Presidential elections · 2000–2024
Fayette County, IA — Presidential Election Results (2000–2024)
In 2024, Fayette County, Iowa voted for Donald J. Trump (Republican) by R+30.4 — 3,334 Democratic to 6,325 Republican of 9,848 votes cast. From 2020 to 2024 it shifted 7.4 points toward Republicans. That makes it 17.2 points more Republican than Iowa overall (R+13.2).
Data: MIT Election Data & Science Lab, Harvard Dataverse.
Margin by election, 2000–2024
Democratic minus Republican, in points of all votes cast — blue bars Democratic, red Republican.
Every election in Fayette County
| Year | Democratic | Republican | Other | Dem share | Rep share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3,334 | 6,325 | 189 | 33.9% | 64.2% | R+30.4 |
| 2020 | 3,835 | 6,174 | 177 | 37.6% | 60.6% | R+23.0 |
| 2016 | 3,689 | 5,620 | 666 | 37.0% | 56.3% | R+19.4 |
| 2012 | 5,732 | 4,492 | 142 | 55.3% | 43.3% | D+12.0 |
| 2008 | 5,908 | 4,205 | 146 | 57.6% | 41.0% | D+16.6 |
| 2004 | 5,185 | 5,128 | 79 | 49.9% | 49.3% | D+0.5 |
| 2000 | 4,640 | 4,747 | 234 | 48.2% | 49.3% | R+1.1 |
Fayette County presidential elections — FAQ
Who carried Fayette County in the 2024 presidential election?+
Donald J. Trump (Republican) carried Fayette County, Iowa in 2024 by R+30.4, with 9,848 votes cast. Data: MIT Election Data & Science Lab.
How did Fayette County shift between 2020 and 2024?+
Fayette County shifted 7.4 points toward Republicans between 2020 (R+23.0) and 2024 (R+30.4).
Is Fayette County more Democratic or Republican than Iowa overall?+
In 2024, Fayette County went R+30.4 while Iowa overall went R+13.2 — 17.2 points more Republican than the state.
Where does this election data come from?+
County-level presidential returns (2000–2024) come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (MEDSL), published on the Harvard Dataverse. pumsdata is an independent product that makes the data easy to map and compare, and is not affiliated with MEDSL or Harvard.