Election Results for Cedar Rapids-Waterloo-Dubuque, IA Market Area -- RightDataUSA.com

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	23,514	12.6
Deaths:	21,496	11.5
Net Migration:	-6,697	-3.6
Net Immigration:	4,634	2.5

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +25,976	D +7,227	D + 1.2%
D +33,203
2020 vs. 2012	R +42,790	R +58,476	R + 12.6%
D -15,686
2020 vs. 2008	R +60,246	R +78,593	R + 17.5%
D -18,347

2016 vs. 2008	R +34,270	R +85,820	R + 18.7%
D -51,550
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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (US)	PUSV
2020	70%	Joe Biden (D)	257,632	50.6%	Donald Trump* (R)	241,144	47.3%	10,533 [+]	2.1%	509,309	1	0.32%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Jo Jorgensen (Lbt) 6,098 (1.2%);
2016	67%	Hillary Clinton (D)	224,429	47.3%	Donald Trump (R)	215,168	45.4%	34,623 [+]	7.3%	474,220	-1	0.35%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 18,662 (3.9%); Jill Stein (Grn) 3,972 (0.8%); Evan McMullin (I) 3,392 (0.7%);
2012	69%	Barack Obama* (D)	273,318	56.9%	Mitt Romney (R)	198,354	41.3%	8,656 [+]	1.8%	480,328	-6	0.37%
[-] Other candidates in 2012: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 4,128 (0.9%);
2008	69%	Barack Obama (D)	275,979	59.5%	John McCain (R)	180,898	39.0%	7,289 [+]	1.6%	464,166	-7	0.35%
[-] Other candidates in 2008: Ralph Nader (I) 2,332 (0.5%); Bob Barr (Lbt) 1,361 (0.3%);
2004	69%	John Kerry (D)	244,342	53.9%	George W. Bush* (R)	204,990	45.2%	3,976 [+]	0.9%	453,308	-5	0.37%
[-] Other candidates in 2004: Ralph Nader (I) 1,912 (0.4%);
2000	61%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	202,986	52.2%	George W. Bush (R)	171,665	44.1%	14,430 [+]	3.7%	389,081	-4	0.37%
[-] Other candidates in 2000: Ralph Nader (Grn) 10,954 (2.8%); Pat Buchanan (Ref) 1,545 (0.4%);
1996	58%	Bill Clinton* (D)	193,575	53.9%	Robert Dole (R)	132,071	36.8%	33,605 [+]	9.4%	359,251	-4	0.37%
[-] Other candidates in 1996: Ross Perot (Ref) 28,111 (7.8%); Ralph Nader (Grn) 3,041 (0.8%); Harry Browne (Lbt) 848 (0.2%);
1992	66%	Bill Clinton (D)	177,699	44.8%	George Bush* (R)	135,086	34.1%	83,820 [+]	21.1%	396,605	-3	0.38%
[-] Other candidates in 1992: Ross Perot (I) 81,186 (20.5%);
1988	60%	Michael Dukakis (D)	198,812	56.3%	George Bush (R)	151,614	42.9%	2,799 [+]	0.8%	353,225	-10	0.39%
[-] Other candidates in 1988: Ron Paul (Lbt) 762 (0.2%);
1984	64%	Ronald Reagan* (R)	197,696	52.1%	Walter Mondale (D)	178,739	47.1%	3,310	0.9%	379,745	-7	0.41%
[-] Other candidates in 1984:
1980	64%	Ronald Reagan (R)	182,332	48.2%	Jimmy Carter* (D)	152,493	40.3%	43,373 [+]	11.5%	378,198	-2	0.44%
[-] Other candidates in 1980: John Anderson (I) 37,851 (10.0%); Edward Clark (Lbt) 3,887 (1.0%);
1976	67%	Gerald Ford* (R)	180,553	49.4%	Jimmy Carter (D)	175,930	48.1%	8,981 [+]	2.5%	365,464	1	0.45%
[-] Other candidates in 1976: Eugene McCarthy (I) 7,073 (1.9%);
1972	64%	Richard Nixon* (R)	188,549	55.1%	George McGovern (D)	147,592	43.1%	6,326 [+]	1.8%	342,467	-6	0.44%
[-] Other candidates in 1972: John Schmitz (Amer) 5,822 (1.7%);
1968	68%	Richard Nixon (R)	166,945	52.2%	Hubert Humphrey (D)	135,564	42.4%	17,335 [+]	5.4%	319,844	9	0.44%
[-] Other candidates in 1968: George Wallace (AIP) 15,761 (4.9%);
1964	70%	Lyndon Johnson* (D)	198,226	62.2%	Barry Goldwater (R)	120,200	37.7%	387	0.1%	318,813	-1	0.45%
