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Pottawattamie County, IA


Metropolitan Statistical Area: Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA
Designated Market Area: Omaha, NE-IA-MO
American Communities Project County Type (2023): Rural Middle America

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2024 population: 93,529   ( 118 from 2020)
Land area: 951.3 square miles
Population density: 98.3 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:78,961 84.42% 2.8%
Black:1,7941.92% 9.9%
Indian:4400.47% 10.3%
Asian:1,1091.19% 19.9%
2+ races:1,8251.95% 4.5%
Hispanic:9,40010.05% 22.5%
Total non-White:14,56815.58% 17.7%

2020-2024 ComponentsNumberRate
Births:4,166 11.1
Deaths:4,79812.8
Net Migration: -404-1.1
Net Immigration: 8822.4
Change in White population:-2,310 -2.5
Change in Non-White pop.:2,192 2.3



Historical Presidential Election Results for Pottawattamie County, IA

Recent Trends
VotesΔ MarginSwing %
2024 vs. 2020 R +88 R +1,195 R + 3.1%
D -1,107
2024 vs. 2016 R +1,888 D +225 D + 2.6%
D +2,113
2020 vs. 2016 R +1,800 D +1,420 D + 5.7%
D +3,220
2024 vs. 2012 R +4,475 R +6,651 R + 14.9%
D -2,176
2016 vs. 2008 R +3,210 R +8,291 R + 20.9%
D -5,081
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YearTurnout WinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal Votes Diff
(St) 		Diff
(US) 		PSV
2024 62% Donald Trump (R) 26,335 59.1% Kamala Harris (D) 17,468 39.2% 756 [+] 1.7% 44,559 3 9 2.68%
2020 64% Donald Trump* (R) 26,247 57.4% Joe Biden (D) 18,575 40.6% 922 [+] 2.0% 45,744 4 11 2.71%
2016 60% Donald Trump (R) 24,447 57.3% Hillary Clinton (D) 15,355 36.0% 2,878 [+] 6.7% 42,680 6 11 2.73%
2012 60% Mitt Romney (R) 21,860 51.7% Barack Obama* (D) 19,644 46.4% 797 [+] 1.9% 42,301 5 4 2.67%
2008 61% John McCain (R) 21,237 50.2% Barack Obama (D) 20,436 48.3% 651 [+] 1.5% 42,324 6 5 2.75%
2004 62% George W. Bush* (R) 24,558 58.7% John Kerry (D) 16,906 40.4% 356 [+] 0.9% 41,820 9 8 2.78%
2000 53% George W. Bush (R) 18,783 54.5% Albert Gore, Jr. (D) 14,726 42.7% 958 [+] 2.8% 34,467 6 7 2.62%
1996 52% Robert Dole (R) 15,648 47.7% Bill Clinton* (D) 13,276 40.4% 3,897 [+] 11.9% 32,821 8 7 2.66%
1992 61% George Bush* (R) 15,671 42.2% Bill Clinton (D) 13,228 35.6% 8,216 [+] 22.1% 37,115 5 5 2.74%
1988 54% George Bush (R) 17,193 53.1% Michael Dukakis (D) 14,958 46.2% 254 [+] 0.8% 32,405 9 0 2.64%
1984 57% Ronald Reagan* (R) 21,527 63.1% Walter Mondale (D) 12,329 36.1% 256 0.8% 34,112 10 4 2.58%
1980 55% Ronald Reagan (R) 20,222 61.0% Jimmy Carter* (D) 10,709 32.3% 2,239 [+] 6.8% 33,170 10 10 2.52%
1976 57% Gerald Ford* (R) 17,264 53.1% Jimmy Carter (D) 14,754 45.4% 501 [+] 1.5% 32,519 4 5 2.54%
1972 50% Richard Nixon* (R) 19,722 69.3% George McGovern (D) 8,074 28.4% 654 [+] 2.3% 28,450 12 9 2.32%
1968 56% Richard Nixon (R) 16,038 56.5% Hubert Humphrey (D) 9,495 33.4% 2,866 [+] 10.1% 28,399 3 13 2.43%
1964 64% Lyndon Johnson* (D) 17,569 55.3% Barry Goldwater (R) 14,208 44.7% 22 0.1% 31,799 7 6 2.68%
1960 69% Richard Nixon (R) 19,223 57.8% John Kennedy (D) 14,025 42.2% 13 0.0% 33,261 1 8 2.61%
1956 63% Dwight Eisenhower* (R) 17,632 57.9% Adlai Stevenson (D) 12,731 41.8% 105 0.3% 30,468 -1 0 2.47%
1952 69% Dwight Eisenhower (R) 18,894 61.2% Adlai Stevenson (D) 11,897 38.6% 63 0.2% 30,854 -3 6 2.43%
1948 56% Thomas Dewey (R) 12,384 51.4% Harry Truman* (D) 11,430 47.4% 281 [+] 1.2% 24,095 4 6 2.32%
1944 61% Thomas Dewey (R) 14,007 54.3% Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 11,752 45.5% 59 0.2% 25,818 2 8 2.45%
1940 75% Wendell Willkie (R) 15,929 51.1% Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 15,221 48.8% 38 0.1% 31,188 -1 6 2.57%
1936 72% Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 16,259 56.2% Alf Landon (R) 12,223 42.3% 431 [+] 1.5% 28,913 0 6 2.53%
1932 65% Franklin Roosevelt (D) 16,674 62.6% Herbert Hoover* (R) 9,565 35.9% 377 [+] 1.4% 26,616 -4 -4 2.57%
1928 62% Herbert Hoover (R) 14,354 59.2% Al Smith (D) 9,905 40.8% 0 0.0% 24,259 -3 1 2.40%
1924 68% Calvin Coolidge (R) 13,380 52.8% Robert LaFollette (Prog) 6,637 26.2% 5,305 [+] 21.0% 25,322 -2 -1 2.59%
1920 59% Warren Harding (R) 13,506 64.7% James Cox (D) 6,659 31.9% 722 [+] 3.5% 20,887 -6 4 2.33%
1916 38% Woodrow Wilson* (D) 6,263 50.0% Charles Evans Hughes (R) 5,992 47.8% 274 [+] 2.2% 12,529 -6 2 2.43%
1912 37% Woodrow Wilson (D) 4,993 42.1% Theodore Roosevelt (Prog) 4,538 38.2% 2,335 [+] 19.7% 11,866 -10 -8 2.41%
1908 41% William Taft (R) 6,137 51.2% William J. Bryan (D) 5,520 46.0% 338 [+] 2.8% 11,995 -4 0 2.42%
1904 39% Theodore Roosevelt (R) 6,868 61.1% Alton Parker (D) 3,731 33.2% 634 [+] 5.6% 11,233 -2 5 2.31%
1900 42% William McKinley* (R) 6,525 54.1% William J. Bryan (D) 5,373 44.6% 154 [+] 1.3% 12,052 -4 3 2.27%
* incumbent         PSV: percent of state vote

