Page County, Iowa: Farm Belt county. In 2024, voted R+42%. Republican peak: R+55 in 1920.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+42MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Farm BeltAkashic typology
- Population
- 15,1312024 5-year
- Median household income
- $57,9532024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 91.5%2024 5-year
- Black
- 1.7%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 3.3%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+10 in 1912MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+55 in 1920MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Morgan County, IN · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Page CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Page County, with each precinct boundary colored by Democratic-vs-Republican margin.
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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 | −23.7% |
| 1896 | −14.4% |
| 1900 | −27.2% |
| 1904 | −51.8% |
| 1908 | −27.4% |
| 1912 | +9.7% |
| 1916 | −25.3% |
| 1920 | −55.0% |
| 1924 | −47.7% |
| 1928 | −48.0% |
| 1932 | +3.7% |
| 1936 | −17.5% |
| 1940 | −28.6% |
| 1944 | −31.0% |
| 1948 | −22.1% |
| 1952 | −53.4% |
| 1956 | −42.1% |
| 1960 | −39.5% |
| 1964 | −4.1% |
| 1968 | −43.5% |
| 1972 | −54.4% |
| 1976 | −29.7% |
| 1980 | −49.2% |
| 1984 | −50.6% |
| 1988 | −35.2% |
| 1992 | −23.5% |
| 1996 | −25.7% |
| 2000 | −32.5% |
| 2004 | −40.4% |
| 2008 | −19.7% |
| 2012 | −24.5% |
| 2016 | −43.3% |
| 2020 | −42.9% |
| 2024 | −42.2% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 2,060 | 5,153 | 7,322 | ||
| R | 2,086 | 5,319 | 7,528 | ||
| R | 1,807 | 4,893 | 7,121 | ||
| R | 2,613 | 4,348 | 7,079 | ||
| R | 2,900 | 4,351 | 7,356 | ||
| R | 2,211 | 5,243 | 7,513 | ||
| R | 2,293 | 4,588 | 7,059 | ||
| R | 2,220 | 4,032 | 7,043 | ||
| R | 1,951 | 3,670 | 7,310 | ||
| R | 2,185 | 4,583 | 6,803 | ||
| R | 1,914 | 5,876 | 7,828 | ||
| R | 1,772 | 5,618 | 7,810 | ||
| R | 2,865 | 5,343 | 8,335 | ||
| R | 1,790 | 6,200 | 8,112 | ||
| R | 2,128 | 5,907 | 8,679 | ||
| R | 4,402 | 4,775 | 9,209 | ||
| R | 3,075 | 7,089 | 10,172 | ||
| R | 3,001 | 7,380 | 10,397 | ||
| R | 2,669 | 8,840 | 11,553 | ||
| R | 3,567 | 5,638 | 9,374 | ||
| R | 3,297 | 6,300 | 9,682 | ||
| R | 4,102 | 7,407 | 11,566 | ||
| R | 4,646 | 6,624 | 11,323 | ||
| D | 4,863 | 4,512 | 9,507 | ||
| R | 2,478 | 7,181 | 9,792 | ||
| R | 1,643 | 6,023 | 9,184 | ||
| R | 1,931 | 6,949 | 9,131 | ||
| R | 1,747 | 2,993 | 4,917 | ||
| O | 1,462 | 980 | 4,987 | ||
| R | 1,726 | 3,141 | 5,169 | ||
| R | 944 | 3,463 | 4,863 | ||
| R | 1,889 | 3,424 | 5,643 | ||
| R | 2,390 | 3,213 | 5,705 | ||
| R | 1,503 | 2,623 | 4,728 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
21.6%
English
14.9%
Irish
10.7%
American
4.8%
Scottish
1.6%
French
1.4%
Italian
1.1%
African American
1.4%
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: 45.1 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
$57,953
Page County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Page County$57,953
Iowa$75,059
United States$80,734
Page 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
13.8%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1814.4%
Working age (18–64)12.9%
Seniors (65+)18.0%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
97.5%
speak English only
Spanish1.1%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.8%
Other languages0.4%
Other Indo-European0.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 53.3% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Page County, anchored by the small city of Clarinda, sits in Iowa's southwestern corner and has delivered Republican presidential margins exceeding 40 points in recent cycles, reflecting the deep rural conservative shift that has reshaped the state's electoral map.
The Republican margin here reached fifty-five points in 1920. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved one point toward the Democratic candidate; the 2024 margin was forty-two points.
A population of 15,131, a 92% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $57,953 describe an agricultural county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Morgan County and McIntosh County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Page County, Iowa vote in 2024?
In 2024, Page County, Iowa voted Republican by 42.2 points (R+42), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 7,322 votes cast, 2,060 went Democratic and 5,153 went Republican.
What is Page County, Iowa's political typology?
Akashic places Page County, Iowa in the "Farm Belt" typology — Rural Plains and Midwest farm counties — Republican, with modest recent movement. 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 1 times, Republican 32 times, and other 1 times.
When did Page County, Iowa last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Page County, Iowa voted Democratic was 1932.
How many people live in Page County, Iowa?
Page County, Iowa has a population of 15,131 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Page County, Iowa?
Median household income in Page County, Iowa is $57,953 — below the national median of $80,734. The Iowa state median is $75,059.
What is the political history of Page County, Iowa?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Page County, Iowa from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 1 went Democratic and 32 went Republican. The county's typology — "Farm Belt" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.