Iowa 51st State House District, Iowa: Tossup district. In 2024, voted D+4%. Republican peak: R+62 in 1920.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- D+4MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- TossupAkashic typology
- Population
- 103,6992024 5-year
- Median household income
- $70,7122024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 79.1%2024 5-year
- Black
- 2.6%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 10.7%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+21 in 1964MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+62 in 1920MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for State House District 51, IAOne cell per constituent county, colored by 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), ordered bluest first.
R+60D+60
One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | 25,027 | 23,214 | 49,287 | ||
| D | 27,573 | 22,055 | 51,040 | ||
| D | 24,624 | 21,092 | 51,021 | ||
| D | 26,888 | 20,754 | 48,842 | ||
| D | 26,980 | 20,114 | 48,118 | ||
| D | 24,149 | 22,400 | 47,066 | ||
| D | 19,024 | 18,437 | 39,066 | ||
| D | 19,097 | 14,361 | 36,871 | ||
| D | 18,743 | 14,364 | 40,253 | ||
| D | 21,240 | 15,802 | 37,339 | ||
| R | 19,971 | 22,587 | 42,942 | ||
| R | 15,217 | 19,548 | 42,016 | ||
| R | 17,993 | 20,609 | 39,885 | ||
| R | 15,182 | 20,198 | 35,943 | ||
| R | 11,653 | 16,742 | 29,730 | ||
| D | 16,306 | 10,686 | 27,088 | ||
| R | 10,335 | 17,655 | 28,013 | ||
| R | 8,912 | 17,356 | 26,553 | ||
| R | 7,810 | 18,402 | 26,638 | ||
| R | 8,652 | 11,048 | 20,676 | ||
| R | 8,946 | 10,661 | 19,853 | ||
| R | 10,047 | 12,033 | 22,176 | ||
| R | 9,738 | 10,103 | 20,305 | ||
| R | 8,844 | 9,816 | 19,480 | ||
| R | 4,485 | 13,510 | 18,190 | ||
| R | 2,079 | 11,711 | 17,799 | ||
| R | 2,998 | 13,278 | 16,615 | ||
| R | 3,078 | 5,807 | 9,222 | ||
| O | 2,488 | 1,600 | 8,788 | ||
| R | 2,305 | 5,649 | 8,584 | ||
| R | 1,437 | 5,995 | 8,320 | ||
| R | 2,698 | 6,553 | 9,634 | ||
| R | 3,097 | 6,009 | 9,281 | ||
| R | 2,669 | 4,588 | 7,658 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
27.1%
Irish
10.4%
English
9.9%
American
3.2%
Italian
1.8%
Scottish
1.5%
Polish
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: 30.2 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
85+
75–84
65–74
55–64
45–54
35–44
25–34
18–24
5–17
<5
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$70,712
State House District 51 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State House District 51$70,712
Iowa$75,059
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
16.2%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1811.7%
Working age (18–64)17.7%
Seniors (65+)8.7%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
85.0%
speak English only
Spanish7.3%
Asian & Pacific Islander3.9%
Other Indo-European2.7%
Other languages1.0%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 60.3% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
With a 2024 presidential margin of R+54.4, this rural Iowa district ranks among the state's most one-sided, reflecting the deep partisan lean that has come to define much of the state's non-urban interior.
The district's recent history is a story of close margins. The Democratic margin reached twenty-one points in 1964; the Republican margin reached sixty-two points in 1920. Most other elections have been decided by single-digit points.
Its demographics — a population of 103,699, a 79% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $70,712 — situate the district close to national averages on several dimensions.
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Frequently asked questions
How did State House District 51, Iowa vote in 2024?
In 2024, State House District 51, Iowa voted Democratic by 3.7 points (D+4), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 49,287 votes cast, 25,027 went Democratic and 23,214 went Republican.
What is State House District 51, Iowa's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State House District 51, Iowa as a "Tossup" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 11 times, Republican 22 times, and other 1 times.
When did State House District 51, Iowa last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which State House District 51, Iowa voted Republican was 1984.
How many people live in State House District 51, Iowa?
State House District 51, Iowa has a population of 103,699 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 51, Iowa?
Median household income in State House District 51, Iowa is $70,712 — below the national median of $80,734. The Iowa state median is $75,059.
What is the political history of State House District 51, Iowa?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State House District 51, Iowa from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 11 went Democratic and 22 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Tossup" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.