Election Results for Cedar Rapids, IA Metro Area -- RightDataUSA.com

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	6,864	12.4
Deaths:	6,031	10.9
Net Migration:	-3,070	-5.6
Net Immigration:	1,229	2.2

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2024 vs. 2020	R +1,482	R +6,690	R + 4.4%
D -5,208
2024 vs. 2016	R +8,264	R +625	R + 0.9%
D +7,639
2020 vs. 2016	R +6,782	D +6,065	D + 3.5%
D +12,847
2024 vs. 2012	R +11,323	R +17,261	R + 12.4%
D -5,938

2016 vs. 2008	R +7,864	R +21,005	R + 15.4%
D -13,141
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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (US)	PUSV
2024	70%	Kamala Harris (D)	75,039	50.5%	Donald Trump (R)	70,606	47.6%	2,803 [+]	1.9%	148,448	-2	0.10%
[-] Other candidates in 2024: Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. (I) 1,160 (0.8%); Chase Oliver (Lbt) 784 (0.5%); Jill Stein (Grn) 0 (0.0%);
2020	72%	Joe Biden (D)	80,247	52.4%	Donald Trump* (R)	69,124	45.2%	3,718 [+]	2.4%	153,089	-2	0.10%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Jo Jorgensen (Lbt) 2,319 (1.5%);
2016	69%	Hillary Clinton (D)	67,400	47.8%	Donald Trump (R)	62,342	44.2%	11,333 [+]	8.0%	141,075	-2	0.10%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 6,404 (4.5%); Jill Stein (Grn) 1,153 (0.8%); Evan McMullin (I) 1,053 (0.7%);
2012	72%	Barack Obama* (D)	80,977	56.7%	Mitt Romney (R)	59,283	41.5%	2,665 [+]	1.9%	142,925	-6	0.11%
[-] Other candidates in 2012: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 1,413 (1.0%);
2008	72%	Barack Obama (D)	80,541	58.7%	John McCain (R)	54,478	39.7%	2,075 [+]	1.5%	137,094	-6	0.10%
[-] Other candidates in 2008: Ralph Nader (I) 619 (0.5%); Bob Barr (Lbt) 435 (0.3%);
2004	73%	John Kerry (D)	72,243	53.8%	George W. Bush* (R)	60,934	45.4%	1,042 [+]	0.8%	134,219	-5	0.11%
[-] Other candidates in 2004: Ralph Nader (I) 524 (0.4%);
2000	64%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	59,502	52.7%	George W. Bush (R)	50,086	44.3%	3,385 [+]	3.0%	112,973	-4	0.11%
[-] Other candidates in 2000: Ralph Nader (Grn) 2,532 (2.2%); Pat Buchanan (Ref) 377 (0.3%);
1996	60%	Bill Clinton* (D)	55,711	54.7%	Robert Dole (R)	37,876	37.2%	8,308 [+]	8.2%	101,895	-4	0.11%
[-] Other candidates in 1996: Ross Perot (Ref) 7,218 (7.1%); Ralph Nader (Grn) 493 (0.5%); Harry Browne (Lbt) 199 (0.2%);
1992	67%	Bill Clinton (D)	46,542	43.0%	George Bush* (R)	36,755	34.0%	24,927 [+]	23.0%	108,224	-3	0.10%
[-] Other candidates in 1992: Ross Perot (I) 24,403 (22.5%);
1988	61%	Michael Dukakis (D)	53,507	56.4%	George Bush (R)	40,636	42.8%	737 [+]	0.8%	94,880	-11	0.10%
[-] Other candidates in 1988: Ron Paul (Lbt) 201 (0.2%);
1984	65%	Ronald Reagan* (R)	51,534	51.6%	Walter Mondale (D)	47,346	47.4%	904	0.9%	99,784	-7	0.11%
[-] Other candidates in 1984:
1980	65%	Ronald Reagan (R)	46,089	47.1%	Jimmy Carter* (D)	39,694	40.6%	11,989 [+]	12.3%	97,772	-4	0.11%
[-] Other candidates in 1980: John Anderson (I) 10,480 (10.7%); Edward Clark (Lbt) 1,224 (1.3%);
1976	68%	Jimmy Carter (D)	48,011	50.0%	Gerald Ford* (R)	45,990	47.9%	1,930 [+]	2.0%	95,931	0	0.12%
[-] Other candidates in 1976: Eugene McCarthy (I) 1,484 (1.5%);
1972	64%	Richard Nixon* (R)	46,738	53.5%	George McGovern (D)	39,120	44.7%	1,572 [+]	1.8%	87,430	-7	0.11%
[-] Other candidates in 1972: John Schmitz (Amer) 1,458 (1.7%);
1968	69%	Richard Nixon (R)	40,447	49.0%	Hubert Humphrey (D)	37,257	45.2%	4,773 [+]	5.8%	82,477	6	0.11%
[-] Other candidates in 1968: George Wallace (AIP) 4,259 (5.2%);
