Eastern Iowa is a strange place, full of former industrial small cities/towns.
Western Iowans are >> better, but of smaller headcount.
There is likely a Minnesota-like farmer-populist cohort in the mix too.
“Eastern Iowa is a strange place, full of former industrial small cities/towns.”
Eastern Iowa is more like Illinois. Just look at the Quad Cities Area.
“How does Iowa send people like this to Washington? “
A small black buggie.