Election Results for Des Moines-Ames, IA-MO Market Area -- RightDataUSA.com

2020-2024 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	59,901	12.6
Deaths:	50,810	10.6
Net Migration:	13,853	2.9
Net Immigration:	23,074	4.8

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2024 vs. 2020	R +15,473	R +28,949	R + 4.6%
D -13,476
2024 vs. 2016	R +58,202	R +23,285	R + 2.7%
D +34,917
2020 vs. 2016	R +42,729	D +5,664	D + 2.0%
D +48,393
2024 vs. 2012	R +75,194	R +86,604	R + 14.4%
D -11,410

2016 vs. 2008	R +33,345	R +74,453	R + 13.9%
D -41,108
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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (US)	PUSV
2024	67%	Donald Trump (R)	342,319	53.9%	Kamala Harris (D)	281,400	44.3%	11,254 [+]	1.8%	634,973	4	0.41%
[-] Other candidates in 2024: Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. (I) 4,746 (0.7%); Chase Oliver (Lbt) 2,897 (0.5%); Jill Stein (Grn) 4 (0.0%);
2020	70%	Donald Trump* (R)	326,846	51.5%	Joe Biden (D)	294,876	46.4%	13,205 [+]	2.1%	634,927	5	0.40%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Jo Jorgensen (Lbt) 7,768 (1.2%);
2016	65%	Donald Trump (R)	284,117	49.5%	Hillary Clinton (D)	246,483	42.9%	43,303 [+]	7.5%	573,903	4	0.42%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 23,760 (4.1%); Evan McMullin (I) 5,563 (1.0%); Jill Stein (Grn) 3,740 (0.7%);
2012	68%	Barack Obama* (D)	292,810	51.3%	Mitt Romney (R)	267,125	46.8%	11,069 [+]	1.9%	571,004	0	0.44%
[-] Other candidates in 2012: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 5,022 (0.9%);
2008	68%	Barack Obama (D)	287,591	52.4%	John McCain (R)	250,772	45.7%	10,208 [+]	1.9%	548,571	0	0.42%
[-] Other candidates in 2008: Ralph Nader (I) 2,799 (0.5%); Bob Barr (Lbt) 2,039 (0.4%);
2004	68%	George W. Bush* (R)	269,147	50.7%	John Kerry (D)	257,324	48.5%	4,426 [+]	0.8%	530,897	0	0.43%
[-] Other candidates in 2004: Ralph Nader (I) 1,759 (0.3%);
2000	61%	George W. Bush (R)	227,551	49.2%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	221,870	48.0%	12,892 [+]	2.8%	462,313	1	0.44%
[-] Other candidates in 2000: Ralph Nader (Grn) 9,207 (2.0%); Pat Buchanan (Ref) 1,530 (0.3%);
1996	58%	Bill Clinton* (D)	219,228	51.3%	Robert Dole (R)	169,860	39.8%	37,880 [+]	8.9%	426,968	-1	0.44%
[-] Other candidates in 1996: Ross Perot (Ref) 33,152 (7.8%); Ralph Nader (Grn) 2,164 (0.5%); Harry Browne (Lbt) 698 (0.2%);
1992	65%	Bill Clinton (D)	206,339	44.9%	George Bush* (R)	174,141	37.9%	79,217 [+]	17.2%	459,697	0	0.44%
[-] Other candidates in 1992: Ross Perot (I) 76,861 (16.7%);
1988	60%	Michael Dukakis (D)	238,741	57.5%	George Bush (R)	173,383	41.8%	3,001 [+]	0.7%	415,125	-12	0.45%
[-] Other candidates in 1988: Ron Paul (Lbt) 787 (0.2%);
1984	65%	Ronald Reagan* (R)	227,420	50.9%	Walter Mondale (D)	216,138	48.3%	3,604	0.8%	447,162	-8	0.48%
[-] Other candidates in 1984:
1980	65%	Ronald Reagan (R)	219,474	49.3%	Jimmy Carter* (D)	177,620	39.9%	48,288 [+]	10.8%	445,382	-1	0.51%
[-] Other candidates in 1980: John Anderson (I) 42,550 (9.6%); Edward Clark (Lbt) 4,314 (1.0%);
1976	67%	Jimmy Carter (D)	219,358	51.1%	Gerald Ford* (R)	200,542	46.7%	9,503 [+]	2.2%	429,403	-1	0.53%
[-] Other candidates in 1976: Eugene McCarthy (I) 7,385 (1.7%);
1972	66%	Richard Nixon* (R)	234,573	56.5%	George McGovern (D)	171,475	41.3%	8,779 [+]	2.1%	414,827	-4	0.53%
[-] Other candidates in 1972: John Schmitz (Amer) 8,244 (2.0%);
1968	69%	Richard Nixon (R)	197,323	51.3%	Hubert Humphrey (D)	161,670	42.0%	25,641 [+]	6.7%	384,634	8	0.53%
[-] Other candidates in 1968: George Wallace (AIP) 23,521 (6.1%);
1964	70%	Lyndon Johnson* (D)	249,370	64.3%	Barry Goldwater (R)	137,305	35.4%	1,175	0.3%	387,850	-3	0.55%
[-] Other candidates in 1964:
