† 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
GroupAlbiaIowaUnited States
Irish20.4%12.8%9.4%
German19.4%30.5%12.5%
English15.0%10.2%9.5%
American4.7%4.6%5.3%
Dutch3.1%2.7%—
Swedish2.3%1.9%—
Scotch-Irish2.3%——
Scottish1.8%—1.3%
Mexican1.7%5.0%11.3%
Cuban1.4%—0.7%
Panamanian0.3%——
Jamaican2.2%—0.4%
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
Albia
Iowa
United States
Median age
38.1
38.8
39.1
Age 18–24
7.4%
10.0%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
22.2%
18.1%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Albia
Iowa
United States
Median household income
$70,455
$75,059
$84,427
Poverty rate
14.7%
11.1%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
24.7%
31.8%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Albia
Iowa
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
2.8%
9.2%
22.3%
Spanish
1.3%
4.7%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Albia
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.
Albia, Iowa
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
−2.8%
2008
−2.7%
2012
−1.3%
2016
−30.9%
2020
−35.1%
2024
−39.0%
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
29.8%Harris529
68.8%Trump1,221
1.4%
R+39.0
R+3.9
R+37.5
1,774
R
31.9%Biden570
67.0%Trump1,198
1.2%
R+35.1
R+4.2
R+39.6
1,789
R
31.7%Clinton544
62.6%Trump1,073
5.7%
R+30.9
R+29.6
R+33.0
1,714
R
48.4%Obama862
49.7%Romney885
1.9%
R+1.3
D+1.4
R+5.1
1,781
R
47.5%Obama888
50.2%McCain939
2.4%
R+2.7
D+0.1
R+10.0
1,871
R
48.1%Kerry922
50.9%Bush976
1.0%
R+2.8
—
R+0.4
1,917
Albia's population has contracted steadily since its 19th-century coal-mining peak, leaving a compact downtown and a voter base that has swung sharply toward Republican margins in recent presidential cycles.
Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 39.0 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 3.9 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 39.0 points.
A population of 3,663, a 92% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $70,455 describe the city.
In 2024, Albia, Iowa voted Republican by 39.0 points (R+39.0), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 1,774 votes cast, 529 went Democratic and 1,221 went Republican.
How many people live in Albia, Iowa?
Albia, Iowa has a population of 3,663 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Albia, Iowa?
Median household income in Albia, Iowa is $70,455 — below the national median of $80,734. The Iowa state median is $75,059.
What is the political history of Albia, Iowa?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Albia, Iowa from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 6 went Republican.
