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
HarrisDemocratic31.3%245TrumpRepublican66.8%524OtherAll other candidates1.9%15
R+35.6
Lead
279
Total
784
vs nation
R+34.1
BidenDemocratic40.3%277TrumpRepublican58.2%400OtherAll other candidates1.5%10
R+17.9
Lead
123
Total
687
vs nation
R+22.4
ClintonDemocratic40.6%262TrumpRepublican52.7%340OtherAll other candidates6.7%43
R+12.1
Lead
78
Total
645
vs nation
R+14.2
ObamaDemocratic47.8%298RomneyRepublican50.5%315OtherAll other candidates1.8%11
R+2.7
Lead
17
Total
624
vs nation
R+6.6
ObamaDemocratic48.5%326McCainRepublican48.1%323OtherAll other candidates3.4%23
D+0.4
Lead
3
Total
672
vs nation
R+6.8
KerryDemocratic42.2%285BushRepublican57.0%385OtherAll other candidates0.7%5
R+14.8
Lead
100
Total
675
vs nation
R+12.4
Key facts
2024 presidential margin
R+35.6MIT Election Lab
Population
2,9792024 5-year
Population density
1,419 / sq mi2024 5-year · TIGER/Line
Land area
2.1 sq miTIGER/Line
Median household income
$49,4852024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
45.4%2024 5-year
Black
10.7%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
41.6%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+0.4 in 2008MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+35.6 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.
2008–20247 cycles · 5 audited
2024 turnout
64.3%795 participants ÷ 1,236 CVAP
2020→2022 drop-off
+17.4 ptsVolatile
Drop-off vs state
-3.6 ptsPositive means a larger decline than the statewide pattern
Mechanical 2026
46.9%–47.2%Recent-cycle and two-cycle persistence scenarios; not a forecast
Participation by cycle
Presidential Midterm Derived, pre-2016
0%20%40%60%80%
48.1%
42.8%
2008201220162018202020222024
Select a presidential cycle to show it on the map and results ledger above.
Cycle
Participants
CVAP
Turnout
Series
Quality
795
1,236 ± 161
64.3%
Audited
E/D
2022Mid
532
1,243 ± 169
42.8%
Audited
E/D
692
1,150 ± 162
60.2%
Audited
E/D
2018Mid
537
1,117 ± 145
48.1%
Audited
E/D
654
1,008 ± 127
64.9%
Audited
E/D
624
1,099
56.8%
Derived
—
672
870
77.2%
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 (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.
presidential history
Party record book
Postville, 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
48.5%
326 votes · D+0.4
Runner-up · Barack Obama, 2012 · 47.8%
Republican
Donald Trump2024
66.8%
524 votes · R+35.6
Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2020 · 58.2%
Most votes
Largest number of votes cast for the party’s presidential nominee here.
Democratic
Barack Obama2008
326votes
48.5% of the vote · D+0.4
Runner-up · Barack Obama, 2012 · 298 votes
Republican
Donald Trump2024
524votes
66.8% of the vote · R+35.6
Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2020 · 400 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 Obama2012
−6.6pts D vs U.S.
Place R+2.7 · U.S. D+3.9
Runner-up · Barack Obama, 2008 · −6.8 pts
Republican
Donald Trump2024
+34.1pts R vs U.S.
Place R+35.6 · U.S. R+1.5
Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2020 · +22.4 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.
Postville · how this place’s counties split between candidates 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 and there is no roll-up above it. Each cell counts how many of this place’s counties a candidate led — a count of records, not a vote total. Who led the place as a whole is not knowable from these returns, because county rows carry a leader and a lead but no per-candidate votes.
Presidential nominating contests in Postville, 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.
Postville's workforce has long drawn immigrants from Latin America and Eastern Europe, making it one of northeast Iowa's most ethnically diverse small cities — a profile that distinguishes its electorate from the surrounding rural baseline.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 0.4 points in 2008 and a Republican high of 35.6 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 17.7 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 35.6 points.
A population of 2,979, a 45% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $49,485 describe the city.
In 2024, Postville, Iowa voted Republican by 35.6 points (R+35.6), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 784 votes cast, 245 went Democratic and 524 went Republican.
When did Postville, Iowa last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Postville, Iowa voted Democratic was 2008.
How many people live in Postville, Iowa?
Postville, Iowa has a population of 2,979 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Postville, Iowa?
Median household income in Postville, Iowa is $49,485 — below the national median of $80,734. The Iowa state median is $75,059.
What is the political history of Postville, Iowa?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Postville, Iowa from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 1 went Democratic and 5 went Republican.
