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Pocahontas County, IA


Designated Market Area: Des Moines-Ames, IA-MO
USDA County Type (2025): Farming
American Communities Project County Type (2023): Aging Farmlands

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2024 population: 7,006   ( 72 from 2020)
Land area: 577.2 square miles
Population density: 12.1 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:6,102 87.10% 6.2%
Black:791.13% 29.5%
Indian:240.34% 50.0%
Asian:2133.04% 294.4%
2+ races:1241.77% 37.8%
Hispanic:4646.62% 31.8%
Total non-White:90412.90% 57.8%

2020-2024 ComponentsNumberRate
Births:331 11.7
Deaths:42715.1
Net Migration: -124-4.4
Net Immigration: 1475.2
Change in White population:-403 -5.7
Change in Non-White pop.:331 4.7



Historical Presidential Election Results for Pocahontas County, IA

Recent Trends
VotesΔ MarginSwing %
2024 vs. 2020 R -99 R +38 R + 4.5%
D -137
2024 vs. 2016 R +25 R +192 R + 7.4%
D -167
2020 vs. 2016 R +124 R +154 R + 2.9%
D -30
2024 vs. 2012 R +331 R +1,058 R + 32.5%
D -727
2016 vs. 2008 R +564 R +1,401 R + 38.9%
D -837
How to interpret this table


