# Kim Reynolds

Kim Reynolds is the Republican governor of Iowa.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Governor of Iowa
- Current term: Current term

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/gov-IA-kim-reynolds (America’s Political Pulse, Polarization Research Lab), data through 2026-10-27. Data under CC BY 4.0. Cite as: Westwood, Sean J., and Yphtach Lelkes. 2024. America's Political Pulse [data set].

## Headline

Reynolds sits at +1.34 on the CSIP scale, more conservative than 94% of Republican governors.

## What Reynolds says (Current term)

291 classified statements: 291 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the Republican governors average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Reynolds | Republican governors average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 2.4% | 0.9% | 1 of 22 |
| Policy criticism | 5.5% | 4.4% | 8 of 22 |
| Policy discussion | 27.5% | 40.0% | 16 of 22 |
| Bipartisanship | 1.0% | 2.7% | 14 of 22 |
| Credit claiming | 24.1% | 29.0% | 14 of 22 |
| Extreme labels | 2.1% | 1.7% | 9 of 22 |

Most discussed policy areas: Education 20% (Republican governors 18%); Agriculture and Food 18% (Republican governors 6.5%); Economics and Public Finance 16% (Republican governors 19%); Taxation 14% (Republican governors 18%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 13% (Republican governors 5.8%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +1.34 (standard error 0.03), from 17,340 donors and 0 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 94% of Republican governors score lower.

## Recent statements

Newest first. Posts on X are listed by date and link only.

- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/KimReynoldsIA/status/2113627108643676611
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · https://x.com/KimReynoldsIA/status/2112906610528125070
- 2026-10-16 · Post on X · https://x.com/KimReynoldsIA/status/2111071279239303333
- 2026-10-16 · Post on X · https://x.com/KimReynoldsIA/status/2111207303349158354
- 2026-10-14 · Post on X · labels: personal attacks, credit claiming · https://x.com/KimReynoldsIA/status/2110347647831953845
- 2026-10-14 · Post on X · labels: credit claiming · https://x.com/KimReynoldsIA/status/2110347725778903515
- 2026-10-08 · Post on X · https://x.com/KimReynoldsIA/status/2108001912792687059
- 2026-10-08 · Post on X · https://x.com/KimReynoldsIA/status/2108259007081136517
- 2026-09-26 · Post on X · labels: credit claiming · https://x.com/KimReynoldsIA/status/2103925660435583093
- 2026-09-21 · Post on X · https://x.com/KimReynoldsIA/status/2102025778737107333

## Links

- Official site: https://governor.iowa.gov
- Campaign site: https://reynoldsforiowa.com/
- X: https://x.com/KimReynoldsIA

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/gov-IA-kim-reynolds