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Adair County, IA


Designated Market Area: Des Moines-Ames, IA-MO
American Communities Project County Type (2023): Rural Middle America

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2024 population: 7,431   ( 62 from 2020)
Land area: 569.3 square miles
Population density: 13.1 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:6,908 92.96% 3.0%
Black:720.97% 35.8%
Indian:260.35% 30.0%
Asian:430.58% 13.2%
2+ races:971.31% 29.3%
Hispanic:2853.84% 54.9%
Total non-White:5237.04% 41.4%

2020-2024 ComponentsNumberRate
Births:364 12.1
Deaths:49816.6
Net Migration: 551.8
Net Immigration: 240.8
Change in White population:-215 -2.9
Change in Non-White pop.:153 2.0



Historical Presidential Election Results for Adair County, IA

Recent Trends
VotesΔ MarginSwing %
2024 vs. 2020 R -1 R +111 R + 4.0%
D -112
2024 vs. 2016 R +455 R +502 R + 8.8%
D -47
2020 vs. 2016 R +456 R +391 R + 4.8%
D +65
2024 vs. 2012 R +802 R +1,506 R + 37.4%
D -704
2016 vs. 2008 R +401 R +1,192 R + 33.5%
D -791
How to interpret this table


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YearTurnout WinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal Votes Diff
(St) 		Diff
(US) 		PSV
2024 70% Donald Trump (R) 2,916 71.5% Kamala Harris (D) 1,086 26.6% 78 [+] 1.9% 4,080 16 22 0.25%
2020 71% Donald Trump* (R) 2,917 69.8% Joe Biden (D) 1,198 28.7% 62 [+] 1.5% 4,177 17 23 0.25%
2016 65% Donald Trump (R) 2,461 64.6% Hillary Clinton (D) 1,133 29.7% 217 [+] 5.7% 3,811 13 19 0.24%
2012 67% Mitt Romney (R) 2,114 52.9% Barack Obama* (D) 1,790 44.8% 92 [+] 2.3% 3,996 7 6 0.25%
2008 67% John McCain (R) 2,060 50.8% Barack Obama (D) 1,924 47.5% 69 [+] 1.7% 4,053 6 5 0.26%
2004 70% George W. Bush* (R) 2,402 56.1% John Kerry (D) 1,844 43.1% 32 [+] 0.7% 4,278 6 5 0.28%
2000 66% George W. Bush (R) 2,275 55.2% Albert Gore, Jr. (D) 1,753 42.5% 95 [+] 2.3% 4,123 7 7 0.31%
1996 63% Bill Clinton* (D) 1,802 45.8% Robert Dole (R) 1,655 42.1% 478 [+] 12.1% 3,935 2 1 0.32%
1992 67% George Bush* (R) 1,713 40.8% Bill Clinton (D) 1,655 39.5% 826 [+] 19.7% 4,194 4 3 0.31%
1988 64% Michael Dukakis (D) 2,261 54.8% George Bush (R) 1,833 44.5% 29 [+] 0.7% 4,123 0 -9 0.34%
1984 69% Ronald Reagan* (R) 2,615 56.6% Walter Mondale (D) 1,979 42.8% 25 0.5% 4,619 3 -2 0.35%
