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Cherokee County, IA


Designated Market Area: Sioux City, IA-NE-SD
USDA County Type (2025): Manufacturing
American Communities Project County Type (2023): Rural Middle America

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2024 population: 11,658   ( 0 from 2020)
Land area: 576.9 square miles
Population density: 20.2 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:10,433 89.49% 3.3%
Black:1711.47% 43.7%
Indian:420.36% 20.0%
Asian:1401.20% 72.8%
2+ races:1140.98% 7.5%
Hispanic:7586.50% 44.1%
Total non-White:1,22510.51% 41.3%

2020-2024 ComponentsNumberRate
Births:523 11.2
Deaths:73715.8
Net Migration: 1072.3
Net Immigration: 1152.5
Change in White population:-358 -3.1
Change in Non-White pop.:358 3.1



Historical Presidential Election Results for Cherokee County, IA

Recent Trends
VotesΔ MarginSwing %
2024 vs. 2020 R -97 R +228 R + 6.6%
D -325
2024 vs. 2016 R +206 R +274 R + 3.6%
D -68
2020 vs. 2016 R +303 R +46 D + 3.0%
D +257
2024 vs. 2012 R +736 R +1,759 R + 30.1%
D -1,023
2016 vs. 2008 R +820 R +2,031 R + 35.1%
D -1,211
How to interpret this table


