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AMES
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2025 Compare Cities Politics & Voting:
Meridian, ID vs Ames, IA
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- Registered voters in Ames are 31.2% more likely to be registered as Democrats than registered voters in Meridian.
- Registered voters in Meridian, are 24.2% less likely to be registered as Democrats, than in the rest of the United States.
Meridian, ID
Ames, IA
United States
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50.7%
48.0%
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47.9%
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45.9%
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10.9%
6.0%
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