DES MOINES, Iowa (WQAD) - Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate has announced the results of the 2025 Iowa State Fair Straw Poll, ...

The Iowa State Fair straw poll, with more than 2,000 participants, may reflect voter enthusiasm but lacks scientific accuracy ...

More than 2,000 fairgoers participated in the non-scientific straw poll conducted by the Iowa Secretary of State’s office.

DES MOINES, Iowa — The results of the 2025 Iowa State Fair Straw Poll have been released.

FILE — In this Aug. 20, 2015, file photo, a visitor casts their vote with a kernel of corn for presidential candidate Donald Trump in a straw poll at the Iowa State Fair in Des Moines, Iowa.

Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate today announced the results of the unscientific Iowa State Fair Straw Poll. The poll, which closed Sunday at 8pm, allowed fairgoers ...

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