Election Results for Lyon County, IA -- RightDataUSA.com

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	385	16.1
Deaths:	245	10.3
Net Migration:	90	3.8
Net Immigration:	15	0.6

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +515	R +368	D + 1.4%
D +147
2020 vs. 2012	R +729	R +1,085	R + 13.0%
D -356
2020 vs. 2008	R +1,236	R +1,844	R + 23.0%
D -608

2016 vs. 2008	R +721	R +1,476	R + 24.4%
D -755
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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	79%	Donald Trump* (R)	5,707	83.2%	Joe Biden (D)	1,067	15.5%	89 [+]	1.3%	6,863	30	36	0.41%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Jo Jorgensen (Lbt) 56 (0.8%);
2016	75%	Donald Trump (R)	5,192	81.4%	Hillary Clinton (D)	920	14.4%	265 [+]	4.2%	6,377	30	36	0.41%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 137 (2.1%); Evan McMullin (I) 35 (0.5%); Jill Stein (Grn) 18 (0.3%);
2012	77%	Mitt Romney (R)	4,978	76.5%	Barack Obama* (D)	1,423	21.9%	108 [+]	1.7%	6,509	30	29	0.41%
[-] Other candidates in 2012: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 39 (0.6%);
2008	74%	John McCain (R)	4,471	71.9%	Barack Obama (D)	1,675	26.9%	74 [+]	1.2%	6,220	27	26	0.40%
[-] Other candidates in 2008: Ralph Nader (I) 28 (0.5%); Bob Barr (Lbt) 12 (0.2%);
2004	72%	George W. Bush* (R)	4,751	77.9%	John Kerry (D)	1,303	21.4%	47 [+]	0.8%	6,101	28	27	0.40%
[-] Other candidates in 2004: Ralph Nader (I) 30 (0.5%);
2000	63%	George W. Bush (R)	3,918	73.3%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	1,313	24.6%	111 [+]	2.1%	5,342	25	25	0.41%
[-] Other candidates in 2000: Ralph Nader (Grn) 68 (1.3%); Pat Buchanan (Ref) 26 (0.5%);
1996	64%	Robert Dole (R)	3,396	63.5%	Bill Clinton* (D)	1,489	27.8%	467 [+]	8.7%	5,352	24	23	0.43%
[-] Other candidates in 1996: Ross Perot (Ref) 422 (7.9%); Ralph Nader (Grn) 12 (0.2%); Harry Browne (Lbt) 3 (0.1%);
1992	69%	George Bush* (R)	3,272	57.1%	Bill Clinton (D)	1,331	23.2%	1,123 [+]	19.6%	5,726	20	20	0.42%
[-] Other candidates in 1992: Ross Perot (I) 1,068 (18.7%);
1988	62%	George Bush (R)	3,517	66.8%	Michael Dukakis (D)	1,706	32.4%	41 [+]	0.8%	5,264	22	13	0.43%
[-] Other candidates in 1988: Ron Paul (Lbt) 8 (0.2%);
1984	65%	Ronald Reagan* (R)	4,178	74.1%	Walter Mondale (D)	1,401	24.8%	63	1.1%	5,642	21	15	0.43%
[-] Other candidates in 1984:
1980	70%	Ronald Reagan (R)	4,349	70.1%	Jimmy Carter* (D)	1,431	23.1%	428 [+]	6.9%	6,208	19	19	0.47%
[-] Other candidates in 1980: John Anderson (I) 375 (6.0%); Edward Clark (Lbt) 48 (0.8%);
1976	66%	Gerald Ford* (R)	3,558	64.1%	Jimmy Carter (D)	1,870	33.7%	126 [+]	2.3%	5,554	15	16	0.43%
[-] Other candidates in 1976: Eugene McCarthy (I) 56 (1.0%);
1972	61%	Richard Nixon* (R)	3,788	72.1%	George McGovern (D)	1,407	26.8%	57 [+]	1.1%	5,252	15	11	0.43%
[-] Other candidates in 1972: John Schmitz (Amer) 52 (1.0%);
1968	73%	Richard Nixon (R)	4,195	72.9%	Hubert Humphrey (D)	1,403	24.4%	156 [+]	2.7%	5,754	20	30	0.49%
[-] Other candidates in 1968: George Wallace (AIP) 151 (2.6%);
1964	73%	Barry Goldwater (R)	3,185	53.7%	Lyndon Johnson* (D)	2,747	46.3%	3	0.1%	5,935	16	15	0.50%
[-] Other candidates in 1964:
1960	80%	Richard Nixon (R)	4,917	73.7%	John Kennedy (D)	1,752	26.2%	7	0.1%	6,676	17	24	0.52%
[-] Other candidates in 1960:
1956	69%	Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	4,356	70.8%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	1,790	29.1%	4	0.1%	6,150	12	13	0.50%
