Family farmers in Iowa were pissed off by the Trump administration. Farm bankruptcies increased during his term. Direct farm aid increased every year Trump held office and in 2020, most of the $32 billion aid he promised for American farmers went to large conglomerates. The tariffs he placed also killed the soybean market.
Thereβs no significant college educated class in Iowa (hehe), so thatβs probably the main reason as to why Republicans there are jumping ship. Thereβs a couple of other factors, especially those little stories that emotionally impacted the entire state. Like the Tyson Foods factory that closed after 60 years in Perry, Iowa, which employed a fourth of the town.