Presidential elections · 2000–2024
Linn County, IA — Presidential Election Results (2000–2024)
In 2024, Linn County, Iowa voted for Kamala D. Harris (Democratic) by D+9.9 — 66,358 Democratic to 54,237 Republican of 122,959 votes cast. From 2020 to 2024 it shifted 3.5 points toward Republicans. That makes it 23.1 points more Democratic 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 Linn County
| Year | Democratic | Republican | Other | Dem share | Rep share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 66,358 | 54,237 | 2,364 | 54.0% | 44.1% | D+9.9 |
| 2020 | 70,874 | 53,744 | 2,840 | 55.6% | 42.2% | D+13.4 |
| 2016 | 58,935 | 48,390 | 9,773 | 50.3% | 41.3% | D+9.0 |
| 2012 | 68,581 | 47,622 | 2,250 | 57.9% | 40.2% | D+17.7 |
| 2008 | 68,037 | 43,626 | 1,692 | 60.0% | 38.5% | D+21.5 |
| 2004 | 60,442 | 49,442 | 856 | 54.6% | 44.6% | D+9.9 |
| 2000 | 48,897 | 40,417 | 2,750 | 53.1% | 43.9% | D+9.2 |
Linn County presidential elections — FAQ
Who carried Linn County in the 2024 presidential election?+
Kamala D. Harris (Democratic) carried Linn County, Iowa in 2024 by D+9.9, with 122,959 votes cast. Data: MIT Election Data & Science Lab.
How did Linn County shift between 2020 and 2024?+
Linn County shifted 3.5 points toward Republicans between 2020 (D+13.4) and 2024 (D+9.9).
Is Linn County more Democratic or Republican than Iowa overall?+
In 2024, Linn County went D+9.9 while Iowa overall went R+13.2 — 23.1 points more Democratic 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.