Historical Statewide Election Results for Pottawattamie County, IA

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YearTypeTurnout WinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal VotesDiff PSV
2022 S3 41% Charles Grassley* (R) 17,785 61.3% Michael Franken (D) 11,173 38.5% 50 [+] 0.2% 29,008 5 2.38%
2022 G 41% Kim Reynolds* (R) 18,152 62.4% Deidre DeJear (D) 10,318 35.5% 610 [+] 2.1% 29,080 4 2.38%
2020 S2 63% Joni Ernst* (R) 24,720 54.9% Theresa Greenfield (D) 18,520 41.1% 1,825 [+] 4.0% 45,065 3 2.70%
2018 G 48% Kim Reynolds* (R) 19,036 55.8% Fred Hubbell (D) 14,234 41.7% 859 [+] 2.5% 34,129 6 2.57%
2016 S3 58% Charles Grassley* (R) 25,721 62.0% Patty Judge (D) 12,943 31.2% 2,802 [+] 6.8% 41,466 2 2.69%
2014 S2 37% Joni Ernst (R) 15,118 57.7% Bruce Braley (D) 9,692 37.0% 1,406 [+] 5.4% 26,216 6 2.32%
2014 G 37% Terry Branstad* (R) 16,646 63.5% Jack Hatch (D) 8,023 30.6% 1,539 [+] 5.9% 26,208 5 2.32%
2010 S3 38% Charles Grassley* (R) 17,916 67.5% Roxanne Conlin (D) 7,907 29.8% 711 [+] 2.7% 26,534 3 2.38%
2010 G 38% Terry Branstad (R) 15,963 60.0% Chet Culver* (D) 9,743 36.6% 905 [+] 3.4% 26,611 7 2.37%
2008 S2 59% Tom Harkin* (D) 23,980 58.4% Christopher Reed (R) 17,017 41.5% 34 [+] 0.1% 41,031 4 2.73%
2006 G 36% Jim Nussle (R) 12,510 50.3% Chet Culver (D) 11,812 47.5% 567 [+] 2.3% 24,889 6 2.36%
2004 S3 61% Charles Grassley* (R) 29,649 72.1% Art Small (D) 10,449 25.4% 1,042 [+] 2.5% 41,140 2 2.78%
2002 S2 39% Greg Ganske (R) 13,557 52.5% Tom Harkin* (D) 11,798 45.7% 452 [+] 1.8% 25,807 9 2.52%
2002 G 39% Doug Gross (R) 12,997 50.6% Tom Vilsack* (D) 12,090 47.1% 602 [+] 2.3% 25,689 6 2.50%
1998 S3 33% Charles Grassley* (R) 14,601 68.6% David Osterberg (D) 6,355 29.8% 335 [+] 1.6% 21,291 0 2.25%
1998 G 34% Jim Ross Lightfoot (R) 12,428 57.8% Tom Vilsack (D) 8,718 40.6% 340 [+] 1.6% 21,486 11 2.25%
1996 S2 51% Jim Ross Lightfoot (R) 17,144 52.8% Tom Harkin* (D) 14,551 44.8% 761 [+] 2.3% 32,456 6 2.65%
1994 G 37% Terry Branstad* (R) 14,189 61.5% Bonnie Campbell (D) 8,513 36.9% 358 [+] 1.6% 23,060 5 2.31%
1992 S3 54% Charles Grassley* (R) 21,343 65.1% Jean Lloyd-Jones (D) 10,278 31.4% 1,145 [+] 3.5% 32,766 -4 2.54%
1990 S2 38% Tom Harkin* (D) 11,486 50.0% Tom Tauke (R) 11,472 50.0% 1 [+] 0.0% 22,959 4 2.33%
