Editing Calhoun County, Iowa (section)

==Politics==
Politically, Calhoun County has favored the Republicans since 1896, usually only voting Democratic when the party won national victories. It first voted for the Democrats in [[1932 United States Presidential Election|1932]] when [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]] won in a landslide victory against [[Herbert Hoover]]. In 2000, Calhoun County voted for [[George W. Bush]] and has voted for the Republicans ever since. In 2016 [[Donald Trump]] won 67.2% percent of the vote in Calhoun County, the highest vote share since [[Dwight D. Eisenhower|Dwight D. Eisenhower's]] victory in 1952. In 2020 and 2024, Trump increased it to 70.2% and 72.7% respectively, the highest percentages for any party in the county since [[Warren G. Harding]] a century earlier.
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{{PresRow|2024|Republican|3,708|1,328|61|Iowa}}
{{PresRow|2020|Republican|3,689|1,470|99|Iowa}}
{{PresRow|2016|Republican|3,468|1,398|293|Iowa}}
{{PresRow|2012|Republican|2,891|2,238|101|Iowa}}
{{PresRow|2008|Republican|2,741|2,341|113|Iowa}}
{{PresRow|2004|Republican|3,255|2,243|44|Iowa}}
{{PresRow|2000|Republican|2,776|2,132|133|Iowa}}
{{PresRow|1996|Democratic|2,077|2,193|509|Iowa}}
{{PresRow|1992|Republican|2,169|2,140|965|Iowa}}
{{PresRow|1988|Democratic|2,474|2,990|41|Iowa}}
{{PresRow|1984|Republican|3,311|2,541|46|Iowa}}
{{PresRow|1980|Republican|3,633|2,150|545|Iowa}}
{{PresRow|1976|Republican|3,215|3,001|84|Iowa}}
{{PresRow|1972|Republican|3,821|2,446|101|Iowa}}
{{PresRow|1968|Republican|3,715|2,361|382|Iowa}}
{{PresRow|1964|Democratic|2,422|4,407|8|Iowa}}
{{PresRow|1960|Republican|4,485|3,123|7|Iowa}}
{{PresRow|1956|Republican|4,409|2,972|288|Iowa}}
{{PresRow|1952|Republican|5,391|2,411|164|Iowa}}
{{PresRow|1948|Democratic|3,083|3,164|151|Iowa}}
{{PresRow|1944|Democratic|3,375|3,544|27|Iowa}}
{{PresRow|1940|Democratic|3,792|4,344|25|Iowa}}
{{PresRow|1936|Democratic|3,027|4,544|128|Iowa}}
{{PresRow|1932|Democratic|2,404|4,368|205|Iowa}}
{{PresRow|1928|Republican|4,136|2,681|49|Iowa}}
{{PresRow|1924|Republican|3,529|714|2,389|Iowa}}
{{PresRow|1920|Republican|5,277|1,479|102|Iowa}}
{{PresRow|1916|Republican|2,276|1,515|110|Iowa}}
{{PresRow|1912|Progressive|963|1,182|1,474|Iowa}}
{{PresRow|1908|Republican|2,353|1,152|228|Iowa}}
{{PresRow|1904|Republican|2,479|870|327|Iowa}}
{{PresRow|1900|Republican|2,973|1,224|74|Iowa}}
{{PresFoot|1896|Republican|2,698|1,280|34|Iowa}}