[-] Other candidates in 1956:
1952	69%	Dwight Eisenhower (R)	4,893	78.6%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	1,324	21.3%	9	0.1%	6,226	15	23	0.49%
[-] Other candidates in 1952:
1948	52%	Thomas Dewey (R)	2,500	52.7%	Harry Truman* (D)	2,174	45.9%	66 [+]	1.4%	4,740	5	8	0.46%
[-] Other candidates in 1948: Henry Wallace (Prog) 55 (1.2%); Strom Thurmond (StsRts) 0 (0.0%);
1944	54%	Thomas Dewey (R)	3,065	60.8%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	1,970	39.1%	7	0.1%	5,042	9	15	0.48%
[-] Other candidates in 1944:
1940	69%	Wendell Willkie (R)	3,880	59.3%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	2,648	40.5%	12	0.2%	6,540	7	15	0.54%
[-] Other candidates in 1940:
1936	66%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	3,590	60.4%	Alf Landon (R)	2,264	38.1%	90 [+]	1.5%	5,944	-5	2	0.52%
[-] Other candidates in 1936: William Lemke (Union) 83 (1.4%); Norman Thomas (Soc) 5 (0.1%);
1932	59%	Franklin Roosevelt (D)	3,543	66.9%	Herbert Hoover* (R)	1,684	31.8%	70 [+]	1.3%	5,297	-8	-8	0.51%
[-] Other candidates in 1932: Norman Thomas (Soc) 63 (1.2%);
1928	55%	Herbert Hoover (R)	3,170	66.0%	Al Smith (D)	1,632	34.0%	0	0.0%	4,802	4	8	0.48%
[-] Other candidates in 1928: Norman Thomas (Soc) 0 (0.0%);
1924	54%	Robert LaFollette (Prog)	2,162	45.8%	Calvin Coolidge (R)	2,082	44.1%	481 [+]	10.2%	4,725	-11	-10	0.48%
[-] Other candidates in 1924: John Davis (D) 481 (10.2%);
1920	51%	Warren Harding (R)	3,633	81.5%	James Cox (D)	729	16.3%	97 [+]	2.2%	4,459	11	21	0.50%
[-] Other candidates in 1920: Eugene Debs (Soc) 57 (1.3%); Parley Christiansen (FL) 38 (0.9%); Aaron Watkins (Proh) 1 (0.0%);
1916	35%	Charles Evans Hughes (R)	1,760	59.8%	Woodrow Wilson* (D)	1,137	38.6%	47 [+]	1.6%	2,944	6	14	0.57%
[-] Other candidates in 1916: Allan Benson (Soc) 46 (1.6%); James Hanly (Proh) 1 (0.0%);
1912	34%	Theodore Roosevelt (Prog)	1,361	49.0%	Woodrow Wilson (D)	896	32.3%	520 [+]	18.7%	2,777	-10	-8	0.56%
[-] Other candidates in 1912: William Taft* (R) 412 (14.8%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 89 (3.2%); Eugene Chafin (Proh) 19 (0.7%);
1908	37%	William Taft (R)	1,650	58.9%	William J. Bryan (D)	1,064	38.0%	86 [+]	3.1%	2,800	3	7	0.57%
[-] Other candidates in 1908: Eugene Debs (Soc) 56 (2.0%); Eugene Chafin (Proh) 29 (1.0%); Thomas Hisgen (I) 1 (0.0%);
1904	38%	Theodore Roosevelt (R)	1,802	65.1%	Alton Parker (D)	841	30.4%	127 [+]	4.6%	2,770	2	9	0.57%
[-] Other candidates in 1904: Eugene Debs (Soc) 97 (3.5%); Silas Swallow (Proh) 26 (0.9%); Thomas Watson (Pop) 4 (0.1%);
1900	44%	William McKinley* (R)	1,666	55.0%	William J. Bryan (D)	1,289	42.6%	74 [+]	2.4%	3,029	-3	3	0.57%
[-] Other candidates in 1900: John Woolley (Proh) 50 (1.7%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 21 (0.7%);

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Lyon County, IA

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

1,067

15.5%

Donald Trump* (R)

5,707

83.2%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

0.8%

Other

0.5%

TOTAL

6,863

Turnout: 79%	Diff (St): 30	Diff (US): 36

2016 President, Lyon County, IA

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

920

14.4%

Donald Trump (R)

5,192

81.4%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

137

2.1%

Jill Stein (Grn)

