† Citizen voting-age population estimated for prior cycles; 2004 predates the ACS and is extrapolated. Source: ACS 5-year, table B05003.
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D+60R+60
20042024
Boundary by 2024 margin · Precinct returns · VEST · 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
GroupAdelIowaUnited States
German32.3%30.5%12.5%
Irish16.7%12.8%9.4%
English13.1%10.2%9.5%
Norwegian5.3%4.1%—
American3.8%4.6%5.3%
Italian3.4%1.6%4.8%
Swedish3.3%1.9%—
Dutch2.7%2.7%—
Mexican4.1%5.0%11.3%
Guatemalan0.3%0.4%0.5%
Salvadoran0.3%0.3%0.7%
Colombian0.3%—0.4%
Costa Rican0.2%——
Chilean0.2%——
Ecuadorian0.2%——
Peruvian0.2%——
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
Adel
Iowa
United States
Median age
36.5
38.8
39.1
Age 18–24
4.7%
10.0%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
12.3%
18.1%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Adel
Iowa
United States
Median household income
$95,250
$75,059
$84,427
Poverty rate
7.2%
11.1%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
37.9%
31.8%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Adel
Iowa
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
7.1%
9.2%
22.3%
Spanish
2.9%
4.7%
13.6%
French (incl. Cajun & Haitian)
1.3%
0.3%
0.7%
Arabic
2.2%
0.3%
0.4%
Religious landscape
Measure
Adel
Iowa
United States
Catholic
—
14.7%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
—
10.9%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
—
55.2%
51.5%
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.
Adel, Iowa
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
−16.2%
2008
−4.9%
2012
−6.1%
2016
−21.2%
2020
−15.8%
2024
−20.9%
DemocraticRepublican
6 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. Third-party votes in 2012 are allocated from certified county totals by this place's share of each county's two-party vote — that cycle's precinct source records two-party splits. † 2004 sub-county results are estimated: the source's block-level detail for this cycle was unreliable — either county/municipality-level consolidated reporting (COVID-era) or a precinct-to-block allocation that misplaced votes — so the figures are allocated from the constituent county totals in proportion to the place and scaled to certified totals.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Other
Margin
Swing
vs U.S.
Total
R
38.6%Harris1,395
59.5%Trump2,149
1.9%
R+20.9
R+5.1
R+19.4
3,612
R
40.7%Biden1,382
56.5%Trump1,919
2.7%
R+15.8
D+5.4
R+20.3
3,394
R
34.6%Clinton789
55.8%Trump1,273
9.6%
R+21.2
R+15.1
R+23.3
2,281
R
46.2%Obama951
52.3%Romney1,077
1.5%
R+6.1
R+1.2
R+10.0
2,058
R
46.3%Obama1,019
51.2%McCain1,127
2.5%
R+4.9
D+11.3
R+12.2
2,201
R
41.6%Kerry730
57.8%Bush1,015
0.6%
R+16.2
—
R+13.8
1,756
Adel anchors Dallas County, which has shifted from a reliably rural Republican stronghold into a battleground as Des Moines exurban growth brings a more mixed electorate into its orbit.
Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 21.2 points in 2016. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 5.1 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 20.9 points.
A population of 6,430, a 86% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $95,250 describe the city. The city's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Stewartville and Belle Plaine.
Akashic
Political twins — cities
The cities whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.
Twin score (0–100) = weighted cosine between tier-standardized fingerprints: presidential margins 2000–2024 with 12-yr trend and elasticity, ACS income, age, education, population and race, top reported ancestries, and religious adherence — chips name the closest-shared dimensions and the widest gap. Re-weight the groups in the twins explorer.
In 2024, Adel, Iowa voted Republican by 20.9 points (R+20.9), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 3,612 votes cast, 1,395 went Democratic and 2,149 went Republican.
How many people live in Adel, Iowa?
Adel, Iowa has a population of 6,430 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Adel, Iowa?
Median household income in Adel, Iowa is $95,250 — above the national median of $80,734. The Iowa state median is $75,059.
What is the political history of Adel, Iowa?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Adel, Iowa from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 6 went Republican.
