<http://www.sos.iowa.gov/statefairpoll>.

“We hope the Straw Poll will draw people to our booth, where Iowans can also register to vote,” Secretary Pate said. “Increasing voter participation is one of the primary functions of my office. I want all eligible Iowans to fulfill their civic duty and exercise their right to vote.”

The State Fair Straw Poll will include 18 Republican and five Democratic presidential candidates. Visitors to the Secretary of State booth can also vote in daily polls with fun topics, such as “Who Is Your Favorite Famous Iowan”, “What is Your Favorite Bacon Dish,” and “Which In-State College Football Team Will Have the Best 2015 Season”.

“This is just a fun thing I decided to do,” Secretary Pate said. “The presidential race is all over the news, most of the candidates will be visiting the State Fair and I thought it would be interesting to gauge their support from fairgoers. It is a totally unscientific poll and you don’t have to be an Iowan to vote in it.”

Secretary Pate has invited all of the presidential candidates and their supporters to visit his State Fair booth. Registering Iowans to vote will be one of the priorities for Pate’s staff during the Fair. Although Paul Pate is Iowa’s Commissioner of Elections, the Secretary of State’s Office takes no official role in the Iowa Caucuses. Those are functions of the Iowa Democratic Party and the Republican Party of Iowa.

Visitors to the State Fair booth can also learn about various programs from the Secretary’s Elections and Business Services division. The Secretary of State booth is Number 273, on the second row from the concourse main entrance of the Varied Industries Building.

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August 23, 2015

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT: Kevin Hall
Communications Director

Final Results from Secretary Paul Pate’s State Fair Straw Polls

DES MOINES – Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate conducted a Presidential Straw Poll throughout the Iowa State Fair at his booth in the Varied Industries Building. Fairgoers participated in the poll via iPads at the Secretary of State’s booth.

A total of 9,008 votes were cast. Donald Trump was the top overall vote-getter by a wide margin. He accumulated 1,830 votes. Hillary Clinton picked up the second most, with 1,338 votes, followed by Bernie Sanders, 1,217, and Dr. Ben Carson, 1,185. No other candidate surpassed 1,000 votes.

The poll was divided by party, so Trump emerged victorious on the Republican side, Clinton for the Democrats. Ben Carson and Bernie Sanders finished second for their respective parties.
Below are the percentage totals for each party from all votes cast through all 11 days of polling:

DEMOCRATS

Lincoln Chafee-0.74%; 20 votes

Hillary Clinton-49.19%; 1,338 votes

Martin O’Malley-4.67%; 127 votes

Bernie Sanders-44.74%; 1,217 votes

Jim Webb-0.66%; 18 votes


REPUBLICANS

Jeb Bush-5.10%; 312 votes

Ben Carson-19.37%; 1,185 votes

Chris Christie-1.08%; 66 votes

Ted Cruz-8.88%; 543 votes

Mark Everson-0.13%; 8 votes

Carly Fiorina-7.50%; 459 votes

Jim Gilmore-0.02%; 1 vote

Lindsey Graham-0.64%; 39 votes

Mike Huckabee-3.07%; 188 votes

Bobby Jindal-3.68%; 225 votes

John Kasich-2.62%; 160 votes

George Pataki-0.38%; 23 votes

Rand Paul-2.98%; 182 votes

Rick Perry-2.24%; 137 votes

Marco Rubio-6.05%; 370 votes

Rick Santorum-1.06%; 65 votes

Donald Trump-29.92%; 1,830 votes

Scott Walker-5.30%; 324 votes



State Fairgoers were polled over the final two days regarding what is their Favorite Type of Fair Food. Iowa-raised Meats and Poultry was the winner. Below are those percentages from Saturday and Sunday:

Deep Fried-14.46%

On-A-Stick-21.56%

Sandwiches/Tacos/Gyros/Wraps-