Election Results for Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA Metro Area -- RightDataUSA.com

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	20,059	14.1
Deaths:	14,279	10.1
Net Migration:	10,187	7.2
Net Immigration:	3,562	2.5

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2024 vs. 2020	R +12,679	R +16,926	R + 4.6%
D -4,247
2024 vs. 2016	R +40,918	R +4,041	R + 1.7%
D +36,877
2020 vs. 2016	R +28,239	D +12,885	D + 2.8%
D +41,124
2024 vs. 2012	R +41,289	R +21,025	R + 6.9%
D +20,264

2016 vs. 2008	R +11,980	R +19,585	R + 6.6%
D -7,605
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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (US)	PUSV
2024	71%	Kamala Harris (D)	194,312	49.9%	Donald Trump (R)	188,111	48.3%	6,949 [+]	1.8%	389,372	-1	0.25%
[-] Other candidates in 2024: Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. (I) 2,662 (0.7%); Chase Oliver (Lbt) 1,878 (0.5%); Jill Stein (Grn) 0 (0.0%);
2020	70%	Joe Biden (D)	198,559	52.0%	Donald Trump* (R)	175,432	45.9%	8,204 [+]	2.1%	382,195	-1	0.24%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Jo Jorgensen (Lbt) 4,906 (1.3%);
2016	66%	Hillary Clinton (D)	157,435	47.6%	Donald Trump (R)	147,193	44.5%	25,899 [+]	7.8%	330,527	-1	0.24%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 14,381 (4.4%); Evan McMullin (I) 3,286 (1.0%); Jill Stein (Grn) 2,196 (0.7%);
2012	70%	Barack Obama* (D)	174,048	53.2%	Mitt Romney (R)	146,822	44.9%	6,061 [+]	1.9%	326,931	-2	0.25%
[-] Other candidates in 2012: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 2,957 (0.9%);
2008	70%	Barack Obama (D)	165,040	54.0%	John McCain (R)	135,213	44.2%	5,440 [+]	1.8%	305,693	-1	0.23%
[-] Other candidates in 2008: Ralph Nader (I) 1,380 (0.5%); Bob Barr (Lbt) 1,162 (0.4%);
2004	70%	John Kerry (D)	143,289	50.1%	George W. Bush* (R)	140,496	49.1%	2,239 [+]	0.8%	286,024	-2	0.23%
[-] Other candidates in 2004: Ralph Nader (I) 850 (0.3%);
2000	63%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	122,082	50.2%	George W. Bush (R)	115,085	47.3%	6,256 [+]	2.6%	243,423	-1	0.23%
[-] Other candidates in 2000: Ralph Nader (Grn) 4,538 (1.9%); Pat Buchanan (Ref) 665 (0.3%);
1996	60%	Bill Clinton* (D)	115,412	53.0%	Robert Dole (R)	85,434	39.3%	16,794 [+]	7.7%	217,640	-1	0.23%
[-] Other candidates in 1996: Ross Perot (Ref) 14,413 (6.6%); Ralph Nader (Grn) 994 (0.5%); Harry Browne (Lbt) 380 (0.2%);
1992	67%	Bill Clinton (D)	106,630	46.2%	George Bush* (R)	87,786	38.0%	36,474 [+]	15.8%	230,890	1	0.22%
[-] Other candidates in 1992: Ross Perot (I) 35,393 (15.3%);
1988	60%	Michael Dukakis (D)	116,875	58.9%	George Bush (R)	80,254	40.5%	1,143 [+]	0.6%	198,272	-13	0.22%
[-] Other candidates in 1988: Ron Paul (Lbt) 368 (0.2%);
1984	64%	Walter Mondale (D)	103,755	50.5%	Ronald Reagan* (R)	100,297	48.8%	1,396	0.7%	205,448	-10	0.22%
[-] Other candidates in 1984:
1980	65%	Ronald Reagan (R)	92,632	46.1%	Jimmy Carter* (D)	85,524	42.5%	22,976 [+]	11.4%	201,132	-5	0.23%
[-] Other candidates in 1980: John Anderson (I) 20,498 (10.2%); Edward Clark (Lbt) 1,828 (0.9%);
1976	75%	Jimmy Carter (D)	101,057	52.5%	Gerald Ford* (R)	86,776	45.1%	4,622 [+]	2.4%	192,455	-3	0.24%
[-] Other candidates in 1976: Eugene McCarthy (I) 3,661 (1.9%);
1972	75%	Richard Nixon* (R)	99,988	54.0%	George McGovern (D)	80,896	43.7%	4,414 [+]	2.4%	185,298	-7	0.24%
[-] Other candidates in 1972: John Schmitz (Amer) 4,120 (2.2%);
1968	76%	Richard Nixon (R)	77,380	47.2%	Hubert Humphrey (D)	73,217	44.7%	13,330 [+]	8.1%	163,927	4	0.22%
