31 self-selected responses

Where people would live: Iowa

Based on 31 self-selected responses. Each county's average runs from Never (1) to Absolutely (5). The positive-response rate is the share that chose Yes or Absolutely. This is not a representative survey.

County boundaries from the US Census Bureau, public domain.
Adair: 2.37 average; 27 responsesAdams: 2.22 average; 27 responsesAllamakee: 2.74 average; 27 responsesAppanoose: 1.79 average; 24 responsesAudubon: 2.04 average; 26 responsesBenton: 2.44 average; 25 responsesBlack Hawk: 2.96 average; 26 responsesBoone: 2.46 average; 26 responsesBremer: 2.46 average; 26 responsesBuchanan: 2.54 average; 26 responsesBuena Vista: 2.00 average; 25 responsesButler: 2.24 average; 25 responsesCalhoun: 2.24 average; 25 responsesCarroll: 2.19 average; 26 responsesCass: 2.19 average; 27 responsesCedar: 2.85 average; 27 responsesCerro Gordo: 2.31 average; 26 responsesCherokee: 2.19 average; 27 responsesChickasaw: 2.35 average; 26 responsesClarke: 2.08 average; 24 responsesClay: 2.20 average; 25 responsesClayton: 2.96 average; 26 responsesClinton: 2.62 average; 26 responsesCrawford: 2.04 average; 25 responsesDallas: 3.15 average; 26 responsesDavis: 1.96 average; 23 responsesDecatur: 1.83 average; 23 responsesDelaware: 2.76 average; 25 responsesDes Moines: 2.20 average; 25 responsesDickinson: 2.38 average; 24 responsesDubuque: 3.15 average; 26 responsesEmmet: 2.25 average; 24 responsesFayette: 2.72 average; 25 responsesFloyd: 2.21 average; 24 responsesFranklin: 2.00 average; 24 responsesFremont: 1.92 average; 24 responsesGreene: 1.96 average; 25 responsesGrundy: 2.13 average; 24 responsesGuthrie: 2.17 average; 24 responsesHamilton: 2.22 average; 23 responsesHancock: 2.08 average; 24 responsesHardin: 2.21 average; 24 responsesHarrison: 1.96 average; 24 responsesHenry: 2.24 average; 25 responsesHoward: 2.28 average; 25 responsesHumboldt: 2.08 average; 24 responsesIda: 2.13 average; 24 responsesIowa: 2.54 average; 24 responsesJackson: 2.69 average; 26 responsesJasper: 2.40 average; 25 responsesJefferson: 2.13 average; 24 responsesJohnson: 3.26 average; 27 responsesJones: 2.69 average; 26 responsesKeokuk: 2.33 average; 24 responsesKossuth: 1.96 average; 23 responsesLee: 1.83 average; 24 responsesLinn: 3.31 average; 26 responsesLouisa: 2.29 average; 24 responsesLucas: 2.05 average; 22 responsesLyon: 1.88 average; 24 responsesMadison: 2.58 average; 24 responsesMahaska: 2.09 average; 23 responsesMarion: 2.22 average; 23 responsesMarshall: 2.30 average; 23 responsesMills: 1.91 average; 23 responsesMitchell: 2.09 average; 23 responsesMonona: 1.87 average; 23 responsesMonroe: 1.95 average; 22 responsesMontgomery: 1.91 average; 23 responsesMuscatine: 2.50 average; 24 responsesO'Brien: 2.29 average; 24 responsesOsceola: 2.17 average; 24 responsesPage: 1.87 average; 23 responsesPalo Alto: 2.09 average; 23 responsesPlymouth: 1.92 average; 24 responsesPocahontas: 2.09 average; 23 responsesPolk: 3.27 average; 26 responsesPottawattamie: 2.44 average; 25 responsesPoweshiek: 2.36 average; 22 responsesRinggold: 1.82 average; 22 responsesSac: 2.23 average; 22 responsesScott: 2.81 average; 26 responsesShelby: 2.22 average; 23 responsesSioux: 2.04 average; 24 responsesStory: 2.72 average; 25 responsesTama: 2.32 average; 22 responsesTaylor: 1.78 average; 23 responsesUnion: 1.95 average; 22 responsesVan Buren: 1.91 average; 23 responsesWapello: 2.00 average; 23 responsesWarren: 2.48 average; 25 responsesWashington: 2.45 average; 22 responsesWayne: 1.82 average; 22 responsesWebster: 2.26 average; 23 responsesWinnebago: 2.00 average; 23 responsesWinneshiek: 2.44 average; 25 responsesWoodbury: 2.04 average; 24 responsesWorth: 2.04 average; 23 responsesWright: 2.13 average; 23 responses
NeverProbably notMaybeYesAbsolutely
The ranking
Average out of 5
  1. 01Linn3.31/5n=26
  2. 02Polk3.27/5n=26
  3. 03Johnson3.26/5n=27
  4. 04Dallas3.15/5n=26
  5. 05Dubuque3.15/5n=26
  6. 06Black Hawk2.96/5n=26
  7. 07Clayton2.96/5n=26
  8. 08Cedar2.85/5n=27
  9. 09Scott2.81/5n=26
  10. 10Delaware2.76/5n=25
  11. 11Allamakee2.74/5n=27
  12. 12Fayette2.72/5n=25
  13. 13Story2.72/5n=25
  14. 14Jackson2.69/5n=26
  15. 15Jones2.69/5n=26
  16. 16Clinton2.62/5n=26
  17. 17Madison2.58/5n=24
  18. 18Iowa2.54/5n=24
  19. 19Buchanan2.54/5n=26
  20. 20Muscatine2.50/5n=24
Where people disagreed most
Widest split first
  1. Johnson37% agreed · n=27
  2. Scott35% agreed · n=26
  3. Linn31% agreed · n=26
  4. Story36% agreed · n=25
  5. Clayton27% agreed · n=26
  6. Clinton35% agreed · n=26
  7. Dubuque31% agreed · n=26
  8. Fayette32% agreed · n=25
  9. Allamakee30% agreed · n=27
  10. Black Hawk23% agreed · n=26
How the figures are calculated

One current answer per browser and question is counted. The average assigns Never 1, Probably not 2, Maybe 3, Yes 4, and Absolutely 5. The positive-response rate divides the number who chose Yes or Absolutely by all answers for that county.

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