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Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA Metro Area


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2022 population: 729,053   ( 159,420 from 2010 , 19,586 from 2020)
Land area: 3612.4 square miles
Population density: 201.8 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:578,147 79.30% 21.3%
Black:43,1605.92% 62.8%
Indian:1,2930.18% 14.3%
Asian:32,8824.51% 89.1%
2+ races:15,5652.13% 64.3%
Hispanic:58,0067.96% 52.6%
Total non-White:150,90620.70% 61.9%

2020-2022 ComponentsNumberRate
Births:20,059 14.1
Deaths:14,27910.1
Net Migration: 10,1877.2
Net Immigration: 3,5622.5
Change in White population:101,713 17.9
Change in Non-White pop.:57,707 10.1



Historical Presidential Election Results for Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA Metro Area

Recent Trends
VotesΔ MarginSwing %
2020 vs. 2016 R +28,239 D +12,885 D + 2.8%
D +41,124
2020 vs. 2012 R +28,610 R +4,099 R + 2.3%
D +24,511
2020 vs. 2008 R +40,219 R +6,700 R + 3.8%
D +33,519
2016 vs. 2008 R +11,980 R +19,585 R + 6.6%
D -7,605
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YearTurnout WinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal Votes Diff
(US) 		PUSV
2020 70% Joe Biden (D) 198,559 52.0% Donald Trump* (R) 175,432 45.9% 8,204 [+] 2.1% 382,195 -1 0.24%
2016 66% Hillary Clinton (D) 157,435 47.6% Donald Trump (R) 147,193 44.5% 25,899 [+] 7.8% 330,527 -1 0.24%
2012 70% Barack Obama* (D) 174,048 53.2% Mitt Romney (R) 146,822 44.9% 6,061 [+] 1.9% 326,931 -2 0.25%
2008 70% Barack Obama (D) 165,040 54.0% John McCain (R) 135,213 44.2% 5,440 [+] 1.8% 305,693 -1 0.23%
2004 70% John Kerry (D) 143,289 50.1% George W. Bush* (R) 140,496 49.1% 2,239 [+] 0.8% 286,024 -2 0.23%
2000 63% Albert Gore, Jr. (D) 122,082 50.2% George W. Bush (R) 115,085 47.3% 6,256 [+] 2.6% 243,423 -1 0.23%
1996 60% Bill Clinton* (D) 115,412 53.0% Robert Dole (R) 85,434 39.3% 16,794 [+] 7.7% 217,640 -1 0.23%
1992 67% Bill Clinton (D) 106,630 46.2% George Bush* (R) 87,786 38.0% 36,474 [+] 15.8% 230,890 1 0.22%
1988 60% Michael Dukakis (D) 116,875 58.9% George Bush (R) 80,254 40.5% 1,143 [+] 0.6% 198,272 -13 0.22%
1984 64% Walter Mondale (D) 103,755 50.5% Ronald Reagan* (R) 100,297 48.8% 1,396 0.7% 205,448 -10 0.22%
1980 65% Ronald Reagan (R) 92,632 46.1% Jimmy Carter* (D) 85,524 42.5% 22,976 [+] 11.4% 201,132 -5 0.23%
1976 75% Jimmy Carter (D) 101,057 52.5% Gerald Ford* (R) 86,776 45.1% 4,622 [+] 2.4% 192,455 -3 0.24%
1972 75% Richard Nixon* (R) 99,988 54.0% George McGovern (D) 80,896 43.7% 4,414 [+] 2.4% 185,298 -7 0.24%
1968 76% Richard Nixon (R) 77,380 47.2% Hubert Humphrey (D) 73,217 44.7% 13,330 [+] 8.1% 163,927 4 0.22%
1964 77% Lyndon Johnson* (D) 105,976 65.8% Barry Goldwater (R) 54,462 33.8% 615 0.4% 161,053 -5 0.23%
1960 85% Richard Nixon (R) 93,838 54.7% John Kennedy (D) 77,684 45.3% 100 0.1% 171,622 5 0.25%
1956 81% Dwight Eisenhower* (R) 91,917 55.1% Adlai Stevenson (D) 74,670 44.8% 126 0.1% 166,713 -2 0.27%
1952 85% Dwight Eisenhower (R) 94,807 57.2% Adlai Stevenson (D) 69,578 42.0% 1,310 0.8% 165,695 2 0.27%
1948 67% Harry Truman* (D) 67,334 53.6% Thomas Dewey (R) 54,734 43.6% 3,535 [+] 2.8% 125,603 -2 0.26%
1944 71% Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 67,134 52.3% Thomas Dewey (R) 60,500 47.1% 758 0.6% 128,392 1 0.27%
1940 84% Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 76,494 52.4% Wendell Willkie (R) 68,929 47.2% 597 0.4% 146,020 2 0.29%
1936 82% Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 69,925 53.7% Alf Landon (R) 58,121 44.6% 2,266 [+] 1.7% 130,312 8 0.29%
1932 71% Herbert Hoover* (R) 52,963 48.3% Franklin Roosevelt (D) 52,749 48.1% 3,847 [+] 3.5% 109,559 9 0.28%
1928 74% Herbert Hoover (R) 73,158 68.7% Al Smith (D) 33,342 31.3% 0 0.0% 106,500 10 0.29%
1924 73% Calvin Coolidge (R) 63,603 61.7% Robert LaFollette (Prog) 27,226 26.4% 12,293 [+] 11.9% 103,122 8 0.35%
1920 70% Warren Harding (R) 65,283 68.3% James Cox (D) 27,860 29.1% 2,451 [+] 2.6% 95,594 8 0.36%
1916 40% Charles Evans Hughes (R) 23,656 48.5% Woodrow Wilson* (D) 23,490 48.2% 1,593 [+] 3.3% 48,739 2 0.26%
1912 41% Woodrow Wilson (D) 15,415 33.4% Theodore Roosevelt (Prog) 14,528 31.5% 16,144 [+] 35.0% 46,087 3 0.31%
1908 47% William Taft (R) 26,804 58.0% William J. Bryan (D) 17,265 37.4% 2,136 [+] 4.6% 46,205 6 0.31%
1904 46% Theodore Roosevelt (R) 29,971 69.0% Alton Parker (D) 9,600 22.1% 3,841 [+] 8.8% 43,412 13 0.32%
1900 53% William McKinley* (R) 28,485 60.8% William J. Bryan (D) 16,890 36.0% 1,484 [+] 3.2% 46,859 9 0.34%
* incumbent         PSV: percent of state vote



