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Iowa

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President margin by year

Place winner margin

1892–2024 · D minus R

Full record · 1892 → 2024

2024StatewideR+13.2

99 counties by 2024 margin · County presidential returns

County results99 areas · 2024 President vote · select an area for its full record

JohnsonD+37.8Dem 58,846Rep 26,087Other 1,711Total 86,644PolkD+10.8Dem 140,075Rep 112,240Other 4,523Total 256,838StoryD+10.3Dem 26,765Rep 21,665Other 1,096Total 49,526LinnD+9.9Dem 66,358Rep 54,237Other 2,364Total 122,959Black HawkD+1.2Dem 31,299Rep 30,572Other 1,035Total 62,906ScottR+3.9Dem 42,479Rep 45,976Other 1,678Total 90,133DallasR+4.7Dem 29,402Rep 32,374Other 1,185Total 62,961JeffersonR+6.8Dem 3,788Rep 4,353Other 205Total 8,346DubuqueR+8.6Dem 23,705Rep 28,224Other 841Total 52,770WinneshiekR+9.2Dem 5,321Rep 6,427Other 231Total 11,979Cerro GordoR+11.6Dem 9,955Rep 12,627Other 438Total 23,020MuscatineR+14.9Dem 8,212Rep 11,152Other 388Total 19,752Des MoinesR+15.0Dem 7,935Rep 10,794Other 325Total 19,054MarshallR+15.5Dem 7,134Rep 9,815Other 321Total 17,270PoweshiekR+16.9Dem 4,067Rep 5,758Other 188Total 10,013ClintonR+18.8Dem 9,472Rep 13,964Other 442Total 23,878PottawattamieR+19.9Dem 17,468Rep 26,335Other 756Total 44,559WarrenR+20.6Dem 12,712Rep 19,486Other 606Total 32,804BooneR+21.5Dem 5,895Rep 9,199Other 309Total 15,403CedarR+21.7Dem 4,075Rep 6,390Other 179Total 10,644BremerR+22.1Dem 5,571Rep 8,799Other 237Total 14,607WoodburyR+22.9Dem 16,145Rep 25,969Other 807Total 42,921WashingtonR+24.4Dem 4,297Rep 7,119Other 172Total 11,588FloydR+25.6Dem 2,782Rep 4,744Other 124Total 7,650JonesR+26.2Dem 3,942Rep 6,820Other 218Total 10,980TamaR+26.8Dem 3,070Rep 5,379Other 167Total 8,616JasperR+27.5Dem 7,141Rep 12,701Other 356Total 20,198IowaR+27.7Dem 3,400Rep 6,068Other 171Total 9,639LeeR+27.7Dem 5,659Rep 10,152Other 387Total 16,198BuchananR+28.1Dem 3,766Rep 6,790Other 194Total 10,750WorthR+28.2Dem 1,508Rep 2,715Other 64Total 4,287FayetteR+30.4Dem 3,334Rep 6,325Other 189Total 9,848WinnebagoR+30.6Dem 1,909Rep 3,636Other 97Total 5,642MitchellR+31.1Dem 1,943Rep 3,736Other 92Total 5,771WebsterR+31.1Dem 5,641Rep 10,850Other 257Total 16,748WapelloR+31.4Dem 4,896Rep 9,479Other 208Total 14,583HowardR+31.7Dem 1,619Rep 3,157Other 74Total 4,850JacksonR+32.5Dem 3,567Rep 7,074Other 160Total 10,801GreeneR+32.9Dem 1,603Rep 3,211Other 67Total 4,881BentonR+33.2Dem 4,739Rep 9,549Other 221Total 14,509Buena VistaR+33.2Dem 2,462Rep 4,962Other 113Total 7,537HamiltonR+33.2Dem 2,482Rep 5,004Other 111Total 7,597AllamakeeR+34.3Dem 2,350Rep 4,857Other 111Total 7,318ClaytonR+34.4Dem 3,017Rep 6,255Other 128Total 9,400HenryR+35.9Dem 2,995Rep 