West Union, IA
| Election | Margin |
|---|---|
| 2008 | D+10.3 |
| 2012 | D+3.5 |
| 2016 | R+20.6 |
| 2020 | R+20.4 |
| 2024 | R+26.4 |
Turnout is unavailable because a compatible reported ballots-cast numerator and denominator are not both present.
Akashic
| Population | 2,489 |
|---|---|
| Latest presidential result | R+26.4 (2024) |
| Results on record | 2004–2024 presidential |
| Median household income | $53,617 |
| County | Fayette County |
| State | IA |
Place narrative
West Union anchors a predominantly agricultural county that has shifted heavily toward Republican presidential margins over the past two decades, reflecting broader small-town demographic trends across northeast Iowa.
Akashic
Presidential history
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Other | Candidate total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | R | −26.4% | 416 | 723 | 23 | 1,162 |
| 2020 | R | −20.4% | 467 | 713 | 24 | 1,204 |
| 2016 | R | −20.6% | 427 | 667 | 71 | 1,165 |
| 2012 | D | +3.5% | 665 | 619 | 18 | 1,302 |
| 2008 | D | +10.3% | 718 | 581 | 28 | 1,327 |
| 2004† | R | −7.3% | 625 | 725 | 27 | 1,377 |
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 | 90.7% |
| Black | 0.7% |
| Asian | 2.7% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 9.3% |
| Income & Age | |
| Median household income | $53,617 |
| Poverty rate | 11.6% |
| Median age | 41.7 |
| Age 18–29 | 14.6% |
| Age 65 and older | 26.5% |
| Education & Language | |
| Bachelor’s degree or higher (25+) | 23.6% |
| Speaks a non-English language at home | 12.7% |
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 Fayette County county page and the IA state page.