Floyd County, Iowa: Heartland Swing county. In 2024, voted R+26%. Republican peak: R+72 in 1920.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+26MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Heartland SwingAkashic typology
- Population
- 15,3282024 5-year
- Median household income
- $68,5572024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 90.0%2024 5-year
- Black
- 1.4%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 3.9%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+22 in 2008MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+72 in 1920MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Jackson County, IA · similarity 0.99
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Floyd CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Floyd County, with each precinct boundary colored by Democratic-vs-Republican margin.
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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 | −17.6% |
| 1896 | −30.1% |
| 1900 | −36.8% |
| 1904 | −55.7% |
| 1908 | −32.1% |
| 1912 | +0.7% |
| 1916 | −35.4% |
| 1920 | −71.9% |
| 1924 | −59.0% |
| 1928 | −46.2% |
| 1932 | +5.5% |
| 1936 | −0.3% |
| 1940 | −16.6% |
| 1944 | −20.6% |
| 1948 | −11.3% |
| 1952 | −40.2% |
| 1956 | −24.5% |
| 1960 | −18.5% |
| 1964 | +17.6% |
| 1968 | −22.3% |
| 1972 | −16.9% |
| 1976 | +3.1% |
| 1980 | −11.3% |
| 1984 | −2.2% |
| 1988 | +14.4% |
| 1992 | +16.6% |
| 1996 | +20.2% |
| 2000 | +8.8% |
| 2004 | +7.4% |
| 2008 | +21.9% |
| 2012 | +14.6% |
| 2016 | −14.7% |
| 2020 | −19.4% |
| 2024 | −25.6% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 2,782 | 4,744 | 7,650 | ||
| R | 3,172 | 4,732 | 8,032 | ||
| R | 3,179 | 4,375 | 8,159 | ||
| D | 4,680 | 3,472 | 8,257 | ||
| D | 4,822 | 3,051 | 8,091 | ||
| D | 4,349 | 3,745 | 8,167 | ||
| D | 3,830 | 3,191 | 7,238 | ||
| D | 3,769 | 2,379 | 6,887 | ||
| D | 3,688 | 2,404 | 7,750 | ||
| D | 4,377 | 3,266 | 7,733 | ||
| R | 4,154 | 4,341 | 8,553 | ||
| R | 3,634 | 4,665 | 9,118 | ||
| D | 4,646 | 4,361 | 9,178 | ||
| R | 3,338 | 4,726 | 8,192 | ||
| R | 2,971 | 4,792 | 8,178 | ||
| D | 5,317 | 3,721 | 9,043 | ||
| R | 3,970 | 5,774 | 9,746 | ||
| R | 3,739 | 6,172 | 9,927 | ||
| R | 2,999 | 7,042 | 10,054 | ||
| R | 3,688 | 4,644 | 8,497 | ||
| R | 3,446 | 5,248 | 8,731 | ||
| R | 4,167 | 5,829 | 10,031 | ||
| R | 4,242 | 4,267 | 9,031 | ||
| D | 4,563 | 4,083 | 8,781 | ||
| R | 2,074 | 5,675 | 7,795 | ||
| R | 529 | 5,012 | 7,594 | ||
| R | 933 | 6,106 | 7,197 | ||
| R | 1,250 | 2,691 | 4,071 | ||
| O | 1,244 | 1,216 | 3,906 | ||
| R | 1,250 | 2,462 | 3,780 | ||
| R | 761 | 2,820 | 3,697 | ||
| R | 1,295 | 2,843 | 4,208 | ||
| R | 1,461 | 2,749 | 4,285 | ||
| R | 1,387 | 2,017 | 3,578 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
42.3%
Irish
11.6%
English
7.3%
American
4.9%
Polish
1.5%
Scottish
1.4%
French
1.1%
African American
1.1%
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: 43.5 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
$68,557
Floyd County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Floyd County$68,557
Iowa$75,059
United States$80,734
Floyd 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
11.6%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1816.6%
Working age (18–64)10.4%
Seniors (65+)7.9%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
96.6%
speak English only
Asian & Pacific Islander1.6%
Spanish1.0%
Other Indo-European0.7%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 51.4% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Floyd County's 16,900 residents are concentrated in Charles City along the Cedar River, and its presidential margins have shifted roughly 30 points toward Republicans over the past two decades as rural Iowa realigned.
The Democratic margin here peaked at twenty-two points in 2008. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved six points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was twenty-six points.
A population of 15,328, a 90% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $68,557 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Jackson County and Buchanan County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Floyd County, Iowa vote in 2024?
In 2024, Floyd County, Iowa voted Republican by 25.6 points (R+26), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 7,650 votes cast, 2,782 went Democratic and 4,744 went Republican.
What is Floyd County, Iowa's political typology?
Akashic places Floyd 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 10 times, Republican 23 times, and other 1 times.
When did Floyd County, Iowa last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Floyd County, Iowa voted Democratic was 2012.
How many people live in Floyd County, Iowa?
Floyd County, Iowa has a population of 15,328 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Floyd County, Iowa?
Median household income in Floyd County, Iowa is $68,557 — below the national median of $80,734. The Iowa state median is $75,059.
What is the political history of Floyd County, Iowa?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Floyd County, Iowa from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 10 went Democratic and 23 went Republican. The county's typology — "Heartland Swing" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.