6,439Other 166Total 9,600UnionR+36.1Dem 1,874Rep 4,044Other 95Total 6,013WrightR+36.4Dem 1,770Rep 3,853Other 100Total 5,723ChickasawR+37.1Dem 1,919Rep 4,234Other 86Total 6,239MarionR+37.6Dem 5,928Rep 13,289Other 349Total 19,566GuthrieR+37.8Dem 1,974Rep 4,446Other 123Total 6,543HardinR+38.3Dem 2,553Rep 5,790Other 117Total 8,460AudubonR+38.3Dem 970Rep 2,214Other 65Total 3,249MadisonR+38.5Dem 3,008Rep 6,864Other 156Total 10,028MillsR+39.0Dem 2,456Rep 5,671Other 126Total 8,253MontgomeryR+39.0Dem 1,508Rep 3,486Other 80Total 5,074DelawareR+39.5Dem 2,978Rep 6,984Other 176Total 10,138DickinsonR+39.9Dem 3,297Rep 7,775Other 162Total 11,234CassR+40.6Dem 2,077Rep 5,007Other 133Total 7,217LouisaR+40.9Dem 1,480Rep 3,584Other 78Total 5,142FranklinR+41.6Dem 1,393Rep 3,431Other 76Total 4,900GrundyR+41.7Dem 2,019Rep 4,998Other 129Total 7,146HarrisonR+41.7Dem 2,245Rep 5,566Other 148Total 7,959CarrollR+41.8Dem 3,153Rep 7,814Other 173Total 11,140ClarkeR+41.9Dem 1,265Rep 3,140Other 74Total 4,479PageR+42.2Dem 2,060Rep 5,153Other 109Total 7,322ShelbyR+42.9Dem 1,811Rep 4,600Other 94Total 6,505ClayR+43.1Dem 2,367Rep 6,047Other 127Total 8,541CrawfordR+43.4Dem 1,812Rep 4,651Other 82Total 6,545EmmetR+43.9Dem 1,315Rep 3,422Other 61Total 4,798KossuthR+44.1Dem 2,284Rep 5,983Other 130Total 8,397AdamsR+44.1Dem 576Rep 1,517Other 42Total 2,135FremontR+44.5Dem 1,023Rep 2,711Other 61Total 3,795AdairR+44.9Dem 1,086Rep 2,916Other 78Total 4,080Palo AltoR+44.9Dem 1,338Rep 3,576Other 68Total 4,982MononaR+45.2Dem 1,236Rep 3,331Other 70Total 4,637ButlerR+45.2Dem 2,144Rep 5,784Other 118Total 8,046CherokeeR+45.7Dem 1,611Rep 4,398Other 96Total 6,105AppanooseR+46.5Dem 1,686Rep 4,704Other 94Total 6,484CalhounR+46.7Dem 1,328Rep 3,708Other 61Total 5,097DecaturR+46.9Dem 957Rep 2,711Other 71Total 3,739HancockR+47.4Dem 1,523Rep 4,336Other 80Total 5,939LucasR+48.0Dem 1,169Rep 3,400Other 77Total 4,646HumboldtR+49.9Dem 1,236Rep 3,770Other 77Total 5,083MonroeR+50.6Dem 1,002Rep 3,104Other 52Total 4,158RinggoldR+51.3Dem 638Rep 2,015Other 33Total 2,686MahaskaR+51.4Dem 2,577Rep 8,207Other 162Total 10,946KeokukR+51.5Dem 1,219Rep 3,869Other 62Total 5,150SacR+51.5Dem 1,289Rep 4,100Other 71Total 5,460IdaR+53.2Dem 826Rep 2,771Other 58Total 3,655PocahontasR+53.9Dem 796Rep 2,727Other 59Total 3,582PlymouthR+54.1Dem 3,104Rep 10,661Other 206Total 13,971DavisR+54.4Dem 878Rep 3,027Other 49Total 3,954Van BurenR+55.4Dem 778Rep 2,785Other 62Total 3,625TaylorR+55.7Dem 666Rep 2,381Other 34Total 3,081WayneR+57.1Dem 643Rep 2,426Other 55Total 3,124O'BrienR+60.7Dem 1,428Rep 5,998Other 99Total 7,525OsceolaR+64.0Dem 555Rep 2,623Other 51Total 3,229LyonR+69.6Dem 1,023Rep 5,899Other 80Total 7,002SiouxR+70.7Dem 2,626Rep 16,053Other 322Total 19,001

