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1876–2024
Harrison County, Iowa
Harrison County·Iowa

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

One of Iowa's most reliably lopsided presidential counties

18762024·38 elections
Harrison County, Iowa · Scott Romine · Wikimedia Commons
Latest
R+42
in 2024
Archetype
Republican loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
14,632
2024 ACS
Most similar
Griggs County
ND · similarity 0.99
11 precincts · 7,959 votes cast
Trump · R+42
Margin
Turnout
Harris +50
Trump +50
Real precinct boundaries. Hover for vote totals.
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
2024R
−41.7%
2,2455,5667,959
2020R
−38.4%
2,4405,5698,155
2016R
−36.7%
2,1314,9027,552
2012R
−12.7%
3,1364,0657,322
2008R
−4.7%
3,5553,9097,578
2004R
−23.1%
2,9064,6807,680
2000R
−19.1%
2,5513,8026,543
1996R
−7.6%
2,5763,0706,527
1992R
−6.0%
2,3492,7636,868
1988R
−3.7%
2,8833,1086,027
1984R
−27.0%
2,4954,3526,882
1980R
−33.3%
2,1524,5027,053
1976R
−3.8%
3,2283,4896,790
1972R
−32.8%
2,3694,7217,171
1968R
−21.3%
2,4103,8676,825
1964D
+17.6%
4,5753,2037,787
1960R
−15.5%
3,6134,9408,562
1956R
−16.8%
3,7095,2098,935
1952R
−27.8%
3,3705,9729,366
1948D
+3.0%
4,6084,3419,016
1944R
−9.2%
4,2015,0599,309
1940R
−6.8%
5,3176,09411,428
1936D
+7.6%
6,2065,31411,678
1932D
+35.6%
7,4273,51311,008
1928R
−11.9%
4,4065,60510,046
1924R
−19.0%
3,1795,0629,924
1920R
−27.2%
3,4796,1279,742
1916D
+5.7%
2,9322,6105,689
1912D
+11.8%
2,1571,5285,321
1908R
−8.8%
2,4252,9145,561
1904R
−30.8%
1,6963,3645,421
1900R
−7.4%
2,8373,3036,291
1896D
+6.1%
3,2142,8396,108
1892R
−2.0%
2,2002,3025,110
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
Catholic & Orthodox
14.2%
Other Christian
10.2%
Mainline Protestant
7.7%
Methodist
7.6%
Pentecostal & Holiness
0.5%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 59.8% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Harrison County, tucked along the Missouri River in western Iowa, has shifted steadily toward lopsided Republican margins over the past two decades, with its 2024 presidential gap of 41.7 points reflecting a broader rural consolidation pattern across the western tier of the state.

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

Harrison County's loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $79,535, a 95% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 14,632 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 Griggs County and Walsh County.