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Ames, IA Metro Area


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2022 population: 126,282   ( 36,740 from 2010 , 1,031 from 2020)
Land area: 1143.0 square miles
Population density: 110.5 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:107,983 85.51% 38.8%
Black:3,2262.55% 51.8%
Indian:2740.22% 104.5%
Asian:7,9946.33% 48.4%
2+ races:1,9391.54% 51.7%
Hispanic:4,8663.85% 80.6%
Total non-White:18,29914.49% 56.0%

2020-2022 ComponentsNumberRate
Births:2,405 9.6
Deaths:2,0898.3
Net Migration: -450-1.8
Net Immigration: 1,0364.1
Change in White population:30,171 33.7
Change in Non-White pop.:6,569 7.3



Historical Presidential Election Results for Ames, IA Metro Area

Recent Trends
VotesΔ MarginSwing %
2020 vs. 2016 R +2,093 D +2,135 D + 2.6%
D +4,228
2020 vs. 2012 R +2,811 R +1,037 R + 2.5%
D +1,774
2020 vs. 2008 R +3,747 R +2,173 R + 4.6%
D +1,574
2016 vs. 2008 R +1,654 R +4,308 R + 7.2%
D -2,654
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YearTurnout WinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal Votes Diff
(US) 		PUSV
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
1988 57% Michael Dukakis (D) 26,283 58.7% George Bush (R) 18,163 40.6% 345 [+] 0.8% 44,791 -13 0.05%
1984 65% Ronald Reagan* (R) 25,550 50.4% Walter Mondale (D) 24,762 48.9% 375 0.7% 50,687 -8 0.05%
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%
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%
1972 90% Richard Nixon* (R) 22,888 53.8% George McGovern (D) 19,029 44.7% 659 [+] 1.5% 42,576 -7 0.05%
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%
1964 89% Lyndon Johnson* (D) 20,028 62.7% Barry Goldwater (R) 11,731 36.7% 186 0.6% 31,945 -2 0.05%
1960 104% Richard Nixon (R) 20,469 61.0% John Kennedy (D) 13,040 38.9% 22 0.1% 33,531 11 0.05%
1956 98% Dwight Eisenhower* (R) 20,004 62.1% Adlai Stevenson (D) 12,167 37.8% 33 0.1% 32,204 5 0.05%
1952 102% Dwight Eisenhower (R) 21,758 67.5% Adlai Stevenson (D) 10,195 31.6% 290 0.9% 32,243 12 0.05%
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%
1944 94% Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 12,616 50.8% Thomas Dewey (R) 12,031 48.5% 174 0.7% 24,821 3 0.05%
1940 118% Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 14,320 52.0% Wendell Willkie (R) 13,080 47.5% 139 0.5% 27,539 3 0.06%
1936 117% Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 14,013 55.6% Alf Landon (R) 10,468 41.5% 736 [+] 2.9% 25,217 5 0.06%
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%
1928 115% Herbert Hoover (R) 16,556 74.2% Al Smith (D) 5,763 25.8% 0 0.0% 22,319 16 0.06%
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%
1920 124% Warren Harding (R) 15,806 76.1% James Cox (D) 4,149 20.0% 809 [+] 3.9% 20,764 16 0.08%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
* incumbent         PSV: percent of state vote



2020 President, Ames, IA Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Joe Biden (D) 35,478 53.4%
Donald Trump* (R) 29,035 43.7%
Jo Jorgensen (Lbt) 1,122 1.7%
Other 743 1.1%
TOTAL 66,378
Turnout: 64% Diff (US): -3


2016 President, Ames, IA Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Hillary Clinton (D) 31,250 48.2%
Donald Trump (R) 26,942 41.5%
Gary Johnson (Lbt) 3,657 5.6%
Jill Stein (Grn) 595 0.9%
Evan McMullin (I) 1,219 1.9%
Other 1,200 1.9%
TOTAL 64,863
Turnout: 65% Diff (US): -4


2012 President, Ames, IA Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Barack Obama* (D) 33,704 54.8%
Mitt Romney (R) 26,224 42.6%
Gary Johnson (Lbt) 849 1.4%
Other 761 1.2%
TOTAL 61,538
Turnout: 64% Diff (US): -5


