices are nonpartisan.
- Iowa's governor was Republican Kim Reynolds.
State legislature
- Republicans controlled the Iowa State Senate with a 32-18 majority.
- Republicans controlled the Iowa House of Representatives with a 53-47 majority.
Iowa Party Control: 1992-2024
Four years of Democratic trifectas • Ten years of Republican trifectas
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Year | 92 | 93 | 94 | 95 | 96 | 97 | 98 | 99 | 00 | 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 |
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House | D | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | D | D | D | D | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R |
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Demographic data for Iowa | ||
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Iowa | U.S. | |
Total population: | 3,121,997 | 316,515,021 |
Land area (sq mi): | 55,857 | 3,531,905 |
Race and ethnicity** | ||
White: | 91.2% | 73.6% |
Black/African American: | 3.2% | 12.6% |
Asian: | 2% | 5.1% |
Native American: | 0.3% | 0.8% |
Pacific Islander: | 0.1% | 0.2% |
Two or more: | 2% | 3% |
Hispanic/Latino: | 5.4% | 17.1% |
Education | ||
High school graduation rate: | 91.5% | 86.7% |
College graduation rate: | 26.7% | 29.8% |
Income | ||
Median household income: | $53,183 | $53,889 |
Persons below poverty level: | 13.8% | 11.3% |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2010-2015) Click here for more information on the 2020 census and here for more on its impact on the redistricting process in Iowa. **Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here. |
Pivot Counties
Pivot Counties
- See also: Pivot Counties by state
Thirty-one of 99 Iowa counties—31 percent—are Pivot Counties. Pivot Counties are counties that voted for Barack Obama (D) in 2008 and 2012 and for Donald Trump (R) in 2016. Altogether, the nation had 206 Pivot Counties, with most being concentrated in upper midwestern and northeastern states.
Counties won by Trump in 2016 and Obama in 2012 and 2008 | |||||||
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County | Trump margin of victory in 2016 | Obama margin of victory in 2012 | Obama margin of victory in 2008 | ||||
Allamakee County, Iowa | 24.15% | 4.17% | 14.25% | ||||
Boone County, Iowa | 13.69% | 6.64% | 7.63% | ||||
Bremer County, Iowa | 13.68% | 2.68% | 9.31% | ||||
Buchanan County, Iowa | 15.02% | 13.87% | 18.48% | ||||
Cedar County, Iowa | 17.78% | 4.59% | 9.64% | ||||
Cerro Gordo County, Iowa | 7.66% | 13.38% | 20.83% | ||||
Chickasaw County, Iowa | 22.94% | 11.07% | 20.74% | ||||
Clarke County, Iowa | 28.02% | 1.47% | 2.25% | ||||
Clayton County, Iowa | 22.78% | 7.03% | 17.17% | ||||
Clinton County, Iowa | 5.12% | 22.84% | 23.03% | ||||
Des Moines County, Iowa | 6.89% | 18.41% | 23.04% | ||||
Dubuque County, Iowa | 1.23% | 14.71% | 20.77% | ||||
Fayette County, Iowa | 19.36% | 11.96% | 16.60% | ||||
Floyd County, Iowa | 14.84% | 14.63% | 21.88% | ||||
Howard County, Iowa | 20.49% | 20.95% | 25.78% | ||||
Jackson County, Iowa | 19.27% | 16.89% | 24.39% | ||||
Jasper County, Iowa | 18.13% | 7.07% | 7.50% | ||||
Jefferson County, Iowa | 0.47% | 15.97% | 20.23% | ||||
Jones County, Iowa | 19.08% | 7.78% | 10.40% | ||||
Lee County, Iowa | 16.02% | 15.49% | 16.01% | ||||