1980 68% Ronald Reagan (R) 2,821 60.2% Jimmy Carter* (D) 1,454 31.0% 414 [+] 8.8% 4,689 9 9 0.36%
1976 72% Gerald Ford* (R) 2,326 49.3% Jimmy Carter (D) 2,294 48.6% 102 [+] 2.2% 4,722 0 1 0.37%
1972 74% Richard Nixon* (R) 3,041 63.6% George McGovern (D) 1,642 34.3% 99 [+] 2.1% 4,782 6 3 0.39%
1968 77% Richard Nixon (R) 2,789 60.8% Hubert Humphrey (D) 1,559 34.0% 238 [+] 5.2% 4,586 8 17 0.39%
1964 76% Lyndon Johnson* (D) 2,851 59.2% Barry Goldwater (R) 1,953 40.6% 8 0.2% 4,812 3 2 0.41%
1960 84% Richard Nixon (R) 3,383 60.1% John Kennedy (D) 2,245 39.9% 2 0.0% 5,630 3 10 0.44%
1956 78% Dwight Eisenhower* (R) 3,426 59.2% Adlai Stevenson (D) 2,362 40.8% 3 0.1% 5,791 0 2 0.47%
1952 81% Dwight Eisenhower (R) 4,497 71.1% Adlai Stevenson (D) 1,817 28.7% 12 0.2% 6,326 7 16 0.50%
1948 68% Thomas Dewey (R) 2,879 52.1% Harry Truman* (D) 2,567 46.5% 77 [+] 1.4% 5,523 5 7 0.53%
1944 68% Thomas Dewey (R) 3,428 59.7% Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 2,297 40.0% 18 0.3% 5,743 8 14 0.55%
1940 77% Wendell Willkie (R) 3,907 58.8% Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 2,734 41.1% 7 0.1% 6,648 7 14 0.55%
1936 81% Alf Landon (R) 3,436 50.8% Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 3,243 48.0% 84 [+] 1.2% 6,763 8 14 0.59%
1932 58% Franklin Roosevelt (D) 2,607 52.7% Herbert Hoover* (R) 2,305 46.6% 37 [+] 0.7% 4,949 7 7 0.48%
1928 72% Herbert Hoover (R) 4,176 69.3% Al Smith (D) 1,854 30.7% 0 0.0% 6,030 7 11 0.60%
1924 71% Calvin Coolidge (R) 4,043 67.3% Robert LaFollette (Prog) 1,275 21.2% 688 [+] 11.5% 6,006 12 13 0.61%
1920 65% Warren Harding (R) 4,133 74.3% James Cox (D) 1,358 24.4% 72 [+] 1.3% 5,563 3 14 0.62%
1916 42% Charles Evans Hughes (R) 1,922 53.9% Woodrow Wilson* (D) 1,619 45.4% 27 [+] 0.8% 3,568 0 8 0.69%
1912 40% William Taft* (R) 1,248 36.7% Woodrow Wilson (D) 1,195 35.1% 959 [+] 28.2% 3,402 12 13 0.69%
1908 43% William Taft (R) 2,185 61.1% William J. Bryan (D) 1,322 36.9% 72 [+] 2.0% 3,579 5 9 0.72%
1904 39% Theodore Roosevelt (R) 2,303 68.2% Alton Parker (D) 895 26.5% 178 [+] 5.3% 3,376 5 12 0.69%
1900 45% William McKinley* (R) 2,327 57.9% William J. Bryan (D) 1,618 40.2% 77 [+] 1.9% 4,022 0 6 0.76%
* incumbent         PSV: percent of state vote

