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IPOL Students Present at the 2025 Midwest Political Science Association Conference
Wednesday, April 16, 2025
IPOL students presented a research poster with some of our findings from Iowa Poll #213 from 1974 in Chicago at the Midwest Political Science Association's annual meeting.
Iowans Showed a Strong Partisan Divide on the Fairness of 1974 News Coverage of Nixon’s Transcripts
Tuesday, April 15, 2025
Data restored from a 1974 survey indicates that only half of Iowans felt that common news sources reporting on the contents of the transcripts of President Nixon’s audio recordings did so fairly. These results come from Iowa Poll #213, a random sample survey of 601 Iowans in July of 1974 restored as part of IPOL’s work to recover lost data from past Iowa polls.
Iowans Split on How Impeachment Would Impact Nixon’s Ability to Do His Job in 1974
Tuesday, April 15, 2025
Results from Iowa Poll #213, which was conducted about a month before President Richard Nixon’s resignation from office, revealed that Iowans were largely split on whether impeachment proceedings would have a serious impact on Nixon’s ability to handle various issues. Data from Iowa Poll #213, a random sample survey of 601 Iowans in July of 1974, has recently been restored by students in IPOL.
Most Iowans had Read Little to None of Nixon’s Watergate Transcripts in July 1974
Tuesday, April 15, 2025
Results from Iowa Poll #213, which was conducted about a month before President Richard Nixon’s resignation from office, revealed that a majority of Iowans had read or heard some, but not all the Nixon transcripts. Data from Iowa Poll #213, a random sample survey of 601 Iowans in July of 1974, has recently been restored by students in IPOL.
IPOL Students Present at the 2025 Research in the Capitol Event
Wednesday, April 9, 2025
IPOL presented some of our findings from Iowa Poll #213 from 1974 in Des Moines.
Edward Kennedy was Iowans’ Clear Frontrunner in 1974 for the 1976 Democratic Presidential Nomination
Tuesday, April 1, 2025
Data restored from a 1974 survey of among Iowans indicates that Edward Kennedy emerged as the most favored Democratic candidate for 1976. The results also suggest differences in candidate support based on respondents’ education levels. The data comes from Iowa Poll #213, a random sample survey of 601 Iowans from July 1974, which has been restored as part of a larger IPOL project to recover lost data from past Iowa polls.
In 1974, Iowa Republicans were Divided Between Ford and Reagan as their Preferred Presidential Nominee
Tuesday, April 1, 2025
Data restored from a 1974 Iowa Poll shows that Iowans preferred Gerald Ford or Ronald Reagan as the Republican presidential nominee, with poorer Iowans favoring Ford and wealthier Iowans Reagan. These data come from Iowa Poll #213, a random sample survey of 601 Iowans from July of 1974, which has been restored as part of a larger project to recover lost data from past Iowa polls.
Iowans Disapproval of Nixon in 1974 Showed a Sharp Partisan Split
Wednesday, March 5, 2025
Data from a recently recovered Iowa Poll from 1974 show that half of Iowans disapproved of then-President Nixon’s job performance just one month before he resigned from office following the Watergate scandal. These results come from Iowa Poll #213, which interviewed a random sample of 601 Iowans in July of 1974. The resulting data has been restored as part of IPOL’s work to recover lost data from past Iowa polls.
Iowans Disapproved of Congress’ Job Performance in 1974
Wednesday, March 5, 2025
Iowa Poll results from 1974, conducted by the Des Moines Register, measured Iowans’ approval or disapproval of Congress’s performance during a time of political uncertainty and public distrust in government institutions. The results, recently restored as part of IPOL’s work to recover lost data from past Iowa polls, show broad dissatisfaction with Congress, especially among men.
Iowans saw Wages and Salaries Falling Behind Inflation in 1974
Monday, March 3, 2025
A majority of Iowans in 1974 reported wages and salaries were not keeping pace with inflation, according to newly recovered data. These results are based on Iowa Poll #213, a random survey of 601 residents of Des Moines, Iowa, conducted in July 1974. The data has been digitized as part of a broader IPOL initiative aimed at recovering lost data from previous Iowa public opinion polls.
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