West North Central states

The West North Central states form one of the nine geographic subdivisions within the United States that are officially recognized by the U.S. Census Bureau.

Seven states compose the division: Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota and South Dakota and it makes up the western half of the Midwestern United States; the eastern half of which consists of the East North Central states of Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio and Wisconsin. The Mississippi River marks the bulk of the boundary between these two divisions.

The West North Central states are regarded as constituting the core of the nation's "Farm Belt." Another name popularly applied to the division is the "Agricultural Heartland," or simply the "Heartland."

Since the early 1990s, the West North Central division has consistently had the lowest unemployment rate in the United States (especially in its many college towns), and has also been noted for its plentiful supply of affordable housing.

Demographics

As of 2020, the West North Central states had a combined population of 21,616,921. This number is a 5.4% increase from 20,505,437 in 2010. The West North Central region covers of land, and has an average population density of 42.56 people per square mile.

States in the West North Central

State	2020 census	Land area
Iowa	3,190,369	56,272
Kansas	2,937,880	82,277
Minnesota	5,706,494	86,939
Missouri	6,154,913	69,709
Nebraska	1,961,504	77,354
North Dakota	779,094	70,700
South Dakota	886,667	77,116

Ten largest cities by population in the West North Central

	City	2020 pop.
1	Kansas City, Missouri	508,090
2	Omaha, Nebraska	484,983
3	Minneapolis, Minnesota	434,341
4	Wichita, Kansas	390,780
5	St. Louis, Missouri	318,416
6	St. Paul, Minnesota	310,468
7	St. Louis, Missouri	292,601
8	Lincoln, Nebraska	292,201
9	Des Moines, Iowa	215,293
10	Overland Park, Kansas	197,783

File:Ethnic Origins in the West North Central United States.png

Ethnic origins in West North Central

Largest metropolitan areas (2020)

1	Twin Cities (MN-WI)	3,685,561
2	St. Louis, MO-IL	2,806,100
3	Kansas City, Missouri-KS	2,172,902
4	Omaha, Nebraska-IA	963,221
5	Des Moines, Iowa	721,326
6	Wichita, Kansas	649,230
7	Springfield, Missouri	473,702
8	Quad Cities IA-IL (Davenport)	376,502
9	Lincoln, Nebraska	340,954
10	Duluth, MN-WI	287,430

Politics

Kansas, Nebraska, South Dakota, and North Dakota have consistently voted for Republican presidential candidates since 1968. Minnesota has consistently voted for Democratic presidential candidates since 1976. Missouri has consistently voted for Republican presidential candidates since 2000. Iowa voted for Trump in 2016 and 2020, but previously voted for Democratic presidential candidates from 2012 to 1988, except in 2004 when it voted for George W. Bush.

Parties
Democratic-Republican	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| Democratic	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| Republican	Template:Party shading/Liberal Republican| Liberal Republican	style="background:Template:Party color"| Populist	Progressive

• Bold denotes election winner.

