Who is the Lee County County Attorney?

Ross J. Braden (Democratic) is the County Attorney of Lee County, Iowa. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.

Who is the Lee County County Auditor?

Sherri Yasenchok (Republican) is the County Auditor of Lee County, Iowa.

Who is the Lee County County Recorder?

Nancy Booten (Democratic) is the County Recorder of Lee County, Iowa. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.

Who is the Lee County Sheriff?

Elliott Vandenberg (Republican) is the Sheriff of Lee County, Iowa.

Who is the Lee County County Treasurer?

Becky Gaylord (Republican) is the County Treasurer of Lee County, Iowa. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.

Who are the Lee County commissioners?

Denise Fraise (County Supervisor, District 1); Tom Schulz (County Supervisor, District 2); Chuck Holmes (County Supervisor, District 3); Garry W. Seyb (County Supervisor, District 4); Ginger Knisley (County Supervisor, District 5).

What is the population of Lee County?

About 32,893 people, with a median age of 43.6; the median household income is $62,382 and 13.1% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).

What is the unemployment rate in Lee County?

3.5% in September 2026 (preliminary): 515 people unemployed in a labor force of 14,547, against 3.6% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).

How many local governments are there in Lee County?

18 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 8 municipal, 3 school district and 6 special district governments.

Lee County, IA elected officials: county supervisors, sheriff, school board and cities

Who holds every elected county, school board, city and special-district office in Lee County: 10 seats on 6 elected bodies. 5 seats were on the November 3, 2026 ballot; they update once the county certifies its results.

Board of Supervisors

Lee County Board of Supervisors

Each member is elected by the voters of their district.

Office	Who holds it now	Next term
County Supervisor, District 1	Denise Fraise Republican source
County Supervisor, District 2	Tom Schulz Republican source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
County Supervisor, District 3	Chuck Holmes Republican source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
County Supervisor, District 4	Garry W. Seyb Republican source
County Supervisor, District 5	Ginger Knisley Republican source

County officers

Office	Who holds it now	Next term
County Attorney	Ross J. Braden Democratic source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
County Auditor	Sherri Yasenchok Republican source
County Recorder	Nancy Booten Democratic source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
Sheriff	Elliott Vandenberg Republican source
County Treasurer	Becky Gaylord Republican source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet

How many local governments Lee County has

The Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments counts 18 local governments in Lee County. This page lists the ones whose offices are elected.

Kind of government	Census count (2022)	Listed on this page
County government	1	1
Cities, towns, villages and townships	8	0
School districts (school boards)	3	0
Special districts (elected boards)	6	0

Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments: Government Units Listing (census.gov).

About these counts

The Census Bureau counts every independent local government once, in the county it assigns it to: the one it mostly serves or where it's based. A city or district that crosses county lines is counted in only one county, so it may be listed on this page but counted elsewhere, or the other way around. Many special districts, such as housing authorities, have appointed boards, and some places have more than one elected body, so the two columns measure different things. School systems run by a county, city or the state aren't counted as separate governments, though their boards may be listed here; in some states the Bureau counts community or state colleges as school districts. The counts are as of 2022.

Who lives in Lee County

32,893people

43.6median ageU.S.: 38.9

$62,382 household incomeU.S.: $80,734

13.1%below the U.S.: 12.5%

21.7%of adults 25+ with a bachelor's degreeU.S.: 35.7%

$141,400median home valueU.S.: $332,700

4.5%unemployed (of the labor force)U.S.: 5.2%

1.9%born outside the U.S.U.S.: 14.1%

8.8%of adults are veteransU.S.: 6.2%

5.4%U.S.: 8.4%

49.2%of renting households pay of income on rentU.S.: 51.1%

21.3%of homeowners with a mortgage pay of income on housing costsU.S.: 28.1%

Race and Hispanic origin: Hispanic or Latino 3.5% · White 90.3% · Black 2.4% · Asian 0.6% · Other or more than one race 3.3% (Hispanic or Latino people can be of any race; the other groups are non-Hispanic.)

