Keokuk County, Iowa: Heartland Swing county. In 2024, voted R+51%. Republican peak: R+51 in 2024.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+51MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Heartland SwingAkashic typology
- Population
- 9,9242024 5-year
- Median household income
- $62,3292024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 95.3%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.3%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 2.3%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+30 in 1964MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+51 in 2024MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Wayne County, IA · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Keokuk CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Keokuk 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 | +2.7% |
| 1896 | −4.4% |
| 1900 | −10.9% |
| 1904 | −16.4% |
| 1908 | −5.0% |
| 1912 | +20.6% |
| 1916 | −6.2% |
| 1920 | −37.3% |
| 1924 | −23.9% |
| 1928 | −16.8% |
| 1932 | +25.6% |
| 1936 | +6.8% |
| 1940 | −8.4% |
| 1944 | −8.6% |
| 1948 | −1.0% |
| 1952 | −29.0% |
| 1956 | −12.4% |
| 1960 | −15.9% |
| 1964 | +29.6% |
| 1968 | −11.6% |
| 1972 | −18.5% |
| 1976 | +8.6% |
| 1980 | −12.6% |
| 1984 | −4.7% |
| 1988 | +11.9% |
| 1992 | +6.2% |
| 1996 | +9.1% |
| 2000 | −7.9% |
| 2004 | −15.1% |
| 2008 | −3.6% |
| 2012 | −10.3% |
| 2016 | −40.7% |
| 2020 | −44.9% |
| 2024 | −51.5% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 1,219 | 3,869 | 5,150 | ||
| R | 1,414 | 3,797 | 5,303 | ||
| R | 1,342 | 3,390 | 5,035 | ||
| R | 2,303 | 2,843 | 5,266 | ||
| R | 2,518 | 2,712 | 5,361 | ||
| R | 2,294 | 3,119 | 5,480 | ||
| R | 2,181 | 2,571 | 4,947 | ||
| D | 2,545 | 2,080 | 5,101 | ||
| D | 2,329 | 1,981 | 5,577 | ||
| D | 2,899 | 2,278 | 5,230 | ||
| R | 2,649 | 2,913 | 5,656 | ||
| R | 2,390 | 3,145 | 5,975 | ||
| D | 3,482 | 2,920 | 6,504 | ||
| R | 2,619 | 3,831 | 6,565 | ||
| R | 2,807 | 3,588 | 6,737 | ||
| D | 4,790 | 2,597 | 7,404 | ||
| R | 3,408 | 4,697 | 8,115 | ||
| R | 3,649 | 4,680 | 8,338 | ||
| R | 3,135 | 5,712 | 8,897 | ||
| R | 4,118 | 4,201 | 8,475 | ||
| R | 3,900 | 4,644 | 8,606 | ||
| R | 4,552 | 5,394 | 9,988 | ||
| D | 5,162 | 4,491 | 9,878 | ||
| D | 5,839 | 3,442 | 9,369 | ||
| R | 3,772 | 5,304 | 9,108 | ||
| R | 2,568 | 4,795 | 9,336 | ||
| R | 2,800 | 6,207 | 9,135 | ||
| R | 2,486 | 2,822 | 5,408 | ||
| D | 2,434 | 1,361 | 5,220 | ||
| R | 2,459 | 2,728 | 5,380 | ||
| R | 2,172 | 3,079 | 5,516 | ||
| R | 2,669 | 3,339 | 6,147 | ||
| R | 2,891 | 3,166 | 6,242 | ||
| D | 2,655 | 2,509 | 5,411 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
30.6%
Irish
10.3%
English
10.2%
American
7.0%
Scottish
3.0%
French
1.8%
Polish
0.9%
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: 43.4 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
$62,329
Keokuk County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Keokuk County$62,329
Iowa$75,059
United States$80,734
Keokuk 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
12.1%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1812.4%
Working age (18–64)11.7%
Seniors (65+)15.0%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
97.0%
speak English only
Other Indo-European1.7%
Spanish0.9%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.3%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 55.3% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Keokuk County's small, agriculture-dependent population has shifted sharply rightward over the past decade, posting a 51.5-point Republican margin in 2024 — among the widest gaps in a state that has itself trended heavily toward the GOP.
The Democratic margin here peaked at thirty points in 1964. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved seven points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was fifty-one points.
A population of 9,924, a 95% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $62,329 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Wayne County and Murray County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Keokuk County, Iowa vote in 2024?
In 2024, Keokuk County, Iowa voted Republican by 51.5 points (R+51), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 5,150 votes cast, 1,219 went Democratic and 3,869 went Republican.
What is Keokuk County, Iowa's political typology?
Akashic places Keokuk 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 9 times, Republican 25 times, and other 0 times.
When did Keokuk County, Iowa last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Keokuk County, Iowa voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in Keokuk County, Iowa?
Keokuk County, Iowa has a population of 9,924 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Keokuk County, Iowa?
Median household income in Keokuk County, Iowa is $62,329 — below the national median of $80,734. The Iowa state median is $75,059.
What is the political history of Keokuk County, Iowa?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Keokuk County, Iowa from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 9 went Democratic and 25 went Republican. The county's typology — "Heartland Swing" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.