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Poweshiek County, IA


Designated Market Area: Des Moines-Ames, IA-MO
American Communities Project County Type (2023): Rural Middle America

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2024 population: 18,454   ( 202 from 2020)
Land area: 584.9 square miles
Population density: 31.5 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:16,715 90.58% 2.5%
Black:2861.55% 5.1%
Indian:550.30% 1.8%
Asian:3571.93% 9.2%
2+ races:2881.56% 22.0%
Hispanic:7534.08% 37.4%
Total non-White:1,7399.42% 15.5%

2020-2024 ComponentsNumberRate
Births:759 10.2
Deaths:98713.2
Net Migration: -170-2.3
Net Immigration: 1902.5
Change in White population:-436 -2.3
Change in Non-White pop.:234 1.3



Historical Presidential Election Results for Poweshiek County, IA

Recent Trends
VotesΔ MarginSwing %
2024 vs. 2020 R +101 R +340 R + 3.7%
D -239
2024 vs. 2016 R +812 R +1,049 R + 10.3%
D -237
2020 vs. 2016 R +711 R +709 R + 6.6%
D +2
2024 vs. 2012 R +1,334 R +2,624 R + 26.8%
D -1,290
2016 vs. 2008 R +606 R +1,821 R + 18.9%
D -1,215
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YearTurnout WinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal Votes Diff
(St) 		Diff
(US) 		PSV
2024 68% Donald Trump (R) 5,758 57.5% Kamala Harris (D) 4,067 40.6% 188 [+] 1.9% 10,013 2 8 0.60%
2020 67% Donald Trump* (R) 5,657 55.8% Joe Biden (D) 4,306 42.5% 177 [+] 1.7% 10,140 3 9 0.60%
2016 66% Donald Trump (R) 4,946 50.3% Hillary Clinton (D) 4,304 43.8% 583 [+] 5.9% 9,833 -1 4 0.63%
2012 67% Barack Obama* (D) 5,357 53.7% Mitt Romney (R) 4,424 44.4% 194 [+] 1.9% 9,975 -2 -3 0.63%
2008 67% Barack Obama (D) 5,519 55.0% John McCain (R) 4,340 43.3% 174 [+] 1.7% 10,033 -1 -2 0.65%
2004 69% John Kerry (D) 5,043 50.0% George W. Bush* (R) 4,965 49.2% 83 [+] 0.8% 10,091 -1 -1 0.67%
2000 62% George W. Bush (R) 4,396 49.0% Albert Gore, Jr. (D) 4,222 47.0% 362 [+] 4.0% 8,980 1 1 0.68%
1996 57% Bill Clinton* (D) 4,183 50.9% Robert Dole (R) 3,221 39.2% 810 [+] 9.9% 8,214 -1 -1 0.67%
1992 63% Bill Clinton (D) 4,056 44.8% George Bush* (R) 3,245 35.9% 1,746 [+] 19.3% 9,047 -1 -2 0.67%
1988 60% Michael Dukakis (D) 4,876 56.5% George Bush (R) 3,683 42.7% 66 [+] 0.8% 8,625 -2 -11 0.70%
1984 62% Ronald Reagan* (R) 4,715 53.0% Walter Mondale (D) 4,103 46.2% 71 0.8% 8,889 0 -6 0.67%
1980 64% Ronald Reagan (R) 4,598 50.5% Jimmy Carter* (D) 3,529 38.8% 975 [+] 10.7% 9,102 -1 0 0.69%
1976 66% Jimmy Carter (D) 4,360 49.9% Gerald Ford* (R) 4,194 48.0% 181 [+] 2.1% 8,735 -1 0 0.68%
1972 67% Richard Nixon* (R) 4,785 55.3% George McGovern (D) 3,718 43.0% 145 [+] 1.7% 8,648 -2 -5 0.71%
1968 70% Richard Nixon (R) 4,470 55.1% Hubert Humphrey (D) 3,250 40.1% 392 [+] 4.8% 8,112 2 12 0.69%
1964 71% Lyndon Johnson* (D) 5,213 62.6% Barry Goldwater (R) 3,109 37.3% 12 0.1% 8,334 -1 -1 0.70%
1960 75% Richard Nixon (R) 5,232 58.8% John Kennedy (D) 3,671 41.2% 1 0.0% 8,904 2 9 0.70%
1956 69% Dwight Eisenhower* (R) 5,145 58.8% Adlai Stevenson (D) 3,602 41.2% 2 0.0% 8,749 0 1 0.71%
1952 75% Dwight Eisenhower (R) 6,105 64.3% Adlai Stevenson (D) 3,318 34.9% 75 0.8% 9,498 1 9 0.75%
1948 66% Harry Truman* (D) 4,324 51.6% Thomas Dewey (R) 3,888 46.4% 173 [+] 2.1% 8,385 -1 1 0.81%
1944 68% Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 4,234 50.0% Thomas Dewey (R) 4,186 49.5% 41 0.5% 8,461 -3 4 0.80%
1940 78% Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 4,794 49.9% Wendell Willkie (R) 4,773 49.7% 44 0.5% 9,611 -2 5 0.79%
1936 77% Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 4,745 52.7% Alf Landon (R) 4,037 44.9% 214 [+] 2.4% 8,996 2 8 0.79%
1932 72% Franklin Roosevelt (D) 4,649 55.6% Herbert Hoover* (R) 3,490 41.8% 216 [+] 2.6% 8,355 2 2 0.81%
1928 70% Herbert Hoover (R) 5,212 65.2% Al Smith (D) 2,787 34.8% 0 0.0% 7,999 3 7 0.79%
1924 70% Calvin Coolidge (R) 4,414 53.7% Robert LaFollette (Prog) 2,379 28.9% 1,428 [+] 17.4% 8,221 -1 0 0.84%
1920 68% Warren Harding (R) 5,806 71.4% James Cox (D) 2,125 26.1% 199 [+] 2.4% 8,130 0 11 0.91%
1916 41% Charles Evans Hughes (R) 2,748 58.1% Woodrow Wilson* (D) 1,880 39.8% 100 [+] 2.1% 4,728 4 12 0.92%
1912 39% Theodore Roosevelt (Prog) 1,792 39.4% Woodrow Wilson (D) 1,631 35.9% 1,122 [+] 24.7% 4,545 -4 -3 0.92%
1908 43% William Taft (R) 2,794 59.7% William J. Bryan (D) 1,661 35.5% 223 [+] 4.8% 4,678 4 8 0.95%
1904 43% Theodore Roosevelt (R) 3,137 67.5% Alton Parker (D) 1,212 26.1% 300 [+] 6.5% 4,649 4 11 0.96%
1900 47% William McKinley* (R) 3,199 63.0% William J. Bryan (D) 1,765 34.8% 110 [+] 2.2% 5,074 5 11 0.96%
* incumbent         PSV: percent of state vote

