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Fayette County, IA


Designated Market Area: Cedar Rapids-Waterloo-Dubuque, IA
American Communities Project County Type (2023): Rural Middle America

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2024 population: 19,152   ( 361 from 2020)
Land area: 730.8 square miles
Population density: 26.2 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:17,659 92.20% 3.0%
Black:2791.46% 0.7%
Indian:470.25% 20.5%
Asian:2451.28% 15.6%
2+ races:2621.37% 9.2%
Hispanic:6603.45% 23.1%
Total non-White:1,4937.80% 14.5%

2020-2024 ComponentsNumberRate
Births:898 11.5
Deaths:1,09714.1
Net Migration: -238-3.0
Net Immigration: 931.2
Change in White population:-550 -2.8
Change in Non-White pop.:189 1.0



Historical Presidential Election Results for Fayette County, IA

Recent Trends
VotesΔ MarginSwing %
2024 vs. 2020 R +180 R +681 R + 7.8%
D -501
2024 vs. 2016 R +705 R +1,060 R + 10.2%
D -355
2020 vs. 2016 R +525 R +379 R + 2.4%
D +146
2024 vs. 2012 R +1,833 R +4,231 R + 43.1%
D -2,398
2016 vs. 2008 R +1,415 R +3,634 R + 37.6%
D -2,219
How to interpret this table