0.3%

Evan McMullin (I)

0.5%

Other

1.2%

TOTAL

6,377

Turnout: 75%	Diff (St): 30	Diff (US): 36

2012 President, Lyon County, IA

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

1,423

21.9%

Mitt Romney (R)

4,978

76.5%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

0.6%

Other

1.1%

TOTAL

6,509

Turnout: 77%	Diff (St): 30	Diff (US): 29

2008 President, Lyon County, IA

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

1,675

26.9%

John McCain (R)

4,471

71.9%

Ralph Nader (I)

0.5%

Bob Barr (Lbt)

0.2%

Other

0.5%

TOTAL

6,220

Turnout: 74%	Diff (St): 27	Diff (US): 26

2004 President, Lyon County, IA

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

4,751

77.9%

John Kerry (D)

1,303

21.4%

Ralph Nader (I)

0.5%

Other

0.3%

TOTAL

6,101

Turnout: 72%	Diff (St): 28	Diff (US): 27

2000 President, Lyon County, IA

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

3,918

73.3%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

1,313

24.6%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

1.3%

Pat Buchanan (Ref)

0.5%

Other

0.3%

TOTAL

5,342

Turnout: 63%	Diff (St): 25	Diff (US): 25

1996 President, Lyon County, IA

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Bill Clinton* (D)

1,489

27.8%

Robert Dole (R)

3,396

63.5%

Ross Perot (Ref)

422

7.9%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

0.2%

Harry Browne (Lbt)

0.1%

Other

0.6%

TOTAL

5,352

Turnout: 64%	Diff (St): 24	Diff (US): 23

1992 President, Lyon County, IA

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Bill Clinton (D)

1,331

23.2%

George Bush* (R)

3,272

57.1%

Ross Perot (I)

1,068

18.7%

Other

1.0%

TOTAL

5,726

Turnout: 69%	Diff (St): 20	Diff (US): 20

1988 President, Lyon County, IA

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George Bush (R)

3,517

66.8%

Michael Dukakis (D)

1,706

32.4%

Ron Paul (Lbt)

0.2%

Other

0.6%

TOTAL

5,264

Turnout: 62%	Diff (St): 22	Diff (US): 13

1984 President, Lyon County, IA

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Ronald Reagan* (R)

4,178

74.1%

Walter Mondale (D)

1,401

24.8%

Other

1.1%

TOTAL

5,642

Turnout: 65%	Diff (St): 21	Diff (US): 15

1980 President, Lyon County, IA

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Ronald Reagan (R)

4,349

70.1%

Jimmy Carter* (D)

1,431

23.1%

John Anderson (I)

375

6.0%

Edward Clark (Lbt)

0.8%

Other

0.1%

TOTAL

6,208

Turnout: 70%	Diff (St): 19	Diff (US): 19

1976 President, Lyon County, IA

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Jimmy Carter (D)

1,870

33.7%

Gerald Ford* (R)

3,558

64.1%

Eugene McCarthy (I)

1.0%

Other

1.3%

TOTAL

5,554

Turnout: 66%	Diff (St): 15	Diff (US): 16

1972 President, Lyon County, IA

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Richard Nixon* (R)

3,788

72.1%

George McGovern (D)

1,407

26.8%

John Schmitz (Amer)

1.0%

Other

0.1%

TOTAL

5,252

Turnout: 61%	Diff (St): 15	Diff (US): 11

1968 President, Lyon County, IA

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Richard Nixon (R)

4,195

72.9%

Hubert Humphrey (D)

1,403

24.4%

George Wallace (AIP)

151

2.6%

Other

0.1%

TOTAL

5,754

Turnout: 73%	Diff (St): 20	Diff (US): 30

1964 President, Lyon County, IA

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Lyndon Johnson* (D)

2,747

46.3%

Barry Goldwater (R)

3,185

53.7%

Other

0.1%

TOTAL

5,935

Turnout: 73%	Diff (St): 16	Diff (US): 15

1960 President, Lyon County, IA

Candidate

Votes

Pct

John Kennedy (D)

1,752

26.2%

Richard Nixon (R)

4,917

73.7%

Other

0.1%

TOTAL

6,676

Turnout: 80%	Diff (St): 17	Diff (US): 24

1956 President, Lyon County, IA

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Dwight Eisenhower* (R)

4,356

70.8%

Adlai Stevenson (D)

1,790

29.1%

Other

0.1%

TOTAL

6,150

Turnout: 69%	Diff (St): 12	Diff (US): 13

1952 President, Lyon County, IA

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Dwight Eisenhower (R)

4,893

78.6%

Adlai Stevenson (D)

