Iowa First Check

Candidate activity

Where the candidates have shown up

Zach Lahn

Republican

6

Days since last event (August 12, 2026)

—

No upcoming event announced

72

Events held (2026)

49

Counties represented

13

Town halls / public meetings

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Rob Sand

Democrat

5

Days since last event (August 14, 2026)

August 20, 2026

Next announced event (Montgomery)

69

Events held (2026)

69

Counties represented

68

Town halls / public meetings

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See Methodology for how we collect the data for this website, and what each point means. See every event in a calendar view →

County-by-county

Iowa county event map

Which candidate has held more reported campaign events in each county, counting only events that have actually happened. This measures reported activity, not quality of engagement — decide for yourself what matters.

21

counties where Lahn has held more events

34

counties where Sand has held more events

28

tied counties

16

counties with no reported events yet

Lahn — more events Sand — more events Tied No reported events

County table (same data as the map above)

County-by-county reported campaign events (also shown on the map above)
County	Lahn events	Sand events
Adair	0	0
Adams	0	1
Allamakee	0	0
Appanoose	1	1
Audubon	0	0
Benton	3	1
Black Hawk	2	0
Boone	0	1
Bremer	1	1
Buchanan	0	0
Buena Vista	0	1
Butler	1	1
Calhoun	0	1
Carroll	2	0
Cass	0	0
Cedar	1	0
Cerro Gordo	3	1
Cherokee	1	1
Chickasaw	1	0
Clarke	0	1
Clay	1	1
Clayton	1	1
Clinton	1	1
Crawford	1	1
Dallas	1	0
Davis	0	1
Decatur	0	1
Delaware	1	1
Des Moines	0	0
Dickinson	1	1
Dubuque	1	0
Emmet	1	1
Fayette	1	0
Floyd	0	1
Franklin	1	0
Fremont	0	1
Greene	0	1
Grundy	0	1
Guthrie	0	0
Hamilton	1	1
Hancock	0	1
Hardin	0	0
Harrison	1	1
Henry	0	0
Howard	0	1
Humboldt	0	1
Ida	1	1
Iowa	0	0
Jackson	1	1
Jasper	2	1
Jefferson	0	1
Johnson	2	0
Jones	0	1
Keokuk	0	1
Kossuth	0	1
Lee	1	1
Linn	2	0
Louisa	1	0
Lucas	0	1
Lyon	1	1
Madison	0	0
Mahaska	2	1
Marion	0	0
Marshall	1	1
Mills	1	1
Mitchell	1	1
Monona	0	1
Monroe	0	0
Montgomery	0	0
Muscatine	0	0
O'Brien	1	1
Osceola	1	1
Page	0	1
Palo Alto	0	1
Plymouth	1	1
Pocahontas	0	1
Polk	8	1
Pottawattamie	2	1
Poweshiek	1	0
Ringgold	0	1
Sac	0	1
Scott	4	0
Shelby	0	1
Sioux	1	1
Story	0	0
Tama	1	0
Taylor	0	1
Union	0	1
Van Buren	0	1
Wapello	1	1
Warren	1	1
Washington	1	1
Wayne	0	1
Webster	1	1
Winnebago	0	1
Winneshiek	0	1
Woodbury	3	1
Worth	0	1
Wright	0	1

Iowa trends

How Iowa has changed

Four high-impact series to start. See the full Iowa Trends collection →

View trend data as tables

Real median household income (2024 inflation-adjusted dollars) — by year
Year	Iowa	U.S.
2005	71320	71060.0
2006	71740	71850.0
2007	71080	73010.0
2008	70300	70520.0
2009	71390	70070.0
2010	68060	68420.0
2011	67630	67410.0
2012	70610	67400.0
2013	78530	69950.0
2014	74410	69060.0
2015	78380	72790.0
2016	75450	75380.0
2017	79630	76710.0
2018	84520	77700.0
2019	80050	83260.0
2020	82540	81580.0
2021	83160	81270.0
2022	81360	79500.0
2023	82950	82690.0
2024	85480	83730.0

Iowa population (index, 2005 = 100 (growth rate, not headcount)) — by year
Year	Iowa	U.S.
2005	100.0	100.0
2006	100.61	100.96
2007	101.17	101.93
2008	101.76	102.89
2009	102.31	103.8
2010	102.91	104.67
2011	103.45	105.5
2012	103.79	106.32
2013	104.36	107.12
2014	104.93	107.97
2015	105.33	108.82
2016	105.69	109.67
2017	106.04	110.42
2018	106.25	111.07
2019	106.58	111.64
2020	107.64	112.09
2021	107.91	112.29
2022	108.01	112.93
2023	108.44	113.87
2024	108.97	114.95
2025	109.24	115.54

Iowa real GDP (index, 2005 = 100 (growth rate, not dollar level)) — by year
Year	Iowa	U.S.
2005	100.0	100.0
2006	101.35	102.78
2007	106.0	104.84
2008	104.45	104.96
2009	102.02	102.26
2010	105.19	105.01
2011	107.12	106.66
2012	111.26	109.1
2013	111.35	111.41
2014	117.37	114.22
2015	121.07	117.59
2016	121.55	119.73
2017	121.8	122.67
2018	123.18	126.31
2019	122.68	129.57
2020	121.89	126.87
2021	131.79	134.68
2022	131.93	138.08
2023	131.07	142.13
2024	134.38	146.1
2025	135.94	149.18

Unemployment rate (percent, seasonally adjusted annual average) — by year
Year	Iowa	U.S.
2005	4.28	5.08
2006	3.69	4.61
2007	3.72	4.62
2008	4.16	5.8
2009	6.47	9.28
2010	6.09	9.61
2011	5.58	8.93
2012	5.01	8.08
2013	4.73	7.36
2014	4.26	6.16
2015	3.72	5.28
2016	3.6	4.88
2017	3.09	4.36
2018	2.58	3.89
2019	2.66	3.68
2020	5.22	8.1
2021	3.88	5.35
2022	2.85	3.65
2023	2.96	3.62
2024	3.14	4.03
2025	3.52	4.26

Secondary record

Aircraft activity

Public ADS-B records can show aircraft activity. They do not establish who was aboard or the purpose of a flight. This tracks tail number N512MM, a 2006 Piper PA-46-500TP "Meridian" registered to Buckeye Creek Ventures LLC of Belle Plaine, IA, via the OpenSky Network.

231

Flights on record

23

In the last 90 days

0

In the last 30 days

June 25, 2026

Most recent flight

Last recorded flight: June 25, 2026 Recent destinations: Des Moines International Airport (Des Moines), Belle Plaine Municipal Airport (Belle Plaine), Emmetsburg Municipal Airport (Emmetsburg), Lee's Summit Municipal Airport (Lee's Summit), Ankeny Regional Airport (Ankeny).

Full flight log →

Sources and methodology

Every figure on this site links back to a public record, a campaign's own materials, or published reporting. Read how we collect, verify and limit this data on the Methodology page, or see the full candidate record on Candidates.