Election Results for Dubuque, IA Metro Area -- RightDataUSA.com

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	2,459	12.4
Deaths:	2,334	11.8
Net Migration:	-935	-4.7
Net Immigration:	202	1.0

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +3,754	R +947	R + 1.6%
D +2,807
2020 vs. 2012	R +5,934	R +9,045	R + 17.9%
D -3,111
2020 vs. 2008	R +8,563	R +11,517	R + 24.0%
D -2,954

2016 vs. 2008	R +4,809	R +10,570	R + 22.4%
D -5,761
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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (US)	PUSV
2020	71%	Donald Trump* (R)	27,214	50.5%	Joe Biden (D)	25,657	47.6%	1,055 [+]	2.0%	53,926	4	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Jo Jorgensen (Lbt) 556 (1.0%);
2016	67%	Donald Trump (R)	23,460	47.2%	Hillary Clinton (D)	22,850	46.0%	3,411 [+]	6.9%	49,721	1	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 2,013 (4.0%); Jill Stein (Grn) 379 (0.8%); Evan McMullin (I) 305 (0.6%);
2012	70%	Barack Obama* (D)	28,768	56.5%	Mitt Romney (R)	21,280	41.8%	846 [+]	1.7%	50,894	-5	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2012: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 438 (0.9%);
2008	68%	Barack Obama (D)	28,611	59.7%	John McCain (R)	18,651	38.9%	701 [+]	1.5%	47,963	-7	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2008: Ralph Nader (I) 248 (0.5%); Bob Barr (Lbt) 109 (0.2%);
2004	69%	John Kerry (D)	26,561	56.5%	George W. Bush* (R)	20,100	42.7%	382 [+]	0.8%	47,043	-8	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2004: Ralph Nader (I) 197 (0.4%);
2000	61%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	22,341	55.4%	George W. Bush (R)	16,462	40.8%	1,520 [+]	3.8%	40,323	-7	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2000: Ralph Nader (Grn) 987 (2.4%); Pat Buchanan (Ref) 298 (0.7%);
1996	59%	Bill Clinton* (D)	20,839	54.8%	Robert Dole (R)	13,391	35.2%	3,821 [+]	10.0%	38,051	-6	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 1996: Ross Perot (Ref) 3,304 (8.7%); Ralph Nader (Grn) 254 (0.7%); Harry Browne (Lbt) 90 (0.2%);
1992	68%	Bill Clinton (D)	20,539	47.8%	George Bush* (R)	14,007	32.6%	8,422 [+]	19.6%	42,968	-5	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 1992: Ross Perot (I) 8,208 (19.1%);
1988	61%	Michael Dukakis (D)	23,797	61.7%	George Bush (R)	14,530	37.7%	220 [+]	0.6%	38,547	-16	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 1988: Ron Paul (Lbt) 60 (0.2%);
1984	65%	Walter Mondale (D)	21,876	52.7%	Ronald Reagan* (R)	19,239	46.4%	376	0.9%	41,491	-12	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 1984:
1980	65%	Jimmy Carter* (D)	18,689	45.0%	Ronald Reagan (R)	18,649	44.9%	4,201 [+]	10.1%	41,539	-6	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 1980: John Anderson (I) 3,708 (8.9%); Edward Clark (Lbt) 368 (0.9%);
1976	66%	Jimmy Carter (D)	20,548	52.6%	Gerald Ford* (R)	17,459	44.7%	1,042 [+]	2.7%	39,049	-3	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 1976: Eugene McCarthy (I) 863 (2.2%);
1972	63%	George McGovern (D)	18,417	50.4%	Richard Nixon* (R)	17,272	47.3%	832 [+]	2.3%	36,521	-13	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 1972: John Schmitz (Amer) 806 (2.2%);
1968	69%	Hubert Humphrey (D)	18,664	53.5%	Richard Nixon (R)	14,197	40.7%	2,002 [+]	5.7%	34,863	-3	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 1968: George Wallace (AIP) 1,701 (4.9%);
1964	70%	Lyndon Johnson* (D)	23,695	70.1%	Barry Goldwater (R)	10,104	29.9%	24	0.1%	33,823	-9	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 1964:
1960	76%	John Kennedy (D)	22,007	63.3%	Richard Nixon (R)	12,740	36.6%	19	0.1%	34,766	-13	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 1960:
