University Heights, IA
| Election | Margin |
|---|---|
| 2008 | D+49.9 |
| 2012 | D+38.5 |
| 2016 | D+54.0 |
| 2020 | D+64.4 |
| 2024 | D+59.6 |
Turnout is unavailable because a compatible reported ballots-cast numerator and denominator are not both present.
Akashic
| Population | 1,384 |
|---|---|
| Latest presidential result | D+59.6 (2024) |
| Results on record | 2004–2024 presidential |
| Median household income | $111,406 |
| County | Johnson County |
| State | IA |
Place narrative
University Heights is a small incorporated pocket entirely enclosed within Iowa City, giving it distinct municipal status despite its urban density. Its proximity to the University of Iowa shapes a highly educated, renter-heavy electorate that trends strongly toward Democratic margins.
Akashic
Presidential history
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Other | Candidate total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | D | +59.6% | 608 | 151 | 8 | 767 |
| 2020 | D | +64.4% | 650 | 133 | 20 | 803 |
| 2016 | D | +54.0% | 510 | 137 | 44 | 691 |
| 2012 | D | +38.5% | 528 | 230 | 16 | 774 |
| 2008 | D | +49.9% | 507 | 165 | 13 | 685 |
| 2004† | D | +37.5% | 414 | 185 | 12 | 611 |
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 | 86.4% |
| Black | 1.7% |
| Asian | 5.3% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 5.4% |
| Income & Age | |
| Median household income | $111,406 |
| Poverty rate | 14.4% |
| Median age | 27.6 |
| Age 18–29 | 30.9% |
| Age 65 and older | 9.0% |
| Education & Language | |
| Bachelor’s degree or higher (25+) | 87.1% |
| Speaks a non-English language at home | 5.6% |
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 Johnson County county page and the IA state page.