Presidential elections · 2000–2024
Mills County, IA — Presidential Election Results (2000–2024)
In 2024, Mills County, Iowa voted for Donald J. Trump (Republican) by R+39.0 — 2,456 Democratic to 5,671 Republican of 8,253 votes cast. From 2020 to 2024 it shifted 1.4 points toward Republicans. That makes it 25.8 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 Mills County
| Year | Democratic | Republican | Other | Dem share | Rep share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2,456 | 5,671 | 126 | 29.8% | 68.7% | R+39.0 |
| 2020 | 2,508 | 5,616 | 144 | 30.3% | 67.9% | R+37.6 |
| 2016 | 2,090 | 5,067 | 541 | 27.1% | 65.8% | R+38.7 |
| 2012 | 2,848 | 4,216 | 148 | 39.5% | 58.5% | R+19.0 |
| 2008 | 2,976 | 4,183 | 123 | 40.9% | 57.4% | R+16.6 |
| 2004 | 2,308 | 4,556 | 76 | 33.3% | 65.6% | R+32.4 |
| 2000 | 2,039 | 3,684 | 192 | 34.5% | 62.3% | R+27.8 |
Mills County presidential elections — FAQ
Who carried Mills County in the 2024 presidential election?+
Donald J. Trump (Republican) carried Mills County, Iowa in 2024 by R+39.0, with 8,253 votes cast. Data: MIT Election Data & Science Lab.
How did Mills County shift between 2020 and 2024?+
Mills County shifted 1.4 points toward Republicans between 2020 (R+37.6) and 2024 (R+39.0).
Is Mills County more Democratic or Republican than Iowa overall?+
In 2024, Mills County went R+39.0 while Iowa overall went R+13.2 — 25.8 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.