Jasper County, Iowa
Everything a Jasper County, Iowa voter needs in one place: registration, voter ID, absentee and early voting, and your sample ballot. Home to about 38,100 people, Jasper County ranks 17th in population among Iowa's 99 counties. In Iowa, the county auditor is the county's commissioner of elections and handles registration, absentee ballots and polling places.
Next Election
June 6, 2028
Voter Portal
Register Online
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ID Requirements
Absentee / Early Voting
Registration Deadline
Register online or by mail at least 15 days before an election; you can also register in person, including on Election Day.
Why Voting Matters
Every eligible adult in Jasper County, Iowa holds the same power on Election Day: one vote that counts exactly as much as anyone else's. The next election for Jasper County voters is Iowa's primary election on June 6, 2028; local elections can come sooner, so check your local election office. Many Jasper County jobs are in manufacturing and health care, so decisions about manufacturing jobs and health care costs hit close to home.
Jasper County voters cast about 20,100 ballots for president in 2024, about the same as the 20,200 cast in 2020. Compared with the county's roughly 30,300 adult residents, that works out to about 67%, close to the statewide rate of about 65%.
Put another way, about 10,100 adults in Jasper County sat that election out. Not all of them can vote, but if even 5% of them did, that would be roughly 506 more ballots, often more than the margin in races for local councils, school boards, the legislature or Congress.
Jasper County spans about 730 square miles of small towns and countryside, averaging roughly 52 people per square mile. The county is home to about 1.2% of Iowa's population.
ZIP codes in or partly in Jasper County include 50028, 50054, 50055, 50106, 50112, 50127, 50135 and 50137, plus 15 more. Confirm your registration, read through your sample ballot before Election Day, and choose whether you will vote early, by mail or in person. Invite someone you know in Jasper County to join you.
Voter Assistance Resources
Questions about voting in Jasper County? In Iowa, the county auditor is the county's commissioner of elections and handles registration, absentee ballots and polling places. For registration, polling places, early voting and absentee ballots, contact the Jasper County auditor.
Direct link, Iowa Secretary of State county auditor contact page:
https://sos.iowa.gov/elections/auditors/auditor.asp?CountyID=50&btnGo=Go
Statewide directory, Iowa Secretary of State's county auditor list:
https://sos.iowa.gov/elections/voterinformation/index.html
See your sample ballot. Iowa Secretary of State general election page (sample ballots come from your county auditor):
https://sos.iowa.gov/general-election
You can also preview a personalized ballot at Vote411.org.
To ask a question or report a problem at the polls, call or text Election Protection at 866-OUR-VOTE (866-687-8683), a free nonpartisan hotline. For help in Spanish call 888-VE-Y-VOTA (888-839-8682); for Asian languages call 888-API-VOTE (888-274-8683).
Voters with disabilities in Jasper County can ask for an accessible voting machine, curbside voting where offered, and help from a person of their choice. If you run into barriers, contact Disability Rights Iowa, Iowa's Protection and Advocacy agency, at (800) 779-2502. VoteRiders (844-338-8743) offers free help with voter ID.
Need a ride? Many local transit agencies and ride services offer free or discounted rides to the polls on Election Day, so check what is available before the next election. See our Iowa voter page for statewide options. Details can change, so confirm with the official election office.
Military and overseas voters can get help from the Federal Voting Assistance Program at 1-800-438-VOTE (8683) or fvap.gov.
Sign up to be an election worker
Election workers (often called poll workers) keep voting running smoothly in Jasper County. Most are paid for their time, get free training, and help their neighbors cast their ballots. You can work a full day, a shorter shift, or help before Election Day. County and municipal election offices recruit and train their own workers, and the EAC's Help America Vote page links to yours. Find out how to sign up:
https://www.eac.gov/help-america-vote
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