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Iowa Soda vs Pop vs Coke vs Tonic Map

LexiMap is collecting fresh county-level responses to one of the classic American regional word questions: soda, pop, Coke, tonic, or something else. This Iowa page focuses on county-level results inside the state.

Prompt: What do you call a sugary fizzy drink?

Answer options: Soda / Pop / Coke / Tonic / Other / local term.

Open the interactive map to vote once and compare national, state, and county results.

Last updated from verified vote data: Jun 1, 2026, 5:43 AM EDT.

Iowa Results Snapshot

  • Soda: 1 verified votes (9.1%)
  • Pop: 9 verified votes (82%)
  • Coke: 0 verified votes (0%)
  • Tonic: 0 verified votes (0%)
  • Other / local term: 1 verified votes (9.1%)

County Results in Iowa

These counties currently have the most verified votes in Iowa.

  • Linn County County: 3 verified votes, Pop leads with 67%
  • Polk County County: 2 verified votes, Soda leads with 50%
  • Story County County: 2 verified votes, Pop leads with 100%
  • Plymouth County County: 1 verified votes, Pop leads with 100%
  • Pottawattamie County County: 1 verified votes, Pop leads with 100%
  • Scott County County: 1 verified votes, Pop leads with 100%
  • Woodbury County County: 1 verified votes, Pop leads with 100%

What This Map Compares

This page is meant to answer common regional comparisons for soda vs pop vs Coke vs tonic map.

  • soda vs pop
  • soda vs Coke
  • pop vs Coke
  • tonic in New England

How The Map Works

Votes are placed with browser location or ZIP fallback, then shown as state and county result maps. Exact GPS is not stored in public results.

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