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Ida 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: 6,810   ( 200 from 2020)
Land area: 431.5 square miles
Population density: 15.8 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:6,286 92.31% 4.6%
Black:510.75% 30.8%
Indian:150.22% 7.1%
Asian:630.93% 57.5%
2+ races:941.38% 17.5%
Hispanic:3014.42% 21.4%
Total non-White:5247.69% 24.5%

2020-2024 ComponentsNumberRate
Births:335 11.9
Deaths:42415.1
Net Migration: -130-4.6
Net Immigration: 200.7
Change in White population:-303 -4.3
Change in Non-White pop.:103 1.5



Historical Presidential Election Results for Ida County, IA

Recent Trends
VotesΔ MarginSwing %
2024 vs. 2020 R -109 D +18 R + 2.4%
D -91
2024 vs. 2016 R +116 R +82 R + 0.0%
D +34
2020 vs. 2016 R +225 R +100 D + 2.3%
D +125
2024 vs. 2012 R +485 R +980 R + 27.3%
D -495
2016 vs. 2008 R +619 R +1,281 R + 37.4%
D -662
How to interpret this table


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YearTurnout WinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal Votes Diff
(St) 		Diff
(US) 		PSV
2024 71% Donald Trump (R) 2,771 75.8% Kamala Harris (D) 826 22.6% 58 [+] 1.6% 3,655 20 26 0.22%
2020 72% Donald Trump* (R) 2,880 74.8% Joe Biden (D) 917 23.8% 52 [+] 1.4% 3,849 22 28 0.23%
2016 67% Donald Trump (R) 2,655 73.5% Hillary Clinton (D) 792 21.9% 165 [+] 4.6% 3,612 22 28 0.23%
2012 68% Mitt Romney (R) 2,286 62.4% Barack Obama* (D) 1,321 36.1% 56 [+] 1.5% 3,663 16 15 0.23%
2008 65% John McCain (R) 2,036 57.4% Barack Obama (D) 1,454 41.0% 57 [+] 1.6% 3,547 13 12 0.23%
2004 67% George W. Bush* (R) 2,342 62.1% John Kerry (D) 1,415 37.5% 17 [+] 0.5% 3,774 12 11 0.25%
2000 60% George W. Bush (R) 1,968 56.4% Albert Gore, Jr. (D) 1,411 40.4% 112 [+] 3.2% 3,491 8 8 0.27%
1996 63% Robert Dole (R) 1,684 45.1% Bill Clinton* (D) 1,589 42.6% 459 [+] 12.3% 3,732 5 4 0.30%
1992 71% George Bush* (R) 1,714 40.4% Bill Clinton (D) 1,449 34.2% 1,076 [+] 25.4% 4,239 3 3 0.31%
1988 62% George Bush (R) 1,951 51.6% Michael Dukakis (D) 1,787 47.3% 41 [+] 1.1% 3,779 7 -2 0.31%
1984 67% Ronald Reagan* (R) 2,618 62.3% Walter Mondale (D) 1,559 37.1% 25 0.6% 4,202 9 4 0.32%
1980 67% Ronald Reagan (R) 2,825 64.9% Jimmy Carter* (D) 1,235 28.4% 294 [+] 6.8% 4,354 14 14 0.33%
1976 74% Gerald Ford* (R) 2,590 56.9% Jimmy Carter (D) 1,868 41.0% 97 [+] 2.1% 4,555 7 9 0.36%
1972 70% Richard Nixon* (R) 2,819 64.7% George McGovern (D) 1,490 34.2% 50 [+] 1.1% 4,359 7 4 0.36%
1968 77% Richard Nixon (R) 2,753 62.2% Hubert Humphrey (D) 1,463 33.1% 209 [+] 4.7% 4,425 9 19 0.38%
1964 82% Lyndon Johnson* (D) 2,905 59.5% Barry Goldwater (R) 1,977 40.5% 2 0.0% 4,884 3 2 0.41%
1960 84% Richard Nixon (R) 3,290 62.8% John Kennedy (D) 1,949 37.2% 2 0.0% 5,241 6 13 0.41%
1956 79% Dwight Eisenhower* (R) 3,226 60.8% Adlai Stevenson (D) 2,083 39.2% 1 0.0% 5,310 2 3 0.43%
1952 79% Dwight Eisenhower (R) 3,800 70.1% Adlai Stevenson (D) 1,603 29.6% 15 0.3% 5,418 6 15 0.43%
1948 67% Harry Truman* (D) 2,365 50.3% Thomas Dewey (R) 2,257 48.0% 76 [+] 1.6% 4,698 0 3 0.45%
1944 65% Thomas Dewey (R) 2,640 57.4% Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 1,943 42.2% 18 0.4% 4,601 5 11 0.44%
1940 76% Wendell Willkie (R) 3,166 57.7% Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 2,306 42.0% 15 0.3% 5,487 6 13 0.45%
1936 76% Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 3,397 63.7% Alf Landon (R) 1,834 34.4% 102 [+] 1.9% 5,333 -8 -2 0.47%
1932 72% Franklin Roosevelt (D) 3,661 70.6% Herbert Hoover* (R) 1,452 28.0% 74 [+] 1.4% 5,187 -12 -12 0.50%
1928 65% Herbert Hoover (R) 2,486 53.4% Al Smith (D) 2,172 46.6% 0 0.0% 4,658 -8 -5 0.46%
1924 66% Calvin Coolidge (R) 2,033 43.5% Robert LaFollette (Prog) 1,956 41.8% 685 [+] 14.7% 4,674 -12 -11 0.48%
1920 67% Warren Harding (R) 3,547 75.7% James Cox (D) 1,090 23.3% 47 [+] 1.0% 4,684 5 15 0.52%
1916 41% Charles Evans Hughes (R) 1,412 51.1% Woodrow Wilson* (D) 1,244 45.0% 106 [+] 3.8% 2,762 -3 5 0.54%
1912 42% Theodore Roosevelt (Prog) 1,144 41.0% Woodrow Wilson (D) 1,087 38.9% 561 [+] 20.1% 2,792 -5 -4 0.57%
1908 40% William Taft (R) 1,367 53.0% William J. Bryan (D) 1,181 45.8% 32 [+] 1.2% 2,580 -3 1 0.52%
1904 39% Theodore Roosevelt (R) 1,565 60.7% Alton Parker (D) 940 36.4% 75 [+] 2.9% 2,580 -3 4 0.53%
1900 43% William McKinley* (R) 1,599 54.2% William J. Bryan (D) 1,304 44.2% 46 [+] 1.6% 2,949 -4 3 0.56%
* incumbent         PSV: percent of state vote