Historical Statewide Election Results for Poweshiek County, IA

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YearTypeTurnout WinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal VotesDiff PSV
2022 S3 51% Charles Grassley* (R) 4,325 57.6% Michael Franken (D) 3,174 42.3% 12 [+] 0.2% 7,511 2 0.62%
2022 G 51% Kim Reynolds* (R) 4,491 58.9% Deidre DeJear (D) 2,957 38.8% 180 [+] 2.4% 7,628 1 0.62%
2020 S2 67% Joni Ernst* (R) 5,361 53.4% Theresa Greenfield (D) 4,381 43.6% 301 [+] 3.0% 10,043 2 0.60%
2018 G 55% Kim Reynolds* (R) 4,160 50.0% Fred Hubbell (D) 3,998 48.1% 157 [+] 1.9% 8,315 0 0.63%
2016 S3 65% Charles Grassley* (R) 5,617 57.7% Patty Judge (D) 3,748 38.5% 366 [+] 3.8% 9,731 -2 0.63%
2014 S2 50% Joni Ernst (R) 3,696 49.4% Bruce Braley (D) 3,455 46.2% 324 [+] 4.3% 7,475 -3 0.66%
2014 G 50% Terry Branstad* (R) 4,134 55.5% Jack Hatch (D) 3,017 40.5% 299 [+] 4.0% 7,450 -3 0.66%
2010 S3 50% Charles Grassley* (R) 4,594 61.5% Roxanne Conlin (D) 2,746 36.7% 134 [+] 1.8% 7,474 -3 0.67%
2010 G 50% Terry Branstad (R) 3,715 49.6% Chet Culver* (D) 3,395 45.3% 380 [+] 5.1% 7,490 -3 0.67%
2008 S2 66% Tom Harkin* (D) 6,196 62.9% Christopher Reed (R) 3,647 37.0% 8 [+] 0.1% 9,851 0 0.66%
2006 G 50% Chet Culver (D) 4,114 55.7% Jim Nussle (R) 3,134 42.4% 140 [+] 1.9% 7,388 -2 0.70%
2004 S3 67% Charles Grassley* (R) 6,599 66.8% Art Small (D) 3,049 30.9% 225 [+] 2.3% 9,873 -3 0.67%
2002 S2 45% Tom Harkin* (D) 3,609 54.3% Greg Ganske (R) 2,895 43.6% 142 [+] 2.1% 6,646 0 0.65%
2002 G 47% Tom Vilsack* (D) 3,654 53.6% Doug Gross (R) 2,948 43.3% 211 [+] 3.1% 6,813 -1 0.66%
1998 S3 44% Charles Grassley* (R) 4,324 67.6% David Osterberg (D) 1,983 31.0% 94 [+] 1.5% 6,401 -1 0.68%
1998 G 45% Tom Vilsack (D) 3,311 50.5% Jim Ross Lightfoot (R) 3,139 47.9% 104 [+] 1.6% 6,554 1 0.69%
1996 S2 56% Tom Harkin* (D) 4,288 52.6% Jim Ross Lightfoot (R) 3,727 45.7% 137 [+] 1.7% 8,152 -1 0.67%
1994 G 48% Terry Branstad* (R) 4,071 58.6% Bonnie Campbell (D) 2,792 40.2% 90 [+] 1.3% 6,953 2 0.70%
1992 S3 57% Charles Grassley* (R) 5,552 67.4% Jean Lloyd-Jones (D) 2,453 29.8% 230 [+] 2.8% 8,235 -2 0.64%
1990 S2 47% Tom Harkin* (D) 4,077 60.1% Tom Tauke (R) 2,707 39.9% 0 0.0% 6,784 -6 0.69%
