Audubon County, Iowa: Heartland Swing county. In 2024, voted R+38%. Republican peak: R+38 in 2024.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+38MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Heartland SwingAkashic typology
- Population
- 5,5992024 5-year
- Median household income
- $58,2292024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 94.5%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.5%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 2.5%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+30 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+38 in 2024MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Emmet County, IA · similarity 0.99
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Audubon CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Audubon 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 | +3.8% |
| 1896 | −9.1% |
| 1900 | −16.5% |
| 1904 | −32.1% |
| 1908 | −23.3% |
| 1912 | +10.2% |
| 1916 | −11.7% |
| 1920 | −35.6% |
| 1924 | −32.9% |
| 1928 | +0.5% |
| 1932 | +29.8% |
| 1936 | +18.9% |
| 1940 | +10.3% |
| 1944 | +13.7% |
| 1948 | +12.9% |
| 1952 | −23.8% |
| 1956 | −8.4% |
| 1960 | −6.1% |
| 1964 | +23.3% |
| 1968 | −19.6% |
| 1972 | −24.1% |
| 1976 | +3.0% |
| 1980 | −22.4% |
| 1984 | −10.8% |
| 1988 | +11.4% |
| 1992 | +5.6% |
| 1996 | +14.7% |
| 2000 | −3.4% |
| 2004 | −9.7% |
| 2008 | +3.1% |
| 2012 | −5.5% |
| 2016 | −30.3% |
| 2020 | −35.8% |
| 2024 | −38.3% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 970 | 2,214 | 3,249 | ||
| R | 1,071 | 2,295 | 3,420 | ||
| R | 1,080 | 2,136 | 3,486 | ||
| R | 1,611 | 1,802 | 3,457 | ||
| D | 1,739 | 1,634 | 3,435 | ||
| R | 1,608 | 1,958 | 3,592 | ||
| R | 1,780 | 1,909 | 3,784 | ||
| D | 1,827 | 1,314 | 3,488 | ||
| D | 1,589 | 1,373 | 3,873 | ||
| D | 1,863 | 1,478 | 3,371 | ||
| R | 1,854 | 2,306 | 4,195 | ||
| R | 1,546 | 2,523 | 4,353 | ||
| D | 2,104 | 1,978 | 4,133 | ||
| R | 1,533 | 2,515 | 4,082 | ||
| R | 1,710 | 2,592 | 4,504 | ||
| D | 3,011 | 1,871 | 4,885 | ||
| R | 2,595 | 2,935 | 5,532 | ||
| R | 2,585 | 3,057 | 5,644 | ||
| R | 2,220 | 3,605 | 5,829 | ||
| D | 2,840 | 2,177 | 5,153 | ||
| D | 3,094 | 2,346 | 5,447 | ||
| D | 3,236 | 2,632 | 5,875 | ||
| D | 3,448 | 2,344 | 5,839 | ||
| D | 2,986 | 1,604 | 4,633 | ||
| D | 2,364 | 2,340 | 4,733 | ||
| R | 965 | 2,475 | 4,595 | ||
| R | 1,405 | 2,963 | 4,378 | ||
| R | 1,247 | 1,581 | 2,843 | ||
| O | 963 | 692 | 2,646 | ||
| R | 1,050 | 1,701 | 2,795 | ||
| R | 934 | 1,843 | 2,836 | ||
| R | 1,301 | 1,821 | 3,147 | ||
| R | 1,417 | 1,705 | 3,149 | ||
| D | 1,393 | 1,288 | 2,768 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
32.7%
Irish
8.0%
English
7.2%
American
4.4%
Polish
1.1%
French
0.6%
Scottish
0.6%
Sample size too small to break out by ancestry reliably.
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: 47.0 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
$58,229
Audubon County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Audubon County$58,229
Iowa$75,059
United States$80,734
Audubon 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
11.8%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1815.4%
Working age (18–64)10.6%
Seniors (65+)11.8%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
97.4%
speak English only
Spanish2.0%
Other Indo-European0.6%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 47.2% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Audubon County's roughly 6,800 residents are spread across rolling cropland in west-central Iowa, and its presidential margins have shifted decisively rightward over the past two decades as rural agricultural counties across the state have trended similarly.
The Democratic margin here peaked at thirty points in 1932. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved two points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was thirty-eight points.
A population of 5,599, a 95% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $58,229 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Emmet County and Carroll County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Audubon County, Iowa vote in 2024?
In 2024, Audubon County, Iowa voted Republican by 38.3 points (R+38), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 3,249 votes cast, 970 went Democratic and 2,214 went Republican.
What is Audubon County, Iowa's political typology?
Akashic places Audubon County, Iowa in the "Heartland Swing" typology — Industrial Midwest swing counties drifting steadily toward the Republican Party. 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 13 times, Republican 20 times, and other 1 times.
When did Audubon County, Iowa last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Audubon County, Iowa voted Democratic was 2008.
How many people live in Audubon County, Iowa?
Audubon County, Iowa has a population of 5,599 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Audubon County, Iowa?
Median household income in Audubon County, Iowa is $58,229 — below the national median of $80,734. The Iowa state median is $75,059.
What is the political history of Audubon County, Iowa?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Audubon County, Iowa from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 13 went Democratic and 20 went Republican. The county's typology — "Heartland Swing" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.