Boundary by 2024 margin · Precinct returns · VEST · MIT Election Lab
The precinct map shows the 2024 presidential vote; the timeline scrubs the city’s overall result across 2004–2024, on current city boundaries.
President results by year
Vote totals, margins, and source status
HarrisDemocratic38.4%725TrumpRepublican60.1%1,136OtherAll other candidates1.5%29
R+21.7
Lead
411
Total
1,890
vs nation
R+20.3
BidenDemocratic40.0%805TrumpRepublican58.4%1,176OtherAll other candidates1.5%31
R+18.4
Lead
371
Total
2,012
vs nation
R+22.9
ClintonDemocratic42.8%854TrumpRepublican50.5%1,008OtherAll other candidates6.8%135
R+7.7
Lead
154
Total
1,997
vs nation
R+9.8
ObamaDemocratic60.1%1,163RomneyRepublican38.5%745OtherAll other candidates1.4%28
D+21.6
Lead
418
Total
1,936
vs nation
D+17.7
ObamaDemocratic63.4%1,262McCainRepublican35.0%696OtherAll other candidates1.6%32
D+28.4
Lead
566
Total
1,990
vs nation
D+21.2
KerryDemocratic58.4%1,174BushRepublican41.4%832OtherAll other candidates0.1%3
D+17.0
Lead
342
Total
2,009
vs nation
D+19.5
Key facts
2024 presidential margin
R+21.7MIT Election Lab
Population
3,4532024 5-year
Population density
1,016 / sq mi2024 5-year · TIGER/Line
Land area
3.4 sq miTIGER/Line
Median household income
$62,8702024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
88.1%2024 5-year
Black
0.8%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
8.8%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+28.4 in 2008MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+21.7 in 2024MIT Election Lab
Participation
Turnout and midterm durability
Participation measured against the same-year citizen voting-age population. Audited cycles count total general-election participants — ballots or participating voters, not presidential candidate votes. Cycles before 2016 predate that series and are derived from the certified presidential returns instead; they are marked everywhere they appear and are excluded from the figures below.
2004–20248 cycles · 5 audited
2024 turnout
79.9%1,912 participants ÷ 2,393 CVAP
2020→2022 drop-off
+19.4 ptsVolatile
Drop-off vs state
-1.6 ptsPositive means a larger decline than the statewide pattern
Mechanical 2026
60.5%–63.9%Recent-cycle and two-cycle persistence scenarios; not a forecast
Participation by cycle
Presidential Midterm Derived, pre-2016
0%20%40%60%80%100%
65.3%
59.1%
20042008201220162018202020222024
Select a presidential cycle to show it on the map and results ledger above.
Cycle
Participants
CVAP
Turnout
Series
Quality
1,912
2,393 ± 182
79.9%
Audited
E/A
2022Mid
1,519
2,570 ± 164
59.1%
Audited
E/A
2,036
2,595 ± 163
78.5%
Audited
E/A
2018Mid
1,651
2,528 ± 130
65.3%
Audited
E/A
2,040
2,618 ± 116
77.9%
Audited
E/A
1,936
2,660
72.8%
Derived
—
1,990
2,533
78.6%
Derived
—
2,009
2,406 extrapolated
83.5%
Derived
—
Sources and methods
Audited cycles (2016, 2018, 2020, 2022, 2024) count total general-election participants against the same-year CVAP special tabulation, each cell carrying its own numerator and denominator quality grade. Derived cycles (2004, 2008, 2012) come from the certified presidential returns on this page over the ACS 5-year CVAP series, so they measure presidential votes cast rather than ballots — a floor on participation. Where a derived cycle predates the ACS its denominator is extrapolated rather than read, and says so on its own line below. They are shown for the longer arc and are excluded from the drop-off, excess-drop-off, and 2026 scenario figures above.
2024: numerator source 160, denominator source 157; estimated total ballots; preferred-county:block-reference-presidential-or-cvap-weight:v2; allocation share 100.0%; series 323/229.
2022: numerator source 160, denominator source 157; estimated total ballots; preferred-county:block-reference-presidential-or-cvap-weight:v2; allocation share 100.0%; series 322/184.
2020: numerator source 160, denominator source 157; estimated total ballots; preferred-county:block-reference-presidential-or-cvap-weight:v2; allocation share 100.0%; series 321/4.
2018: numerator source 160, denominator source 157; estimated total ballots; preferred-county:block-reference-presidential-or-cvap-weight:v2; allocation share 100.0%; series 320/139.