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YearTurnout WinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal Votes Diff
(St) 		Diff
(US) 		PSV
2024 68% Donald Trump (R) 4,398 72.0% Kamala Harris (D) 1,611 26.4% 96 [+] 1.6% 6,105 16 22 0.37%
2020 71% Donald Trump* (R) 4,495 69.0% Joe Biden (D) 1,936 29.7% 87 [+] 1.3% 6,518 16 22 0.39%
2016 67% Donald Trump (R) 4,192 67.0% Hillary Clinton (D) 1,679 26.8% 387 [+] 6.2% 6,258 16 21 0.40%
2012 68% Mitt Romney (R) 3,662 57.1% Barack Obama* (D) 2,634 41.1% 119 [+] 1.9% 6,415 11 10 0.41%
2008 66% John McCain (R) 3,372 53.0% Barack Obama (D) 2,890 45.4% 106 [+] 1.7% 6,368 9 7 0.41%
2004 70% George W. Bush* (R) 3,758 55.3% John Kerry (D) 2,988 44.0% 50 [+] 0.7% 6,796 5 5 0.45%
2000 67% George W. Bush (R) 3,463 52.5% Albert Gore, Jr. (D) 2,845 43.2% 284 [+] 4.3% 6,592 4 5 0.50%
1996 64% Bill Clinton* (D) 2,853 44.8% Robert Dole (R) 2,629 41.3% 888 [+] 13.9% 6,370 1 1 0.52%
1992 68% George Bush* (R) 2,768 40.2% Bill Clinton (D) 2,590 37.6% 1,535 [+] 22.3% 6,893 3 3 0.51%
1988 65% Michael Dukakis (D) 3,574 52.1% George Bush (R) 3,218 46.9% 63 [+] 0.9% 6,855 2 -6 0.56%
1984 67% Ronald Reagan* (R) 4,046 54.2% Walter Mondale (D) 3,349 44.8% 75 1.0% 7,470 1 -5 0.57%
1980 64% Ronald Reagan (R) 4,087 54.5% Jimmy Carter* (D) 2,719 36.3% 694 [+] 9.3% 7,500 3 4 0.57%
1976 66% Gerald Ford* (R) 3,993 53.4% Jimmy Carter (D) 3,358 44.9% 127 [+] 1.7% 7,478 4 5 0.58%
1972 66% Richard Nixon* (R) 4,726 62.2% George McGovern (D) 2,780 36.6% 88 [+] 1.2% 7,594 5 2 0.62%
1968 71% Richard Nixon (R) 4,436 59.2% Hubert Humphrey (D) 2,705 36.1% 355 [+] 4.7% 7,496 6 16 0.64%
1964 69% Lyndon Johnson* (D) 4,336 57.6% Barry Goldwater (R) 3,180 42.3% 9 0.1% 7,525 4 4 0.64%
1960 72% Richard Nixon (R) 4,791 59.1% John Kennedy (D) 3,309 40.8% 6 0.1% 8,106 2 10 0.64%
1956 67% Dwight Eisenhower* (R) 4,821 59.7% Adlai Stevenson (D) 3,254 40.3% 4 0.0% 8,079 1 2 0.65%
1952 70% Dwight Eisenhower (R) 6,018 70.5% Adlai Stevenson (D) 2,502 29.3% 21 0.2% 8,541 7 15 0.67%
1948 58% Harry Truman* (D) 3,739 52.3% Thomas Dewey (R) 3,318 46.4% 87 [+] 1.2% 7,144 -1 1 0.69%
1944 56% Thomas Dewey (R) 3,723 53.6% Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 3,197 46.0% 29 0.4% 6,949 2 8 0.66%
1940 67% Wendell Willkie (R) 4,458 53.5% Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 3,855 46.3% 19 0.2% 8,332 1 9 0.69%
1936 67% Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 4,716 60.1% Alf Landon (R) 2,902 37.0% 227 [+] 2.9% 7,845 -6 0 0.69%
1932 64% Franklin Roosevelt (D) 4,701 63.7% Herbert Hoover* (R) 2,570 34.8% 111 [+] 1.5% 7,382 -5 -5 0.71%
1928 60% Herbert Hoover (R) 3,909 59.1% Al Smith (D) 2,701 40.9% 0 0.0% 6,610 -3 1 0.65%
1924 57% Calvin Coolidge (R) 3,240 52.5% Robert LaFollette (Prog) 2,028 32.9% 904 [+] 14.6% 6,172 -3 -2 0.63%
1920 55% Warren Harding (R) 4,544 77.7% James Cox (D) 1,211 20.7% 94 [+] 1.6% 5,849 7 17 0.65%
1916 33% Woodrow Wilson* (D) 1,646 50.3% Charles Evans Hughes (R) 1,578 48.3% 46 [+] 1.4% 3,270 -6 2 0.64%
1912 32% Theodore Roosevelt (Prog) 1,680 54.3% Woodrow Wilson (D) 930 30.1% 482 [+] 15.6% 3,092 -12 -11 0.63%
1908 38% William Taft (R) 2,300 66.1% William J. Bryan (D) 1,084 31.1% 97 [+] 2.8% 3,481 10 14 0.70%
1904 36% Theodore Roosevelt (R) 2,446 74.6% Alton Parker (D) 688 21.0% 145 [+] 4.4% 3,279 11 18 0.67%
1900 42% William McKinley* (R) 2,432 63.1% William J. Bryan (D) 1,253 32.5% 169 [+] 4.4% 3,854 5 12 0.73%
* incumbent         PSV: percent of state vote

