Iowa Democrats were riding high after the 2008 election of Barack Obama, whom they helped catapult into the White House with the Iowa Caucuses earlier that year. Their political clout was reflected back to them in the ranks of their elected officials: Democrats held five of seven statewide offices, including a tenth-straight year in the governor’s mansion. And it was reflected, too, in the state’s voter rolls. More than 700,000 of Iowa’s 2 million active voters were registered with the Democratic Party — a more-than-100,000-person advantage over the GOP. But it has been — with very few exceptions — all downhill from there. Iowa’s Democratic Party has hemorrhaged more than 200,000 active voters — a nearly 30% drop — since that peak in 2009. Tap the link in our bio for more on this story. #Iowa #Elections #Election2026 #IApolitics