Cedar Rapids-Wtrlo-IWC&Dub, Iowa: Populist market. In 2024, voted R+2%. Republican peak: R+47 in 1920.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+2MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- PopulistAkashic typology
- Population
- 919,7322024 5-year
- Median household income
- $74,9742024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 85.3%2024 5-year
- Black
- 4.7%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 4.5%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+25 in 1964MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+47 in 1920MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for Cedar Rapids-Wtrlo-IWC&Dub, IAOne cell per constituent county, colored by 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), ordered bluest first.
R+60D+60
One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 237,369 | 245,767 | 491,876 | ||
| D | 253,679 | 236,524 | 500,614 | ||
| D | 221,010 | 211,332 | 470,966 | ||
| D | 268,689 | 195,287 | 472,511 | ||
| D | 270,992 | 178,068 | 456,096 | ||
| D | 239,686 | 201,310 | 444,849 | ||
| D | 198,981 | 168,641 | 381,687 | ||
| D | 189,917 | 129,922 | 352,191 | ||
| D | 174,159 | 132,696 | 388,793 | ||
| D | 195,204 | 148,376 | 346,332 | ||
| R | 175,303 | 193,284 | 371,848 | ||
| R | 149,101 | 178,398 | 370,342 | ||
| R | 172,301 | 177,160 | 358,262 | ||
| R | 145,105 | 184,844 | 336,152 | ||
| R | 133,173 | 163,629 | 313,709 | ||
| D | 194,296 | 117,474 | 312,150 | ||
| R | 147,682 | 180,401 | 328,302 | ||
| R | 121,130 | 186,587 | 308,747 | ||
| R | 111,392 | 200,048 | 313,233 | ||
| D | 129,725 | 126,692 | 261,438 | ||
| R | 119,198 | 137,485 | 257,862 | ||
| R | 130,739 | 158,665 | 290,278 | ||
| D | 147,817 | 117,167 | 274,470 | ||
| D | 151,893 | 104,194 | 260,444 | ||
| R | 102,502 | 150,747 | 254,306 | ||
| R | 44,915 | 126,783 | 237,338 | ||
| R | 54,270 | 157,018 | 216,583 | ||
| R | 51,512 | 71,306 | 125,281 | ||
| D | 52,356 | 29,248 | 120,422 | ||
| R | 52,495 | 62,225 | 118,275 | ||
| R | 43,314 | 69,828 | 118,162 | ||
| R | 53,010 | 70,144 | 125,653 | ||
| R | 53,665 | 67,990 | 123,979 | ||
| D | 55,326 | 52,144 | 110,333 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
34.6%
Irish
14.1%
English
9.7%
American
4.5%
Italian
1.6%
French
1.3%
Scottish
1.3%
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: 38.3 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
85+
75–84
65–74
55–64
45–54
35–44
25–34
18–24
5–17
<5
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$74,974
Cedar Rapids-Wtrlo-IWC&Dub ranks near the middle of US counties.
Cedar Rapids-Wtrlo-IWC&Dub$74,974
Iowa$75,059
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
11.5%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1811.9%
Working age (18–64)11.5%
Seniors (65+)8.8%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
92.5%
speak English only
Spanish2.8%
Other Indo-European2.2%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.5%
Other languages1.0%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 53.8% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Cedar Rapids and Waterloo-Dubuque span a corridor where mid-size manufacturing cities meet agricultural hinterlands, producing a market that has swung within single digits in recent presidential cycles and rewards ground-level retail politics.
The Democratic margin in Cedar Rapids-Wtrlo-IWC&Dub peaked at twenty-five points in 1964. By 2024 the market had flipped, voting Republican for the first time in many years. The 2024 margin was two points, the most Republican-leaning result in the market's modern history.
The economic context is the key. The median household income of $74,974 sits well below state and national norms, and 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. The shift here is part of a broader realignment of working-class places across the country.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Cedar Rapids-Wtrlo-IWC&Dub, Iowa vote in 2024?
In 2024, Cedar Rapids-Wtrlo-IWC&Dub, Iowa voted Republican by 1.7 points (R+2), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 491,876 votes cast, 237,369 went Democratic and 245,767 went Republican.
What is Cedar Rapids-Wtrlo-IWC&Dub, Iowa's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Cedar Rapids-Wtrlo-IWC&Dub, Iowa as a "Populist" market based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the market has voted Democratic 15 times, Republican 19 times, and other 0 times.
When did Cedar Rapids-Wtrlo-IWC&Dub, Iowa last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Cedar Rapids-Wtrlo-IWC&Dub, Iowa voted Democratic was 2020.
How many people live in Cedar Rapids-Wtrlo-IWC&Dub, Iowa?
Cedar Rapids-Wtrlo-IWC&Dub, Iowa has a population of 919,732 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Cedar Rapids-Wtrlo-IWC&Dub, Iowa?
Median household income in Cedar Rapids-Wtrlo-IWC&Dub, Iowa is $74,974 — below the national median of $80,734. The Iowa state median is $75,059.
What is the political history of Cedar Rapids-Wtrlo-IWC&Dub, Iowa?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Cedar Rapids-Wtrlo-IWC&Dub, Iowa from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 15 went Democratic and 19 went Republican. The market's archetype — "Populist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.