1990 G 48% Terry Branstad* (R) 3,980 57.3% Donald Avenson (D) 2,926 42.1% 41 [+] 0.6% 6,947 -3 0.71%
1986 S3 46% Charles Grassley* (R) 4,384 67.0% John Roehrick (D) 2,135 32.6% 22 [+] 0.3% 6,541 1 0.73%
1986 G 46% Terry Branstad* (R) 3,530 53.5% Lowell Junkins (D) 3,070 46.5% 1 [+] 0.0% 6,601 2 0.72%
1984 S2 61% Tom Harkin (D) 4,955 56.9% Roger Jepsen* (R) 3,654 41.9% 106 [+] 1.2% 8,715 -2 0.67%
1982 G 53% Terry Branstad (R) 3,905 51.8% Roxanne Conlin (D) 3,563 47.3% 65 [+] 0.9% 7,533 -1 0.73%
1980 S3 63% Charles Grassley (R) 4,615 51.9% John Culver* (D) 4,213 47.3% 70 [+] 0.8% 8,898 -2 0.70%
1978 S2 47% Roger Jepsen (R) 3,245 52.1% Dick Clark* (D) 2,938 47.2% 44 [+] 0.7% 6,227 1 0.76%
1978 G 48% Robert Ray* (R) 3,760 59.4% Jerry Fitzgerald (D) 2,530 40.0% 39 [+] 0.6% 6,329 1 0.75%
1974 S3 51% John Culver (D) 3,401 51.0% David Stanley (R) 3,216 48.3% 47 [+] 0.7% 6,664 1 0.75%
1974 G 52% Robert Ray* (R) 4,042 59.1% James Schaben (D) 2,737 40.0% 58 [+] 0.8% 6,837 1 0.74%
1972 S2 66% Dick Clark (D) 4,736 55.6% Jack Miller* (R) 3,729 43.8% 52 [+] 0.6% 8,517 0 0.71%
1972 G 66% Robert Ray* (R) 4,879 57.2% Paul Franzenburg (D) 3,538 41.5% 117 [+] 1.4% 8,534 -1 0.71%
1970 G 48% Robert Ray* (R) 3,054 52.5% Robert Fulton (D) 2,582 44.4% 185 [+] 3.2% 5,821 1 0.74%
1968 S3 69% Harold Hughes (D) 4,115 51.2% David Stanley (R) 3,919 48.7% 7 [+] 0.1% 8,041 -1 0.70%
1968 G 69% Robert Ray (R) 4,263 53.2% Paul Franzenburg (D) 3,744 46.7% 7 [+] 0.1% 8,014 -1 0.71%
1966 S2 53% Jack Miller* (R) 3,748 61.0% E.B. Smith (D) 2,287 37.2% 107 [+] 1.7% 6,142 0 0.72%
1966 G 56% Harold Hughes* (D) 3,489 53.6% William Murray (R) 2,986 45.9% 29 [+] 0.4% 6,504 2 0.73%
1964 G 70% Harold Hughes* (D) 5,566 67.2% Evan Hultman (R) 2,646 32.0% 68 [+] 0.8% 8,280 1 0.71%
1962 S3 48% Bourke Hickenlooper* (R) 3,095 54.3% E.B. Smith (D) 2,605 45.7% 0 0.0% 5,700 1 0.71%
1962 G 49% Harold Hughes (D) 3,132 53.9% Norman Erbe* (R) 2,676 46.1% 0 0.0% 5,808 -1 0.71%
1960 S2 74% Jack Miller (R) 4,709 53.9% Herschel Loveless (D) 4,025 46.1% 0 0.0% 8,734 2 0.71%
1960 G 75% Norman Erbe (R) 4,805 54.4% Edward McManus (D) 4,031 45.6% 0 0.0% 8,836 2 0.71%
*: 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 Poweshiek County, IA

