A coal-country county where presidential margins have nearly doubled since 2008
Appanoose, anchored by Centerville, sits atop southeastern Iowa's former bituminous coal belt. Its rural, working-class demographic shift has pushed Republican presidential margins from single digits in the early 2000s to over 46 points by 2024.
Contextual statewide polling for Iowa. County pages stay rooted in county returns, but live statewide polling helps frame the current cycle.