1,324

21.3%

Other

0.1%

TOTAL

6,226

Turnout: 69%	Diff (St): 15	Diff (US): 23

1948 President, Lyon County, IA

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Harry Truman* (D)

2,174

45.9%

Thomas Dewey (R)

2,500

52.7%

Henry Wallace (Prog)

1.2%

Other

0.2%

TOTAL

4,740

Turnout: 52%	Diff (St): 5	Diff (US): 8

1944 President, Lyon County, IA

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt* (D)

1,970

39.1%

Thomas Dewey (R)

3,065

60.8%

Other

0.1%

TOTAL

5,042

Turnout: 54%	Diff (St): 9	Diff (US): 15

1940 President, Lyon County, IA

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt* (D)

2,648

40.5%

Wendell Willkie (R)

3,880

59.3%

Other

0.2%

TOTAL

6,540

Turnout: 69%	Diff (St): 7	Diff (US): 15

1936 President, Lyon County, IA

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt* (D)

3,590

60.4%

Alf Landon (R)

2,264

38.1%

William Lemke (Union)

1.4%

Norman Thomas (Soc)

0.1%

Other

0.0%

TOTAL

5,944

Turnout: 66%	Diff (St): -5	Diff (US): 2

1932 President, Lyon County, IA

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt (D)

3,543

66.9%

Herbert Hoover* (R)

1,684

31.8%

Norman Thomas (Soc)

1.2%

Other

0.1%

TOTAL

5,297

Turnout: 59%	Diff (St): -8	Diff (US): -8

1928 President, Lyon County, IA

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Herbert Hoover (R)

3,170

66.0%

Al Smith (D)

1,632

34.0%

TOTAL

4,802

Turnout: 55%	Diff (St): 4	Diff (US): 8

1924 President, Lyon County, IA

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Calvin Coolidge (R)

2,082

44.1%

John Davis (D)

481

10.2%

Robert LaFollette (Prog)

2,162

45.8%

TOTAL

4,725

Turnout: 54%	Diff (St): -11	Diff (US): -10

1920 President, Lyon County, IA

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Warren Harding (R)

3,633

81.5%

James Cox (D)

729

16.3%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

1.3%

Parley Christiansen (FL)

0.9%

Aaron Watkins (Proh)

0.0%

Other

0.0%

TOTAL

4,459

Turnout: 51%	Diff (St): 11	Diff (US): 21

1916 President, Lyon County, IA

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Woodrow Wilson* (D)

1,137

38.6%

Charles Evans Hughes (R)

1,760

59.8%

Allan Benson (Soc)

1.6%

James Hanly (Proh)

0.0%

TOTAL

2,944

Turnout: 35%	Diff (St): 6	Diff (US): 14

1912 President, Lyon County, IA

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Woodrow Wilson (D)

896

32.3%

Theodore Roosevelt (Prog)

1,361

49.0%

William Taft* (R)

412

14.8%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

3.2%

Eugene Chafin (Proh)

0.7%

TOTAL

2,777

Turnout: 34%	Diff (St): -10	Diff (US): -8

1908 President, Lyon County, IA

Candidate

Votes

Pct

William Taft (R)

1,650

58.9%

William J. Bryan (D)

1,064

38.0%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

2.0%

Eugene Chafin (Proh)

1.0%

Thomas Hisgen (I)

0.0%

TOTAL

2,800

Turnout: 37%	Diff (St): 3	Diff (US): 7

1904 President, Lyon County, IA

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Theodore Roosevelt (R)

1,802

65.1%

Alton Parker (D)

841

30.4%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

3.5%

Silas Swallow (Proh)

0.9%

Thomas Watson (Pop)

0.1%

TOTAL

2,770

Turnout: 38%	Diff (St): 2	Diff (US): 9

1900 President, Lyon County, IA

Candidate

Votes

Pct

William McKinley* (R)

1,666

55.0%

William J. Bryan (D)

1,289

42.6%

John Woolley (Proh)

1.7%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

0.7%

Other

0.1%

TOTAL

3,029

Turnout: 44%	Diff (St): -3	Diff (US): 3

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Lyon County, IA

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	S3	57%	Charles Grassley* (R)	4,277	86.6%	Michael Franken (D)	662	13.4%	1 [+]	0.0%	4,940	31	0.41%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Other (Write-in) 1 (0.0%);
2022	G	58%	Kim Reynolds* (R)	4,438	88.8%	Deidre DeJear (D)	534	10.7%	27 [+]	0.5%	4,999	31	0.41%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Rick Stewart (Libertarian) 26 (0.5%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.0%);
2020	S2	78%	Joni Ernst* (R)	5,522	81.8%	Theresa Greenfield (D)	1,073	15.9%	156 [+]	2.3%	6,751	30	0.40%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Rick Stewart (Libertarian) 104 (1.5%); Suzanne Herzog (I) 50 (0.7%); Other (Write-in) 2 (0.0%);