1956	67%	Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	17,923	57.4%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	13,174	42.2%	150	0.5%	31,247	0	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 1956:
1952	74%	Dwight Eisenhower (R)	18,075	55.0%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	14,542	44.3%	228	0.7%	32,845	0	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 1952:
1948	61%	Harry Truman* (D)	15,521	59.9%	Thomas Dewey (R)	10,111	39.0%	281 [+]	1.1%	25,913	-6	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 1948: Henry Wallace (Prog) 190 (0.7%); Strom Thurmond (StsRts) 0 (0.0%);
1944	62%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	12,867	50.5%	Thomas Dewey (R)	12,502	49.1%	89	0.3%	25,458	3	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 1944:
1940	73%	Wendell Willkie (R)	14,590	51.3%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	13,805	48.5%	46	0.2%	28,441	6	0.06%
[-] Other candidates in 1940:
1936	76%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	16,291	59.5%	Alf Landon (R)	8,275	30.2%	2,812 [+]	10.3%	27,378	-6	0.06%
[-] Other candidates in 1936: William Lemke (Union) 2,739 (10.0%); Norman Thomas (Soc) 45 (0.2%);
1932	76%	Franklin Roosevelt (D)	19,210	71.2%	Herbert Hoover* (R)	6,747	25.0%	1,042 [+]	3.9%	26,999	-15	0.07%
[-] Other candidates in 1932: Norman Thomas (Soc) 1,000 (3.7%);
1928	86%	Al Smith (D)	19,437	66.6%	Herbert Hoover (R)	9,744	33.4%	0	0.0%	29,181	-25	0.08%
[-] Other candidates in 1928: Norman Thomas (Soc) 0 (0.0%);
1924	74%	Robert LaFollette (Prog)	10,568	43.0%	Calvin Coolidge (R)	8,280	33.7%	5,718 [+]	23.3%	24,566	-20	0.08%
[-] Other candidates in 1924: John Davis (D) 5,718 (23.3%);
1920	64%	Warren Harding (R)	12,436	59.2%	James Cox (D)	7,636	36.4%	928 [+]	4.4%	21,000	-1	0.08%
[-] Other candidates in 1920: Eugene Debs (Soc) 678 (3.2%); Parley Christiansen (FL) 204 (1.0%); Aaron Watkins (Proh) 22 (0.1%);
1916	39%	Woodrow Wilson* (D)	6,063	49.6%	Charles Evans Hughes (R)	5,772	47.2%	388 [+]	3.2%	12,223	1	0.07%
[-] Other candidates in 1916: Allan Benson (Soc) 372 (3.0%); James Hanly (Proh) 11 (0.1%);
1912	37%	Woodrow Wilson (D)	6,237	53.2%	Theodore Roosevelt (Prog)	3,421	29.2%	2,066 [+]	17.6%	11,724	-9	0.08%
[-] Other candidates in 1912: William Taft* (R) 1,620 (13.8%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 415 (3.5%); Eugene Chafin (Proh) 31 (0.3%);
1908	40%	William J. Bryan (D)	6,645	56.1%	William Taft (R)	4,708	39.7%	502 [+]	4.2%	11,855	-12	0.08%
[-] Other candidates in 1908: Eugene Debs (Soc) 427 (3.6%); Eugene Chafin (Proh) 53 (0.4%); Thomas Hisgen (I) 21 (0.2%);
1904	38%	Theodore Roosevelt (R)	5,485	48.3%	Alton Parker (D)	4,913	43.3%	955 [+]	8.4%	11,353	-8	0.08%
[-] Other candidates in 1904: Eugene Debs (Soc) 847 (7.5%); Thomas Watson (Pop) 56 (0.5%); Silas Swallow (Proh) 52 (0.5%);
1900	40%	William J. Bryan (D)	6,655	57.5%	William McKinley* (R)	4,752	41.1%	157 [+]	1.4%	11,564	-11	0.08%
[-] Other candidates in 1900: Eugene Debs (Soc) 75 (0.6%); John Woolley (Proh) 56 (0.5%);

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Dubuque, IA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

25,657

47.6%

Donald Trump* (R)

27,214

50.5%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

556

1.0%

Other

499

0.9%

TOTAL

53,926

Turnout: 71%	Diff (US): 4

2016 President, Dubuque, IA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

22,850

46.0%

Donald Trump (R)

23,460

47.2%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

2,013

4.0%

Jill Stein (Grn)

