Cedar County, Iowa
Precinct data
Results by precinct
12 precincts · 10,624 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct -Farmington Sugar CreekFarmington Sugar Creek | 464 | 1,061 | 22 | 1,547 | 30.0% | 68.6% | R+38.6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct -West Branch 1West Branch 1 | 900 | 619 | 25 | 1,544 | 58.3% | 40.1% | D+18.2 |
| Precinct -Cass Center Iowa RochesterCass Center Iowa Rochester | 483 | 951 | 19 | 1,453 | 33.2% | 65.5% | R+32.2 |
| Precinct -Linn PioneerLinn Pioneer | 385 | 697 | 23 | 1,105 | 34.8% | 63.1% | R+28.2 |
| Precinct -Dayton FairfieldDayton Fairfield | 236 | 566 | 17 | 819 | 28.8% | 69.1% | R+40.3 |
| Precinct -Massillon SpringfieldMassillon Springfield | 215 | 573 | 13 | 801 | 26.8% | 71.5% | R+44.7 |
| Precinct -Gower SpringdaleGower Springdale | 397 | 391 | 6 | 794 | 50.0% | 49.2% | D+0.8 |
| Precinct -Tipton 3Tipton 3 | 267 | 298 | 8 | 573 | 46.6% | 52.0% | R+5.4 |
| Precinct -Fremont Red OakFremont Red Oak | 183 | 365 | 13 | 561 | 32.6% | 65.1% | R+32.4 |
| Precinct -Tipton 1Tipton 1 | 218 | 292 | 6 | 516 | 42.2% | 56.6% | R+14.3 |
| Precinct -Tipton 2Tipton 2 | 243 | 260 | 4 | 507 | 47.9% | 51.3% | R+3.4 |
| Precinct -InlandInland | 84 | 317 | 3 | 404 | 20.8% | 78.5% | R+57.7 |
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | +4.7% |
| 1896 | −11.8% |
| 1900 | −12.3% |
| 1904 | −16.2% |
| 1908 | −10.3% |
| 1912 | +20.4% |
| 1916 | −28.1% |
| 1920 | −58.5% |
| 1924 | −41.3% |
| 1928 | −31.5% |
| 1932 | +17.9% |
| 1936 | +8.5% |
| 1940 | −25.2% |
| 1944 | −28.2% |
| 1948 | −14.2% |
| 1952 | −43.2% |
| 1956 | −29.5% |
| 1960 | −23.9% |
| 1964 | +19.5% |
| 1968 | −23.9% |
| 1972 | −28.3% |
| 1976 | −12.2% |
| 1980 | −23.2% |
| 1984 | −19.8% |
| 1988 | +8.8% |
| 1992 | +4.0% |
| 1996 | +11.6% |
| 2000 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | −1.3% |
| 2008 | +9.6% |
| 2012 | +4.6% |
| 2016 | −17.6% |
| 2020 | −17.0% |
| 2024 | −21.7% |
U.S. Senate
| Year | Won | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | R | 39.3%3,106 | 60.7%4,806 | 7,912 |
| 2020 | R | 40.8%4,300 | 56.3%5,935 | 10,535 |
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Registration leans Republican; the presidential vote runs 7.1 points more Democratic.
| Year | Total registered | Democratic | Republican | Unaffiliated | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 12,950 | 3,813 | 3,461 | 5,673 | 3 |
| 2010 | 12,691 | 3,571 | 3,904 | 5,207 | 9 |
| 2012 | 12,496 | 3,503 | 3,867 | 5,112 | 14 |
| 2014 | 12,270 | 3,354 | 3,843 | 5,049 | 24 |
| 2016 | 12,328 | 3,335 | 4,041 | 4,883 | 69 |
| 2018 | 12,418 | 3,305 | 3,970 | 5,062 | 81 |
| 2020 | 13,075 | 3,603 | 4,748 | 4,610 | 114 |
| 2022 | 12,898 | 3,387 | 4,800 | 4,598 | 113 |
| 2024 | 13,307 | 3,174 | 5,127 | 4,887 | 119 |
Who moves in and out
Net migration over time, and who arrivals are — where they came from and what those places vote
+87 net domestic migration · 2025
Net +128 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $54,469 in average income, against $83,522 for residents who stayed — 35% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
The places arrivals came from lean D+11.0 on average — 33 points more Democratic-leaning than Cedar County, IA itself (R+21.7).
Where arrivals came from lean of each source
- Johnson County, IA122D+37.8
- Linn County, IA70D+9.9
- Muscatine County, IA63R+14.9
- Scott County, IA49R+3.9
- Jones County, IA22R+26.2
Where departures went households, 2022–23
- Johnson County, IA101
- Linn County, IA81
- Scott County, IA66
- Muscatine County, IA53
- Clinton County, IA23
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 | −105 |
| 2012 | −77 |
| 2013 | −91 |
| 2014 | +35 |
| 2015 | −23 |
| 2016 | +97 |
| 2017 | +125 |
| 2018 | +69 |
| 2019 | +42 |
| 2021 | −17 |
| 2022 | −16 |
| 2023 | +2 |
| 2024 | 0 |
| 2025 | +87 |
Cedar County's roughly 18,000 residents are concentrated in small agricultural towns, and its presidential margins have widened consistently over the past three cycles, reaching R+21.8 in 2024.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 20.4 points in 1912 and a Republican high of 58.5 points in 1920. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 4.7 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 21.7 points.
A population of 18,349, a 93% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $80,602 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Washington County and Jones County.
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Cedar County, Iowa. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/19031/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.