Census Bureau, 2020–2024 5-year estimates (data.census.gov).

About these figures

The American Community Survey asks about 3.5 million households a year about who lives there, their work, income, schooling and housing. The 5-year estimates pool 2020–2024 answers so that every county and district has enough of them. They're estimates with a (larger for smaller places), and they're different from the once-a-decade census count. "Median" means half are above and half below. Household income is before taxes and includes everyone in the household. The unemployment share here is the survey's five-year average, so it differs from the monthly rate in the BLS jobs report. Race and Hispanic origin are as people describe themselves.

Health insurance means any coverage, private or public (such as Medicaid or Medicare), when people answered; the share is of everyone except people on active military duty and people living in institutions such as prisons and nursing homes. The housing shares are of renting households, and of homeowners with a mortgage, for whom the Census Bureau can compute them (households with no income, or renters who pay no cash rent, are left out). Rent here is gross rent, rent plus utilities; owner costs include the mortgage, property taxes, insurance, utilities and fees.

Jobs in Lee County

3.5%September 2026, preliminary. A year earlier: 3.6%. Iowa: 3.2%.

515people unemployedSeptember 2026, preliminary.

14,032people employedSeptember 2026, preliminary. Counted where they live, not where they work.

14,547in the September 2026, preliminary.

Yearly average unemployment rate, 2016–2025.

Every month, last two years

Month	Rate	Unemployed	Employed	Labor force
September 2026 (preliminary)	3.5%	515	14,032	14,547
August 2026	4.0%	582	13,872	14,454
July 2026	3.9%	566	14,030	14,596
June 2026	3.4%	503	14,183	14,686
May 2026	3.0%	434	14,152	14,586
April 2026	2.6%	382	14,142	14,524
March 2026	3.4%	490	14,086	14,576
February 2026	3.8%	558	14,024	14,582
January 2026	4.1%	596	13,926	14,522
December 2025	3.8%	562	14,151	14,713
November 2025	3.7%	539	14,217	14,756
October 2025	not collected (2025 federal shutdown)
September 2025	3.6%	521	14,122	14,643
August 2025	4.9%	713	13,761	14,474
July 2025	4.0%	587	14,032	14,619
June 2025	3.7%	557	14,322	14,879
May 2025	3.6%	531	14,160	14,691
April 2025	3.5%	516	14,322	14,838
March 2025	3.9%	572	14,132	14,704
February 2025	4.2%	616	13,970	14,586
January 2025	4.7%	694	13,999	14,693
December 2024	3.5%	504	13,986	14,490
November 2024	3.8%	551	14,022	14,573
October 2024	3.8%	554	14,079	14,633

Yearly averages

Year	Rate	Unemployed	Employed	Labor force
2025 (11 months)	4.0%	583	14,108	14,691
2024	3.7%	541	14,010	14,551
2023	4.1%	596	14,120	14,716
2022	4.7%	703	14,298	15,001
2021	5.5%	846	14,551	15,397
2020	6.5%	1,021	14,692	15,713
2019	3.8%	628	15,811	16,439
2018	4.1%	665	15,653	16,318
2017	5.4%	893	15,667	16,560
2016	6.0%	1,073	16,707	17,780

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, : BLS publishes county figures only that way, so they rise and fall with the seasons; compare a month with the same month a year earlier rather than with the month before. Iowa's figure above is on the same basis; seasonally adjusted, as in BLS's monthly state release, it was 3.2% in September 2026. The latest month is preliminary and is revised the next month, and BLS revises earlier years each spring. People are counted where they live. October 2025 wasn't collected during the 2025 federal government shutdown, so 2025's yearly average covers 11 months.

Crime reported in Lee County

236.7 per 100,0002024. Iowa: 242.6.

1,174.0 per 100,0002024. Iowa: 1,295.4.

