Presidential elections · 2000–2024
Story County, IA — Presidential Election Results (2000–2024)
In 2024, Story County, Iowa voted for Kamala D. Harris (Democratic) by D+10.3 — 26,765 Democratic to 21,665 Republican of 49,526 votes cast. From 2020 to 2024 it shifted 6.6 points toward Republicans. That makes it 23.5 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 Story County
| Year | Democratic | Republican | Other | Dem share | Rep share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 26,765 | 21,665 | 1,096 | 54.0% | 43.7% | D+10.3 |
| 2020 | 29,175 | 20,541 | 1,322 | 57.2% | 40.2% | D+16.9 |
| 2016 | 25,709 | 19,458 | 5,500 | 50.7% | 38.4% | D+12.3 |
| 2012 | 26,192 | 19,668 | 1,290 | 55.6% | 41.7% | D+13.8 |
| 2008 | 26,548 | 18,995 | 1,032 | 57.0% | 40.8% | D+16.2 |
| 2004 | 23,296 | 20,819 | 537 | 52.2% | 46.6% | D+5.5 |
| 2000 | 17,478 | 16,228 | 1,658 | 49.4% | 45.9% | D+3.5 |
Story County presidential elections — FAQ
Who carried Story County in the 2024 presidential election?+
Kamala D. Harris (Democratic) carried Story County, Iowa in 2024 by D+10.3, with 49,526 votes cast. Data: MIT Election Data & Science Lab.
How did Story County shift between 2020 and 2024?+
Story County shifted 6.6 points toward Republicans between 2020 (D+16.9) and 2024 (D+10.3).
Is Story County more Democratic or Republican than Iowa overall?+
In 2024, Story County went D+10.3 while Iowa overall went R+13.2 — 23.5 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.