Presidential electoral votes in the West North Central states since 1824
Year	Iowa	Kansas	Minnesota	Missouri	Nebraska	North Dakota	South Dakota
1824	Template:Party shading/Independent| No election	Template:Party shading/Independent| No election	Template:Party shading/Independent| No election	Clay	Template:Party shading/Independent| No election	Template:Party shading/Independent| No election	Template:Party shading/Independent| No election
1828	Template:Party shading/Independent| No election	Template:Party shading/Independent| No election	Template:Party shading/Independent| No election	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| Jackson	Template:Party shading/Independent| No election	Template:Party shading/Independent| No election	Template:Party shading/Independent| No election
1832	Template:Party shading/Independent| No election	Template:Party shading/Independent| No election	Template:Party shading/Independent| No election	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| Jackson	Template:Party shading/Independent| No election	Template:Party shading/Independent| No election	Template:Party shading/Independent| No election
1836	Template:Party shading/Independent| No election	Template:Party shading/Independent| No election	Template:Party shading/Independent| No election	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| Van Buren	Template:Party shading/Independent| No election	Template:Party shading/Independent| No election	Template:Party shading/Independent| No election
1840	Template:Party shading/Independent| No election	Template:Party shading/Independent| No election	Template:Party shading/Independent| No election	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| Van Buren	Template:Party shading/Independent| No election	Template:Party shading/Independent| No election	Template:Party shading/Independent| No election
1844	Template:Party shading/Independent| No election	Template:Party shading/Independent| No election	Template:Party shading/Independent| No election	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| Polk	Template:Party shading/Independent| No election	Template:Party shading/Independent| No election	Template:Party shading/Independent| No election
1848	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| Cass	Template:Party shading/Independent| No election	Template:Party shading/Independent| No election	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| Cass	Template:Party shading/Independent| No election	Template:Party shading/Independent| No election	Template:Party shading/Independent| No election
1852	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| Pierce	Template:Party shading/Independent| No election	Template:Party shading/Independent| No election	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| Pierce	Template:Party shading/Independent| No election	Template:Party shading/Independent| No election	Template:Party shading/Independent| No election
1856	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| Frémont	Template:Party shading/Independent| No election	Template:Party shading/Independent| No election	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| Buchanan	Template:Party shading/Independent| No election	Template:Party shading/Independent| No election	Template:Party shading/Independent| No election
1860	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| Lincoln	Template:Party shading/Independent| No election	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| Lincoln	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| Douglas	Template:Party shading/Independent| No election	Template:Party shading/Independent| No election	Template:Party shading/Independent| No election
1864	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| Lincoln	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| Lincoln	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| Lincoln	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| Lincoln	Template:Party shading/Independent| No election	Template:Party shading/Independent| No election	Template:Party shading/Independent| No election
1868	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| Grant	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| Grant	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| Grant	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| Grant	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| Grant	Template:Party shading/Independent| No election	Template:Party shading/Independent| No election
1872	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| Grant	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| Grant	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| Grant	Template:Party shading/Liberal Republican| Brown	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| Grant	Template:Party shading/Independent| No election	Template:Party shading/Independent| No election
1876	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| Hayes	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| Hayes	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| Hayes	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| Tilden	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| Hayes	Template:Party shading/Independent| No election	Template:Party shading/Independent| No election
1880	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| Garfield	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| Garfield	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| Garfield	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| Hancock	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| Garfield	Template:Party shading/Independent| No election	Template:Party shading/Independent| No election
1884	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| Blaine	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| Blaine	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| Blaine	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| Cleveland	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| Blaine	Template:Party shading/Independent| No election	Template:Party shading/Independent| No election
1888	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| Harrison	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| Harrison	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| Harrison	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| Cleveland	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| Harrison	Template:Party shading/Independent| No election	Template:Party shading/Independent| No election
1892	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| Harrison	style="background:Template:Party color"| Weaver	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| Harrison	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| Cleveland	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| Harrison	style="background:Template:Party color"| Weaver	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| Harrison
1896	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| McKinley	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| Bryan	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| McKinley	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| Bryan	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| Bryan	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| McKinley	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| Bryan
1900	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| McKinley	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| McKinley	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| McKinley	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| Bryan	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| McKinley	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| McKinley	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| McKinley
1904	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| Roosevelt	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| Roosevelt	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| Roosevelt	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| Roosevelt	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| Roosevelt	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| Roosevelt	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| Roosevelt
1908	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| Taft	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| Taft	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| Taft	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| Taft	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| Bryan	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| Taft	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| Taft
1912	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| Wilson	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| Wilson	Roosevelt	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| Wilson	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| Wilson	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| Wilson	Roosevelt
1916	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| Hughes	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| Wilson	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| Hughes	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| Wilson	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| Wilson	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| Wilson	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| Hughes
1920	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| Harding	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| Harding	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| Harding	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| Harding	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| Harding	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| Harding	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| Harding
1924	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| Coolidge	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| Coolidge	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| Coolidge	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| Coolidge	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| Coolidge	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| Coolidge	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| Coolidge
1928	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| Hoover	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| Hoover	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| Hoover	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| Hoover	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| Hoover	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| Hoover	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| Hoover
