Iowa early vote
373,544 early ballots cast, current to Oct 29
Every report so far
2 reports from Iowa Secretary of State, Oct 27 to Oct 29.
+66,464 since the Oct 27 report (2 days).
Early in person +48,408 · Mail returned +18,056
A chart appears once there are three reports. The table has every number.
Each change is since Iowa's previous report, which may cover more than one day. Days without a report are left out, not filled in.
| Report | Total so far | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 29by handnote 1, 2 | 373,544 | +66,464since Oct 27, 2 days |
| Oct 27note 1 | 307,080 | First report |
- Note 1: Iowa's requested figure includes all absentee ballot requests, including in-person and satellite voting.
- Note 2: Entered from the Iowa Secretary of State's AbsenteeCounty2026.pdf, downloaded by GovGalaxy and read with the same parser the refresh uses (the state's site blocks automated downloads).
Source: Iowa Secretary of State (opens in a new tab), retrieved October 29, 2026, 11:36 a.m. ET. Entered by hand from the official page and checked by a second person.
By county
99 counties. In the table, Mail means mail ballots returned. Requested means mail ballots requested.
Pick a county to see its numbers and what changed since the previous report.
| Polk | 38,189 | 21,872 | 65,445 | 60,061 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linn | 17,509 | 9,664 | 29,161 | 27,173 |
| Johnson | 21,905 | 4,861 | 28,538 | 26,766 |
| Scott | 16,619 | 7,108 | 25,721 | 23,727 |
| Black Hawk | 8,985 | 5,573 | 15,706 | 14,558 |
| Dubuque | 9,418 | 4,772 | 15,391 | 14,190 |
| Dallas | 7,969 | 4,934 | 14,583 | 12,903 |
| Story | 7,774 | 3,077 | 11,760 | 10,851 |
| Woodbury | 6,125 | 2,487 | 9,600 | 8,612 |
| Warren | 5,999 | 1,924 | 8,569 | 7,923 |
| Pottawattamie | 4,502 | 3,400 | 8,647 | 7,902 |
| Clinton | 4,503 | 2,004 | 6,941 | 6,507 |
Source: Iowa Secretary of State (opens in a new tab), retrieved October 29, 2026, 11:36 a.m. ET. Entered by hand from the official page and checked by a second person.
By party registration, not votes cast
The party each early voter is registered with, as Iowa reports it. It doesn't show how anyone voted.
| Registration | Ballots | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic | 178,743 | 47.9% |
| Republican | 124,795 | 33.4% |
| Unaffiliated | 68,731 | 18.4% |
| Other parties | 1,275 | 0.3% |
Source: Iowa Secretary of State (opens in a new tab), retrieved October 29, 2026, 11:36 a.m. ET. Entered by hand from the official page and checked by a second person.
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About these numbers
These are the early vote counts published by the Iowa Secretary of State. GovGalaxy shows the state's own figures. We don't estimate, adjust, or project them.
What's counted. Early in-person ballots, mail ballots returned and mail ballots requested, as Iowa defines them.
Dates. Numbers are current to October 29, 2026, as reported by the state. We check for updates twice a day. States update on their own schedules and sometimes revise earlier numbers.
Ballots, not votes. These numbers show how many ballots have been cast or returned. They don't show who anyone voted for, and they aren't results.
Party registration. Iowa reports early voters by the party they registered with. That isn't how they voted.
Comparing states. States count and report early voting differently and on different days, so their totals aren't directly comparable.
Source: Iowa Secretary of State (opens in a new tab), retrieved October 29, 2026, 11:36 a.m. ET. Entered by hand from the official page and checked by a second person.
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