A small Iowa metro where rural and small-city voting patterns converge
Carroll sits in west-central Iowa's heavily agricultural corridor, where presidential margins have shifted decisively rightward over the past two decades as rural depopulation reshapes the electorate.
| Group | Carroll, IA | National |
|---|---|---|
▶White (Non-Hispanic)(12) | 95.9% | 57.4% |
▶Hispanic / Latino(6) | 1.9% | 19.3% |
Multiracial / Other | 1.2% | 4.0% |
▶Black / African American(2) | 0.6% | 12.2% |
▶Asian(2) | 0.4% | 6.0% |
▶Native American / Alaska Native(1) | 0.1% | 0.9% |
Catholic-Evangelical edge: +24.6pp (vs national 4.5pp). A strongly Catholic-leaning religious profile, which nationally correlates with Democratic-leaning urban and suburban communities.
| Tradition | % Pop | % Adherents | US Pop | US Adherents |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 47.2% | 57.1% | — | — | |
| 23.2% | 28.0% | — | — | |
| 10.7% | 12.9% | — | — | |
| 1.6% | 2.0% | — | — | |
LDS (Mormon) | 1.6% | 2.0% | — | — |
Non-religiousPopulation | 17.3% | — | — | — |
Who lives in the Carroll, IA metro area? 83,334 residents across 4 counties.
20% of adults hold a bachelor's degree — 13pp below the national average. Places with similar education levels vote R+15 on average nationally.
Scale, voting-age share, and this geography's footprint inside the national electorate.
Income, attainment, and ownership indicators that often shape coalition structure and turnout behavior.
Age structure, language use, and nativity signals that explain how this geography differs from state and nation.
| Offices | Margin A | Margin B | Split |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate vs Governor | R+42.5 | R+53.4 | 10.9pp |