1990 G 39% Terry Branstad* (R) 14,886 64.1% Donald Avenson (D) 8,254 35.5% 84 [+] 0.4% 23,224 3 2.38%
1986 S3 32% Charles Grassley* (R) 13,045 67.2% John Roehrick (D) 6,262 32.3% 92 [+] 0.5% 19,399 1 2.18%
1986 G 34% Terry Branstad* (R) 12,665 62.2% Lowell Junkins (D) 7,687 37.8% 0 0.0% 20,352 10 2.23%
1984 S2 56% Roger Jepsen* (R) 16,975 50.8% Tom Harkin (D) 16,161 48.4% 256 [+] 0.8% 33,392 7 2.58%
1982 G 38% Terry Branstad (R) 12,363 53.6% Roxanne Conlin (D) 10,605 46.0% 87 [+] 0.4% 23,055 1 2.22%
1980 S3 52% Charles Grassley (R) 18,921 60.3% John Culver* (D) 12,150 38.7% 329 [+] 1.0% 31,400 7 2.46%
1978 S2 33% Roger Jepsen (R) 10,092 53.9% Dick Clark* (D) 8,546 45.6% 95 [+] 0.5% 18,733 3 2.27%
1978 G 33% Robert Ray* (R) 12,052 64.0% Jerry Fitzgerald (D) 6,697 35.6% 76 [+] 0.4% 18,825 6 2.23%
1974 S3 38% John Culver (D) 10,568 49.7% David Stanley (R) 10,561 49.7% 141 [+] 0.7% 21,270 2 2.39%
1974 G 40% Robert Ray* (R) 11,536 51.3% James Schaben (D) 10,787 48.0% 164 [+] 0.7% 22,487 -7 2.44%
1972 S2 49% Jack Miller* (R) 15,066 54.3% Dick Clark (D) 12,338 44.5% 323 [+] 1.2% 27,727 10 2.30%
1972 G 49% Robert Ray* (R) 19,117 68.6% Paul Franzenburg (D) 8,489 30.5% 270 [+] 1.0% 27,876 10 2.30%
1970 G 29% Robert Ray* (R) 8,969 59.3% Robert Fulton (D) 5,958 39.4% 191 [+] 1.3% 15,118 8 1.91%
1968 S3 54% David Stanley (R) 16,222 59.2% Harold Hughes (D) 11,155 40.7% 25 [+] 0.1% 27,402 10 2.40%
1968 G 54% Robert Ray (R) 16,975 62.4% Paul Franzenburg (D) 10,175 37.4% 49 [+] 0.2% 27,199 8 2.39%
1966 S2 39% Jack Miller* (R) 13,271 68.0% E.B. Smith (D) 6,147 31.5% 89 [+] 0.5% 19,507 7 2.27%
1966 G 40% William Murray (R) 12,750 63.8% Harold Hughes* (D) 7,218 36.1% 23 [+] 0.1% 19,991 20 2.24%
1964 G 64% Harold Hughes* (D) 18,969 60.3% Evan Hultman (R) 12,450 39.6% 45 [+] 0.1% 31,464 8 2.69%
1962 S3 35% Bourke Hickenlooper* (R) 10,453 60.5% E.B. Smith (D) 6,823 39.5% 0 0.0% 17,276 7 2.14%
1962 G 36% Norman Erbe* (R) 10,074 57.3% Harold Hughes (D) 7,506 42.7% 0 0.0% 17,580 10 2.14%
1960 S2 67% Jack Miller (R) 17,310 53.0% Herschel Loveless (D) 15,328 47.0% 0 0.0% 32,638 1 2.64%
1960 G 67% Norman Erbe (R) 17,435 53.4% Edward McManus (D) 15,197 46.6% 0 0.0% 32,632 1 2.64%
*: 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 Pottawattamie County, IA