[-] Other candidates in 1964:
1960	76%	Richard Nixon (R)	184,120	54.9%	John Kennedy (D)	151,024	45.0%	229	0.1%	335,373	5	0.49%
[-] Other candidates in 1960:
1956	70%	Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	190,710	60.5%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	123,652	39.2%	1,066	0.3%	315,428	3	0.51%
[-] Other candidates in 1956:
1952	74%	Dwight Eisenhower (R)	205,371	64.0%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	113,648	35.4%	1,802	0.6%	320,821	9	0.52%
[-] Other candidates in 1952:
1948	64%	Harry Truman* (D)	133,364	49.6%	Thomas Dewey (R)	130,157	48.5%	5,102 [+]	1.9%	268,623	3	0.55%
[-] Other candidates in 1948: Henry Wallace (Prog) 3,042 (1.1%); Strom Thurmond (StsRts) 0 (0.0%);
1944	65%	Thomas Dewey (R)	141,684	53.4%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	122,328	46.1%	1,201	0.5%	265,213	8	0.55%
[-] Other candidates in 1944:
1940	76%	Wendell Willkie (R)	163,332	54.7%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	134,334	45.0%	905	0.3%	298,571	10	0.60%
[-] Other candidates in 1940:
1936	77%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	152,194	53.9%	Alf Landon (R)	120,024	42.5%	10,208 [+]	3.6%	282,426	6	0.62%
[-] Other candidates in 1936: William Lemke (Union) 9,561 (3.4%); Norman Thomas (Soc) 328 (0.1%);
1932	75%	Franklin Roosevelt (D)	156,647	58.6%	Herbert Hoover* (R)	106,137	39.7%	4,428 [+]	1.7%	267,212	0	0.67%
[-] Other candidates in 1932: Norman Thomas (Soc) 3,690 (1.4%);
1928	76%	Herbert Hoover (R)	154,199	59.3%	Al Smith (D)	105,740	40.7%	55 [+]	0.0%	259,994	1	0.71%
[-] Other candidates in 1928: Norman Thomas (Soc) 19 (0.0%);
1924	71%	Calvin Coolidge (R)	128,470	53.1%	Robert LaFollette (Prog)	67,621	27.9%	45,909 [+]	19.0%	242,000	-1	0.83%
[-] Other candidates in 1924: John Davis (D) 45,851 (18.9%);
1920	66%	Warren Harding (R)	160,618	72.5%	James Cox (D)	55,382	25.0%	5,429 [+]	2.5%	221,429	12	0.83%
[-] Other candidates in 1920: Eugene Debs (Soc) 2,972 (1.3%); Parley Christiansen (FL) 1,474 (0.7%); Aaron Watkins (Proh) 832 (0.4%);
1916	40%	Charles Evans Hughes (R)	73,189	56.7%	Woodrow Wilson* (D)	53,276	41.3%	2,540 [+]	2.0%	129,005	11	0.70%
[-] Other candidates in 1916: Allan Benson (Soc) 1,812 (1.4%); James Hanly (Proh) 651 (0.5%);
1912	40%	Woodrow Wilson (D)	52,798	42.6%	Theodore Roosevelt (Prog)	34,858	28.2%	36,147 [+]	29.2%	123,803	2	0.82%
[-] Other candidates in 1912: William Taft* (R) 31,728 (25.6%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 2,674 (2.2%); Eugene Chafin (Proh) 1,744 (1.4%);
1908	41%	William Taft (R)	64,266	52.7%	William J. Bryan (D)	54,081	44.3%	3,690 [+]	3.0%	122,037	1	0.82%
[-] Other candidates in 1908: Eugene Chafin (Proh) 2,126 (1.7%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 1,371 (1.1%); Thomas Hisgen (I) 131 (0.1%);
1904	41%	Theodore Roosevelt (R)	72,107	59.2%	Alton Parker (D)	44,676	36.7%	5,110 [+]	4.2%	121,893	3	0.90%
[-] Other candidates in 1904: Eugene Debs (Soc) 2,472 (2.0%); Silas Swallow (Proh) 2,260 (1.9%); Thomas Watson (Pop) 378 (0.3%);
1900	44%	William McKinley* (R)	72,477	56.0%	William J. Bryan (D)	54,363	42.0%	2,544 [+]	2.0%	129,384	4	0.93%
[-] Other candidates in 1900: John Woolley (Proh) 2,051 (1.6%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 339 (0.3%);