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YearTurnout WinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal Votes Diff
(St) 		Diff
(US) 		PSV
2024 66% Donald Trump (R) 6,325 64.2% Kamala Harris (D) 3,334 33.9% 189 [+] 1.9% 9,848 8 15 0.59%
2020 66% Donald Trump* (R) 6,145 60.3% Joe Biden (D) 3,835 37.6% 206 [+] 2.0% 10,186 7 14 0.60%
2016 64% Donald Trump (R) 5,620 56.3% Hillary Clinton (D) 3,689 37.0% 666 [+] 6.7% 9,975 5 10 0.64%
2012 65% Barack Obama* (D) 5,732 55.3% Mitt Romney (R) 4,492 43.3% 142 [+] 1.4% 10,366 -3 -4 0.66%
2008 63% Barack Obama (D) 5,908 57.6% John McCain (R) 4,205 41.0% 149 [+] 1.5% 10,262 -3 -5 0.67%
2004 63% John Kerry (D) 5,185 49.9% George W. Bush* (R) 5,128 49.3% 79 [+] 0.8% 10,392 -1 -1 0.69%
2000 58% George W. Bush (R) 4,747 49.3% Albert Gore, Jr. (D) 4,640 48.2% 234 [+] 2.4% 9,621 1 1 0.73%
1996 59% Bill Clinton* (D) 4,832 50.2% Robert Dole (R) 3,848 40.0% 944 [+] 9.8% 9,624 0 -1 0.78%
1992 67% Bill Clinton (D) 4,412 40.6% George Bush* (R) 3,879 35.7% 2,570 [+] 23.7% 10,861 -2 -2 0.80%
1988 63% Michael Dukakis (D) 5,304 51.6% George Bush (R) 4,921 47.8% 62 [+] 0.6% 10,287 3 -6 0.84%
1984 65% Ronald Reagan* (R) 6,505 57.6% Walter Mondale (D) 4,677 41.4% 120 1.1% 11,302 4 -1 0.86%
1980 64% Ronald Reagan (R) 6,374 55.3% Jimmy Carter* (D) 4,377 38.0% 772 [+] 6.7% 11,523 4 5 0.87%
1976 70% Gerald Ford* (R) 6,618 54.7% Jimmy Carter (D) 5,220 43.1% 264 [+] 2.2% 12,102 5 7 0.95%
1972 68% Richard Nixon* (R) 7,263 60.8% George McGovern (D) 4,413 37.0% 264 [+] 2.2% 11,940 3 0 0.97%
1968 72% Richard Nixon (R) 6,935 59.3% Hubert Humphrey (D) 4,098 35.1% 654 [+] 5.6% 11,687 6 16 1.00%
1964 75% Lyndon Johnson* (D) 6,900 55.3% Barry Goldwater (R) 5,567 44.6% 15 0.1% 12,482 7 6 1.05%
1960 80% Richard Nixon (R) 8,330 61.2% John Kennedy (D) 5,256 38.6% 25 0.2% 13,611 4 12 1.07%
1956 71% Dwight Eisenhower* (R) 7,914 61.5% Adlai Stevenson (D) 4,935 38.4% 17 0.1% 12,866 2 4 1.04%
1952 75% Dwight Eisenhower (R) 9,152 67.3% Adlai Stevenson (D) 4,403 32.4% 34 0.3% 13,589 4 12 1.07%
1948 65% Thomas Dewey (R) 6,296 53.5% Harry Truman* (D) 5,303 45.1% 161 [+] 1.4% 11,760 6 8 1.13%
1944 65% Thomas Dewey (R) 6,693 56.5% Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 5,105 43.1% 48 0.4% 11,846 5 11 1.13%
1940 77% Wendell Willkie (R) 8,237 57.4% Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 6,066 42.3% 39 0.3% 14,342 5 13 1.18%
1936 76% Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 7,210 53.8% Alf Landon (R) 5,891 44.0% 296 [+] 2.2% 13,397 1 7 1.17%
1932 74% Franklin Roosevelt (D) 7,690 59.1% Herbert Hoover* (R) 5,166 39.7% 166 [+] 1.3% 13,022 0 0 1.26%
1928 72% Herbert Hoover (R) 8,338 67.2% Al Smith (D) 4,061 32.8% 0 0.0% 12,399 5 9 1.23%
1924 69% Calvin Coolidge (R) 5,974 50.3% Robert LaFollette (Prog) 4,634 39.0% 1,272 [+] 10.7% 11,880 -5 -4 1.22%
1920 61% Warren Harding (R) 8,265 79.1% James Cox (D) 1,941 18.6% 238 [+] 2.3% 10,444 8 19 1.17%
1916 39% Charles Evans Hughes (R) 3,872 60.8% Woodrow Wilson* (D) 2,311 36.3% 184 [+] 2.9% 6,367 7 15 1.24%
1912 39% Woodrow Wilson (D) 2,379 38.2% Theodore Roosevelt (Prog) 2,240 36.0% 1,608 [+] 25.8% 6,227 -5 -4 1.26%
1908 39% William Taft (R) 3,369 56.8% William J. Bryan (D) 2,281 38.5% 278 [+] 4.7% 5,928 1 5 1.20%
1904 40% Theodore Roosevelt (R) 3,978 62.4% Alton Parker (D) 2,070 32.5% 328 [+] 5.1% 6,376 -1 6 1.31%
1900 42% William McKinley* (R) 3,984 58.4% William J. Bryan (D) 2,708 39.7% 131 [+] 1.9% 6,823 0 7 1.29%
* incumbent         PSV: percent of state vote

