2024 presidential election
Dubuque
HarrisD+5.3
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
| Kamala Harris ✓Democratic | 51.8% | 14,965 |
|---|---|---|
| Donald TrumpRepublican | 46.5% | 13,444 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 1.7% | 500 |
D+60R+60
City boundary, filled by its own 2024 D-vs-R margin — precinct detail where available, over the 1 county it's drawn from (shown faint).
The precinct map shows the 2024 presidential vote; the timeline scrubs the city’s overall result across 2008–2024, on current city boundaries.
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2008–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 2008 | +28.7% |
| 2012 | +24.7% |
| 2016 | +11.9% |
| 2020 | +12.1% |
| 2024 | +5.3% |
DemocraticRepublican
5 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Democratic | Republican | Other | Margin | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | 51.8%Harris14,965 | 46.5%Trump13,444 | 1.7% | 28,909 | ||
| D | 54.9%Biden16,506 | 42.8%Trump12,877 | 2.3%incl. Jorgensen | 30,072 | ||
| D | 52.2%Clinton14,940 | 40.3%Trump11,538 | 7.4%incl. Johnson | 28,607 | ||
| D | 62.3%Obama18,560 | 37.7%Romney11,209 | 0.0% | 29,769 | ||
| D | 63.5%Obama18,376 | 34.9%McCain10,084 | 1.6% | 28,918 |
Demographics
Demographic profile
Demographic Profile
Key indicators compared across containing geographies
| Indicator | DubuqueCity | IowaState | United StatesNation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Race & Ethnicity | |||
| White | 85.9% | 84.2% | 61.0% |
| Black | 4.2% | 3.9% | 12.2% |
| Asian | 1.6% | 2.5% | 6.0% |
| Two or more races | 5.9% | 6.6% | 12.6% |
| Other race | 1.1% | 2.9% | 8.2% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 3.0% | 7.3% | 19.3% |
| Income & Age | |||
| Median household income | $65,845 | $75,059 | $84,427 |
| Poverty rate | 12.7% | 11.1% | 12.5% |
| Median age | 38.1 | 38.8 | 39.1 |
| Age 18–24 | 9.8% | 10.0% | 9.2% |
| Age 65 and older | 19.4% | 18.1% | 17.2% |
| Education & Language | |||
| Bachelor's degree or higher (25+) | 33.4% | 31.8% | 35.6% |
| Speaks a non-English language at home | 4.8% | 9.2% | 22.3% |
| Spanish | 2.3% | 4.7% | 13.6% |
| Ancestry | |||
| Largest ancestry | German 44.7% | German 30.5% | German 12.5% |
| 2nd-largest ancestry | Irish 19.4% | Irish 12.8% | Mexican 11.3% |
| 3rd-largest ancestry | English 6.7% | English 10.2% | English 9.5% |
| Religion | |||
| Catholic | 43.8%County context | 14.7% | 18.6% |
| Evangelical Protestant | 3.3%County context | 10.9% | 16.5% |
| Unaffiliated or unclaimed | 44.4%County context | 55.2% | 51.5% |
| Mainline Protestant | 6.5%County context | 15.8% | 5.2% |
ACS values are survey estimates and may include margins of error.
Religion data may be available only at county or larger geographies. Sub-county values are labeled when inherited, modeled, or contextual.
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the origins and ancestries reported within it.
Reported ancestry · ACS B04006
German
44.7%
Irish
19.4%
English
6.7%
American
5.1%
Norwegian
2.6%
Italian
2.1%
French
1.8%
Dutch
1.4%
The ACS does not publish subgroup detail for people reporting two or more races.
Reported ancestry · ACS B04006
African American identity is recorded by the ACS race question; the ancestry item enumerates specific African and Caribbean ancestries only.
African
0.3%
Specific origin · ACS B03001
Mexican
2.1%
Puerto Rican
0.4%
Detailed group · ACS B02015
Filipino
0.4%
Asian Indian
0.3%
Chinese
0.2%
Burmese
0.2%
Tribal grouping · detailed group · ACS B02020 · B02016
American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander, and other single-race responses combined.
Marshallese
0.8%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Race shares: B02001 · B03003. Subgroup detail: B03001 (Hispanic or Latino specific origin), B02015 (Asian groups), B02020 · B02016 (American Indian/Alaska Native tribes and Pacific Islander groups), B04006 (reported ancestry). Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so group shares can total more than 100%. All subgroup rows are shares of total population; ancestry is self-reported and multiple-response, so rows do not sum to the parent group's share.
2024 ACS
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 38.1 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
85+
75–84
65–74
55–64
45–54
35–44
25–34
18–24
5–17
<5
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$65,845
Dubuque$65,845
Iowa$75,059
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
12.7%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1810.6%
Working age (18–64)8.9%
Seniors (65+)13.2%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
95.2%
speak English only
Spanish2.3%
Other Asian & Pacific Island0.8%
Other Indo-European0.5%
German or other West Germanic0.3%
Tagalog (incl. Filipino)0.3%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic0.2%
Chinese (incl. Mandarin & Cantonese)0.1%
Arabic0.1%
Other languages0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Unaffiliated or not counted44.4%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. The unaffiliated-or-not-counted share is everyone not claimed as an adherent by any reporting body — uncounted congregations as well as the religiously unaffiliated.
Dubuque sits in the Corn Belt. In 2024 it voted Democratic.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 28.7 points in 2008. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 6.8 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 5.3 points.
A population of 59,174, a 86% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $65,845 describe the city.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Dubuque, Iowa vote in 2024?
In 2024, Dubuque, Iowa voted Democratic by 5.3 points (D+5.3), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 28,909 votes cast, 14,965 went Democratic and 13,444 went Republican.
How many people live in Dubuque, Iowa?
Dubuque, Iowa has a population of 59,174 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Dubuque, Iowa?
Median household income in Dubuque, Iowa is $65,845 — below the national median of $80,734. The Iowa state median is $75,059.
What is the political history of Dubuque, Iowa?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in Dubuque, Iowa from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 0 went Republican.