2020 President, Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Joe Biden (D) 198,559 52.0%
Donald Trump* (R) 175,432 45.9%
Jo Jorgensen (Lbt) 4,906 1.3%
Other 3,298 0.9%
TOTAL 382,195
Turnout: 70% Diff (US): -1


2016 President, Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Hillary Clinton (D) 157,435 47.6%
Donald Trump (R) 147,193 44.5%
Gary Johnson (Lbt) 14,381 4.4%
Jill Stein (Grn) 2,196 0.7%
Evan McMullin (I) 3,286 1.0%
Other 6,036 1.8%
TOTAL 330,527
Turnout: 66% Diff (US): -1


2012 President, Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Barack Obama* (D) 174,048 53.2%
Mitt Romney (R) 146,822 44.9%
Gary Johnson (Lbt) 2,957 0.9%
Other 3,104 0.9%
TOTAL 326,931
Turnout: 70% Diff (US): -2


2008 President, Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Barack Obama (D) 165,040 54.0%
John McCain (R) 135,213 44.2%
Ralph Nader (I) 1,380 0.5%
Bob Barr (Lbt) 1,162 0.4%
Other 2,898 0.9%
TOTAL 305,693
Turnout: 70% Diff (US): -1


2004 President, Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
George W. Bush* (R) 140,496 49.1%
John Kerry (D) 143,289 50.1%
Ralph Nader (I) 850 0.3%
Other 1,389 0.5%
TOTAL 286,024
Turnout: 70% Diff (US): -2


2000 President, Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
George W. Bush (R) 115,085 47.3%
Albert Gore, Jr. (D) 122,082 50.2%
Ralph Nader (Grn) 4,538 1.9%
Pat Buchanan (Ref) 665 0.3%
Other 1,053 0.4%
TOTAL 243,423
Turnout: 63% Diff (US): -1


1996 President, Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Bill Clinton* (D) 115,412 53.0%
Robert Dole (R) 85,434 39.3%
Ross Perot (Ref) 14,413 6.6%
Ralph Nader (Grn) 994 0.5%
Harry Browne (Lbt) 380 0.2%
Other 1,007 0.5%
TOTAL 217,640
Turnout: 60% Diff (US): -1


1992 President, Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Bill Clinton (D) 106,630 46.2%
George Bush* (R) 87,786 38.0%
Ross Perot (I) 35,393 15.3%
Other 1,081 0.5%
TOTAL 230,890
Turnout: 67% Diff (US): 1


1988 President, Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
George Bush (R) 80,254 40.5%
Michael Dukakis (D) 116,875 58.9%
Ron Paul (Lbt) 368 0.2%
Other 775 0.4%
TOTAL 198,272
Turnout: 60% Diff (US): -13


1984 President, Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Ronald Reagan* (R) 100,297 48.8%
Walter Mondale (D) 103,755 50.5%
Other 1,396 0.7%
TOTAL 205,448
Turnout: 64% Diff (US): -10


1980 President, Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Ronald Reagan (R) 92,632 46.1%
Jimmy Carter* (D) 85,524 42.5%
John Anderson (I) 20,498 10.2%
Edward Clark (Lbt) 1,828 0.9%
Other 650 0.3%
TOTAL 201,132
Turnout: 65% Diff (US): -5


1976 President, Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Jimmy Carter (D) 101,057 52.5%
Gerald Ford* (R) 86,776 45.1%
Eugene McCarthy (I) 3,661 1.9%
Other 961 0.5%
TOTAL 192,455
Turnout: 75% Diff (US): -3