Historical Statewide Election Results for Cherokee County, IA

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YearTypeTurnout WinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal VotesDiff PSV
2022 S3 50% Charles Grassley* (R) 3,338 74.2% Michael Franken (D) 1,159 25.8% 3 [+] 0.1% 4,500 18 0.37%
2022 G 51% Kim Reynolds* (R) 3,579 78.2% Deidre DeJear (D) 911 19.9% 87 [+] 1.9% 4,577 20 0.37%
2020 S2 70% Joni Ernst* (R) 4,214 65.6% Theresa Greenfield (D) 2,002 31.2% 209 [+] 3.3% 6,425 14 0.38%
2018 G 56% Kim Reynolds* (R) 3,327 64.5% Fred Hubbell (D) 1,715 33.3% 114 [+] 2.2% 5,156 14 0.39%
2016 S3 67% Charles Grassley* (R) 4,670 75.4% Patty Judge (D) 1,331 21.5% 192 [+] 3.1% 6,193 15 0.40%
2014 S2 52% Joni Ernst (R) 3,036 62.9% Bruce Braley (D) 1,512 31.3% 280 [+] 5.8% 4,828 11 0.43%
2014 G 52% Terry Branstad* (R) 3,544 73.0% Jack Hatch (D) 1,199 24.7% 114 [+] 2.3% 4,857 14 0.43%
2010 S3 50% Charles Grassley* (R) 3,632 76.9% Roxanne Conlin (D) 1,001 21.2% 91 [+] 1.9% 4,724 13 0.42%
2010 G 50% Terry Branstad (R) 3,003 63.3% Chet Culver* (D) 1,575 33.2% 168 [+] 3.5% 4,746 10 0.42%
2008 S2 66% Tom Harkin* (D) 3,883 61.8% Christopher Reed (R) 2,398 38.2% 1 [+] 0.0% 6,282 1 0.42%
2006 G 47% Jim Nussle (R) 2,437 53.9% Chet Culver (D) 2,016 44.6% 66 [+] 1.5% 4,519 10 0.43%
2004 S3 69% Charles Grassley* (R) 5,419 80.5% Art Small (D) 1,192 17.7% 122 [+] 1.8% 6,733 10 0.46%
2002 S2 49% Tom Harkin* (D) 2,509 51.9% Greg Ganske (R) 2,199 45.5% 122 [+] 2.5% 4,830 2 0.47%
2002 G 49% Tom Vilsack* (D) 2,433 50.3% Doug Gross (R) 2,253 46.6% 148 [+] 3.1% 4,834 2 0.47%
1998 S3 47% Charles Grassley* (R) 3,542 75.3% David Osterberg (D) 1,113 23.7% 46 [+] 1.0% 4,701 7 0.50%
1998 G 48% Jim Ross Lightfoot (R) 2,466 51.9% Tom Vilsack (D) 2,216 46.7% 67 [+] 1.4% 4,749 5 0.50%
1996 S2 64% Jim Ross Lightfoot (R) 3,427 53.8% Tom Harkin* (D) 2,850 44.7% 93 [+] 1.5% 6,370 7 0.52%
1994 G 51% Terry Branstad* (R) 2,860 55.5% Bonnie Campbell (D) 2,113 41.0% 176 [+] 3.4% 5,149 -1 0.52%
1992 S3 70% Charles Grassley* (R) 5,692 79.4% Jean Lloyd-Jones (D) 1,289 18.0% 191 [+] 2.7% 7,172 10 0.55%
1990 S2 55% Tom Harkin* (D) 2,958 52.3% Tom Tauke (R) 2,697 47.7% 1 [+] 0.0% 5,656 2 0.57%
1990 G 56% Terry Branstad* (R) 3,628 63.3% Donald Avenson (D) 2,076 36.2% 27 [+] 0.5% 5,731 3 0.59%
1986 S3 54% Charles Grassley* (R) 3,888 65.8% John Roehrick (D) 1,992 33.7% 31 [+] 0.5% 5,911 0 0.66%
1986 G 56% Terry Branstad* (R) 3,170 52.1% Lowell Junkins (D) 2,918 47.9% 1 [+] 0.0% 6,089 0 0.67%
1984 S2 65% Tom Harkin (D) 4,137 57.4% Roger Jepsen* (R) 2,984 41.4% 83 [+] 1.2% 7,204 -2 0.56%
1982 G 52% Terry Branstad (R) 3,182 53.7% Roxanne Conlin (D) 2,727 46.0% 22 [+] 0.4% 5,931 1 0.57%
1980 S3 62% Charles Grassley (R) 4,131 57.4% John Culver* (D) 3,003 41.7% 59 [+] 0.8% 7,193 4 0.56%
1978 S2 45% Dick Clark* (D) 2,536 50.9% Roger Jepsen (R) 2,384 47.9% 62 [+] 1.2% 4,982 -3 0.60%
1978 G 46% Robert Ray* (R) 3,199 61.9% Jerry Fitzgerald (D) 1,949 37.7% 16 [+] 0.3% 5,164 4 0.61%
1974 S3 50% John Culver (D) 2,841 50.3% David Stanley (R) 2,782 49.3% 24 [+] 0.4% 5,647 2 0.63%
1974 G 52% Robert Ray* (R) 3,619 60.9% James Schaben (D) 2,292 38.6% 27 [+] 0.5% 5,938 3 0.65%
1972 S2 65% Dick Clark (D) 4,186 55.7% Jack Miller* (R) 3,304 44.0% 22 [+] 0.3% 7,512 0 0.62%
1972 G 65% Robert Ray* (R) 4,579 60.9% Paul Franzenburg (D) 2,889 38.4% 48 [+] 0.6% 7,516 2 0.62%
1970 G 43% Robert Ray* (R) 2,450 52.2% Robert Fulton (D) 2,171 46.2% 76 [+] 1.6% 4,697 1 0.59%
1968 S3 70% David Stanley (R) 3,960 53.5% Harold Hughes (D) 3,447 46.5% 1 [+] 0.0% 7,408 4 0.65%
1968 G 69% Robert Ray (R) 4,306 58.5% Paul Franzenburg (D) 3,049 41.4% 1 [+] 0.0% 7,356 4 0.65%
1966 S2 54% Jack Miller* (R) 4,037 69.4% E.B. Smith (D) 1,716 29.5% 62 [+] 1.1% 5,815 9 0.68%
1966 G 55% William Murray (R) 3,184 53.5% Harold Hughes* (D) 2,738 46.0% 31 [+] 0.5% 5,953 9 0.67%
1964 G 69% Harold Hughes* (D) 4,909 65.5% Evan Hultman (R) 2,567 34.2% 21 [+] 0.3% 7,497 3 0.64%
1962 S3 43% Bourke Hickenlooper* (R) 2,756 57.9% E.B. Smith (D) 2,008 42.1% 0 0.0% 4,764 4 0.59%
1962 G 43% Norman Erbe* (R) 2,539 52.9% Harold Hughes (D) 2,258 47.1% 0 0.0% 4,797 5 0.59%
1960 S2 71% Jack Miller (R) 4,536 56.8% Herschel Loveless (D) 3,454 43.2% 0 0.0% 7,990 5 0.65%
1960 G 71% Norman Erbe (R) 4,587 57.5% Edward McManus (D) 3,397 42.5% 0 0.0% 7,984 5 0.65%
*: 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 Cherokee County, IA

