3rd party votes: 14.3% n 1992, 7.5% in 1996, 7.7% in 2016
(Alabama segregationist George Wallace
received 5.9% of the vote in 1968)
Source: U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts
% of population 25 and older with bachelor's degree:
- 31.7% - Marion County
- 30.3% - Iowa
- 34.3% - U.S.
% of population 65 and older:
- 18.5% - Marion County
- 18.5% - Iowa
- 17.3% - U.S.
% of population living in poverty:
- 8.1% - Marion County
- 11.0% - Iowa
- 11.5% - U.S.
Des Moines Register, 11/8/2023
About 51% of voters cast ballots against a measure to give City Hall officials oversight of the library's actions and budget, according to unofficial results. The non-binding referendum reached the ballot after some residents petitioned the library board to remove a graphic novel about gender fluidity, mirroring a national debate driven by conservatives over what books taxpayer-funded libraries should carry.
Just 87 votes separated the two sides, according to unofficial results.
"I feel the same way I did after I defended my doctoral dissertation," said Anne Petrie, a retired Central College professor of music and treasurer for the Vote NO To Save Our Library committee. "It's not euphoria. It's relief."
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