Historical Statewide Election Results for Ida County, IA

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YearTypeTurnout WinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal VotesDiff PSV
2022 S3 53% Charles Grassley* (R) 2,130 78.1% Michael Franken (D) 588 21.6% 8 [+] 0.3% 2,726 22 0.22%
2022 G 53% Kim Reynolds* (R) 2,239 81.3% Deidre DeJear (D) 468 17.0% 46 [+] 1.7% 2,753 23 0.23%
2020 S2 71% Joni Ernst* (R) 2,757 72.2% Theresa Greenfield (D) 964 25.3% 96 [+] 2.5% 3,817 20 0.23%
2018 G 55% Kim Reynolds* (R) 2,196 74.5% Fred Hubbell (D) 713 24.2% 39 [+] 1.3% 2,948 24 0.22%
2016 S3 67% Charles Grassley* (R) 2,868 80.3% Patty Judge (D) 590 16.5% 113 [+] 3.2% 3,571 20 0.23%
2014 S2 51% Joni Ernst (R) 1,881 69.2% Bruce Braley (D) 714 26.3% 123 [+] 4.5% 2,718 17 0.24%
2014 G 51% Terry Branstad* (R) 2,161 79.3% Jack Hatch (D) 517 19.0% 48 [+] 1.8% 2,726 20 0.24%
2010 S3 49% Charles Grassley* (R) 2,194 82.2% Roxanne Conlin (D) 422 15.8% 53 [+] 2.0% 2,669 18 0.24%
2010 G 50% Terry Branstad (R) 1,852 69.0% Chet Culver* (D) 742 27.7% 89 [+] 3.3% 2,683 16 0.24%
2008 S2 63% Tom Harkin* (D) 1,987 57.8% Christopher Reed (R) 1,447 42.1% 2 [+] 0.1% 3,436 5 0.23%
2006 G 44% Jim Nussle (R) 1,442 59.0% Chet Culver (D) 972 39.8% 29 [+] 1.2% 2,443 15 0.23%
2004 S3 66% Charles Grassley* (R) 3,073 82.8% Art Small (D) 603 16.2% 37 [+] 1.0% 3,713 13 0.25%
2002 S2 46% Tom Harkin* (D) 1,304 49.8% Greg Ganske (R) 1,255 47.9% 62 [+] 2.4% 2,621 4 0.26%
2002 G 45% Doug Gross (R) 1,339 51.9% Tom Vilsack* (D) 1,172 45.4% 69 [+] 2.7% 2,580 7 0.25%
1998 S3 49% Charles Grassley* (R) 2,346 81.4% David Osterberg (D) 512 17.8% 24 [+] 0.8% 2,882 13 0.30%
1998 G 51% Jim Ross Lightfoot (R) 1,730 58.0% Tom Vilsack (D) 1,204 40.4% 48 [+] 1.6% 2,982 12 0.31%
1996 S2 61% Jim Ross Lightfoot (R) 2,095 58.2% Tom Harkin* (D) 1,448 40.2% 58 [+] 1.6% 3,601 11 0.29%
1994 G 49% Terry Branstad* (R) 1,810 61.9% Bonnie Campbell (D) 1,084 37.0% 32 [+] 1.1% 2,926 5 0.29%
1992 S3 60% Charles Grassley* (R) 2,840 79.8% Jean Lloyd-Jones (D) 593 16.7% 124 [+] 3.5% 3,557 10 0.28%
1990 S2 52% Tom Harkin* (D) 1,587 51.0% Tom Tauke (R) 1,524 49.0% 1 [+] 0.0% 3,112 3 0.32%