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Cedar Rapids-Waterloo-Dubuque, IA Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

257,632

50.6%

Donald Trump* (R)

241,144

47.3%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

6,098

1.2%

Other

4,435

0.9%

TOTAL

509,309

Turnout: 70%	Diff (US): 1

2016 President, Cedar Rapids-Waterloo-Dubuque, IA Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

224,429

47.3%

Donald Trump (R)

215,168

45.4%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

18,662

3.9%

Jill Stein (Grn)

3,972

0.8%

Evan McMullin (I)

3,392

0.7%

Other

8,597

1.8%

TOTAL

474,220

Turnout: 67%	Diff (US): -1

2012 President, Cedar Rapids-Waterloo-Dubuque, IA Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

273,318

56.9%

Mitt Romney (R)

198,354

41.3%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

4,128

0.9%

Other

4,528

0.9%

TOTAL

480,328

Turnout: 69%	Diff (US): -6

2008 President, Cedar Rapids-Waterloo-Dubuque, IA Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

275,979

59.5%

John McCain (R)

180,898

39.0%

Ralph Nader (I)

2,332

0.5%

Bob Barr (Lbt)

1,361

0.3%

Other

3,596

0.8%

TOTAL

464,166

Turnout: 69%	Diff (US): -7

2004 President, Cedar Rapids-Waterloo-Dubuque, IA Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

204,990

45.2%

John Kerry (D)

244,342

53.9%

Ralph Nader (I)

1,912

0.4%

Other

2,064

0.5%

TOTAL

453,308

Turnout: 69%	Diff (US): -5

2000 President, Cedar Rapids-Waterloo-Dubuque, IA Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

171,665

44.1%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

202,986

52.2%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

10,954

2.8%

Pat Buchanan (Ref)

1,545

0.4%

Other

1,931

0.5%

TOTAL

389,081

Turnout: 61%	Diff (US): -4

1996 President, Cedar Rapids-Waterloo-Dubuque, IA Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Bill Clinton* (D)

193,575

53.9%

Robert Dole (R)

132,071

36.8%

Ross Perot (Ref)

28,111

7.8%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

3,041

0.8%

Harry Browne (Lbt)

848

0.2%

Other

1,605

0.4%

TOTAL

359,251

Turnout: 58%	Diff (US): -4

1992 President, Cedar Rapids-Waterloo-Dubuque, IA Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Bill Clinton (D)

177,699

44.8%

George Bush* (R)

135,086

34.1%

Ross Perot (I)

81,186

20.5%

Other

2,634

0.7%

TOTAL

396,605

Turnout: 66%	Diff (US): -3

1988 President, Cedar Rapids-Waterloo-Dubuque, IA Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George Bush (R)

151,614

42.9%

Michael Dukakis (D)

198,812

56.3%

Ron Paul (Lbt)

