Alta, IA
| Election | Margin |
|---|---|
| 2008 | R+8.0 |
| 2012 | R+16.6 |
| 2016 | R+40.9 |
| 2020 | R+40.1 |
| 2024 | R+47.2 |
Turnout is unavailable because a compatible reported ballots-cast numerator and denominator are not both present.
Akashic
| Population | 2,250 |
|---|---|
| Latest presidential result | R+47.2 (2024) |
| Results on record | 2004–2024 presidential |
| Median household income | $65,833 |
| County | Buena Vista County |
| State | IA |
Place narrative
Alta anchors a predominantly agricultural corner of northwest Iowa, a region that has shifted toward wide Republican margins in recent cycles as rural depopulation reshapes the electorate.
Akashic
Presidential history
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Other | Candidate total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | R | −47.2% | 251 | 716 | 18 | 985 |
| 2020 | R | −40.1% | 288 | 686 | 18 | 992 |
| 2016 | R | −40.9% | 253 | 656 | 77 | 986 |
| 2012 | R | −16.6% | 388 | 546 | 15 | 949 |
| 2008 | R | −8.0% | 412 | 486 | 27 | 925 |
| 2004† | R | −24.8% | 342 | 568 | 3 | 913 |
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.
These Census-place returns are modeled candidate-vote estimates on Census boundaries unless a row explicitly says certified. They are not automatically the official city or town return.
† 2004 sub-county results are estimated: the source reported that cycle at county or municipality level (COVID-era consolidated reporting), so block-level detail is interpolated from adjacent cycles and scaled to certified totals.
Demographics
Akashic
| Race & Ethnicity | |
|---|---|
| White | 59.2% |
| Black | 8.6% |
| Asian | 13.6% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 16.4% |
| Income & Age | |
| Median household income | $65,833 |
| Poverty rate | 10.2% |
| Median age | 38.8 |
| Age 18–29 | 10.0% |
| Age 65 and older | 12.4% |
| Education & Language | |
| Bachelor’s degree or higher (25+) | 21.2% |
| Speaks a non-English language at home | 34.1% |
ACS 5-year survey estimates, subject to a margin of error. Race shares are single-race; Hispanic or Latino is a separate, overlapping ethnicity.
Ancestry, religious adherence, and side-by-side parent comparisons appear on the Buena Vista County county page and the IA state page.