Mitchell County, Iowa
Precinct data
Results by precinct
12 precincts · 5,757 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct -Precinct 9Precinct 9 | 303 | 591 | 10 | 904 | 33.5% | 65.4% | R+31.9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct -Precinct 8Precinct 8 | 188 | 421 | 13 | 622 | 30.2% | 67.7% | R+37.5 |
| Precinct -Precinct 7Precinct 7 | 166 | 386 | 7 | 559 | 29.7% | 69.1% | R+39.4 |
| Precinct -Precinct 6Precinct 6 | 159 | 380 | 6 | 545 | 29.2% | 69.7% | R+40.6 |
| Precinct -Precinct 4Precinct 4 | 236 | 288 | 9 | 533 | 44.3% | 54.0% | R+9.8 |
| Precinct -Precinct 1Precinct 1 | 179 | 291 | 14 | 484 | 37.0% | 60.1% | R+23.1 |
| Precinct -Precinct 3Precinct 3 | 179 | 301 | 3 | 483 | 37.1% | 62.3% | R+25.3 |
| Precinct -Precinct 2Precinct 2 | 172 | 259 | 5 | 436 | 39.4% | 59.4% | R+20.0 |
| Precinct -Precinct 5Precinct 5 | 118 | 281 | 4 | 403 | 29.3% | 69.7% | R+40.4 |
| Precinct -Precinct 10Precinct 10 | 114 | 255 | 5 | 374 | 30.5% | 68.2% | R+37.7 |
| Precinct -Precinct 11Precinct 11 | 82 | 157 | 1 | 240 | 34.2% | 65.4% | R+31.3 |
| Precinct -Precinct 12Precinct 12 | 47 | 126 | 1 | 174 | 27.0% | 72.4% | R+45.4 |
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | −20.8% |
| 1896 | −41.0% |
| 1900 | −42.2% |
| 1904 | −52.9% |
| 1908 | −31.8% |
| 1912 | +17.0% |
| 1916 | −30.5% |
| 1920 | −69.4% |
| 1924 | −40.4% |
| 1928 | −20.8% |
| 1932 | +21.6% |
| 1936 | +12.8% |
| 1940 | −13.2% |
| 1944 | −11.6% |
| 1948 | −2.4% |
| 1952 | −39.7% |
| 1956 | −22.7% |
| 1960 | −15.3% |
| 1964 | +21.6% |
| 1968 | −24.5% |
| 1972 | −16.0% |
| 1976 | +0.3% |
| 1980 | −23.2% |
| 1984 | −10.7% |
| 1988 | +10.1% |
| 1992 | +4.6% |
| 1996 | +14.2% |
| 2000 | +5.1% |
| 2004 | +2.5% |
| 2008 | +12.3% |
| 2012 | +3.4% |
| 2016 | −23.6% |
| 2020 | −27.9% |
| 2024 | −31.1% |
U.S. Senate
| Year | Won | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | R | 34.9%1,479 | 65.1%2,761 | 4,240 |
| 2020 | R | 39.3%2,282 | 57.7%3,347 | 5,802 |
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Registration leans Republican; the presidential vote runs 9.6 points more Democratic.
| Year | Total registered | Democratic | Republican | Unaffiliated | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 7,379 | 2,062 | 2,529 | 2,787 | 1 |
| 2010 | 7,388 | 1,984 | 2,594 | 2,807 | 3 |
| 2012 | 7,412 | 1,907 | 2,622 | 2,876 | 7 |
| 2014 | 7,355 | 1,867 | 2,566 | 2,911 | 11 |
| 2016 | 7,392 | 1,787 | 2,633 | 2,961 | 11 |
| 2018 | 7,246 | 1,682 | 2,599 | 2,937 | 28 |
| 2020 | 7,434 | 1,838 | 2,840 | 2,703 | 53 |
| 2022 | 7,396 | 1,712 | 2,972 | 2,663 | 49 |
| 2024 | 7,370 | 1,556 | 3,140 | 2,613 | 61 |
Who moves in and out
Net migration over time, and who arrivals are — where they came from and what those places vote
+68 net domestic migration · 2025
Net −62 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $57,162 in average income, against $87,089 for residents who stayed — 34% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
The places arrivals came from lean R+28.6 on average — 2.5 points more Democratic-leaning than Mitchell County, IA itself (R+31.1).
Where arrivals came from lean of each source
- Floyd County, IA21R+25.6
- Howard County, IA20R+31.7
Where departures went households, 2022–23
- Cerro Gordo County, IA31
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 | −76 |
| 2012 | +25 |
| 2013 | −32 |
| 2014 | +23 |
| 2015 | −6 |
| 2016 | −24 |
| 2017 | −60 |
| 2018 | +21 |
| 2019 | +10 |
| 2021 | −7 |
| 2022 | −14 |
| 2023 | −37 |
| 2024 | +47 |
| 2025 | +68 |
Mitchell County's population has declined modestly over two decades as its agricultural economy consolidates, and that demographic shift has tracked closely with a Republican presidential margin that grew from single digits in the early 2000s to over 30 points by 2024.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 21.6 points in 1964 and a Republican high of 69.4 points in 1920. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 3.2 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 31.1 points.
A population of 10,575, a 95% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $71,365 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Clayton County and Chickasaw County.
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Mitchell County, Iowa. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/19131/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.