Election Results for Palo Alto County, IA -- RightDataUSA.com

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	235	13.1
Deaths:	304	16.9
Net Migration:	-169	-9.4
Net Immigration:	-1	-0.1

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +289	R +168	R + 0.3%
D +121
2020 vs. 2012	R +710	R +1,330	R + 27.0%
D -620
2020 vs. 2008	R +1,076	R +1,985	R + 40.7%
D -909

2016 vs. 2008	R +787	R +1,817	R + 40.4%
D -1,030
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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	74%	Donald Trump* (R)	3,370	68.0%	Joe Biden (D)	1,519	30.6%	69 [+]	1.4%	4,958	15	21	0.29%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Jo Jorgensen (Lbt) 43 (0.9%);
2016	66%	Donald Trump (R)	3,081	65.5%	Hillary Clinton (D)	1,398	29.7%	224 [+]	4.8%	4,703	14	20	0.30%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 131 (2.8%); Jill Stein (Grn) 20 (0.4%); Evan McMullin (I) 13 (0.3%);
2012	67%	Mitt Romney (R)	2,660	54.4%	Barack Obama* (D)	2,139	43.8%	88 [+]	1.8%	4,887	8	7	0.31%
[-] Other candidates in 2012: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 28 (0.6%);
2008	65%	Barack Obama (D)	2,428	50.5%	John McCain (R)	2,294	47.7%	86 [+]	1.8%	4,808	3	2	0.31%
[-] Other candidates in 2008: Ralph Nader (I) 40 (0.8%); Bob Barr (Lbt) 12 (0.2%);
2004	69%	George W. Bush* (R)	2,674	51.5%	John Kerry (D)	2,482	47.8%	35 [+]	0.7%	5,191	2	1	0.34%
[-] Other candidates in 2004: Ralph Nader (I) 19 (0.4%);
2000	63%	George W. Bush (R)	2,341	48.5%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	2,326	48.2%	156 [+]	3.2%	4,823	0	1	0.37%
[-] Other candidates in 2000: Ralph Nader (Grn) 81 (1.7%); Pat Buchanan (Ref) 36 (0.7%);
1996	61%	Bill Clinton* (D)	2,371	50.4%	Robert Dole (R)	1,817	38.6%	515 [+]	11.0%	4,703	-1	-2	0.38%
[-] Other candidates in 1996: Ross Perot (Ref) 477 (10.1%); Ralph Nader (Grn) 11 (0.2%); Harry Browne (Lbt) 5 (0.1%);
1992	69%	Bill Clinton (D)	2,374	44.1%	George Bush* (R)	1,789	33.3%	1,216 [+]	22.6%	5,379	-4	-4	0.40%
[-] Other candidates in 1992: Ross Perot (I) 1,186 (22.0%);
1988	68%	Michael Dukakis (D)	3,377	61.8%	George Bush (R)	2,041	37.4%	45 [+]	0.8%	5,463	-7	-16	0.45%
[-] Other candidates in 1988: Ron Paul (Lbt) 5 (0.1%);
1984	68%	Walter Mondale (D)	3,018	51.9%	Ronald Reagan* (R)	2,715	46.7%	77	1.3%	5,810	-7	-12	0.44%
[-] Other candidates in 1984:
1980	66%	Ronald Reagan (R)	3,025	50.7%	Jimmy Carter* (D)	2,463	41.3%	480 [+]	8.0%	5,968	-1	0	0.45%
[-] Other candidates in 1980: John Anderson (I) 412 (6.9%); Edward Clark (Lbt) 60 (1.0%);
1976	68%	Jimmy Carter (D)	3,182	53.9%	Gerald Ford* (R)	2,623	44.4%	99 [+]	1.7%	5,904	-5	-4	0.46%
[-] Other candidates in 1976: Eugene McCarthy (I) 76 (1.3%);
1972	69%	Richard Nixon* (R)	3,141	51.8%	George McGovern (D)	2,845	46.9%	80 [+]	1.3%	6,066	-6	-9	0.49%
[-] Other candidates in 1972: John Schmitz (Amer) 75 (1.2%);
1968	77%	Richard Nixon (R)	3,114	50.0%	Hubert Humphrey (D)	2,874	46.2%	235 [+]	3.8%	6,223	-3	7	0.53%
[-] Other candidates in 1968: George Wallace (AIP) 234 (3.8%);
1964	79%	Lyndon Johnson* (D)	4,441	66.8%	Barry Goldwater (R)	2,206	33.2%	0	0.0%	6,647	-5	-5	0.56%
[-] Other candidates in 1964:
1960	83%	John Kennedy (D)	3,695	51.0%	Richard Nixon (R)	3,551	49.0%	3	0.0%	7,249	-8	-1	0.57%
[-] Other candidates in 1960:
