Even with Democrat gains, Iowa still looks red

Democrats had their best post-primary month since 2018, but Iowa’s active voter rolls are far more Republican than they were then.

Iowa’s July 2026 voter registration numbers give Democrats a short-term bright spot and a much larger problem.

From June to July, Democrats gained more active voters than Republicans. That is a change from the post-primary movement in 2022 and 2024. But measured from 2014, 2018, 2020, or the last midterm in 2022, Iowa’s active voter rolls are far more Re…