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DateDistrictWinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal Votes
2024-11-05 IA04Randy Feenstra* (R) 4,411 75.1% Ryan Melton (D) 1,436 24.4% 29 0.5% 5,876
County Total for 2024-11-05:   5,876
2022-11-08 IA04Randy Feenstra* (R) 3,402 76.4% Ryan Melton (D) 975 21.9% 75 1.7% 4,452
County Total for 2022-11-08:   4,452
2020-11-03 IA04Randy Feenstra (R) 4,168 66.4% J.D. Scholten (D) 2,090 33.3% 17 0.3% 6,275
County Total for 2020-11-03:   6,275
2018-11-06 IA04Steve King* (R) 2,702 52.5% J.D. Scholten (D) 2,359 45.8% 88 1.7% 5,149
County Total for 2018-11-06:   5,149
2016-11-08 IA04Steve King* (R) 3,888 63.5% Kim Weaver (D) 2,226 36.4% 9 0.1% 6,123
County Total for 2016-11-08:   6,123
2014-11-04 IA04Steve King* (R) 3,090 63.6% Jim Mowrer (D) 1,771 36.4% 0 0.0% 4,861
County Total for 2014-11-04:   4,861
2012-11-06 IA04Steve King* (R) 3,775 59.4% Christie Vilsack (D) 2,415 38.0% 165 2.6% 6,355
County Total for 2012-11-06:   6,355
2010-11-02 IA05Steve King* (R) 3,044 64.7% Matthew Campbell (D) 1,581 33.6% 78 1.7% 4,703
County Total for 2010-11-02:   4,703
2008-11-04 IA05Steve King* (R) 3,750 60.7% Rob Hubler (D) 2,297 37.2% 134 2.2% 6,181
County Total for 2008-11-04:   6,181
2006-11-07 IA05Steve King* (R) 2,617 59.1% Joyce Schulte (D) 1,520 34.3% 289 6.5% 4,426
County Total for 2006-11-07:   4,426
2004-11-02 IA05Steve King* (R) 4,123 63.1% Joyce Schulte (D) 2,414 36.9% 2 0.0% 6,539
County Total for 2004-11-02:   6,539
2002-11-05 IA05Steve King (R) 2,817 59.4% Paul Shomshor (D) 1,922 40.6% 0 0.0% 4,739
County Total for 2002-11-05:   4,739
2000-11-07 IA05Tom Latham* (R) 4,366 68.6% Mike Palecek (D) 1,819 28.6% 175 2.8% 6,360
County Total for 2000-11-07:   6,360
1998-11-03 IA05Tom Latham* (R) 3,621 99.5% 18 0.5% 3,639
County Total for 1998-11-03:   3,639
1996-11-05 IA05Tom Latham* (R) 4,032 65.1% MacDonald Smith (D) 2,114 34.1% 48 0.8% 6,194
County Total for 1996-11-05:   6,194
1994-11-08 IA05Tom Latham (R) 2,830 55.6% Sheila McGuire (D) 2,240 44.0% 18 0.4% 5,088
County Total for 1994-11-08:   5,088
1992-11-03 IA05Fred Grandy* (R) 6,154 99.3% 44 0.7% 6,198
County Total for 1992-11-03:   6,198
*: incumbent           sp: special election           RO: runoff election