1956	77%	Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	3,795	51.1%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	3,624	48.8%	2	0.0%	7,421	-8	-6	0.60%
[-] Other candidates in 1956:
1952	76%	Dwight Eisenhower (R)	4,595	60.5%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	2,993	39.4%	9	0.1%	7,597	-3	5	0.60%
[-] Other candidates in 1952:
1948	65%	Harry Truman* (D)	3,858	58.4%	Thomas Dewey (R)	2,594	39.3%	149 [+]	2.3%	6,601	-8	-6	0.64%
[-] Other candidates in 1948: Henry Wallace (Prog) 120 (1.8%); Strom Thurmond (StsRts) 0 (0.0%);
1944	64%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	3,726	57.0%	Thomas Dewey (R)	2,772	42.4%	35	0.5%	6,533	-10	-3	0.62%
[-] Other candidates in 1944:
1940	76%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	4,482	57.3%	Wendell Willkie (R)	3,322	42.5%	18	0.2%	7,822	-10	-2	0.64%
[-] Other candidates in 1940:
1936	77%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	4,515	61.6%	Alf Landon (R)	2,613	35.6%	205 [+]	2.8%	7,333	-7	-1	0.64%
[-] Other candidates in 1936: William Lemke (Union) 189 (2.6%); Norman Thomas (Soc) 7 (0.1%);
1932	70%	Franklin Roosevelt (D)	4,094	62.3%	Herbert Hoover* (R)	2,378	36.2%	96 [+]	1.5%	6,568	-4	-3	0.63%
[-] Other candidates in 1932: Norman Thomas (Soc) 87 (1.3%);
1928	70%	Herbert Hoover (R)	3,463	54.9%	Al Smith (D)	2,843	45.1%	0	0.0%	6,306	-7	-3	0.62%
[-] Other candidates in 1928: Norman Thomas (Soc) 0 (0.0%);
1924	65%	Calvin Coolidge (R)	2,943	49.6%	Robert LaFollette (Prog)	2,393	40.4%	593 [+]	10.0%	5,929	-5	-4	0.61%
[-] Other candidates in 1924: John Davis (D) 593 (10.0%);
1920	60%	Warren Harding (R)	3,904	71.4%	James Cox (D)	1,467	26.8%	95 [+]	1.7%	5,466	1	11	0.61%
[-] Other candidates in 1920: Eugene Debs (Soc) 43 (0.8%); Parley Christiansen (FL) 41 (0.8%); Aaron Watkins (Proh) 10 (0.2%);
1916	39%	Woodrow Wilson* (D)	1,630	49.6%	Charles Evans Hughes (R)	1,594	48.5%	63 [+]	1.9%	3,287	-6	2	0.64%
[-] Other candidates in 1916: Allan Benson (Soc) 40 (1.2%); James Hanly (Proh) 22 (0.7%);
1912	38%	Woodrow Wilson (D)	1,274	41.0%	William Taft* (R)	953	30.7%	881 [+]	28.3%	3,108	6	7	0.63%
[-] Other candidates in 1912: Theodore Roosevelt (Prog) 718 (23.1%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 101 (3.2%); Eugene Chafin (Proh) 62 (2.0%);
1908	41%	William Taft (R)	1,639	52.8%	William J. Bryan (D)	1,340	43.2%	124 [+]	4.0%	3,103	-3	1	0.63%
[-] Other candidates in 1908: Eugene Debs (Soc) 61 (2.0%); Eugene Chafin (Proh) 59 (1.9%); Thomas Hisgen (I) 0 (0.0%);
1904	41%	Theodore Roosevelt (R)	1,999	63.3%	Alton Parker (D)	1,081	34.2%	77 [+]	2.4%	3,157	0	7	0.65%
[-] Other candidates in 1904: Eugene Debs (Soc) 36 (1.1%); Silas Swallow (Proh) 27 (0.9%); Thomas Watson (Pop) 14 (0.4%);
1900	44%	William McKinley* (R)	1,908	55.5%	William J. Bryan (D)	1,477	42.9%	55 [+]	1.6%	3,440	-3	4	0.65%
[-] Other candidates in 1900: John Woolley (Proh) 50 (1.5%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 2 (0.1%);

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Palo Alto County, IA

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

1,519

30.6%

Donald Trump* (R)

3,370

68.0%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

0.9%

Other

0.5%

TOTAL

4,958

Turnout: 74%	Diff (St): 15	Diff (US): 21

2016 President, Palo Alto County, IA

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

1,398

29.7%

Donald Trump (R)

