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Iowa 5th State House District
presidential margin
2008R+22.72012R+33.62016R+52.32020R+50.82024R+56.4
full record · 2008 → 2024
R+56.4
2024
median income$69,957U.S. $80,734 · IA $75,059
median age41.3U.S. 39.1 · IA 38.8
poverty rate13.3%U.S. 12.5% · IA 11.1%
bachelor’s+ (25+)21.3%U.S. 35.6% · IA 31.8%
non-english12.5%U.S. 22.3% · IA 9.2%
race · ethnicity · ancestry
German40.5%
Dutch13.9%
Irish8.5%
Mexican4.6%
Guatemalan1.1%
Cuban0.6%
religion

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

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

Iowa 5th State House District

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Iowa 5th State House DistrictTrumpR+56.4
2024
2024 presidential margin for Iowa 5th State House DistrictThe boundary of Iowa 5th State House District, filled by its 2024 presidential margin (R+56.4), over faint outlines of the counties it is drawn from.Iowa 5th State House District · R+56.4
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald Trump ✓Republican77.5%12,772
Kamala HarrisDemocratic21.1%3,482
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.We The People1.4%231
D+60
R+60
District boundary, filled by its own 2024 D-vs-R margin — precinct detail where available, over the 4 counties 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 (4 counties) — table
2024 presidential result by county for Iowa 5th State House District — winner and D-vs-R margin.
CountyWinnerMargin
Buena Vista County, IARepublicanR+33.2
Cherokee County, IARepublicanR+45.7
O'Brien County, IARepublicanR+60.7
Osceola County, IARepublicanR+64.0
5 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonDemocraticRepublicanOtherMarginTotal
R
21.1%Harris3,482
77.5%Trump12,772
1.4%Kennedy231
−56.4%
16,485
R
23.9%Biden4,041
74.7%Trump12,629
1.4%Jorgensen236
−50.8%
16,906
R
21.3%Clinton3,493
73.6%Trump12,082
5.1%Johnson842
−52.3%
16,417
R
33.2%Obama5,327
66.8%Romney10,709
0.0%
−33.6%
16,036
R
37.2%Obama6,160
59.9%McCain9,923
3.0%Nader496
−22.7%
16,579
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: −56.4% in 2024.−56.4%DR20082024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
2008−22.7%
2012−33.6%
2016−52.3%
2020−50.8%
2024−56.4%
DemocraticRepublican
current representation
Current officeholders
RZach DiekenState House · 5

State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.

Source · OpenStates current legislator CSV.

With a 2024 presidential margin exceeding 34 points, this rural Iowa district ranks among the state's most one-sided legislative seats, reflecting the deep partisan sorting that has reshaped small-town and agricultural communities over the past decade.

Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 56.4 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 5.6 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 56.4 points.

A population of 31,904, a 90% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $69,957 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State House District 12 and State House District 13.

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 12
Iowa
94.5twin score
elasticity2020–2024 trajectory12-yr trend
State House District 13
Iowa
94.3twin score
elasticity2016–2024 trajectory≠ American ancestry
State House District 7
Iowa
93.3twin score
2016–2024 trajectoryelasticity≠ Scottish ancestry

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 5th State House District

counties it covers4
Buena Vista CountyCherokee CountyO'Brien CountyOsceola County

Frequently asked questions

How did Iowa 5th State House District vote in 2024?
In 2024, Iowa 5th State House District voted Republican by 56.4 points (R+56.4), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 16,485 votes cast, 3,482 went Democratic and 12,772 went Republican.
How many people live in Iowa 5th State House District?
Iowa 5th State House District has a population of 31,904 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Iowa 5th State House District?
Median household income in Iowa 5th State House District is $69,957 — below the national median of $80,734. The Iowa state median is $75,059.
What is the political history of Iowa 5th State House District?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in Iowa 5th State House District from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 5 went Republican.