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Iowa
One in six people in Iowa who took the quiz scored libertarian, fewer than the country. One in 86 voted that way. Here is what the count says about Iowa, what the state has changed, and who is doing the work.
How Iowa scores
34.2 of 100, rank 42 of 50. Five parts, each turned into a 0 to 100 mark and weighted as shown. The method page has the formulas.
Wins on the ledger, 0 for Iowa, are listed below and left out of the score, because the ledger records what we have checked, not everything that happened.
Where Iowa lands
Quiz takers in the state against quiz takers everywhere, by type. The bar is the state; the line is the country.
United States, same window. These are quiz takers, not a sample of residents. The current quiz version cannot be shown by state until ZIP capture, which stopped in January 2026, is restored.
How free is Iowa
Eight measures, each from its publisher, each with the year it was measured.
What Iowa changed
Every entry is a real change in what the government forbids or requires, one an ordinary person could feel the next day, with sources. Partial wins say so.
Nothing on the ledger for Iowa yet. That is a gap in monitoring as much as in outcomes. Report a win.
Who is doing the work in Iowa
Advocates for Self-Government, which publishes this site, works in every state. Other national groups take cases and run programs everywhere. Say who you are and what you care about to sort the whole directory.
Count Iowa
The state's count grows one booth and one classroom at a time. Three ways to add to it.