Kossuth County, Iowa: Heartland Swing county. In 2024, voted R+44%. Republican peak: R+56 in 1920.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+44MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Heartland SwingAkashic typology
- Population
- 14,5162024 5-year
- Median household income
- $67,6972024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 92.5%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.7%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 4.5%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+38 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+56 in 1920MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Hardin County, IA · similarity 0.99
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Kossuth CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Kossuth 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 | −8.5% |
| 1896 | −22.0% |
| 1900 | −27.2% |
| 1904 | −37.4% |
| 1908 | −17.5% |
| 1912 | +20.8% |
| 1916 | −20.3% |
| 1920 | −55.8% |
| 1924 | −27.9% |
| 1928 | −1.5% |
| 1932 | +37.9% |
| 1936 | +37.9% |
| 1940 | +7.1% |
| 1944 | +5.5% |
| 1948 | +17.9% |
| 1952 | −28.4% |
| 1956 | −9.6% |
| 1960 | −3.9% |
| 1964 | +29.2% |
| 1968 | −9.5% |
| 1972 | −14.0% |
| 1976 | +5.3% |
| 1980 | −17.1% |
| 1984 | −0.3% |
| 1988 | +12.6% |
| 1992 | +2.2% |
| 1996 | +6.5% |
| 2000 | −7.3% |
| 2004 | −9.8% |
| 2008 | +3.3% |
| 2012 | −12.2% |
| 2016 | −35.6% |
| 2020 | −39.4% |
| 2024 | −44.1% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 2,284 | 5,983 | 8,397 | ||
| R | 2,696 | 6,275 | 9,090 | ||
| R | 2,543 | 5,653 | 8,742 | ||
| R | 3,850 | 4,937 | 8,923 | ||
| D | 4,625 | 4,329 | 9,097 | ||
| R | 4,132 | 5,042 | 9,258 | ||
| R | 3,960 | 4,612 | 8,878 | ||
| D | 4,031 | 3,477 | 8,505 | ||
| D | 3,660 | 3,464 | 9,059 | ||
| D | 5,088 | 3,938 | 9,107 | ||
| R | 4,838 | 4,872 | 9,814 | ||
| R | 3,810 | 5,568 | 10,262 | ||
| D | 5,190 | 4,653 | 10,046 | ||
| R | 4,393 | 5,841 | 10,358 | ||
| R | 4,392 | 5,350 | 10,089 | ||
| D | 6,893 | 3,776 | 10,674 | ||
| R | 5,806 | 6,278 | 12,084 | ||
| R | 5,514 | 6,680 | 12,204 | ||
| R | 4,330 | 7,765 | 12,105 | ||
| D | 6,039 | 4,186 | 10,353 | ||
| D | 5,488 | 4,918 | 10,433 | ||
| D | 6,502 | 5,639 | 12,165 | ||
| D | 8,071 | 3,569 | 11,863 | ||
| D | 6,925 | 3,075 | 10,148 | ||
| R | 4,736 | 4,878 | 9,686 | ||
| R | 1,369 | 3,806 | 8,747 | ||
| R | 1,682 | 6,018 | 7,769 | ||
| R | 1,748 | 2,647 | 4,439 | ||
| O | 1,813 | 857 | 4,586 | ||
| R | 1,826 | 2,612 | 4,482 | ||
| R | 1,352 | 3,001 | 4,412 | ||
| R | 1,777 | 3,122 | 4,951 | ||
| R | 1,861 | 2,930 | 4,859 | ||
| R | 1,513 | 1,801 | 3,401 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
46.4%
Irish
11.7%
English
6.8%
American
3.0%
Italian
1.8%
French
1.6%
Scottish
0.7%
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: 44.2 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
$67,697
Kossuth County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Kossuth County$67,697
Iowa$75,059
United States$80,734
Kossuth 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
8.2%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1810.6%
Working age (18–64)7.8%
Seniors (65+)6.3%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
95.1%
speak English only
Spanish4.0%
Other Indo-European0.5%
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 21.4% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Kossuth covers more square miles than any other Iowa county, yet holds fewer than 18,000 residents — a density that mirrors its agricultural economy and helps explain the 44-point Republican margin it delivered in 2024.
The Democratic margin here peaked at thirty-eight points in 1936. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved five points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was forty-four points.
A population of 14,516, a 93% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $67,697 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Hardin County and Wright County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Kossuth County, Iowa vote in 2024?
In 2024, Kossuth County, Iowa voted Republican by 44.1 points (R+44), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 8,397 votes cast, 2,284 went Democratic and 5,983 went Republican.
What is Kossuth County, Iowa's political typology?
Akashic places Kossuth 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 11 times, Republican 22 times, and other 1 times.
When did Kossuth County, Iowa last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Kossuth County, Iowa voted Democratic was 2008.
How many people live in Kossuth County, Iowa?
Kossuth County, Iowa has a population of 14,516 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Kossuth County, Iowa?
Median household income in Kossuth County, Iowa is $67,697 — below the national median of $80,734. The Iowa state median is $75,059.
What is the political history of Kossuth County, Iowa?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Kossuth County, Iowa from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 11 went Democratic and 22 went Republican. The county's typology — "Heartland Swing" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.