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YearTurnout WinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal Votes Diff
(St) 		Diff
(US) 		PSV
2024 66% Donald Trump (R) 2,727 76.1% Kamala Harris (D) 796 22.2% 59 [+] 1.6% 3,582 20 26 0.22%
2020 69% Donald Trump* (R) 2,826 73.9% Joe Biden (D) 933 24.4% 64 [+] 1.7% 3,823 21 27 0.23%
2016 69% Donald Trump (R) 2,702 69.9% Hillary Clinton (D) 963 24.9% 200 [+] 5.2% 3,865 19 24 0.25%
2012 71% Mitt Romney (R) 2,396 59.4% Barack Obama* (D) 1,523 37.8% 113 [+] 2.8% 4,032 13 12 0.25%
2008 68% John McCain (R) 2,138 53.3% Barack Obama (D) 1,800 44.9% 74 [+] 1.8% 4,012 9 8 0.26%
2004 70% George W. Bush* (R) 2,441 56.6% John Kerry (D) 1,822 42.2% 50 [+] 1.2% 4,313 7 6 0.29%
2000 64% George W. Bush (R) 2,242 54.1% Albert Gore, Jr. (D) 1,736 41.9% 163 [+] 3.9% 4,141 6 6 0.31%
1996 63% Bill Clinton* (D) 1,981 47.0% Robert Dole (R) 1,707 40.5% 527 [+] 12.5% 4,215 1 0 0.34%
1992 67% Bill Clinton (D) 1,919 41.1% George Bush* (R) 1,743 37.3% 1,007 [+] 21.6% 4,669 0 0 0.34%
1988 64% Michael Dukakis (D) 2,722 58.5% George Bush (R) 1,871 40.2% 59 [+] 1.3% 4,652 -4 -13 0.38%
1984 67% Ronald Reagan* (R) 2,627 50.6% Walter Mondale (D) 2,481 47.8% 80 1.5% 5,188 -3 -8 0.39%
1980 69% Ronald Reagan (R) 3,194 56.2% Jimmy Carter* (D) 1,959 34.5% 533 [+] 9.4% 5,686 5 5 0.43%
1976 73% Jimmy Carter (D) 3,055 51.9% Gerald Ford* (R) 2,700 45.8% 134 [+] 2.3% 5,889 -4 -2 0.46%
1972 65% Richard Nixon* (R) 3,138 57.2% George McGovern (D) 2,241 40.8% 108 [+] 2.0% 5,487 0 -4 0.45%
1968 71% Richard Nixon (R) 2,940 52.6% Hubert Humphrey (D) 2,364 42.3% 290 [+] 5.2% 5,594 0 9 0.48%
1964 74% Lyndon Johnson* (D) 3,988 65.7% Barry Goldwater (R) 2,079 34.2% 5 0.1% 6,072 -4 -4 0.51%
1960 80% Richard Nixon (R) 3,445 50.2% John Kennedy (D) 3,408 49.7% 6 0.1% 6,859 -6 1 0.54%
1956 72% Dwight Eisenhower* (R) 3,606 52.9% Adlai Stevenson (D) 3,201 46.9% 11 0.2% 6,818 -6 -5 0.55%
1952 74% Dwight Eisenhower (R) 4,472 61.7% Adlai Stevenson (D) 2,517 34.7% 256 3.5% 7,245 -2 7 0.57%
1948 60% Harry Truman* (D) 3,500 57.8% Thomas Dewey (R) 2,397 39.6% 154 [+] 2.5% 6,051 -8 -5 0.58%
1944 60% Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 3,577 57.7% Thomas Dewey (R) 2,600 41.9% 22 0.4% 6,199 -10 -4 0.59%
1940 68% Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 4,118 57.8% Wendell Willkie (R) 2,985 41.9% 18 0.3% 7,121 -10 -3 0.59%
1936 69% Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 4,357 63.9% Alf Landon (R) 2,277 33.4% 185 [+] 2.7% 6,819 -9 -3 0.60%
1932 65% Franklin Roosevelt (D) 4,245 67.2% Herbert Hoover* (R) 1,800 28.5% 276 [+] 4.4% 6,321 -12 -11 0.61%
1928 66% Herbert Hoover (R) 3,322 54.1% Al Smith (D) 2,824 45.9% 0 0.0% 6,146 -8 -4 0.61%
1924 68% Robert LaFollette (Prog) 2,934 46.6% Calvin Coolidge (R) 2,537 40.3% 819 [+] 13.0% 6,290 -15 -14 0.64%
1920 62% Warren Harding (R) 4,046 70.1% James Cox (D) 1,639 28.4% 89 [+] 1.5% 5,774 -1 10 0.65%
1916 40% Charles Evans Hughes (R) 1,808 51.3% Woodrow Wilson* (D) 1,658 47.0% 59 [+] 1.7% 3,525 -3 5 0.68%
1912 38% Theodore Roosevelt (Prog) 1,277 38.6% Woodrow Wilson (D) 1,176 35.5% 858 [+] 25.9% 3,311 -1 0 0.67%
1908 39% William Taft (R) 1,857 57.4% William J. Bryan (D) 1,315 40.7% 62 [+] 1.9% 3,234 2 6 0.65%
1904 39% Theodore Roosevelt (R) 2,175 66.1% Alton Parker (D) 976 29.7% 140 [+] 4.3% 3,291 3 10 0.68%
1900 42% William McKinley* (R) 2,176 61.8% William J. Bryan (D) 1,287 36.6% 56 [+] 1.6% 3,519 4 10 0.66%
* incumbent         PSV: percent of state vote

