Track what is on file and what still needs research, county by county. Geographic coverage, imported records and verified civic coverage are separate milestones.
Counts apply only to each named jurisdiction. Source assessments cover their stated offices and election dates; an assessment never establishes completeness for every office serving a county. Zero records means coverage is pending.
Coverage is built county by county. See which counties and county-equivalents in Iowa we don't have officials or candidates for yet, with counts by state and a CSV download.
1,028 documented seats in our partial inventory. Complete elected-seat total: still being established.
1,834 independent local governments and 0 dependent school systems in the Census discovery list, dated June 30, 2025. Government units are not elected seats. Appointed boards and overlapping districts require individual checks.
Shared offices count once in the overall inventory. County figures include documented shared offices and cannot be added together. The inventory includes source dates from 2026 and is not a complete current roster.
8 current officeholder records · 7 upcoming candidacy records
Seat inventory: 16 documented seats serving this county · complete total unknown.
November 2026: 0 documented election scopes · 0 seat opportunities · 0 source-listed candidacies, including unopposed declarations and cancelled elections. County completion remains unverified.
Census research queue: 16 municipalities · 0 townships · 4 independent school systems · 3 special districts. Principal county allocation only; cross-county coverage needs review.
Coverage pending — official sources and the office/seat inventory still need review.