3,081

65.5%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

131

2.8%

Jill Stein (Grn)

0.4%

Evan McMullin (I)

0.3%

Other

1.3%

TOTAL

4,703

Turnout: 66%	Diff (St): 14	Diff (US): 20

2012 President, Palo Alto County, IA

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

2,139

43.8%

Mitt Romney (R)

2,660

54.4%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

0.6%

Other

1.2%

TOTAL

4,887

Turnout: 67%	Diff (St): 8	Diff (US): 7

2008 President, Palo Alto County, IA

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

2,428

50.5%

John McCain (R)

2,294

47.7%

Ralph Nader (I)

0.8%

Bob Barr (Lbt)

0.2%

Other

0.7%

TOTAL

4,808

Turnout: 65%	Diff (St): 3	Diff (US): 2

2004 President, Palo Alto County, IA

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

2,674

51.5%

John Kerry (D)

2,482

47.8%

Ralph Nader (I)

0.4%

Other

0.3%

TOTAL

5,191

Turnout: 69%	Diff (St): 2	Diff (US): 1

2000 President, Palo Alto County, IA

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

2,341

48.5%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

2,326

48.2%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

1.7%

Pat Buchanan (Ref)

0.7%

Other

0.8%

TOTAL

4,823

Turnout: 63%	Diff (St): 0	Diff (US): 1

1996 President, Palo Alto County, IA

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Bill Clinton* (D)

2,371

50.4%

Robert Dole (R)

1,817

38.6%

Ross Perot (Ref)

477

10.1%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

0.2%

Harry Browne (Lbt)

0.1%

Other

0.5%

TOTAL

4,703

Turnout: 61%	Diff (St): -1	Diff (US): -2

1992 President, Palo Alto County, IA

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Bill Clinton (D)

2,374

44.1%

George Bush* (R)

1,789

33.3%

Ross Perot (I)

1,186

22.0%

Other

0.6%

TOTAL

5,379

Turnout: 69%	Diff (St): -4	Diff (US): -4

1988 President, Palo Alto County, IA

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George Bush (R)

2,041

37.4%

Michael Dukakis (D)

3,377

61.8%

Ron Paul (Lbt)

0.1%

Other

0.7%

TOTAL

5,463

Turnout: 68%	Diff (St): -7	Diff (US): -16

1984 President, Palo Alto County, IA

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Ronald Reagan* (R)

2,715

46.7%

Walter Mondale (D)

3,018

51.9%

Other

1.3%

TOTAL

5,810

Turnout: 68%	Diff (St): -7	Diff (US): -12

1980 President, Palo Alto County, IA

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Ronald Reagan (R)

3,025

50.7%

Jimmy Carter* (D)

2,463

41.3%

John Anderson (I)

412

6.9%

Edward Clark (Lbt)

1.0%

Other

0.1%

TOTAL

5,968

Turnout: 66%	Diff (St): -1	Diff (US): 0

1976 President, Palo Alto County, IA

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Jimmy Carter (D)

3,182

53.9%

Gerald Ford* (R)

2,623

44.4%

Eugene McCarthy (I)

1.3%

Other

0.4%

TOTAL

5,904

Turnout: 68%	Diff (St): -5	Diff (US): -4

1972 President, Palo Alto County, IA

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Richard Nixon* (R)

3,141

51.8%

George McGovern (D)

2,845

46.9%

John Schmitz (Amer)

1.2%

Other

0.1%

TOTAL

6,066

Turnout: 69%	Diff (St): -6	Diff (US): -9

1968 President, Palo Alto County, IA

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Richard Nixon (R)

3,114

50.0%

Hubert Humphrey (D)

2,874

46.2%

George Wallace (AIP)

234

3.8%

Other

0.0%

TOTAL

6,223

Turnout: 77%	Diff (St): -3	Diff (US): 7

1964 President, Palo Alto County, IA

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Lyndon Johnson* (D)

4,441

66.8%

Barry Goldwater (R)

2,206

33.2%

TOTAL

6,647

Turnout: 79%	Diff (St): -5	Diff (US): -5

1960 President, Palo Alto County, IA

Candidate

Votes

Pct

John Kennedy (D)

3,695

51.0%

Richard Nixon (R)

3,551

49.0%

Other

0.0%

TOTAL

7,249

Turnout: 83%	Diff (St): -8	Diff (US): -1

1956 President, Palo Alto County, IA

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Dwight Eisenhower* (R)

3,795

51.1%

Adlai Stevenson (D)

3,624

48.8%

Other

0.0%

TOTAL

7,421

Turnout: 77%	Diff (St): -8	Diff (US): -6

1952 President, Palo Alto County, IA

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Dwight Eisenhower (R)