2018	G	61%	Kim Reynolds* (R)	4,281	82.5%	Fred Hubbell (D)	853	16.4%	53 [+]	1.0%	5,187	32	0.39%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Jake Porter (Libertarian) 37 (0.7%); Gary Siegwarth (Clean Water) 15 (0.3%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.0%);
2016	S3	74%	Charles Grassley* (R)	5,328	85.2%	Patty Judge (D)	761	12.2%	165 [+]	2.6%	6,254	25	0.41%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Charles Aldrich (Libertarian) 107 (1.7%); Jim Hennager (New Independent) 44 (0.7%); Michael Luick-Thrams (I) 11 (0.2%); Other (Write-in) 3 (0.0%);
2014	S2	51%	Joni Ernst (R)	3,647	84.1%	Bruce Braley (D)	588	13.6%	100 [+]	2.3%	4,335	32	0.38%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Rick Stewart (I) 59 (1.4%); Douglas Butzier (Libertarian) 29 (0.7%); Ruth Smith (I) 6 (0.1%); Bob Quast (I) 5 (0.1%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.0%);
2014	G	52%	Terry Branstad* (R)	3,787	86.8%	Jack Hatch (D)	491	11.3%	84 [+]	1.9%	4,362	28	0.39%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Lee Hieb (Libertarian) 45 (1.0%); Jim Hennager (New Independent) 20 (0.5%); Jonathan Narcisse (Iowa) 17 (0.4%); Other (Write-in) 2 (0.0%);
2010	S3	60%	Charles Grassley* (R)	4,269	85.5%	Roxanne Conlin (D)	620	12.4%	106 [+]	2.1%	4,995	21	0.45%
[-] Other candidates in 2010: John Heiderscheit (Libertarian) 106 (2.1%);
2010	G	60%	Terry Branstad (R)	4,054	80.2%	Chet Culver* (D)	889	17.6%	111 [+]	2.2%	5,054	27	0.45%
[-] Other candidates in 2010: Eric Cooper (Libertarian) 56 (1.1%); Jonathan Narcisse (Iowa) 28 (0.6%); David Rosenfeld (Socialist Workers) 11 (0.2%); Other (Write-in) 9 (0.2%); Gregory Hughes (I) 7 (0.1%);

2008	S2	71%	Christopher Reed (R)	3,614	60.9%	Tom Harkin* (D)	2,318	39.0%	6 [+]	0.1%	5,938	24	0.40%
[-] Other candidates in 2008: Other (Write-in) 6 (0.1%);
2006	G	48%	Jim Nussle (R)	3,015	75.1%	Chet Culver (D)	975	24.3%	27 [+]	0.7%	4,017	31	0.38%
[-] Other candidates in 2006: Wendy Barth (Green) 17 (0.4%); Kevin Litten (Libertarian) 8 (0.2%); Diana Newberry (Socialist Workers) 2 (0.0%);
2004	S3	71%	Charles Grassley* (R)	5,202	87.1%	Arthur Small (D)	717	12.0%	56 [+]	0.9%	5,975	17	0.40%
[-] Other candidates in 2004: Christy Ann Welty (Libertarian) 32 (0.5%); Daryl Northrop (Green) 19 (0.3%); Edwin Fruit (Socialist Workers) 4 (0.1%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.0%);
2002	S2	50%	Greg Ganske (R)	2,933	69.1%	Tom Harkin* (D)	1,271	29.9%	41 [+]	1.0%	4,245	25	0.41%
[-] Other candidates in 2002: Timothy Harthan (Green) 30 (0.7%); Richard Moore (Libertarian) 10 (0.2%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.0%);
2002	G	50%	Doug Gross (R)	3,112	73.0%	Tom Vilsack* (D)	1,103	25.9%	49 [+]	1.1%	4,264	28	0.42%
[-] Other candidates in 2002: Jay Robinson (Green) 24 (0.6%); Clyde Cleveland (Libertarian) 17 (0.4%); Other (Write-in) 8 (0.2%);