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DateDistrictWinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal Votes
2024-11-05 IA04Randy Feenstra* (R) 26,212 61.6% Ryan Melton (D) 16,263 38.2% 68 0.2% 42,543
County Total for 2024-11-05:   42,543
2022-11-08 IA04Randy Feenstra* (R) 17,178 59.8% Ryan Melton (D) 10,310 35.9% 1,242 4.3% 28,730
County Total for 2022-11-08:   28,730
2020-11-03 IA03David Young (R) 24,256 54.1% Cindy Axne* (D) 18,424 41.1% 2,122 4.7% 44,802
County Total for 2020-11-03:   44,802
2018-11-06 IA03David Young* (R) 18,181 53.8% Cindy Axne (D) 14,044 41.6% 1,572 4.7% 33,797
County Total for 2018-11-06:   33,797
2016-11-08 IA03David Young* (R) 23,975 58.6% Jim Mowrer (D) 13,062 31.9% 3,890 9.5% 40,927
County Total for 2016-11-08:   40,927
2014-11-04 IA03David Young (R) 15,195 58.4% Staci Appel (D) 8,799 33.8% 2,008 7.7% 26,002
County Total for 2014-11-04:   26,002
2012-11-06 IA03Tom Latham* (R) 22,384 55.4% Leonard Boswell* (D) 15,815 39.2% 2,195 5.4% 40,394
County Total for 2012-11-06:   40,394
2010-11-02 IA05Steve King* (R) 15,873 60.4% Matthew Campbell (D) 9,625 36.6% 767 2.9% 26,265
County Total for 2010-11-02:   26,265
2008-11-04 IA05Steve King* (R) 21,417 53.4% Rob Hubler (D) 17,111 42.6% 1,605 4.0% 40,133
County Total for 2008-11-04:   40,133
2006-11-07 IA05Steve King* (R) 12,289 50.8% Joyce Schulte (D) 10,880 44.9% 1,043 4.3% 24,212
County Total for 2006-11-07:   24,212
2004-11-02 IA05Steve King* (R) 23,729 59.1% Joyce Schulte (D) 16,348 40.7% 42 0.1% 40,119
County Total for 2004-11-02:   40,119
2002-11-05 IA05Paul Shomshor (D) 12,824 50.6% Steve King (R) 12,474 49.2% 30 0.1% 25,328
County Total for 2002-11-05:   25,328
2000-11-07 IA04Greg Ganske* (R) 22,255 66.2% Michael Huston (D) 10,562 31.4% 818 2.4% 33,635
County Total for 2000-11-07:   33,635
1998-11-03 IA04Greg Ganske* (R) 14,557 68.6% Jon Dvorak (D) 6,444 30.4% 216 1.0% 21,217
County Total for 1998-11-03:   21,217
1996-11-05 IA04Greg Ganske* (R) 18,489 57.3% Connie McBurney (D) 13,227 41.0% 530 1.6% 32,246
County Total for 1996-11-05:   32,246
1994-11-08 IA04Greg Ganske (R) 14,335 63.8% Neal Smith* (D) 7,844 34.9% 303 1.3% 22,482
County Total for 1994-11-08:   22,482
1992-11-03 IA04Neal Smith* (D) 15,355 50.3% Paul Lunde (R) 14,736 48.3% 409 1.3% 30,500
County Total for 1992-11-03:   30,500
*: incumbent           sp: special election           RO: runoff election

