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State record · IA

Iowa

6 electoral votes in 202499 counties on record

The Margin, Cycle by Cycle

Two-party margin from county-summed returns · split EV counts annotated from 1976
D+20R+20D+40R+40D+60R+601868: R+23.8 two-party · 194,439 votes18681872: R+29.8 two-party · 215,856 votes1876: R+20.9 two-party · 292,974 votes1880: R+26.9 two-party · 323,140 votes1884: R+5.2 two-party · 375,831 votes1888: R+8.1 two-party · 404,690 votes18881892: R+5.6 two-party · 443,158 votes1896: R+12.8 two-party · 521,551 votes1900: R+19.1 two-party · 530,345 votes1904: R+34.7 two-party · 485,703 votes1908: R+15.6 two-party · 494,769 votes19081912: D+21.5 two-party · 492,353 votes1916: R+11.7 two-party · 514,704 votes1920: R+47.2 two-party · 895,082 votes1924: R+54.0 two-party · 976,322 votes1928: R+24.4 two-party · 1,002,581 votes19281932: D+18.1 two-party · 1,012,452 votes1936: D+12.1 two-party · 1,142,833 votes1940: R+4.4 two-party · 1,215,432 votes1944: R+4.5 two-party · 1,052,599 votes1948: D+2.8 two-party · 1,038,264 votes19481952: R+28.4 two-party · 1,268,744 votes1956: R+18.5 two-party · 1,234,564 votes1960: R+13.5 two-party · 1,273,810 votes1964: D+24.0 two-party · 1,184,539 votes1968: R+13.0 two-party · 1,167,931 votes19681972: R+17.5 two-party · 1,225,944 votes1976: R+1.0 two-party · 1,279,303 votes · 8 EV1980: R+14.1 two-party · 1,317,661 votes · 8 EV1984: R+7.4 two-party · 1,319,805 votes · 8 EV1988: D+10.3 two-party · 1,225,614 votes · 8 EV19881992: D+7.5 two-party · 1,354,607 votes · 7 EV1996: D+11.5 two-party · 1,234,075 votes · 7 EV2000: D+0.3 two-party · 1,353,022 votes · 7 EV2004: R+0.7 two-party · 1,506,908 votes · 7 EV2008: D+9.7 two-party · 1,537,123 votes · 7 EV20082012: D+5.9 two-party · 1,582,180 votes · 6 EV2016: R+10.1 two-party · 1,565,580 votes · 6 EV2020: R+8.4 two-party · 1,700,130 votes · 6 EV2024: R+13.4 two-party · 1,663,506 votes · 6 EV2024

Bars clip at ±70 two-party points. Click a bar to open that election. Per-state electoral-vote detail is staged from 1976; the dot rows mark cycles with no returns (e.g. unreconstructed Southern states, 1868–72).