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DateDistrictWinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal Votes
2024-11-05 IA02Ashley Hinson* (R) 5,768 60.5% Sarah Corkery (D) 3,606 37.8% 161 1.7% 9,535
County Total for 2024-11-05:   9,535
2022-11-08 IA02Ashley Hinson* (R) 4,339 58.0% Liz Mathis (D) 3,135 41.9% 9 0.1% 7,483
County Total for 2022-11-08:   7,483
2020-11-03 IA01Ashley Hinson (R) 5,432 55.0% Abby Finkenauer* (D) 4,429 44.8% 23 0.2% 9,884
County Total for 2020-11-03:   9,884
2018-11-06 IA01Rod Blum* (R) 4,044 49.1% Abby Finkenauer (D) 3,966 48.1% 232 2.8% 8,242
County Total for 2018-11-06:   8,242
2016-11-08 IA01Rod Blum* (R) 5,069 53.9% Monica Vernon (D) 4,322 46.0% 14 0.1% 9,405
County Total for 2016-11-08:   9,405
2014-11-04 IA01Rod Blum (R) 3,733 51.6% Pat Murphy (D) 3,497 48.3% 9 0.1% 7,239
County Total for 2014-11-04:   7,239
2012-11-06 IA01Bruce Braley* (D) 5,517 57.2% Ben Lange (R) 3,986 41.3% 141 1.5% 9,644
County Total for 2012-11-06:   9,644
2010-11-02 IA03Leonard Boswell* (D) 3,984 53.8% Brad Zaun (R) 3,091 41.7% 329 4.4% 7,404
County Total for 2010-11-02:   7,404
2008-11-04 IA03Leonard Boswell* (D) 5,852 60.2% Kim Schmett (R) 3,682 37.9% 189 1.9% 9,723
County Total for 2008-11-04:   9,723
2006-11-07 IA03Leonard Boswell* (D) 4,015 54.8% Jeff Lamberti (R) 3,143 42.9% 163 2.2% 7,321
County Total for 2006-11-07:   7,321
2004-11-02 IA03Leonard Boswell* (D) 5,640 57.8% Stan Thompson (R) 4,120 42.2% 3 0.0% 9,763
County Total for 2004-11-02:   9,763
2002-11-05 IA03Leonard Boswell* (D) 3,767 55.9% Stan Thompson (R) 2,855 42.4% 119 1.8% 6,741
County Total for 2002-11-05:   6,741
2000-11-07 IA03Leonard Boswell* (D) 5,346 63.1% Jay Marcus (R) 2,814 33.2% 311 3.7% 8,471
County Total for 2000-11-07:   8,471
1998-11-03 IA03Leonard Boswell* (D) 3,431 54.8% Larry McKibben (R) 2,710 43.3% 123 2.0% 6,264
County Total for 1998-11-03:   6,264
1996-11-05 IA03Mike Mahaffey (R) 4,760 59.6% Leonard Boswell (D) 3,073 38.5% 159 2.0% 7,992
County Total for 1996-11-05:   7,992
1994-11-08 IA03Jim Ross Lightfoot* (R) 3,743 58.0% Elaine Baxter (D) 2,672 41.4% 42 0.7% 6,457
County Total for 1994-11-08:   6,457
1992-11-03 IA03Jim Ross Lightfoot* (R) 4,265 52.0% Elaine Baxter (D) 3,846 46.9% 90 1.1% 8,201
County Total for 1992-11-03:   8,201
*: incumbent           sp: special election           RO: runoff election

