† 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
GroupStory CityIowaUnited States
German33.4%30.5%12.5%
Irish12.5%12.8%9.4%
English12.0%10.2%9.5%
Norwegian9.0%4.1%—
American3.4%4.6%5.3%
Swedish2.9%1.9%—
Italian2.7%1.6%4.8%
Dutch2.7%2.7%—
Mexican3.6%5.0%11.3%
Puerto Rican0.5%0.3%1.8%
Guatemalan0.4%0.4%0.5%
Cuban0.3%—0.7%
Venezuelan0.3%——
Spanish0.3%——
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
Story City
Iowa
United States
Median age
38.7
38.8
39.1
Age 18–24
3.3%
10.0%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
21.4%
18.1%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Story City
Iowa
United States
Median household income
$96,605
$75,059
$84,427
Poverty rate
12.6%
11.1%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
44.0%
31.8%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Story City
Iowa
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
4.2%
9.2%
22.3%
Spanish
4.2%
4.7%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Story City
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.
Story City, Iowa
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
−18.8%
2008
−7.5%
2012
−6.1%
2016
−12.2%
2020
−8.0%
2024
−12.1%
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
42.6%Harris883
54.6%Trump1,133
2.8%
R+12.1
R+4.0
R+10.6
2,074
R
44.7%Biden915
52.8%Trump1,079
2.5%
R+8.0
D+4.2
R+12.5
2,045
R
39.5%Clinton769
51.7%Trump1,006
8.8%
R+12.2
R+6.0
R+14.3
1,946
R
45.6%Obama891
51.7%Romney1,011
2.8%
R+6.1
D+1.3
R+10.0
1,956
R
45.1%Obama876
52.5%McCain1,021
2.4%
R+7.5
D+11.4
R+14.7
1,944
R
40.4%Kerry768
59.2%Bush1,126
0.4%
R+18.8
—
R+16.4
1,901
Story City sits at the northern edge of Story County, where the electorate tilts heavily toward Republican candidates in federal races while local contests occasionally run closer, reflecting a working-class small-town demographic that resists easy categorization.
Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 18.8 points in 2004. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 4.0 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 12.1 points.
A population of 3,398, a 94% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $96,605 describe the city.
In 2024, Story City, Iowa voted Republican by 12.1 points (R+12.1), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 2,074 votes cast, 883 went Democratic and 1,133 went Republican.
How many people live in Story City, Iowa?
Story City, Iowa has a population of 3,398 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Story City, Iowa?
Median household income in Story City, Iowa is $96,605 — above the national median of $80,734. The Iowa state median is $75,059.
What is the political history of Story City, Iowa?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Story City, Iowa from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 6 went Republican.
