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Elections / 1904 · President · IA

Theodore Roosevelt carried Iowa R+32.7.

Alton B. Parker (D) vs Theodore Roosevelt (R) in Iowa, 1904. The state ran 13.0 points more Republican than the nation (R+19.7 nationally).

Nominees: Alton B. Parker (D) · Theodore Roosevelt (R)

Iowa result
486,093 votes counted
Parker (D)
149,276
30.7%
Roosevelt (R)
308,158
63.4%
All others
28,659
5.9%
Margin
R+32.7
Iowa, 1904
RooseveltR+32.7
1904 presidential margin by county for Iowa — 1904 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of Iowa — 1904 presidential election, each outlined and filled by its 1904 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), seated within the faint outlines of the surrounding states.Adair County, IA · R+41.7Adams County, IA · R+25.4Allamakee County, IA · R+24.6Appanoose County, IA · R+30.9Audubon County, IA · R+32.1Benton County, IA · R+26.3Black Hawk County, IA · R+43.1Boone County, IA · R+46.0Bremer County, IA · R+3.8Buchanan County, IA · R+27.3Buena Vista County, IA · R+57.6Butler County, IA · R+52.7Calhoun County, IA · R+43.8Carroll County, IA · R+5.6Cass County, IA · R+35.6Cedar County, IA · R+16.2Cerro Gordo County, IA · R+54.5Cherokee County, IA · R+53.6Chickasaw County, IA · R+4.8Clarke County, IA · R+32.4Clay County, IA · R+60.9Clayton County, IA · R+11.6Clinton County, IA · R+12.0Crawford County, IA · R+11.2Dallas County, IA · R+46.8Davis County, IA · R+5.6Decatur County, IA · R+21.2Delaware County, IA · R+36.6Des Moines County, IA · R+17.5Dickinson County, IA · R+59.6Dubuque County, IA · R+5.0Emmet County, IA · R+63.6Fayette County, IA · R+29.9Floyd County, IA · R+55.7Franklin County, IA · R+61.6Fremont County, IA · R+18.3Greene County, IA · R+45.6Grundy County, IA · R+35.7Guthrie County, IA · R+45.1Hamilton County, IA · R+58.6Hancock County, IA · R+59.2Hardin County, IA · R+62.7Harrison County, IA · R+30.8Henry County, IA · R+33.8Howard County, IA · R+23.9Humboldt County, IA · R+66.3Ida County, IA · R+24.2Iowa County, IA · R+9.4Jackson County, IA · R+7.5Jasper County, IA · R+31.8Jefferson County, IA · R+30.9Johnson County, IA · D+2.0Jones County, IA · R+20.9Keokuk County, IA · R+16.4Kossuth County, IA · R+37.4Lee County, IA · R+8.7Linn County, IA · R+36.4Louisa County, IA · R+50.2Lucas County, IA · R+40.2Lyon County, IA · R+34.7Madison County, IA · R+34.3Mahaska County, IA · R+26.3Marion County, IA · R+14.0Marshall County, IA · R+47.8Mills County, IA · R+26.5Mitchell County, IA · R+52.9Monona County, IA · R+35.9Monroe County, IA · R+39.6Montgomery County, IA · R+56.9Muscatine County, IA · R+20.9O'Brien County, IA · R+42.2Osceola County, IA · R+35.7Page County, IA · R+51.8Palo Alto County, IA · R+29.1Plymouth County, IA · R+26.3Pocahontas County, IA · R+36.4Polk County, IA · R+56.7Pottawattamie County, IA · R+27.9Poweshiek County, IA · R+41.4Ringgold County, IA · R+43.0Sac County, IA · R+49.3Scott County, IA · R+14.2Shelby County, IA · R+18.1Sioux County, IA · R+43.6Story County, IA · R+63.6Tama County, IA · R+13.5Taylor County, IA · R+39.5Union County, IA · R+31.4Van Buren County, IA · R+26.2Wapello County, IA · R+30.1Warren County, IA · R+39.4Washington County, IA · R+22.7Wayne County, IA · R+20.5Webster County, IA · R+40.6Winnebago County, IA · R+81.7Winneshiek County, IA · R+39.1Woodbury County, IA · R+42.1Worth County, IA · R+66.8Wright County, IA · R+58.1
How it voted
Share of the 1904 vote
Theodore RooseveltRepublican63.4%308,158
Alton B. ParkerDemocratic30.7%149,276
OtherAll other candidates5.9%28,659
D+60
R+60
99 counties, each filled by 1904 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Iowa's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1904 contest in context
Iowa's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1892 to 2024. Most recent: −13.2% in 2024.flipped R · 2016−13.2%DR18922024
Iowa's presidential margins
YearMargin (D minus R)
1892−5.3%
1896−12.6%
1900−18.6%
1904−32.7%
1908−15.0%
1912+13.3%
1916−11.4%
1920−45.5%
1924−38.6%
1928−24.2%
1932+17.7%
1936+11.7%
1940−4.4%
