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Iowa 8th State House District

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President margin by year

Place winner margin

1876–2024 · D minus R

Full record · 1876 → 2024

2024

Boundary by 2024 margin · Precinct returns · VEST · MIT Election Lab

The precinct map shows the 2024 presidential vote; the timeline scrubs the district’s overall result across 1892–2024, on its current boundaries.

People and households

Who lives here

Exact values for this place, its state, and the United States.

Race · ethnicity · ancestry

Communities and origins

German27.8%30.5%12.5%

Irish11.7%12.8%9.4%

English9.9%10.2%9.5%

Norwegian7.5%4.1%—

Swedish4.7%1.9%—

American4.0%4.6%5.3%

Italian2.7%1.6%4.8%

Scottish1.5%—1.3%

Mexican3.2%5.0%11.3%

Guatemalan0.4%0.4%0.5%

Spanish0.4%——

Puerto Rican0.3%0.3%1.8%

African American†4.6%2.6%9.9%

African0.5%0.3%0.5%

Hispanic or Latino counts residents of any race; the race groups count only their non-Hispanic residents, so the groups are mutually exclusive and sum to 100%. Expand a row to see ancestries reported within that group.

Age and life stage

Measure	IA HD 8	Iowa	United States
Median age	39.1	38.8	39.1
Age 18–24	11.4%	10.0%	9.2%
Age 65 and older	19.7%	18.1%	17.2%

Household economy

Measure	IA HD 8	Iowa	United States
Median household income	$66,187	$75,059	$84,427
Poverty rate	13.8%	11.1%	12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)	22.0%	31.8%	35.6%

Housing and tenure

Measure	IA HD 8	Iowa	United States
Owner-occupied homes	68.1%	71.7%	65.2%
Renter-occupied homes	31.9%	28.3%	34.8%
Median home value	$151,600	$208,000	$332,700
Median gross rent (monthly)	$794	$972	$1,413
Renters paying 30%+ of income	40.8%	43.9%	51.1%
Vacant housing units	10.0%	8.5%	10.1%

Getting to work

Measure	IA HD 8	Iowa	United States
Mean commute	19.4 min	19.8 min	26.4 min
Commutes 60 minutes or more	6.1%	4.1%	8.6%
Drives alone to work	82.5%	76.0%	68.8%
Takes public transit	0.3%	0.7%	3.2%
Works from home	4.4%	11.3%	15.1%

Languages at home

Measure	IA HD 8	Iowa	United States
Speaks a non-English language at home	4.9%	9.2%	22.3%
Spanish	3.0%	4.7%	13.6%

Religious landscape

Measure	IA HD 8	Iowa	United States
Catholic	—	14.7%	18.6%
Evangelical Protestant	—	10.9%	16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted	—	55.2%	51.5%

Origins and service

Measure	IA HD 8	Iowa	United States
Foreign-born residents	3.5%	5.9%	14.1%
Naturalized citizens	0.6%	2.6%	7.4%
Not U.S. citizens	2.8%	3.3%	6.8%
Veterans (18+)	5.7%	6.5%	6.2%
Income inequality (Gini)	0.445	0.444	0.483

American Community Survey 2024 5-year (CVAP, income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · 2020 U.S. Religion Census (ASARB) — congregational adherents; unclaimed is the residual not counted by congregations · American Community Survey 2024 — housing and tenure (B25003, B25002, B25077, B25064, B25070), commuting (B08013, B08303, B08301), origins and service (B05002, B21001, B19083).

President results by year

Modeled candidate-vote estimate on current district boundaries

HarrisDemocratic35.9%4,964TrumpRepublican62.6%8,664OtherAll other candidates1.5%207

R+26.7

Lead: 3,700
Total: 13,835
vs nation: R+25.3

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

BidenDemocratic39.4%5,867TrumpRepublican59.0%8,773OtherAll other candidates1.6%236

R+19.5

Lead: 2,906
Total: 14,876
vs nation: R+24.0

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ClintonDemocratic37.9%5,593TrumpRepublican54.9%8,094OtherAll other candidates7.2%1,056

R+17.0

Lead: 2,501
Total: 14,743
vs nation: R+19.1

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ObamaDemocratic54.7%8,585RomneyRepublican43.6%6,839OtherAll other candidates1.8%276

D+11.1

Lead: 1,746
Total: 15,700
vs nation: D+7.3

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ObamaDemocratic55.7%8,805McCainRepublican42.5%6,719OtherAll other candidates1.8%292

