2024 results by precinct
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38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | R | 4,739 | 9,549 | 14,509 | |
| 2020 | R | 5,160 | 9,188 | 14,642 | |
| 2016 | R | 4,678 | 8,232 | 13,971 | |
| 2012 | R | 6,862 | 6,940 | 14,023 | |
| 2008 | D | 7,058 | 6,447 | 13,712 | |
| 2004 | D | 6,747 | 6,658 | 13,501 | |
| 2000 | D | 5,915 | 5,468 | 11,766 | |
| 1996 | D | 5,546 | 3,835 | 10,279 | |
| 1992 | D | 4,467 | 3,469 | 10,439 | |
| 1988 | D | 5,873 | 4,011 | 9,977 | |
| 1984 | R | 4,993 | 5,566 | 10,678 | |
| 1980 | R | 4,223 | 5,329 | 10,635 | |
| 1976 | D | 5,514 | 5,014 | 10,703 | |
| 1972 | R | 4,282 | 5,273 | 9,749 | |
| 1968 | R | 3,944 | 5,016 | 9,635 | |
| 1964 | D | 6,614 | 3,453 | 10,084 | |
| 1960 | R | 4,620 | 5,972 | 10,601 | |
| 1956 | R | 3,946 | 5,634 | 10,006 | |
| 1952 | R | 3,831 | 6,316 | 10,689 | |
| 1948 | D | 4,209 | 3,770 | 8,367 | |
| 1944 | D | 4,619 | 4,378 | 9,039 | |
| 1940 | D | 5,363 | 5,298 | 10,693 | |
| 1936 | D | 5,606 | 4,144 | 9,934 | |
| 1932 | D | 6,070 | 3,424 | 9,819 | |
| 1928 | R | 3,307 | 5,669 | 9,045 | |
| 1924 | R | 1,459 | 5,314 | 9,142 | |
| 1920 | R | 2,343 | 6,539 | 9,207 | |
| 1916 | R | 2,556 | 3,189 | 5,888 | |
| 1912 | D | 2,472 | 1,831 | 5,808 | |
| 1908 | R | 2,418 | 3,180 | 5,773 | |
| 1904 | R | 2,057 | 3,609 | 5,907 | |
| 1900 | R | 2,575 | 3,609 | 6,344 | |
| 1896 | R | 2,560 | 3,604 | 6,268 | |
| 1892 | D | 2,745 | 2,694 | 5,539 | |
| 1888 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1884 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1876 | — | — | — | — |
Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
American
100.0%
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. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 43.1 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.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$86,962
Benton County ranks in the top 10% of US counties.
Benton County$86,962
Iowa$75,059
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
7.4%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1818.0%
Working age (18–64)100.0%
Seniors (65+)18.0%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
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
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 55.2% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Benton County's largely agricultural economy and small-town demographics have pushed its presidential margins steadily rightward over the past decade, reaching R+33 in 2024—roughly double the gap recorded in 2012.
The Republican margin in Benton County reached its widest at forty-six points in 1920. The margin in 2024 was thirty-three points, in line with the county's deep historical pattern.
Benton County's loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $86,962, a 95% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 25,724 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 Greene County and Clarke County.
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