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New poll suggest Iowans are split on political issues

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October 12th, 2024 by Ric Hanson

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) – A new poll from Emerson College in Boston, MA, revealed Iowans are split on a variety of political issues, including abortion, immigration, and health care. When it comes to national government or politics, Emerson’s poll reveals that Iowans think similarly to voters in Kansas, Missouri, and Nebraska. 69% of Iowa and Missouri respondents agreed that the United States is on the wrong track.

But when it comes to issues like health care, their responses were more split. 70% of Iowa respondents said health care in the state was either good or great… But only 25% of respondents said access to mental health care was somewhat easy or very easy to access.

And when it comes to reproductive health care, it was almost split down the middle, with 56% of respondents thinking Iowa’s six-week abortion ban was too strict. 12% said it wasn’t strict enough…And 32% said six weeks was about right.

Almost two thirds of respondents support eliminating Iowa’s state income tax, and more than half agreed with the decision to send members of the Iowa National guard to help with the US-Mexico border.