Osceola County, Iowa: Sunbelt Conservative county. In 2024, voted R+64%. Republican peak: R+64 in 2024.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+64MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Sunbelt ConservativeAkashic typology
- Population
- 6,1002024 5-year
- Median household income
- $69,2392024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 85.7%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.5%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 10.6%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+37 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+64 in 2024MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Dixon County, NE · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Osceola CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Osceola County, with each precinct boundary colored by Democratic-vs-Republican margin.
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Margin—
Turnout—
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 | −3.8% |
| 1896 | −17.3% |
| 1900 | −15.8% |
| 1904 | −35.7% |
| 1908 | −12.3% |
| 1912 | +13.6% |
| 1916 | −17.7% |
| 1920 | −55.4% |
| 1924 | −40.0% |
| 1928 | −14.1% |
| 1932 | +36.6% |
| 1936 | +28.6% |
| 1940 | −2.9% |
| 1944 | −10.8% |
| 1948 | +8.9% |
| 1952 | −43.7% |
| 1956 | −25.3% |
| 1960 | −24.1% |
| 1964 | +16.3% |
| 1968 | −26.7% |
| 1972 | −26.1% |
| 1976 | −19.3% |
| 1980 | −32.3% |
| 1984 | −32.9% |
| 1988 | −20.6% |
| 1992 | −21.3% |
| 1996 | −23.8% |
| 2000 | −37.6% |
| 2004 | −41.7% |
| 2008 | −31.7% |
| 2012 | −41.3% |
| 2016 | −60.9% |
| 2020 | −62.8% |
| 2024 | −64.0% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 555 | 2,623 | 3,229 | ||
| R | 601 | 2,690 | 3,328 | ||
| R | 552 | 2,531 | 3,251 | ||
| R | 912 | 2,230 | 3,194 | ||
| R | 1,037 | 2,027 | 3,127 | ||
| R | 934 | 2,295 | 3,266 | ||
| R | 913 | 2,064 | 3,063 | ||
| R | 1,010 | 1,736 | 3,051 | ||
| R | 990 | 1,756 | 3,600 | ||
| R | 1,277 | 1,951 | 3,264 | ||
| R | 1,146 | 2,285 | 3,463 | ||
| R | 1,051 | 2,177 | 3,486 | ||
| R | 1,309 | 1,955 | 3,341 | ||
| R | 1,317 | 2,262 | 3,616 | ||
| R | 1,420 | 2,516 | 4,102 | ||
| D | 2,498 | 1,798 | 4,301 | ||
| R | 1,814 | 2,965 | 4,782 | ||
| R | 1,779 | 2,986 | 4,772 | ||
| R | 1,396 | 3,573 | 4,981 | ||
| D | 2,123 | 1,772 | 3,939 | ||
| R | 1,689 | 2,100 | 3,798 | ||
| R | 2,288 | 2,425 | 4,742 | ||
| D | 2,812 | 1,539 | 4,453 | ||
| D | 2,590 | 1,190 | 3,829 | ||
| R | 1,567 | 2,085 | 3,678 | ||
| R | 386 | 1,876 | 3,721 | ||
| R | 754 | 2,717 | 3,541 | ||
| R | 874 | 1,258 | 2,167 | ||
| D | 786 | 520 | 1,958 | ||
| R | 777 | 1,000 | 1,807 | ||
| R | 554 | 1,179 | 1,750 | ||
| R | 799 | 1,106 | 1,944 | ||
| R | 767 | 1,094 | 1,889 | ||
| R | 674 | 729 | 1,433 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
33.6%
American
6.7%
Irish
5.6%
English
3.1%
French
2.7%
Polish
0.6%
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: 43.1 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
$69,239
Osceola County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Osceola County$69,239
Iowa$75,059
United States$80,734
Osceola 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
16.0%
Children face higher poverty than working-age adults.
Children under 1830.9%
Working age (18–64)12.1%
Seniors (65+)7.0%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
89.8%
speak English only
Spanish9.2%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.6%
Other Indo-European0.4%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 50.2% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Osceola County, tucked into Iowa's northwest corner, recorded an R+64 presidential margin in 2024 — among the widest in the state — reflecting the deep rural consolidation that has reshaped Iowa's political map over the past decade.
The Republican margin here reached sixty-four points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved one point toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was sixty-four points.
A median household income of $69,239, a 86% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 6,100 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Dixon County and O'Brien County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Osceola County, Iowa vote in 2024?
In 2024, Osceola County, Iowa voted Republican by 64.0 points (R+64), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 3,229 votes cast, 555 went Democratic and 2,623 went Republican.
What is Osceola County, Iowa's political typology?
Akashic places Osceola County, Iowa in the "Sunbelt Conservative" typology — Affluent, predominantly white Sunbelt counties — reliably Republican. 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 5 times, Republican 29 times, and other 0 times.
When did Osceola County, Iowa last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Osceola County, Iowa voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Osceola County, Iowa?
Osceola County, Iowa has a population of 6,100 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Osceola County, Iowa?
Median household income in Osceola County, Iowa is $69,239 — below the national median of $80,734. The Iowa state median is $75,059.
What is the political history of Osceola County, Iowa?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Osceola County, Iowa from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 29 went Republican. The county's typology — "Sunbelt Conservative" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.