Pocahontas County, Iowa: Heartland Swing county. In 2024, voted R+54%. Republican peak: R+54 in 2024.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+54MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Heartland SwingAkashic typology
- Population
- 7,0462024 5-year
- Median household income
- $61,8752024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 89.8%2024 5-year
- Black
- 1.3%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 5.8%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+39 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+54 in 2024MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Madison County, IA · similarity 0.99
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Pocahontas CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Pocahontas 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 | −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% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 796 | 2,727 | 3,582 | ||
| R | 933 | 2,826 | 3,823 | ||
| R | 963 | 2,702 | 3,918 | ||
| R | 1,523 | 2,396 | 4,032 | ||
| R | 1,800 | 2,138 | 4,011 | ||
| R | 1,822 | 2,441 | 4,313 | ||
| R | 1,736 | 2,242 | 4,141 | ||
| D | 1,981 | 1,707 | 4,215 | ||
| D | 1,919 | 1,743 | 4,669 | ||
| D | 2,722 | 1,871 | 4,652 | ||
| R | 2,481 | 2,627 | 5,188 | ||
| R | 1,959 | 3,194 | 5,686 | ||
| D | 3,055 | 2,700 | 5,889 | ||
| R | 2,241 | 3,138 | 5,487 | ||
| R | 2,364 | 2,940 | 5,594 | ||
| D | 3,988 | 2,079 | 6,072 | ||
| R | 3,408 | 3,445 | 6,859 | ||
| R | 3,201 | 3,606 | 6,818 | ||
| R | 2,517 | 4,472 | 7,245 | ||
| D | 3,500 | 2,397 | 6,051 | ||
| D | 3,577 | 2,600 | 6,199 | ||
| D | 4,118 | 2,985 | 7,121 | ||
| D | 4,357 | 2,277 | 6,819 | ||
| D | 4,245 | 1,800 | 6,321 | ||
| R | 2,824 | 3,322 | 6,180 | ||
| O | 819 | 2,537 | 6,398 | ||
| R | 1,639 | 4,046 | 5,774 | ||
| R | 1,658 | 1,808 | 3,525 | ||
| O | 1,176 | 760 | 3,311 | ||
| R | 1,315 | 1,857 | 3,234 | ||
| R | 976 | 2,175 | 3,291 | ||
| R | 1,287 | 2,176 | 3,519 | ||
| R | 1,377 | 1,866 | 3,284 | ||
| R | 939 | 1,304 | 2,513 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
36.0%
Irish
12.1%
English
6.0%
American
5.1%
Scottish
1.9%
French
0.9%
Polish
0.8%
African American
1.0%
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: 43.7 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
$61,875
Pocahontas County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Pocahontas County$61,875
Iowa$75,059
United States$80,734
Pocahontas 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
10.3%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 188.8%
Working age (18–64)11.4%
Seniors (65+)6.9%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
95.7%
speak English only
Spanish2.9%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.7%
Other Indo-European0.5%
Other languages0.2%
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.
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.
The Democratic margin here peaked at thirty-nine points in 1932. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved four points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was fifty-four points.
A population of 7,046, a 90% 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 Madison County and Wright County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Pocahontas County, Iowa vote in 2024?
In 2024, Pocahontas County, Iowa voted Republican by 53.9 points (R+54), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 3,582 votes cast, 796 went Democratic and 2,727 went Republican.
What is Pocahontas County, Iowa's political typology?
Akashic places Pocahontas County, Iowa in the "Heartland Swing" typology — Industrial Midwest swing counties drifting steadily toward the Republican Party. 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 10 times, Republican 22 times, and other 2 times.
When did Pocahontas County, Iowa last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Pocahontas County, Iowa voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in Pocahontas County, Iowa?
Pocahontas County, Iowa has a population of 7,046 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Pocahontas County, Iowa?
Median household income in Pocahontas County, Iowa is $61,875 — below the national median of $80,734. The Iowa state median is $75,059.
What is the political history of Pocahontas County, Iowa?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Pocahontas County, Iowa from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 10 went Democratic and 22 went Republican. The county's typology — "Heartland Swing" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.