Pocahontas County, Iowa
Precinct data
Results by precinct
7 precincts · 3,573 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct -4 Pocahontas-Part Center4 Pocahontas-Part Center | 183 | 535 | 11 | 729 | 25.1% | 73.4% | R+48.3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct -5 SSL-Marshall-Dover-Grant-Cedar-Colfax5 SSL-Marshall-Dover-Grant-Cedar-Colfax | 163 | 547 | 8 | 718 | 22.7% | 76.2% | R+53.5 |
| Precinct -1 Swan Lake1 Swan Lake | 156 | 483 | 11 | 650 | 24.0% | 74.3% | R+50.3 |
| Precinct -3 DSM-Roosevelt-Garfield-Part Center3 DSM-Roosevelt-Garfield-Part Center | 85 | 334 | 7 | 426 | 20.0% | 78.4% | R+58.5 |
| Precinct -7 S Lincoln-S Lake-Bellville-Lizard7 S Lincoln-S Lake-Bellville-Lizard | 49 | 341 | 8 | 398 | 12.3% | 85.7% | R+73.4 |
| Precinct -6 N Lincoln-N Lake-Pocahontas #2-Part Center6 N Lincoln-N Lake-Pocahontas #2-Part Center | 94 | 261 | 2 | 357 | 26.3% | 73.1% | R+46.8 |
| Precinct -2 Cummins-Powhatan-Sherman-Part Center2 Cummins-Powhatan-Sherman-Part Center | 66 | 226 | 3 | 295 | 22.4% | 76.6% | R+54.2 |
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | −14.5% |
| 1896 | −14.9% |
| 1900 | −25.3% |
| 1904 | −36.4% |
| 1908 | −16.8% |
| 1912 | +12.6% |
| 1916 | −4.3% |
| 1920 | −41.7% |
| 1924 | −26.9% |
| 1928 | −8.1% |
| 1932 | +38.7% |
| 1936 | +30.5% |
| 1940 | +15.9% |
| 1944 | +15.8% |
| 1948 | +18.2% |
| 1952 | −27.0% |
| 1956 | −5.9% |
| 1960 | −0.5% |
| 1964 | +31.4% |
| 1968 | −10.3% |
| 1972 | −16.3% |
| 1976 | +6.0% |
| 1980 | −21.7% |
| 1984 | −2.8% |
| 1988 | +18.3% |
| 1992 | +3.8% |
| 1996 | +6.5% |
| 2000 | −12.2% |
| 2004 | −14.4% |
| 2008 | −8.4% |
| 2012 | −21.7% |
| 2016 | −44.4% |
| 2020 | −49.5% |
| 2024 | −53.9% |
U.S. Senate
| Year | Won | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | R | 23.4%658 | 76.6%2,158 | 2,816 |
| 2020 | R | 26.6%1,003 | 70.0%2,641 | 3,774 |
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Registration leans Republican; the presidential vote runs 20 points more Democratic.
| Year | Total registered | Democratic | Republican | Unaffiliated | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 5,822 | 1,511 | 1,714 | 2,591 | 6 |
| 2010 | 5,730 | 1,370 | 1,813 | 2,539 | 8 |
| 2012 | 5,646 | 1,245 | 1,842 | 2,550 | 9 |
| 2014 | 5,545 | 1,162 | 1,798 | 2,569 | 16 |
| 2016 | 5,279 | 1,027 | 2,147 | 2,086 | 19 |
| 2018 | 5,149 | 1,035 | 2,061 | 2,022 | 31 |
| 2020 | 5,148 | 977 | 2,439 | 1,692 | 40 |
| 2022 | 4,949 | 883 | 2,404 | 1,619 | 43 |
| 2024 | 4,858 | 814 | 2,446 | 1,549 | 49 |
Who moves in and out
Net migration over time, and who arrivals are — where they came from and what those places vote
−74 net domestic migration · 2025
Net −709 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $47,717 in average income, against $79,564 for residents who stayed — 40% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
Where departures went households, 2022–23
- Buena Vista County, IA27
- Calhoun 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 | −51 |
| 2012 | −60 |
| 2013 | +7 |
| 2014 | −10 |
| 2015 | −128 |
| 2016 | −100 |
| 2017 | 0 |
| 2018 | −96 |
| 2019 | −81 |
| 2021 | +11 |
| 2022 | +29 |
| 2023 | −99 |
| 2024 | −57 |
| 2025 | −74 |
Pocahontas County's population has contracted steadily as its agricultural economy consolidated, and its presidential margins have widened sharply over the past decade, hitting R+53.9 in 2024 — among the largest in the state.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 38.7 points in 1932 and a Republican high of 53.9 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 4.4 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 53.9 points.
A population of 7,046, a 89% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $61,875 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Calhoun County and Cherokee County.
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