Historical Statewide Election Results for Adair County, IA

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YearTypeTurnout WinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal VotesDiff PSV
2022 S3 54% Charles Grassley* (R) 2,279 71.9% Michael Franken (D) 887 28.0% 3 [+] 0.1% 3,169 16 0.26%
2022 G 55% Kim Reynolds* (R) 2,333 73.5% Deidre DeJear (D) 761 24.0% 80 [+] 2.5% 3,174 15 0.26%
2020 S2 71% Joni Ernst* (R) 2,809 67.8% Theresa Greenfield (D) 1,207 29.1% 128 [+] 3.1% 4,144 16 0.25%
2018 G 59% Kim Reynolds* (R) 2,213 64.3% Fred Hubbell (D) 1,167 33.9% 64 [+] 1.9% 3,444 14 0.26%
2016 S3 64% Charles Grassley* (R) 2,708 71.8% Patty Judge (D) 894 23.7% 170 [+] 4.5% 3,772 12 0.24%
2014 S2 53% Joni Ernst (R) 1,967 62.6% Bruce Braley (D) 989 31.5% 186 [+] 5.9% 3,142 11 0.28%
2014 G 53% Terry Branstad* (R) 2,153 68.1% Jack Hatch (D) 872 27.6% 137 [+] 4.3% 3,162 9 0.28%
2010 S3 51% Charles Grassley* (R) 2,220 72.5% Roxanne Conlin (D) 778 25.4% 63 [+] 2.1% 3,061 8 0.27%
2010 G 52% Terry Branstad (R) 1,799 58.2% Chet Culver* (D) 1,147 37.1% 144 [+] 4.7% 3,090 5 0.28%
2008 S2 67% Tom Harkin* (D) 2,367 58.9% Christopher Reed (R) 1,648 41.0% 4 [+] 0.1% 4,019 4 0.27%
2006 G 50% Chet Culver (D) 1,557 51.3% Jim Nussle (R) 1,430 47.1% 50 [+] 1.6% 3,037 3 0.29%
2004 S3 69% Charles Grassley* (R) 3,359 79.2% Art Small (D) 816 19.2% 64 [+] 1.5% 4,239 9 0.29%
2002 S2 53% Tom Harkin* (D) 1,753 53.5% Greg Ganske (R) 1,450 44.2% 76 [+] 2.3% 3,279 0 0.32%
2002 G 53% Tom Vilsack* (D) 1,728 52.7% Doug Gross (R) 1,440 43.9% 110 [+] 3.4% 3,278 -1 0.32%
1998 S3 54% Charles Grassley* (R) 2,665 78.1% David Osterberg (D) 715 21.0% 32 [+] 0.9% 3,412 10 0.36%
1998 G 55% Jim Ross Lightfoot (R) 1,966 56.7% Tom Vilsack (D) 1,473 42.5% 30 [+] 0.9% 3,469 10 0.36%
1996 S2 63% Jim Ross Lightfoot (R) 2,165 54.8% Tom Harkin* (D) 1,749 44.3% 34 [+] 0.9% 3,948 8 0.32%
1994 G 60% Terry Branstad* (R) 2,378 63.2% Bonnie Campbell (D) 1,339 35.6% 45 [+] 1.2% 3,762 6 0.38%
1992 S3 59% Charles Grassley* (R) 2,741 74.0% Jean Lloyd-Jones (D) 875 23.6% 90 [+] 2.4% 3,706 4 0.29%
1990 S2 59% Tom Harkin* (D) 2,139 57.7% Tom Tauke (R) 1,562 42.2% 3 [+] 0.1% 3,704 -4 0.38%
1990 G 59% Terry Branstad* (R) 2,463 66.1% Donald Avenson (D) 1,256 33.7% 8 [+] 0.2% 3,727 5 0.38%