Historical Statewide Election Results for Fayette County, IA

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YearTypeTurnout WinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal VotesDiff PSV
2022 S3 50% Charles Grassley* (R) 4,784 63.5% Michael Franken (D) 2,744 36.4% 8 [+] 0.1% 7,536 7 0.62%
2022 G 50% Kim Reynolds* (R) 5,032 66.8% Deidre DeJear (D) 2,328 30.9% 178 [+] 2.4% 7,538 9 0.62%
2020 S2 66% Joni Ernst* (R) 5,865 58.1% Theresa Greenfield (D) 3,912 38.7% 325 [+] 3.2% 10,102 6 0.60%
2018 G 53% Kim Reynolds* (R) 4,528 55.0% Fred Hubbell (D) 3,446 41.9% 257 [+] 3.1% 8,231 5 0.62%
2016 S3 63% Charles Grassley* (R) 6,412 64.5% Patty Judge (D) 3,069 30.9% 466 [+] 4.7% 9,947 4 0.65%
2014 S2 49% Joni Ernst (R) 4,054 51.8% Bruce Braley (D) 3,455 44.1% 319 [+] 4.1% 7,828 0 0.69%
2014 G 49% Terry Branstad* (R) 4,745 60.6% Jack Hatch (D) 2,815 35.9% 271 [+] 3.5% 7,831 2 0.69%
2010 S3 49% Charles Grassley* (R) 5,265 66.7% Roxanne Conlin (D) 2,466 31.2% 162 [+] 2.1% 7,893 2 0.71%
2010 G 49% Terry Branstad (R) 4,136 52.1% Chet Culver* (D) 3,546 44.7% 257 [+] 3.2% 7,939 -1 0.71%
2008 S2 62% Tom Harkin* (D) 6,810 67.2% Christopher Reed (R) 3,326 32.8% 3 [+] 0.0% 10,139 -4 0.67%
2006 G 48% Chet Culver (D) 4,401 55.7% Jim Nussle (R) 3,361 42.5% 142 [+] 1.8% 7,904 -2 0.75%
2004 S3 62% Charles Grassley* (R) 7,315 72.5% Art Small (D) 2,643 26.2% 128 [+] 1.3% 10,086 2 0.68%
2002 S2 47% Tom Harkin* (D) 4,238 55.2% Greg Ganske (R) 3,339 43.5% 107 [+] 1.4% 7,684 0 0.75%
2002 G 48% Tom Vilsack* (D) 4,092 52.1% Doug Gross (R) 3,590 45.7% 165 [+] 2.1% 7,847 1 0.76%
1998 S3 46% Charles Grassley* (R) 5,520 73.8% David Osterberg (D) 1,894 25.3% 65 [+] 0.9% 7,479 5 0.79%
1998 G 48% Tom Vilsack (D) 3,908 50.0% Jim Ross Lightfoot (R) 3,807 48.7% 106 [+] 1.4% 7,821 2 0.82%
1996 S2 58% Tom Harkin* (D) 4,997 52.7% Jim Ross Lightfoot (R) 4,373 46.1% 109 [+] 1.1% 9,479 -1 0.77%
1994 G 53% Terry Branstad* (R) 5,149 60.4% Bonnie Campbell (D) 3,275 38.4% 100 [+] 1.2% 8,524 4 0.85%
1992 S3 61% Charles Grassley* (R) 7,063 72.0% Jean Lloyd-Jones (D) 2,455 25.0% 295 [+] 3.0% 9,813 2 0.76%
1990 S2 56% Tom Tauke (R) 4,861 54.2% Tom Harkin* (D) 4,112 45.8% 2 [+] 0.0% 8,975 8 0.91%
1990 G 57% Terry Branstad* (R) 5,331 58.5% Donald Avenson (D) 3,762 41.2% 27 [+] 0.3% 9,120 -2 0.93%
1986 S3 47% Charles Grassley* (R) 5,533 69.6% John Roehrick (D) 2,390 30.1% 24 [+] 0.3% 7,947 4 0.89%
1986 G 48% Terry Branstad* (R) 4,253 52.7% Lowell Junkins (D) 3,819 47.3% 5 [+] 0.1% 8,077 1 0.89%
1984 S2 64% Tom Harkin (D) 5,604 50.8% Roger Jepsen* (R) 5,326 48.3% 99 [+] 0.9% 11,029 5 0.85%
1982 G 54% Terry Branstad (R) 5,912 61.5% Roxanne Conlin (D) 3,653 38.0% 49 [+] 0.5% 9,614 9 0.93%
1980 S3 63% Charles Grassley (R) 6,702 58.7% John Culver* (D) 4,642 40.7% 70 [+] 0.6% 11,414 5 0.89%
1978 S2 49% Roger Jepsen (R) 4,657 55.7% Dick Clark* (D) 3,645 43.6% 59 [+] 0.7% 8,361 5 1.01%
1978 G 49% Robert Ray* (R) 5,177 61.0% Jerry Fitzgerald (D) 3,272 38.5% 41 [+] 0.5% 8,490 3 1.01%
1974 S3 55% John Culver (D) 4,901 51.2% David Stanley (R) 4,608 48.1% 63 [+] 0.7% 9,572 1 1.08%
1974 G 55% Robert Ray* (R) 5,581 58.3% James Schaben (D) 3,919 40.9% 78 [+] 0.8% 9,578 0 1.04%
1972 S2 67% Dick Clark (D) 6,600 55.7% Jack Miller* (R) 5,205 43.9% 51 [+] 0.4% 11,856 0 0.99%
1972 G 67% Robert Ray* (R) 7,274 61.3% Paul Franzenburg (D) 4,458 37.6% 139 [+] 1.2% 11,871 3 0.98%
1970 G 51% Robert Ray* (R) 4,580 53.4% Robert Fulton (D) 3,697 43.1% 292 [+] 3.4% 8,569 2 1.08%
1968 S3 70% David Stanley (R) 6,360 55.5% Harold Hughes (D) 5,097 44.5% 1 [+] 0.0% 11,458 6 1.00%
1968 G 70% Robert Ray (R) 6,722 58.8% Paul Franzenburg (D) 4,712 41.2% 2 [+] 0.0% 11,436 5 1.01%
1966 S2 58% Jack Miller* (R) 6,164 65.1% E.B. Smith (D) 3,260 34.5% 38 [+] 0.4% 9,462 4 1.10%
1966 G 58% William Murray (R) 4,871 50.9% Harold Hughes* (D) 4,694 49.0% 7 [+] 0.1% 9,572 7 1.07%
1964 G 74% Harold Hughes* (D) 7,457 60.7% Evan Hultman (R) 4,771 38.8% 63 [+] 0.5% 12,291 8 1.05%
1962 S3 51% Bourke Hickenlooper* (R) 4,850 56.0% E.B. Smith (D) 3,806 44.0% 0 0.0% 8,656 3 1.07%
1962 G 52% Norman Erbe* (R) 4,451 51.3% Harold Hughes (D) 4,218 48.7% 0 0.0% 8,669 4 1.06%
1960 S2 79% Jack Miller (R) 7,529 56.1% Herschel Loveless (D) 5,894 43.9% 0 0.0% 13,423 4 1.08%
1960 G 79% Norman Erbe (R) 7,523 56.3% Edward McManus (D) 5,832 43.7% 0 0.0% 13,355 4 1.08%
*: 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 Fayette County, IA