Louisa County, Iowa | 28.37% | 0.64% | 4.25% | ||||
Marshall County, Iowa | 8.31% | 9.36% | 9.35% | ||||
Mitchell County, Iowa | 24.04% | 3.37% | 12.31% | ||||
Muscatine County, Iowa | 6.26% | 15.88% | 15.64% | ||||
Poweshiek County, Iowa | 6.53% | 9.35% | 11.75% | ||||
Tama County, Iowa | 20.28% | 7.43% | 12.19% | ||||
Union County, Iowa | 27.49% | 3.86% | 3.70% | ||||
Wapello County, Iowa | 20.60% | 11.88% | 13.53% | ||||
Webster County, Iowa | 21.52% | 5.84% | 8.51% | ||||
Winneshiek County, Iowa | 0.79% | 14.74% | 22.65% | ||||
Worth County, Iowa | 21.68% | 14.53% | 22.42% |
In the 2016 presidential election, Donald Trump (R) won Iowa with 51.1 percent of the vote. Hillary Clinton (D) received 41.7 percent. In presidential elections between 1848 and 2016, Iowa voted Republican 69.76 percent of the time and Democratic 30.23 percent of the time. In the five presidential elections between 2000 and 2016, Iowa voted Democratic three times and Republican the other two times.[6]
Presidential results by legislative district
The following table details results of the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections by state House districts in Iowa. Click [show] to expand the table. The "Obama," "Romney," "Clinton," and "Trump" columns describe the percent of the vote each presidential candidate received in the district. The "2012 Margin" and "2016 Margin" columns describe the margin of victory between the two presidential candidates in those years. The "Party Control" column notes which party held that seat heading into the 2018 general election. Data on the results of the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections broken down by state legislative districts was compiled by Daily Kos.[7][8]
In 2012, Barack Obama (D) won 61 out of 100 state House districts in Iowa with an average margin of victory of 19.1 points. In 2016, Hillary Clinton (D) won 35 out of 100 state House districts in Iowa with an average margin of victory of 18.8 points. Clinton won four districts controlled by Republicans heading into the 2018 elections. |
In 2012, Mitt Romney (R) won 39 out of 100 state House districts in Iowa with an average margin of victory of 13.3 points. In 2016, Donald Trump (R) won 65 out of 100 state House districts in Iowa with an average margin of victory of 24.5 points. Trump won 10 districts controlled by Democrats heading into the 2018 elections. |
2016 presidential results by state House district | |||||||
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District | Obama | Romney | 2012 Margin | Clinton | Trump | 2016 Margin | Party Control |
1 | 30.96% | 67.78% | R+36.8 | 22.23% | 73.81% | R+51.6 | R |
2 | 41.86% | 56.83% | R+15 | 27.53% | 67.70% | R+40.2 | R |
3 | 31.57% | 67.31% | R+35.7 | 20.73% | 74.78% | R+54.1 | R |
4 | 15.63% | 83.55% | R+67.9 | 12.95% | 81.67% | R+68.7 | R |
5 | 33.00% | 65.90% | R+32.9 | 22.28% | 73.69% | R+51.4 | R |
6 | 44.39% | 54.40% | R+10 | 32.54% | 62.36% | R+29.8 | R |
7 | 46.87% | 51.82% | R+5 | 31.96% | 62.86% | R+30.9 | R |
8 | 43.04% | 55.84% | R+12.8 | 28.52% | 67.11% | R+38.6 | R |
9 | 54.26% | 44.65% | D+9.6 | 39.33% | 55.29% | R+16 | D |
10 | 40.15% | 58.39% | R+18.2 | 25.64% | 69.78% | R+44.1 | R |
11 | 42.76% | 56.17% | R+13.4 | 30.87% | 64.40% | R+33.5 | R |
12 | 46.14% | 52.95% | R+6.8 | 30.92% | 64.32% | R+33.4 | R |
