Ringgold County, Iowa
Precinct data
Results by precinct
7 precincts · 2,683 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct -Mt Ayr Ward 2Mt Ayr Ward 2 | 182 | 489 | 11 | 682 | 26.7% | 71.7% | R+45.0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct -Mt Ayr Ward 1Mt Ayr Ward 1 | 164 | 474 | 6 | 644 | 25.5% | 73.6% | R+48.1 |
| Precinct -WashingtonWashington | 81 | 363 | 7 | 451 | 18.0% | 80.5% | R+62.5 |
| Precinct -AthensAthens | 55 | 258 | 3 | 316 | 17.4% | 81.6% | R+64.2 |
| Precinct -UnionUnion | 95 | 157 | 1 | 253 | 37.5% | 62.1% | R+24.5 |
| Precinct -ClintonClinton | 46 | 134 | 2 | 182 | 25.3% | 73.6% | R+48.4 |
| Precinct -TingleyTingley | 15 | 140 | 0 | 155 | 9.7% | 90.3% | R+80.6 |
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | −20.4% |
| 1896 | −14.3% |
| 1900 | −27.0% |
| 1904 | −43.0% |
| 1908 | −27.1% |
| 1912 | +1.4% |
| 1916 | −12.2% |
| 1920 | −46.6% |
| 1924 | −43.7% |
| 1928 | −39.8% |
| 1932 | +8.6% |
| 1936 | −11.7% |
| 1940 | −19.2% |
| 1944 | −19.3% |
| 1948 | −12.7% |
| 1952 | −41.8% |
| 1956 | −20.9% |
| 1960 | −17.5% |
| 1964 | +17.9% |
| 1968 | −21.5% |
| 1972 | −38.2% |
| 1976 | +5.9% |
| 1980 | −22.6% |
| 1984 | +2.6% |
| 1988 | +18.3% |
| 1992 | +13.0% |
| 1996 | +17.2% |
| 2000 | −4.6% |
| 2004 | −6.5% |
| 2008 | −6.1% |
| 2012 | −7.0% |
| 2016 | −38.9% |
| 2020 | −46.4% |
| 2024 | −51.3% |
U.S. Senate
| Year | Won | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | R | 27.3%556 | 72.7%1,484 | 2,040 |
| 2020 | R | 27.2%732 | 69.4%1,870 | 2,693 |
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Registration leans Republican; the presidential vote runs 5.7 points more Democratic.
| Year | Total registered | Democratic | Republican | Unaffiliated | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 3,259 | 1,245 | 1,280 | 734 | 0 |
| 2010 | 3,288 | 1,116 | 1,364 | 808 | 0 |
| 2012 | 3,207 | 934 | 1,491 | 781 | 1 |
| 2014 | 3,201 | 893 | 1,508 | 798 | 2 |
| 2016 | 3,302 | 892 | 1,596 | 809 | 5 |
| 2018 | 3,259 | 885 | 1,547 | 819 | 8 |
| 2020 | 3,341 | 634 | 2,059 | 635 | 13 |
| 2022 | 3,283 | 564 | 2,056 | 648 | 15 |
| 2024 | 3,344 | 549 | 2,072 | 706 | 17 |
Who moves in and out
Net migration over time, and who arrivals are — where they came from and what those places vote
+14 net domestic migration · 2025
Net +105 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $60,225 in average income, against $73,148 for residents who stayed — 18% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
Where departures went households, 2022–23
- Union County, IA23
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 | −27 |
| 2012 | −1 |
| 2013 | −30 |
| 2014 | +1 |
| 2015 | +41 |
| 2016 | +25 |
| 2017 | +49 |
| 2018 | −67 |
| 2019 | −36 |
| 2021 | +41 |
| 2022 | +90 |
| 2023 | +3 |
| 2024 | +2 |
| 2025 | +14 |
Ringgold County's R+51.3 margin in 2024 reflects a broader rural Iowa shift that has deepened steadily over two decades, driven by an aging, predominantly white farming population spread across one of the state's least-dense landscapes.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 18.3 points in 1988 and a Republican high of 51.3 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 4.9 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 51.3 points.
A population of 4,645, a 95% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $73,346 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Appanoose County and Perry County.
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Ringgold County, Iowa. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/19159/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.