379

0.8%

Evan McMullin (I)

305

0.6%

Other

714

1.4%

TOTAL

49,721

Turnout: 67%	Diff (US): 1

2012 President, Dubuque, IA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

28,768

56.5%

Mitt Romney (R)

21,280

41.8%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

438

0.9%

Other

408

0.8%

TOTAL

50,894

Turnout: 70%	Diff (US): -5

2008 President, Dubuque, IA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

28,611

59.7%

John McCain (R)

18,651

38.9%

Ralph Nader (I)

248

0.5%

Bob Barr (Lbt)

109

0.2%

Other

344

0.7%

TOTAL

47,963

Turnout: 68%	Diff (US): -7

2004 President, Dubuque, IA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

20,100

42.7%

John Kerry (D)

26,561

56.5%

Ralph Nader (I)

197

0.4%

Other

185

0.4%

TOTAL

47,043

Turnout: 69%	Diff (US): -8

2000 President, Dubuque, IA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

16,462

40.8%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

22,341

55.4%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

987

2.4%

Pat Buchanan (Ref)

298

0.7%

Other

235

0.6%

TOTAL

40,323

Turnout: 61%	Diff (US): -7

1996 President, Dubuque, IA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Bill Clinton* (D)

20,839

54.8%

Robert Dole (R)

13,391

35.2%

Ross Perot (Ref)

3,304

8.7%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

254

0.7%

Harry Browne (Lbt)

0.2%

Other

173

0.5%

TOTAL

38,051

Turnout: 59%	Diff (US): -6

1992 President, Dubuque, IA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Bill Clinton (D)

20,539

47.8%

George Bush* (R)

14,007

32.6%

Ross Perot (I)

8,208

19.1%

Other

214

0.5%

TOTAL

42,968

Turnout: 68%	Diff (US): -5

1988 President, Dubuque, IA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George Bush (R)

14,530

37.7%

Michael Dukakis (D)

23,797

61.7%

Ron Paul (Lbt)

0.2%

Other

160

0.4%

TOTAL

38,547

Turnout: 61%	Diff (US): -16

1984 President, Dubuque, IA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Ronald Reagan* (R)

19,239

46.4%

Walter Mondale (D)

21,876

52.7%

Other

376

0.9%

TOTAL

41,491

Turnout: 65%	Diff (US): -12

1980 President, Dubuque, IA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Ronald Reagan (R)

18,649

44.9%

Jimmy Carter* (D)

18,689

45.0%

John Anderson (I)

3,708

8.9%

Edward Clark (Lbt)

368

0.9%

Other

125

0.3%

TOTAL

41,539

Turnout: 65%	Diff (US): -6

1976 President, Dubuque, IA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Jimmy Carter (D)

20,548

52.6%

Gerald Ford* (R)

17,459

44.7%

Eugene McCarthy (I)

863

2.2%

Other

179

0.5%

TOTAL

39,049

Turnout: 66%	Diff (US): -3

1972 President, Dubuque, IA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Richard Nixon* (R)

17,272

47.3%

George McGovern (D)

18,417

50.4%

John Schmitz (Amer)

806

2.2%

Other

0.1%

TOTAL

36,521

Turnout: 63%	Diff (US): -13

1968 President, Dubuque, IA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Richard Nixon (R)

14,197

40.7%

Hubert Humphrey (D)

18,664

53.5%

George Wallace (AIP)

1,701

4.9%

Other

301

0.9%

TOTAL

34,863

Turnout: 69%	Diff (US): -3

1964 President, Dubuque, IA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Lyndon Johnson* (D)

23,695

70.1%

Barry Goldwater (R)

10,104

29.9%

Other

0.1%

TOTAL

33,823

Turnout: 70%	Diff (US): -9

1960 President, Dubuque, IA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

John Kennedy (D)

22,007

63.3%

Richard Nixon (R)

12,740

36.6%

Other

0.1%

TOTAL

34,766

Turnout: 76%	Diff (US): -13

1956 President, Dubuque, IA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Dwight Eisenhower* (R)

17,923

57.4%

Adlai Stevenson (D)

13,174

42.2%

Other

150

0.5%

TOTAL

31,247

Turnout: 67%	Diff (US): 0

1952 President, Dubuque, IA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Dwight Eisenhower (R)

18,075

55.0%

Adlai Stevenson (D)

