Election Results for Ames, IA Metro Area -- RightDataUSA.com

2020-2024 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	4,660	9.3
Deaths:	4,096	8.2
Net Migration:	17	0.0
Net Immigration:	3,327	6.6

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2024 vs. 2020	R +1,829	R +4,647	R + 7.2%
D -2,818
2024 vs. 2016	R +3,922	R +2,512	R + 4.6%
D +1,410
2020 vs. 2016	R +2,093	D +2,135	D + 2.6%
D +4,228
2024 vs. 2012	R +4,640	R +5,684	R + 9.7%
D -1,044

2016 vs. 2008	R +1,654	R +4,308	R + 7.2%
D -2,654
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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (US)	PUSV
2024	61%	Kamala Harris (D)	32,660	50.3%	Donald Trump (R)	30,864	47.5%	1,405 [+]	2.2%	64,929	-2	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2024: Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. (I) 505 (0.8%); Chase Oliver (Lbt) 383 (0.6%); Jill Stein (Grn) 0 (0.0%);
2020	64%	Joe Biden (D)	35,478	53.4%	Donald Trump* (R)	29,035	43.7%	1,865 [+]	2.8%	66,378	-3	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Jo Jorgensen (Lbt) 1,122 (1.7%);
2016	65%	Hillary Clinton (D)	31,250	48.2%	Donald Trump (R)	26,942	41.5%	6,671 [+]	10.3%	64,863	-4	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 3,657 (5.6%); Evan McMullin (I) 1,219 (1.9%); Jill Stein (Grn) 595 (0.9%);
2012	64%	Barack Obama* (D)	33,704	54.8%	Mitt Romney (R)	26,224	42.6%	1,610 [+]	2.6%	61,538	-5	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 2012: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 849 (1.4%);
2008	66%	Barack Obama (D)	33,904	56.0%	John McCain (R)	25,288	41.8%	1,320 [+]	2.2%	60,512	-4	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 2008: Bob Barr (Lbt) 357 (0.6%); Ralph Nader (I) 324 (0.5%);
2004	67%	John Kerry (D)	30,323	51.7%	George W. Bush* (R)	27,689	47.2%	649 [+]	1.1%	58,661	-3	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 2004: Ralph Nader (I) 262 (0.4%);
2000	56%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	23,748	49.9%	George W. Bush (R)	21,853	45.9%	2,012 [+]	4.2%	47,613	-2	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 2000: Ralph Nader (Grn) 1,569 (3.3%); Pat Buchanan (Ref) 137 (0.3%);
1996	54%	Bill Clinton* (D)	23,680	53.2%	Robert Dole (R)	16,761	37.6%	4,089 [+]	9.2%	44,530	-3	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 1996: Ross Perot (Ref) 3,078 (6.9%); Ralph Nader (Grn) 659 (1.5%); Harry Browne (Lbt) 128 (0.3%);
1992	61%	Bill Clinton (D)	23,031	47.5%	George Bush* (R)	16,850	34.7%	8,649 [+]	17.8%	48,530	-3	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 1992: Ross Perot (I) 8,345 (17.2%);
1988	57%	Michael Dukakis (D)	26,283	58.7%	George Bush (R)	18,163	40.6%	345 [+]	0.8%	44,791	-13	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 1988: Ron Paul (Lbt) 103 (0.2%);
1984	65%	Ronald Reagan* (R)	25,550	50.4%	Walter Mondale (D)	24,762	48.9%	375	0.7%	50,687	-8	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 1984:
1980	65%	Ronald Reagan (R)	21,561	43.6%	Jimmy Carter* (D)	18,655	37.7%	9,242 [+]	18.7%	49,458	-7	0.06%
[-] Other candidates in 1980: John Anderson (I) 8,333 (16.8%); Edward Clark (Lbt) 623 (1.3%);
1976	95%	Gerald Ford* (R)	23,807	49.9%	Jimmy Carter (D)	22,312	46.7%	1,620 [+]	3.4%	47,739	2	0.06%
[-] Other candidates in 1976: Eugene McCarthy (I) 1,340 (2.8%);
1972	90%	Richard Nixon* (R)	22,888	53.8%	George McGovern (D)	19,029	44.7%	659 [+]	1.5%	42,576	-7	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 1972: John Schmitz (Amer) 591 (1.4%);
1968	88%	Richard Nixon (R)	18,587	53.5%	Hubert Humphrey (D)	14,675	42.2%	1,509 [+]	4.3%	34,771	10	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 1968: George Wallace (AIP) 1,334 (3.8%);