13 | 54.28% | 44.37% | D+9.9 | 42.30% | 52.03% | R+9.7 | D |
14 | 59.33% | 39.34% | D+20 | 47.69% | 47.27% | D+0.4 | D |
15 | 57.12% | 41.17% | D+16 | 41.89% | 51.48% | R+9.6 | D |
16 | 52.01% | 46.46% | D+5.5 | 41.84% | 51.76% | R+9.9 | R |
17 | 41.10% | 57.71% | R+16.6 | 25.76% | 70.01% | R+44.3 | R |
18 | 41.98% | 56.88% | R+14.9 | 28.11% | 67.52% | R+39.4 | R |
19 | 40.80% | 57.87% | R+17.1 | 36.54% | 56.73% | R+20.2 | R |
20 | 48.77% | 49.62% | R+0.9 | 35.39% | 59.04% | R+23.6 | R |
21 | 45.01% | 53.64% | R+8.6 | 29.35% | 65.17% | R+35.8 | R |
22 | 36.78% | 62.08% | R+25.3 | 29.64% | 65.50% | R+35.9 | R |
23 | 40.72% | 57.80% | R+17.1 | 27.37% | 66.81% | R+39.4 | R |
24 | 39.86% | 58.79% | R+18.9 | 25.77% | 69.86% | R+44.1 | R |
25 | 44.34% | 54.14% | R+9.8 | 34.15% | 59.72% | R+25.6 | R |
26 | 50.18% | 48.59% | D+1.6 | 39.62% | 53.52% | R+13.9 | D |
27 | 47.15% | 51.07% | R+3.9 | 30.50% | 64.42% | R+33.9 | R |
28 | 47.30% | 51.30% | R+4 | 31.76% | 62.81% | R+31.1 | R |
29 | 56.05% | 42.50% | D+13.6 | 40.78% | 53.23% | R+12.5 | D |
30 | 47.66% | 50.85% | R+3.2 | 38.47% | 54.84% | R+16.4 | R |
31 | 61.55% | 36.86% | D+24.7 | 49.75% | 43.99% | D+5.8 | D |
32 | 72.88% | 25.37% | D+47.5 | 63.69% | 30.28% | D+33.4 | D |
33 | 67.30% | 31.37% | D+35.9 | 59.50% | 34.55% | D+25 | D |
34 | 68.16% | 30.10% | D+38.1 | 60.44% | 33.19% | D+27.2 | D |
35 | 77.01% | 21.48% | D+55.5 | 70.40% | 23.46% | D+46.9 | D |
36 | 65.21% | 33.12% | D+32.1 | 63.13% | 29.46% | D+33.7 | D |
37 | 43.30% | 55.35% | R+12 | 42.10% | 50.50% | R+8.4 | R |
38 | 49.33% | 49.21% | D+0.1 | 42.85% | 49.84% | R+7 | R |
39 | 43.02% | 55.76% | R+12.7 | 43.93% | 48.99% | R+5.1 | R |
40 | 49.31% | 49.53% | R+0.2 | 50.25% | 43.32% | D+6.9 | D |
41 | 67.93% | 30.50% | D+37.4 | 69.25% | 24.10% | D+45.2 | D |
42 | 49.85% | 48.83% | D+1 | 51.15% | 42.19% | D+9 | R |
43 | 50.58% | 48.29% | D+2.3 | 52.50% | 41.03% | D+11.5 | R |
44 | 42.52% | 56.60% | R+14.1 | 44.97% | 47.76% | R+2.8 | R |
45 | 60.66% | 36.80% | D+23.9 | 57.79% | 31.85% | D+25.9 | D |
46 | 59.66% | 37.96% | D+21.7 | 57.22% | 33.12% | D+24.1 | D |
47 | 52.11% | 46.29% | D+5.8 | 38.31% | 54.96% | R+16.6 | R |
48 | 47.95% | 50.46% | R+2.5 | 36.50% | 56.98% | R+20.5 | R |
49 | 46.50% | 51.88% | R+5.4 | 36.62% | 55.49% | R+18.9 | R |
50 | 42.94% | 55.95% | R+13 | 30.36% | 64.36% | R+34 | R |
51 | 55.19% | 43.48% | D+11.7 | 35.67% | 58.91% | R+23.2 | R |
52 | 56.04% | 42.88% | D+13.2 | 37.76% | 56.73% | R+19 | D |
53 | 60.98% | 37.92% | D+23.1 | 47.69% | 46.65% | D+1 | D |
54 | 44.96% | 53.94% | R+9 | 32.11% | 62.71% | R+30.6 | R |
55 | 55.19% | 43.44% | D+11.8 | 43.51% | 50.62% | R+7.1 | R |
56 | 52.01% | 46.73% | D+5.3 | 34.91% | 59.80% | R+24.9 | R |
57 | 49.00% | 49.98% | R+1 | 37.25% | 57.49% | R+20.2 | R |
58 | 55.60% | 43.22% | D+12.4 | 37.06% | 57.82% | R+20.8 | R |
59 | 56.29% | 42.22% | D+14.1 | 51.94% | 40.87% | D+11.1 | D |
60 | 50.15% | 48.91% | D+1.2 | 45.19% | 48.75% | R+3.6 | R |
61 | 63.73% | 35.14% | D+28.6 | 52.34% | 42.07% | D+10.3 | D |
62 | 76.37% | 22.58% | D+53.8 | 62.14% | 32.64% | D+29.5 | D |
63 | 49.95% | 48.93% | D+1 | 39.04% | 55.06% | R+16 | R |
64 | 57.83% | 41.00% | D+16.8 | 40.27% | 53.42% | R+13.1 | D |
65 | 66.77% | 31.71% | D+35.1 | 61.58% | 31.29% | D+30.3 | D |
66 | 57.43% | 41.04% | D+16.4 | 53.11% | 39.91% | D+13.2 | D |
