Dickinson County, Iowa

2024 results by precinct

12 precincts · 11,234 votes cast

Trump · R+40

Harris +50

Trump +50

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38 presidential elections

Year	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	R	−39.9%	3,297	7,775	11,234
2020	R	−33.6%	3,661	7,438	11,244
2016	R	−35.4%	3,056	6,753	10,457
2012	R	−17.9%	4,095	5,912	10,159
2008	R	−5.4%	4,625	5,162	9,906
2004	R	−12.5%	4,140	5,337	9,553
2000	R	−7.0%	3,660	4,225	8,121
1996	D	+5.7%	3,562	3,129	7,646
1992	R	−1.1%	3,106	3,196	8,304
1988	R	−4.7%	3,342	3,678	7,101
1984	R	−14.5%	3,025	4,064	7,170
1980	R	−18.9%	2,620	4,028	7,442
1976	R	−10.3%	3,074	3,795	7,010
1972	R	−21.4%	2,373	3,739	6,381
1968	R	−19.3%	2,286	3,472	6,151
1964	D	+17.6%	3,490	2,443	5,938
1960	R	−14.0%	2,696	3,575	6,273
1956	R	−18.6%	2,498	3,641	6,157
1952	R	−42.8%	1,748	4,401	6,194
1948	D	+0.4%	2,324	2,304	4,766
1944	D	+7.3%	2,473	2,133	4,627
1940	D	+4.3%	2,985	2,736	5,742
1936	D	+18.6%	3,399	2,322	5,791
1932	D	+9.1%	2,500	2,074	4,706
1928	R	−41.6%	1,251	3,045	4,315
1924	R	−56.5%	435	2,967	4,483
1920	R	−61.9%	760	3,298	4,101
1916	R	−16.3%	893	1,249	2,182
1912	D	+2.4%	502	457	1,862
1908	R	−36.4%	503	1,109	1,666
1904	R	−59.6%	312	1,320	1,692
1900	R	−49.1%	445	1,352	1,848
1896	R	−36.6%	517	1,131	1,679
1892	R	−27.4%	443	801	1,307
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%

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: 48.7 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

1.5%

85+

2.0%

3.7%

75–84

4.9%

7.9%

65–74

8.2%

7.2%

55–64

7.2%

6.2%

45–54

5.5%

5.6%

35–44

5.1%

5.2%

25–34

4.9%

3.0%

18–24

2.8%

7.6%

5–17

6.7%

2.5%

2.2%

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

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$75,432

Dickinson County ranks in the top 25% of US counties.

Dickinson County$75,432

Iowa$75,059

United States$80,734

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

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

7.6%

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

Mainline Protestant

30.6%

Catholic & Orthodox

18.4%

Baptist

8.5%

Methodist

8.1%

Other Christian

1.5%

Non-Christian

0.4%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 32.5% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Home to the Iowa Great Lakes recreation corridor, Dickinson County draws seasonal tourism that inflates its summer population well above its 16,000 residents, yet its year-round electorate has delivered Republican presidential margins exceeding 35 points in recent cycles.

The Republican margin in Dickinson County reached its widest at sixty-two points in 1920. The margin in 2024 was forty points, in line with the county's deep historical pattern.

Dickinson County's loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $75,432, a 94% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 17,990 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 Giles County and Roane County.

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