1990 G 53% Terry Branstad* (R) 2,095 66.3% Donald Avenson (D) 1,050 33.2% 13 [+] 0.4% 3,158 6 0.32%
1986 S3 51% Charles Grassley* (R) 2,298 72.3% John Roehrick (D) 875 27.5% 5 [+] 0.2% 3,178 6 0.36%
1986 G 53% Terry Branstad* (R) 1,856 56.3% Lowell Junkins (D) 1,438 43.6% 1 [+] 0.0% 3,295 4 0.36%
1984 S2 65% Tom Harkin (D) 2,085 51.4% Roger Jepsen* (R) 1,942 47.9% 30 [+] 0.7% 4,057 4 0.31%
1982 G 53% Terry Branstad (R) 2,192 65.0% Roxanne Conlin (D) 1,173 34.8% 5 [+] 0.1% 3,370 12 0.32%
1980 S3 64% Charles Grassley (R) 2,765 66.5% John Culver* (D) 1,365 32.8% 26 [+] 0.6% 4,156 13 0.33%
1978 S2 54% Roger Jepsen (R) 1,892 57.1% Dick Clark* (D) 1,410 42.5% 14 [+] 0.4% 3,316 6 0.40%
1978 G 55% Robert Ray* (R) 2,065 61.3% Jerry Fitzgerald (D) 1,304 38.7% 2 [+] 0.1% 3,371 3 0.40%
1974 S3 62% David Stanley (R) 2,071 54.3% John Culver (D) 1,739 45.6% 5 [+] 0.1% 3,815 7 0.43%
1974 G 64% Robert Ray* (R) 2,240 56.7% James Schaben (D) 1,707 43.2% 7 [+] 0.2% 3,954 -1 0.43%
1972 S2 69% Dick Clark (D) 2,276 53.0% Jack Miller* (R) 2,016 46.9% 5 [+] 0.1% 4,297 3 0.36%
1972 G 69% Robert Ray* (R) 2,679 62.5% Paul Franzenburg (D) 1,579 36.8% 29 [+] 0.7% 4,287 4 0.35%
1970 G 57% Robert Ray* (R) 1,610 48.7% Robert Fulton (D) 1,516 45.9% 177 [+] 5.4% 3,303 -2 0.42%
1968 S3 77% Harold Hughes (D) 2,389 54.1% David Stanley (R) 2,023 45.9% 0 0.0% 4,412 -4 0.39%
1968 G 75% Robert Ray (R) 2,391 55.4% Paul Franzenburg (D) 1,923 44.6% 1 [+] 0.0% 4,315 1 0.38%
1966 S2 61% Jack Miller* (R) 2,368 66.5% E.B. Smith (D) 1,176 33.0% 17 [+] 0.5% 3,561 6 0.42%
1966 G 64% Harold Hughes* (D) 2,237 59.9% William Murray (R) 1,493 40.0% 5 [+] 0.1% 3,735 -4 0.42%
1964 G 81% Harold Hughes* (D) 3,501 72.3% Evan Hultman (R) 1,333 27.5% 6 [+] 0.1% 4,840 -4 0.41%
1962 S3 56% Bourke Hickenlooper* (R) 1,916 56.2% E.B. Smith (D) 1,494 43.8% 0 0.0% 3,410 3 0.42%
1962 G 58% Harold Hughes (D) 1,974 55.5% Norman Erbe* (R) 1,580 44.5% 0 0.0% 3,554 -3 0.43%
1960 S2 83% Jack Miller (R) 2,990 57.8% Herschel Loveless (D) 2,182 42.2% 0 0.0% 5,172 6 0.42%
1960 G 82% Norman Erbe (R) 3,057 59.7% Edward McManus (D) 2,065 40.3% 0 0.0% 5,122 8 0.41%
*: 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 Ida County, IA

