Iowa Independents Outnumber Dems and Repubs

INDEPENDENT VOTERS
GOP, Democrats say focus will be on Iowa Senate (By MIKE GLOVER, Associated Press, Chicago Tribune) "I think when it's all said and done, it's up to the independent voters," Gronstal said. "They've often said it's good to have divided government." Registered Democrats outnumber Republicans in Iowa by about 646,000 to 610,000, but there are more independent voters than members of either party: nearly 702,000.