[-] Other candidates in 1968: George Wallace (AIP) 12,487 (7.6%);
1964	77%	Lyndon Johnson* (D)	105,976	65.8%	Barry Goldwater (R)	54,462	33.8%	615	0.4%	161,053	-5	0.23%
[-] Other candidates in 1964:
1960	85%	Richard Nixon (R)	93,838	54.7%	John Kennedy (D)	77,684	45.3%	100	0.1%	171,622	5	0.25%
[-] Other candidates in 1960:
1956	81%	Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	91,917	55.1%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	74,670	44.8%	126	0.1%	166,713	-2	0.27%
[-] Other candidates in 1956:
1952	85%	Dwight Eisenhower (R)	94,807	57.2%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	69,578	42.0%	1,310	0.8%	165,695	2	0.27%
[-] Other candidates in 1952:
1948	67%	Harry Truman* (D)	67,334	53.6%	Thomas Dewey (R)	54,734	43.6%	3,535 [+]	2.8%	125,603	-2	0.26%
[-] Other candidates in 1948: Henry Wallace (Prog) 1,735 (1.4%); Strom Thurmond (StsRts) 0 (0.0%);
1944	71%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	67,134	52.3%	Thomas Dewey (R)	60,500	47.1%	758	0.6%	128,392	1	0.27%
[-] Other candidates in 1944:
1940	84%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	76,494	52.4%	Wendell Willkie (R)	68,929	47.2%	597	0.4%	146,020	2	0.29%
[-] Other candidates in 1940:
1936	82%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	69,925	53.7%	Alf Landon (R)	58,121	44.6%	2,266 [+]	1.7%	130,312	8	0.29%
[-] Other candidates in 1936: William Lemke (Union) 1,766 (1.4%); Norman Thomas (Soc) 202 (0.2%);
1932	71%	Herbert Hoover* (R)	52,963	48.3%	Franklin Roosevelt (D)	52,749	48.1%	3,847 [+]	3.5%	109,559	9	0.28%
[-] Other candidates in 1932: Norman Thomas (Soc) 3,389 (3.1%);
1928	74%	Herbert Hoover (R)	73,158	68.7%	Al Smith (D)	33,342	31.3%	0	0.0%	106,500	10	0.29%
[-] Other candidates in 1928: Norman Thomas (Soc) 0 (0.0%);
1924	73%	Calvin Coolidge (R)	63,603	61.7%	Robert LaFollette (Prog)	27,226	26.4%	12,293 [+]	11.9%	103,122	8	0.35%
[-] Other candidates in 1924: John Davis (D) 12,293 (11.9%);
1920	70%	Warren Harding (R)	65,283	68.3%	James Cox (D)	27,860	29.1%	2,451 [+]	2.6%	95,594	8	0.36%
[-] Other candidates in 1920: Eugene Debs (Soc) 1,297 (1.4%); Aaron Watkins (Proh) 580 (0.6%); Parley Christiansen (FL) 511 (0.5%);
1916	40%	Charles Evans Hughes (R)	23,656	48.5%	Woodrow Wilson* (D)	23,490	48.2%	1,593 [+]	3.3%	48,739	2	0.26%
[-] Other candidates in 1916: Allan Benson (Soc) 1,092 (2.2%); James Hanly (Proh) 421 (0.9%);
1912	41%	Woodrow Wilson (D)	15,415	33.4%	Theodore Roosevelt (Prog)	14,528	31.5%	16,144 [+]	35.0%	46,087	3	0.31%
[-] Other candidates in 1912: William Taft* (R) 12,174 (26.4%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 2,505 (5.4%); Eugene Chafin (Proh) 1,465 (3.2%);
1908	47%	William Taft (R)	26,804	58.0%	William J. Bryan (D)	17,265	37.4%	2,136 [+]	4.6%	46,205	6	0.31%
[-] Other candidates in 1908: Eugene Chafin (Proh) 1,226 (2.7%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 856 (1.9%); Thomas Hisgen (I) 15 (0.0%);
1904	46%	Theodore Roosevelt (R)	29,971	69.0%	Alton Parker (D)	9,600	22.1%	3,841 [+]	8.8%	43,412	13	0.32%
[-] Other candidates in 1904: Eugene Debs (Soc) 2,209 (5.1%); Silas Swallow (Proh) 1,438 (3.3%); Thomas Watson (Pop) 194 (0.4%);
1900	53%	William McKinley* (R)	28,485	60.8%	William J. Bryan (D)	16,890	36.0%	1,484 [+]	3.2%	46,859	9	0.34%
[-] Other candidates in 1900: John Woolley (Proh) 1,036 (2.2%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 286 (0.6%);