Historical Statewide Election Results for Pocahontas County, IA

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YearTypeTurnout WinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal VotesDiff PSV
2022 S3 52% Charles Grassley* (R) 2,158 76.5% Michael Franken (D) 658 23.3% 4 [+] 0.1% 2,820 21 0.23%
2022 G 53% Kim Reynolds* (R) 2,269 79.3% Deidre DeJear (D) 532 18.6% 59 [+] 2.1% 2,860 21 0.23%
2020 S2 69% Joni Ernst* (R) 2,641 69.9% Theresa Greenfield (D) 1,003 26.5% 136 [+] 3.6% 3,780 18 0.23%
2018 G 56% Kim Reynolds* (R) 2,091 66.9% Fred Hubbell (D) 962 30.8% 72 [+] 2.3% 3,125 17 0.24%
2016 S3 68% Charles Grassley* (R) 2,891 75.6% Patty Judge (D) 784 20.5% 149 [+] 3.9% 3,824 16 0.25%
2014 S2 50% Joni Ernst (R) 1,877 65.9% Bruce Braley (D) 828 29.1% 145 [+] 5.1% 2,850 14 0.25%
2014 G 51% Terry Branstad* (R) 1,991 69.3% Jack Hatch (D) 736 25.6% 145 [+] 5.0% 2,872 10 0.25%
2010 S3 53% Charles Grassley* (R) 2,296 76.1% Roxanne Conlin (D) 654 21.7% 68 [+] 2.3% 3,018 12 0.27%
2010 G 53% Terry Branstad (R) 1,874 61.7% Chet Culver* (D) 1,008 33.2% 155 [+] 5.1% 3,037 9 0.27%
2008 S2 67% Tom Harkin* (D) 2,291 57.9% Christopher Reed (R) 1,666 42.1% 3 [+] 0.1% 3,960 5 0.26%
2006 G 48% Jim Nussle (R) 1,488 52.0% Chet Culver (D) 1,322 46.2% 54 [+] 1.9% 2,864 8 0.27%
2004 S3 69% Charles Grassley* (R) 3,432 80.6% Art Small (D) 763 17.9% 62 [+] 1.5% 4,257 10 0.29%
2002 S2 49% Tom Harkin* (D) 1,576 51.0% Greg Ganske (R) 1,434 46.4% 82 [+] 2.7% 3,092 3 0.30%
2002 G 49% Tom Vilsack* (D) 1,575 51.0% Doug Gross (R) 1,399 45.3% 114 [+] 3.7% 3,088 1 0.30%
1998 S3 45% Charles Grassley* (R) 2,225 76.0% David Osterberg (D) 672 23.0% 31 [+] 1.1% 2,928 8 0.31%
1998 G 45% Jim Ross Lightfoot (R) 1,473 49.6% Tom Vilsack (D) 1,448 48.7% 50 [+] 1.7% 2,971 3 0.31%
1996 S2 63% Jim Ross Lightfoot (R) 2,188 52.1% Tom Harkin* (D) 1,943 46.3% 65 [+] 1.5% 4,196 5 0.34%
1994 G 51% Terry Branstad* (R) 2,138 62.0% Bonnie Campbell (D) 1,258 36.5% 51 [+] 1.5% 3,447 5 0.35%
1992 S3 69% Charles Grassley* (R) 3,733 78.4% Jean Lloyd-Jones (D) 878 18.4% 149 [+] 3.1% 4,760 9 0.37%
1990 S2 52% Tom Harkin* (D) 1,866 51.2% Tom Tauke (R) 1,782 48.8% 0 0.0% 3,648 3 0.37%
1990 G 53% Terry Branstad* (R) 2,522 67.5% Donald Avenson (D) 1,195 32.0% 20 [+] 0.5% 3,737 7 0.38%
1986 S3 51% Charles Grassley* (R) 2,734 72.0% John Roehrick (D) 1,053 27.7% 11 [+] 0.3% 3,798 6 0.43%
1986 G 55% Terry Branstad* (R) 2,241 54.4% Lowell Junkins (D) 1,881 45.6% 0 0.0% 4,122 2 0.45%
1984 S2 65% Tom Harkin (D) 3,022 59.8% Roger Jepsen* (R) 1,967 38.9% 64 [+] 1.3% 5,053 -5 0.39%
1982 G 54% Terry Branstad (R) 2,381 55.5% Roxanne Conlin (D) 1,861 43.4% 50 [+] 1.2% 4,292 3 0.41%
1980 S3 67% Charles Grassley (R) 3,090 56.2% John Culver* (D) 2,313 42.0% 98 [+] 1.8% 5,501 3 0.43%
1978 S2 47% Roger Jepsen (R) 1,964 53.2% Dick Clark* (D) 1,579 42.8% 146 [+] 4.0% 3,689 2 0.45%
1978 G 48% Robert Ray* (R) 2,044 53.5% Jerry Fitzgerald (D) 1,725 45.2% 51 [+] 1.3% 3,820 -5 0.45%
1974 S3 49% John Culver (D) 2,025 50.2% David Stanley (R) 1,989 49.4% 16 [+] 0.4% 4,030 2 0.45%
1974 G 52% Robert Ray* (R) 2,532 58.9% James Schaben (D) 1,739 40.5% 25 [+] 0.6% 4,296 1 0.47%
1972 S2 64% Dick Clark (D) 3,073 57.1% Jack Miller* (R) 2,274 42.2% 36 [+] 0.7% 5,383 -2 0.45%
1972 G 64% Robert Ray* (R) 3,043 56.2% Paul Franzenburg (D) 2,299 42.5% 68 [+] 1.3% 5,410 -2 0.45%
1970 G 39% Robert Ray* (R) 1,543 49.4% Robert Fulton (D) 1,509 48.3% 74 [+] 2.4% 3,126 -2 0.40%
1968 S3 69% Harold Hughes (D) 2,833 51.7% David Stanley (R) 2,643 48.2% 6 [+] 0.1% 5,482 -1 0.48%
1968 G 69% Robert Ray (R) 2,766 50.7% Paul Franzenburg (D) 2,682 49.2% 6 [+] 0.1% 5,454 -3 0.48%
1966 S2 51% Jack Miller* (R) 2,415 58.0% E.B. Smith (D) 1,695 40.7% 51 [+] 1.2% 4,161 -3 0.49%
1966 G 55% Harold Hughes* (D) 2,424 54.6% William Murray (R) 1,983 44.7% 31 [+] 0.7% 4,438 1 0.50%
1964 G 73% Harold Hughes* (D) 4,066 67.7% Evan Hultman (R) 1,913 31.8% 30 [+] 0.5% 6,009 1 0.51%
1962 S3 53% E.B. Smith (D) 2,358 52.4% Bourke Hickenlooper* (R) 2,143 47.6% 0 0.0% 4,501 -6 0.56%
1962 G 56% Harold Hughes (D) 2,518 53.5% Norman Erbe* (R) 2,188 46.5% 0 0.0% 4,706 -1 0.57%
1960 S2 77% Herschel Loveless (D) 3,545 53.8% Jack Miller (R) 3,046 46.2% 0 0.0% 6,591 -6 0.53%
1960 G 76% Edward McManus (D) 3,374 51.3% Norman Erbe (R) 3,202 48.7% 0 0.0% 6,576 -3 0.53%
*: 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 Pocahontas County, IA

