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1876–2024
State House District 48·Iowa

Iowa 48th State House District delivered R+18 in 2024.

A reliably red district anchored in Iowa's agricultural interior

1876 — 2024·38 elections
IA
Latest
R+18
in 2024
Archetype
Bellwether
since the recent cycles
Population
30,825
2024 ACS

Iowa 48th State House District, Iowa: Bellwether district. In 2024, voted R+18%. Republican peak: R+49 in 1920.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+18MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
BellwetherAkashic typology
Population
30,8252024 5-year
Median household income
$81,6632024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
92.5%2024 5-year
Black
1.4%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
3.2%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+36 in 1964MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+49 in 1920MIT Election Lab
2024 results by constituent county
2 counties · 1 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
−17.7%
7,00310,09517,452
R
−11.6%
7,5109,53617,452
R
−10.3%
6,6058,28916,419
D
+7.5%
8,5967,37016,339
D
+8.7%
8,4557,07915,856
D
+1.6%
7,9917,73115,857
D
+5.1%
6,9936,29613,712
D
+17.8%
7,1594,80913,188
D
+14.2%
6,6214,67413,721
D
+23.5%
8,0204,95113,056
D
+4.9%
7,2416,56513,866
R
−5.1%
5,6866,38713,633
D
+7.8%
7,2456,17413,731
R
−10.3%
5,6356,95912,835
R
−1.7%
5,6105,81112,075
D
+35.5%
8,2093,88212,187
R
−9.5%
6,0607,32813,396
R
−9.1%
6,0787,28913,376
R
−24.4%
5,1158,47413,745
D
+11.7%
5,7954,52710,853
D
+10.1%
6,3335,16411,574
D
+14.6%
7,4645,55213,092
D
+24.6%
7,3674,37312,191
D
+15.1%
5,5263,97310,259
R
−42.1%
3,1617,89511,235
O
−39.6%
7565,26611,381
R
−49.2%
2,3197,45310,426
R
−11.9%
2,4113,1095,870
O
+13.1%
1,6528546,096
R
−25.1%
2,0073,5256,056
R
−46.6%
1,1793,9926,039
R
−28.7%
2,3194,3186,973
R
−15.0%
2,8673,8916,848
R
−20.5%
1,9803,0755,342
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Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
33.8%
Irish
12.3%
English
12.3%
American
4.3%
Scottish
2.1%
Italian
1.9%
French
1.3%
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: 40.3 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.7%
85+
1.3%
2.2%
75–84
3.0%
5.9%
65–74
5.9%
6.8%
55–64
6.7%
5.9%
45–54
5.5%
6.6%
35–44
6.2%
6.4%
25–34
5.8%
5.8%
18–24
4.6%
8.2%
5–17
7.1%
2.8%
<5
2.3%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$81,663
State House District 48 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State House District 48$81,663
Iowa$75,059
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
7.8%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 187.5%
Working age (18–64)8.0%
Seniors (65+)5.3%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
96.3%
speak English only
Spanish2.1%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.8%
Other Indo-European0.7%
Other languages0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Mainline Protestant
14.8%
Catholic & Orthodox
11.6%
Other Christian
8.2%
Methodist
7.1%
Baptist
2.2%
Pentecostal & Holiness
0.5%
Non-Christian
0.2%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 55.4% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

With a 2024 presidential margin of R+17.7, this district of roughly 32,000 residents reflects the durable Republican lean found across Iowa's rural and small-town constituencies, where agricultural identity and cultural conservatism shape voting patterns consistently.

The Democratic margin in Iowa 48th State House District has rarely exceeded thirty-six points in modern history; the Republican margin has rarely exceeded forty-nine points. 2024 delivered the district to the Republican candidate by eighteen points.

Its demographics resemble the country more than they resemble most districts. A 93% non-Hispanic-white share, a 8% poverty rate, and a median household income of $81,663 — all within the broad national range.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State House District 48, Iowa vote in 2024?
In 2024, State House District 48, Iowa voted Republican by 17.7 points (R+18), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 17,452 votes cast, 7,003 went Democratic and 10,095 went Republican.
What is State House District 48, Iowa's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State House District 48, Iowa as a "Bellwether" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 15 times, Republican 17 times, and other 2 times.
When did State House District 48, Iowa last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which State House District 48, Iowa voted Democratic was 2012.
How many people live in State House District 48, Iowa?
State House District 48, Iowa has a population of 30,825 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 48, Iowa?
Median household income in State House District 48, Iowa is $81,663 — above the national median of $80,734. The Iowa state median is $75,059.
What is the political history of State House District 48, Iowa?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State House District 48, Iowa from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 15 went Democratic and 17 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Bellwether" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.