Audubon County, Iowa
Precinct data
Results by precinct
2 precincts · 3,239 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct -Precinct 1Precinct 1 | 501 | 1,229 | 31 | 1,761 | 28.4% | 69.8% | R+41.3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct -Precinct 2Precinct 2 | 469 | 985 | 24 | 1,478 | 31.7% | 66.6% | R+34.9 |
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 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% |
U.S. Senate
| Year | Won | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | R | 31.4%760 | 68.6%1,661 | 2,421 |
| 2020 | R | 32.4%1,092 | 64.9%2,188 | 3,371 |
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Registration leans Republican; the presidential vote runs 10 points more Democratic.
| Year | Total registered | Democratic | Republican | Unaffiliated | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 4,759 | 1,549 | 1,508 | 1,700 | 2 |
| 2010 | 4,714 | 1,557 | 1,519 | 1,637 | 1 |
| 2012 | 4,647 | 1,400 | 1,679 | 1,566 | 2 |
| 2014 | 4,549 | 1,312 | 1,639 | 1,591 | 7 |
| 2016 | 4,448 | 1,020 | 2,099 | 1,314 | 15 |
| 2018 | 4,322 | 1,008 | 1,986 | 1,306 | 22 |
| 2020 | 4,348 | 1,054 | 2,064 | 1,213 | 17 |
| 2022 | 4,221 | 960 | 2,057 | 1,183 | 21 |
| 2024 | 4,198 | 895 | 2,079 | 1,193 | 31 |
Who moves in and out
Net migration over time, and who arrivals are — where they came from and what those places vote
−12 net domestic migration · 2025
Net −507 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $60,863 in average income, against $83,678 for residents who stayed — 27% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
Where departures went households, 2022–23
- Shelby County, IA24
Migration is one input to a place’s political change, not its cause — a shift can also come from residents changing their minds, generational turnover, or turnout. These figures describe the places people moved between; they do not measure how any mover voted.
| Year | Net domestic migration |
|---|---|
| 2011 | −74 |
| 2012 | −100 |
| 2013 | +6 |
| 2014 | −75 |
| 2015 | −56 |
| 2016 | −66 |
| 2017 | −48 |
| 2018 | −70 |
| 2019 | +29 |
| 2021 | −6 |
| 2022 | −51 |
| 2023 | −26 |
| 2024 | +42 |
| 2025 | −12 |
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.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 29.8 points in 1932 and a Republican high of 38.3 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 2.5 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 38.3 points.
A population of 5,599, a 94% 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 Clayton County.
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Audubon County, Iowa. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/19009/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.