† Citizen voting-age population estimated for prior cycles; 2004 predates the ACS and is extrapolated. Source: ACS 5-year, table B05003.
——
D+60R+60
1 counties by 2024 margin · County returns · MIT Election Lab
People and households
Who lives here
Exact values for this place, its state, and the United States.
Race · ethnicity · ancestry
Communities and origins
GroupMuscatine, IAIowaUnited States
German24.4%30.5%12.5%
English9.7%10.2%9.5%
Irish8.7%12.8%9.4%
American6.5%4.6%5.3%
French1.7%—1.6%
Norwegian1.6%4.1%—
Swedish1.5%1.9%—
Polish1.4%—2.2%
Mexican14.2%5.0%11.3%
Salvadoran1.2%0.3%0.7%
Puerto Rican0.5%0.3%1.8%
Cuban0.2%—0.7%
Guatemalan0.2%0.4%0.5%
Colombian0.2%—0.4%
African American†1.3%2.6%9.9%
Liberian0.5%——
African0.2%0.3%0.5%
Hispanic or Latino counts residents of any race; the race groups count only their non-Hispanic residents, so the groups are mutually exclusive and sum to 100%. Expand a row to see ancestries reported within that group.
Age and life stage
Measure
Muscatine, IA
Iowa
United States
Median age
39.6
38.8
39.1
Age 18–24
8.2%
10.0%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
18.0%
18.1%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Muscatine, IA
Iowa
United States
Median household income
$69,396
$75,059
$84,427
Poverty rate
13.7%
11.1%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
23.1%
31.8%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Muscatine, IA
Iowa
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
14.1%
9.2%
22.3%
Spanish
12.0%
4.7%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Muscatine, IA
Iowa
United States
Catholic
11.6%
14.7%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
5.8%
10.9%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
67.9%
55.2%
51.5%
Mainline Protestant
12.8%
15.8%
5.2%
American Community Survey 2024 5-year (CVAP, income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024 · 2020 U.S. Religion Census (ASARB) — congregational adherents; unclaimed is the residual not counted by congregations.
Muscatine, IA
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1892
+4.1%
1896
−11.6%
1900
−12.4%
1904
−20.9%
1908
−6.8%
1912
+26.6%
1916
−17.1%
1920
−50.4%
1924
−48.4%
1928
−35.7%
1932
+2.0%
1936
+2.0%
1940
−18.8%
1944
−19.3%
1948
−4.6%
1952
−23.6%
1956
−19.8%
1960
−16.5%
1964
+18.2%
1968
−20.5%
1972
−25.8%
1976
−7.8%
1980
−14.7%
1984
−20.3%
1988
+1.1%
1992
+5.9%
1996
+11.8%
2000
+3.6%
2004
+2.8%
2008
+15.6%
2012
+15.9%
2016
−6.2%
2020
−7.0%
2024
−14.9%
DemocraticRepublican
34 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024). Swing · margin change from the prior cycle. vs U.S. · margin relative to the national result that year.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Other
Margin
Swing
vs U.S.
Total
R
41.6%Harris8,212
56.5%Trump11,152
2.0%
R+14.9
R+7.9
R+13.4
19,752
R
45.3%Biden9,372
52.4%Trump10,823
2.3%
R+7.0
R+0.8
R+11.5
20,671
R
42.6%Clinton8,368
48.8%Trump9,584
8.5%
R+6.2
R+22.1
R+8.3
19,623
D
57.0%Obama11,323
41.1%Romney8,168
1.9%
D+15.9
D+0.2
D+12.0
19,865
D
57.1%Obama10,920
41.5%McCain7,929
1.4%
D+15.6
D+12.9
D+8.4
19,119
D
51.0%Kerry9,542
48.2%Bush9,020
0.8%
D+2.8
R+0.8
D+5.2
18,717
D
50.1%Gore8,058
46.5%Bush7,483
3.3%
D+3.6
R+8.2
D+3.1
16,076
D
49.9%Clinton7,674
38.1%Dole5,858
12.0%
D+11.8
D+5.9
D+3.3
15,386
D
42.0%Clinton7,089
36.1%Bush6,087
21.9%
D+5.9
D+4.8
D+0.4
16,864
D
50.1%Dukakis7,059
49.0%Bush6,904
1.0%
D+1.1
D+21.4
D+8.8
14,102
R
39.5%Mondale5,986
59.8%Reagan9,069
0.7%
R+20.3
R+5.6
R+2.1
15,168
R
37.0%Carter5,597
51.7%Reagan7,829
11.4%
R+14.7
R+6.9
R+5.0
15,145
R
45.3%Carter6,567
53.1%Ford7,697
1.6%
R+7.8
D+18.0
R+9.9
14,496
R
36.0%McGovern4,917
61.8%Nixon8,436
2.1%
R+25.8
R+5.3
R+2.6
13,642
R
36.7%Humphrey4,726
57.2%Nixon7,361
6.1%
R+20.5
R+38.7
R+19.8
12,874
D
59.1%Johnson8,020
40.9%Goldwater5,547
0.1%
D+18.2
D+34.7
R+4.4
13,577
R
41.7%Kennedy6,135
58.2%Nixon8,555
0.1%
R+16.5
D+3.4
R+16.6
14,698
R
40.0%Stevenson5,718
59.8%Eisenhower8,552
0.2%
R+19.8
D+3.8
R+4.4
14,298
R
38.0%Stevenson5,772
