Worth County, Iowa
Precinct data
Results by precinct
7 precincts · 4,278 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct -Northwood Grove HartlandNorthwood Grove Hartland | 472 | 886 | 18 | 1,376 | 34.3% | 64.4% | R+30.1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct -Manly LincolnManly Lincoln | 375 | 448 | 12 | 835 | 44.9% | 53.7% | R+8.7 |
| Precinct -Grafton Barton Deer Creek Union GroveGrafton Barton Deer Creek Union Grove | 179 | 366 | 7 | 552 | 32.4% | 66.3% | R+33.9 |
| Precinct -Joice Bristol Silver Lake HartlandJoice Bristol Silver Lake Hartland | 149 | 282 | 3 | 434 | 34.3% | 65.0% | R+30.6 |
| Precinct -Kensett BrookfieldKensett Brookfield | 128 | 275 | 5 | 408 | 31.4% | 67.4% | R+36.0 |
| Precinct -FertileFertile | 118 | 277 | 2 | 397 | 29.7% | 69.8% | R+40.1 |
| Precinct -Hanlontown DanvilleHanlontown Danville | 87 | 181 | 8 | 276 | 31.5% | 65.6% | R+34.1 |
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | −33.4% |
| 1896 | −48.3% |
| 1900 | −56.1% |
| 1904 | −66.8% |
| 1908 | −51.0% |
| 1912 | +2.4% |
| 1916 | −43.2% |
| 1920 | −72.0% |
| 1924 | −47.0% |
| 1928 | −37.3% |
| 1932 | +21.6% |
| 1936 | +20.3% |
| 1940 | +10.5% |
| 1944 | +11.5% |
| 1948 | +16.1% |
| 1952 | −22.9% |
| 1956 | −4.5% |
| 1960 | −8.7% |
| 1964 | +24.5% |
| 1968 | −12.9% |
| 1972 | −11.4% |
| 1976 | +9.8% |
| 1980 | −12.2% |
| 1984 | +6.5% |
| 1988 | +23.9% |
| 1992 | +14.1% |
| 1996 | +25.1% |
| 2000 | +13.7% |
| 2004 | +11.9% |
| 2008 | +22.4% |
| 2012 | +14.5% |
| 2016 | −21.4% |
| 2020 | −25.8% |
| 2024 | −28.2% |
U.S. Senate
| Year | Won | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | R | 36.8%1,183 | 63.2%2,031 | 3,214 |
| 2020 | R | 41.2%1,803 | 55.5%2,425 | 4,372 |
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Registration leans Republican; the presidential vote runs 7.5 points more Democratic.
| Year | Total registered | Democratic | Republican | Unaffiliated | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 5,617 | 1,851 | 1,624 | 2,142 | 0 |
| 2010 | 5,644 | 1,796 | 1,666 | 2,181 | 1 |
| 2012 | 5,733 | 1,675 | 1,872 | 2,183 | 3 |
| 2014 | 5,717 | 1,605 | 1,810 | 2,298 | 4 |
| 2016 | 5,777 | 1,498 | 2,059 | 2,212 | 8 |
| 2018 | 5,768 | 1,454 | 1,999 | 2,293 | 22 |
| 2020 | 5,670 | 1,500 | 2,123 | 2,022 | 25 |
| 2022 | 5,624 | 1,328 | 2,187 | 2,078 | 31 |
| 2024 | 5,558 | 1,208 | 2,355 | 1,957 | 38 |
Who moves in and out
Net migration over time, and who arrivals are — where they came from and what those places vote
+39 net domestic migration · 2025
Net −229 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $51,692 in average income, against $77,637 for residents who stayed — 33% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
The places arrivals came from lean R+11.6 on average — 17 points more Democratic-leaning than Worth County, IA itself (R+28.2).
Where arrivals came from lean of each source
- Cerro Gordo County, IA69R+11.6
Where departures went households, 2022–23
- Cerro Gordo County, IA73
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 | −11 |
| 2012 | −57 |
| 2013 | +11 |
| 2014 | +69 |
| 2015 | −41 |
| 2016 | −23 |
| 2017 | −12 |
| 2018 | −41 |
| 2019 | −40 |
| 2021 | −39 |
| 2022 | −49 |
| 2023 | −3 |
| 2024 | −32 |
| 2025 | +39 |
Worth County's roughly 8,000 residents are concentrated in small agricultural towns, and its R+28 presidential margin in 2024 reflects the broader rural realignment reshaping Iowa's once-competitive political map.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 25.1 points in 1996 and a Republican high of 72.0 points in 1920. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 2.3 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 28.2 points.
A population of 7,350, a 93% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $78,008 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Freeborn County and Mitchell County.
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Worth County, Iowa. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/19195/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.