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

198,559

52.0%

Donald Trump* (R)

175,432

45.9%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

4,906

1.3%

Other

3,298

0.9%

TOTAL

382,195

Turnout: 70%	Diff (US): -1

2016 President, Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

157,435

47.6%

Donald Trump (R)

147,193

44.5%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

14,381

4.4%

Jill Stein (Grn)

2,196

0.7%

Evan McMullin (I)

3,286

1.0%

Other

6,036

1.8%

TOTAL

330,527

Turnout: 66%	Diff (US): -1

2012 President, Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

174,048

53.2%

Mitt Romney (R)

146,822

44.9%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

2,957

0.9%

Other

3,104

0.9%

TOTAL

326,931

Turnout: 70%	Diff (US): -2

2008 President, Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

165,040

54.0%

John McCain (R)

135,213

44.2%

Ralph Nader (I)

1,380

0.5%

Bob Barr (Lbt)

1,162

0.4%

Other

2,898

0.9%

TOTAL

305,693

Turnout: 70%	Diff (US): -1

2004 President, Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

140,496

49.1%

John Kerry (D)

143,289

50.1%

Ralph Nader (I)

850

0.3%

Other

1,389

0.5%

TOTAL

286,024

Turnout: 70%	Diff (US): -2

2000 President, Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

115,085

47.3%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

122,082

50.2%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

4,538

1.9%

Pat Buchanan (Ref)

665

0.3%

Other

1,053

0.4%

TOTAL

243,423

Turnout: 63%	Diff (US): -1

1996 President, Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Bill Clinton* (D)

115,412

53.0%

Robert Dole (R)

85,434

39.3%

Ross Perot (Ref)

14,413

6.6%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

994

0.5%

Harry Browne (Lbt)

380

0.2%

Other

1,007

0.5%

TOTAL

217,640

Turnout: 60%	Diff (US): -1

1992 President, Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Bill Clinton (D)

106,630

46.2%

George Bush* (R)

87,786

38.0%

Ross Perot (I)

35,393

15.3%

Other

1,081

0.5%

TOTAL

230,890

Turnout: 67%	Diff (US): 1

1988 President, Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George Bush (R)

80,254

40.5%

Michael Dukakis (D)

116,875

58.9%

Ron Paul (Lbt)

368

0.2%

Other

775

0.4%

TOTAL

198,272

Turnout: 60%	Diff (US): -13

1984 President, Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Ronald Reagan* (R)

100,297

48.8%

Walter Mondale (D)

103,755

50.5%

Other

1,396

0.7%

TOTAL

205,448

Turnout: 64%	Diff (US): -10

1980 President, Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Ronald Reagan (R)

92,632

46.1%

Jimmy Carter* (D)

85,524

42.5%

John Anderson (I)

20,498

10.2%

Edward Clark (Lbt)

1,828

0.9%

Other

650

0.3%

TOTAL

201,132

Turnout: 65%	Diff (US): -5

1976 President, Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Jimmy Carter (D)

101,057

52.5%

Gerald Ford* (R)

86,776

45.1%

Eugene McCarthy (I)

3,661

1.9%

Other

961

0.5%

TOTAL

192,455

Turnout: 75%	Diff (US): -3

1972 President, Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Richard Nixon* (R)

99,988

54.0%

George McGovern (D)

80,896

43.7%

John Schmitz (Amer)

4,120

2.2%

Other

294

0.2%

TOTAL

185,298

Turnout: 75%	Diff (US): -7

1968 President, Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Richard Nixon (R)

77,380

47.2%

Hubert Humphrey (D)

73,217

44.7%

George Wallace (AIP)

12,487

7.6%

Other

843

0.5%

TOTAL

163,927

Turnout: 76%	Diff (US): 4

1964 President, Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Lyndon Johnson* (D)

105,976

65.8%

Barry Goldwater (R)

54,462

33.8%

Other

615

0.4%

TOTAL

161,053

Turnout: 77%	Diff (US): -5

1960 President, Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

John Kennedy (D)

77,684

45.3%

Richard Nixon (R)

