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1876–2024
Fremont County, Iowa
Fremont County·Iowa

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

One of Iowa's most lopsided presidential counties in 2024

18762024·38 elections
Fremont County, Iowa · JERRYE & ROY KLOTZ MD · Wikimedia Commons
Latest
R+44
in 2024
Archetype
Republican loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
6,514
2024 ACS
Most similar
Fayette County
IN · similarity 1.00
5 precincts · 3,795 votes cast
Trump · R+44
Margin
Turnout
Harris +50
Trump +50
Real precinct boundaries. Hover for vote totals.
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
2024R
−44.5%
1,0232,7113,795
2020R
−42.3%
1,0802,7113,857
2016R
−39.7%
9632,4073,633
2012R
−9.1%
1,6371,9723,668
2008R
−3.6%
1,8481,9893,894
2004R
−21.8%
1,5102,3623,911
2000R
−16.9%
1,4592,0693,616
1996R
−2.7%
1,4811,5763,562
1992R
−0.9%
1,4221,4593,911
1988R
−11.3%
1,5471,9463,527
1984R
−30.4%
1,4262,6864,147
1980R
−36.1%
1,2032,6934,131
1976R
−4.8%
1,9642,1634,176
1972R
−36.7%
1,2102,6423,907
1968R
−21.1%
1,4842,3854,270
1964D
+13.8%
2,7032,0444,761
1960R
−13.5%
2,3073,0275,336
1956R
−17.9%
2,2543,2415,511
1952R
−29.1%
2,0853,8025,894
1948R
−1.1%
2,6372,6985,378
1944R
−6.2%
2,7473,1135,877
1940D
+1.1%
3,9143,8257,764
1936D
+13.3%
4,3013,2917,617
1932D
+32.1%
4,5852,3396,989
1928R
−12.0%
2,8223,5976,457
1924R
−12.7%
2,5253,3136,223
1920R
−19.7%
2,5243,7766,364
1916D
+9.0%
2,0851,7323,903
1912D
+21.3%
1,7629733,699
1908D
+0.7%
1,9791,9494,008
1904R
−18.3%
1,5112,2273,911
1900D
+4.9%
2,3992,1704,658
1896D
+18.8%
2,8571,9484,845
1892D
+2.0%
1,7161,6353,954
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.
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
8.8%
Catholic & Orthodox
8.3%
Mainline Protestant
6.3%
Other Christian
5.9%
Pentecostal & Holiness
2.0%
Baptist
0.2%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 68.5% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Fremont County, tucked into Iowa's southwestern corner along the Missouri River, recorded an R+44.5 presidential margin in 2024—among the widest in the state—reflecting the deep rural realignment that has reshaped small agricultural counties over the past decade.

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

Fremont County's loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $71,621, a 92% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 6,514 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 Fayette County and Schuyler County.