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DateDistrictWinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal Votes
2024-11-05 IA02Ashley Hinson* (R) 6,471 66.9% Sarah Corkery (D) 3,070 31.7% 137 1.4% 9,678
County Total for 2024-11-05:   9,678
2022-11-08 IA02Ashley Hinson* (R) 4,714 62.5% Liz Mathis (D) 2,825 37.4% 5 0.1% 7,544
County Total for 2022-11-08:   7,544
2020-11-03 IA01Ashley Hinson (R) 5,984 59.3% Abby Finkenauer* (D) 4,099 40.6% 3 0.0% 10,086
County Total for 2020-11-03:   10,086
2018-11-06 IA01Rod Blum* (R) 4,167 50.8% Abby Finkenauer (D) 3,701 45.2% 328 4.0% 8,196
County Total for 2018-11-06:   8,196
2016-11-08 IA01Rod Blum* (R) 5,854 59.8% Monica Vernon (D) 3,910 40.0% 19 0.2% 9,783
County Total for 2016-11-08:   9,783
2014-11-04 IA01Rod Blum (R) 4,173 53.5% Pat Murphy (D) 3,613 46.4% 9 0.1% 7,795
County Total for 2014-11-04:   7,795
2012-11-06 IA01Bruce Braley* (D) 5,706 56.2% Ben Lange (R) 4,323 42.5% 131 1.3% 10,160
County Total for 2012-11-06:   10,160
2010-11-02 IA01Bruce Braley* (D) 3,856 49.1% Ben Lange (R) 3,749 47.7% 255 3.2% 7,860
County Total for 2010-11-02:   7,860
2008-11-04 IA01Bruce Braley* (D) 6,595 66.3% David Hartsuch (R) 3,356 33.7% 1 0.0% 9,952
County Total for 2008-11-04:   9,952
2006-11-07 IA01Bruce Braley (D) 4,097 52.7% Mike Whalen (R) 3,526 45.4% 151 1.9% 7,774
County Total for 2006-11-07:   7,774
2004-11-02 IA01Jim Nussle* (R) 6,227 61.8% Bill Gluba (D) 3,669 36.4% 177 1.8% 10,073
County Total for 2004-11-02:   10,073
2002-11-05 IA01Jim Nussle* (R) 4,892 64.3% Ann Hutchinson (D) 2,717 35.7% 3 0.0% 7,612
County Total for 2002-11-05:   7,612
2000-11-07 IA02Jim Nussle* (R) 5,584 60.5% Donna Smith (D) 3,591 38.9% 55 0.6% 9,230
County Total for 2000-11-07:   9,230
1998-11-03 IA02Jim Nussle* (R) 4,895 62.7% Rob Tully (D) 2,860 36.6% 55 0.7% 7,810
County Total for 1998-11-03:   7,810
1996-11-05 IA02Jim Nussle* (R) 5,574 59.1% Donna Smith (D) 3,798 40.3% 53 0.6% 9,425
County Total for 1996-11-05:   9,425
1994-11-08 IA02Jim Nussle* (R) 5,107 61.6% Dave Nagle (D) 3,162 38.1% 26 0.3% 8,295
County Total for 1994-11-08:   8,295
1992-11-03 IA02Jim Nussle* (R) 5,983 56.8% Dave Nagle* (D) 4,515 42.9% 38 0.4% 10,536
County Total for 1992-11-03:   10,536
*: incumbent           sp: special election           RO: runoff election