4,595

60.5%

Adlai Stevenson (D)

2,993

39.4%

Other

0.1%

TOTAL

7,597

Turnout: 76%	Diff (St): -3	Diff (US): 5

1948 President, Palo Alto County, IA

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Harry Truman* (D)

3,858

58.4%

Thomas Dewey (R)

2,594

39.3%

Henry Wallace (Prog)

120

1.8%

Other

0.4%

TOTAL

6,601

Turnout: 65%	Diff (St): -8	Diff (US): -6

1944 President, Palo Alto County, IA

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt* (D)

3,726

57.0%

Thomas Dewey (R)

2,772

42.4%

Other

0.5%

TOTAL

6,533

Turnout: 64%	Diff (St): -10	Diff (US): -3

1940 President, Palo Alto County, IA

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt* (D)

4,482

57.3%

Wendell Willkie (R)

3,322

42.5%

Other

0.2%

TOTAL

7,822

Turnout: 76%	Diff (St): -10	Diff (US): -2

1936 President, Palo Alto County, IA

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt* (D)

4,515

61.6%

Alf Landon (R)

2,613

35.6%

William Lemke (Union)

189

2.6%

Norman Thomas (Soc)

0.1%

Other

0.1%

TOTAL

7,333

Turnout: 77%	Diff (St): -7	Diff (US): -1

1932 President, Palo Alto County, IA

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt (D)

4,094

62.3%

Herbert Hoover* (R)

2,378

36.2%

Norman Thomas (Soc)

1.3%

Other

0.1%

TOTAL

6,568

Turnout: 70%	Diff (St): -4	Diff (US): -3

1928 President, Palo Alto County, IA

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Herbert Hoover (R)

3,463

54.9%

Al Smith (D)

2,843

45.1%

TOTAL

6,306

Turnout: 70%	Diff (St): -7	Diff (US): -3

1924 President, Palo Alto County, IA

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Calvin Coolidge (R)

2,943

49.6%

John Davis (D)

593

10.0%

Robert LaFollette (Prog)

2,393

40.4%

TOTAL

5,929

Turnout: 65%	Diff (St): -5	Diff (US): -4

1920 President, Palo Alto County, IA

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Warren Harding (R)

3,904

71.4%

James Cox (D)

1,467

26.8%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

0.8%

Parley Christiansen (FL)

0.8%

Aaron Watkins (Proh)

0.2%

Other

0.0%

TOTAL

5,466

Turnout: 60%	Diff (St): 1	Diff (US): 11

1916 President, Palo Alto County, IA

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Woodrow Wilson* (D)

1,630

49.6%

Charles Evans Hughes (R)

1,594

48.5%

Allan Benson (Soc)

1.2%

James Hanly (Proh)

0.7%

Other

0.0%

TOTAL

3,287

Turnout: 39%	Diff (St): -6	Diff (US): 2

1912 President, Palo Alto County, IA

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Woodrow Wilson (D)

1,274

41.0%

Theodore Roosevelt (Prog)

718

23.1%

William Taft* (R)

953

30.7%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

101

3.2%

Eugene Chafin (Proh)

2.0%

TOTAL

3,108

Turnout: 38%	Diff (St): 6	Diff (US): 7

1908 President, Palo Alto County, IA

Candidate

Votes

Pct

William Taft (R)

1,639

52.8%

William J. Bryan (D)

1,340

43.2%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

2.0%

Eugene Chafin (Proh)

1.9%

Other

0.1%

TOTAL

3,103

Turnout: 41%	Diff (St): -3	Diff (US): 1

1904 President, Palo Alto County, IA

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Theodore Roosevelt (R)

1,999

63.3%

Alton Parker (D)

1,081

34.2%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

1.1%

Silas Swallow (Proh)

0.9%

Thomas Watson (Pop)

0.4%

TOTAL

3,157

Turnout: 41%	Diff (St): 0	Diff (US): 7

1900 President, Palo Alto County, IA

Candidate

Votes

Pct

William McKinley* (R)

1,908

55.5%

William J. Bryan (D)

1,477

42.9%

John Woolley (Proh)

1.5%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

0.1%

Other

0.1%

TOTAL

3,440

Turnout: 44%	Diff (St): -3	Diff (US): 4

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Palo Alto County, IA

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	S3	53%	Charles Grassley* (R)	2,586	72.1%	Michael Franken (D)	994	27.7%	6 [+]	0.2%	3,586	16	0.29%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Other (Write-in) 6 (0.2%);
2022	G	53%	Kim Reynolds* (R)	2,706	75.1%	Deidre DeJear (D)	829	23.0%	67 [+]	1.9%	3,602	17	0.29%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Rick Stewart (Libertarian) 62 (1.7%); Other (Write-in) 5 (0.1%);
2020	S2	73%	Joni Ernst* (R)	3,113	63.1%	Theresa Greenfield (D)	1,677	34.0%	142 [+]	2.9%	4,932	11	0.30%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Rick Stewart (Libertarian) 106 (2.1%); Suzanne Herzog (I) 36 (0.7%);

