Bernie Sanders Bernie SandersJacobin editor: Primarying Schumer would force him to fight Trump's SCOTUS nominee Trump campaign plays up Biden's skills ahead of Cleveland debate: 'He's actually quite good' Young voters backing Biden by 2:1 margin: poll MORE (I-Vt.) is the favored Democrat among Iowa State Fair attendees, according to results of an informal poll posted on the Iowa secretary of State website.

The poll shows Sanders leading Hillary Clinton Hillary Diane Rodham ClintonJoe Biden looks to expand election battleground into Trump country Biden leads Trump by 12 points among Catholic voters: poll The Hill's Campaign Report: Biden goes on offense MORE 49 percent to 45 percent. Clinton opted not to speak at the Des Moines Register soapbox during her appearance at the fair, while Sanders spoke to a large crowd on Saturday.

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While the two Democratic candidates received a little more than 1,000 votes total, Republican Donald Trump Donald John TrumpBubba Wallace to be driver of Michael Jordan, Denny Hamlin NASCAR team Graham: GOP will confirm Trump's Supreme Court nominee before the election Southwest Airlines, unions call for six-month extension of government aid MORE himself received 677 votes, outpacing Ben Carson, who had 470 votes, and Sen. Ted Cruz (Texas), who had just170 votes.

Though called a "straw poll," this wasn't the official Iowa Straw Poll, which the state Republican party canceled earlier this year for lack of candidate interest.

Instead, the Iowa State Fair straw poll included other, not quite so serious questions as well, among them:

The most anticipated fair attraction: Food, followed by livestock. The famed Butter Cow (made with 600 pounds of "pure cream Iowa butter," according to the fair website) placed third. Politicians' speeches placed fifth out of seven.

Favorite way to eat bacon? Bacon, lettuce and tomato, with eating it plain closely followed by on a cheeseburger.

State college football team? The Iowa Hawkeyes.

Still to come: Whether Apple Pie On-A-Stick outpaces the Ultimate Bacon Brisket Bomb for Most Anticipated New Fair Food.