1964	89%	Lyndon Johnson* (D)	20,028	62.7%	Barry Goldwater (R)	11,731	36.7%	186	0.6%	31,945	-2	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 1964:
1960	104%	Richard Nixon (R)	20,469	61.0%	John Kennedy (D)	13,040	38.9%	22	0.1%	33,531	11	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 1960:
1956	98%	Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	20,004	62.1%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	12,167	37.8%	33	0.1%	32,204	5	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 1956:
1952	102%	Dwight Eisenhower (R)	21,758	67.5%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	10,195	31.6%	290	0.9%	32,243	12	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 1952:
1948	87%	Thomas Dewey (R)	12,490	49.0%	Harry Truman* (D)	11,693	45.9%	1,290 [+]	5.1%	25,473	4	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 1948: Henry Wallace (Prog) 525 (2.1%); Strom Thurmond (StsRts) 0 (0.0%);
1944	94%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	12,616	50.8%	Thomas Dewey (R)	12,031	48.5%	174	0.7%	24,821	3	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 1944:
1940	118%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	14,320	52.0%	Wendell Willkie (R)	13,080	47.5%	139	0.5%	27,539	3	0.06%
[-] Other candidates in 1940:
1936	117%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	14,013	55.6%	Alf Landon (R)	10,468	41.5%	736 [+]	2.9%	25,217	5	0.06%
[-] Other candidates in 1936: William Lemke (Union) 540 (2.1%); Norman Thomas (Soc) 64 (0.3%);
1932	109%	Franklin Roosevelt (D)	10,931	48.1%	Herbert Hoover* (R)	10,429	45.9%	1,354 [+]	6.0%	22,714	6	0.06%
[-] Other candidates in 1932: Norman Thomas (Soc) 1,195 (5.3%);
1928	115%	Herbert Hoover (R)	16,556	74.2%	Al Smith (D)	5,763	25.8%	0	0.0%	22,319	16	0.06%
[-] Other candidates in 1928: Norman Thomas (Soc) 0 (0.0%);
1924	118%	Calvin Coolidge (R)	11,896	55.5%	Robert LaFollette (Prog)	7,507	35.1%	2,012 [+]	9.4%	21,415	2	0.07%
[-] Other candidates in 1924: John Davis (D) 2,012 (9.4%);
1920	124%	Warren Harding (R)	15,806	76.1%	James Cox (D)	4,149	20.0%	809 [+]	3.9%	20,764	16	0.08%
[-] Other candidates in 1920: Eugene Debs (Soc) 473 (2.3%); Aaron Watkins (Proh) 171 (0.8%); Parley Christiansen (FL) 145 (0.7%);
1916	71%	Charles Evans Hughes (R)	6,677	59.3%	Woodrow Wilson* (D)	4,110	36.5%	475 [+]	4.2%	11,262	13	0.06%
[-] Other candidates in 1916: Allan Benson (Soc) 305 (2.7%); James Hanly (Proh) 146 (1.3%);
1912	73%	Theodore Roosevelt (Prog)	5,350	48.1%	Woodrow Wilson (D)	2,825	25.4%	2,939 [+]	26.4%	11,114	-5	0.07%
[-] Other candidates in 1912: William Taft* (R) 2,049 (18.4%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 613 (5.5%); Eugene Chafin (Proh) 277 (2.5%);
1908	78%	William Taft (R)	7,158	64.1%	William J. Bryan (D)	3,153	28.2%	859 [+]	7.7%	11,170	12	0.08%
[-] Other candidates in 1908: Eugene Chafin (Proh) 444 (4.0%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 402 (3.6%); Thomas Hisgen (I) 8 (0.1%);
1904	77%	Theodore Roosevelt (R)	7,749	71.7%	Alton Parker (D)	1,900	17.6%	1,161 [+]	10.7%	10,810	15	0.08%
[-] Other candidates in 1904: Eugene Debs (Soc) 665 (6.2%); Silas Swallow (Proh) 464 (4.3%); Thomas Watson (Pop) 32 (0.3%);
1900	90%	William McKinley* (R)	8,183	66.3%	William J. Bryan (D)	3,607	29.2%	558 [+]	4.5%	12,348	15	0.09%
[-] Other candidates in 1900: John Woolley (Proh) 427 (3.5%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 120 (1.0%);

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2024 Census data
White:	108,590	84.03%	2.2%
Black:	3,420	2.65%	12.2%
Indian:	282	0.22%	7.2%
Asian:	8,463	6.55%	5.3%
2+ races:	2,146	1.66%	13.1%
Hispanic:	6,326	4.90%	10.8%

Total non-White:	20,637	15.97%	8.8%

Change in White population:	2,304	1.8
Change in Non-White pop.:	1,677	1.3

Ames, IA Metro Area

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