† 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
GroupAnkenyIowaUnited States
German29.5%30.5%12.5%
Irish16.0%12.8%9.4%
English14.2%10.2%9.5%
Norwegian4.4%4.1%—
American4.0%4.6%5.3%
Italian3.8%1.6%4.8%
Dutch3.1%2.7%—
Swedish3.0%1.9%—
Mexican3.4%5.0%11.3%
Salvadoran0.4%0.3%0.7%
Puerto Rican0.3%0.3%1.8%
Honduran0.2%0.2%0.3%
Burmese0.6%0.3%—
Asian Indian0.6%0.5%1.4%
Vietnamese0.4%0.3%0.6%
Laotian0.4%0.2%—
Chinese0.3%0.3%1.3%
African American†1.6%2.6%9.9%
Liberian0.2%——
Sudanese0.2%0.2%—
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
Ankeny
Iowa
United States
Median age
33.6
38.8
39.1
Age 18–24
8.3%
10.0%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
11.7%
18.1%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Ankeny
Iowa
United States
Median household income
$108,198
$75,059
$84,427
Poverty rate
4.2%
11.1%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
52.1%
31.8%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Ankeny
Iowa
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
8.0%
9.2%
22.3%
Spanish
3.3%
4.7%
13.6%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic
1.0%
0.4%
0.7%
Other Asian & Pacific Island
1.6%
1.0%
1.1%
Religious landscape
Measure
Ankeny
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.
Ankeny, Iowa
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
−14.5%
2008
−4.1%
2012
−8.0%
2016
−5.6%
2020
+0.7%
2024
−1.8%
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
48.2%Harris20,697
50.0%Trump21,473
1.7%
R+1.8
R+2.5
R+0.3
42,917
D
49.2%Biden19,453
48.5%Trump19,168
2.3%
D+0.7
D+6.3
R+3.7
39,541
R
42.7%Clinton13,389
48.4%Trump15,150
8.9%
R+5.6
D+2.4
R+7.7
31,332
R
45.1%Obama12,291
53.1%Romney14,471
1.9%
R+8.0
R+3.9
R+11.8
27,277
R
47.0%Obama10,409
51.2%McCain11,320
1.8%
R+4.1
D+10.4
R+11.4
22,128
R
42.6%Kerry9,043
57.1%Bush12,118
0.3%
R+14.5
—
R+12.0
21,217
Ankeny has roughly tripled in population since 2000, making it one of Iowa's fastest-growing cities. That rapid in-migration of younger families and white-collar professionals has turned it into a closely watched bellwether in Polk County suburban politics.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 0.7 points in 2020 and a Republican high of 14.5 points in 2004. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 2.5 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 1.8 points.
A population of 72,615, a 88% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $108,198 describe the city. The city's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Urbandale and Lakeville.
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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, Ankeny, Iowa voted Republican by 1.8 points (R+1.8), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 42,917 votes cast, 20,697 went Democratic and 21,473 went Republican.
When did Ankeny, Iowa last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Ankeny, Iowa voted Democratic was 2020.
How many people live in Ankeny, Iowa?
Ankeny, Iowa has a population of 72,615 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Ankeny, Iowa?
Median household income in Ankeny, Iowa is $108,198 — above the national median of $80,734. The Iowa state median is $75,059.
What is the political history of Ankeny, Iowa?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Ankeny, Iowa from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 1 went Democratic and 5 went Republican.