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DateDistrictWinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal Votes
2024-11-05 IA04Randy Feenstra* (R) 2,729 77.9% Ryan Melton (D) 760 21.7% 13 0.4% 3,502
County Total for 2024-11-05:   3,502
2022-11-08 IA04Randy Feenstra* (R) 2,169 80.3% Ryan Melton (D) 492 18.2% 41 1.5% 2,702
County Total for 2022-11-08:   2,702
2020-11-03 IA04Randy Feenstra (R) 2,660 71.3% J.D. Scholten (D) 1,059 28.4% 10 0.3% 3,729
County Total for 2020-11-03:   3,729
2018-11-06 IA04Steve King* (R) 1,757 59.8% J.D. Scholten (D) 1,117 38.0% 64 2.2% 2,938
County Total for 2018-11-06:   2,938
2016-11-08 IA04Steve King* (R) 2,424 68.6% Kim Weaver (D) 1,106 31.3% 5 0.1% 3,535
County Total for 2016-11-08:   3,535
2014-11-04 IA04Steve King* (R) 1,913 70.2% Jim Mowrer (D) 814 29.8% 0 0.0% 2,727
County Total for 2014-11-04:   2,727
2012-11-06 IA04Steve King* (R) 2,440 67.1% Christie Vilsack (D) 1,131 31.1% 65 1.8% 3,636
County Total for 2012-11-06:   3,636
2010-11-02 IA05Steve King* (R) 1,897 71.5% Matthew Campbell (D) 713 26.9% 42 1.6% 2,652
County Total for 2010-11-02:   2,652
2008-11-04 IA05Steve King* (R) 2,341 67.5% Rob Hubler (D) 1,074 31.0% 55 1.6% 3,470
County Total for 2008-11-04:   3,470
2006-11-07 IA05Steve King* (R) 1,606 66.9% Joyce Schulte (D) 616 25.6% 180 7.5% 2,402
County Total for 2006-11-07:   2,402
2004-11-02 IA05Steve King* (R) 2,642 71.6% Joyce Schulte (D) 1,045 28.3% 5 0.1% 3,692
County Total for 2004-11-02:   3,692
2002-11-05 IA05Steve King (R) 1,782 68.5% Paul Shomshor (D) 818 31.5% 0 0.0% 2,600
County Total for 2002-11-05:   2,600
2000-11-07 IA05Tom Latham* (R) 2,274 72.7% Mike Palecek (D) 819 26.2% 34 1.1% 3,127
County Total for 2000-11-07:   3,127
1998-11-03 IA05Tom Latham* (R) 2,045 100.0% 0 0.0% 2,045
County Total for 1998-11-03:   2,045
1996-11-05 IA05Tom Latham* (R) 2,340 70.9% MacDonald Smith (D) 930 28.2% 31 0.9% 3,301
County Total for 1996-11-05:   3,301
1994-11-08 IA05Tom Latham (R) 1,568 55.8% Sheila McGuire (D) 1,237 44.1% 3 0.1% 2,808
County Total for 1994-11-08:   2,808
1992-11-03 IA05Fred Grandy* (R) 3,203 99.9% 3 0.1% 3,206
County Total for 1992-11-03:   3,206
*: incumbent           sp: special election           RO: runoff election

