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Polls In The State Of Iowa Leading Upto The November 6, 2012 General Election

Iowa - Presidential

Obama       48%
Romney     49%
Rasmussen Reports
November 1, 2012

Obama        49%
Romney      47%
NBC/WSJ/Marist
November 1, 2012

Obama       44%
Romney     45%
Univ. of Iowa
October 31, 2012

Obama        49%
Romney      47%
WeAskAmerica
October 31, 2012

Obama       50%
Romney     46%
Gravis Marketing
October 26, 2012

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United States Senators of Iowa State

Charles Grassley (R)
Tom Harkins (D)

United State House of representatives of Iowa State

Total number of U S Representatives: 5
Democratic Party: 3
Republican Party: 2

Governor of Iowa State

Terry Branstad (R)

Iowa State Senate

Total number of Senators: 50
Democratic Party (27)
Republican Party (22)
Vacant: 1

Iowa State House

Total number of Representatives: 100
Republican Party: 60
Democratic Party: 40

PRESIDENTIAL POLITICS AND STATE POLITICS

Presidential election 2012

Iowa is allotted 6 electoral votes out of the total 538 in the Electoral College.
Iowa being a winner-takes-all state, the winning candidate will receive all of it's 6 electoral votes. But it is not the electoral votes that makes Iowa important. The Iowa Caucuses is the first major electoral event of the nominating process and receives a whole lot of media attention during the presidential election years. It is believed that Iowa Caucuses gives an early indication as to which candidate will win his or her party's nomination. The saying is that "the way Iowa goes, so goes the nomination".

In the 2008 Presidential Election, Senator Obama won the Iowa State by receiving 53.93% of the vote to Senator McCain's 44.39%.
[References: U.S. Electoral College, 2012: Wikipedia the free encyclopedia, 2011]

U.S. House of Representatives Election in Iowa, 2012

The State of Iowa lost one congressional seat on account of the 2010 United States census and will have only 4 congressmen representing the state in the 113th Congress.

The redistricting plan was signed in to law on April 19, 2011 and the primary elections were held on June 5, 2012.

Following are the four new districts and the candidates:

DISTRICT 1

Bruce Braley [D] U.S. Rep.
Ben Lange [R]

Mr. Braley is the incumbent Democratic United States Representative.
Mr. Lange is a Lawyer.

DISTRICT 2

Dave Loebsack [D] U.S. Rep.
John Archer [R]

Mr. Loebsack is the incumbent Democratic United States Representative.
Mr. Lang is a Lawyer.

DISTRICT 3

Leonard Boswell [D] U.S. Rep.
Tom Latham [R]

Mr. Boswell is the incumbent Democratic United States Representative .

DISTRICT 4

Steve King [R] U.S. Rep.
Christie Vilsack [D]
Martin James Monroe [I]

Mr. King is the United States Representative of current district 5.
Ms. Vilsack is the former First Lady of Iowa.


POLITICAL NEWS THAT MAKES A DIFFERENCE

Weekly Average Of Presidential Polls In Iowa

By: presidential-politics.com
November 2, 2012

Polls indicate that Iowa has become a genuine battle ground state and will play a deciding roll in the outcome of the presidential election.

Following is an average of the latest available polls:

President Obama      48.00%        
Governor Romney    46.80%    
         
[References: Real Clear Politics, 2012]

President Obama Has The edege In The Polls In Iowa, At least For Now

By: presidential-politics.com
September 25, 2012

Latest presidential poll by ARG dated September 24, 2012 gives President Obama a seven point lead over Gov. Romney  in the State of Iowa, Obama 51% Romney 44%.

However, with 44 days to go for the general election, it is far too early for the President's campaign to be confident. The ad war is just beginning and Gov. Romney's camp has plenty of money.
[References: Real Clear Politics, 09-25-2012]

Iowa Headlines

[08-18-2012]
3,582 Non-U.S. Citizens are registered to vote in Iowa, says the Secretary of State Matt Schultz. New administrative rules by Mr. Schultz to prevent them from voting is being challanged in a lawsuit by the American Civil Liberties Union and a Latino Group.

Illegal Immigration Is A Hot Issue In Iowa [11-26-2011]
With Iowa caucuses set for January 3, 2012 the statements by Presidential candidate Newt Gingrich on ways to solve the problem of eleven million illegal immigrants has the potential to become a major issue in Iowa.
Whether it will help Mr. Gingrich or becomes a set back is still to be seen.

The words causing the storm are " If you have been here 25 years, and you got three kids and two grand kids, you have been paying taxes and obeying the law, you belong to
a local church, I do not think we are going to separate you from your family, uproot you forcefully and kick you out." He added that Americans have to be humane in dealing with this problem. He made these statements last Tuesday at CNN Presidential debate, at which time he was leading in polls in Iowa.

Following are comments on the issue by a few influential Iowans:
Representative Steve King of Iowa, a leader in the fight against illegal immigration, said he was puzzled that Mr. Gingrich has injected  such a red-hot issue in to his campaign and added that it set off a viral discussion  among activists.

A top aide to Gov. Tery E. Branstad  of Iowa  Mr. Tim Albrecht said  "Iowa caucus goers want a solution that does not include amnesty, and if they can paint Newt with an amnesty brush, it will be toxic for his campaign."

Mark Lundberg, chairman of the Republican party of Sioux County said "Some of the candidates will treat it like it is amnesty-type issue, which is a buzzword  - a very negative word to a lot of conservatives."

A co-chairman of the Gingrich campaign in Iowa, Dr. Greg Ganske, a former congressman said The fact he spoke honestly about this and was not willing to pander or just fire a stock answer, I think a lot of people in Iowa will see that as s positive".
[References: (Wolf Blitze on CNN TV, 11-22-2011):  (Jeff Zeleny and Trip Gabriel-Gingrich's words on Immigration become a Target, The New York Times 11-24-2011) Retrieved 11-26-2011]
There will be no Senate Election in the State of  Iowa in 2012.

There will also be no Gubernatorial Election in Iowa State in 2012.