Allamakee County, Iowa: Florida Surge county. In 2024, voted R+34%. Republican peak: R+47 in 1920.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+34MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Florida SurgeAkashic typology
- Population
- 14,0922024 5-year
- Median household income
- $70,6942024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 88.1%2024 5-year
- Black
- 1.8%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 9.1%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+23 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+47 in 1920MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Marinette County, WI · similarity 0.97
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Allamakee CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Allamakee County, with each precinct boundary colored by Democratic-vs-Republican margin.
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Margin—
Turnout—
Harris +50Trump +50
Real precinct boundaries. Hover for vote totals.
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1876–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1876 | No data |
| 1880 | No data |
| 1884 | No data |
| 1888 | No data |
| 1892 | +3.2% |
| 1896 | −12.8% |
| 1900 | −17.8% |
| 1904 | −24.6% |
| 1908 | −18.5% |
| 1912 | +11.4% |
| 1916 | −16.8% |
| 1920 | −47.4% |
| 1924 | −20.4% |
| 1928 | −19.4% |
| 1932 | +22.6% |
| 1936 | +3.1% |
| 1940 | −28.3% |
| 1944 | −26.8% |
| 1948 | −16.9% |
| 1952 | −44.4% |
| 1956 | −32.7% |
| 1960 | −25.7% |
| 1964 | −2.6% |
| 1968 | −31.0% |
| 1972 | −28.6% |
| 1976 | −17.1% |
| 1980 | −27.8% |
| 1984 | −27.0% |
| 1988 | −7.0% |
| 1992 | −4.0% |
| 1996 | +1.6% |
| 2000 | −6.1% |
| 2004 | −1.1% |
| 2008 | +14.3% |
| 2012 | +4.2% |
| 2016 | −23.8% |
| 2020 | −29.1% |
| 2024 | −34.3% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 2,350 | 4,857 | 7,318 | ||
| R | 2,576 | 4,735 | 7,422 | ||
| R | 2,421 | 4,093 | 7,035 | ||
| D | 3,553 | 3,264 | 6,934 | ||
| D | 3,971 | 2,965 | 7,059 | ||
| R | 3,449 | 3,530 | 7,062 | ||
| R | 2,883 | 3,277 | 6,462 | ||
| D | 2,551 | 2,457 | 5,781 | ||
| R | 2,362 | 2,627 | 6,679 | ||
| R | 2,768 | 3,186 | 5,995 | ||
| R | 2,282 | 3,997 | 6,354 | ||
| R | 2,170 | 4,000 | 6,586 | ||
| R | 2,568 | 3,648 | 6,303 | ||
| R | 2,271 | 4,150 | 6,562 | ||
| R | 2,245 | 4,449 | 7,110 | ||
| R | 3,504 | 3,691 | 7,200 | ||
| R | 2,933 | 4,970 | 7,916 | ||
| R | 2,622 | 5,182 | 7,824 | ||
| R | 2,341 | 6,087 | 8,438 | ||
| R | 3,172 | 4,474 | 7,726 | ||
| R | 2,893 | 5,017 | 7,929 | ||
| R | 3,258 | 5,840 | 9,122 | ||
| D | 4,327 | 4,053 | 8,763 | ||
| D | 4,783 | 3,009 | 7,848 | ||
| R | 3,227 | 4,785 | 8,051 | ||
| O | 1,289 | 2,755 | 7,175 | ||
| R | 1,833 | 5,192 | 7,090 | ||
| R | 1,714 | 2,411 | 4,159 | ||
| D | 1,767 | 1,269 | 4,361 | ||
| R | 1,725 | 2,521 | 4,297 | ||
| R | 1,571 | 2,609 | 4,224 | ||
| R | 1,850 | 2,659 | 4,550 | ||
| R | 1,897 | 2,471 | 4,480 | ||
| D | 1,956 | 1,832 | 3,903 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
36.0%
Irish
15.1%
English
9.2%
American
4.7%
Polish
0.9%
French
0.6%
Scottish
0.6%
African American
1.4%
Multiple ancestry combinations reported; no single grouping above 1%.
Sample size too small to break out by ancestry reliably.
American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander combined.
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so these shares can total more than 100%. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.
2024 ACS
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 43.1 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
85+
75–84
65–74
55–64
45–54
35–44
25–34
18–24
5–17
<5
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$70,694
Allamakee County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Allamakee County$70,694
Iowa$75,059
United States$80,734
Allamakee County ranks near the middle of US counties by median household income.
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
10.1%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1813.5%
Working age (18–64)9.2%
Seniors (65+)7.8%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
87.3%
speak English only
Spanish8.0%
Other Indo-European2.8%
Other languages1.9%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 36.7% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Allamakee County sits at Iowa's scenic northeast tip along the Mississippi River, and its presidential margins have widened steadily over the past decade — the 2024 gap of R+34 reflects a rural realignment that has reshaped most of the Driftless region.
The Democratic margin here once reached twenty-three points in 1932. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved five points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was thirty-four points.
A population of 14,092, a 88% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $70,694 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Marinette County and Menominee County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Allamakee County, Iowa vote in 2024?
In 2024, Allamakee County, Iowa voted Republican by 34.3 points (R+34), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 7,318 votes cast, 2,350 went Democratic and 4,857 went Republican.
What is Allamakee County, Iowa's political typology?
Akashic places Allamakee County, Iowa in the "Florida Surge" typology — Florida coastal and retiree counties that moved sharply Republican across the Trump era. The typology is a data-driven cluster built from vote share, vote swing, race and ethnicity, income, language spoken at home, religion, and ancestry. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the county has voted Democratic 7 times, Republican 26 times, and other 1 times.
When did Allamakee County, Iowa last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Allamakee County, Iowa voted Democratic was 2012.
How many people live in Allamakee County, Iowa?
Allamakee County, Iowa has a population of 14,092 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Allamakee County, Iowa?
Median household income in Allamakee County, Iowa is $70,694 — below the national median of $80,734. The Iowa state median is $75,059.
What is the political history of Allamakee County, Iowa?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Allamakee County, Iowa from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 7 went Democratic and 26 went Republican. The county's typology — "Florida Surge" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.