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Iowa 2nd State House District
presidential margin
2008R+3.42012R+0.42016R+16.82020R+11.32024R+18.6
full record · 2008 → 2024
R+18.6
2024
median income$69,928U.S. $80,734 · IA $75,059
median age34.8U.S. 39.1 · IA 38.8
poverty rate13.2%U.S. 12.5% · IA 11.1%
bachelor’s+ (25+)24.3%U.S. 35.6% · IA 31.8%
non-english18.5%U.S. 22.3% · IA 9.2%
race · ethnicity · ancestry
German27.7%
Irish11.6%
American9.3%
Mexican12.6%
Guatemalan2.6%
Salvadoran0.8%
African American†4.7%
Ethiopian1.2%
African0.4%
Vietnamese1.1%
Filipino0.5%
Laotian0.5%
religion

Religious adherence is published only at the county level (U.S. Religion Census). See Woodbury County.

American Community Survey 2024 5-year (income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024.

Iowa 2nd State House District

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Iowa 2nd State House DistrictTrumpR+18.6
2024
2024 presidential margin for Iowa 2nd State House DistrictThe boundary of Iowa 2nd State House District, filled by its 2024 presidential margin (R+18.6), over faint outlines of the counties it is drawn from.Iowa 2nd State House District · R+18.6
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald Trump ✓Republican58.3%7,305
Kamala HarrisDemocratic39.7%4,974
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.We The People2.0%245
D+60
R+60
District boundary, filled by its own 2024 D-vs-R margin — precinct detail where available, over the 1 county it's drawn from (shown faint).
The precinct map shows the 2024 presidential vote; the timeline scrubs the district’s overall result across 1892–2024, on its current boundaries.
County-level results (1 county) — table
2024 presidential result by county for Iowa 2nd State House District — winner and D-vs-R margin.
CountyWinnerMargin
Woodbury County, IARepublicanR+22.9
5 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonDemocraticRepublicanOtherMarginTotal
R
39.7%Harris4,974
58.3%Trump7,305
2.0%Kennedy245
−18.6%
12,524
R
43.3%Biden5,837
54.6%Trump7,366
2.1%Jorgensen284
−11.3%
13,487
R
38.3%Clinton5,009
55.1%Trump7,201
6.6%Johnson865
−16.8%
13,075
R
49.8%Obama6,599
50.2%Romney6,657
0.0%
−0.4%
13,256
R
47.4%Obama6,342
50.9%McCain6,802
1.7%Nader231
−3.4%
13,375
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2008–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over timeDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 2008 to 2024. Most recent: −18.6% in 2024.−18.6%DR20082024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
2008−3.4%
2012−0.4%
2016−16.8%
2020−11.3%
2024−18.6%
DemocraticRepublican
current representation
Current officeholders
RBob HendersonState House · 2

State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.

Source · OpenStates current legislator CSV.

The district recorded a Republican presidential margin of R+18.6 in 2024, compared with R+3.4 in 2008. About 11,700 residents lived here, with White alone at 71.1% in the 2024 ACS 5-year.

Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 18.6 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 7.3 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 18.6 points.

A population of 31,969, a 72% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $69,928 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State House District 14 and State House District 6.

Political twins — state-house districts

The state-house districts whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.

State House District 14
Iowa
93.3twin score
12-yr trendelasticitycollege share
State House District 6
Iowa
84.8twin score
12-yr trendcollege shareelasticity≠ American ancestry
State House District 31
North Dakota
82.1twin score
12-yr trendcollege shareScottish ancestry≠ % Latino

Twin score (0–100) = weighted cosine between tier-standardized fingerprints: presidential margins 2000–2024 with 12-yr trend and elasticity, ACS income, age, education, population and race, top reported ancestries, and religious adherence — chips name the closest-shared dimensions and the widest gap. Re-weight the groups in the twins explorer.

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Places within Iowa 2nd State House District

counties it covers1
Woodbury County

Frequently asked questions

How did Iowa 2nd State House District vote in 2024?
In 2024, Iowa 2nd State House District voted Republican by 18.6 points (R+18.6), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 12,524 votes cast, 4,974 went Democratic and 7,305 went Republican.
How many people live in Iowa 2nd State House District?
Iowa 2nd State House District has a population of 31,969 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Iowa 2nd State House District?
Median household income in Iowa 2nd State House District is $69,928 — below the national median of $80,734. The Iowa state median is $75,059.
What is the political history of Iowa 2nd State House District?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in Iowa 2nd State House District from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 5 went Republican.