Crawford County, Iowa: New American county. In 2024, voted R+43%. Republican peak: R+43 in 2024.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+43MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- New AmericanAkashic typology
- Population
- 16,2772024 5-year
- Median household income
- $67,0272024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 66.4%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.9%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 30.8%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+42 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+43 in 2024MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Clark County, WI · similarity 0.99
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Crawford CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Crawford County, with each precinct boundary colored by Democratic-vs-Republican margin.
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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 | +19.3% |
| 1896 | +4.4% |
| 1900 | +6.2% |
| 1904 | −11.2% |
| 1908 | +3.3% |
| 1912 | +21.9% |
| 1916 | −17.7% |
| 1920 | −41.7% |
| 1924 | −20.5% |
| 1928 | +13.3% |
| 1932 | +41.9% |
| 1936 | +23.2% |
| 1940 | −12.2% |
| 1944 | −13.6% |
| 1948 | +9.6% |
| 1952 | −28.6% |
| 1956 | −10.3% |
| 1960 | −12.6% |
| 1964 | +25.2% |
| 1968 | −18.5% |
| 1972 | −19.2% |
| 1976 | +0.3% |
| 1980 | −29.8% |
| 1984 | −14.4% |
| 1988 | +6.7% |
| 1992 | +4.1% |
| 1996 | +6.8% |
| 2000 | −9.8% |
| 2004 | −10.1% |
| 2008 | +5.1% |
| 2012 | −7.8% |
| 2016 | −37.3% |
| 2020 | −36.8% |
| 2024 | −43.4% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 1,812 | 4,651 | 6,545 | ||
| R | 2,220 | 4,854 | 7,154 | ||
| R | 1,991 | 4,617 | 7,037 | ||
| R | 3,066 | 3,595 | 6,752 | ||
| D | 3,715 | 3,345 | 7,191 | ||
| R | 3,220 | 3,955 | 7,242 | ||
| R | 2,838 | 3,482 | 6,555 | ||
| D | 3,140 | 2,686 | 6,715 | ||
| D | 3,004 | 2,693 | 7,672 | ||
| D | 3,868 | 3,375 | 7,311 | ||
| R | 3,396 | 4,552 | 8,053 | ||
| R | 2,500 | 4,883 | 8,002 | ||
| D | 3,903 | 3,879 | 7,948 | ||
| R | 3,018 | 4,493 | 7,667 | ||
| R | 2,851 | 4,287 | 7,744 | ||
| D | 5,024 | 2,999 | 8,037 | ||
| R | 3,720 | 4,791 | 8,518 | ||
| R | 3,749 | 4,608 | 8,374 | ||
| R | 3,107 | 5,646 | 8,868 | ||
| D | 3,983 | 3,267 | 7,485 | ||
| R | 3,218 | 4,242 | 7,509 | ||
| R | 4,130 | 5,284 | 9,449 | ||
| D | 5,720 | 3,514 | 9,502 | ||
| D | 6,084 | 2,334 | 8,942 | ||
| D | 4,495 | 3,436 | 7,981 | ||
| O | 1,255 | 2,882 | 7,949 | ||
| R | 2,151 | 5,473 | 7,972 | ||
| R | 1,919 | 2,756 | 4,730 | ||
| D | 2,193 | 1,169 | 4,670 | ||
| D | 2,322 | 2,169 | 4,588 | ||
| R | 2,004 | 2,530 | 4,678 | ||
| D | 2,578 | 2,268 | 4,961 | ||
| D | 2,396 | 2,189 | 4,659 | ||
| D | 2,272 | 1,511 | 3,940 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
34.4%
Irish
6.3%
English
5.0%
American
3.1%
French
1.1%
Sample size too small to break out by ancestry reliably.
Multiple ancestry combinations reported; no single grouping above 1%.
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: 37.9 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
$67,027
Crawford County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Crawford County$67,027
Iowa$75,059
United States$80,734
Crawford 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
14.8%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1820.1%
Working age (18–64)12.6%
Seniors (65+)15.4%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
73.0%
speak English only
Spanish24.3%
Asian & Pacific Islander2.2%
Other Indo-European0.2%
Other languages0.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 50.9% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Crawford County's R+43.4 presidential margin in 2024 reflects a broader rural Iowa realignment, yet its population of roughly 17,000 includes a notable Latino meatpacking workforce that has reshaped the county's demography over two decades.
Crawford County has leaned Republican in recent presidential elections, reaching a Democratic margin of forty-two points in 1932. Between 2020 and 2024 it moved seven points toward the Republican candidate — part of the sharpest rightward shift recorded among any group of places in the country.
Its demographics describe the shift: a 66% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $67,027, and a population of 16,277. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Clark County and Murray County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Crawford County, Iowa vote in 2024?
In 2024, Crawford County, Iowa voted Republican by 43.4 points (R+43), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 6,545 votes cast, 1,812 went Democratic and 4,651 went Republican.
What is Crawford County, Iowa's political typology?
Akashic places Crawford County, Iowa in the "New American" typology — Communities where a large share of households speak a language other than English — multilingual, Democratic-leaning overall, yet the hardest-swinging bloc toward the Republican Party in 2024. 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 15 times, Republican 18 times, and other 1 times.
When did Crawford County, Iowa last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Crawford County, Iowa voted Democratic was 2008.
How many people live in Crawford County, Iowa?
Crawford County, Iowa has a population of 16,277 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Crawford County, Iowa?
Median household income in Crawford County, Iowa is $67,027 — below the national median of $80,734. The Iowa state median is $75,059.
What is the political history of Crawford County, Iowa?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Crawford County, Iowa from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 15 went Democratic and 18 went Republican. The county's typology — "New American" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.