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1876–2024
Storm Lake, IA·Iowa

Storm Lake, IA has voted Republican in nine straight presidential cycles.

1876 — 2024·38 elections
IA
Latest
R+33
in 2024
Archetype
Republican loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
20,753
2024 ACS

Storm Lake, IA, Iowa: Republican loyalist metro. In 2024, voted R+33%. Republican peak: R+59 in 1920.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+33MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
Republican loyalistAkashic typology
Population
20,7532024 5-year
Median household income
$71,7192024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
60.0%2024 5-year
Black
3.3%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
29.4%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+22 in 1936MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+59 in 1920MIT Election Lab
2024 results by constituent county
1 counties · 0 D · 1 R
R+60
D+60
One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.
38 presidential elections
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
R
−33.2%
2,4624,9627,537
R
−25.7%
2,9615,0568,167
R
−24.4%
2,8564,9038,381
R
−10.2%
3,7004,5548,383
R
−1.8%
4,0754,2238,418
R
−16.1%
3,5204,8878,490
R
−13.3%
3,2974,3547,977
R
−2.7%
3,4203,6367,965
R
−5.3%
3,3743,8639,257
D
+4.6%
4,5804,1708,825
R
−11.5%
4,1095,1939,405
R
−18.6%
3,4685,2729,676
R
−9.4%
4,2275,1269,567
R
−24.0%
3,4605,6859,281
R
−28.2%
3,0515,5999,050
D
+16.6%
5,2453,7478,997
R
−27.2%
3,6376,3519,996
R
−22.6%
4,0836,47010,563
R
−39.6%
3,2547,53910,813
D
+4.5%
4,3403,9598,493
D
+3.4%
4,2773,9938,309
D
+2.2%
4,7844,5769,399
D
+22.2%
5,2873,3348,785
D
+20.4%
4,8353,1628,210
R
−31.9%
2,6095,0877,770
R
−43.0%
6833,8127,277
R
−59.4%
1,2044,9276,270
R
−16.6%
1,4542,0453,564
O
+4.6%
9217553,635
R
−36.2%
1,0542,3373,544
R
−57.6%
6052,4833,260
R
−45.9%
9362,6323,694
R
−36.6%
1,1782,5683,797
R
−24.5%
9821,7122,982
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Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
23.7%
Irish
6.2%
English
5.0%
American
2.2%
Italian
1.0%
French
0.7%
Scottish
0.7%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so these shares can total more than 100%. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 35.6 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
1.1%
85+
1.5%
1.6%
75–84
2.3%
4.9%
65–74
4.9%
6.1%
55–64
5.6%
5.7%
45–54
5.0%
6.3%
35–44
6.1%
5.6%
25–34
6.1%
5.2%
18–24
5.3%
10.1%
5–17
9.5%
4.2%
<5
2.8%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$71,719
Storm Lake, IA ranks near the middle of US counties.
Storm Lake, IA$71,719
Iowa$75,059
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
7.8%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 189.4%
Working age (18–64)7.3%
Seniors (65+)5.3%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
63.5%
speak English only
Spanish24.2%
Asian & Pacific Islander9.6%
Other languages2.1%
Other Indo-European0.6%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Mainline Protestant
22.2%
Catholic & Orthodox
15.8%
Methodist
5.5%
Other Christian
4.5%
Baptist
1.3%
Pentecostal & Holiness
0.8%
Non-Christian
0.1%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 49.8% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Storm Lake, IA sits in the Corn Belt. Its political identity has been Republican for as long as anyone now living can remember. 1 consecutive presidential elections in modern records have gone for the Republican candidate, often by margins that would be considered landslide territory anywhere else.

The Republican margin in Storm Lake, IA reached its widest at fifty-nine points in 1920. The margin in 2024 was thirty-three points, in line with the metro's deep historical pattern.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $71,719, a 60% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 20,753 together describe a metro whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Storm Lake, IA, Iowa — The Long Memory. Akashic Intelligence — The Long Memory. https://tiers.akashic.app/cbsa/44740/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.
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Frequently asked questions

How did Storm Lake, IA, Iowa vote in 2024?
In 2024, Storm Lake, IA, Iowa voted Republican by 33.2 points (R+33), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 7,537 votes cast, 2,462 went Democratic and 4,962 went Republican.
What is Storm Lake, IA, Iowa's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Storm Lake, IA, Iowa as a "Republican loyalist" metro based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the metro has voted Democratic 7 times, Republican 26 times, and other 1 times.
When did Storm Lake, IA, Iowa last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Storm Lake, IA, Iowa voted Democratic was 1988.
How many people live in Storm Lake, IA, Iowa?
Storm Lake, IA, Iowa has a population of 20,753 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Storm Lake, IA, Iowa?
Median household income in Storm Lake, IA, Iowa is $71,719 — below the national median of $80,734. The Iowa state median is $75,059.
What is the political history of Storm Lake, IA, Iowa?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Storm Lake, IA, Iowa from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 7 went Democratic and 26 went Republican. The metro's archetype — "Republican loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.