2008 President, Ames, IA Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Barack Obama (D) 33,904 56.0%
John McCain (R) 25,288 41.8%
Ralph Nader (I) 324 0.5%
Bob Barr (Lbt) 357 0.6%
Other 639 1.1%
TOTAL 60,512
Turnout: 66% Diff (US): -4


2004 President, Ames, IA Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
George W. Bush* (R) 27,689 47.2%
John Kerry (D) 30,323 51.7%
Ralph Nader (I) 262 0.4%
Other 387 0.7%
TOTAL 58,661
Turnout: 67% Diff (US): -3


2000 President, Ames, IA Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
George W. Bush (R) 21,853 45.9%
Albert Gore, Jr. (D) 23,748 49.9%
Ralph Nader (Grn) 1,569 3.3%
Pat Buchanan (Ref) 137 0.3%
Other 306 0.6%
TOTAL 47,613
Turnout: 56% Diff (US): -2


1996 President, Ames, IA Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Bill Clinton* (D) 23,680 53.2%
Robert Dole (R) 16,761 37.6%
Ross Perot (Ref) 3,078 6.9%
Ralph Nader (Grn) 659 1.5%
Harry Browne (Lbt) 128 0.3%
Other 224 0.5%
TOTAL 44,530
Turnout: 54% Diff (US): -3


1992 President, Ames, IA Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Bill Clinton (D) 23,031 47.5%
George Bush* (R) 16,850 34.7%
Ross Perot (I) 8,345 17.2%
Other 304 0.6%
TOTAL 48,530
Turnout: 61% Diff (US): -3


1988 President, Ames, IA Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
George Bush (R) 18,163 40.6%
Michael Dukakis (D) 26,283 58.7%
Ron Paul (Lbt) 103 0.2%
Other 242 0.5%
TOTAL 44,791
Turnout: 57% Diff (US): -13


1984 President, Ames, IA Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Ronald Reagan* (R) 25,550 50.4%
Walter Mondale (D) 24,762 48.9%
Other 375 0.7%
TOTAL 50,687
Turnout: 65% Diff (US): -8


1980 President, Ames, IA Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Ronald Reagan (R) 21,561 43.6%
Jimmy Carter* (D) 18,655 37.7%
John Anderson (I) 8,333 16.8%
Edward Clark (Lbt) 623 1.3%
Other 286 0.6%
TOTAL 49,458
Turnout: 65% Diff (US): -7


1976 President, Ames, IA Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Jimmy Carter (D) 22,312 46.7%
Gerald Ford* (R) 23,807 49.9%
Eugene McCarthy (I) 1,340 2.8%
Other 280 0.6%
TOTAL 47,739
Turnout: 95% Diff (US): 2


1972 President, Ames, IA Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Richard Nixon* (R) 22,888 53.8%
George McGovern (D) 19,029 44.7%
John Schmitz (Amer) 591 1.4%
Other 68 0.2%
TOTAL 42,576
Turnout: 90% Diff (US): -7


1968 President, Ames, IA Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Richard Nixon (R) 18,587 53.5%
Hubert Humphrey (D) 14,675 42.2%
George Wallace (AIP) 1,334 3.8%
Other 175 0.5%
TOTAL 34,771
Turnout: 88% Diff (US): 10


1964 President, Ames, IA Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Lyndon Johnson* (D) 20,028 62.7%
Barry Goldwater (R) 11,731 36.7%
Other 186 0.6%
TOTAL 31,945
Turnout: 89% Diff (US): -2


1960 President, Ames, IA Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
John Kennedy (D) 13,040 38.9%
Richard Nixon (R) 20,469 61.0%
Other 22 0.1%
TOTAL 33,531
Turnout: 104% Diff (US): 11


1956 President, Ames, IA Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Dwight Eisenhower* (R) 20,004 62.1%
Adlai Stevenson (D) 12,167 37.8%
Other 33 0.1%
TOTAL 32,204
Turnout: 98% Diff (US): 5