Voter Registration Data for Cherokee County, IA

YearTotalRepublicanDemocratOtherR/D EdgeR/D Edge %VAPOP %
2024 6,298 3,991 63.4% 890 14.1% 1,417 22.5% Rep +3,101 Rep +49.2% 70%
2022 7,070 4,092 57.9% 1,178 16.7% 1,800 25.5% Rep +2,914 Rep +41.2% 79%
2020 7,953 4,280 53.8% 1,466 18.4% 2,207 27.8% Rep +2,814 Rep +35.4% 88%
2018 7,958 3,711 46.6% 1,495 18.8% 2,752 34.6% Rep +2,216 Rep +27.8% 87%
2016 8,063 3,768 46.7% 1,596 19.8% 2,699 33.5% Rep +2,172 Rep +26.9% 88%
2014 8,136 3,197 39.3% 1,878 23.1% 3,061 37.6% Rep +1,319 Rep +16.2% 87%
2012 8,521 3,214 37.7% 2,064 24.2% 3,243 38.1% Rep +1,150 Rep +13.5% 91%
2010 8,553 3,226 37.7% 2,200 25.7% 3,127 36.6% Rep +1,026 Rep +12.0% 90%
2008 8,502 3,164 37.2% 2,349 27.6% 2,989 35.2% Rep +815 Rep +9.6% 89%
2006 8,475 3,414 40.3% 2,062 24.3% 2,999 35.4% Rep +1,352 Rep +16.0% 88%
2004 8,780 3,642 41.5% 2,150 24.5% 2,988 34.0% Rep +1,492 Rep +17.0% 90%
2002 8,318 3,421 41.1% 2,180 26.2% 2,717 32.7% Rep +1,241 Rep +14.9% 85%
2000 8,907 3,600 40.4% 2,401 27.0% 2,906 32.6% Rep +1,199 Rep +13.5% 90%
1994 8,222 3,681 44.8% 2,442 29.7% 2,099 25.5% Rep +1,239 Rep +15.1% 81%
1986 9,000 3,145 34.9% 2,869 31.9% 2,986 33.2% Rep +276 Rep +3.1% 83%
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.