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1876–2024
State House District 28·Iowa

Iowa 28th State House District delivered R+5 in 2024 — close enough to flip again next time.

1876 — 2024·38 elections
IA
Latest
R+5
in 2024
Archetype
Tossup
since the recent cycles
Population
17,276
2024 ACS

Iowa 28th State House District, Iowa: Tossup district. In 2024, voted R+5%. Republican peak: R+53 in 1924.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+5MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
TossupAkashic typology
Population
17,2762024 5-year
Median household income
$102,3792024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
83.9%2024 5-year
Black
3.0%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
6.9%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+33 in 1964MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+53 in 1924MIT 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
−4.7%
4,7055,18010,074
R
−2.0%
4,3014,4788,964
R
−9.4%
2,5123,0946,174
R
−11.6%
2,6523,3586,099
R
−5.5%
2,4242,7135,223
R
−16.2%
1,7472,4294,207
R
−9.0%
1,3701,6493,093
D
+8.5%
1,2831,0642,562
D
+6.5%
1,0498942,378
D
+21.3%
1,2007771,987
D
+3.8%
1,0509732,033
R
−7.6%
8501,0072,074
D
+11.6%
1,0768491,960
R
−9.2%
8149831,830
R
−4.3%
8108881,806
D
+32.7%
1,1926021,802
R
−8.0%
8961,0511,948
R
−12.1%
8301,0591,889
R
−27.8%
7201,2812,018
D
+7.9%
9067701,731
R
−0.9%
8518661,738
D
+0.5%
1,0059952,021
D
+7.5%
1,0158711,916
D
+3.8%
7827231,538
R
−40.0%
4971,1671,674
R
−52.9%
1491,0171,642
R
−43.4%
4121,0681,513
R
−7.3%
399464886
R
−2.0%
275292840
R
−24.2%
299501836
R
−46.9%
185560800
R
−28.8%
310576924
R
−17.5%
371532920
R
−21.7%
263429765
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Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
29.6%
Irish
15.3%
English
12.0%
American
3.5%
Italian
3.1%
French
2.1%
Scottish
1.5%
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: 36.1 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.7%
85+
1.2%
1.6%
75–84
1.9%
3.5%
65–74
4.0%
5.1%
55–64
5.1%
6.3%
45–54
6.1%
8.2%
35–44
8.3%
7.0%
25–34
7.0%
3.9%
18–24
3.6%
10.0%
5–17
9.8%
3.5%
<5
3.2%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$102,379
State House District 28 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State House District 28$102,379
Iowa$75,059
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
6.3%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 186.6%
Working age (18–64)6.0%
Seniors (65+)8.1%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
86.8%
speak English only
Spanish4.8%
Other Indo-European3.6%
Asian & Pacific Islander3.1%
Other languages1.7%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Mainline Protestant
24.3%
Catholic & Orthodox
9.0%
Other Christian
4.9%
Non-Christian
4.3%
Methodist
3.1%
Baptist
0.7%
Pentecostal & Holiness
0.5%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 53.2% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Iowa 28th State House District in the Corn Belt delivered a near-tie in 2024, with the Republican candidate carrying the district by five points — well within the historical noise of how the district votes.

The district's recent history is a story of close margins. The Democratic margin reached thirty-three points in 1964; the Republican margin reached fifty-three points in 1924. Most other elections have been decided by single-digit points.

Its demographics — a population of 17,276, a 84% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $102,379 — situate the district close to national averages on several dimensions.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State House District 28, Iowa vote in 2024?
In 2024, State House District 28, Iowa voted Republican by 4.7 points (R+5), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 10,074 votes cast, 4,705 went Democratic and 5,180 went Republican.
What is State House District 28, Iowa's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State House District 28, Iowa as a "Tossup" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 10 times, Republican 24 times, and other 0 times.
When did State House District 28, Iowa last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which State House District 28, Iowa voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in State House District 28, Iowa?
State House District 28, Iowa has a population of 17,276 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 28, Iowa?
Median household income in State House District 28, Iowa is $102,379 — above the national median of $80,734. The Iowa state median is $75,059.
What is the political history of State House District 28, Iowa?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State House District 28, Iowa from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 10 went Democratic and 24 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Tossup" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.