14,542

44.3%

Other

228

0.7%

TOTAL

32,845

Turnout: 74%	Diff (US): 0

1948 President, Dubuque, IA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Harry Truman* (D)

15,521

59.9%

Thomas Dewey (R)

10,111

39.0%

Henry Wallace (Prog)

190

0.7%

Other

0.4%

TOTAL

25,913

Turnout: 61%	Diff (US): -6

1944 President, Dubuque, IA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt* (D)

12,867

50.5%

Thomas Dewey (R)

12,502

49.1%

Other

0.3%

TOTAL

25,458

Turnout: 62%	Diff (US): 3

1940 President, Dubuque, IA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt* (D)

13,805

48.5%

Wendell Willkie (R)

14,590

51.3%

Other

0.2%

TOTAL

28,441

Turnout: 73%	Diff (US): 6

1936 President, Dubuque, IA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt* (D)

16,291

59.5%

Alf Landon (R)

8,275

30.2%

William Lemke (Union)

2,739

10.0%

Norman Thomas (Soc)

0.2%

Other

0.1%

TOTAL

27,378

Turnout: 76%	Diff (US): -6

1932 President, Dubuque, IA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt (D)

19,210

71.2%

Herbert Hoover* (R)

6,747

25.0%

Norman Thomas (Soc)

1,000

3.7%

Other

0.2%

TOTAL

26,999

Turnout: 76%	Diff (US): -15

1928 President, Dubuque, IA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Herbert Hoover (R)

9,744

33.4%

Al Smith (D)

19,437

66.6%

TOTAL

29,181

Turnout: 86%	Diff (US): -25

1924 President, Dubuque, IA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Calvin Coolidge (R)

8,280

33.7%

John Davis (D)

5,718

23.3%

Robert LaFollette (Prog)

10,568

43.0%

TOTAL

24,566

Turnout: 74%	Diff (US): -20

1920 President, Dubuque, IA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Warren Harding (R)

12,436

59.2%

James Cox (D)

7,636

36.4%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

678

3.2%

Parley Christiansen (FL)

204

1.0%

Aaron Watkins (Proh)

0.1%

Other

0.1%

TOTAL

21,000

Turnout: 64%	Diff (US): -1

1916 President, Dubuque, IA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Woodrow Wilson* (D)

6,063

49.6%

Charles Evans Hughes (R)

5,772

47.2%

Allan Benson (Soc)

372

3.0%

James Hanly (Proh)

0.1%

Other

0.0%

TOTAL

12,223

Turnout: 39%	Diff (US): 1

1912 President, Dubuque, IA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Woodrow Wilson (D)

6,237

53.2%

Theodore Roosevelt (Prog)

3,421

29.2%

William Taft* (R)

1,620

13.8%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

415

3.5%

Eugene Chafin (Proh)

0.3%

TOTAL

11,724

Turnout: 37%	Diff (US): -9

1908 President, Dubuque, IA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

William Taft (R)

4,708

39.7%

William J. Bryan (D)

6,645

56.1%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

427

3.6%

Eugene Chafin (Proh)

0.4%

Thomas Hisgen (I)

0.2%

Other

0.0%

TOTAL

11,855

Turnout: 40%	Diff (US): -12

1904 President, Dubuque, IA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Theodore Roosevelt (R)

5,485

48.3%

Alton Parker (D)

4,913

43.3%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

847

7.5%

Silas Swallow (Proh)

0.5%

Thomas Watson (Pop)

0.5%

TOTAL

11,353

Turnout: 38%	Diff (US): -8

1900 President, Dubuque, IA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

William McKinley* (R)

4,752

41.1%

William J. Bryan (D)

6,655

57.5%

John Woolley (Proh)

0.5%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

0.6%

Other

0.2%

TOTAL

11,564

Turnout: 40%	Diff (US): -11

* incumbent

2022 Census data
White:	88,226	89.41%	1.4%
Black:	3,565	3.61%	46.3%
Indian:	176	0.18%	22.2%
Asian:	2,036	2.06%	76.6%
2+ races:	1,745	1.77%	61.1%
Hispanic:	2,929	2.97%	62.1%

Total non-White:	10,451	10.59%	56.6%

Change in White population:	1,245	1.3
Change in Non-White pop.:	3,779	4.0

Dubuque, IA Metro Area

Historical Presidential Election Results for Dubuque, IA Metro Area