Kossuth County, Iowa
Precinct data
Results by precinct
20 precincts · 8,376 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct -AL2AL2 | 288 | 539 | 14 | 841 | 34.2% | 64.1% | R+29.8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct -AL3AL3 | 244 | 419 | 9 | 672 | 36.3% | 62.4% | R+26.0 |
| Precinct -AL1AL1 | 276 | 367 | 8 | 651 | 42.4% | 56.4% | R+14.0 |
| Precinct -BF GM PTBF GM PT | 142 | 461 | 9 | 612 | 23.2% | 75.3% | R+52.1 |
| Precinct -AL4AL4 | 215 | 382 | 7 | 604 | 35.6% | 63.2% | R+27.6 |
| Precinct -EG GT HS SWEG GT HS SW | 106 | 481 | 8 | 595 | 17.8% | 80.8% | R+63.0 |
| Precinct -GF WMGF WM | 113 | 434 | 6 | 553 | 20.4% | 78.5% | R+58.0 |
| Precinct -RMRM | 111 | 375 | 4 | 490 | 22.7% | 76.5% | R+53.9 |
| Precinct -HB LY LN SFHB LY LN SF | 93 | 337 | 11 | 441 | 21.1% | 76.4% | R+55.3 |
| Precinct -BTBT | 137 | 275 | 6 | 418 | 32.8% | 65.8% | R+33.0 |
| Precinct -PR WLPR WL | 86 | 306 | 5 | 397 | 21.7% | 77.1% | R+55.4 |
| Precinct -CR RVCR RV | 104 | 272 | 3 | 379 | 27.4% | 71.8% | R+44.3 |
| Precinct -FT LCFT LC | 81 | 280 | 5 | 366 | 22.1% | 76.5% | R+54.4 |
| Precinct -LV SMLV SM | 49 | 224 | 7 | 280 | 17.5% | 80.0% | R+62.5 |
| Precinct -UN CRUN CR | 61 | 163 | 1 | 225 | 27.1% | 72.4% | R+45.3 |
| Precinct -PCPC | 46 | 173 | 3 | 222 | 20.7% | 77.9% | R+57.2 |
| Precinct -GW SNGW SN | 26 | 149 | 0 | 175 | 14.9% | 85.1% | R+70.3 |
| Precinct -CR 2CR 2 | 49 | 111 | 1 | 161 | 30.4% | 68.9% | R+38.5 |
| Precinct -IVIV | 30 | 121 | 0 | 151 | 19.9% | 80.1% | R+60.3 |
| Precinct -CR 1CR 1 | 27 | 114 | 2 | 143 | 18.9% | 79.7% | R+60.8 |
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 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% |
U.S. Senate
| Year | Won | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | R | 28.7%1,925 | 71.3%4,781 | 6,706 |
| 2020 | R | 31.1%2,799 | 66.1%5,957 | 9,006 |
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Registration leans Republican; the presidential vote runs 16 points more Democratic.
| Year | Total registered | Democratic | Republican | Unaffiliated | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 12,132 | 4,555 | 3,093 | 4,484 | 0 |
| 2010 | 12,134 | 4,121 | 3,430 | 4,582 | 1 |
| 2012 | 11,975 | 3,725 | 3,594 | 4,652 | 4 |
| 2014 | 11,735 | 3,457 | 3,535 | 4,732 | 11 |
| 2016 | 11,335 | 3,150 | 3,626 | 4,534 | 25 |
| 2018 | 11,416 | 3,124 | 3,618 | 4,632 | 42 |
| 2020 | 11,406 | 2,772 | 4,854 | 3,739 | 41 |
| 2022 | 11,114 | 2,461 | 4,893 | 3,703 | 57 |
| 2024 | 10,995 | 2,127 | 5,208 | 3,577 | 83 |
Who moves in and out
Net migration over time, and who arrivals are — where they came from and what those places vote
−133 net domestic migration · 2025
Net −1,029 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $51,249 in average income, against $86,498 for residents who stayed — 41% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
The places arrivals came from lean R+46.1 on average — 2.1 points more Republican-leaning than Kossuth County, IA itself (R+44.1).
Where arrivals came from lean of each source
- Hancock County, IA20R+47.4
- Palo Alto County, IA20R+44.9
Where departures went households, 2022–23
- Hancock County, IA23
- Polk County, IA22
- Palo Alto County, IA21
Migration is one input to a place’s political change, not its cause — a shift can also come from residents changing their minds, generational turnover, or turnout. These figures describe the places people moved between; they do not measure how any mover voted.
| Year | Net domestic migration |
|---|---|
| 2011 | −111 |
| 2012 | +24 |
| 2013 | −35 |
| 2014 | −74 |
| 2015 | −46 |
| 2016 | −52 |
| 2017 | −163 |
| 2018 | −79 |
| 2019 | −83 |
| 2021 | −211 |
| 2022 | −14 |
| 2023 | −49 |
| 2024 | −3 |
| 2025 | −133 |
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.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 37.9 points in 1936 and a Republican high of 55.8 points in 1920. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 4.7 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 44.1 points.
A population of 14,516, a 92% 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 Carroll County and Murray County.
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Kossuth County, Iowa. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/19109/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.