The night was a rare miss for the Iowa Poll, which has long been considered a gold standard. From 2008 through 2020, the poll accurately reflected the winner of the presidential race in Iowa. In 2004, the final Iowa Poll found Democrat John Kerry leading Republican George Bush by 5 percentage points, but Bush went on to win Iowa by less than 1 percentage point.
The constitutional amendment also says any governmental interference in reproductive health care, including abortion and contraceptives, is invalid. It also forbids the government from discriminating against using funding programs or activities pertaining to reproductive health care. The amendment also allows for laws that ban abortion after the point of fetal viability, with exceptions to protect the life of a pregnant person.
When asked for a statement on the amendment, Republican Sen. Josh Hawley’s office pointed to comments the senator, who won another termin the Senate is up for reelection this year, made during a debate in October.
“I think it’s absolutely vital that we protect our women and children in the state and that’s why I can’t support legislation that would allow sex changes for minors without parental consent,” Hawley said during an exchange on the matter.
Almost 839,000 Tarrant County residents (70.75% of eligible voters) cast ballots in the 2020 election. A substantially smaller portion of registered voters went to the polls this time around: according to unofficial tallies — not yet accounting for mail-in ballots — 63.59% of eligible Tarrant voters participated in the election. Overall, roughly 13,000 fewer votes were cast.