1944−4.5%
1948+2.7%
1952−28.2%
1956−18.4%
1960−13.5%
1964+24.0%
1968−12.2%
1972−17.1%
1976−1.0%
1980−12.7%
1984−7.4%
1988+10.2%
1992+6.0%
1996+10.3%
2000+0.3%
2004−0.7%
2008+9.5%
2012+5.8%
2016−9.3%
2020−8.2%
2024−13.2%
County results — 1904
99 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Adair CountyR
−41.7%
8952,3033,376
Adams CountyR
−25.4%
1,0031,7612,989
Allamakee CountyR
−24.6%
1,5712,6094,224
Appanoose CountyR
−30.9%
1,7433,6076,026
Audubon CountyR
−32.1%
9341,8432,836
Benton CountyR
−26.3%
2,0573,6095,907
Black Hawk CountyR
−43.1%
1,8615,2367,827
Boone CountyR
−46.0%
1,1483,8305,833
Bremer CountyR
−3.8%
1,7831,9273,792
Buchanan CountyR
−27.3%
1,5452,7984,592
Buena Vista CountyR
−57.6%
6052,4833,260
Butler CountyR
−52.7%
8152,7433,658
Calhoun CountyR
−43.8%
8702,4793,676
Carroll CountyR
−5.6%
2,0402,2904,471
Cass CountyR
−35.6%
1,3943,0504,653
Cedar CountyR
−16.2%
1,9262,6914,726
Cerro Gordo CountyR
−54.5%
8363,1084,169
Cherokee CountyR
−53.6%
6882,4463,279
Chickasaw CountyR
−4.8%
1,7901,9723,811
Clarke CountyR
−32.4%
8961,7992,786
Clay CountyR
−60.9%
4872,1542,737
Clayton CountyR
−11.6%
2,6283,3396,117
Clinton CountyR
−12.0%
4,0745,2659,891
Crawford CountyR
−11.2%
2,0042,5304,678
Dallas CountyR
−46.8%
1,1593,4994,999
Davis CountyR
−5.6%
1,5331,7223,382
Decatur CountyR
−21.2%
1,5482,4304,158
Delaware CountyR
−36.6%
1,2362,7264,066
Des Moines CountyR
−17.5%
3,0434,4968,299
Dickinson CountyR
−59.6%
3121,3201,692
Dubuque CountyR
−5.0%
4,9135,48511,353
Emmet CountyR
−63.6%
3581,7322,161
Fayette CountyR
−29.9%
2,0703,9786,376
Floyd CountyR
−55.7%
7612,8203,697
Franklin CountyR
−61.6%
5312,3462,946
Fremont CountyR
−18.3%
1,5112,2273,911
Greene CountyR
−45.6%
9082,5833,676
Grundy CountyR
−35.7%
9382,0213,037
Guthrie CountyR
−45.1%
1,0322,8574,050
Hamilton CountyR
−58.6%
7463,1184,045
Hancock CountyR
−59.2%
5172,1122,694
Hardin CountyR
−62.7%
7493,6434,615
Harrison CountyR
−30.8%
1,6963,3645,421
Henry CountyR
−33.8%
1,2592,6474,106
Howard CountyR
−23.9%
1,0961,8233,042
Humboldt CountyR
−66.3%
3691,9502,385
Ida CountyR
−24.2%
9401,5652,580
Iowa CountyR
−9.4%
1,8912,3034,361
Jackson CountyR
−7.5%
2,4832,8995,540
Jasper CountyR
−31.8%
1,9423,9626,350
Jefferson CountyR
−30.9%
1,1722,3303,744
Johnson CountyD
+2.0%
3,0852,9636,139
Jones CountyR
−20.9%
1,8342,8334,788
Keokuk CountyR
−16.4%
2,1723,0795,516
Kossuth CountyR
−37.4%
1,3523,0014,412
Lee CountyR
−8.7%
3,8484,6128,749
Linn CountyR
−36.4%
3,6008,13112,440
Louisa CountyR
−50.2%
6632,1472,957
Lucas CountyR
−40.2%
8782,2593,437
Lyon CountyR
−34.7%
8411,8022,770
Madison CountyR
−34.3%
1,1902,6024,117
Mahaska CountyR
−26.3%
2,2874,0916,867
Marion CountyR
−14.0%
2,2022,9885,632
Marshall CountyR
−47.8%
1,2034,2296,337
Mills CountyR
−26.5%
1,2742,2523,688
Mitchell CountyR
−52.9%
6342,1582,880
Monona CountyR
−35.9%
1,0162,2743,509
Monroe CountyR
−39.6%
1,1823,2495,226
Montgomery CountyR
−56.9%
7222,9563,928
Muscatine CountyR
−20.9%
2,5554,0367,076
O'Brien CountyR
−42.2%
8852,2793,306
Osceola CountyR
−35.7%
5541,1791,750
Page CountyR
−51.8%
9443,4634,863
Palo Alto CountyR
−29.1%
1,0811,9993,157
Plymouth CountyR
−26.3%
1,6632,9054,726
Pocahontas CountyR
−36.4%
9762,1753,291
Polk CountyR
−56.7%
3,08614,11319,458
Pottawattamie CountyR
−27.9%
3,7316,86811,233
Poweshiek CountyR
−41.4%
1,2123,1374,649
Ringgold CountyR
−43.0%
8352,2003,171
Sac CountyR
−49.3%
8352,6093,602
Scott CountyR
−14.2%
4,9316,78913,066
Shelby CountyR
−18.1%
1,5842,3104,004
Sioux CountyR
−43.6%
1,1512,9924,224
Story CountyR
−63.6%
7523,9194,977
Tama CountyR
−13.5%
2,3603,1275,673
Taylor CountyR
−39.5%
1,0602,6504,021
Union CountyR
−31.4%
1,3222,6744,302
Van Buren CountyR
−26.2%
1,4162,4694,014
Wapello CountyR
−30.1%
2,4734,9128,105
Warren CountyR
−39.4%
1,1912,9384,438
Washington CountyR
−22.7%
1,7722,8754,853
Wayne CountyR
−20.5%
1,4522,2904,081
Webster CountyR
−40.6%
1,7144,3586,517
Winnebago CountyR
−81.7%
1742,0022,238
Winneshiek CountyR
−39.1%
1,4673,3834,906
Woodbury CountyR
−42.1%
2,8097,59711,364
Worth CountyR
−66.8%
3071,6592,024
Wright CountyR
−58.1%
6952,7953,612