Every weekday through November 4, Bleeding Heartland will post the latest early voting numbers, as compiled by the Iowa Secretary of State’s Office. I enclose below the latest data on absentee ballots requested and returned statewide and in each of Iowa’s four Congressional districts. Click here for previous tables going back to September 22.
As of yesterday, Republicans have nearly caught up with Democrats in ballots returned to county auditors. Democrats lead by a little more than 18,000 in absentee ballot requests, but early votes only count if the ballots come back in.
Absentee ballots requested by Iowa voters as of October 21, 2014
| Congressional district | Democrats | Republicans | no-party voters | Libertarian | Iowa Green | total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IA-01 | 45,396 | 34,886 | 24,127 | 110 | 53 | 104,572 |
| IA-02 | 47,913 | 34,174 | 23,024 | 116 | 73 | 105,300 |
| IA-03 | 43,961 | 39,748 | 18,602 | 113 | 53 | 102,477 |
| IA-04 | 32,255 | 42,346 | 17,862 | 78 | 35 | 92,576 |
| statewide | 169,525 | 151,154 | 83,615 | 417 | 214 | 404,925 |
Absentee ballots received by Iowa county auditors as of October 21, 2014
| Congressional district | Democrats | Republicans | no-party voters | Libertarian | Iowa Green | total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IA-01 | 26,722 | 23,180 | 12,071 | 56 | 21 | 62,050 |
| IA-02 | 28,118 | 23,073 | 11,268 | 47 | 41 | 62,547 |
| IA-03 | 24,440 | 24,722 | 8,655 | 52 | 22 | 57,891 |
| IA-04 | 19,212 | 27,347 | 9,043 | 39 | 18 | 55,659 |
| statewide | 98,492 | 98,322 | 41,037 | 194 | 102 | 238,147 |