1952 President, Ames, IA Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Dwight Eisenhower (R) 21,758 67.5%
Adlai Stevenson (D) 10,195 31.6%
Other 290 0.9%
TOTAL 32,243
Turnout: 102% Diff (US): 12


1948 President, Ames, IA Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Harry Truman* (D) 11,693 45.9%
Thomas Dewey (R) 12,490 49.0%
Henry Wallace (Prog) 525 2.1%
Other 765 3.0%
TOTAL 25,473
Turnout: 87% Diff (US): 4


1944 President, Ames, IA Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 12,616 50.8%
Thomas Dewey (R) 12,031 48.5%
Other 174 0.7%
TOTAL 24,821
Turnout: 94% Diff (US): 3


1940 President, Ames, IA Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 14,320 52.0%
Wendell Willkie (R) 13,080 47.5%
Other 139 0.5%
TOTAL 27,539
Turnout: 118% Diff (US): 3


1936 President, Ames, IA Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 14,013 55.6%
Alf Landon (R) 10,468 41.5%
William Lemke (Union) 540 2.1%
Norman Thomas (Soc) 64 0.3%
Other 132 0.5%
TOTAL 25,217
Turnout: 117% Diff (US): 5


1932 President, Ames, IA Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Franklin Roosevelt (D) 10,931 48.1%
Herbert Hoover* (R) 10,429 45.9%
Norman Thomas (Soc) 1,195 5.3%
Other 159 0.7%
TOTAL 22,714
Turnout: 109% Diff (US): 6


1928 President, Ames, IA Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Herbert Hoover (R) 16,556 74.2%
Al Smith (D) 5,763 25.8%
TOTAL 22,319
Turnout: 115% Diff (US): 16


1924 President, Ames, IA Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Calvin Coolidge (R) 11,896 55.5%
John Davis (D) 2,012 9.4%
Robert LaFollette (Prog) 7,507 35.1%
TOTAL 21,415
Turnout: 118% Diff (US): 2


1920 President, Ames, IA Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Warren Harding (R) 15,806 76.1%
James Cox (D) 4,149 20.0%
Eugene Debs (Soc) 473 2.3%
Parley Christiansen (FL) 145 0.7%
Aaron Watkins (Proh) 171 0.8%
Other 20 0.1%
TOTAL 20,764
Turnout: 124% Diff (US): 16


1916 President, Ames, IA Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Woodrow Wilson* (D) 4,110 36.5%
Charles Evans Hughes (R) 6,677 59.3%
Allan Benson (Soc) 305 2.7%
James Hanly (Proh) 146 1.3%
Other 24 0.2%
TOTAL 11,262
Turnout: 71% Diff (US): 13


1912 President, Ames, IA Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Woodrow Wilson (D) 2,825 25.4%
Theodore Roosevelt (Prog) 5,350 48.1%
William Taft* (R) 2,049 18.4%
Eugene Debs (Soc) 613 5.5%
Eugene Chafin (Proh) 277 2.5%
TOTAL 11,114
Turnout: 73% Diff (US): -5


1908 President, Ames, IA Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
William Taft (R) 7,158 64.1%
William J. Bryan (D) 3,153 28.2%
Eugene Debs (Soc) 402 3.6%
Eugene Chafin (Proh) 444 4.0%
Thomas Hisgen (I) 8 0.1%
Other 5 0.0%
TOTAL 11,170
Turnout: 78% Diff (US): 12


1904 President, Ames, IA Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Theodore Roosevelt (R) 7,749 71.7%
Alton Parker (D) 1,900 17.6%
Eugene Debs (Soc) 665 6.2%
Silas Swallow (Proh) 464 4.3%
Thomas Watson (Pop) 32 0.3%
TOTAL 10,810
Turnout: 77% Diff (US): 15


1900 President, Ames, IA Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
William McKinley* (R) 8,183 66.3%
William J. Bryan (D) 3,607 29.2%
John Woolley (Proh) 427 3.5%
Eugene Debs (Soc) 120 1.0%
Other 11 0.1%
TOTAL 12,348
Turnout: 90% Diff (US): 15
* incumbent