1986 S3 54% Charles Grassley* (R) 2,484 69.9% John Roehrick (D) 1,064 30.0% 4 [+] 0.1% 3,552 4 0.40%
1986 G 55% Terry Branstad* (R) 2,106 58.7% Lowell Junkins (D) 1,476 41.2% 4 [+] 0.1% 3,586 7 0.39%
1984 S2 68% Tom Harkin (D) 2,745 60.4% Roger Jepsen* (R) 1,777 39.1% 23 [+] 0.5% 4,545 -5 0.35%
1982 G 60% Terry Branstad (R) 2,351 57.7% Roxanne Conlin (D) 1,706 41.9% 17 [+] 0.4% 4,074 5 0.39%
1980 S3 66% Charles Grassley (R) 2,786 61.1% John Culver* (D) 1,742 38.2% 31 [+] 0.7% 4,559 8 0.36%
1978 S2 53% Roger Jepsen (R) 1,863 53.8% Dick Clark* (D) 1,595 46.0% 6 [+] 0.2% 3,464 3 0.42%
1978 G 53% Robert Ray* (R) 1,998 57.4% Jerry Fitzgerald (D) 1,479 42.5% 6 [+] 0.2% 3,483 -1 0.41%
1974 S3 58% David Stanley (R) 1,963 52.4% John Culver (D) 1,749 46.7% 31 [+] 0.8% 3,743 5 0.42%
1974 G 59% Robert Ray* (R) 2,185 56.8% James Schaben (D) 1,614 42.0% 47 [+] 1.2% 3,846 -1 0.42%
1972 S2 72% Jack Miller* (R) 2,375 50.6% Dick Clark (D) 2,287 48.7% 31 [+] 0.7% 4,693 7 0.39%
1972 G 73% Robert Ray* (R) 2,850 60.5% Paul Franzenburg (D) 1,820 38.6% 44 [+] 0.9% 4,714 2 0.39%
1970 G 45% Robert Ray* (R) 1,538 56.1% Robert Fulton (D) 1,097 40.0% 107 [+] 3.9% 2,742 5 0.35%
1968 S3 75% David Stanley (R) 2,582 57.4% Harold Hughes (D) 1,917 42.6% 1 [+] 0.0% 4,500 8 0.39%
1968 G 75% Robert Ray (R) 2,713 60.2% Paul Franzenburg (D) 1,792 39.8% 0 0.0% 4,505 6 0.40%
1966 S2 56% Jack Miller* (R) 2,378 68.4% E.B. Smith (D) 1,068 30.7% 29 [+] 0.8% 3,475 8 0.41%
1966 G 58% William Murray (R) 1,931 53.9% Harold Hughes* (D) 1,639 45.8% 10 [+] 0.3% 3,580 10 0.40%
1964 G 74% Harold Hughes* (D) 2,778 59.0% Evan Hultman (R) 1,908 40.5% 20 [+] 0.4% 4,706 9 0.40%
1962 S3 55% Bourke Hickenlooper* (R) 2,050 57.3% E.B. Smith (D) 1,530 42.7% 0 0.0% 3,580 4 0.44%
1962 G 56% Norman Erbe* (R) 1,884 51.9% Harold Hughes (D) 1,747 48.1% 0 0.0% 3,631 4 0.44%
1960 S2 83% Jack Miller (R) 3,001 54.6% Herschel Loveless (D) 2,500 45.4% 0 0.0% 5,501 3 0.44%
1960 G 82% Norman Erbe (R) 3,189 58.0% Edward McManus (D) 2,308 42.0% 0 0.0% 5,497 6 0.44%
*: incumbent               +: ran on additional party lines               Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election           RO: runoff election           PSV: percent of state vote


