Des Moines County, Iowa

2024 results by precinct

17 precincts · 19,054 votes cast

Trump · R+15

Harris +50

Trump +50

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38 presidential elections

Year	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	R	−15.0%	7,935	10,794	19,054
2020	R	−8.5%	8,893	10,592	19,956
2016	R	−6.8%	8,212	9,529	19,271
2012	D	+18.4%	11,888	8,136	20,385
2008	D	+23.0%	12,462	7,721	20,570
2004	D	+20.3%	12,456	8,221	20,874
2000	D	+20.5%	11,351	7,385	19,365
1996	D	+26.8%	10,761	5,778	18,574
1992	D	+23.3%	11,309	6,378	21,190
1988	D	+20.3%	11,593	7,652	19,374
1984	D	+7.7%	11,173	9,559	20,850
1980	D	+4.0%	9,977	9,158	20,417
1976	D	+10.9%	11,268	9,023	20,536
1972	R	−7.0%	8,869	10,216	19,358
1968	D	+8.6%	10,164	8,452	19,979
1964	D	+40.8%	13,894	5,830	19,762
1960	R	−3.9%	9,872	10,678	20,591
1956	R	−11.9%	8,781	11,152	19,958
1952	R	−16.7%	8,686	12,182	20,957
1948	D	+7.0%	8,792	7,621	16,729
1944	R	−11.3%	7,543	9,488	17,177
1940	R	−25.0%	6,578	10,988	17,625
1936	D	+1.6%	7,011	6,763	15,705
1932	D	+24.3%	9,395	5,590	15,675
1928	R	−30.5%	5,578	10,547	16,302
1924	R	−36.3%	2,616	7,995	14,810
1920	R	−37.2%	3,449	8,287	12,997
1916	R	−3.7%	3,827	4,132	8,345
1912	D	+12.8%	3,169	2,136	8,064
1908	R	−2.1%	3,975	4,153	8,489
1904	R	−17.5%	3,043	4,496	8,299
1900	R	−4.8%	3,909	4,315	8,508
1896	R	−9.4%	3,741	4,549	8,574
1892	D	+14.6%	4,526	3,361	7,996
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

3.8%

Multiple ancestry combinations reported; no single grouping above 1%.

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: 42.3 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

1.4%

85+

1.6%

2.3%

75–84

3.5%

6.3%

65–74

6.2%

6.6%

55–64

7.1%

5.5%

45–54

5.9%

35–44

6.0%

25–34

5.9%

3.8%

18–24

3.7%

8.5%

5–17

7.8%

3.2%

2.8%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$62,928

Des Moines County ranks near the middle of US counties.

Des Moines County$62,928

Iowa$75,059

United States$80,734

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

12.8%

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

Catholic & Orthodox

10.0%

Mainline Protestant

8.5%

Methodist

5.9%

Other Christian

4.4%

Non-Christian

3.7%

Pentecostal & Holiness

3.0%

Baptist

0.4%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 64.1% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Des Moines County anchors Iowa's southeastern corner at the confluence of the Iowa and Mississippi rivers. Once a reliably competitive bellwether, it has trended Republican in each of the last three presidential cycles, landing at R+15 in 2024.

The Democratic margin in Des Moines County has rarely exceeded forty-one points in modern history; the Republican margin has rarely exceeded thirty-seven points. 2024 delivered the county to the Republican candidate by fifteen points.

Des Moines County's demographics resemble the country more than they resemble most counties. A 86% non-Hispanic-white share, a 13% poverty rate, and a median household income of $62,928 — all within the broad national range. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Trumbull County and Mower County.

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