762

0.2%

Other

2,037

0.6%

TOTAL

353,225

Turnout: 60%	Diff (US): -10

1984 President, Cedar Rapids-Waterloo-Dubuque, IA Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Ronald Reagan* (R)

197,696

52.1%

Walter Mondale (D)

178,739

47.1%

Other

3,310

0.9%

TOTAL

379,745

Turnout: 64%	Diff (US): -7

1980 President, Cedar Rapids-Waterloo-Dubuque, IA Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Ronald Reagan (R)

182,332

48.2%

Jimmy Carter* (D)

152,493

40.3%

John Anderson (I)

37,851

10.0%

Edward Clark (Lbt)

3,887

1.0%

Other

1,635

0.4%

TOTAL

378,198

Turnout: 64%	Diff (US): -2

1976 President, Cedar Rapids-Waterloo-Dubuque, IA Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Jimmy Carter (D)

175,930

48.1%

Gerald Ford* (R)

180,553

49.4%

Eugene McCarthy (I)

7,073

1.9%

Other

1,908

0.5%

TOTAL

365,464

Turnout: 67%	Diff (US): 1

1972 President, Cedar Rapids-Waterloo-Dubuque, IA Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Richard Nixon* (R)

188,549

55.1%

George McGovern (D)

147,592

43.1%

John Schmitz (Amer)

5,822

1.7%

Other

504

0.1%

TOTAL

342,467

Turnout: 64%	Diff (US): -6

1968 President, Cedar Rapids-Waterloo-Dubuque, IA Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Richard Nixon (R)

166,945

52.2%

Hubert Humphrey (D)

135,564

42.4%

George Wallace (AIP)

15,761

4.9%

Other

1,574

0.5%

TOTAL

319,844

Turnout: 68%	Diff (US): 9

1964 President, Cedar Rapids-Waterloo-Dubuque, IA Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Lyndon Johnson* (D)

198,226

62.2%

Barry Goldwater (R)

120,200

37.7%

Other

387

0.1%

TOTAL

318,813

Turnout: 70%	Diff (US): -1

1960 President, Cedar Rapids-Waterloo-Dubuque, IA Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

John Kennedy (D)

151,024

45.0%

Richard Nixon (R)

184,120

54.9%

Other

229

0.1%

TOTAL

335,373

Turnout: 76%	Diff (US): 5

1956 President, Cedar Rapids-Waterloo-Dubuque, IA Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Dwight Eisenhower* (R)

190,710

60.5%

Adlai Stevenson (D)

123,652

39.2%

Other

1,066

0.3%

TOTAL

315,428

Turnout: 70%	Diff (US): 3

1952 President, Cedar Rapids-Waterloo-Dubuque, IA Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Dwight Eisenhower (R)

205,371

64.0%

Adlai Stevenson (D)

113,648

35.4%

Other

1,802

0.6%

TOTAL

320,821

Turnout: 74%	Diff (US): 9

1948 President, Cedar Rapids-Waterloo-Dubuque, IA Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Harry Truman* (D)

133,364

49.6%

Thomas Dewey (R)

130,157

48.5%

Henry Wallace (Prog)

3,042

1.1%

Other

2,060

0.8%

TOTAL

268,623

Turnout: 64%	Diff (US): 3

1944 President, Cedar Rapids-Waterloo-Dubuque, IA Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt* (D)

122,328

46.1%

Thomas Dewey (R)

141,684

53.4%

Other

1,201

0.5%

TOTAL

265,213

Turnout: 65%	Diff (US): 8

1940 President, Cedar Rapids-Waterloo-Dubuque, IA Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt* (D)

134,334

45.0%

Wendell Willkie (R)

163,332

54.7%

Other

905

0.3%

TOTAL

298,571

Turnout: 76%	Diff (US): 10

1936 President, Cedar Rapids-Waterloo-Dubuque, IA Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt* (D)

152,194

53.9%

Alf Landon (R)

120,024

42.5%

William Lemke (Union)

9,561

3.4%

Norman Thomas (Soc)