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DateDistrictWinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal Votes
2024-11-05 IA04Randy Feenstra* (R) 2,668 78.6% Ryan Melton (D) 716 21.1% 10 0.3% 3,394
County Total for 2024-11-05:   3,394
2022-11-08 IA04Randy Feenstra* (R) 2,181 78.5% Ryan Melton (D) 537 19.3% 61 2.2% 2,779
County Total for 2022-11-08:   2,779
2020-11-03 IA04Randy Feenstra (R) 2,584 70.5% J.D. Scholten (D) 1,064 29.0% 15 0.4% 3,663
County Total for 2020-11-03:   3,663
2018-11-06 IA04Steve King* (R) 1,831 58.7% J.D. Scholten (D) 1,201 38.5% 88 2.8% 3,120
County Total for 2018-11-06:   3,120
2016-11-08 IA04Steve King* (R) 2,642 70.6% Kim Weaver (D) 1,096 29.3% 4 0.1% 3,742
County Total for 2016-11-08:   3,742
2014-11-04 IA04Steve King* (R) 2,001 70.4% Jim Mowrer (D) 838 29.5% 3 0.1% 2,842
County Total for 2014-11-04:   2,842
2012-11-06 IA04Steve King* (R) 2,339 59.1% Christie Vilsack (D) 1,530 38.6% 90 2.3% 3,959
County Total for 2012-11-06:   3,959
2010-11-02 IA04Tom Latham* (R) 2,266 75.7% Bill Maske (D) 671 22.4% 58 1.9% 2,995
County Total for 2010-11-02:   2,995
2008-11-04 IA04Tom Latham* (R) 2,824 71.8% Becky Greenwald (D) 1,109 28.2% 1 0.0% 3,934
County Total for 2008-11-04:   3,934
2006-11-07 IA04Tom Latham* (R) 1,754 62.9% Selden Spencer (D) 1,033 37.1% 0 0.0% 2,787
County Total for 2006-11-07:   2,787
2004-11-02 IA04Tom Latham* (R) 2,848 67.7% Paul Johnson (D) 1,359 32.3% 0 0.0% 4,207
County Total for 2004-11-02:   4,207
2002-11-05 IA04Tom Latham* (R) 1,912 62.1% John Norris (D) 1,086 35.2% 83 2.7% 3,081
County Total for 2002-11-05:   3,081
2000-11-07 IA05Tom Latham* (R) 2,683 67.1% Mike Palecek (D) 1,044 26.1% 274 6.8% 4,001
County Total for 2000-11-07:   4,001
1998-11-03 IA05Tom Latham* (R) 2,288 99.6% 10 0.4% 2,298
County Total for 1998-11-03:   2,298
1996-11-05 IA05Tom Latham* (R) 2,759 67.7% MacDonald Smith (D) 1,271 31.2% 48 1.2% 4,078
County Total for 1996-11-05:   4,078
1994-11-08 IA05Tom Latham (R) 2,022 60.1% Sheila McGuire (D) 1,339 39.8% 2 0.1% 3,363
County Total for 1994-11-08:   3,363
1992-11-03 IA05Fred Grandy* (R) 4,090 99.5% 19 0.5% 4,109
County Total for 1992-11-03:   4,109
*: incumbent           sp: special election           RO: runoff election