2018	G	54%	Kim Reynolds* (R)	2,320	61.2%	Fred Hubbell (D)	1,398	36.9%	70 [+]	1.8%	3,788	11	0.29%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Jake Porter (Libertarian) 54 (1.4%); Gary Siegwarth (Clean Water) 14 (0.4%); Other (Write-in) 2 (0.1%);
2016	S3	65%	Charles Grassley* (R)	3,377	72.6%	Patty Judge (D)	1,109	23.8%	167 [+]	3.6%	4,653	12	0.30%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Charles Aldrich (Libertarian) 83 (1.8%); Jim Hennager (New Independent) 73 (1.6%); Michael Luick-Thrams (I) 9 (0.2%); Other (Write-in) 2 (0.0%);
2014	S2	50%	Joni Ernst (R)	2,050	56.6%	Bruce Braley (D)	1,362	37.6%	213 [+]	5.9%	3,625	4	0.32%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Rick Stewart (I) 125 (3.4%); Ruth Smith (I) 31 (0.9%); Bob Quast (I) 30 (0.8%); Douglas Butzier (Libertarian) 19 (0.5%); Other (Write-in) 8 (0.2%);
2014	G	51%	Terry Branstad* (R)	2,492	67.8%	Jack Hatch (D)	1,087	29.6%	99 [+]	2.7%	3,678	9	0.33%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Lee Hieb (Libertarian) 45 (1.2%); Jim Hennager (New Independent) 32 (0.9%); Jonathan Narcisse (Iowa) 19 (0.5%); Other (Write-in) 3 (0.1%);
2010	S3	53%	Charles Grassley* (R)	2,653	68.3%	Roxanne Conlin (D)	1,139	29.3%	93 [+]	2.4%	3,885	4	0.35%
[-] Other candidates in 2010: John Heiderscheit (Libertarian) 93 (2.4%);
2010	G	53%	Terry Branstad (R)	2,270	58.1%	Chet Culver* (D)	1,455	37.2%	184 [+]	4.7%	3,909	5	0.35%
[-] Other candidates in 2010: Jonathan Narcisse (Iowa) 76 (1.9%); Eric Cooper (Libertarian) 64 (1.6%); David Rosenfeld (Socialist Workers) 21 (0.5%); Gregory Hughes (I) 14 (0.4%); Other (Write-in) 9 (0.2%);

2008	S2	63%	Tom Harkin* (D)	3,012	64.4%	Christopher Reed (R)	1,665	35.6%	3 [+]	0.1%	4,680	-2	0.31%
[-] Other candidates in 2008: Other (Write-in) 3 (0.1%);
2006	G	50%	Chet Culver (D)	1,909	51.4%	Jim Nussle (R)	1,744	47.0%	59 [+]	1.6%	3,712	3	0.35%
[-] Other candidates in 2006: Wendy Barth (Green) 27 (0.7%); Kevin Litten (Libertarian) 20 (0.5%); Diana Newberry (Socialist Workers) 12 (0.3%);
2004	S3	68%	Charles Grassley* (R)	3,909	76.6%	Arthur Small (D)	1,126	22.1%	66 [+]	1.3%	5,101	6	0.34%
[-] Other candidates in 2004: Daryl Northrop (Green) 32 (0.6%); Christy Ann Welty (Libertarian) 30 (0.6%); Edwin Fruit (Socialist Workers) 4 (0.1%);
2002	S2	46%	Tom Harkin* (D)	2,003	56.6%	Greg Ganske (R)	1,415	40.0%	118 [+]	3.3%	3,536	-4	0.35%
[-] Other candidates in 2002: Timothy Harthan (Green) 100 (2.8%); Richard Moore (Libertarian) 18 (0.5%);
2002	G	47%	Tom Vilsack* (D)	1,971	55.2%	Doug Gross (R)	1,534	43.0%	66 [+]	1.8%	3,571	-2	0.35%
[-] Other candidates in 2002: Jay Robinson (Green) 43 (1.2%); Clyde Cleveland (Libertarian) 23 (0.6%);

