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1876–2024
Monona County, Iowa
Monona County·Iowa

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

One of Iowa's most lopsided rural counties along the Missouri River bluffs

18762024·38 elections
Monona County, Iowa · JERRYE AND ROY KLOTZ MD · Wikimedia Commons
Latest
R+45
in 2024
Archetype
Republican loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
8,557
2024 ACS
Most similar
Appanoose County
IA · similarity 0.99
10 precincts · 4,637 votes cast
Trump · R+45
Margin
Turnout
Harris +50
Trump +50
Real precinct boundaries. Hover for vote totals.
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
2024R
−45.2%
1,2363,3314,637
2020R
−38.9%
1,4073,2484,728
2016R
−40.5%
1,2473,1204,629
2012R
−9.6%
2,1012,5574,742
2008R
−2.4%
2,2952,4114,796
2004R
−3.5%
2,3972,5755,018
2000R
−4.8%
2,0862,3044,560
1996D
+6.6%
1,9521,6744,238
1992D
+5.8%
1,9391,6604,849
1988D
+7.6%
2,4082,0684,491
1984R
−11.8%
2,1592,7464,959
1980R
−30.4%
1,6603,2685,284
1976D
+0.5%
2,6612,6365,370
1972R
−19.1%
2,1893,2375,495
1968R
−14.2%
2,1842,9805,610
1964D
+28.5%
3,9712,2086,187
1960R
−9.3%
3,2073,8637,070
1956R
−5.1%
3,4773,8547,345
1952R
−24.8%
2,9184,8497,784
1948D
+12.5%
4,0983,1797,346
1944D
+2.4%
3,7613,5837,366
1940D
+6.6%
4,7834,1928,990
1936D
+27.5%
5,3463,0088,500
1932D
+43.0%
5,5372,1817,812
1928R
−13.7%
2,8363,7456,623
1924R
−30.7%
1,2713,1956,272
1920R
−39.7%
1,9604,5696,575
1916D
+3.6%
1,9101,7773,712
1912D
+6.5%
1,3581,1093,824
1908R
−6.5%
1,7321,9773,760
1904R
−35.9%
1,0162,2743,509
1900R
−5.4%
1,9342,1614,194
1896D
+24.9%
2,5581,5264,140
1892R
−13.9%
7511,1883,139
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
Mainline Protestant
22.1%
Catholic & Orthodox
11.9%
Other Christian
8.0%
Methodist
5.8%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 52.2% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Monona County's electorate has moved sharply rightward over the past two decades, and its 2024 presidential margin of R+45 points reflects a broader rural realignment that has reshaped Iowa's western tier of counties.

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

Monona County's loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $68,377, a 93% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 8,557 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 Appanoose County and Murray County.