1964	71%	Lyndon Johnson* (D)	52,231	64.7%	Barry Goldwater (R)	28,452	35.2%	102	0.1%	80,785	-3	0.11%
[-] Other candidates in 1964:
1960	76%	Richard Nixon (R)	45,713	55.8%	John Kennedy (D)	36,158	44.1%	38	0.0%	81,909	6	0.12%
[-] Other candidates in 1960:
1956	70%	Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	44,641	60.3%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	28,965	39.1%	483	0.7%	74,089	3	0.12%
[-] Other candidates in 1956:
1952	75%	Dwight Eisenhower (R)	43,769	59.8%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	28,640	39.1%	794	1.1%	73,203	5	0.12%
[-] Other candidates in 1952:
1948	66%	Harry Truman* (D)	29,119	48.7%	Thomas Dewey (R)	28,941	48.4%	1,727 [+]	2.9%	59,787	3	0.12%
[-] Other candidates in 1948: Henry Wallace (Prog) 883 (1.5%); Strom Thurmond (StsRts) 0 (0.0%);
1944	68%	Thomas Dewey (R)	30,124	50.5%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	29,305	49.1%	204	0.3%	59,633	5	0.12%
[-] Other candidates in 1944:
1940	76%	Wendell Willkie (R)	34,509	54.0%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	29,167	45.7%	181	0.3%	63,857	9	0.13%
[-] Other candidates in 1940:
1936	76%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	30,382	51.4%	Alf Landon (R)	27,414	46.4%	1,300 [+]	2.2%	59,096	10	0.13%
[-] Other candidates in 1936: William Lemke (Union) 1,168 (2.0%); Norman Thomas (Soc) 76 (0.1%);
1932	73%	Franklin Roosevelt (D)	28,715	52.0%	Herbert Hoover* (R)	25,657	46.5%	863 [+]	1.6%	55,235	7	0.14%
[-] Other candidates in 1932: Norman Thomas (Soc) 736 (1.3%);
1928	75%	Herbert Hoover (R)	36,211	66.8%	Al Smith (D)	17,998	33.2%	0	0.0%	54,209	9	0.15%
[-] Other candidates in 1928: Norman Thomas (Soc) 0 (0.0%);
1924	74%	Calvin Coolidge (R)	32,209	62.3%	Robert LaFollette (Prog)	9,846	19.1%	9,612 [+]	18.6%	51,667	8	0.18%
[-] Other candidates in 1924: John Davis (D) 9,612 (18.6%);
1920	67%	Warren Harding (R)	32,537	71.5%	James Cox (D)	11,711	25.7%	1,241 [+]	2.7%	45,489	11	0.17%
[-] Other candidates in 1920: Eugene Debs (Soc) 702 (1.5%); Parley Christiansen (FL) 296 (0.7%); Aaron Watkins (Proh) 204 (0.4%);
1916	40%	Charles Evans Hughes (R)	14,249	55.9%	Woodrow Wilson* (D)	10,653	41.8%	595 [+]	2.3%	25,497	10	0.14%
[-] Other candidates in 1916: Allan Benson (Soc) 410 (1.6%); James Hanly (Proh) 166 (0.7%);
1912	40%	Woodrow Wilson (D)	10,083	42.2%	William Taft* (R)	7,779	32.6%	6,028 [+]	25.2%	23,890	9	0.16%
[-] Other candidates in 1912: Theodore Roosevelt (Prog) 4,961 (20.8%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 720 (3.0%); Eugene Chafin (Proh) 347 (1.5%);
1908	42%	William Taft (R)	12,571	54.0%	William J. Bryan (D)	10,087	43.3%	617 [+]	2.7%	23,275	2	0.16%
[-] Other candidates in 1908: Eugene Chafin (Proh) 341 (1.5%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 238 (1.0%); Thomas Hisgen (I) 32 (0.1%);
1904	42%	Theodore Roosevelt (R)	14,573	63.0%	Alton Parker (D)	7,491	32.4%	1,071 [+]	4.6%	23,135	7	0.17%
[-] Other candidates in 1904: Silas Swallow (Proh) 508 (2.2%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 452 (2.0%); Thomas Watson (Pop) 111 (0.5%);
1900	44%	William McKinley* (R)	14,375	58.4%	William J. Bryan (D)	9,646	39.2%	574 [+]	2.3%	24,595	7	0.18%
[-] Other candidates in 1900: John Woolley (Proh) 409 (1.7%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 144 (0.6%);

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Cedar Rapids, IA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

