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1876–2024
Adair County, Iowa
Adair County·Iowa

Adair County has voted Republican for as long as anyone can remember.

One of Iowa's most lopsided rural counties in recent cycles

18762024·38 elections
Adair County, Iowa · C. A. Tucker · Wikimedia Commons
Latest
R+45
in 2024
Archetype
Republican loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
7,460
2024 ACS
Most similar
Wright County
IA · similarity 0.99
5 precincts · 4,080 votes cast
Trump · R+45
Margin
Turnout
Harris +50
Trump +50
Real precinct boundaries. Hover for vote totals.
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
2024R
−44.9%
1,0862,9164,080
2020R
−41.2%
1,1982,9174,177
2016R
−34.5%
1,1332,4613,848
2012R
−8.1%
1,7902,1143,996
2008R
−3.4%
1,9242,0604,053
2004R
−13.0%
1,8442,4024,278
2000R
−12.7%
1,7532,2754,123
1996D
+3.7%
1,8021,6553,935
1992R
−1.4%
1,6551,7134,194
1988D
+10.4%
2,2611,8334,123
1984R
−13.8%
1,9792,6154,619
1980R
−29.2%
1,4542,8214,689
1976R
−0.7%
2,2942,3264,722
1972R
−29.3%
1,6423,0414,782
1968R
−26.8%
1,5592,7894,586
1964D
+18.7%
2,8511,9534,812
1960R
−20.2%
2,2453,3835,630
1956R
−18.4%
2,3623,4265,791
1952R
−42.4%
1,8174,4976,326
1948R
−5.6%
2,5672,8795,523
1944R
−19.7%
2,2973,4285,743
1940R
−17.6%
2,7343,9076,648
1936R
−2.9%
3,2433,4366,763
1932D
+6.1%
2,6072,3054,949
1928R
−38.3%
1,8544,1766,057
1924R
−55.8%
6884,0436,008
1920R
−49.9%
1,3584,1335,563
1916R
−8.5%
1,6191,9223,568
1912R
−1.6%
1,1951,2483,402
1908R
−24.1%
1,3222,1853,579
1904R
−41.7%
8952,3033,376
1900R
−17.6%
1,6182,3274,022
1896R
−4.4%
1,9462,1274,111
1892R
−17.0%
1,2641,8363,359
1888
No data
1884
No data
1880
No data
1876
No data
Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
American
100.0%
African American
1.2%
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. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
0.0%
speak English only
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Methodist
15.9%
Mainline Protestant
9.7%
Catholic & Orthodox
7.6%
Other Christian
0.5%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 66.3% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Adair County's small, aging farming population has shifted decisively toward Republican presidential candidates over the past decade, posting a margin exceeding 44 points in 2024 — among the widest in the state.

The Republican margin in Adair County reached its widest at fifty-six points in 1924. The margin in 2024 was forty-five points, in line with the county's deep historical pattern.

Adair County's loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $68,092, a 94% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 7,460 together describe a community whose political habits are deeply settled. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Wright County and Calhoun County.