1932	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| Roosevelt	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| Roosevelt	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| Roosevelt	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| Roosevelt	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| Roosevelt	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| Roosevelt	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| Roosevelt
1936	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| Roosevelt	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| Roosevelt	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| Roosevelt	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| Roosevelt	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| Roosevelt	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| Roosevelt	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| Roosevelt
1940	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| Willkie	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| Willkie	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| Roosevelt	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| Roosevelt	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| Willkie	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| Willkie	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| Willkie
1944	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| Dewey	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| Dewey	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| Roosevelt	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| Roosevelt	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| Dewey	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| Dewey	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| Dewey
1948	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| Truman	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| Dewey	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| Truman	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| Truman	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| Dewey	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| Dewey	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| Dewey
1952	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| Eisenhower	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| Eisenhower	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| Eisenhower	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| Eisenhower	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| Eisenhower	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| Eisenhower	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| Eisenhower
1956	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| Eisenhower	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| Eisenhower	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| Eisenhower	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| Stevenson	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| Eisenhower	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| Eisenhower	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| Eisenhower
1960	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| Nixon	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| Nixon	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| Kennedy	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| Kennedy	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| Nixon	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| Nixon	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| Nixon
1964	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| Johnson	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| Johnson	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| Johnson	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| Johnson	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| Johnson	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| Johnson	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| Johnson
1968	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| Nixon	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| Nixon	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| Humphrey	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| Nixon	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| Nixon	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| Nixon	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| Nixon
1972	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| Nixon	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| Nixon	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| Nixon	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| Nixon	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| Nixon	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| Nixon	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| Nixon
1976	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| Ford	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| Ford	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| Carter	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| Carter	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| Ford	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| Ford	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| Ford
1980	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| Reagan	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| Reagan	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| Carter	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| Reagan	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| Reagan	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| Reagan	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| Reagan
1984	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| Reagan	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| Reagan	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| Mondale	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| Reagan	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| Reagan	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| Reagan	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| Reagan
1988	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| Dukakis	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| Bush	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| Dukakis	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| Bush	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| Bush	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| Bush	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| Bush
1992	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| Clinton	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| Bush	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| Clinton	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| Clinton	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| Bush	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| Bush	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| Bush
1996	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| Clinton	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| Dole	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| Clinton	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| Clinton	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| Dole	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| Dole	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| Dole
2000	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| Gore	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| Bush	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| Gore	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| Bush	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| Bush	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| Bush	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| Bush
2004	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| Bush	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| Bush	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| Kerry	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| Bush	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| Bush	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| Bush	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| Bush
2008	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| Obama	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| McCain	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| Obama	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| McCain	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| McCain[†]	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| McCain	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| McCain
2012	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| Obama	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| Romney	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| Obama	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| Romney	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| Romney	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| Romney	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| Romney
2016	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| Trump	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| Trump	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| Clinton	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| Trump	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| Trump	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| Trump	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| Trump
2020	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| Trump	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| Trump	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| Biden	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| Trump	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| Trump[†]	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| Trump	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| Trump
2024	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| Trump	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| Trump	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| Harris	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| Trump	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| Trump[†]	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| Trump	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| Trump
Year	Iowa	Kansas	Minnesota	Missouri	Nebraska	North Dakota	South Dakota

See also

• Great Plains

Notes

^† McCain and Trump won the overall state, but Barack Obama won Nebraska's 2nd congressional district in the 2008 election, while Joe Biden won it in the 2020 election and Kamala Harris won it in the 2024 election.