Chickasaw County, Iowa: Heartland Swing county. In 2024, voted R+37%. Republican peak: R+37 in 2024.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+37MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Heartland SwingAkashic typology
- Population
- 11,8072024 5-year
- Median household income
- $75,6752024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 94.5%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.5%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 4.6%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+32 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+37 in 2024MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Henderson County, IL · similarity 0.99
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Chickasaw CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Chickasaw County, with each precinct boundary colored by Democratic-vs-Republican margin.
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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 | +10.5% |
| 1896 | +2.9% |
| 1900 | −0.5% |
| 1904 | −4.8% |
| 1908 | +8.7% |
| 1912 | +23.9% |
| 1916 | −8.1% |
| 1920 | −34.8% |
| 1924 | −22.9% |
| 1928 | −0.6% |
| 1932 | +32.1% |
| 1936 | +16.7% |
| 1940 | −5.4% |
| 1944 | −3.6% |
| 1948 | +8.2% |
| 1952 | −26.4% |
| 1956 | −12.4% |
| 1960 | +3.1% |
| 1964 | +26.6% |
| 1968 | −8.0% |
| 1972 | −10.0% |
| 1976 | +1.0% |
| 1980 | −13.4% |
| 1984 | −6.9% |
| 1988 | +16.0% |
| 1992 | +11.8% |
| 1996 | +18.3% |
| 2000 | +7.6% |
| 2004 | +9.8% |
| 2008 | +20.8% |
| 2012 | +11.1% |
| 2016 | −22.6% |
| 2020 | −31.3% |
| 2024 | −37.1% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 1,919 | 4,234 | 6,239 | ||
| R | 2,233 | 4,308 | 6,631 | ||
| R | 2,266 | 3,742 | 6,518 | ||
| D | 3,554 | 2,836 | 6,484 | ||
| D | 3,923 | 2,557 | 6,583 | ||
| D | 3,708 | 3,040 | 6,806 | ||
| D | 3,435 | 2,936 | 6,584 | ||
| D | 3,355 | 2,191 | 6,360 | ||
| D | 2,913 | 2,129 | 6,640 | ||
| D | 3,530 | 2,549 | 6,136 | ||
| R | 3,186 | 3,661 | 6,917 | ||
| R | 2,935 | 3,929 | 7,433 | ||
| D | 3,503 | 3,432 | 6,988 | ||
| R | 3,134 | 3,836 | 7,030 | ||
| R | 2,966 | 3,510 | 6,764 | ||
| D | 4,545 | 2,632 | 7,182 | ||
| D | 4,063 | 3,822 | 7,889 | ||
| R | 3,275 | 4,205 | 7,495 | ||
| R | 2,921 | 5,022 | 7,949 | ||
| D | 4,071 | 3,449 | 7,589 | ||
| R | 3,328 | 3,575 | 6,929 | ||
| R | 3,981 | 4,440 | 8,423 | ||
| D | 4,458 | 3,143 | 7,866 | ||
| D | 5,047 | 2,585 | 7,676 | ||
| R | 3,665 | 3,712 | 7,394 | ||
| R | 1,736 | 3,416 | 7,347 | ||
| R | 2,171 | 4,517 | 6,744 | ||
| R | 1,697 | 1,999 | 3,729 | ||
| D | 1,891 | 1,022 | 3,631 | ||
| D | 1,877 | 1,571 | 3,501 | ||
| R | 1,790 | 1,972 | 3,811 | ||
| R | 2,063 | 2,085 | 4,194 | ||
| D | 2,084 | 1,967 | 4,081 | ||
| D | 1,878 | 1,516 | 3,449 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
49.6%
Irish
11.2%
American
7.2%
English
5.3%
Scottish
1.3%
French
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: 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
$75,675
Chickasaw County ranks in the top 25% of US counties.
Chickasaw County$75,675
Iowa$75,059
United States$80,734
Chickasaw County ranks in the top 25% 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
8.8%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 189.1%
Working age (18–64)8.9%
Seniors (65+)7.7%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
95.5%
speak English only
Spanish3.0%
Other Indo-European1.4%
Other languages0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 26.2% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Chickasaw County's population hovers near 13,000, concentrated in small agricultural towns like New Hampton. Its presidential margins have shifted decisively rightward over the past four election cycles, tracking a broader rural Iowa trend away from competitive outcomes.
The Democratic margin here peaked at thirty-two points in 1932. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved six points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was thirty-seven points.
A population of 11,807, a 95% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $75,675 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Henderson County and Ashtabula County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Chickasaw County, Iowa vote in 2024?
In 2024, Chickasaw County, Iowa voted Republican by 37.1 points (R+37), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 6,239 votes cast, 1,919 went Democratic and 4,234 went Republican.
What is Chickasaw County, Iowa's political typology?
Akashic places Chickasaw 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 17 times, Republican 17 times, and other 0 times.
When did Chickasaw County, Iowa last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Chickasaw County, Iowa voted Democratic was 2012.
How many people live in Chickasaw County, Iowa?
Chickasaw County, Iowa has a population of 11,807 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Chickasaw County, Iowa?
Median household income in Chickasaw County, Iowa is $75,675 — below the national median of $80,734. The Iowa state median is $75,059.
What is the political history of Chickasaw County, Iowa?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Chickasaw County, Iowa from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 17 went Democratic and 17 went Republican. The county's typology — "Heartland Swing" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.