Des Moines Sun

Of the 479,612 citizens living in Polk County in 2019, 359,784 were old enough to vote as of Jan. 26, according to U.S. Census Bureau data.

The bureau reported 184,625 of those people were female and 175,159 were male.

An agency of the U.S. Federal Statistical System, the Census Bureau is responsible for compiling statistical facts about the American people, places and economy. Data for this story was compiled from the bureau’s American Community Survey. Information from the survey helps to determine how federal and state funds are distributed.

Statistical data for 2020 will be released later this year.

	Estimated Total	Percent of Total Population
Males 18 and over	175,159	36.52
Females 18 and over	184,625	38.49

Source: US Census Bureau