1998	S3	46%	Charles Grassley* (R)	2,419	67.6%	David Osterberg (D)	1,141	31.9%	16 [+]	0.4%	3,576	-1	0.38%
[-] Other candidates in 1998: Susan Marcus (Natural Law) 11 (0.3%); Margaret Trowe (Socialist Workers) 5 (0.1%);
1998	G	48%	Tom Vilsack (D)	2,061	55.4%	Jim Ross Lightfoot (R)	1,635	44.0%	23 [+]	0.6%	3,719	-3	0.39%
[-] Other candidates in 1998: Jim Hennager (Reform) 12 (0.3%); Jim Schaefer (Natural Law) 6 (0.2%); Mark Kennis (I) 5 (0.1%);
1996	S2	58%	Tom Harkin* (D)	2,293	50.9%	Jim Ross Lightfoot (R)	2,156	47.8%	59 [+]	1.3%	4,508	1	0.37%
[-] Other candidates in 1996: Sue Atkinson (I) 35 (0.8%); Fred Gratzon (Natural Law) 11 (0.2%); Joe Sulentic (I) 9 (0.2%); Shirley Pena (Socialist Workers) 4 (0.1%);
1994	G	52%	Terry Branstad* (R)	2,346	58.5%	Bonnie Campbell (D)	1,639	40.9%	26 [+]	0.6%	4,011	2	0.40%
[-] Other candidates in 1994: Richard Hughes (I) 14 (0.3%); Michael Galati (Socialist Workers) 5 (0.1%); Veronica Butler (Natural Law) 4 (0.1%); Carl Olson (Libertarian) 3 (0.1%);
1992	S3	57%	Charles Grassley* (R)	3,283	73.4%	Jean Lloyd-Jones (D)	1,058	23.6%	134 [+]	3.0%	4,475	4	0.35%
[-] Other candidates in 1992: Stuart Zimmerman (Natural Law) 28 (0.6%); Mel Boring (I) 24 (0.5%); Roseanne Freeburg (I) 19 (0.4%); Sue Atkinson (I) 19 (0.4%); Richard Hughes (I) 17 (0.4%); Carl Olsen (Green) 14 (0.3%); Cleve Pulley (Socialist Workers) 13 (0.3%);
1990	S2	52%	Tom Harkin* (D)	2,128	51.8%	Tom Tauke (R)	1,982	48.2%	0	0.0%	4,110	2	0.42%
[-] Other candidates in 1990:
1990	G	53%	Terry Branstad* (R)	2,560	62.0%	Donald Avenson (D)	1,558	37.7%	14 [+]	0.3%	4,132	1	0.42%
[-] Other candidates in 1990: Nan Bailey (Socialist Workers) 14 (0.3%);

1986	S3	50%	Charles Grassley* (R)	2,525	61.1%	John Roehrick (D)	1,594	38.6%	13 [+]	0.3%	4,132	-5	0.46%
[-] Other candidates in 1986: John Masters (I) 13 (0.3%);
1986	G	52%	Lowell Junkins (D)	2,186	50.8%	Terry Branstad* (R)	2,117	49.2%	0	0.0%	4,303	-3	0.47%
[-] Other candidates in 1986:
1984	S2	65%	Tom Harkin (D)	3,343	60.1%	Roger Jepsen* (R)	2,155	38.7%	67 [+]	1.2%	5,565	-5	0.43%
[-] Other candidates in 1984: Gary DeYoung (I) 67 (1.2%);
1982	G	56%	Terry Branstad (R)	2,556	52.0%	Roxanne Conlin (D)	2,337	47.6%	18 [+]	0.4%	4,911	-1	0.47%
[-] Other candidates in 1982: Jim Bittner (Socialist) 11 (0.2%); Marcia Farrington (Libertarian) 7 (0.1%);
1980	S3	61%	Charles Grassley (R)	2,814	50.7%	John Culver* (D)	2,650	47.8%	83 [+]	1.5%	5,547	-3	0.43%
[-] Other candidates in 1980: Gary DeYoung (I) 49 (0.9%); Robert Hengerer (Libertarian) 22 (0.4%); John Henderson (I) 12 (0.2%);