1998	S3	46%	Charles Grassley* (R)	3,313	85.0%	David Osterberg (D)	554	14.2%	29 [+]	0.7%	3,896	17	0.41%
[-] Other candidates in 1998: Susan Marcus (Natural Law) 18 (0.5%); Margaret Trowe (Socialist Workers) 11 (0.3%);
1998	G	47%	Jim Ross Lightfoot (R)	2,946	74.9%	Tom Vilsack (D)	952	24.2%	37 [+]	0.9%	3,935	28	0.41%
[-] Other candidates in 1998: Jim Hennager (Reform) 17 (0.4%); Jim Schaefer (Natural Law) 11 (0.3%); Mark Kennis (I) 9 (0.2%);
1996	S2	61%	Jim Ross Lightfoot (R)	3,669	72.0%	Tom Harkin* (D)	1,370	26.9%	58 [+]	1.1%	5,097	25	0.42%
[-] Other candidates in 1996: Sue Atkinson (I) 38 (0.7%); Fred Gratzon (Natural Law) 12 (0.2%); Shirley Pena (Socialist Workers) 4 (0.1%); Joe Sulentic (I) 4 (0.1%);
1994	G	46%	Terry Branstad* (R)	2,927	76.6%	Bonnie Campbell (D)	869	22.7%	26 [+]	0.7%	3,822	20	0.38%
[-] Other candidates in 1994: Richard Hughes (I) 9 (0.2%); Carl Olson (Libertarian) 7 (0.2%); Veronica Butler (Natural Law) 5 (0.1%); Michael Galati (Socialist Workers) 4 (0.1%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.0%);
1992	S3	60%	Charles Grassley* (R)	4,195	83.9%	Jean Lloyd-Jones (D)	710	14.2%	94 [+]	1.9%	4,999	14	0.39%
[-] Other candidates in 1992: Sue Atkinson (I) 23 (0.5%); Mel Boring (I) 22 (0.4%); Stuart Zimmerman (Natural Law) 18 (0.4%); Richard Hughes (I) 10 (0.2%); Carl Olsen (Green) 9 (0.2%); Roseanne Freeburg (I) 8 (0.2%); Cleve Pulley (Socialist Workers) 4 (0.1%);
1990	S2	49%	Tom Tauke (R)	2,846	70.3%	Tom Harkin* (D)	1,204	29.7%	0	0.0%	4,050	24	0.41%
[-] Other candidates in 1990:
1990	G	48%	Terry Branstad* (R)	3,130	77.6%	Donald Avenson (D)	891	22.1%	10 [+]	0.2%	4,031	17	0.41%
[-] Other candidates in 1990: Nan Bailey (Socialist Workers) 10 (0.2%);

1986	S3	43%	Charles Grassley* (R)	2,946	79.3%	John Roehrick (D)	758	20.4%	11 [+]	0.3%	3,715	13	0.42%
[-] Other candidates in 1986: John Masters (I) 11 (0.3%);
1986	G	45%	Terry Branstad* (R)	2,683	70.2%	Lowell Junkins (D)	1,138	29.8%	0	0.0%	3,821	18	0.42%
[-] Other candidates in 1986:
1984	S2	63%	Roger Jepsen* (R)	3,784	69.4%	Tom Harkin (D)	1,634	30.0%	31 [+]	0.6%	5,449	26	0.42%
[-] Other candidates in 1984: Gary DeYoung (I) 31 (0.6%);
1982	G	43%	Terry Branstad (R)	2,897	76.2%	Roxanne Conlin (D)	897	23.6%	9 [+]	0.2%	3,803	23	0.37%
[-] Other candidates in 1982: Marcia Farrington (Libertarian) 8 (0.2%); Jim Bittner (Socialist) 1 (0.0%);
1980	S3	66%	Charles Grassley (R)	4,303	73.7%	John Culver* (D)	1,487	25.5%	45 [+]	0.8%	5,835	20	0.46%
[-] Other candidates in 1980: Gary DeYoung (I) 23 (0.4%); John Henderson (I) 13 (0.2%); Robert Hengerer (Libertarian) 9 (0.2%);