2murders2024, 77 violent crimes in all.

2024 is the latest year with complete reporting here: at least one of the county's police agencies didn't send the FBI a full year of figures since, so later totals would be undercounts.

Earlier years

Year	Violent	Rate	Property	Rate
2024	77	236.7	382	1,174.0
2023	93	286.0	496	1,525.4
2022	138	418.8	517	1,569.0
2021	192	574.4	634	1,896.8
2020	150	449.5	590	1,767.9
2019	188	558.4	695	2,064.3
2017	183	532.5	1,118	3,252.9
2016	161	461.5	1,054	3,021.3

By police agency (3)

Agency	Year	Violent	Property	People served
Lee County Sheriff's Office	2025	5	40	11,821
Fort Madison Police Department	2025	32	172	9,902
Keokuk Police Department	2025	25	118	9,357

Crimes to the county's city and county police agencies (FBI Uniform Crime Reporting, Return A), per 100,000 people they serve. Years with incomplete reporting are left out. Crime in Iowa · the U.S.

Police staffing

1.57 per 1,000 residents2024, 3 agencies serving 32,537 people.

51sworn officers2024, full-time, as of October 31.

36civilian staff2024, full-time.

2024 is the latest year every agency here sent the FBI its staff count.

Agencies counted (3), 2024

Agency	Officers	Civilians	People served
Lee County Sheriff's Office	15	28	13,181
Fort Madison Police Department	19	4	9,964
Keokuk Police Department	17	4	9,392

Earlier years

Year	Officers	Per 1,000	Civilians	Agencies
2024	51	1.57	36	3
2023	59	1.81	36	3
2022	63	1.91	33	3
2021	58	1.74	33	3
2020	58	1.74	31	3
2019	58	1.72	25	3
2018	58	1.70	23	3
2016	58	1.66	25	3

Full-time employees of the county's city police departments and sheriff's office, as each reported them to the FBI (Uniform Crime Reporting, Law Enforcement Employees), per 1,000 people in the areas those agencies serve (the FBI's population figures). A year is shown only when every one of these agencies sent a count; a count under half or over double the agency's own counts in nearby years is treated as not sent. Towns policed under contract by another agency are counted through that agency. State police, campus and other agencies aren't included. Sheriffs' offices often also run the county jail and courthouse security, so their staff counts include those jobs.

Quick answers

Who is the Lee County County Attorney?: Ross J. Braden (Democratic) is the County Attorney of Lee County, Iowa. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Lee County County Auditor?: Sherri Yasenchok (Republican) is the County Auditor of Lee County, Iowa.
Who is the Lee County County Recorder?: Nancy Booten (Democratic) is the County Recorder of Lee County, Iowa. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Lee County Sheriff?: Elliott Vandenberg (Republican) is the Sheriff of Lee County, Iowa.
Who is the Lee County County Treasurer?: Becky Gaylord (Republican) is the County Treasurer of Lee County, Iowa. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who are the Lee County commissioners?: Denise Fraise (County Supervisor, District 1); Tom Schulz (County Supervisor, District 2); Chuck Holmes (County Supervisor, District 3); Garry W. Seyb (County Supervisor, District 4); Ginger Knisley (County Supervisor, District 5).
What is the population of Lee County?: About 32,893 people, with a median age of 43.6; the median household income is $62,382 and 13.1% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).
What is the unemployment rate in Lee County?: 3.5% in September 2026 (preliminary): 515 people unemployed in a labor force of 14,547, against 3.6% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).
How many local governments are there in Lee County?: 18 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 8 municipal, 3 school district and 6 special district governments.

Officeholders as of November 6, 2026, from county election offices' elected-officials pages where they publish one, and elsewhere from the Iowa Secretary of State's certified 2022 and 2024 general election results (each seat's last election); officials appointed since then may differ; each name links to its source. Officials change between elections (appointments, resignations), and the body's own website is the authority. Party is shown only for offices elected on a partisan ballot.

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