Voter Registration Data for Fayette County, IA

YearTotalRepublicanDemocratOtherR/D EdgeR/D Edge %VAPOP %
2024 9,988 4,585 45.9% 2,323 23.3% 3,080 30.8% Rep +2,262 Rep +22.6% 67%
2022 10,931 4,397 40.2% 2,976 27.2% 3,558 32.5% Rep +1,421 Rep +13.0% 73%
2020 12,126 4,461 36.8% 3,546 29.2% 4,119 34.0% Rep +915 Rep +7.5% 81%
2018 11,785 4,009 34.0% 3,386 28.7% 4,390 37.3% Rep +623 Rep +5.3% 77%
2016 11,873 4,088 34.4% 3,548 29.9% 4,237 35.7% Rep +540 Rep +4.5% 77%
2014 11,840 3,970 33.5% 3,589 30.3% 4,281 36.2% Rep +381 Rep +3.2% 75%
2012 11,983 4,120 34.4% 3,771 31.5% 4,092 34.1% Rep +349 Rep +2.9% 75%
2010 11,880 3,978 33.5% 3,785 31.9% 4,117 34.7% Rep +193 Rep +1.6% 73%
2008 13,444 4,196 31.2% 4,153 30.9% 5,095 37.9% Rep +43 Rep +0.3% 83%
2006 13,349 4,345 32.5% 3,688 27.6% 5,316 39.8% Rep +657 Rep +4.9% 82%
2004 13,933 4,699 33.7% 3,650 26.2% 5,584 40.1% Rep +1,049 Rep +7.5% 85%
2002 13,175 4,889 37.1% 3,211 24.4% 5,075 38.5% Rep +1,678 Rep +12.7% 80%
2000 13,316 4,988 37.5% 3,250 24.4% 5,078 38.1% Rep +1,738 Rep +13.1% 81%
1994 12,640 4,625 36.6% 4,027 31.9% 3,988 31.6% Rep +598 Rep +4.7% 78%
1986 13,360 4,629 34.6% 3,926 29.4% 4,805 36.0% Rep +703 Rep +5.3% 79%
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.