1978	S2	47%	Dick Clark* (D)	2,005	50.0%	Roger Jepsen (R)	1,908	47.5%	100 [+]	2.5%	4,013	-4	0.49%
[-] Other candidates in 1978: Gerald Baker (I) 82 (2.0%); Ben Olson (Libertarian) 18 (0.4%);
1978	G	48%	Robert Ray* (R)	2,120	51.3%	Jerry Fitzgerald (D)	1,998	48.3%	18 [+]	0.4%	4,136	-7	0.49%
[-] Other candidates in 1978: John Ball (Libertarian) 11 (0.3%); Joseph Grant (Socialist) 7 (0.2%);
1974	S3	50%	John Culver (D)	2,433	56.0%	David Stanley (R)	1,902	43.7%	13 [+]	0.3%	4,348	-4	0.49%
[-] Other candidates in 1974: Lorin Oxley (American) 13 (0.3%);
1974	G	54%	Robert Ray* (R)	2,610	56.0%	James Schaben (D)	2,028	43.5%	22 [+]	0.5%	4,660	-2	0.51%
[-] Other candidates in 1974: Ralph Scott (American) 22 (0.5%);
1972	S2	67%	Dick Clark (D)	3,332	56.7%	Jack Miller* (R)	2,506	42.6%	38 [+]	0.6%	5,876	-1	0.49%
[-] Other candidates in 1972: William Rocap (American Independent) 29 (0.5%); Fred Benton (I) 9 (0.2%);
1972	G	69%	Robert Ray* (R)	3,372	55.9%	Paul Franzenburg (D)	2,599	43.1%	65 [+]	1.1%	6,036	-3	0.50%
[-] Other candidates in 1972: Robert Dilley (American Independent) 65 (1.1%);
1970	G	54%	Robert Fulton (D)	2,309	52.3%	Robert Ray* (R)	2,034	46.0%	75 [+]	1.7%	4,418	-5	0.56%
[-] Other candidates in 1970: Robert Dilley (American Independent) 75 (1.7%);

1968	S3	75%	Harold Hughes (D)	3,262	53.7%	David Stanley (R)	2,816	46.3%	0	0.0%	6,078	-3	0.53%
[-] Other candidates in 1968: Verne Higens (Prohibition) 0 (0.0%);
1968	G	73%	Robert Ray (R)	2,998	50.6%	Paul Franzenburg (D)	2,930	49.4%	0	0.0%	5,928	-3	0.52%
[-] Other candidates in 1968: Harry Miller (Prohibition) 0 (0.0%);
1966	S2	61%	Jack Miller* (R)	2,772	55.2%	E.B. Smith (D)	2,228	44.3%	25 [+]	0.5%	5,025	-6	0.59%
[-] Other candidates in 1966: Robert Dilley (American Constitution) 12 (0.2%); Herbert Hoover (Independent American) 5 (0.1%); Verne Higens (Prohibition) 4 (0.1%); Charles Day (Peace Independent) 4 (0.1%);
1966	G	63%	Harold Hughes* (D)	3,007	57.5%	William Murray (R)	2,205	42.2%	14 [+]	0.3%	5,226	-2	0.59%
[-] Other candidates in 1966: David Quiner (American Constitution) 14 (0.3%); Charles Sloca (Independent American) 0 (0.0%);
1964	G	77%	Harold Hughes* (D)	4,428	68.3%	Evan Hultman (R)	2,045	31.5%	11 [+]	0.2%	6,484	0	0.56%
[-] Other candidates in 1964: Robert Dilley (Conservative) 11 (0.2%);
1962	S3	58%	E.B. Smith (D)	2,645	52.8%	Bourke Hickenlooper* (R)	2,369	47.2%	0	0.0%	5,014	-6	0.62%
[-] Other candidates in 1962:
1962	G	59%	Harold Hughes (D)	2,743	53.8%	Norman Erbe* (R)	2,360	46.2%	0	0.0%	5,103	-1	0.62%
[-] Other candidates in 1962:
1960	S2	79%	Herschel Loveless (D)	3,640	52.5%	Jack Miller (R)	3,297	47.5%	0	0.0%	6,937	-4	0.56%
[-] Other candidates in 1960:
1960	G	78%	Edward McManus (D)	3,570	52.0%	Norman Erbe (R)	3,298	48.0%	0	0.0%	6,868	-4	0.56%
[-] 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 Palo Alto County, IA

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2022 Census data
White:	8,063	92.00%	11.5%
Black:	115	1.31%	161.4%
Indian:	31	0.35%	47.6%
Asian:	98	1.12%	180.0%
2+ races:	134	1.53%	123.3%
Hispanic:	323	3.69%	112.5%

Total non-White:	701	8.00%	124.0%

Change in White population:	-1,045	-11.1
Change in Non-White pop.:	388	4.1

Date	District	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes
2022-11-08	IA04	Randy Feenstra* (R)	2,625	74.0%	Ryan Melton (D)	867	24.4%	57	1.6%	3,549
County Total for 2022-11-08:										3,549

2020-11-03	IA04	Randy Feenstra (R)	3,193	66.3%	J.D. Scholten (D)	1,621	33.7%	3	0.1%	4,817
County Total for 2020-11-03:										4,817

