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2025 Compare Cities Politics & Voting:
Ames, IA vs Columbus, NE
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- Registered voters in Columbus are 63.9% less likely to be registered as Democrats than registered voters in Ames.
- Registered voters in Ames, are 5.4% more likely to be registered as Democrats, than in the rest of the United States.
Ames, IA
Columbus, NE
United States
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18.3%
48.0%
Republican
38.4%
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45.9%
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5.7%
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