80,247

52.4%

Donald Trump* (R)

69,124

45.2%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

2,319

1.5%

Other

1,399

0.9%

TOTAL

153,089

Turnout: 72%	Diff (US): -2

2016 President, Cedar Rapids, IA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

67,400

47.8%

Donald Trump (R)

62,342

44.2%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

6,404

4.5%

Jill Stein (Grn)

1,153

0.8%

Evan McMullin (I)

1,053

0.7%

Other

2,723

1.9%

TOTAL

141,075

Turnout: 69%	Diff (US): -2

2012 President, Cedar Rapids, IA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

80,977

56.7%

Mitt Romney (R)

59,283

41.5%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

1,413

1.0%

Other

1,252

0.9%

TOTAL

142,925

Turnout: 72%	Diff (US): -6

2008 President, Cedar Rapids, IA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

80,541

58.7%

John McCain (R)

54,478

39.7%

Ralph Nader (I)

619

0.5%

Bob Barr (Lbt)

435

0.3%

Other

1,021

0.7%

TOTAL

137,094

Turnout: 72%	Diff (US): -6

2004 President, Cedar Rapids, IA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

60,934

45.4%

John Kerry (D)

72,243

53.8%

Ralph Nader (I)

524

0.4%

Other

518

0.4%

TOTAL

134,219

Turnout: 73%	Diff (US): -5

2000 President, Cedar Rapids, IA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

50,086

44.3%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

59,502

52.7%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

2,532

2.2%

Pat Buchanan (Ref)

377

0.3%

Other

476

0.4%

TOTAL

112,973

Turnout: 64%	Diff (US): -4

1996 President, Cedar Rapids, IA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Bill Clinton* (D)

55,711

54.7%

Robert Dole (R)

37,876

37.2%

Ross Perot (Ref)

7,218

7.1%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

493

0.5%

Harry Browne (Lbt)

199

0.2%

Other

398

0.4%

TOTAL

101,895

Turnout: 60%	Diff (US): -4

1992 President, Cedar Rapids, IA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Bill Clinton (D)

46,542

43.0%

George Bush* (R)

36,755

34.0%

Ross Perot (I)

24,403

22.5%

Other

524

0.5%

TOTAL

108,224

Turnout: 67%	Diff (US): -3

1988 President, Cedar Rapids, IA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George Bush (R)

40,636

42.8%

Michael Dukakis (D)

53,507

56.4%

Ron Paul (Lbt)

201

0.2%

Other

536

0.6%

TOTAL

94,880

Turnout: 61%	Diff (US): -11

1984 President, Cedar Rapids, IA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Ronald Reagan* (R)

51,534

51.6%

Walter Mondale (D)

47,346

47.4%

Other

904

0.9%

TOTAL

99,784

Turnout: 65%	Diff (US): -7

1980 President, Cedar Rapids, IA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Ronald Reagan (R)

46,089

47.1%

Jimmy Carter* (D)

39,694

40.6%

John Anderson (I)

10,480

10.7%

Edward Clark (Lbt)

1,224

1.3%

Other

285

0.3%

TOTAL

97,772

Turnout: 65%	Diff (US): -4

1976 President, Cedar Rapids, IA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Jimmy Carter (D)

48,011

50.0%

Gerald Ford* (R)

45,990

47.9%

Eugene McCarthy (I)

1,484

1.5%

Other

446

0.5%

TOTAL

95,931

Turnout: 68%	Diff (US): 0

1972 President, Cedar Rapids, IA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Richard Nixon* (R)

46,738

53.5%

George McGovern (D)

39,120

44.7%

John Schmitz (Amer)

1,458

1.7%

Other

114

0.1%

TOTAL

87,430

Turnout: 64%	Diff (US): -7

1968 President, Cedar Rapids, IA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Richard Nixon (R)

40,447

49.0%

Hubert Humphrey (D)

37,257

45.2%

George Wallace (AIP)

4,259

5.2%

Other

514

0.6%

TOTAL

82,477

Turnout: 69%	Diff (US): 6

1964 President, Cedar Rapids, IA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Lyndon Johnson* (D)

52,231

64.7%

Barry Goldwater (R)

28,452

35.2%

Other

102

0.1%

TOTAL

80,785

Turnout: 71%	Diff (US): -3

1960 President, Cedar Rapids, IA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

John Kennedy (D)

36,158

44.1%

Richard Nixon (R)

45,713

55.8%

Other

0.0%

TOTAL

81,909

Turnout: 76%	Diff (US): 6

1956 President, Cedar Rapids, IA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Dwight Eisenhower* (R)

44,641

60.3%

Adlai Stevenson (D)

