Mississippi River industrial corridor where blue-collar roots shape close margins
Muscatine's economy anchors on manufacturing and agriculture along the Mississippi, producing a working-class electorate that has trended toward Republican candidates in recent cycles while retaining competitive down-ballot races.
| Group | Muscatine, IA | National |
|---|---|---|
▶White (Non-Hispanic)(13) | 80.5% | 57.4% |
▶Hispanic / Latino(8) | 15.5% | 19.3% |
▶Black / African American(5) | 1.5% | 12.2% |
Multiracial / Other | 1.5% | 4.0% |
▶Asian(5) | 0.9% | 6.0% |
▶Native American / Alaska Native(3) | 0.2% | 0.9% |
Catholic-Evangelical edge: +13.5pp (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13.0% | 40.0% | — | — | |
| 11.8% | 36.1% | — | — | |
| 5.9% | 18.1% | — | — | |
| 1.9% | 5.8% | — | — | |
LDS (Mormon) | 0.8% | 2.4% | — | — |
Non-religiousPopulation | 67.4% | — | — | — |
Who lives in the Muscatine, IA metro area? 169,678 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+15.7 | R+22.3 | 6.6pp |