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1876–2024
Hancock County, Iowa
Hancock County·Iowa

Hancock County has voted Republican for as long as anyone can remember.

One of Iowa's most lopsided presidential margins in 2024

18762024·38 elections
Hancock County, Iowa · Tim Fuller · Wikimedia Commons
Latest
R+47
in 2024
Archetype
Republican loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
10,671
2024 ACS
Most similar
Sac County
IA · similarity 1.00
10 precincts · 5,939 votes cast
Trump · R+47
Margin
Turnout
Harris +50
Trump +50
Real precinct boundaries. Hover for vote totals.
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
2024R
−47.4%
1,5234,3365,939
2020R
−43.9%
1,6834,3906,172
2016R
−40.3%
1,5873,9775,933
2012R
−13.4%
2,5213,3175,925
2008R
−3.6%
2,8053,0165,930
2004R
−15.0%
2,4843,3685,905
2000R
−13.0%
2,2812,9885,438
1996D
+0.9%
2,3992,3535,309
1992R
−4.4%
2,1752,4285,806
1988D
+1.8%
2,8312,7315,593
1984R
−13.9%
2,5393,3625,938
1980R
−28.9%
1,9183,6816,092
1976R
−2.5%
2,9753,1276,187
1972R
−22.1%
2,3493,7066,129
1968R
−23.8%
2,1313,5445,949
1964D
+25.9%
3,8572,2696,133
1960R
−20.5%
2,7574,1796,937
1956R
−21.1%
2,8034,3057,114
1952R
−42.7%
2,0535,1157,178
1948D
+4.9%
3,0962,8026,051
1944R
−4.3%
2,8553,1146,003
1940R
−1.6%
3,5143,6327,173
1936D
+20.3%
3,9302,5856,629
1932D
+23.5%
3,8222,3556,254
1928R
−23.2%
1,9333,1145,095
1924R
−49.3%
5503,1835,339
1920R
−64.6%
7253,6174,474
1916R
−30.3%
9131,7262,679
1912R
−6.0%
7108602,507
1908R
−36.3%
8041,7502,606
1904R
−59.2%
5172,1122,694
1900R
−44.3%
8272,1863,065
1896R
−32.2%
1,0071,9753,009
1892R
−20.5%
7891,2142,075
1888
No data
1884
No data
1880
No data
1876
No data
Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
American
100.0%
Sample size too small to break out by ancestry reliably.
Multiple ancestry combinations reported; no single grouping above 1%.
American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander combined.
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
0.0%
speak English only
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Mainline Protestant
23.5%
Methodist
14.7%
Catholic & Orthodox
13.3%
Other Christian
9.7%
Pentecostal & Holiness
2.8%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 36.0% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Hancock County's R+47.4 margin in 2024 places it among Iowa's most one-sided presidential counties, reflecting the broader rural consolidation that has reshaped the state's electoral map over the past decade.

The Republican margin in Hancock County reached its widest at sixty-five points in 1920. The margin in 2024 was forty-seven points, in line with the county's deep historical pattern.

Hancock County's loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $70,601, a 93% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 10,671 together describe a community whose political habits are deeply settled. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Sac County and Franklin County.