Corning, IA
| Election | Margin |
|---|---|
| 2008 | D+4.0 |
| 2012 | even |
| 2016 | R+31.9 |
| 2020 | R+36.5 |
| 2024 | R+38.3 |
Turnout is unavailable because a compatible reported ballots-cast numerator and denominator are not both present.
| Population | 1,567 |
|---|---|
| Latest presidential result | R+38.3 (2024) |
| Results on record | 2004–2024 presidential |
| Median household income | $64,773 |
| County | Adams County |
| State | IA |
Place narrative
Corning anchors Adams County, one of Iowa's least-populous counties, where decades of outmigration have compressed the electorate and amplified the margin swings that now define the state's rural realignment.
Presidential history
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Other | Candidate total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | R | −38.3% | 257 | 591 | 25 | 873 |
| 2020 | R | −36.5% | 264 | 580 | 23 | 867 |
| 2016 | R | −31.9% | 253 | 526 | 76 | 855 |
| 2012 | D | Tied | 432 | 431 | 20 | 883 |
| 2008 | D | +4.0% | 448 | 412 | 30 | 890 |
| 2004† | R | −17.0% | 377 | 532 | 1 | 910 |
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
| Race & Ethnicity | |
|---|---|
| White | 91.5% |
| Black | 0.6% |
| Asian | 0.0% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 2.9% |
| Income & Age | |
| Median household income | $64,773 |
| Poverty rate | 12.4% |
| Median age | 48.9 |
| Age 18–29 | 10.1% |
| Age 65 and older | 25.0% |
| Education & Language | |
| Bachelor’s degree or higher (25+) | 25.2% |
| Speaks a non-English language at home | 5.2% |
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 Adams County county page and the IA state page.