D+13.2

Lead: 2,086
Total: 15,816
vs nation: D+5.9

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

KerryDemocratic54.0%8,609BushRepublican45.3%7,211OtherAll other candidates0.7%108

D+8.8

Lead: 1,398
Total: 15,928
vs nation: D+11.2

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

GoreDemocratic52.2%7,593BushRepublican45.2%6,572OtherAll other candidates2.7%387

D+7.0

Lead: 1,021
Total: 14,552
vs nation: D+6.5

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ClintonDemocratic53.3%7,494DoleRepublican36.0%5,065OtherAll other candidates10.6%1,493

D+17.3

Lead: 2,429
Total: 14,052
vs nation: D+8.8

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: R+26.7MIT Election Lab
Population: 31,8742024 5-year
Population density: 85 / sq mi2024 5-year · TIGER/Line
Land area: 376 sq miTIGER/Line
Median household income: $66,1872024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 83.4%2024 5-year
Black: 5.6%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 6.0%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+37.2 in 1964MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+37.5 in 1920MIT Election Lab
Most similar: State House District 68, IA · twin score 95.8

presidential history

Party record book

Iowa 8th State House District · the strongest Democratic and Republican presidential performances recorded here, measured three ways.

1892–2024 (partial returns from 1876) · 38 presidential cycles · 38 with a vote-share denominator · 34 with a national benchmark

Largest share of the presidential candidate vote cast here.

Democratic

Lyndon B. Johnson1964

68.4%

11,576 votes · D+37.2 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1932 · 65.5%

Republican

Theodore Roosevelt1904

64.0%

3,548 votes · R+35.9 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2024 · 62.6%

Most votes

Largest number of votes cast for the party’s presidential nominee here.

Democratic

Lyndon B. Johnson1964

11,576votes

68.4% of the vote · D+37.2 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1940 · 9,479 votes

Republican

Dwight D. Eisenhower1952

9,976votes

55.1% of the vote · R+12.1 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Richard Nixon, 1972 · 9,012 votes

Best relative to the U.S.

This Place’s margin against the national margin in the same election — positive when it leaned toward the party more than the country did.

Democratic

Michael Dukakis1988

+31.2pts D vs U.S.

Place D+23.5 · U.S. R+7.7 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Walter Mondale, 1984 · +24.7 pts

Republican

Donald Trump2024

+25.3pts R vs U.S.

Place R+26.7 · U.S. R+1.5 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2020 · +24.0 pts

current representation

Current officeholders

RAnn MeyerState House · 8

State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.

U.S. House elections · 3 House

Senate and governor results are in the Office selector at the top of this page.

U.S. House

Each row is a county-allocated estimate of U.S. House votes for this district — county returns apportioned onto its boundary, not precinct-counted. “Vote lead” is the estimated local lead here, not necessarily the winner of the full contest.

Source · Akashic county-allocated estimate from certified county returns, House; not precinct-counted.
Year	Vote lead	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	R	32.0%4,391	68.0%9,352	13,743
2020	R	40.5%5,957	59.5%8,742	14,699
2018	D	50.8%5,978	49.2%5,795	11,773

With a 2024 presidential margin of R+26.7 and a population of roughly 32,000, this district reflects the broader realignment of Iowa's rural and small-town communities away from the competitive patterns it showed in earlier election cycles.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 37.2 points in 1964 and a Republican high of 37.5 points in 1920. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 7.2 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 26.7 points.

A population of 31,874, a 83% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $66,187 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State House District 68 and State House District 58.

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 68

12-yr trendelasticity2020–2024 trajectory≠ German ancestry

State House District 58

12-yr trendelasticity2020–2024 trajectory≠ German ancestry

State House District 64

12-yr trendelasticity2024 margin≠ median age

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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Frequently asked questions

How did Iowa 8th State House District vote in 2024?

In 2024, Iowa 8th State House District voted Republican by 26.7 points (R+26.7), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 13,835 votes cast, 4,964 went Democratic and 8,664 went Republican.

When did Iowa 8th State House District last vote Democratic?

The most recent presidential election in which Iowa 8th State House District voted Democratic was 2012.

How many people live in Iowa 8th State House District?

Iowa 8th State House District has a population of 31,874 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Iowa 8th State House District?

Median household income in Iowa 8th State House District is $66,187 — below the national median of $80,734. The Iowa state median is $75,059.

What is the political history of Iowa 8th State House District?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Iowa 8th State House District from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 18 went Democratic and 19 went Republican.