People and households

Who lives here

Exact values for this place, its state, and the United States.

Race · ethnicity · ancestry

Communities and origins

German30.5%12.5%

Irish12.8%9.4%

English10.2%9.5%

American4.6%5.3%

Norwegian4.1%—

Dutch2.7%—

Swedish1.9%—

Italian1.6%4.8%

Mexican5.0%11.3%

Guatemalan0.4%0.5%

Puerto Rican0.3%1.8%

Salvadoran0.3%0.7%

Honduran0.2%0.3%

African American†2.6%9.9%

African0.3%0.5%

Sudanese0.2%—

Asian Indian0.5%1.4%

Burmese0.3%—

Vietnamese0.3%0.6%

Chinese0.3%1.3%

Korean0.2%0.4%

Filipino0.2%0.9%

Laotian0.2%—

Hispanic or Latino counts residents of any race; the race groups count only their non-Hispanic residents, so the groups are mutually exclusive and sum to 100%. Expand a row to see ancestries reported within that group.

Age and life stage

Measure	Iowa	United States
Median age	38.8	39.1
Age 18–24	10.0%	9.2%
Age 65 and older	18.1%	17.2%

Household economy

Measure	Iowa	United States
Median household income	$75,059	$84,427
Poverty rate	11.1%	12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)	31.8%	35.6%

Housing and tenure

Measure	Iowa	United States
Owner-occupied homes	71.7%	65.2%
Renter-occupied homes	28.3%	34.8%
Median home value	$208,000	$332,700
Median gross rent (monthly)	$972	$1,413
Renters paying 30%+ of income	43.9%	51.1%
Vacant housing units	8.5%	10.1%

Getting to work

Measure	Iowa	United States
Mean commute	19.8 min	26.4 min
Commutes 60 minutes or more	4.1%	8.6%
Drives alone to work	76.0%	68.8%
Takes public transit	0.7%	3.2%
Works from home	11.3%	15.1%

Languages at home

Measure	Iowa	United States
Speaks a non-English language at home	9.2%	22.3%
Spanish	4.7%	13.6%
Other Asian & Pacific Island	1.0%	1.1%

Religious landscape

Measure	Iowa	United States
Catholic	14.7%	18.6%
Evangelical Protestant	10.9%	16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted	55.2%	51.5%
Mainline Protestant	15.8%	5.2%

Origins and service

Measure	Iowa	United States
Foreign-born residents	5.9%	14.1%
Naturalized citizens	2.6%	7.4%
Not U.S. citizens	3.3%	6.8%
Veterans (18+)	6.5%	6.2%
Income inequality (Gini)	0.444	0.483

American Community Survey 2024 5-year (CVAP, income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · 2020 U.S. Religion Census (ASARB) — congregational adherents; unclaimed is the residual not counted by congregations · American Community Survey 2024 — housing and tenure (B25003, B25002, B25077, B25064, B25070), commuting (B08013, B08303, B08301), origins and service (B05002, B21001, B19083).

President results by year

2024 turnout 70.3% of 2,381,746 citizens 18+

HarrisDemocratic42.5%707,278TrumpRepublican55.7%927,019KennedyWe The People0.8%13,122

R+13.2

Lead: 219,741
Total: 1,663,506
vs nation: R+11.7
Turnout: 70.3%

BidenDemocratic44.9%759,061TrumpRepublican53.1%897,672JorgensenLibertarian1.2%19,637

R+8.2

Lead: 138,611
Total: 1,690,871
vs nation: R+12.7
Turnout: 72.9%

ClintonDemocratic41.3%653,669TrumpRepublican50.7%800,983JohnsonLibertarian3.7%59,186

R+9.3

Lead: 147,314
Total: 1,581,371
vs nation: R+11.4
Turnout: 68.9%

ObamaDemocratic52.0%822,544RomneyRepublican46.2%730,617JohnsonLibertarian0.8%12,926

D+5.8

Lead: 91,927
Total: 1,582,180
vs nation: D+2.0
Turnout: —

ObamaDemocratic53.9%828,940MccainRepublican44.4%682,379NaderPeace & Freedom0.5%8,014

D+9.5

Lead: 146,561
Total: 1,536,820
vs nation: D+2.3
Turnout: —

KerryDemocratic49.2%741,898BushRepublican49.9%751,957OtherAll other candidates0.5%7,243

R+0.7

Lead: 10,059
Total: 1,506,908
vs nation: D+1.8
Turnout: —

GoreDemocratic48.5%638,517BushRepublican48.2%634,373NaderGreen2.2%29,374

D+0.3

Lead: 4,144
Total: 1,315,563
vs nation: R+0.2
Turnout: —

ClintonDemocratic50.3%620,258DoleRepublican39.9%492,644PerotReform Party8.5%105,159

D+10.3

Lead: 127,614
Total: 1,234,075
vs nation: D+1.8
Turnout: —

Iowa was a swing state for a generation, and then it was not. Barack Obama carried it twice — by 9.5 points in 2008 and 5.8 in 2012 — before it turned to Donald Trump three straight times: by 9.3 points in 2016, 8.2 in 2020, and 13.2 in 2024, the widest of the three. The 2024 result marks a 19-point move in the margin from 2012, among the largest of any state across those twelve years. Iowa had backed the winner of every presidential race from 2000 through 2020; in 2024 it sat thirteen points to the right of the national result.

The Democratic vote pulled back to a few eastern river towns and college counties. Only five of the ninety-nine counties voted Democratic in 2024: Johnson, home to the University of Iowa, the strongest at D+37.8; Polk, which holds Des Moines, at D+10.8; Story, home to Iowa State at Ames, at D+10.3; Linn, around Cedar Rapids, at D+9.9; and Black Hawk, around Waterloo, at D+1.2. Scott County, on the Mississippi at Davenport, went Republican by 3.9 points after backing the Democrat in 2020. Johnson and Sioux mark the spread — D+37.8 against R+70.7, a gap of more than a hundred points.

The move was sharpest in the farm counties along the Mississippi and across the north. Clinton County, on the river, went from Obama by 22.8 points in 2012 to Trump by 18.8 in 2024 — a 41-point reversal in a dozen years; Jackson County, just upriver, swung from D+16.9 to R+32.5. Iowa is older and less college-educated than the country: 31.8 percent of adults hold a bachelor’s degree, 35th of fifty states. Both top offices are open in 2026 — Governor Reynolds and Senator Ernst both declined re-election — pairing Rob Sand against Zach Lahn for governor and Ashley Hinson against Josh Turek for the Senate seat.

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