2016: numerator source 160, denominator source 157; estimated total ballots; preferred-county:block-reference-presidential-or-cvap-weight:v2; allocation share 100.0%; series 319/133.
2012 (derived): Certified presidential returns · ACS 5-year CVAP (B05003); presidential votes cast — a floor on participation, not a ballot count.
2008 (derived): Certified presidential returns · ACS 5-year CVAP (B05003); presidential votes cast — a floor on participation, not a ballot count.
2004 (derived): Certified presidential returns · extrapolated CVAP denominator; presidential votes cast — a floor on participation, not a ballot count; 2004 predates the ACS, so the denominator is a linear back-extrapolation from the 2008 and 2012 CVAP values, not a read figure.
presidential history
Party record book
New Hampton, IA · the strongest Democratic and Republican presidential performances recorded here, measured three ways.
2004–2024 · 6 presidential cycles
Highest vote share
Largest share of the presidential candidate vote cast here.
Democratic
Barack Obama2008
63.4%
1,262 votes · D+28.4
Runner-up · Barack Obama, 2012 · 60.1%
Republican
Donald Trump2024
60.1%
1,136 votes · R+21.7
Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2020 · 58.4%
Most votes
Largest number of votes cast for the party’s presidential nominee here.
Democratic
Barack Obama2008
1,262votes
63.4% of the vote · D+28.4
Runner-up · John Kerry, 2004 · 1,174 votes
Republican
Donald Trump2020
1,176votes
58.4% of the vote · R+18.4
Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2024 · 1,136 votes
Best relative to the U.S.
This Place’s margin against the national margin in the same election — positive when it leaned toward the party more than the country did.
Democratic
Barack Obama2008
+21.2pts D vs U.S.
Place D+28.4 · U.S. D+7.3
Runner-up · John Kerry, 2004 · +19.5 pts
Republican
Donald Trump2020
+22.9pts R vs U.S.
Place R+18.4 · U.S. D+4.5
Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2024 · +20.3 pts
U.S. House elections · 2 House
Senate and governor results are in the Office selector at the top of this page.
U.S. House
Each row shows U.S. House votes counted inside this Place. “Vote lead” is the local lead here, not necessarily the winner of the full contest.
New Hampton · which candidate this place backed in each party’s presidential nominating contest, cycle by cycle. A primary is a contest inside one party, so it has no Democratic–Republican margin and is not part of the general-election record above.
Akashic reports votes cast, not delegates awarded. The two can disagree: Clinton led the 2008 national primary popular vote by less than half a point and did not win the nomination.
Primary returns are published at county grain. The figures below are Chickasaw County, Iowa, the county containing New Hampton — New Hampton’s own primary vote sits inside those totals and is not separately reported.
Presidential nominating contests in New Hampton, by party and cycle.
○no contest record — Akashic holds no result for that party and cycle here. It is not a claim that no contest was held. Telling apart a contest that was cancelled, one that went uncontested, and one simply not yet ingested needs a nominating-contest calendar, which is a separate ingest from results and does not exist yet.
Republican presidential primaries are not yet ingested — the Republican series runs from 1856 and is in scope. The row is kept so its absence is visible: a Democratic-only panel would otherwise read as though no one else held a contest.
Akashic carries 10 states for 2012 and 3 states for 2024. Cycles in which an incumbent president seeks renomination are thin by nature — few states run a contested primary — so a sparse column is politics, not a hole in the record.
County returns carry a leader and a lead over the runner-up, and nothing more. The full candidate field with vote shares is published at state grain — follow a cycle above to the state contest for it.
New Hampton anchors a small, heavily agricultural county that has shifted toward wide Republican margins over the past two decades, mirroring broader trends across Iowa's small-city corridors.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 28.4 points in 2008 and a Republican high of 21.7 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 3.3 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 21.7 points.
A population of 3,453, a 88% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $62,870 describe the city.
In 2024, New Hampton, Iowa voted Republican by 21.7 points (R+21.7), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 1,890 votes cast, 725 went Democratic and 1,136 went Republican.
When did New Hampton, Iowa last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which New Hampton, Iowa voted Democratic was 2012.
How many people live in New Hampton, Iowa?
New Hampton, Iowa has a population of 3,453 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in New Hampton, Iowa?
Median household income in New Hampton, Iowa is $62,870 — below the national median of $80,734. The Iowa state median is $75,059.
What is the political history of New Hampton, Iowa?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in New Hampton, Iowa from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 3 went Democratic and 3 went Republican.
