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Who Is the Typical Iowa Voter?

For a Republican, it is a rural, white, conservative male, 45 to 59 years old, with a household income between $50,000 and $75,000. He is a college graduate, married, Protestant, attends church at least once a week and thinks abortion should be illegal in most cases, according to news network entrance and exit polls and Washington Post-ABC News polls. The Democrat is a white moderate female with some college education, married, 50 to 59 years old, with a household income between $50,000 and $75,000.

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