Jackson County, Iowa: Heartland Swing county. In 2024, voted R+32%. Republican peak: R+40 in 1920.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+32MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Heartland SwingAkashic typology
- Population
- 19,3902024 5-year
- Median household income
- $74,1862024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 95.0%2024 5-year
- Black
- 1.0%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 1.6%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+26 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+40 in 1920MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Floyd County, IA · similarity 0.99
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Jackson CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Jackson County, with each precinct boundary colored by Democratic-vs-Republican margin.
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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 | +20.4% |
| 1896 | −6.1% |
| 1900 | −1.9% |
| 1904 | −7.5% |
| 1908 | +0.1% |
| 1912 | +22.6% |
| 1916 | −7.2% |
| 1920 | −40.1% |
| 1924 | −22.2% |
| 1928 | −11.9% |
| 1932 | +25.9% |
| 1936 | +14.8% |
| 1940 | −12.4% |
| 1944 | −10.2% |
| 1948 | −4.8% |
| 1952 | −30.6% |
| 1956 | −26.9% |
| 1960 | −7.8% |
| 1964 | +25.2% |
| 1968 | −13.1% |
| 1972 | −14.2% |
| 1976 | +2.8% |
| 1980 | −11.0% |
| 1984 | −4.4% |
| 1988 | +19.8% |
| 1992 | +18.8% |
| 1996 | +21.1% |
| 2000 | +13.0% |
| 2004 | +14.1% |
| 2008 | +24.4% |
| 2012 | +16.9% |
| 2016 | −18.9% |
| 2020 | −26.1% |
| 2024 | −32.5% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 3,567 | 7,074 | 10,801 | ||
| R | 4,029 | 6,940 | 11,135 | ||
| R | 3,837 | 5,824 | 10,504 | ||
| D | 5,907 | 4,177 | 10,242 | ||
| D | 6,102 | 3,673 | 9,955 | ||
| D | 5,656 | 4,242 | 10,011 | ||
| D | 4,945 | 3,769 | 9,032 | ||
| D | 4,609 | 2,827 | 8,461 | ||
| D | 4,421 | 2,673 | 9,305 | ||
| D | 4,864 | 3,237 | 8,233 | ||
| R | 4,400 | 4,811 | 9,340 | ||
| R | 3,518 | 4,479 | 8,754 | ||
| D | 4,467 | 4,221 | 8,886 | ||
| R | 3,704 | 4,975 | 8,924 | ||
| R | 3,413 | 4,535 | 8,553 | ||
| D | 5,130 | 3,066 | 8,205 | ||
| R | 4,345 | 5,084 | 9,434 | ||
| R | 3,181 | 5,575 | 8,905 | ||
| R | 3,074 | 5,867 | 9,127 | ||
| R | 3,263 | 3,597 | 7,005 | ||
| R | 3,537 | 4,341 | 7,886 | ||
| R | 4,218 | 5,417 | 9,661 | ||
| D | 4,889 | 3,581 | 8,823 | ||
| D | 5,094 | 2,892 | 8,499 | ||
| R | 3,729 | 4,740 | 8,506 | ||
| R | 2,352 | 4,218 | 8,403 | ||
| R | 1,954 | 4,763 | 7,005 | ||
| R | 2,186 | 2,533 | 4,813 | ||
| D | 2,259 | 1,174 | 4,800 | ||
| D | 2,545 | 2,542 | 5,240 | ||
| R | 2,483 | 2,899 | 5,540 | ||
| R | 2,854 | 2,964 | 5,851 | ||
| R | 3,279 | 3,713 | 7,074 | ||
| D | 2,966 | 1,946 | 5,009 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
40.4%
Irish
15.3%
English
6.6%
American
5.4%
Polish
2.6%
Italian
1.2%
Scottish
1.1%
African American
0.8%
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: 44.7 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
$74,186
Jackson County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Jackson County$74,186
Iowa$75,059
United States$80,734
Jackson 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
9.7%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1812.2%
Working age (18–64)8.6%
Seniors (65+)11.6%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
97.1%
speak English only
Other Indo-European1.2%
Spanish1.1%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.5%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 47.6% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Jackson County's working-class river towns and agricultural hinterland have tracked a steady rightward shift over 15 years, with the 2024 presidential margin reaching R+32.5 — roughly double what it recorded in the early Obama era.
The Democratic margin here peaked at twenty-six points in 1932. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved six points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was thirty-two points.
A population of 19,390, a 95% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $74,186 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Floyd County and Worth County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Jackson County, Iowa vote in 2024?
In 2024, Jackson County, Iowa voted Republican by 32.5 points (R+32), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 10,801 votes cast, 3,567 went Democratic and 7,074 went Republican.
What is Jackson County, Iowa's political typology?
Akashic places Jackson 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 14 times, Republican 20 times, and other 0 times.
When did Jackson County, Iowa last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Jackson County, Iowa voted Democratic was 2012.
How many people live in Jackson County, Iowa?
Jackson County, Iowa has a population of 19,390 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Jackson County, Iowa?
Median household income in Jackson County, Iowa is $74,186 — below the national median of $80,734. The Iowa state median is $75,059.
What is the political history of Jackson County, Iowa?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Jackson County, Iowa from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 14 went Democratic and 20 went Republican. The county's typology — "Heartland Swing" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.