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1876–2024
State House District 8·Iowa

Iowa 8th State House District delivered R+31 in 2024 — Republican for decades.

A rural Iowa district that has swung decisively toward Republicans over the past decade.

1876 — 2024·38 elections
IA
Latest
R+31
in 2024
Archetype
Republican loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
19,433
2024 ACS

Iowa 8th State House District, Iowa: Republican loyalist district. In 2024, voted R+31%. Republican peak: R+42 in 1920.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+31MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
Republican loyalistAkashic typology
Population
19,4332024 5-year
Median household income
$68,9752024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
86.2%2024 5-year
Black
3.3%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
6.6%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+33 in 1964MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+42 in 1920MIT Election Lab
2024 results by constituent county
1 counties · 0 D · 1 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).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
R
−31.1%
2,9725,7168,823
R
−24.3%
3,4845,7639,389
R
−21.3%
3,3225,2989,269
D
+5.8%
5,0244,4629,637
D
+8.5%
5,2254,3929,775
D
+3.2%
5,0374,7209,815
D
+1.8%
4,4674,3058,982
D
+12.9%
4,4153,3068,602
D
+8.3%
4,5113,6849,968
D
+19.2%
5,4093,6499,163
D
+1.6%
5,2315,06810,432
R
−6.8%
4,7425,49911,079
D
+7.4%
5,5544,77710,534
R
−14.0%
4,4035,86510,480
R
−4.1%
4,5164,92510,061
D
+32.8%
6,8523,46410,344
R
−0.3%
5,6275,65911,293
R
−5.7%
5,2165,84611,089
R
−17.1%
4,5736,49911,266
D
+15.0%
5,0093,6628,991
D
+15.4%
4,9933,6548,676
D
+17.1%
5,6533,9959,676
D
+19.8%
5,2083,4219,048
D
+24.6%
4,7192,7627,964
R
−13.4%
3,4234,4917,965
R
−31.6%
1,0943,4997,606
R
−42.4%
1,4774,3796,843
R
−9.9%
1,6842,0643,857
O
+3.5%
1,2491,1183,755
R
−19.8%
1,2511,9273,410
R
−40.6%
9032,2963,433
R
−29.3%
1,1942,2243,512
R
−17.9%
1,3471,9453,348
R
−7.7%
1,1371,3442,681
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Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
27.2%
Irish
11.5%
English
9.7%
American
3.9%
Italian
2.6%
Scottish
1.5%
French
1.2%
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: 39.7 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.8%
85+
2.0%
2.6%
75–84
3.2%
5.5%
65–74
5.6%
6.6%
55–64
6.4%
5.5%
45–54
5.0%
6.3%
35–44
5.6%
6.8%
25–34
5.1%
7.1%
18–24
4.3%
7.8%
5–17
7.8%
3.3%
<5
2.4%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$68,975
State House District 8 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State House District 8$68,975
Iowa$75,059
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
12.9%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1814.5%
Working age (18–64)12.4%
Seniors (65+)11.7%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
95.1%
speak English only
Spanish3.0%
Other Indo-European0.9%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.6%
Other languages0.4%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Mainline Protestant
20.0%
Catholic & Orthodox
16.6%
Methodist
6.3%
Other Christian
4.4%
Baptist
1.5%
Pentecostal & Holiness
0.9%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 50.3% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

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.

The Republican margin in Iowa 8th State House District reached its widest at forty-two points in 1920. The margin in 2024 was thirty-one points, in line with the district's deep historical pattern.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $68,975, a 86% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 19,433 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State House District 8, Iowa vote in 2024?
In 2024, State House District 8, Iowa voted Republican by 31.1 points (R+31), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 8,823 votes cast, 2,972 went Democratic and 5,716 went Republican.
What is State House District 8, Iowa's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State House District 8, Iowa as a "Republican loyalist" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 15 times, Republican 18 times, and other 1 times.
When did State House District 8, Iowa last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which State House District 8, Iowa voted Democratic was 2012.
How many people live in State House District 8, Iowa?
State House District 8, Iowa has a population of 19,433 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in State House District 8, Iowa?
Median household income in State House District 8, Iowa is $68,975 — below the national median of $80,734. The Iowa state median is $75,059.
What is the political history of State House District 8, Iowa?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State House District 8, Iowa from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 15 went Democratic and 18 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Republican loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.