1978	S2	41%	Roger Jepsen (R)	2,345	67.8%	Dick Clark* (D)	1,085	31.4%	28 [+]	0.8%	3,458	17	0.42%
[-] Other candidates in 1978: Gerald Baker (I) 15 (0.4%); Ben Olson (Libertarian) 13 (0.4%);
1978	G	42%	Robert Ray* (R)	2,561	71.9%	Jerry Fitzgerald (D)	978	27.5%	21 [+]	0.6%	3,560	14	0.42%
[-] Other candidates in 1978: John Ball (Libertarian) 11 (0.3%); Joseph Grant (Socialist) 10 (0.3%);
1974	S3	48%	David Stanley (R)	2,531	62.5%	John Culver (D)	1,490	36.8%	28 [+]	0.7%	4,049	15	0.46%
[-] Other candidates in 1974: Lorin Oxley (American) 28 (0.7%);
1974	G	51%	Robert Ray* (R)	2,996	69.4%	James Schaben (D)	1,271	29.4%	52 [+]	1.2%	4,319	11	0.47%
[-] Other candidates in 1974: Ralph Scott (American) 52 (1.2%);
1972	S2	60%	Jack Miller* (R)	3,464	67.5%	Dick Clark (D)	1,649	32.1%	22 [+]	0.4%	5,135	23	0.43%
[-] Other candidates in 1972: William Rocap (American Independent) 18 (0.4%); Fred Benton (I) 4 (0.1%);
1972	G	61%	Robert Ray* (R)	3,750	72.5%	Paul Franzenburg (D)	1,393	26.9%	28 [+]	0.5%	5,171	14	0.43%
[-] Other candidates in 1972: Robert Dilley (American Independent) 28 (0.5%);
1970	G	40%	Robert Ray* (R)	2,065	65.0%	Robert Fulton (D)	1,075	33.8%	38 [+]	1.2%	3,178	14	0.40%
[-] Other candidates in 1970: Robert Dilley (American Independent) 38 (1.2%);

1968	S3	72%	David Stanley (R)	3,828	68.0%	Harold Hughes (D)	1,797	31.9%	3 [+]	0.1%	5,628	18	0.49%
[-] Other candidates in 1968: Verne Higens (Prohibition) 3 (0.1%);
1968	G	71%	Robert Ray (R)	3,945	71.1%	Paul Franzenburg (D)	1,603	28.9%	1 [+]	0.0%	5,549	17	0.49%
[-] Other candidates in 1968: Harry Miller (Prohibition) 1 (0.0%);
1966	S2	53%	Jack Miller* (R)	3,128	73.7%	E.B. Smith (D)	1,107	26.1%	12 [+]	0.3%	4,247	13	0.50%
[-] Other candidates in 1966: Robert Dilley (American Constitution) 9 (0.2%); Verne Higens (Prohibition) 2 (0.0%); Herbert Hoover (Independent American) 1 (0.0%); Charles Day (Peace Independent) 0 (0.0%);
1966	G	54%	William Murray (R)	2,628	61.2%	Harold Hughes* (D)	1,658	38.6%	8 [+]	0.2%	4,294	17	0.48%
[-] Other candidates in 1966: David Quiner (American Constitution) 8 (0.2%); Charles Sloca (Independent American) 0 (0.0%);
1964	G	70%	Evan Hultman (R)	2,908	51.5%	Harold Hughes* (D)	2,734	48.4%	7 [+]	0.1%	5,649	20	0.48%
[-] Other candidates in 1964: Robert Dilley (Conservative) 7 (0.1%);
1962	S3	42%	Bourke Hickenlooper* (R)	2,411	70.3%	E.B. Smith (D)	1,018	29.7%	0	0.0%	3,429	17	0.42%
[-] Other candidates in 1962:
1962	G	42%	Norman Erbe* (R)	2,339	68.3%	Harold Hughes (D)	1,085	31.7%	0	0.0%	3,424	21	0.42%
[-] Other candidates in 1962:
1960	S2	77%	Jack Miller (R)	4,306	67.4%	Herschel Loveless (D)	2,087	32.6%	0	0.0%	6,393	15	0.52%
[-] Other candidates in 1960:
1960	G	76%	Norman Erbe (R)	4,474	70.5%	Edward McManus (D)	1,870	29.5%	0	0.0%	6,344	18	0.51%
[-] Other candidates in 1960:

*: incumbent +: ran on additional party lines Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election RO: runoff election PSV: percent of state vote

Historical U.S. House Election Results for Lyon County, IA

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2022 Census data
White:	11,460	94.10%	1.7%
Black:	39	0.32%	333.3%
Indian:	32	0.26%	300.0%
Asian:	88	0.72%	252.0%
2+ races:	149	1.22%	161.4%
Hispanic:	411	3.37%	93.9%

Total non-White:	719	5.90%	129.0%

Date	District	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes
2022-11-08	IA04	Randy Feenstra* (R)	4,368	88.5%	Ryan Melton (D)	523	10.6%	46	0.9%	4,937
County Total for 2022-11-08:										4,937

2020-11-03	IA04	Randy Feenstra (R)	5,556	82.9%	J.D. Scholten (D)	1,138	17.0%	7	0.1%	6,701
County Total for 2020-11-03:										6,701

2018-11-06	IA04	Steve King* (R)	3,716	71.8%	J.D. Scholten (D)	1,355	26.2%	101	2.0%	5,172
County Total for 2018-11-06:										5,172

