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1876–2024
Linn County, Iowa
Linn County·Iowa

Linn County has voted Democratic for as long as anyone can remember.

Cedar Rapids anchors one of Iowa's few Democratic-leaning counties

18762024·38 elections
Linn County, Iowa · WeaponizingArchitecture · Wikimedia Commons
Latest
D+10
in 2024
Archetype
Democratic loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
230,004
2024 ACS
Most similar
Rolette County
ND · similarity 0.99
94 precincts · 122,959 votes cast
Harris · D+10
Margin
Turnout
Harris +50
Trump +50
Real precinct boundaries. Hover for vote totals.
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
2024D
+9.9%
66,35854,237122,959
2020D
+13.7%
70,87453,364127,458
2016D
+8.9%
58,93548,390118,116
2012D
+17.7%
68,58147,622118,453
2008D
+21.5%
68,03743,626113,355
2004D
+9.9%
60,44249,442110,740
2000D
+9.2%
48,89740,41792,064
1996D
+17.5%
45,49730,95883,035
1992D
+9.4%
38,56730,21588,885
1988D
+12.9%
42,99333,12976,718
1984R
−3.2%
38,52841,06180,315
1980R
−5.5%
31,95036,25478,224
1976D
+2.3%
38,25236,51376,397
1972R
−7.4%
31,37036,50369,160
1968R
−1.6%
29,89830,91864,430
1964D
+29.4%
40,10621,84562,029
1960R
−10.7%
27,61434,20061,839
1956R
−21.3%
21,66733,40255,116
1952R
−17.9%
21,81831,38353,441
1948D
+0.3%
20,99520,88143,098
1944R
−0.4%
21,12321,29342,562
1940R
−9.4%
19,53123,58143,235
1936D
+1.5%
19,72419,12939,806
1932R
−2.8%
17,69318,73336,915
1928R
−36.8%
11,71525,45237,299
1924R
−47.4%
5,94122,37134,690
1920R
−47.1%
6,93220,03627,821
1916R
−14.1%
6,1318,21214,751
1912D
+8.1%
5,4224,32613,515
1908R
−11.3%
5,4936,93812,795
1904R
−36.4%
3,6008,13112,440
1900R
−20.8%
5,0197,74513,106
1896R
−16.0%
5,2837,33512,836
1892R
−5.2%
5,0325,60211,017
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%
English
0.5%
African American
4.8%
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.
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
17.4%
Mainline Protestant
8.6%
Other Christian
7.8%
Methodist
5.5%
Non-Christian
2.6%
Pentecostal & Holiness
1.9%
Baptist
1.1%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 55.1% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Linn County's urban core in Cedar Rapids pulls its presidential margins left even as Iowa trends Republican statewide, with the county backing Democrats by roughly 10 points in 2024.

The Democratic margin in Linn County reached its widest at twenty-nine points in 1964. The margin in 2024 was ten points — still decisive.

Linn County's loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $77,649, a 84% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 230,004 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 Rolette County and Eau Claire County.