A small Iowa metro where manufacturing employment shapes the ballot
Clinton's economy has long been anchored by industrial and chemical manufacturing along the Mississippi River, producing a blue-collar electorate that has swung between parties in statewide contests by double-digit margins over the past two decades.
| Group | Clinton, IA | National |
|---|---|---|
▶White (Non-Hispanic)(13) | 92.4% | 57.4% |
▶Black / African American(4) | 2.4% | 12.2% |
▶Hispanic / Latino(11) | 2.4% | 19.3% |
Multiracial / Other | 1.9% | 4.0% |
▶Asian(4) | 0.7% | 6.0% |
▶Middle Eastern / North African(6) | 0.6% | 0.9% |
▶Native American / Alaska Native(2) | 0.2% | 0.9% |
| Tradition | % Pop | % Adherents | US Pop | US Adherents |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16.6% | 34.2% | — | — | |
| 15.4% | 31.8% | — | — | |
| 13.8% | 28.3% | — | — | |
| 2.5% | 5.2% | — | — | |
LDS (Mormon) | 1.8% | 3.7% | — | — |
| 0.2% | 0.4% | — | — | |
Non-religiousPopulation | 51.4% | — | — | — |
Who lives in the Clinton, IA metro area? 193,518 residents across 4 counties.
18% of adults hold a bachelor's degree — 15pp 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+14.2 | R+22.3 | 8.1pp |