Wright County, Iowa: Florida Surge county. In 2024, voted R+36%. Republican peak: R+64 in 1920.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+36MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Florida SurgeAkashic typology
- Population
- 12,7912024 5-year
- Median household income
- $67,1902024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 77.0%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.4%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 19.9%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+28 in 1964MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+64 in 1920MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Hardin County, IA · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Wright CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Wright County, with each precinct boundary colored by Democratic-vs-Republican margin.
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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 | −28.4% |
| 1896 | −44.2% |
| 1900 | −52.7% |
| 1904 | −58.1% |
| 1908 | −47.3% |
| 1912 | −1.1% |
| 1916 | −38.4% |
| 1920 | −64.0% |
| 1924 | −50.8% |
| 1928 | −32.4% |
| 1932 | +19.9% |
| 1936 | +21.4% |
| 1940 | +4.6% |
| 1944 | +3.9% |
| 1948 | +0.7% |
| 1952 | −34.5% |
| 1956 | −17.5% |
| 1960 | −12.8% |
| 1964 | +27.7% |
| 1968 | −17.6% |
| 1972 | −20.9% |
| 1976 | +1.3% |
| 1980 | −18.1% |
| 1984 | −10.4% |
| 1988 | +11.5% |
| 1992 | +1.0% |
| 1996 | +7.4% |
| 2000 | −9.3% |
| 2004 | −10.6% |
| 2008 | −1.5% |
| 2012 | −8.2% |
| 2016 | −31.3% |
| 2020 | −34.2% |
| 2024 | −36.4% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 1,770 | 3,853 | 5,723 | ||
| R | 1,996 | 4,136 | 6,254 | ||
| R | 1,896 | 3,800 | 6,092 | ||
| R | 2,836 | 3,349 | 6,278 | ||
| R | 3,102 | 3,198 | 6,395 | ||
| R | 2,930 | 3,631 | 6,603 | ||
| R | 2,796 | 3,384 | 6,336 | ||
| D | 2,912 | 2,473 | 5,959 | ||
| D | 2,776 | 2,708 | 6,665 | ||
| D | 3,353 | 2,658 | 6,054 | ||
| R | 2,980 | 3,675 | 6,705 | ||
| R | 2,645 | 3,936 | 7,147 | ||
| D | 3,637 | 3,544 | 7,282 | ||
| R | 2,780 | 4,278 | 7,162 | ||
| R | 2,969 | 4,299 | 7,549 | ||
| D | 4,998 | 2,831 | 7,836 | ||
| R | 4,159 | 5,386 | 9,560 | ||
| R | 3,865 | 5,512 | 9,390 | ||
| R | 3,186 | 6,566 | 9,783 | ||
| D | 3,866 | 3,810 | 7,800 | ||
| D | 4,232 | 3,916 | 8,183 | ||
| D | 4,871 | 4,443 | 9,350 | ||
| D | 5,177 | 3,311 | 8,710 | ||
| D | 4,922 | 3,262 | 8,334 | ||
| R | 2,547 | 5,020 | 7,630 | ||
| R | 501 | 4,323 | 7,531 | ||
| R | 1,205 | 5,739 | 7,082 | ||
| R | 1,135 | 2,599 | 3,810 | ||
| O | 765 | 805 | 3,555 | ||
| R | 866 | 2,498 | 3,453 | ||
| R | 695 | 2,795 | 3,612 | ||
| R | 891 | 2,990 | 3,983 | ||
| R | 1,138 | 2,992 | 4,191 | ||
| R | 1,137 | 2,065 | 3,263 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
29.3%
English
8.4%
Irish
6.0%
American
5.0%
French
2.2%
Scottish
1.3%
Italian
1.1%
Sample size too small to break out by ancestry reliably.
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: 39.4 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
$67,190
Wright County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Wright County$67,190
Iowa$75,059
United States$80,734
Wright 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
16.8%
Children face higher poverty than working-age adults.
Children under 1829.5%
Working age (18–64)12.6%
Seniors (65+)9.3%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
85.5%
speak English only
Spanish13.3%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.7%
Other Indo-European0.4%
Other languages0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 51.4% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Wright County's economy centers on agriculture and food processing, and its electorate has shifted decisively rightward over the past decade, delivering a 36-point Republican margin in 2024 — among the wider gaps in north-central Iowa.
The Democratic margin here once reached twenty-eight points in 1964. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved two points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was thirty-six points.
A population of 12,791, a 77% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $67,190 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Hardin County and Keokuk County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Wright County, Iowa vote in 2024?
In 2024, Wright County, Iowa voted Republican by 36.4 points (R+36), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 5,723 votes cast, 1,770 went Democratic and 3,853 went Republican.
What is Wright County, Iowa's political typology?
Akashic places Wright County, Iowa in the "Florida Surge" typology — Florida coastal and retiree counties that moved sharply Republican across the Trump era. 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 23 times, and other 1 times.
When did Wright County, Iowa last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Wright County, Iowa voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in Wright County, Iowa?
Wright County, Iowa has a population of 12,791 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Wright County, Iowa?
Median household income in Wright County, Iowa is $67,190 — below the national median of $80,734. The Iowa state median is $75,059.
What is the political history of Wright County, Iowa?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Wright County, Iowa from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 10 went Democratic and 23 went Republican. The county's typology — "Florida Surge" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.