akashic
1876–2024
Davis County, Iowa
Davis County·Iowa

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

One of Iowa's most lopsided presidential counties in 2024

18762024·38 elections
Davis County, Iowa · Eab969 at English Wikipedia · Wikimedia Commons
Latest
R+54
in 2024
Archetype
Republican loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
9,157
2024 ACS
Most similar
Jackson County
MN · similarity 1.00
8 precincts · 3,954 votes cast
Trump · R+54
Margin
Turnout
Harris +50
Trump +50
Real precinct boundaries. Hover for vote totals.
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
2024R
−54.4%
8783,0273,954
2020R
−49.2%
1,0133,0324,102
2016R
−44.3%
9772,7233,943
2012R
−16.4%
1,5202,1383,773
2008R
−9.1%
1,6802,0293,815
2004R
−10.6%
1,7312,1483,918
2000R
−7.1%
1,6911,9563,758
1996D
+11.9%
1,8941,4453,759
1992D
+15.3%
1,9621,3444,041
1988D
+17.7%
2,2461,5633,849
1984D
+5.5%
2,1871,9564,182
1980R
−8.0%
1,6892,0033,930
1976D
+19.3%
2,4261,6314,129
1972R
−11.5%
1,8062,2874,188
1968R
−2.6%
1,9042,0164,278
1964D
+35.0%
2,9661,4244,402
1960R
−6.8%
2,3032,6414,949
1956R
−4.0%
2,4582,6615,129
1952R
−16.6%
2,2833,1955,495
1948D
+13.3%
2,9822,2765,305
1944D
+3.2%
2,7272,5595,318
1940D
+6.3%
3,3742,9756,377
1936D
+10.3%
3,4632,8156,313
1932D
+30.7%
3,3511,7575,195
1928R
−9.5%
2,5593,0975,681
1924R
−17.4%
1,8022,8045,751
1920R
−13.8%
2,3533,1175,535
1916D
+10.0%
1,8111,4763,344
1912D
+8.8%
1,4531,1843,065
1908D
+8.0%
1,7491,4843,299
1904R
−5.6%
1,5331,7223,382
1900D
+12.9%
2,1551,6563,873
1896D
+17.7%
2,3671,6524,042
1892D
+3.8%
1,4811,3493,470
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%
Italian
2.4%
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.
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
Other Christian
21.4%
Methodist
10.8%
Mainline Protestant
4.7%
Pentecostal & Holiness
3.0%
Catholic & Orthodox
1.2%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 58.9% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Davis County, a rural stretch of southern Iowa bordering Missouri, recorded an R+54.4 margin in 2024 — among the widest gaps in a state that has shifted decisively away from its once-competitive presidential battleground status.

The Republican margin in Davis County reached its widest at fifty-four points in 2024. The margin in 2024 was fifty-four points, in line with the county's deep historical pattern.

Davis County's loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $77,194, a 94% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 9,157 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 Jackson County and Wayne County.