93,838

54.7%

Other

100

0.1%

TOTAL

171,622

Turnout: 85%	Diff (US): 5

1956 President, Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Dwight Eisenhower* (R)

91,917

55.1%

Adlai Stevenson (D)

74,670

44.8%

Other

126

0.1%

TOTAL

166,713

Turnout: 81%	Diff (US): -2

1952 President, Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Dwight Eisenhower (R)

94,807

57.2%

Adlai Stevenson (D)

69,578

42.0%

Other

1,310

0.8%

TOTAL

165,695

Turnout: 85%	Diff (US): 2

1948 President, Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Harry Truman* (D)

67,334

53.6%

Thomas Dewey (R)

54,734

43.6%

Henry Wallace (Prog)

1,735

1.4%

Other

1,800

1.4%

TOTAL

125,603

Turnout: 67%	Diff (US): -2

1944 President, Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt* (D)

67,134

52.3%

Thomas Dewey (R)

60,500

47.1%

Other

758

0.6%

TOTAL

128,392

Turnout: 71%	Diff (US): 1

1940 President, Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt* (D)

76,494

52.4%

Wendell Willkie (R)

68,929

47.2%

Other

597

0.4%

TOTAL

146,020

Turnout: 84%	Diff (US): 2

1936 President, Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt* (D)

69,925

53.7%

Alf Landon (R)

58,121

44.6%

William Lemke (Union)

1,766

1.4%

Norman Thomas (Soc)

202

0.2%

Other

298

0.2%

TOTAL

130,312

Turnout: 82%	Diff (US): 8

1932 President, Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt (D)

52,749

48.1%

Herbert Hoover* (R)

52,963

48.3%

Norman Thomas (Soc)

3,389

3.1%

Other

458

0.4%

TOTAL

109,559

Turnout: 71%	Diff (US): 9

1928 President, Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Herbert Hoover (R)

73,158

68.7%

Al Smith (D)

33,342

31.3%

TOTAL

106,500

Turnout: 74%	Diff (US): 10

1924 President, Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Calvin Coolidge (R)

63,603

61.7%

John Davis (D)

12,293

11.9%

Robert LaFollette (Prog)

27,226

26.4%

TOTAL

103,122

Turnout: 73%	Diff (US): 8

1920 President, Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Warren Harding (R)

65,283

68.3%

James Cox (D)

27,860

29.1%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

1,297

1.4%

Parley Christiansen (FL)

511

0.5%

Aaron Watkins (Proh)

580

0.6%

Other

0.1%

TOTAL

95,594

Turnout: 70%	Diff (US): 8

1916 President, Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Woodrow Wilson* (D)

23,490

48.2%

Charles Evans Hughes (R)

23,656

48.5%

Allan Benson (Soc)

1,092

2.2%

James Hanly (Proh)

421

0.9%

Other

0.2%

TOTAL

48,739

Turnout: 40%	Diff (US): 2

1912 President, Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Woodrow Wilson (D)

15,415

33.4%

Theodore Roosevelt (Prog)

14,528

31.5%

William Taft* (R)

12,174

26.4%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

2,505

5.4%

Eugene Chafin (Proh)

1,465

3.2%

TOTAL

46,087

Turnout: 41%	Diff (US): 3

1908 President, Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

William Taft (R)

26,804

58.0%

William J. Bryan (D)

17,265

37.4%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

856

1.9%

Eugene Chafin (Proh)

1,226

2.7%

Thomas Hisgen (I)

0.0%

Other

0.1%

TOTAL

46,205

Turnout: 47%	Diff (US): 6

1904 President, Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Theodore Roosevelt (R)

29,971

69.0%

Alton Parker (D)

9,600

22.1%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

2,209

5.1%

Silas Swallow (Proh)

1,438

3.3%

Thomas Watson (Pop)

194

0.4%

TOTAL

43,412

Turnout: 46%	Diff (US): 13

1900 President, Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

William McKinley* (R)

28,485

60.8%

William J. Bryan (D)

16,890

36.0%

John Woolley (Proh)

1,036

2.2%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

286

0.6%

Other

162

0.3%

TOTAL

46,859

Turnout: 53%	Diff (US): 9

* incumbent

2022 Census data
White:	578,147	79.30%	21.3%
Black:	43,160	5.92%	62.8%
Indian:	1,293	0.18%	14.3%
Asian:	32,882	4.51%	89.1%
2+ races:	15,565	2.13%	64.3%
Hispanic:	58,006	7.96%	52.6%

Total non-White:	150,906	20.70%	61.9%

Change in White population:	101,713	17.9
Change in Non-White pop.:	57,707	10.1

Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA Metro Area

Historical Presidential Election Results for Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA Metro Area