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Iowa 24th State House District
presidential margin
2008R+3.22012R+5.32016R+34.52020R+41.62024R+47.7
full record · 2008 → 2024
R+47.7
2024
median income$64,149U.S. $80,734 · IA $75,059
median age40.5U.S. 39.1 · IA 38.8
poverty rate11.7%U.S. 12.5% · IA 11.1%
bachelor’s+ (25+)18.3%U.S. 35.6% · IA 31.8%
non-english7.8%U.S. 22.3% · IA 9.2%
race · ethnicity · ancestry
German22.0%
English15.0%
Irish12.3%
Mexican4.7%
Honduran0.7%
Colombian0.2%
religion

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

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

Iowa 24th State House District

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Iowa 24th State House DistrictTrumpR+47.7
2024
2024 presidential margin for Iowa 24th State House DistrictThe boundary of Iowa 24th State House District, filled by its 2024 presidential margin (R+47.7), over faint outlines of the counties it is drawn from.Iowa 24th State House District · R+47.7
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald Trump ✓Republican73.0%11,477
Kamala HarrisDemocratic25.3%3,978
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.We The People1.7%263
D+60
R+60
District boundary, filled by its own 2024 D-vs-R margin — precinct detail where available, over the 5 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 (5 counties) — table
2024 presidential result by county for Iowa 24th State House District — winner and D-vs-R margin.
CountyWinnerMargin
Appanoose County, IARepublicanR+46.5
Clarke County, IARepublicanR+41.9
Decatur County, IARepublicanR+46.9
Lucas County, IARepublicanR+48.0
Wayne County, IARepublicanR+57.1
5 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonDemocraticRepublicanOtherMarginTotal
R
25.3%Harris3,978
73.0%Trump11,477
1.7%Kennedy263
−47.7%
15,718
R
28.5%Biden4,544
70.1%Trump11,186
1.5%Jorgensen232
−41.6%
15,962
R
29.9%Clinton4,552
64.4%Trump9,797
5.7%Johnson860
−34.5%
15,209
R
47.3%Obama7,067
52.7%Romney7,860
0.0%
−5.3%
14,927
R
46.3%Obama7,378
49.5%McCain7,881
4.1%Nader660
−3.2%
15,919
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: −47.7% in 2024.−47.7%DR20082024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
2008−3.2%
2012−5.3%
2016−34.5%
2020−41.6%
2024−47.7%
DemocraticRepublican
current representation
Current officeholders
RSam WengrynState House · 24

State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.

Source · OpenStates current legislator CSV.

With a 2024 presidential margin of R+47.7, this rural Iowa district sits at the far edge of the state's partisan distribution, reflecting the sharp geographic sorting that has reshaped legislative maps across the Midwest.

Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 47.7 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 6.1 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 47.7 points.

A population of 31,766, a 92% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $64,149 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State House District 26 and State House District 17.

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 26
Iowa
98.8twin score
12-yr trend2016–2024 trajectory
State House District 17
Iowa
95.9twin score
12-yr trend2016–2024 trajectory
State House District 97
Ohio
94.8twin score
12-yr trend2016–2024 trajectory≠ population scale

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 24th State House District

counties it covers5
Appanoose CountyClarke CountyDecatur CountyLucas CountyWayne County

Frequently asked questions

How did Iowa 24th State House District vote in 2024?
In 2024, Iowa 24th State House District voted Republican by 47.7 points (R+47.7), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 15,718 votes cast, 3,978 went Democratic and 11,477 went Republican.
How many people live in Iowa 24th State House District?
Iowa 24th State House District has a population of 31,766 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Iowa 24th State House District?
Median household income in Iowa 24th State House District is $64,149 — below the national median of $80,734. The Iowa state median is $75,059.
What is the political history of Iowa 24th State House District?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in Iowa 24th State House District from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 5 went Republican.