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1876–2024
Osceola County, Iowa
Osceola County·Iowa

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

One of Iowa's most lopsided presidential counties in 2024

18762024·38 elections
Osceola County, Iowa · Skye Marthaler · Wikimedia Commons
Latest
R+64
in 2024
Archetype
Republican loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
6,100
2024 ACS
Most similar
Dixon County
NE · similarity 1.00
8 precincts · 3,229 votes cast
Trump · R+64
Margin
Turnout
Harris +50
Trump +50
Real precinct boundaries. Hover for vote totals.
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
2024R
−64.0%
5552,6233,229
2020R
−62.8%
6012,6903,328
2016R
−60.9%
5522,5313,251
2012R
−41.3%
9122,2303,194
2008R
−31.7%
1,0372,0273,127
2004R
−41.7%
9342,2953,266
2000R
−37.6%
9132,0643,063
1996R
−23.8%
1,0101,7363,051
1992R
−21.3%
9901,7563,600
1988R
−20.6%
1,2771,9513,264
1984R
−32.9%
1,1462,2853,463
1980R
−32.3%
1,0512,1773,486
1976R
−19.3%
1,3091,9553,341
1972R
−26.1%
1,3172,2623,616
1968R
−26.7%
1,4202,5164,102
1964D
+16.3%
2,4981,7984,301
1960R
−24.1%
1,8142,9654,782
1956R
−25.3%
1,7792,9864,772
1952R
−43.7%
1,3963,5734,981
1948D
+8.9%
2,1231,7723,939
1944R
−10.8%
1,6892,1003,798
1940R
−2.9%
2,2882,4254,742
1936D
+28.6%
2,8121,5394,453
1932D
+36.6%
2,5901,1903,829
1928R
−14.1%
1,5672,0853,678
1924R
−40.0%
3861,8763,721
1920R
−55.4%
7542,7173,541
1916R
−17.7%
8741,2582,167
1912D
+13.6%
7865201,958
1908R
−12.3%
7771,0001,807
1904R
−35.7%
5541,1791,750
1900R
−15.8%
7991,1061,944
1896R
−17.3%
7671,0941,889
1892R
−3.8%
6747291,433
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%.
Sample size too small to break out by ancestry reliably.
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
28.4%
Catholic & Orthodox
11.2%
Methodist
8.6%
Other Christian
1.6%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 50.2% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Osceola County, tucked into Iowa's northwest corner, recorded an R+64 presidential margin in 2024 — among the widest in the state — reflecting the deep rural consolidation that has reshaped Iowa's political map over the past decade.

The Republican margin in Osceola County reached its widest at sixty-four points in 2024. The margin in 2024 was sixty-four points, in line with the county's deep historical pattern.

Osceola County's loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $69,239, a 86% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 6,100 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 Dixon County and O'Brien County.