328

0.1%

Other

319

0.1%

TOTAL

282,426

Turnout: 77%	Diff (US): 6

1932 President, Cedar Rapids-Waterloo-Dubuque, IA Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt (D)

156,647

58.6%

Herbert Hoover* (R)

106,137

39.7%

Norman Thomas (Soc)

3,690

1.4%

Other

738

0.3%

TOTAL

267,212

Turnout: 75%	Diff (US): 0

1928 President, Cedar Rapids-Waterloo-Dubuque, IA Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Herbert Hoover (R)

154,199

59.3%

Al Smith (D)

105,740

40.7%

Norman Thomas (Soc)

0.0%

Other

0.0%

TOTAL

259,994

Turnout: 76%	Diff (US): 1

1924 President, Cedar Rapids-Waterloo-Dubuque, IA Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Calvin Coolidge (R)

128,470

53.1%

John Davis (D)

45,851

18.9%

Robert LaFollette (Prog)

67,621

27.9%

Other

0.0%

TOTAL

242,000

Turnout: 71%	Diff (US): -1

1920 President, Cedar Rapids-Waterloo-Dubuque, IA Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Warren Harding (R)

160,618

72.5%

James Cox (D)

55,382

25.0%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

2,972

1.3%

Parley Christiansen (FL)

1,474

0.7%

Aaron Watkins (Proh)

832

0.4%

Other

151

0.1%

TOTAL

221,429

Turnout: 66%	Diff (US): 12

1916 President, Cedar Rapids-Waterloo-Dubuque, IA Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Woodrow Wilson* (D)

53,276

41.3%

Charles Evans Hughes (R)

73,189

56.7%

Allan Benson (Soc)

1,812

1.4%

James Hanly (Proh)

651

0.5%

Other

0.1%

TOTAL

129,005

Turnout: 40%	Diff (US): 11

1912 President, Cedar Rapids-Waterloo-Dubuque, IA Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Woodrow Wilson (D)

52,798

42.6%

Theodore Roosevelt (Prog)

34,858

28.2%

William Taft* (R)

31,728

25.6%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

2,674

2.2%

Eugene Chafin (Proh)

1,744

1.4%

Other

0.0%

TOTAL

123,803

Turnout: 40%	Diff (US): 2

1908 President, Cedar Rapids-Waterloo-Dubuque, IA Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

William Taft (R)

64,266

52.7%

William J. Bryan (D)

54,081

44.3%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

1,371

1.1%

Eugene Chafin (Proh)

2,126

1.7%

Thomas Hisgen (I)

131

0.1%

Other

0.1%

TOTAL

122,037

Turnout: 41%	Diff (US): 1

1904 President, Cedar Rapids-Waterloo-Dubuque, IA Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Theodore Roosevelt (R)

72,107

59.2%

Alton Parker (D)

44,676

36.7%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

2,472

2.0%

Silas Swallow (Proh)

2,260

1.9%

Thomas Watson (Pop)

378

0.3%

TOTAL

121,893

Turnout: 41%	Diff (US): 3

1900 President, Cedar Rapids-Waterloo-Dubuque, IA Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

William McKinley* (R)

72,477

56.0%

William J. Bryan (D)

54,363

42.0%

John Woolley (Proh)

2,051

1.6%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

339

0.3%

Other

154

0.1%

TOTAL

129,384

Turnout: 44%	Diff (US): 4

* incumbent

2022 Census data
White:	799,887	85.70%	0.7%
Black:	47,555	5.10%	57.2%
Indian:	2,836	0.30%	9.1%
Asian:	24,902	2.67%	64.3%
2+ races:	19,287	2.07%	50.1%
Hispanic:	38,892	4.17%	53.8%

Total non-White:	133,472	14.30%	53.8%

Change in White population:	-5,533	-0.6
Change in Non-White pop.:	46,695	5.2

Cedar Rapids-Waterloo-Dubuque, IA Market Area

Historical Presidential Election Results for Cedar Rapids-Waterloo-Dubuque, IA Market Area