1972 President, Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Richard Nixon* (R) 99,988 54.0%
George McGovern (D) 80,896 43.7%
John Schmitz (Amer) 4,120 2.2%
Other 294 0.2%
TOTAL 185,298
Turnout: 75% Diff (US): -7


1968 President, Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Richard Nixon (R) 77,380 47.2%
Hubert Humphrey (D) 73,217 44.7%
George Wallace (AIP) 12,487 7.6%
Other 843 0.5%
TOTAL 163,927
Turnout: 76% Diff (US): 4


1964 President, Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Lyndon Johnson* (D) 105,976 65.8%
Barry Goldwater (R) 54,462 33.8%
Other 615 0.4%
TOTAL 161,053
Turnout: 77% Diff (US): -5


1960 President, Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
John Kennedy (D) 77,684 45.3%
Richard Nixon (R) 93,838 54.7%
Other 100 0.1%
TOTAL 171,622
Turnout: 85% Diff (US): 5


1956 President, Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Dwight Eisenhower* (R) 91,917 55.1%
Adlai Stevenson (D) 74,670 44.8%
Other 126 0.1%
TOTAL 166,713
Turnout: 81% Diff (US): -2


1952 President, Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Dwight Eisenhower (R) 94,807 57.2%
Adlai Stevenson (D) 69,578 42.0%
Other 1,310 0.8%
TOTAL 165,695
Turnout: 85% Diff (US): 2


1948 President, Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Harry Truman* (D) 67,334 53.6%
Thomas Dewey (R) 54,734 43.6%
Henry Wallace (Prog) 1,735 1.4%
Other 1,800 1.4%
TOTAL 125,603
Turnout: 67% Diff (US): -2


1944 President, Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 67,134 52.3%
Thomas Dewey (R) 60,500 47.1%
Other 758 0.6%
TOTAL 128,392
Turnout: 71% Diff (US): 1


1940 President, Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 76,494 52.4%
Wendell Willkie (R) 68,929 47.2%
Other 597 0.4%
TOTAL 146,020
Turnout: 84% Diff (US): 2


1936 President, Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 69,925 53.7%
Alf Landon (R) 58,121 44.6%
William Lemke (Union) 1,766 1.4%
Norman Thomas (Soc) 202 0.2%
Other 298 0.2%
TOTAL 130,312
Turnout: 82% Diff (US): 8


1932 President, Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Franklin Roosevelt (D) 52,749 48.1%
Herbert Hoover* (R) 52,963 48.3%
Norman Thomas (Soc) 3,389 3.1%
Other 458 0.4%
TOTAL 109,559
Turnout: 71% Diff (US): 9


1928 President, Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Herbert Hoover (R) 73,158 68.7%
Al Smith (D) 33,342 31.3%
TOTAL 106,500
Turnout: 74% Diff (US): 10


1924 President, Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Calvin Coolidge (R) 63,603 61.7%
John Davis (D) 12,293 11.9%
Robert LaFollette (Prog) 27,226 26.4%
TOTAL 103,122
Turnout: 73% Diff (US): 8


1920 President, Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Warren Harding (R) 65,283 68.3%
James Cox (D) 27,860 29.1%
Eugene Debs (Soc) 1,297 1.4%
Parley Christiansen (FL) 511 0.5%
Aaron Watkins (Proh) 580 0.6%
Other 63 0.1%
TOTAL 95,594
Turnout: 70% Diff (US): 8


1916 President, Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Woodrow Wilson* (D) 23,490 48.2%
Charles Evans Hughes (R) 23,656 48.5%
Allan Benson (Soc) 1,092 2.2%
James Hanly (Proh) 421 0.9%
Other 80 0.2%
TOTAL 48,739
Turnout: 40% Diff (US): 2


1912 President, Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Woodrow Wilson (D) 15,415 33.4%
Theodore Roosevelt (Prog) 14,528 31.5%
William Taft* (R) 12,174 26.4%
Eugene Debs (Soc) 2,505 5.4%
Eugene Chafin (Proh) 1,465 3.2%
TOTAL 46,087
Turnout: 41% Diff (US): 3


1908 President, Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
William Taft (R) 26,804 58.0%
William J. Bryan (D) 17,265 37.4%
Eugene Debs (Soc) 856 1.9%
Eugene Chafin (Proh) 1,226 2.7%
Thomas Hisgen (I) 15 0.0%
Other 39 0.1%
TOTAL 46,205
Turnout: 47% Diff (US): 6


1904 President, Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Theodore Roosevelt (R) 29,971 69.0%
Alton Parker (D) 9,600 22.1%
Eugene Debs (Soc) 2,209 5.1%
Silas Swallow (Proh) 1,438 3.3%
Thomas Watson (Pop) 194 0.4%
TOTAL 43,412
Turnout: 46% Diff (US): 13


1900 President, Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
William McKinley* (R) 28,485 60.8%
William J. Bryan (D) 16,890 36.0%
John Woolley (Proh) 1,036 2.2%
Eugene Debs (Soc) 286 0.6%
Other 162 0.3%
TOTAL 46,859
Turnout: 53% Diff (US): 9
* incumbent