28,965

39.1%

Other

483

0.7%

TOTAL

74,089

Turnout: 70%	Diff (US): 3

1952 President, Cedar Rapids, IA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Dwight Eisenhower (R)

43,769

59.8%

Adlai Stevenson (D)

28,640

39.1%

Other

794

1.1%

TOTAL

73,203

Turnout: 75%	Diff (US): 5

1948 President, Cedar Rapids, IA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Harry Truman* (D)

29,119

48.7%

Thomas Dewey (R)

28,941

48.4%

Henry Wallace (Prog)

883

1.5%

Other

844

1.4%

TOTAL

59,787

Turnout: 66%	Diff (US): 3

1944 President, Cedar Rapids, IA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt* (D)

29,305

49.1%

Thomas Dewey (R)

30,124

50.5%

Other

204

0.3%

TOTAL

59,633

Turnout: 68%	Diff (US): 5

1940 President, Cedar Rapids, IA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt* (D)

29,167

45.7%

Wendell Willkie (R)

34,509

54.0%

Other

181

0.3%

TOTAL

63,857

Turnout: 76%	Diff (US): 9

1936 President, Cedar Rapids, IA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt* (D)

30,382

51.4%

Alf Landon (R)

27,414

46.4%

William Lemke (Union)

1,168

2.0%

Norman Thomas (Soc)

0.1%

Other

0.1%

TOTAL

59,096

Turnout: 76%	Diff (US): 10

1932 President, Cedar Rapids, IA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt (D)

28,715

52.0%

Herbert Hoover* (R)

25,657

46.5%

Norman Thomas (Soc)

736

1.3%

Other

127

0.2%

TOTAL

55,235

Turnout: 73%	Diff (US): 7

1928 President, Cedar Rapids, IA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Herbert Hoover (R)

36,211

66.8%

Al Smith (D)

17,998

33.2%

TOTAL

54,209

Turnout: 75%	Diff (US): 9

1924 President, Cedar Rapids, IA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Calvin Coolidge (R)

32,209

62.3%

John Davis (D)

9,612

18.6%

Robert LaFollette (Prog)

9,846

19.1%

TOTAL

51,667

Turnout: 74%	Diff (US): 8

1920 President, Cedar Rapids, IA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Warren Harding (R)

32,537

71.5%

James Cox (D)

11,711

25.7%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

702

1.5%

Parley Christiansen (FL)

296

0.7%

Aaron Watkins (Proh)

204

0.4%

Other

0.1%

TOTAL

45,489

Turnout: 67%	Diff (US): 11

1916 President, Cedar Rapids, IA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Woodrow Wilson* (D)

10,653

41.8%

Charles Evans Hughes (R)

14,249

55.9%

Allan Benson (Soc)

410

1.6%

James Hanly (Proh)

166

0.7%

Other

0.1%

TOTAL

25,497

Turnout: 40%	Diff (US): 10

1912 President, Cedar Rapids, IA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Woodrow Wilson (D)

10,083

42.2%

Theodore Roosevelt (Prog)

4,961

20.8%

William Taft* (R)

7,779

32.6%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

720

3.0%

Eugene Chafin (Proh)

347

1.5%

TOTAL

23,890

Turnout: 40%	Diff (US): 9

1908 President, Cedar Rapids, IA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

William Taft (R)

12,571

54.0%

William J. Bryan (D)

10,087

43.3%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

238

1.0%

Eugene Chafin (Proh)

341

1.5%

Thomas Hisgen (I)

0.1%

Other

0.0%

TOTAL

23,275

Turnout: 42%	Diff (US): 2

1904 President, Cedar Rapids, IA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Theodore Roosevelt (R)

14,573

63.0%

Alton Parker (D)

7,491

32.4%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

452

2.0%

Silas Swallow (Proh)

508

2.2%

Thomas Watson (Pop)

111

0.5%

TOTAL

23,135

Turnout: 42%	Diff (US): 7

1900 President, Cedar Rapids, IA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

William McKinley* (R)

14,375

58.4%

William J. Bryan (D)

9,646

39.2%

John Woolley (Proh)

409

1.7%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

144

0.6%

Other

0.1%

TOTAL

24,595

Turnout: 44%	Diff (US): 7

* incumbent

2022 Census data
White:	235,842	85.58%	0.9%
Black:	15,846	5.75%	83.0%
Indian:	565	0.21%	0.5%
Asian:	6,652	2.41%	62.0%
2+ races:	6,952	2.52%	48.8%
Hispanic:	9,735	3.53%	60.1%

Total non-White:	39,750	14.42%	64.0%

Change in White population:	2,147	0.8
Change in Non-White pop.:	15,505	6.0

Cedar Rapids, IA Metro Area

Historical Presidential Election Results for Cedar Rapids, IA Metro Area