Iowa 2nd Congressional District (IA) — Elections 1876–2024

Iowa 2nd Congressional District, Iowa: Bellwether district. In 2024, voted R+10%. Republican peak: R+53 in 1920.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: R+10MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: BellwetherAkashic typology
Population: 795,3612024 5-year
Median household income: $74,1262024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 87.2%2024 5-year
Black: 4.0%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 4.1%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+24 in 1964MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+53 in 1920MIT Election Lab

HINSON, AshleyCongress 119 · Republican

−1 liberal

+1 conservative

Predecessors: MILLER-MEEKS, Mariannette (2021–2023), LOEBSACK, Dave (2019–2021), LOEBSACK, Dave (2017–2019), LOEBSACK, Dave (2015–2017)

Source · Voteview / Lewis, Poole, Rosenthal et al. (CC-BY).

2024 results by constituent county

22 counties · 2 D · 20 R

R+60

D+60

One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.

38 presidential elections

Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
Year	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	R	−10.0%	186,015	227,938	421,277
2020	R	−4.4%	203,244	222,309	434,416
2016	R	−4.5%	180,280	198,953	412,806
2012	D	+12.7%	231,329	178,239	416,652
2008	D	+17.8%	235,231	163,377	404,786
2004	D	+6.4%	211,770	186,264	401,201
2000	D	+6.4%	180,994	158,655	350,445
1996	D	+15.8%	174,916	122,969	328,029
1992	D	+9.1%	159,660	126,725	363,041
1988	D	+12.2%	182,595	142,745	327,768
1984	R	−6.0%	165,080	186,515	354,615
1980	R	−10.6%	141,252	178,989	356,225
1976	R	−1.6%	167,091	172,543	346,543
1972	R	−14.2%	137,221	183,560	326,868
1968	R	−11.3%	129,809	164,904	311,756
1964	D	+23.6%	195,601	120,781	316,756
1960	R	−9.8%	150,687	183,519	334,402
1956	R	−20.4%	125,353	189,713	315,985
1952	R	−28.3%	114,323	205,190	321,137
1948	D	+2.6%	134,060	127,219	266,360
1944	R	−6.1%	123,348	139,308	263,630
1940	R	−8.2%	136,195	160,684	297,623
1936	D	+11.2%	150,437	119,125	279,864
1932	D	+17.2%	152,430	107,029	264,128
1928	R	−21.6%	99,179	154,198	254,720
1924	R	−38.6%	36,881	129,127	239,139
1920	R	−52.8%	47,747	161,078	214,525
1916	R	−19.7%	47,971	72,158	122,961
1912	D	+17.2%	47,213	26,961	117,635
1908	R	−14.3%	46,997	63,233	113,927
1904	R	−31.2%	36,229	71,431	112,854
1900	R	−20.4%	47,283	72,105	121,878
1896	R	−17.2%	48,656	69,330	120,062
1892	R	−2.9%	49,302	52,363	104,672
1888	—	No data	—	—	—
1884	—	No data	—	—	—
1880	—	No data	—	—	—
1876	—	No data	—	—	—

Congressional elections · 16 Senate races

U.S. Senate

Source · MIT Election Lab (MEDSL), Senate. CC-BY 4.0.
Year	Won	D %	R %	Total
2022	R	43.3%	55.4%	1,230,416
2020	R	44.4%	50.9%	1,700,130
2016	R	35.7%	60.1%	1,541,036
2014	R	43.8%	52.1%	1,129,700
2010	R	33.3%	64.4%	1,116,063
2008	D	62.7%	37.3%	1,502,918
2004	R	27.9%	70.2%	1,479,228
2002	D	54.2%	43.8%	1,023,075
1998	R	30.5%	68.4%	947,907
1996	D	51.8%	46.7%	1,224,054
1992	R	27.2%	69.6%	1,292,494
1990	D	54.5%	45.4%	983,933
1986	R	33.6%	66.0%	891,762
1984	D	55.5%	43.7%	1,292,700
1980	R	45.5%	53.5%	1,276,986
1978	R	47.9%	51.1%	824,576

Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry

Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.

German

36.1%

Irish

13.4%

English

9.1%

American

4.8%

French

1.6%

Italian

1.4%

Scottish

1.1%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so these shares can total more than 100%. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.

Age distribution by sex

Median age: 40.0 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.9%

85+

1.7%

2.6%

75–84

3.2%

5.5%

65–74

5.7%

6.5%

55–64

6.6%

5.6%

45–54

5.5%

6.2%

35–44

6.0%

25–34

5.8%

4.9%

18–24

4.8%

8.4%

5–17

8.1%

2.9%

2.8%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$74,126

Congressional District 2 ranks near the middle of US counties.

Congressional District 2$74,126

Iowa$75,059

United States$80,734

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

10.4%

Child poverty is below the national average.

Children under 1812.0%

Working age (18–64)9.9%

Seniors (65+)9.7%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

93.9%

speak English only

Spanish2.5%

Other Indo-European1.9%

Asian & Pacific Islander1.1%

Other languages0.6%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Catholic & Orthodox

19.8%

Mainline Protestant

15.3%

Other Christian

5.7%

Methodist

5.6%

Baptist

1.7%

Pentecostal & Holiness

1.4%

Non-Christian

1.3%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 49.2% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Iowa's 2nd stretches across the state's southern tier, blending small agricultural cities with river-town economies. The district has trended toward Republican margins in recent cycles, posting R+9.7 in 2024 after recording narrower gaps earlier in the decade.

The Democratic margin in Iowa 2nd Congressional District has rarely exceeded twenty-four points in modern history; the Republican margin has rarely exceeded fifty-three points. 2024 delivered the district to the Republican candidate by ten points.

Its demographics resemble the country more than they resemble most districts. A 87% non-Hispanic-white share, a 10% poverty rate, and a median household income of $74,126 — all within the broad national range.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Congressional District 2, Iowa vote in 2024?

In 2024, Congressional District 2, Iowa voted Republican by 10.0 points (R+10), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 421,277 votes cast, 186,015 went Democratic and 227,938 went Republican.

What is Congressional District 2, Iowa's political archetype?

Akashic classifies Congressional District 2, Iowa as a "Bellwether" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 12 times, Republican 22 times, and other 0 times.

When did Congressional District 2, Iowa last vote Democratic?

The most recent presidential election in which Congressional District 2, Iowa voted Democratic was 2012.

How many people live in Congressional District 2, Iowa?

Congressional District 2, Iowa has a population of 795,361 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Congressional District 2, Iowa?

Median household income in Congressional District 2, Iowa is $74,126 — below the national median of $80,734. The Iowa state median is $75,059.

What is the political history of Congressional District 2, Iowa?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Congressional District 2, Iowa from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 12 went Democratic and 22 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Bellwether" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.

Iowa 2nd Congressional District delivered R+10 in 2024.

Key facts

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