Voter Registration Data for Pocahontas County, IA

YearTotalRepublicanDemocratOtherR/D EdgeR/D Edge %VAPOP %
2024 3,494 2,126 60.8% 626 17.9% 742 21.2% Rep +1,500 Rep +42.9% 64%
2022 4,244 2,218 52.3% 746 17.6% 1,280 30.2% Rep +1,472 Rep +34.7% 78%
2020 4,828 2,370 49.1% 905 18.7% 1,553 32.2% Rep +1,465 Rep +30.3% 89%
2018 4,829 1,996 41.3% 963 19.9% 1,870 38.7% Rep +1,033 Rep +21.4% 88%
2016 4,983 2,073 41.6% 974 19.5% 1,936 38.9% Rep +1,099 Rep +22.1% 90%
2014 5,015 1,684 33.6% 1,066 21.3% 2,265 45.2% Rep +618 Rep +12.3% 89%
2012 5,084 1,716 33.8% 1,139 22.4% 2,229 43.8% Rep +577 Rep +11.3% 90%
2010 5,543 1,754 31.6% 1,336 24.1% 2,453 44.3% Rep +418 Rep +7.5% 97%
2008 5,648 1,649 29.2% 1,487 26.3% 2,512 44.5% Rep +162 Rep +2.9% 96%
2006 5,614 1,652 29.4% 1,387 24.7% 2,575 45.9% Rep +265 Rep +4.7% 93%
2004 5,730 1,736 30.3% 1,418 24.7% 2,576 45.0% Rep +318 Rep +5.5% 93%
2002 5,564 1,766 31.7% 1,406 25.3% 2,392 43.0% Rep +360 Rep +6.5% 88%
2000 5,665 1,765 31.2% 1,504 26.5% 2,396 42.3% Rep +261 Rep +4.6% 88%
1994 5,607 1,953 34.8% 1,729 30.8% 1,925 34.3% Rep +224 Rep +4.0% 82%
1986 6,181 1,974 31.9% 1,999 32.3% 2,208 35.7% Dem +25 Dem +0.4% 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.