2018-11-06	IA04	Steve King* (R)	1,925	52.0%	J.D. Scholten (D)	1,701	46.0%	74	2.0%	3,700
County Total for 2018-11-06:										3,700

2016-11-08	IA04	Steve King* (R)	2,875	62.7%	Kim Weaver (D)	1,703	37.1%	7	0.2%	4,585
County Total for 2016-11-08:										4,585

2014-11-04	IA04	Steve King* (R)	2,146	59.1%	Jim Mowrer (D)	1,480	40.8%	3	0.1%	3,629
County Total for 2014-11-04:										3,629

2012-11-06	IA04	Steve King* (R)	2,561	53.5%	Christie Vilsack (D)	2,115	44.2%	110	2.3%	4,786
County Total for 2012-11-06:										4,786

2010-11-02	IA04	Tom Latham* (R)	2,500	65.2%	Bill Maske (D)	1,253	32.7%	83	2.2%	3,836
County Total for 2010-11-02:										3,836

2008-11-04	IA04	Tom Latham* (R)	2,770	59.3%	Becky Greenwald (D)	1,896	40.6%	3	0.1%	4,669
County Total for 2008-11-04:										4,669

2006-11-07	IA04	Tom Latham* (R)	2,091	59.3%	Selden Spencer (D)	1,438	40.7%	0	0.0%	3,529
County Total for 2006-11-07:										3,529

2004-11-02	IA04	Tom Latham* (R)	3,230	63.9%	Paul Johnson (D)	1,825	36.1%	2	0.0%	5,057
County Total for 2004-11-02:										5,057

2002-11-05	IA04	Tom Latham* (R)	1,736	51.9%	John Norris (D)	1,580	47.3%	27	0.8%	3,343
County Total for 2002-11-05:										3,343

2000-11-07	IA05	Tom Latham* (R)	2,816	65.9%	Mike Palecek (D)	1,413	33.1%	41	1.0%	4,270
County Total for 2000-11-07:										4,270

1998-11-03	IA05	Tom Latham* (R)	2,073	100.0%				0	0.0%	2,073
County Total for 1998-11-03:										2,073

1996-11-05	IA05	Tom Latham* (R)	2,397	57.1%	MacDonald Smith (D)	1,786	42.5%	17	0.4%	4,200
County Total for 1996-11-05:										4,200

1994-11-08	IA05	Tom Latham (R)	2,056	55.0%	Sheila McGuire (D)	1,684	45.0%	0	0.0%	3,740
County Total for 1994-11-08:										3,740

1992-11-03	IA05	Fred Grandy* (R)	3,332	100.0%				0	0.0%	3,332
County Total for 1992-11-03:										3,332

Year	Total	Republican		Democrat		Other		R/D Edge	R/D Edge %	VAPOP %
2023	4,366	1,982	45.4%	1,234	28.3%	1,150	26.3%	Rep +748	Rep +17.1%	65%
2022	5,522	2,270	41.1%	1,609	29.1%	1,643	29.8%	Rep +661	Rep +12.0%	82%
2020	6,115	2,309	37.8%	1,861	30.4%	1,945	31.8%	Rep +448	Rep +7.3%	91%
2018	6,079	1,903	31.3%	1,870	30.8%	2,306	37.9%	Rep +33	Rep +0.5%	89%
2016	6,069	1,805	29.7%	2,054	33.8%	2,210	36.4%	Dem +249	Dem +4.1%	87%
2014	6,017	1,594	26.5%	2,263	37.6%	2,160	35.9%	Dem +669	Dem +11.1%	85%
2012	6,231	1,592	25.5%	2,436	39.1%	2,203	35.4%	Dem +844	Dem +13.5%	86%
2010	6,521	1,693	26.0%	2,444	37.5%	2,384	36.6%	Dem +751	Dem +11.5%	89%
2008	6,556	1,615	24.6%	2,603	39.7%	2,338	35.7%	Dem +988	Dem +15.1%	88%
2006	6,862	1,726	25.2%	2,633	38.4%	2,503	36.5%	Dem +907	Dem +13.2%	92%
2004	7,016	1,820	25.9%	2,640	37.6%	2,556	36.4%	Dem +820	Dem +11.7%	93%
2002	6,655	1,841	27.7%	2,566	38.6%	2,248	33.8%	Dem +725	Dem +10.9%	87%
2000	6,578	1,882	28.6%	2,558	38.9%	2,138	32.5%	Dem +676	Dem +10.3%	86%
1994	6,279	1,934	30.8%	2,889	46.0%	1,456	23.2%	Dem +955	Dem +15.2%	81%
1986	6,857	1,484	21.6%	3,031	44.2%	2,342	34.2%	Dem +1,547	Dem +22.6%	82%

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