Guthrie County, Iowa: Farm Belt county. In 2024, voted R+38%. Republican peak: R+52 in 1920.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+38MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Farm BeltAkashic typology
- Population
- 10,6882024 5-year
- Median household income
- $77,7112024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 92.9%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.6%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 3.1%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+29 in 1964MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+52 in 1920MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Madison County, IA · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Guthrie CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Guthrie 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 | −18.0% |
| 1896 | −6.7% |
| 1900 | −20.8% |
| 1904 | −45.1% |
| 1908 | −24.7% |
| 1912 | +3.2% |
| 1916 | −12.2% |
| 1920 | −52.0% |
| 1924 | −48.4% |
| 1928 | −36.1% |
| 1932 | +7.9% |
| 1936 | −6.6% |
| 1940 | −15.1% |
| 1944 | −16.4% |
| 1948 | +0.0% |
| 1952 | −40.4% |
| 1956 | −17.9% |
| 1960 | −16.5% |
| 1964 | +29.2% |
| 1968 | −22.3% |
| 1972 | −23.2% |
| 1976 | +4.1% |
| 1980 | −24.4% |
| 1984 | −5.0% |
| 1988 | +18.2% |
| 1992 | +5.0% |
| 1996 | +10.1% |
| 2000 | −6.3% |
| 2004 | −11.9% |
| 2008 | −7.7% |
| 2012 | −10.2% |
| 2016 | −32.6% |
| 2020 | −35.9% |
| 2024 | −37.8% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 1,974 | 4,446 | 6,543 | ||
| R | 1,985 | 4,272 | 6,371 | ||
| R | 1,732 | 3,628 | 5,816 | ||
| R | 2,569 | 3,171 | 5,888 | ||
| R | 2,625 | 3,074 | 5,847 | ||
| R | 2,614 | 3,325 | 5,994 | ||
| R | 2,493 | 2,840 | 5,469 | ||
| D | 2,552 | 2,034 | 5,140 | ||
| D | 2,234 | 1,962 | 5,453 | ||
| D | 2,910 | 2,005 | 4,983 | ||
| R | 2,517 | 2,783 | 5,363 | ||
| R | 1,866 | 3,214 | 5,514 | ||
| D | 2,873 | 2,644 | 5,641 | ||
| R | 2,258 | 3,655 | 6,022 | ||
| R | 2,063 | 3,346 | 5,751 | ||
| D | 3,962 | 2,169 | 6,146 | ||
| R | 2,896 | 4,046 | 6,949 | ||
| R | 2,981 | 4,283 | 7,270 | ||
| R | 2,281 | 5,377 | 7,671 | ||
| D | 3,392 | 3,389 | 6,891 | ||
| R | 2,899 | 4,042 | 6,977 | ||
| R | 3,489 | 4,733 | 8,255 | ||
| R | 3,619 | 4,155 | 8,070 | ||
| D | 3,099 | 2,637 | 5,812 | ||
| R | 2,235 | 4,772 | 7,034 | ||
| R | 840 | 4,314 | 7,183 | ||
| R | 1,647 | 5,338 | 7,099 | ||
| R | 1,805 | 2,316 | 4,188 | ||
| O | 1,390 | 1,258 | 4,097 | ||
| R | 1,532 | 2,560 | 4,167 | ||
| R | 1,032 | 2,857 | 4,050 | ||
| R | 1,824 | 2,806 | 4,714 | ||
| R | 2,220 | 2,541 | 4,825 | ||
| R | 1,540 | 2,295 | 4,183 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
29.9%
Irish
14.3%
English
11.6%
American
4.3%
Italian
2.1%
Scottish
1.1%
French
1.0%
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: 46.7 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
$77,711
Guthrie County ranks in the top 25% of US counties.
Guthrie County$77,711
Iowa$75,059
United States$80,734
Guthrie 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
9.9%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1814.4%
Working age (18–64)8.3%
Seniors (65+)11.5%
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-European0.5%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.4%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 60.8% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Guthrie County's small-town and agricultural landscape has tracked a steady rightward shift over the past decade, with its 11,000-plus residents delivering one of Iowa's wider presidential margins in 2024.
The Republican margin here reached fifty-two points in 1920. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved two points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was thirty-eight points.
A population of 10,688, a 93% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $77,711 describe an agricultural county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Madison County and Lucas County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Guthrie County, Iowa vote in 2024?
In 2024, Guthrie County, Iowa voted Republican by 37.8 points (R+38), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 6,543 votes cast, 1,974 went Democratic and 4,446 went Republican.
What is Guthrie County, Iowa's political typology?
Akashic places Guthrie County, Iowa in the "Farm Belt" typology — Rural Plains and Midwest farm counties — Republican, with modest recent movement. 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 7 times, Republican 26 times, and other 1 times.
When did Guthrie County, Iowa last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Guthrie County, Iowa voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in Guthrie County, Iowa?
Guthrie County, Iowa has a population of 10,688 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Guthrie County, Iowa?
Median household income in Guthrie County, Iowa is $77,711 — below the national median of $80,734. The Iowa state median is $75,059.
What is the political history of Guthrie County, Iowa?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Guthrie County, Iowa from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 7 went Democratic and 26 went Republican. The county's typology — "Farm Belt" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.