61.6%Eisenhower9,361
0.4%
R+23.6
R+19.0
R+12.9
15,196
R
47.1%Truman5,466
51.7%Dewey6,003
1.3%
R+4.6
D+14.6
R+9.1
11,615
R
40.1%Roosevelt4,801
59.4%Dewey7,104
0.5%
R+19.3
R+0.4
R+26.7
11,963
R
40.4%Roosevelt5,825
59.2%Willkie8,543
0.4%
R+18.8
R+20.8
R+28.8
14,421
D
49.5%Roosevelt6,593
47.6%Landon6,332
2.9%
D+2.0
R+0.1
R+22.3
13,313
D
49.7%Roosevelt6,423
47.7%Hoover6,160
2.6%
D+2.0
D+37.7
R+15.8
12,917
R
31.8%Smith4,055
67.4%Hoover8,604
0.8%
R+35.7
D+12.7
R+18.2
12,757
R
16.5%Davis1,963
64.9%Coolidge7,731
18.7%
R+48.4
D+2.0
R+23.2
11,917
R
19.9%Cox2,293
70.3%Harding8,115
9.8%
R+50.4
R+33.4
R+24.2
11,544
R
37.2%Wilson2,694
54.3%Hughes3,929
8.5%
R+17.1
R+43.6
R+20.2
7,242
O
37.7%Wilson2,679
11.1%Taft789
51.2%
Roosevelt +13.5
D+33.4
D+7.0
7,110
R
42.6%Bryan3,038
49.4%Taft3,525
8.0%
R+6.8
D+14.1
D+2.7
7,131
R
36.1%Parker2,555
57.0%Roosevelt4,036
6.9%
R+20.9
R+8.5
R+1.3
7,076
R
42.5%Bryan3,021
54.9%McKinley3,905
2.6%
R+12.4
R+0.8
R+4.9
7,110
R
43.4%Bryan2,863
55.0%McKinley3,627
1.5%
R+11.6
R+15.6
R+5.5
6,592
D
50.5%Cleveland2,964
46.4%Harrison2,726
3.1%
D+4.1
—
D+2.4
5,874
Congressional elections · 2 Senate races
U.S. Senate
Source · MIT Election Lab (MEDSL), Senate. CC-BY 4.0.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Total
2022
R
42.1%5,550
57.8%7,623
13,193
2020
R
45.9%9,381
50.3%10,278
20,428
voter registration
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Party registration · 2024R+5.7
vs
Presidential vote · 2024R+14.9
Registration leans Republican; the presidential vote runs 9.2 points more Democratic.
DemocraticRepublicanUnaffiliatedOther parties
Voter registration in Muscatine, IA
Year
Total registered
Democratic
Republican
Unaffiliated
Other
2008
28,665
8,988
8,902
10,772
3
2010
29,208
8,845
8,960
11,398
5
2012
29,928
8,708
9,001
12,205
14
2014
29,252
8,417
8,799
11,992
44
2016
29,251
8,847
8,904
11,383
117
2018
28,639
8,507
8,381
11,569
182
2020
29,482
9,272
9,323
10,621
266
2022
29,034
8,613
9,304
10,830
287
2024
29,194
7,973
9,627
11,264
330
domestic migration
Who moves in and out
Net domestic migration over time
−323 net domestic migration · 2025
20112025
Net −3,786 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Domestic migration in Muscatine, IA in Muscatine, IA: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
−176
2012
−75
2013
−162
2014
−249
2015
−188
2016
−318
2017
−309
2018
−233
2019
−412
2021
−423
2022
−345
2023
−289
2024
−284
2025
−323
Muscatine's economy anchors on manufacturing and agriculture along the Mississippi, producing a working-class electorate that has trended toward Republican candidates in recent cycles while retaining competitive down-ballot races.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 26.6 points in 1912 and a Republican high of 50.4 points in 1920. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved 7.9 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 14.9 points.
A population of 42,559, a 75% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $69,396 describe the metro. The metro's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Burlington, IA-IL and Ottumwa, IA.
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In 2024, Muscatine, IA, Iowa voted Republican by 14.9 points (R+14.9), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 19,752 votes cast, 8,212 went Democratic and 11,152 went Republican.
When did Muscatine, IA, Iowa last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Muscatine, IA, Iowa voted Democratic was 2012.
How many people live in Muscatine, IA, Iowa?
Muscatine, IA, Iowa has a population of 42,559 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Muscatine, IA, Iowa?
Median household income in Muscatine, IA, Iowa is $69,396 — below the national median of $80,734. The Iowa state median is $75,059.
What is the political history of Muscatine, IA, Iowa?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Muscatine, IA, Iowa from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 11 went Democratic and 22 went Republican.
