Iowa · 2026 elections

Iowa 2026 election polls

Senate
Turek vs. Hinson
Turek +0.6
55% chance for Turek
Governor
Sand vs. Lahn
Sand +7.3
88% chance for Sand

Candidates

Josh Turek Democrat · Senate

Ashley Hinson Republican · Senate

Rob Sand Democrat · Governor

Lahn Republican · Governor

Iowa House races

DistrictIncumbentCrosstab ratingDem. chance
IA-01Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R)Toss-up60%
IA-02Ashley Hinson (R)Toss-up47%
IA-03Zach Nunn (R)Leans Democratic79%
IA-04Randy Feenstra (R)Safe Republican0%

Pollsters polling Iowa in 2026

YouGovB-74 pollsleans D+1
Emerson CollegeA+48 pollsleans R+1.6
The New York Times/Siena CollegeA+39 pollsleans even
Quantus InsightsNew32 pollsleans R+3
Rasmussen ReportsC31 pollsleans even
InsiderAdvantageC31 pollsleans R+1.1
Beacon Research/Shaw & Co. ResearchB28 pollsleans D+0.6
Marist CollegeB+27 pollsleans D+1.2
co/efficientNew26 pollsleans R+4.2
Echelon InsightsNew21 pollsleans even
SSRSC-19 pollsleans D+0.7
Trafalgar GroupB-19 pollsleans R+1.3

Grades: Crosstab Trust Index.

Trump's approval in Iowa

42% approve, 55% disapprove in the average of 1 recent Iowa poll (latest Jun 27, 2026). Every Iowa approval poll.

Questions people ask

Who is leading the Iowa Senate race?

Turek leads by 0.6 points in the Crosstab average of recent polls (Turek vs. Hinson, updated Nov 11, 2026).

Who is leading the Iowa governor's race?

Sand leads by 7.3 points in the Crosstab average of recent polls (Sand vs. Lahn, updated Nov 11, 2026).

Updated Nov 11, 2026 · How Crosstab calculates averages and odds