Kim Reynolds (Republican) has been Governor of Iowa since 24 May 2017. Real state GDP rose 1.1% a year since Kim Reynolds took office in May 2017, against +2.5% for the United States. On the fall in unemployment Iowa is 27th of the 49 states, on GDP per person 44th. The widest gap with the United States is in the house price index: +5.7% a year against +7.0%; the gap was widest in Q1 2026, +63.8% against +85.2%. Under Terry Branstad (2011 to 2017) the same series rose 2.0% a year. Since day zero the average weekly pay edged down 0.4% a year, 4.0% in all.

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