Historical U.S. House Election Results for Adair County, IA

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DateDistrictWinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal Votes
2024-11-05 IA03Zach Nunn* (R) 2,771 70.1% Lanon Baccam (D) 1,174 29.7% 10 0.3% 3,955
County Total for 2024-11-05:   3,955
2022-11-08 IA03Zach Nunn (R) 2,166 69.0% Cindy Axne* (D) 973 31.0% 2 0.1% 3,141
County Total for 2022-11-08:   3,141
2020-11-03 IA03David Young (R) 2,655 65.4% Cindy Axne* (D) 1,263 31.1% 142 3.5% 4,060
County Total for 2020-11-03:   4,060
2018-11-06 IA03David Young* (R) 2,205 64.9% Cindy Axne (D) 1,067 31.4% 125 3.7% 3,397
County Total for 2018-11-06:   3,397
2016-11-08 IA03David Young* (R) 2,563 68.6% Jim Mowrer (D) 951 25.5% 221 5.9% 3,735
County Total for 2016-11-08:   3,735
2014-11-04 IA03David Young (R) 1,860 60.0% Staci Appel (D) 1,050 33.9% 190 6.1% 3,100
County Total for 2014-11-04:   3,100
2012-11-06 IA03Tom Latham* (R) 2,412 62.1% Leonard Boswell* (D) 1,270 32.7% 203 5.2% 3,885
County Total for 2012-11-06:   3,885
2010-11-02 IA05Steve King* (R) 1,938 64.9% Matthew Campbell (D) 984 33.0% 64 2.1% 2,986
County Total for 2010-11-02:   2,986
2008-11-04 IA05Steve King* (R) 2,329 60.3% Rob Hubler (D) 1,426 36.9% 107 2.8% 3,862
County Total for 2008-11-04:   3,862
2006-11-07 IA05Steve King* (R) 1,475 50.7% Joyce Schulte (D) 1,326 45.5% 111 3.8% 2,912
County Total for 2006-11-07:   2,912
2004-11-02 IA05Steve King* (R) 2,310 57.7% Joyce Schulte (D) 1,687 42.2% 5 0.1% 4,002
County Total for 2004-11-02:   4,002
2002-11-05 IA05Steve King (R) 1,965 64.0% Paul Shomshor (D) 1,101 35.9% 4 0.1% 3,070
County Total for 2002-11-05:   3,070
2000-11-07 IA04Greg Ganske* (R) 2,837 71.6% Michael Huston (D) 1,052 26.6% 72 1.8% 3,961
County Total for 2000-11-07:   3,961
1998-11-03 IA04Greg Ganske* (R) 2,533 75.0% Jon Dvorak (D) 810 24.0% 33 1.0% 3,376
County Total for 1998-11-03:   3,376
1996-11-05 IA04Greg Ganske* (R) 1,995 50.5% Connie McBurney (D) 1,922 48.7% 31 0.8% 3,948
County Total for 1996-11-05:   3,948
1994-11-08 IA04Greg Ganske (R) 2,319 62.9% Neal Smith* (D) 1,332 36.2% 33 0.9% 3,684
County Total for 1994-11-08:   3,684
1992-11-03 IA04Neal Smith* (D) 2,026 59.3% Paul Lunde (R) 1,366 40.0% 23 0.7% 3,415
County Total for 1992-11-03:   3,415
*: incumbent           sp: special election           RO: runoff election

Voter Registration Data for Adair County, IA

YearTotalRepublicanDemocratOtherR/D EdgeR/D Edge %VAPOP %
2024 4,205 2,151 51.2% 738 17.6% 1,316 31.3% Rep +1,413 Rep +33.6% 72%
2022 4,717 2,262 48.0% 874 18.5% 1,581 33.5% Rep +1,388 Rep +29.4% 81%
2020 5,202 2,254 43.3% 1,052 20.2% 1,896 36.4% Rep +1,202 Rep +23.1% 89%
2018 5,038 2,010 39.9% 999 19.8% 2,029 40.3% Rep +1,011 Rep +20.1% 86%
2016 5,017 1,934 38.5% 1,028 20.5% 2,055 41.0% Rep +906 Rep +18.1% 85%
2014 5,030 1,933 38.4% 1,055 21.0% 2,042 40.6% Rep +878 Rep +17.5% 85%
2012 5,118 2,011 39.3% 1,137 22.2% 1,970 38.5% Rep +874 Rep +17.1% 86%
2010 5,452 2,140 39.3% 1,268 23.3% 2,044 37.5% Rep +872 Rep +16.0% 92%
2008 5,410 2,094 38.7% 1,350 25.0% 1,966 36.3% Rep +744 Rep +13.8% 90%
2006 5,554 2,203 39.7% 1,341 24.1% 2,010 36.2% Rep +862 Rep +15.5% 91%
2004 5,694 2,393 42.0% 1,290 22.7% 2,011 35.3% Rep +1,103 Rep +19.4% 93%
2002 5,451 2,450 44.9% 1,197 22.0% 1,804 33.1% Rep +1,253 Rep +23.0% 88%
2000 5,428 2,472 45.5% 1,225 22.6% 1,731 31.9% Rep +1,247 Rep +23.0% 87%
1994 5,125 2,369 46.2% 1,448 28.3% 1,308 25.5% Rep +921 Rep +18.0% 81%
1986 5,384 2,363 43.9% 1,484 27.6% 1,537 28.5% Rep +879 Rep +16.3% 82%
VAPOP% is the estimated percentage of voting age population that is registered.
Registration data may include "inactive" voters.   Data for each year pertains to the November elections.