Cedar Rapids-Wtrlo-IWC&Dub, Iowa: Industrial Catholic Metro market. In 2024, voted R+2%. Republican peak: R+47 in 1920.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+2MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Industrial Catholic MetroAkashic 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
2024 presidential election
Cedar Rapids-Wtrlo-IWC&Dub
TrumpR+2
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
| Donald Trump ✓Republican | 50.0% | 245,767 |
|---|---|---|
| Kamala HarrisDemocratic | 48.3% | 237,369 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 1.8% | 8,740 |
D+60R+60
21 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
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1876 | No data |
| 1880 | No data |
| 1884 | No data |
| 1888 | No data |
| 1892 | +2.9% |
| 1896 | −11.6% |
| 1900 | −13.6% |
| 1904 | −22.4% |
| 1908 | −8.2% |
| 1912 | +19.2% |
| 1916 | −15.8% |
| 1920 | −47.4% |
| 1924 | −34.5% |
| 1928 | −19.0% |
| 1932 | +18.3% |
| 1936 | +11.2% |
| 1940 | −9.6% |
| 1944 | −7.1% |
| 1948 | +1.2% |
| 1952 | −28.3% |
| 1956 | −21.2% |
| 1960 | −10.0% |
| 1964 | +24.6% |
| 1968 | −9.7% |
| 1972 | −11.8% |
| 1976 | −1.4% |
| 1980 | −7.9% |
| 1984 | −4.8% |
| 1988 | +13.5% |
| 1992 | +10.7% |
| 1996 | +17.0% |
| 2000 | +7.9% |
| 2004 | +8.6% |
| 2008 | +20.4% |
| 2012 | +15.5% |
| 2016 | +2.1% |
| 2020 | +3.4% |
| 2024 | −1.7% |
DemocraticRepublican
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
2024 ACS
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.
2024 ACS
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.
2024 ACS
Median household income
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.
2024 ACS
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.
2024 ACS
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.
2020 religion census
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.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of twenty-five points in 1964 and a Republican high of forty-seven points in 1920. Between 2020 and 2024 the market moved five points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was two points.
A population of 919,732, a 85% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $74,974 describe the market.
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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 typology?
Akashic places Cedar Rapids-Wtrlo-IWC&Dub, 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 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 typology — "Industrial Catholic Metro" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.