Voter Registration Data for Ida County, IA

YearTotalRepublicanDemocratOtherR/D EdgeR/D Edge %VAPOP %
2024 3,719 2,123 57.1% 522 14.0% 1,074 28.9% Rep +1,601 Rep +43.0% 72%
2022 4,257 2,277 53.5% 675 15.9% 1,305 30.7% Rep +1,602 Rep +37.6% 83%
2020 4,844 2,420 50.0% 837 17.3% 1,587 32.8% Rep +1,583 Rep +32.7% 94%
2018 4,687 2,187 46.7% 772 16.5% 1,728 36.9% Rep +1,415 Rep +30.2% 90%
2016 4,818 2,297 47.7% 815 16.9% 1,706 35.4% Rep +1,482 Rep +30.8% 92%
2014 4,847 2,179 45.0% 856 17.7% 1,812 37.4% Rep +1,323 Rep +27.3% 92%
2012 5,055 2,170 42.9% 971 19.2% 1,914 37.9% Rep +1,199 Rep +23.7% 95%
2010 5,113 2,248 44.0% 1,055 20.6% 1,810 35.4% Rep +1,193 Rep +23.3% 95%
2008 5,208 2,254 43.3% 1,143 21.9% 1,811 34.8% Rep +1,111 Rep +21.3% 95%
2006 5,226 2,277 43.6% 1,098 21.0% 1,851 35.4% Rep +1,179 Rep +22.6% 94%
2004 5,257 2,347 44.6% 1,113 21.2% 1,797 34.2% Rep +1,234 Rep +23.5% 93%
2002 4,981 2,365 47.5% 1,048 21.0% 1,568 31.5% Rep +1,317 Rep +26.4% 87%
2000 5,403 2,572 47.6% 1,148 21.2% 1,683 31.1% Rep +1,424 Rep +26.4% 92%
1994 5,098 2,510 49.2% 1,303 25.6% 1,285 25.2% Rep +1,207 Rep +23.7% 86%
1986 5,055 2,166 42.8% 1,293 25.6% 1,596 31.6% Rep +873 Rep +17.3% 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.