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1876–2024
Cedar Rapids, IA·Iowa

Cedar Rapids, IA has voted Democratic in ten straight presidential elections — D+3 in 2024.

Iowa's second-largest metro, where manufacturing jobs and college credentials collide

1876 — 2024·38 elections
IA
LatestD+3in 2024
TypologyIndustrial Catholic Metrocluster typology
Population276,6242024 ACS

Cedar Rapids, IA, Iowa: Industrial Catholic Metro metro. In 2024, voted D+3%. Republican peak: R+46 in 1920.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
D+3MIT Election Lab
Political typology
Industrial Catholic MetroAkashic typology
Population
276,6242024 5-year
Median household income
$78,2042024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
85.3%2024 5-year
Black
5.2%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
3.8%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+29 in 1964MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+46 in 1920MIT Election Lab
2024 presidential election
Cedar Rapids, IA
HarrisD+3
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2024 presidential margin by county for Cedar Rapids, IA, IAA map of the constituent counties of Cedar Rapids, IA, IA, each outlined and filled by its 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic).Jones County, IA · R+26Linn County, IA · D+10Benton County, IA · R+33
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Kamala Harris ✓Democratic50.5%75,039
Donald TrumpRepublican47.6%70,606
OtherAll other candidates1.9%2,803
D+60
R+60
3 counties, each filled by 2024 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1876–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over timeDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1876 to 2024. Most recent: +3.0% in 2024.flipped D · 1988+3.0%DR18762024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
1876No data
1880No data
1884No data
1888No data
1892−2.3%
1896−16.4%
1900−19.2%
1904−30.6%
1908−10.7%
1912+9.6%
1916−14.1%
1920−45.8%
1924−43.7%
1928−33.5%
1932+5.5%
1936+5.0%
1940−8.4%
1944−1.4%
1948+0.3%
1952−20.7%
1956−21.2%
1960−11.7%
1964+29.4%
1968−3.9%
1972−8.7%
1976+2.1%
1980−6.5%
1984−4.2%
1988+13.6%
1992+9.0%
1996+17.5%
2000+8.3%
2004+8.4%
2008+19.0%
2012+15.2%
2016+3.6%
2020+7.3%
2024+3.0%
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
D
+3.0%
75,03970,606148,448
D
+7.3%
80,24769,124153,089
D
+3.6%
67,40062,342142,323
D
+15.2%
80,97759,283142,925
D
+19.0%
80,54154,478137,071
D
+8.4%
72,24360,934134,219
D
+8.3%
59,50250,086112,973
D
+17.5%
55,71137,876101,895
D
+9.0%
46,54236,755108,224
D
+13.6%
53,50740,63694,880
R
−4.2%
47,34651,53499,784
R
−6.5%
39,69446,08997,772
D
+2.1%
48,01145,99095,931
R
−8.7%
39,12046,73887,430
R
−3.9%
37,25740,44782,477
D
+29.4%
52,23128,45280,785
R
−11.7%
36,15845,71381,909
R
−21.2%
28,96544,64174,089
R
−20.7%
28,64043,76973,203
D
+0.3%
29,11928,94159,787
R
−1.4%
29,30530,12459,633
R
−8.4%
29,16734,50963,857
D
+5.0%
30,38227,41459,096
D
+5.5%
28,71525,65755,235
R
−33.5%
17,99836,21154,445
R
−43.7%
9,61232,20951,750
R
−45.8%
11,71132,53745,489
R
−14.1%
10,65314,24925,497
D
+9.6%
10,0837,77923,890
R
−10.7%
10,08712,57123,275
R
−30.6%
7,49114,57323,135
R
−19.2%
9,64614,37524,595
R
−16.4%
9,98613,99624,389
R
−2.3%
10,21610,71521,486
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Demographics

2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
31.5%
Irish
14.3%
English
11.1%
American
4.0%
Scottish
1.8%
French
1.8%
Italian
1.5%
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.
2024 ACS
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 39.7 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.7%
85+
1.4%
2.4%
75–84
3.0%
5.0%
65–74
5.3%
6.5%
55–64
6.5%
6.1%
45–54
6.0%
6.7%
35–44
6.6%
6.6%
25–34
6.2%
4.4%
18–24
4.3%
8.4%
5–17
8.3%
2.9%
<5
2.9%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$78,204
Cedar Rapids, IA ranks near the middle of US counties.
Cedar Rapids, IA$78,204
Iowa$75,059
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
9.4%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1811.1%
Working age (18–64)8.9%
Seniors (65+)8.8%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
93.7%
speak English only
Spanish2.1%
Other Indo-European2.0%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.1%
Other languages1.0%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Catholic & Orthodox
16.9%
Mainline Protestant
10.7%
Other Christian
7.2%
Methodist
5.3%
Non-Christian
2.2%
Pentecostal & Holiness
1.7%
Baptist
1.0%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 55.0% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Cedar Rapids anchors Linn County, a bellwether that has swung between parties in recent cycles as its workforce blends legacy industrial employment with a growing share of degree-holders reshaping suburban precincts.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of twenty-nine points in 1964 and a Republican high of forty-six points in 1920. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved four points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was three points.

A population of 276,624, a 85% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $78,204 describe the metro.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Cedar Rapids, IA, Iowa vote in 2024?
In 2024, Cedar Rapids, IA, Iowa voted Democratic by 3.0 points (D+3), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 148,448 votes cast, 75,039 went Democratic and 70,606 went Republican.
What is Cedar Rapids, IA, Iowa's political typology?
Akashic places Cedar Rapids, IA, Iowa in the "Industrial Catholic Metro" typology. The typology is a data-driven cluster built from vote share, vote swing, race and ethnicity, income, language spoken at home, religion, and ancestry. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the metro has voted Democratic 16 times, Republican 18 times, and other 0 times.
When did Cedar Rapids, IA, Iowa last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Cedar Rapids, IA, Iowa voted Republican was 1984.
How many people live in Cedar Rapids, IA, Iowa?
Cedar Rapids, IA, Iowa has a population of 276,624 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Cedar Rapids, IA, Iowa?
Median household income in Cedar Rapids, IA, Iowa is $78,204 — below the national median of $80,734. The Iowa state median is $75,059.
What is the political history of Cedar Rapids, IA, Iowa?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Cedar Rapids, IA, Iowa from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 16 went Democratic and 18 went Republican. The metro's typology — "Industrial Catholic Metro" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.