Davis County, Iowa: Florida Surge county. In 2024, voted R+54%. Republican peak: R+54 in 2024.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+54MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Florida SurgeAkashic typology
- Population
- 9,1572024 5-year
- Median household income
- $77,1942024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 94.4%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.0%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 2.4%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+35 in 1964MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+54 in 2024MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Jackson County, MN · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Davis CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Davis County, with each precinct boundary colored by Democratic-vs-Republican margin.
—
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 | +17.7% |
| 1900 | +12.9% |
| 1904 | −5.6% |
| 1908 | +8.0% |
| 1912 | +8.8% |
| 1916 | +10.0% |
| 1920 | −13.8% |
| 1924 | −17.4% |
| 1928 | −9.5% |
| 1932 | +30.7% |
| 1936 | +10.3% |
| 1940 | +6.3% |
| 1944 | +3.2% |
| 1948 | +13.3% |
| 1952 | −16.6% |
| 1956 | −4.0% |
| 1960 | −6.8% |
| 1964 | +35.0% |
| 1968 | −2.6% |
| 1972 | −11.5% |
| 1976 | +19.3% |
| 1980 | −8.0% |
| 1984 | +5.5% |
| 1988 | +17.7% |
| 1992 | +15.3% |
| 1996 | +11.9% |
| 2000 | −7.1% |
| 2004 | −10.6% |
| 2008 | −9.1% |
| 2012 | −16.4% |
| 2016 | −44.3% |
| 2020 | −49.2% |
| 2024 | −54.4% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 878 | 3,027 | 3,954 | ||
| R | 1,013 | 3,032 | 4,102 | ||
| R | 977 | 2,723 | 3,943 | ||
| R | 1,520 | 2,138 | 3,773 | ||
| R | 1,680 | 2,029 | 3,815 | ||
| R | 1,731 | 2,148 | 3,918 | ||
| R | 1,691 | 1,956 | 3,758 | ||
| D | 1,894 | 1,445 | 3,759 | ||
| D | 1,962 | 1,344 | 4,041 | ||
| D | 2,246 | 1,563 | 3,849 | ||
| D | 2,187 | 1,956 | 4,182 | ||
| R | 1,689 | 2,003 | 3,930 | ||
| D | 2,426 | 1,631 | 4,129 | ||
| R | 1,806 | 2,287 | 4,188 | ||
| R | 1,904 | 2,016 | 4,278 | ||
| D | 2,966 | 1,424 | 4,402 | ||
| R | 2,303 | 2,641 | 4,949 | ||
| R | 2,458 | 2,661 | 5,129 | ||
| R | 2,283 | 3,195 | 5,495 | ||
| D | 2,982 | 2,276 | 5,305 | ||
| D | 2,727 | 2,559 | 5,318 | ||
| D | 3,374 | 2,975 | 6,377 | ||
| D | 3,463 | 2,815 | 6,313 | ||
| D | 3,351 | 1,757 | 5,195 | ||
| R | 2,559 | 3,097 | 5,681 | ||
| R | 1,802 | 2,804 | 5,751 | ||
| R | 2,353 | 3,117 | 5,535 | ||
| D | 1,811 | 1,476 | 3,344 | ||
| D | 1,453 | 1,184 | 3,065 | ||
| D | 1,749 | 1,484 | 3,299 | ||
| R | 1,533 | 1,722 | 3,382 | ||
| D | 2,155 | 1,656 | 3,873 | ||
| D | 2,367 | 1,652 | 4,042 | ||
| D | 1,481 | 1,349 | 3,470 | ||
| — | — | — | — | ||
| — | — | — | — | ||
| — | — | — | — | ||
| — | — | — | — |
Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
27.0%
English
10.6%
American
10.2%
Irish
8.4%
Scottish
1.3%
French
0.7%
Italian
0.5%
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: 36.3 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
$77,194
Davis County ranks in the top 25% of US counties.
Davis County$77,194
Iowa$75,059
United States$80,734
Davis 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
7.2%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 188.0%
Working age (18–64)5.4%
Seniors (65+)19.0%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
77.4%
speak English only
Other Indo-European19.1%
Spanish3.4%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 58.9% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Davis County, a rural stretch of southern Iowa bordering Missouri, recorded an R+54.4 margin in 2024 — among the widest gaps in a state that has shifted decisively away from its once-competitive presidential battleground status.
The Democratic margin here once reached thirty-five points in 1964. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved five points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was fifty-four points.
A population of 9,157, a 94% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $77,194 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Jackson County and Wayne County.
Most similar counties
Compare two places, side by side
Twelve curated comparisons line up election history, demographics, and the divergence story for two places at a glance. Browse all comparisons →
Cite this page
All citations released under CC BY 4.0. Attribution: Akashic Intelligence.
Davis County, Iowa. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/19051/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.
License: CC BY 4.0
More florida surge counties
Frequently asked questions
How did Davis County, Iowa vote in 2024?
In 2024, Davis County, Iowa voted Republican by 54.4 points (R+54), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 3,954 votes cast, 878 went Democratic and 3,027 went Republican.
What is Davis County, Iowa's political typology?
Akashic places Davis County, Iowa in the "Florida Surge" typology — Florida coastal and retiree counties that moved sharply Republican across the Trump era. 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 Davis County, Iowa last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Davis County, Iowa voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in Davis County, Iowa?
Davis County, Iowa has a population of 9,157 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Davis County, Iowa?
Median household income in Davis County, Iowa is $77,194 — below the national median of $80,734. The Iowa state median is $75,059.
What is the political history of Davis County, Iowa?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Davis County, Iowa from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 17 went Democratic and 17 went Republican. The county's typology — "Florida Surge" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.