† Citizen voting-age population estimated for prior cycles; 2004 predates the ACS and is extrapolated. Source: ACS 5-year, table B05003.
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D+60R+60
20042024
Boundary by 2024 margin · Precinct returns · VEST · MIT Election Lab
People and households
Who lives here
Exact values for this place, its state, and the United States.
Race · ethnicity · ancestry
Communities and origins
GroupPostvilleIowaUnited States
German22.2%30.5%12.5%
Irish9.0%12.8%9.4%
Norwegian8.7%4.1%—
English5.5%10.2%9.5%
American2.9%4.6%5.3%
Russian0.8%——
Polish0.5%—2.2%
Czech0.5%——
Mexican24.9%5.0%11.3%
Guatemalan12.2%0.4%0.5%
Puerto Rican2.9%0.3%1.8%
Somali6.5%——
African American†2.6%2.6%9.9%
Haitian1.3%—0.3%
Hispanic or Latino counts residents of any race; the race groups count only their non-Hispanic residents, so the groups are mutually exclusive and sum to 100%. Expand a row to see ancestries reported within that group.
Age and life stage
Measure
Postville
Iowa
United States
Median age
23.2
38.8
39.1
Age 18–24
12.7%
10.0%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
10.4%
18.1%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Postville
Iowa
United States
Median household income
$49,485
$75,059
$84,427
Poverty rate
23.7%
11.1%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
14.2%
31.8%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Postville
Iowa
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
55.6%
9.2%
22.3%
Spanish
37.2%
4.7%
13.6%
German or other West Germanic
4.2%
0.6%
0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic
3.3%
0.4%
0.7%
Other languages
10.0%
0.6%
0.8%
Religious landscape
Measure
Postville
Iowa
United States
Catholic
—
14.7%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
—
10.9%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
—
55.2%
51.5%
American Community Survey 2024 5-year (CVAP, income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024 · 2020 U.S. Religion Census (ASARB) — congregational adherents; unclaimed is the residual not counted by congregations.
Postville, Iowa
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
−14.8%
2008
+0.4%
2012
−2.7%
2016
−12.1%
2020
−17.9%
2024
−35.6%
DemocraticRepublican
6 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024). Swing · margin change from the prior cycle. vs U.S. · margin relative to the national result that year. Third-party votes in 2012 are allocated from certified county totals by this place's share of each county's two-party vote — that cycle's precinct source records two-party splits. † 2004 sub-county results are estimated: the source's block-level detail for this cycle was unreliable — either county/municipality-level consolidated reporting (COVID-era) or a precinct-to-block allocation that misplaced votes — so the figures are allocated from the constituent county totals in proportion to the place and scaled to certified totals.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Other
Margin
Swing
vs U.S.
Total
R
31.3%Harris245
66.8%Trump524
1.9%
R+35.6
R+17.7
R+34.1
784
R
40.3%Biden277
58.2%Trump400
1.5%
R+17.9
R+5.8
R+22.4
687
R
40.6%Clinton262
52.7%Trump340
6.7%
R+12.1
R+9.4
R+14.2
645
R
47.8%Obama298
50.5%Romney315
1.8%
R+2.7
R+3.2
R+6.6
624
D
48.5%Obama326
48.1%McCain323
3.4%
D+0.4
D+15.3
R+6.8
672
R
42.2%Kerry285
57.0%Bush385
0.7%
R+14.8
—
R+12.4
675
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.