Voter Registration Data for Pottawattamie County, IA

YearTotalRepublicanDemocratOtherR/D EdgeR/D Edge %VAPOP %
2024 45,301 20,841 46.0% 11,856 26.2% 12,604 27.8% Rep +8,985 Rep +19.8% 63%
2022 52,113 22,147 42.5% 14,407 27.6% 15,559 29.9% Rep +7,740 Rep +14.9% 73%
2020 60,398 23,761 39.3% 17,395 28.8% 19,242 31.9% Rep +6,366 Rep +10.5% 85%
2018 57,068 21,147 37.1% 15,464 27.1% 20,457 35.8% Rep +5,683 Rep +10.0% 80%
2016 56,821 21,290 37.5% 15,655 27.6% 19,876 35.0% Rep +5,635 Rep +9.9% 80%
2014 55,785 20,752 37.2% 15,544 27.9% 19,489 34.9% Rep +5,208 Rep +9.3% 79%
2012 55,116 21,080 38.2% 16,190 29.4% 17,846 32.4% Rep +4,890 Rep +8.9% 78%
2010 55,204 19,725 35.7% 17,227 31.2% 18,252 33.1% Rep +2,498 Rep +4.5% 78%
2008 56,299 19,603 34.8% 18,100 32.1% 18,596 33.0% Rep +1,503 Rep +2.7% 81%
2006 55,228 20,265 36.7% 16,144 29.2% 18,819 34.1% Rep +4,121 Rep +7.5% 81%
2004 54,955 20,503 37.3% 16,041 29.2% 18,411 33.5% Rep +4,462 Rep +8.1% 82%
2002 49,912 19,579 39.2% 13,654 27.4% 16,679 33.4% Rep +5,925 Rep +11.9% 75%
2000 47,984 18,129 37.8% 13,603 28.3% 16,252 33.9% Rep +4,526 Rep +9.4% 74%
1994 43,521 17,801 40.9% 14,541 33.4% 11,179 25.7% Rep +3,260 Rep +7.5% 70%
1986 41,682 14,500 34.8% 13,838 33.2% 13,344 32.0% Rep +662 Rep +1.6% 69%
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.