2016-11-08	IA04	Steve King* (R)	5,066	82.0%	Kim Weaver (D)	1,099	17.8%	10	0.2%	6,175
County Total for 2016-11-08:										6,175

2014-11-04	IA04	Steve King* (R)	3,642	83.9%	Jim Mowrer (D)	696	16.0%	4	0.1%	4,342
County Total for 2014-11-04:										4,342

2012-11-06	IA04	Steve King* (R)	4,783	75.9%	Christie Vilsack (D)	1,416	22.5%	105	1.7%	6,304
County Total for 2012-11-06:										6,304

2010-11-02	IA05	Steve King* (R)	4,024	81.9%	Matthew Campbell (D)	821	16.7%	68	1.4%	4,913
County Total for 2010-11-02:										4,913

2008-11-04	IA05	Steve King* (R)	4,366	74.5%	Rob Hubler (D)	1,373	23.4%	125	2.1%	5,864
County Total for 2008-11-04:										5,864

2006-11-07	IA05	Steve King* (R)	2,986	76.1%	Joyce Schulte (D)	814	20.7%	125	3.2%	3,925
County Total for 2006-11-07:										3,925

2004-11-02	IA05	Steve King* (R)	4,708	81.1%	Joyce Schulte (D)	1,094	18.9%	0	0.0%	5,802
County Total for 2004-11-02:										5,802

2002-11-05	IA05	Steve King (R)	3,321	80.6%	Paul Shomshor (D)	798	19.4%	0	0.0%	4,119
County Total for 2002-11-05:										4,119

2000-11-07	IA05	Tom Latham* (R)	4,193	82.2%	Mike Palecek (D)	825	16.2%	85	1.7%	5,103
County Total for 2000-11-07:										5,103

1998-11-03	IA05	Tom Latham* (R)	3,349	99.7%				9	0.3%	3,358
County Total for 1998-11-03:										3,358

1996-11-05	IA05	Tom Latham* (R)	3,821	81.6%	MacDonald Smith (D)	841	18.0%	21	0.4%	4,683
County Total for 1996-11-05:										4,683

1994-11-08	IA05	Tom Latham (R)	2,779	78.9%	Sheila McGuire (D)	745	21.1%	0	0.0%	3,524
County Total for 1994-11-08:										3,524

1992-11-03	IA05	Fred Grandy* (R)	4,520	100.0%				1	0.0%	4,521
County Total for 1992-11-03:										4,521

Year	Total	Republican		Democrat		Other		R/D Edge	R/D Edge %	VAPOP %
2023	6,436	5,126	79.6%	530	8.2%	780	12.1%	Rep +4,596	Rep +71.4%	74%
2022	7,749	5,982	77.2%	699	9.0%	1,068	13.8%	Rep +5,283	Rep +68.2%	89%
2020	8,320	6,272	75.4%	816	9.8%	1,232	14.8%	Rep +5,456	Rep +65.6%	96%
2018	8,038	5,704	71.0%	777	9.7%	1,557	19.4%	Rep +4,927	Rep +61.3%	93%
2016	8,048	5,478	68.1%	878	10.9%	1,692	21.0%	Rep +4,600	Rep +57.2%	94%
2014	7,911	5,386	68.1%	849	10.7%	1,676	21.2%	Rep +4,537	Rep +57.4%	93%
2012	8,043	5,425	67.4%	907	11.3%	1,711	21.3%	Rep +4,518	Rep +56.2%	95%
2010	8,252	5,150	62.4%	1,131	13.7%	1,971	23.9%	Rep +4,019	Rep +48.7%	99%
2008	8,338	5,118	61.4%	1,208	14.5%	2,012	24.1%	Rep +3,910	Rep +46.9%	99%
2006	8,103	5,054	62.4%	1,094	13.5%	1,955	24.1%	Rep +3,960	Rep +48.9%	96%
2004	7,997	4,994	62.4%	1,107	13.8%	1,896	23.7%	Rep +3,887	Rep +48.6%	95%
2002	7,668	4,939	64.4%	1,051	13.7%	1,678	21.9%	Rep +3,888	Rep +50.7%	91%
2000	7,916	4,992	63.1%	1,171	14.8%	1,753	22.1%	Rep +3,821	Rep +48.3%	94%
1994	7,227	4,799	66.4%	1,190	16.5%	1,238	17.1%	Rep +3,609	Rep +49.9%	86%
1986	7,086	4,755	67.1%	1,121	15.8%	1,210	17.1%	Rep +3,634	Rep +51.3%	83%

Lyon County, IA

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Voter Registration Data for Lyon County, IA

Change in White population:	193	1.7
Change in Non-White pop.:	405	3.5