1960	77%	Richard Nixon (R)	238,708	56.6%	John Kennedy (D)	182,842	43.3%	337	0.1%	421,887	7	0.61%
[-] Other candidates in 1960:
1956	72%	Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	238,132	57.1%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	177,424	42.6%	1,360	0.3%	416,916	0	0.67%
[-] Other candidates in 1956:
1952	75%	Dwight Eisenhower (R)	265,712	62.0%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	158,629	37.0%	4,248	1.0%	428,589	7	0.69%
[-] Other candidates in 1952:
1948	61%	Harry Truman* (D)	177,138	51.3%	Thomas Dewey (R)	158,183	45.8%	9,782 [+]	2.8%	345,103	1	0.71%
[-] Other candidates in 1948: Henry Wallace (Prog) 4,735 (1.4%); Strom Thurmond (StsRts) 0 (0.0%);
1944	63%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	177,386	50.0%	Thomas Dewey (R)	174,733	49.3%	2,341	0.7%	354,460	3	0.74%
[-] Other candidates in 1944:
1940	73%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	206,179	50.4%	Wendell Willkie (R)	200,789	49.1%	1,874	0.5%	408,842	4	0.82%
[-] Other candidates in 1940:
1936	73%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	206,065	53.7%	Alf Landon (R)	169,303	44.1%	8,503 [+]	2.2%	383,871	8	0.84%
[-] Other candidates in 1936: William Lemke (Union) 7,092 (1.8%); Norman Thomas (Soc) 519 (0.1%);
1932	63%	Franklin Roosevelt (D)	177,893	54.3%	Herbert Hoover* (R)	139,055	42.4%	10,964 [+]	3.3%	327,912	3	0.82%
[-] Other candidates in 1932: Norman Thomas (Soc) 9,431 (2.9%);
1928	65%	Herbert Hoover (R)	214,832	65.8%	Al Smith (D)	111,856	34.2%	4 [+]	0.0%	326,692	8	0.89%
[-] Other candidates in 1928: Norman Thomas (Soc) 4 (0.0%);
1924	65%	Calvin Coolidge (R)	186,158	57.3%	Robert LaFollette (Prog)	93,326	28.7%	45,512 [+]	14.0%	324,996	3	1.12%
[-] Other candidates in 1924: John Davis (D) 45,504 (14.0%);
1920	62%	Warren Harding (R)	216,047	70.4%	James Cox (D)	81,156	26.5%	9,490 [+]	3.1%	306,693	10	1.14%
[-] Other candidates in 1920: Eugene Debs (Soc) 4,393 (1.4%); Parley Christiansen (FL) 2,887 (0.9%); Aaron Watkins (Proh) 1,927 (0.6%);
1916	37%	Charles Evans Hughes (R)	93,907	53.8%	Woodrow Wilson* (D)	75,035	43.0%	5,554 [+]	3.2%	174,496	8	0.94%
[-] Other candidates in 1916: Allan Benson (Soc) 3,843 (2.2%); James Hanly (Proh) 1,518 (0.9%);
1912	37%	Theodore Roosevelt (Prog)	56,228	33.8%	Woodrow Wilson (D)	55,876	33.6%	54,391 [+]	32.7%	166,495	3	1.11%
[-] Other candidates in 1912: William Taft* (R) 43,627 (26.2%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 6,691 (4.0%); Eugene Chafin (Proh) 4,070 (2.4%);
1908	40%	William Taft (R)	98,725	58.5%	William J. Bryan (D)	62,000	36.7%	8,079 [+]	4.8%	168,804	7	1.13%
[-] Other candidates in 1908: Eugene Chafin (Proh) 4,699 (2.8%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 3,166 (1.9%); Thomas Hisgen (I) 85 (0.1%);
1904	39%	Theodore Roosevelt (R)	110,863	66.7%	Alton Parker (D)	42,569	25.6%	12,699 [+]	7.6%	166,131	10	1.23%
[-] Other candidates in 1904: Eugene Debs (Soc) 6,186 (3.7%); Silas Swallow (Proh) 5,663 (3.4%); Thomas Watson (Pop) 846 (0.5%);
1900	43%	William McKinley* (R)	111,359	60.8%	William J. Bryan (D)	66,574	36.3%	5,216 [+]	2.8%	183,149	9	1.31%
[-] Other candidates in 1900: John Woolley (Proh) 3,893 (2.1%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 933 (0.5%);

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2024 Census data
White:	997,561	80.52%	0.8%
Black:	57,125	4.61%	20.6%
Indian:	2,728	0.22%	9.6%
Asian:	50,250	4.06%	13.3%
2+ races:	23,980	1.94%	16.5%
Hispanic:	107,287	8.66%	21.3%

Total non-White:	241,370	19.48%	18.8%

Change in White population:	8,019	0.7
Change in Non-White pop.:	38,157	3.2

Des Moines-Ames, IA-MO Market Area

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