Greene County, Iowa: Heartland Swing county. In 2024, voted R+33%. Republican peak: R+59 in 1920.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+33MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Heartland SwingAkashic typology
- Population
- 8,6882024 5-year
- Median household income
- $63,4092024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 93.6%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.1%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 3.5%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+28 in 1964MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+59 in 1920MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Decatur County, IA · similarity 0.99
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Greene CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Greene 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 | −20.6% |
| 1896 | −22.8% |
| 1900 | −33.6% |
| 1904 | −45.6% |
| 1908 | −37.2% |
| 1912 | −9.7% |
| 1916 | −23.1% |
| 1920 | −58.8% |
| 1924 | −55.3% |
| 1928 | −36.2% |
| 1932 | +7.3% |
| 1936 | +7.6% |
| 1940 | −4.7% |
| 1944 | −10.2% |
| 1948 | −1.8% |
| 1952 | −40.8% |
| 1956 | −20.3% |
| 1960 | −17.0% |
| 1964 | +28.2% |
| 1968 | −17.4% |
| 1972 | −21.5% |
| 1976 | +4.7% |
| 1980 | −15.9% |
| 1984 | +4.5% |
| 1988 | +17.8% |
| 1992 | +8.8% |
| 1996 | +13.7% |
| 2000 | +0.4% |
| 2004 | −3.1% |
| 2008 | +0.5% |
| 2012 | −0.1% |
| 2016 | −23.2% |
| 2020 | −28.8% |
| 2024 | −32.9% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 1,603 | 3,211 | 4,881 | ||
| R | 1,769 | 3,223 | 5,057 | ||
| R | 1,691 | 2,820 | 4,876 | ||
| R | 2,375 | 2,380 | 4,846 | ||
| D | 2,371 | 2,349 | 4,804 | ||
| R | 2,459 | 2,618 | 5,113 | ||
| D | 2,301 | 2,282 | 4,719 | ||
| D | 2,519 | 1,861 | 4,799 | ||
| D | 2,422 | 1,952 | 5,353 | ||
| D | 3,011 | 2,091 | 5,164 | ||
| D | 2,831 | 2,579 | 5,554 | ||
| R | 2,210 | 3,154 | 5,939 | ||
| D | 3,094 | 2,811 | 5,989 | ||
| R | 2,152 | 3,371 | 5,680 | ||
| R | 2,208 | 3,208 | 5,736 | ||
| D | 3,828 | 2,141 | 5,986 | ||
| R | 2,879 | 4,063 | 6,954 | ||
| R | 2,802 | 4,255 | 7,162 | ||
| R | 2,228 | 5,378 | 7,725 | ||
| R | 2,946 | 3,059 | 6,290 | ||
| R | 2,797 | 3,437 | 6,263 | ||
| R | 3,566 | 3,920 | 7,506 | ||
| D | 3,961 | 3,384 | 7,559 | ||
| D | 2,747 | 2,360 | 5,278 | ||
| R | 2,007 | 4,299 | 6,337 | ||
| R | 790 | 4,599 | 6,889 | ||
| R | 1,303 | 5,102 | 6,460 | ||
| R | 1,455 | 2,345 | 3,854 | ||
| R | 980 | 1,324 | 3,562 | ||
| R | 1,152 | 2,574 | 3,826 | ||
| R | 908 | 2,583 | 3,676 | ||
| R | 1,360 | 2,777 | 4,215 | ||
| R | 1,629 | 2,606 | 4,286 | ||
| R | 1,333 | 2,084 | 3,649 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
31.0%
Irish
13.5%
English
12.3%
American
3.2%
French
2.7%
Scottish
1.8%
Polish
1.1%
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: 44.6 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
$63,409
Greene County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Greene County$63,409
Iowa$75,059
United States$80,734
Greene 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
9.8%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1811.4%
Working age (18–64)8.3%
Seniors (65+)15.2%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
97.8%
speak English only
Spanish1.3%
Other Indo-European0.4%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.4%
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 48.3% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Greene County's economy centers on agriculture, and its roughly 10,000 residents have shifted steadily toward Republican presidential candidates over the past decade, producing a 33-point margin in 2024 that reflects broader rural Iowa realignment.
The Democratic margin here peaked at twenty-eight points in 1964. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved four points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was thirty-three points.
A population of 8,688, a 94% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $63,409 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Decatur County and Benton County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Greene County, Iowa vote in 2024?
In 2024, Greene County, Iowa voted Republican by 32.9 points (R+33), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 4,881 votes cast, 1,603 went Democratic and 3,211 went Republican.
What is Greene County, Iowa's political typology?
Akashic places Greene 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 24 times, and other 0 times.
When did Greene County, Iowa last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Greene County, Iowa voted Democratic was 2008.
How many people live in Greene County, Iowa?
Greene County, Iowa has a population of 8,688 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Greene County, Iowa?
Median household income in Greene County, Iowa is $63,409 — below the national median of $80,734. The Iowa state median is $75,059.
What is the political history of Greene County, Iowa?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Greene County, Iowa from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 10 went Democratic and 24 went Republican. The county's typology — "Heartland Swing" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.