Voter Registration Data for Poweshiek County, IA

YearTotalRepublicanDemocratOtherR/D EdgeR/D Edge %VAPOP %
2024 10,554 3,743 35.5% 3,028 28.7% 3,783 35.8% Rep +715 Rep +6.8% 71%
2022 11,644 3,881 33.3% 3,601 30.9% 4,162 35.7% Rep +280 Rep +2.4% 79%
2020 13,391 4,046 30.2% 4,604 34.4% 4,741 35.4% Dem +558 Dem +4.2% 90%
2018 13,077 3,752 28.7% 4,200 32.1% 5,125 39.2% Dem +448 Dem +3.4% 88%
2016 12,852 3,763 29.3% 4,248 33.1% 4,841 37.7% Dem +485 Dem +3.8% 86%
2014 12,681 3,690 29.1% 3,707 29.2% 5,284 41.7% Dem +17 Dem +0.1% 85%
2012 12,560 3,757 29.9% 3,844 30.6% 4,959 39.5% Dem +87 Dem +0.7% 84%
2010 13,153 3,724 28.3% 4,650 35.4% 4,779 36.3% Dem +926 Dem +7.0% 88%
2008 13,367 3,728 27.9% 5,011 37.5% 4,628 34.6% Dem +1,283 Dem +9.6% 90%
2006 12,435 3,804 30.6% 4,144 33.3% 4,487 36.1% Dem +340 Dem +2.7% 84%
2004 13,634 4,209 30.9% 4,683 34.3% 4,742 34.8% Dem +474 Dem +3.5% 93%
2002 12,153 4,153 34.2% 3,750 30.9% 4,250 35.0% Rep +403 Rep +3.3% 83%
2000 12,067 4,095 33.9% 3,918 32.5% 4,054 33.6% Rep +177 Rep +1.5% 83%
1994 11,057 3,900 35.3% 3,981 36.0% 3,176 28.7% Dem +81 Dem +0.7% 77%
1986 11,770 3,880 33.0% 4,082 34.7% 3,808 32.4% Dem +202 Dem +1.7% 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.