Every County, the Long Way

Two-party Democratic share, 1868–2024 · dashed line = 50%
AdairR+45.7
all 40 elections · latest 2024 · Republican
AdamsR+45.0
all 40 elections · latest 2024 · Republican
AllamakeeR+34.8
all 40 elections · latest 2024 · Republican
AppanooseR+47.2
all 40 elections · latest 2024 · Republican
AudubonR+39.1
all 40 elections · latest 2024 · Republican
BentonR+33.7
all 40 elections · latest 2024 · Republican
Black HawkD+1.2
all 40 elections · latest 2024 · Democratic
BooneR+21.9
all 40 elections · latest 2024 · Republican
BremerR+22.5
all 40 elections · latest 2024 · Republican
BuchananR+28.6
all 40 elections · latest 2024 · Republican
Buena VistaR+33.7
all 40 elections · latest 2024 · Republican
ButlerR+45.9
all 40 elections · latest 2024 · Republican
CalhounR+47.3
all 40 elections · latest 2024 · Republican
CarrollR+42.5
all 40 elections · latest 2024 · Republican
CassR+41.4
all 40 elections · latest 2024 · Republican
CedarR+22.1
all 40 elections · latest 2024 · Republican
Cerro GordoR+11.8
all 40 elections · latest 2024 · Republican
CherokeeR+46.4
all 40 elections · latest 2024 · Republican
ChickasawR+37.6
all 40 elections · latest 2024 · Republican
ClarkeR+42.6
all 40 elections · latest 2024 · Republican
ClayR+43.7
all 40 elections · latest 2024 · Republican
ClaytonR+34.9
all 40 elections · latest 2024 · Republican
ClintonR+19.2
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CrawfordR+43.9
all 40 elections · latest 2024 · Republican
DallasR+4.8
all 40 elections · latest 2024 · Republican
DavisR+55.0
all 40 elections · latest 2024 · Republican
DecaturR+47.8
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DelawareR+40.2
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Des MoinesR+15.3
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DickinsonR+40.4
all 40 elections · latest 2024 · Republican
DubuqueR+8.7
all 40 elections · latest 2024 · Republican
EmmetR+44.5
all 40 elections · latest 2024 · Republican
FayetteR+31.0
all 40 elections · latest 2024 · Republican
FloydR+26.1
all 40 elections · latest 2024 · Republican
FranklinR+42.2
all 40 elections · latest 2024 · Republican
FremontR+45.2
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GreeneR+33.4
all 40 elections · latest 2024 · Republican
GrundyR+42.5
all 40 elections · latest 2024 · Republican
GuthrieR+38.5
all 40 elections · latest 2024 · Republican
HamiltonR+33.7
all 40 elections · latest 2024 · Republican
HancockR+48.0
all 40 elections · latest 2024 · Republican
HardinR+38.8
all 40 elections · latest 2024 · Republican
HarrisonR+42.5
all 40 elections · latest 2024 · Republican
HenryR+36.5
all 40 elections · latest 2024 · Republican
HowardR+32.2
all 40 elections · latest 2024 · Republican
HumboldtR+50.6
all 40 elections · latest 2024 · Republican
IdaR+54.1
all 40 elections · latest 2024 · Republican
IowaR+28.2
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JacksonR+33.0
all 40 elections · latest 2024 · Republican
JasperR+28.0
all 40 elections · latest 2024 · Republican
JeffersonR+6.9
all 40 elections · latest 2024 · Republican
JohnsonD+38.6
all 40 elections · latest 2024 · Democratic
JonesR+26.7
all 40 elections · latest 2024 · Republican
KeokukR+52.1
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KossuthR+44.7
all 40 elections · latest 2024 · Republican
LeeR+28.4
all 40 elections · latest 2024 · Republican
LinnD+10.1
all 40 elections · latest 2024 · Democratic
LouisaR+41.5
all 40 elections · latest 2024 · Republican
LucasR+48.8
all 40 elections · latest 2024 · Republican
LyonR+70.4
39 elections · latest 2024 · Republican
MadisonR+39.1
all 40 elections · latest 2024 · Republican
MahaskaR+52.2
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MarionR+38.3
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MarshallR+15.8
all 40 elections · latest 2024 · Republican
MillsR+39.6
all 40 elections · latest 2024 · Republican
MitchellR+31.6
all 40 elections · latest 2024 · Republican
MononaR+45.9
all 40 elections · latest 2024 · Republican
MonroeR+51.2
all 40 elections · latest 2024 · Republican
MontgomeryR+39.6
all 40 elections · latest 2024 · Republican
MuscatineR+15.2
all 40 elections · latest 2024 · Republican
O'BrienR+61.5
all 40 elections · latest 2024 · Republican
OsceolaR+65.1
39 elections · latest 2024 · Republican
PageR+42.9
all 40 elections · latest 2024 · Republican
Palo AltoR+45.5
all 40 elections · latest 2024 · Republican
PlymouthR+54.9
all 40 elections · latest 2024 · Republican
PocahontasR+54.8
all 40 elections · latest 2024 · Republican
PolkD+11.0
all 40 elections · latest 2024 · Democratic
PottawattamieR+20.2
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PoweshiekR+17.2
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RinggoldR+51.9
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SacR+52.2
all 40 elections · latest 2024 · Republican
ScottR+4.0
all 40 elections · latest 2024 · Republican
ShelbyR+43.5
all 40 elections · latest 2024 · Republican
SiouxR+71.9
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StoryD+10.5
all 40 elections · latest 2024 · Democratic
TamaR+27.3
all 40 elections · latest 2024 · Republican
TaylorR+56.3
all 40 elections · latest 2024 · Republican
UnionR+36.7
all 40 elections · latest 2024 · Republican
Van BurenR+56.3
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WapelloR+31.9
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WarrenR+21.0
all 40 elections · latest 2024 · Republican
WashingtonR+24.7
all 40 elections · latest 2024 · Republican
WayneR+58.1
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WebsterR+31.6
all 40 elections · latest 2024 · Republican
WinnebagoR+31.1
all 40 elections · latest 2024 · Republican
WinneshiekR+9.4
all 40 elections · latest 2024 · Republican
WoodburyR+23.3
all 40 elections · latest 2024 · Republican
WorthR+28.6
all 40 elections · latest 2024 · Republican
WrightR+37.0
all 40 elections · latest 2024 · Republican