67 | 49.18% | 49.50% | R+0.3 | 47.22% | 45.74% | D+1.5 | R |
68 | 54.45% | 44.08% | D+10.4 | 48.20% | 44.50% | D+3.7 | R |
69 | 65.87% | 32.63% | D+33.2 | 52.73% | 40.24% | D+12.5 | D |
70 | 63.00% | 35.67% | D+27.3 | 53.85% | 39.20% | D+14.7 | D |
71 | 56.62% | 42.23% | D+14.4 | 48.02% | 46.57% | D+1.5 | D |
72 | 50.86% | 47.88% | D+3 | 34.92% | 59.56% | R+24.6 | R |
73 | 54.19% | 44.65% | D+9.5 | 43.25% | 51.15% | R+7.9 | R |
74 | 67.17% | 31.21% | D+36 | 69.14% | 24.89% | D+44.3 | D |
75 | 49.36% | 49.39% | R+0 | 34.09% | 60.12% | R+26 | R |
76 | 50.61% | 47.97% | D+2.6 | 40.64% | 53.90% | R+13.3 | R |
77 | 58.46% | 40.34% | D+18.1 | 53.49% | 39.62% | D+13.9 | D |
78 | 46.21% | 51.69% | R+5.5 | 34.06% | 60.08% | R+26 | R |
79 | 35.86% | 62.79% | R+26.9 | 25.96% | 67.84% | R+41.9 | R |
80 | 45.03% | 53.56% | R+8.5 | 27.04% | 68.71% | R+41.7 | R |
81 | 56.57% | 41.86% | D+14.7 | 39.52% | 55.89% | R+16.4 | D |
82 | 49.74% | 47.90% | D+1.8 | 36.54% | 57.76% | R+21.2 | D |
83 | 58.67% | 39.72% | D+19 | 40.42% | 53.35% | R+12.9 | D |
84 | 46.37% | 52.04% | R+5.7 | 30.59% | 63.23% | R+32.6 | R |
85 | 71.79% | 26.07% | D+45.7 | 74.26% | 19.90% | D+54.4 | D |
86 | 72.99% | 24.97% | D+48 | 72.34% | 21.06% | D+51.3 | D |
87 | 62.60% | 36.08% | D+26.5 | 48.53% | 45.49% | D+3 | D |
88 | 50.88% | 47.86% | D+3 | 35.94% | 58.76% | R+22.8 | R |
89 | 63.19% | 35.77% | D+27.4 | 52.47% | 40.86% | D+11.6 | D |
90 | 73.49% | 24.97% | D+48.5 | 57.98% | 34.93% | D+23.1 | D |
91 | 57.61% | 40.97% | D+16.6 | 43.65% | 49.75% | R+6.1 | R |
92 | 53.94% | 45.00% | D+8.9 | 42.25% | 51.61% | R+9.4 | R |
93 | 56.63% | 42.22% | D+14.4 | 50.96% | 42.21% | D+8.7 | D |
94 | 45.18% | 53.87% | R+8.7 | 43.91% | 50.10% | R+6.2 | R |
95 | 52.01% | 46.69% | D+5.3 | 41.86% | 51.59% | R+9.7 | R |
96 | 51.83% | 47.01% | D+4.8 | 35.42% | 58.91% | R+23.5 | R |
97 | 50.63% | 47.95% | D+2.7 | 37.14% | 56.46% | R+19.3 | R |
98 | 65.29% | 33.50% | D+31.8 | 48.47% | 45.38% | D+3.1 | D |
99 | 59.37% | 39.28% | D+20.1 | 52.61% | 41.12% | D+11.5 | D |
100 | 62.95% | 35.58% | D+27.4 | 51.37% | 42.25% | D+9.1 | D |
Total | 52.23% | 46.40% | D+5.8 | 42.23% | 51.72% | R+9.5 | - |
Source: Daily Kos |
Additional elections
- See also: Iowa elections, 2019
See also
Iowa | School Boards | News and Analysis |
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Footnotes
- ↑ United States Department of Education, ED Data Express, "State Tables," accessed May 13, 2014
- ↑ ACT, "2012 ACT National and State Scores," accessed May 13, 2014
- ↑ Commonwealth Foundation, "SAT Scores by State 2013," October 10, 2013
- ↑ StudyPoints, "What's a good SAT score or ACT score?" accessed June 7, 2015
- ↑ United States Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, "Common Core of Data (CCD), State Dropout and Graduation Rate Data File, School Year 2010-11, Provision Version 1a and School Year 2011-12, Preliminary Version 1a," accessed May 13, 2014
- ↑ 270towin.com, "Iowa," accessed June 1, 2017
- ↑ Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' statewide election results by congressional and legislative districts," July 9, 2013
- ↑ Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' 2016 presidential results for congressional and legislative districts," February 6, 2017
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